Tuesday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
"Ball Fan's" Baseball Notes
September 16, 1941,
Strange Incidents On The Diamond
Freak Plays In Major,
League Matches.
Stories For Gashouse Mob
Down through the ball-playing annals of big time baseball, odd plays have always formed an important topic of conversation during hot stove gashouse gabfosts. The real ball fan goes out to the ball park and takes in the game from all' angles. He dopes out each situation as it arises and revels with pride when the play he calls turns out to be the right one.
The odd play aspect of the game holds the interest of real ball fans because these plays are uncommon, singular and unique. These are the plays that linger long in the recollection of fans and players alike.
IN the course of a baseball sea-
son, fans see many such odd plays, but the players because they are the ones who actually participate in the game, come into contact with many more.
Odd plays have always been read gala gab affairs among the big league ball players.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, former hurling ace with the St Louis Cardinals, the pitcher whom many claim to have had. the greatest control of all time, comes in with an interesting story on a curious play, which he states just about hits the top
Answer To Knotty Problem
The baller was safe because he was not put out and there was no reason for calling him out accord- ing to the rules, Just because he quit and went to the bench, No base runner is out for running out of line, even when going to first hase, unless a play is belug made on him. But it certainly is foolish on the part of any player, not to run out any kind of a hit. Ife might have reached seemed base If
he had been a wise and alert ball player.
in this respect. Says the great |********.......................................*****: Alex:
It caromed off olmest at right angles, directly toward first base. There was a runner on first at the
struck Pie's glove with a resounding "It happened years nyo when mark tint, you could hear in the was pitching for the Philindelphia | įteachers, but It didn't stay there. Nationals. Клас wan covering second base and Mike Doolin was at short. We were playing the Cuba and I was pitching. John Klian Cab catcher, hit a ride shot drive close to my foot. I didn's
chance
in the world to get Kasbe,
babe, running low to
Haven
it myselfon
ward second base, scooped it out of the dirt by sparkling bit of field- ing. But he was going directly away from first base and couldn't regain his balance enough to throw out the runner. Instead he threw the ball to Doolan who was coming the other way and Doolan made ä great throw to frat base, retiring Kling It was not only an unusual play but a play that was splendidly executed."
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time, but he started full speed for second at the crack of the bat, for that wallon had all the earmarks of a safe hit. It wouldn't happen once in ten thousand tries, but the ball walled, through the air, the first baseman' caught it on the fly and two men were rellred in as nirange a double play as 'could ever happen, This sure is one for the books.
Emil Levsen, former Cleve- land Indian 'twirler, has a real. demoralising one to tell, which he classifies under the odd play heading.
Grandpa Loung calling one of the Wildcats out at the plate. Catcher M. Roza has done the good work-Ming Yuen.
Hongkong Chinese
Aquatic Championships
To-day And To-morrow
(Weather Permitting)
SPONSORED by the South China Athletic Association, the Chinese Bathing Club and the Chinese Y.M.C.A., the Hongkong Chinese swimming championships will be held at the South China A.A. pavilion, North Point, to-day and to- morrow in aid of the Othorpaedic Centres of Free China.
Entries And Handicaps For Macao Races
The following are the entries and handicaps of the Race Meeting
Events on each day will commence lat 7 p.m., and entries have been most satisfactory, promising competition of 2 high standard. Most of the Colony Championship aspirants are taking part..
The programme and entries are as follow:
First Day
To-day
of the Macao Jockey Club, to be (1) Men's 200 metres Free-Style held on September 21:
Relay-Eastern A.A., Sing Tao A.A., coureur Bley 41401,
The Wan Chai Handy
half mile-Chinese Y.M.C.A, H.K, and K. Re- Auk (132). sidents' Union, Chinese Bathing Club, Fairy Ousel (158). Hagmanay. (1831. South China A.A. Meadow Eye (140), Merry Maker 140). Rothesay Bay (140), Victory Life (105).
