Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 9, 1941.
'Ball Fan's'
Fan's" Baseball Notes
Most Damaging Hit Of All Is The Foul
Spectators And Players Not Free From Danger
Customs In America
THE MOST COMMON HIT which ball fans at the Chatham Road park or at any other ball park hear and soo, is not tho lazy drooping hoist which goes for a triple, neither is it the more ex- citing bunt or bingle that nets tho runner first base only after a desperate dash down the base path. The most common hit of the day is a foul ball, which logally is no hit at all.
Technically, the foul ball is a hit. The batter swings and strikes with his big Louisville slugger.
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The foul hit has been more damaging down. through years
It
Only Two Ball Games Scheduled
ON THE BASEBALL AGENDA an the Sunday ball game it the local loop for the week-end, the Maurauding Mohawks * CHUBE Hwa Maroons" "upper berih" Jatn session slated for the Sabbath morn starting at 11 a.m., should provide local fandom with a real "even stephen" klarry tilt.
Muscavage Ski Powloweftl. Tony and Cromer Ruel have been booked to handle this one.
The Upper State Redskins are still beaming over with that real feeling of having accomplished, something in ******** the "l class" when they subdued
the champlons a few weeks back.
Weekly Wind-up
the of baseball than hardiest triple and more costly than the heftiest homer. furnishes excitement in itself at any stage of the game and has ndded delightful touch of comedy as well as tragedy.
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As a rule there are more fouls alt in a ball game than there are singles, doubles, trisles and homers com- bined.
The general make-up of fandom is peculiar, up there under the tent.
big
A fon! ball is hilt into the crowd. There is a mad rush and scramble sixty or more rivals clash and plunge into . furlous attack to galu the clusive spheroid. Ther around with the power and deler- mination of big husky football teams going through their paces.
The echo of the battle dies away only after one of the warriors triumphantly holds the ball aloft firmly clutchst in his chicky
- Aany DAW. This Itle laste of victory sends The him into a delirium of joy. Individua! glory of the day is ft. He has gained a second hand base- ball and has ruined his fifty dollar #ult.
These rough and ready serimmages leave in their wake a list of casual- ties. The feeble fan, unable to escape the line of fire, often nnds blein- ished eye hard to explain,
FOUL balls hit into the stands
are seldom if ever thrown back onto the field. A fan is considered an imbecile, a tar, gout, when he has the courage} to be an upright young fellow, in becoming the club's bene-1
factor in this respect. · ·
Another dismal huvi always goes up when a foul bad is hit into the stants and bounces out again, Fans feel a personal affront at this un- baseball. righteous escapade of ja They sense a neglected duty, like having failed to deliver to safe- keeping an escaped.
convlet. Spectators are known to have fled suits for damages against ball clubs Thiev for alleged injuries suffered. usually demand apost
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ue an army of its lts, but finally are glad to settle for a couple of free
passes to the ball game,
Catchers and umpires behind the plate are in the most dangerous foul zone. Outfielders often tene into the stands in their mad dash for that ald spherald.
Local falls at the Chatham toad stadium will not forget for a long long time, the furious dash for a Набо Cork. Faul hulst; which fishy Royal Engineer right fielder landing in the hospital for
irs after a bad fall into the dlich sear the open air bleacher embankment.
that the most common It seems pitch fouled in high fast ball, which is more apt to be smacked high into the air. Outfield fouls are generally. muile off bad balls.
Ordinarily, foul balla should not bother 3 pitcher. It is to his advant- age if the batter fouls the pill rather than crash it into the playing aren. Often foul bails cause serious team-mates rush for injury when "dat apple"
le" and erash headlong into each other.
Then there is often that tantaliz- ing roller along the baseline that requires instant thought and good Judgment on the part of the fielder, Should he let the ball go or felt it? Will it roll foul or stay fair?
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It was the grand upset of the year and the Iroquoia uine will be brim- ming with that "Jack the Giant- killer"
spirit in their clash with the
Maroons.
