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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 12, 1941.
"Ball Fan's" Baseball Notes
Sappers Suffer Year's Biggest Beating
ACTION AT THE PLATE. Nip Lum, Mohawks, trots across while Bill Chang, Chung Hwa catcher, reaches spectacu- larly for a high throw.-Ming Yuen.
Joe Louis Admits That He's "Slipping"
DETROIT.-Joe Louis, by his own admission, is
"slipping."
"I ain't near the fighter I used to be," the heavyweight boxing champion asserted.
"I guess I've silpped pretty far. Won't know how far untli my next fight with Lou Nova in Sep-) tember, he continued. ""If I find then I've slipped too far, I'll give all up, Ain't no use goin' on Just to ket punched around."
Conn Battle
WHAT made Louis think he had
gone back so far? "Why,"
be answered, "what hap pened in the (Billy) Conn fight. fave him in the third round and again in the fifth, but I can't finish
I knew then that I've slipped. "Chapple (Jack Blackburn, his trainer) kept telling me that no little fellow should beat me, especially no Hittle follow นาย was 25 pounds
ne.
I can't stop um all the thirteenth fourth. Then, I think it was Conn who beat kisself. He fight hisself out in the twelfth and then Anish him in the thirteenth" Tough Grind
“WHAT did he really think caused
him to slip so far? "Dunno for sure,
"""" ̄ ̄he ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄sald. "Guess it was a couple of things I been working too hard. I been In training since November 13, and ain't had bul one little vacation two weeks between fights.
"I guess my training for Buddy Baer Washington helped some,
in
too. The building I trained in had
n tin roof. It was awful hot there.
I noticed that in my sparring I was
getting lired after two rounds.
Nineteenth Defence Of World Title:
(UF).
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 Mike Jacobs, promoter of the Twentieth Century Club, Madison Square Garden, announced to-day, that Joe Louis, world heavyweight Boxlog champion, will defend his title against Lou Nova, at the Yankee Stadium, New York, on September 19.
Nova beut Max Baer impressively twice and also defeated Pat Com another promising heavyweight. Novu has not, however, met Joe Louls be- fore.
Tony Galento knocked out Lou Nova in 1939, but I was later revealed that Nova was suffering from a blood Infection which later threatened his
life.
Two Records Broken At
U.S. Aquatic Meet
Mindanao Take Custody
Of Bagram Shield.
Maroons Trounce Mohawks
"High-scoring wins' -a torm literally sprayed throughout baṣobalidom as a pain - producing heart-ache to scorekeepers and umpires, yet a heart-throb with a Turkish Delight thrown in, to the winners-gave the local two-game baseball card, the first progamme in many a week, that added "merrily we go around" flavour. The scat- tered fow in the stands looked with dismal awe as hickory batons and horse-hides took a terrific pounding.
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Mindanao's terrific M, sailing down the clear home stretch toward the Bagram Shield, smothered a really ✪ weak Royal Engineer nine with a heavy avalanche of runs and basehits 27-4. It was the highest platter- crossing tilt marked up by the Mindanao scorekeeper this season in their clear dash toward the pennant.
THE Chung Hwa Maroons
barged into the first division for keeps, lamblasting Charlie Waggoner's Redskin Tribe 19-8 behind the five hit twirling of | Al "spectacles” Lau.
*
CHAMPIONS for two years in
a row and pride of American ST LOUIS, Aug. 8 (Domel).— Bronzed swimmers from Hawall ball fang in the Colony, the swept through the final day of the pennant holders closed out their national A.AU. swimming meet series with Welford's Royal En- with a flourish that put a convine gineers in dazzling style, pound- ing touch to their string of vicing out a sixteen hit barrage. tortes throughout the three-day tournament, breaking two national to sweep twenty-seven tallics
across the plate.
records in the process,
Records were hung up in the 800-3 The league leaders played a "hurry metre race by Kiyoshi Nakama, with up" scoring game, garnering their a time of 10 mins 0.2/10 secs and the grand total in five frames. 300-metre medley by Juse Balmores. with a time of 3 mins 50.8/10 secs.
Sending the slugging Tony Mus-
Weekend Stars
strut-
Willie Wilson and Ski Powlaw- ski, Mindanao-Former smashed out the longest hit of the fray, a sizzling triplo in the 4th canio and also crossed the pan with five tallies in the champlons' big win; latter played versatile game bo hind the plate and hurled out ball in the relief role.
Chan Yu-in and Wally Ching. Chung Hwa Maroons-Former led the Maroon slugging attack, alam- ming out three bingles and coming in with four runs; Jatter marked up three Chinese runs and hurled sicady relief ball in the humid. heat..
in the string, of Hawaiian swimming start against the Sappers this year, the season was all over when Adolf Kiefer provided the lone break cavage to the hillock in his first Waggoner's Mohawks figured victories with a triumph in the 108-the Terrife M opened up their only six Redmen showed up at metre back-stroke,
tremendous spree in the last of the the ball park. initial frame after the Engineers had tallied a lone run on a walk and a wild throw by third sacker Bower- Sox..
Results
The events and times of winners follow:
100 netree free style.-1, Tekeshi lirose filowali. 2. Oito Jaretz (Chicago Towers 4. Dick Club): 1. Prew (Detroit); Lyon (California Athletic Club). Time.-- 1 min 1/10 tecs.
100 metres backstroke,-1, Adolf Kieler (Chicago Towers): 2. Fred Gas Dallas. A. C. 3. Bruce Donaldson (Washington AC Bob Tribble Nuanit, Y.O.C.A.). Tume-1 ml 6 3/10 sees.