The hard-hitting George Sis-
"In a senc<," cays Levsen, "it ler, one of the greatest first wasn't a play.so much as a coin-
(2) Women's 200 metres Free Style The Hark Sha Wan Handicap (2nd Rec-Relay Chung Sing BS., Chinese basemen of all time, recalls an cidence. The rarest thing you look on), i futings Black Diamond (152). Y.M.C.A.. HK. and K. Residents
Engle (138). Geordle (152), Hopeful Time uncommon ball-playing incident for on n diamond is a triple play. (162) abour Day (1331) National Anthem Union, Chinese Bathing Club, Lai during a barnstorming tour Nobody expects them and they hop-149) Sunshine Susie (182). The Mermaid Tsun Swimming Union, South China which he took some years ago.en with such quickness that they for the Spirit of St Louis (125), Vic-
A.A
Life
tunting (159). Golden Cow (135), Just in
(3) Men's 200 metres Breast-Stroke
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Seventh Extra Race Meeting to be held (weather per- mitting) on Saturday, 27th Sep- tember, 1941, may be obtained from -the Secretary's -Office, Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close 12 o'clock NOON
THURSDAY, 18th
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at
By Order,
S. A. SLEAP,
temporarily
take the breath away, He was a member of an All-even in the ease of a veteran player. Blue Gown (13),Buckfastleigh (162).--Kwok Chun-hang, Chul Kum-mun,
The Perth Handleep, ave felong Star American League team, play- It was when I was pitching against Rising Star (189) Tarzan (135),
The Adelaide Handicap; five furlongs
Yan Ch-hung Kam. Vũ Cheung Ing ngainst a similar picked team the St
Browns, St Loui
We of National League
I men on base with nobody outwa Calin 1131), Maple Sur (140) National Chung-Yiu, Tang Yiu-hing, S que celebrities. It
when Vetory (149), Tobaccopship (19). |-A-game-of-games-with-Walter -was-B-
I went to but. I snacked the ball Dollar Sweep Clawner (10), Eve of Chan, Wong Lok-tin, Chan Fo-yung, Kwelt-wing, Hui Kwan-lun, Yeung -The-Governor's Cup, one intle (Special Yuk-wa, Fung Wal-cheong, Robert September.-1941.-- Johnson faclug Grover Cleveland a good sharp drive and before I Alexander when those two greatest realised what had happened the In-Time (182). Lovely Star (152). Mauber Ho Poon-kim, Tsang Yeung, Tado of hurlers in their respective. eir-ning was over for I hit into a triple 1. Rase-Queen (144). Royal Highness Sai-toit, cuits, were in their prime.
1351, Royal Wedding Eve (169), Smiling play and the side Toward the end of the
WOS retired.
Time 1333. Sunlight game. "That
View (155). The (4) Women's 100 Metres Rogers Hornshy wim had not made but that was a bad enough break, leopard (135), This Time (149), West Lake Stroke-Lat Woon-to, Ho. Wai-king,
days later we played Detroit a hit off Johnson, drove the ball and again ran juto
The Hark Sha Wan Handicap: (1st Sec-
Tsanul
Fung-kwan, Sa Wal-ying, o i triple play ton), six furlong-Ascot Vale hard toward right field. The hit which deelded the game. Two such Desert Star (116) Galant Maraha 10 (6) Men's 100 metres Free Style- was safe beyond doubt, and possibly unusual experiences coming so close-Addon (143). King's Worthy (150). Mao's Tatti Hung, Wong Sau-san, Chu good for a double. It happened by together are enough to demoralise Piette (139), Radium Star (140), Bporti
Adventure (125). Notional Success (152), Chuk-you, Mul Chuan-yan Chul Venturo
however that there was small hole
in the right field fence, and the hall
by some strange freak, shot through
that hole. It was as freaky a home run as any one could think of, and it decided the game as there were two men on the buses at the time.
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Vie Aldridge, former school- master pitcher with the Pitts- burg Pirates, a keen observer of the game tells of one that really Impresses as an odd play. It- occurred in a game against the New York Giants.