That Sarge Welle Welford doing a real good fob of laying out
With a strengthened infield behind opr
for baseball diamond
the
the steady twirling of Larry Law- games That It's pretty tough rence the Waggoner-men are playing work, especially with the weather inspired bull and should give Chung giving Welße the merry old run Itwa a terrifle tussle for a spot in around.
the upper bracket.
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ace
That Bab Feller, Cleveland's ace
received twirlers
the "Player of the Year" plaque, at thin year's New York Chapter of the Baseball Writer's Association ban- quet That Bob Quinn, president of the Boston Bees received the annual award given to the manN adjudged to have beat served the gume of baseball over a long period of years.
That Eddie Marques' Madcaps have made elnite plans for the coming softball season-That he expects a strong nine with Gerry (who datump) Germonto, Tony Muscavage. Kelis Silva-uetto and Ski Powławski forming the buclers: of the team.
A win for the Redmen means a tle with Grandpa Leung's Chinese gang in the leap standing, with a chance to reach second place by the end of the season,
P
Sappers take on the Mighty "M" this afternoon at 3 p.m., with Grand- pa Erung. Nip m and Richard Chung stated to call 'em.
Though an up and coming team, the Royal Engineers will and the Mindanaomen too much of a handful.
Schedule
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At Chaillam Road
11a.m. to-morrow.---Chung Hwa Maroons v. H.K. Baseball Club,
Lawn Bowls Programme
That Rogers Hornsby, remember 3. p.m. to-day.-R. Engineers v him. the old "rajah" of baseballMindanao, and Just about the greatest right- handed hilter ever seen In tho National League, recently withdrew as manager of the Oklahoma City feam in the Texas League, to save that club some moneyThat the Prajah" was gelling U.S.31,000,00 per month-That he volunteered le: step aside and waive the balance of his salary because "I wasn't doing the team any good and the attendance didn't mer paying me such a high salary-That his team was in fifth place, a game and half
* out of the tightly bunched first divdalon.
For Week-end
This week's lasun hotel or
gramme is as follows!
FIRST DIVISION
Recreio "A" That Ty Cobb, the selcntifie Crafgengower baseball immortal, defeated the Police slam banging Babe Ruth, bis fellow "Hall-of-Famer" by Д 3 and 2 margin in the opening round of their "grudge" charity golf match before a 2,000 gallery.
V
Kowloon BG,C, "V" | V. Kowloon BG.C. "A" v. Kowloon Ducks Civil Servicg V Indian R.C. SECOND DIVISION
Kowloon F.C. V. Hongkong CC. re of Kowloon Tong v. Hongkong FC.
Ruereka Paikoo
That because the main roftralengower-Kowloon-C.C horsehides had been the Balkans, Belgium and France, horsehide Jackets covering baseballs are be coming mighty scarce because if the war.
THIRD DIVISION Henghing C.C. v. Craigengower Kowloon B.G.C, v. Hongkong Electric Kowloon F.C. v. Recreio ♦♦♦ Hongkong F.C. v.. Police
Chinese Issue £500 Soccer
Challenge In Australia
NEWCASTLE, N.S.W., June 30.--The Chinese Soccer team to-day issued a challenge to play New South Wales for a side'
wager of £500.
the Ten Chinese supporters of team are prepared to lodge £50
each.
The manager (Mr Peter Won) nn- nounced this before the team left for Brisbane.
of
"Clubs may object because the revenue they have already lost) owing to the Chinese tour causing breaks in the State League, com- petition.
The Chinese, however, will have to Australian get permission from the Soccer Council to play another match in Sydney, according to the council's secretary (Mr Roy Druery)..
Officials' Views
Council
Fouls, fouls, fouls and moro fouls; they're more damaging than Mr Eruery, who is also the NS.W. the mightiest triple, more costly SA, treasurer, sald: "If N.S.W. wants than the heftiest liomer, more com- the match, the Australian mon than singles, doubles, triples will agree. I favour the match. and homers combined. Futle as Mr H. G. Read, president of the they seem. and meaningless for New South Wales Association, said: most part-they are, at times vastly "The match would chuse further in- important..
terruption to the State League' pro-
Winged Foot G.C.
gramme,
We
Iave often been criticised for our lengthy season, and this year we
ve later than ever.