200 metres breast-stroke-1, Jose Unl ores (awall): 2, Counsliman. (St Louis YO.CA. 3. Carlos Rivas, Honolulu): 4. Ralph Wrlicht. (unattached). Time-3 mins-45 5/10 sec
With B Sliva, Eddle Marques and Smudge Smith given contracts In a last minute grandstand front office deal, the Mohawks started Wee Wille Wisen Fined Mickey
the game with these additional Sarsfield's second toss Into left
reckles. field for a clean single. Ruct took
Ching's mult in the opening Wally first on a wild throw, sending the stariza brought Nip Lum tenring fleet-footed Wilson home with the over the pan with the first Mohawk first tally. Ski Pow-run, but the Marcans came back in champlons lawski walked and two more runs their half with a single tally when crossed the plate on two errors. Choy Ping-fun walked, stoic second Tony Muscavage cashed in with and
the platter on Nip crossed fouth
run in this opening Lum's gifted miscue. frame en another miscue.
The Chinese took the coveted lead The loose fielding Sappers threat-in the 2nd frame with a lone run and Smith, rawal): 3. Bummel Nukenmaened with three runs in the second crashed through with six markers in
800 metres.--1, Kiyoshi Nakama; 2. Bill Charles Ode, Ting10 mins 0 2/10 sees canto when hurler Tony Muscavagea
300 metres medley-1. Jose Dalmores
high-riding 3rd
stanza on four weakened mon.entarlly. Time-3 mma 66 9/10 reca,
walles, three George Harper ran all the way to 000 metres relay-1, Hawail, (trose,
errors and a bingle. Continuing their desperate move Balmoren, Oda. Sorithi: 2 Panadena A. first base on
muffed third strike for more runs, the Chung Hwamen C: 3, Tuntington YOCA
4. Vivier After Davis and Pete Fox both added three tollies in the 4th canto Club. Time-0 mins 14 9/10 feet,
10-metre divine-1, Earla Clark. Oslo whited in the sweltering breeze, and climaxed their fifth win of the walked. Mac Shaw's driving year with eight runs in the next eidental College); 3. Norman Sper. (Santa Barbara): 4 Horry Tes (Santa Unibare). Die
400 metres free-style.-1, Bill Smith (Tinwail).
the
Jue Louis has a wonderful record to State University): 2. Shuning Lee.. 100- Forough-third-sent-the-rookie į stanza”
date and has only been knocked uut once during his professional career— The by Max Schmell, of Germany. Negro will make the 19th defence of bla title on September 10, He has fought seven times at the Yankee 4. Michael Prinnc. (Flathu Boy■ Club Shaw, Welde Welford filed to left!
Statium, where he bent Primo Carnera
200 metren free style.-1, Bill Smith, Heper and Feles riding caross the
a 2. Tanah the
pan. Eleridie Taylor lifted a single Faul Horren unattached, Honolulu),
Øyet third driving in lanky Mac
Bran
Medley Relay,—1,
(Italy), Max Baer (U.S.), Tony Galentu (Chtensel bir diy relay-1, Tower Club. (US), Tommy Farr (Great Britain, Olymple Club; 4, Pasadena Athletic Club, Jack Sharkey (U.S.) and Arturo Godoy Time.-3 mus 29 1/10 secx-Damel. (Argentine),"
Anyhow, I know I ain't as good a
Figured I was the heat that done It. Aghter as I used to be.".
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League Tennis
South China Overwhelm K. Tong 8-1
BOUTII CHINA trounced Row- loon Tong 8-1 'in the “A” Division)
fleld, ending the Sappers high- scoring Inning.
Breaking loose with a vengeance
Highlight of the came was, the dazzling double play in the 1st in- ning when Nip Lum nabbed Bil Chang's sizzling liner to double Morocco Chan off second with a fast throw to Mac Wong. Starting twirler Smudge Smith
In their half of the 2nd, the Ameri-was sent to the showers in the 3rd ean gunboat nine rolled through frame. Relief hurler Mac Wong with a six run outburst, on a walk, found trouble in locating the plate two wild pitches and successive and Doc Molthen was sent in to singles by Crooner Ruel, Ski Pow-finish the game. Imwsks, Tony Muscavage and R. J Scores:-- Wilson.
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This_inning_featured Reg "what Mohawks ...... 10.1 1.500 N 10 a man" Daniels, in his first starry Chung Hwa ... 110380 x 19 game with the champlona, The
Batteries:-Smudge Smith, Mao ponular Dantels, Mindanao's No. 1 Wong. Doc Molthen and Chas. Wag- ball fan, crashed across the plate goner, Nip Lum; Al Lau and Bill with his first run of the season, on Chang. Crooner Ruel's smash hit.
Engineers Mindanao ....40504 x 7 10 tars blasted away The Yankee
the 3rd Batteries:-Mickey Sarafield, Mac
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of the local tennis, league yester with five more runs In day at King's Park. E. Lee and stanza, stormed through the Sapper Shaw and Foley; Tony Muscavage, C. C. Ata were the only pair to take defence with eight "count 'em runs Ski Powlowski, Tony Muscavage. A set for the losers, while T. E. in the 4th frame on five staggering
Ling and S. K. Kwok conceded three sels on walks-over. Scoren were:
B. C. Dew and P. Sze-to beat F. IL Kwak and P. Fletcher 7-5; lost to and C. C. Ma'5-T; walk over from Ling and S. K. Yee.
E.
K. Ip and W. H. Ho beat Kwok and Fletcher 6-3; bent Lee and Ma 0-2; walk over from Ling and Yee.
W. T. Len and W. C. ilo beat Kwok and Fletcher 0-3 beat Lee and Ma 0-1, walk aver from Ling and Yee.
blows, and fluished off their scoring rampage in the, 6th with four Anal runs, as the weary ball-shagging Engineers took their worst trimming of the season,
Showing a complete "volte- face" after. their sensational win over the champions, Charlie
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