The batter, a Giant player smacked the ball squarely on the nose and drove it on à line at Pie Traynor af third. Ple was a great infielder, but this WHE no ordinary chance, It was a sizzling drivo, just such a bail as any felder might wish to avold joying his hands on. Pie went for it with a one hand stab, the boll
ONLY
team for a
the
time."
Curious plays are the spice of Fame and are Jikely to creep up in any inning without a mo- ment's warning. Ball players en- counter dozens of such plays every season, but only a few. make a fasting impression upon their meniorics.
Choked By Chewing Gum
SYDNEY, Australia (UP). Trevor Williams, ared 20, was asphyxiated by a piece of chewing. gum during a football match, at Auckland (N. 2.).
Williams was seen to stagger and fall to the ground. He died before a doctor arrived.
Later a piece of gum was found In the lower end of the throat.
(147).
Soccer Tourists To Meet In Charity Game
The
Back
Wal-Inra, Shek Kam-pui, Ng Nin. Lu Tai phong, Wong Chinhung, Chung
King-pong, Tul Yeuck-mong.
Tat-hung, Fong Kwok-ylu, Li Yiu- sing
(6) Men's Diving-Lam Ka-tung, Wong King-woon, Ku Ka-kui, Ng Lal-bung, Chu Kwok-leong, Chu Ku-leung, Yeung Cheong-wn.
(7) Women's 100 metres Free Btyle Sum Put, Ho Wal-king, Leung
Eastern-Sing Tao "team Ol-mut, which toured Australia recently Chin Chan Choi-pan, Li Ol-ying,
will be seen in action on Beptember |
(8) Men's 1,500 metres Free Style 20 against Combined Services, at-Yeung Kai-wa, Kam Wah, Tsing Caroline II at 5.30 p.m.
Yin-hing.
Shek Kom-pul, Mok
Second Day
On the following day the South Kan-ham, Chan Chun-nam, Luu Tal- China-Malaya Tour Team will play ping, Yau Sal-kwan, Cheung Shuet- against Combined Hongkong at ping, Teao Sal-lok, Teang Yeung. the same place and time, The two matches are being staged to ald Charity and total nelt proceeds derived from the 25 per cent of the sale of tickets at Caroline Hill on both dates will go the Bomber Fund. The
(0) Men's 400 metres Free Style remaining 75 per cent, will be equally Relay Eastern A.A., Sing Tao AA.. divided among six other Charities. Lat Tsun Swimming Union, Chung
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To-morrow
Stroke "men's 200 metres Breast
Wai-yung, Ng Sui-lin, Chan Chol-pan, Chu Bik-ying, Lou Woon-to, Ho Wal-mon, Chiu So-bik, LI Po-leun
(11)
Fund
HOT, Kwok Chun-hang,
100 metres Back Siroke
Cheung Chu-heung, Shick Kam-pui, Chan Kum-cheung, Robert Chan, Yeung Man-wal, Tal Yeuck-mong, Lau Yiu-ting, Poon Wing-kai, Ng Nin, Tse Slu-ho, Fong Kwok-ylu.
(12) Women's 50 metres Free Style Tonng Fung-kwan, Cheng Oi-lin, Mok Sum-lan, Sa Wal-ying, Ho Wal- man, Li Ol-ying?
(13) Men's 50 metres Free Style- Ng Nin, Tsui Hang, Fung Fei-wan, Ng Taun-man, Shek Kam-pul, Wong Chi hung, Chan King-pong, Chan Chung-hong, Chan Chlu-kwan, Teong Cheong-ming, Mul Chuen-yan, Fang Kwok-ylu, Chung Tat-hung."
Chan Chun-nam,
(14) Men's 400 metres Free Style Relay Wong Kam-chuen, Chui Wal- Yam, Chung Shu chi, Lau Kul yuan Tal Yeuck-mon Sal-kwan, Cheung et-ping, Shek Kam-put, Cheung Yiu-sing, Fong, Kwok-
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ylu.
(15) Women's 400 metres. Free Style-ip Chol-man Ng Shul-lin, Bum Ho Leung Of-mul, HoWal- King, LiPo-luen, Ho Wai-man,
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Annual Swimming Championships
and
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on
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