"It clubs are willing to release
Boasts Of Amateur the New South Wales players and
& Open Champions
MAMARONECK, N. Y.-For the first time In eleven years & golf,
continue the competition, on a night inay be a possibility"
inlch is arranged with China, It
Lai Shiu-wing Injured The Chinese Test ins deleft (S. W.
club can boast of hath the Open 1a) injured his leg yesterday, and and Anistour golf championship of is not likely to play again before the these United Blater.
Last
autumn Dick Chapman of the Foot club here won the
crown
the home over course. And a few days ago Craig Wood, Winged Foot professional, won the 1941 Open championship by three Club in Fort. Colonial sirakesat.
tho:
Worth, Texas.
Not since 1030 has one club had both champions, East Lake einb ni "Atlanta" had both that yearmas
Afth Test, in Brisbane on Saturday. week.
It In Lai's third injury on the tour. He bruised his foot in the first Test, and in the second pulled a ler muscle,
well as the British Open and Amateur champlon. That was the year Bobby - Jones” won all four - major- titles,
UFS
MAX SCHMELING ALIVE-Report of death of Max Schmeling, former heavyweight champion, was untrue. He's shown, loft, with doctor and comrades, recovering from tropical sickness, in Athons hospital. Radlo from Athens,
Important Phase Of Basketball Practice
Scoring From Foul Shots Can Mean Victory or Defeat
"PERSONAL FOUL!” That exclamation which sends a deep thrill through the supporters and teammates of the player fouled, has its complicated potentialitics in most any basketball game.
Basketball Mulligan
In high-powered games, whenį ************** teams are fighting savagely, where temporary leads see-saw Į from one side to another, when fans are stirred up to a frenzied pitch-foul shots play an im- portant part in the outcome of a tilt. Literally, in any hard fought game, each foul shot scored is Worth a "million" and often decides between winner and loser.
In this respect basketball tearns in the Colony do not, as a rule, place enough emphasis on the practice-of Foul shouting. It is, without a doubt, I' dull routine, of team practice, os compared to the actual "ball in play," part of the gane.
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th
Cage fans throughout the Colony are still "gab kab robbing" about Soulb China's sensational win over Sing To It was toughTM"game" attack. for the slarry Sing Tao
Juno Kitty Bush, Belly Clarke,
est of al, Gerry Gorge and the rest the Cardinal eagereties were out in full force. cheering for
China, especially
Itill
for Bek Chen Lack, the brilliant Caroline sharpshooter-Ile's coaching redbird Cardinals in the intrigues
each week, of basketball twice rach
The rapid, yet "squeeze-scorlug" pace dished up by both squads,
bad
the fans on edge throughout- Cheung Yuk-kwan, South China's snapps forward, and ale coach of
Marques Celeste
Tauthiers. Paliy came through with 1 Mirady game In the Coraline P wh
National Universily looked pretty hot against the Indian Police and should be right up by the top at the final round-up.
Next bly xome on the agenda, Univ. South China vs. National Aug. 27-Mark this one on the list as "must see."
ITVIK Sing Tao v. Soull China T
"classic" clash last week ni the Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A. which created a new Colony record Ju cage attendance, brought out In Its upper most stages, the signi- Beant value of poting free shots. Ucfare
crowd estimated at
at nearly two thousand shouting basketball fans, when South China's starry
Kushed aggregation
through a last minute 31-30 triumph after/un uphill fight throughout the game, n free shot, given to each team during the last few minutes of play, just South China Forward, fouled by an about meant the difference between over-zealous Sing Tao man, strode up to the free shot line and sank LOS ANGELES, July 28 (UP). victory and defest.
With the score dangling at 30-30 the round inelon "awish" through the -Me Howard Jones, famed foot-
University ball coach of the
ef toward the end of play, and the mesh, giving South China that ex- pensive one point lead which was Southern California, died here last hoarse-shouting fans stirred to
feverish pitch, Chung Ling, starry, TURN to Pago 7, Column Three night.
Death Of Howard Jones
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