Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 30, 1941.
"Ball Fan's" Baseball Notes
Cardinals Beat Wildcats In Last Inning
British Boxing
RODERICK : DEFENDS EMPIRE WELTERWEIGHT_TITLE
£6,000 Raised For Charity
LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter}/- ¡A fraction of "many who ow to few" rallied splendidly `at 'the
spectacular occasions, and helped
Girls Loop Provides Lawn Bowls Championship
Week-end Excitement U.M.Omar Wins Singles
Wahoos Nose Out Maroonettes
Bright balmy ball-playing weather brought out a fair crowd of ball fans over the weekend as Albert Hall, the scene of any those irrepressible softballettes who grace the memorable Aglis and other K.F.C. ball diamond in this congested Colony, to raise about 26,000 for charity took the spotlight in the normal routine of pre- aid of the Royal Air Foron season tune-up tilts. It was old man weather's greatest contribution to_local_softball since the start of the practice sessions this year.
at a boxing carnival to-night in Benevolent Fund.
Many high RAF. officials were and applauded the public's present to an appeal from the ring responsa which realised over £2,000, com-
prising sums varying from a shilling
10 £250.
Dynamic Effie Babida, coach Dave "Dixie” Walker's heftiest ray of slugging' sparkle, in the strong redbird Feature of the programme was ball-playing machine this year, took the heroines's role Ernie Roderick's successful defence as the fighting Cards dynamited their way through with of his Empire welterweight title against the Irish Guardsman, Arthur a sensational five-run last inning outburst to take an 11-9 who was out-pointed over win 'from the Wildcats. The greenshirted Wahoo's After being within two minutes eked in with a close 12-11 win over the Chung Hwa
Danas
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of forfelling his title because of Maroonettes for their first victory of the year. weight trouble, Roderick so out-
boxed and out-generalled Danatar
that the result was A foregone THE marauding Mohawks took
conclusion.
Roderick held the command from the start, and apart from occasional flashes of desperation from Danshar, remained on top throughout.
a listless 9-4 triumph from a weak playing Filipino Club. BEARING out in bright red
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Indomitable Pluck
letters their claim to be the! DANAHAR survived anxious momost improved team in the ments in the 13th round when girls' circuit, the peppery_red-¡ Roderick twice floured him for counts Bird Cardinals staged a fighting Jaw, and only indomitable pluck kept finish to garner their first tune- Danakar going when he was "out on up victory of the season over his feet.
the highly-favoured Wildcats.
of nine with terrific rights to the
at
101.
who was overweight
E and only Just man- aged the welterweight limit in the stipulated time' allowed, now be- comes owner of the Lonsdale Belt which he had previously won twice, This has
completed ត great family "double" since his manager and brother-in-law, Nel Tarleton, already owns the fentlierweight Belt,
further
Light-heavy Claimant Sergeant Freddle ́ Mille staked claim to the Bght-heavyweight championship when he beat Tommy Martin, England's "Brown Domber," the referee stopping the fight in the fifth after Martin had taken two long counts,
Louis Defends
Title For 19th Time
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It was a tough Cardinal ball. playing machine that showed a "never say die" spirit in the event-i ful 7th stanza,
Down two tallies in the opening | of the fast frame, and with the first two batters thrown out at firs! base, Margaret Figueiredo started the rally with Jobbing bingle to right, stole second and crossed the platter when Lily Mar's wild peg
A put Gerry Gorge on base. second, Wildcat error rave Betty Clarke a break on first and two more Cardinsi runs flashed across the pan on Marle Rosa's smashing triple to deep left. With the score
sied, slugging Effie Babida cracked
ball
vut a homer to walk the old game away, civing Cardinal fans their first big thrill of the year; It was a master's clout in the per- feet setting.
The untamed felines staged a three ¡run uprising In the 1st stanza on bingles by the "big three" Mar sis- ters and Thelma Collaco. The NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UP)champlons added to their lead in the Lou Nova will to-night attempt to 3rd and 4th frames and seemed complete P deathbed-to-dladem hended for the clear road to victory- comeback In pugilism. Eighteen ville until the sensational Cardinal months ago doctors gave up hope last inning for the life of Nova, now regarded
The Reding
over
to faco-
the
"showed plenty of As the most formidable opponent that zip on
ball diamond and are the 27-year-old. definitely tagged by all ball fans as monarch Joe Louts, who is belloved the dark horse entry this your to be slipping.
"Lefty Dolly Brown's speedball de- The 15-round-out-may-prove-avery had plenty of thot well-known throwback to the historie Dempsey-hot stuff" behind those throws and
Firpo fight staged on the same polo grounds in 1023. Both fighters
are the silent twirler seems set for a good punchers, but careless un defence: brilliant ball-tossing season. both can rise from the canvas BAL continue slugging.
000 even I threatened rain forces a postponement declares Mike Jacous,!
- Sunday's Stars
Emo Babida and Betly Fil- gerald. Cardinals-Former played a dominating role in the sensational Redbird win, smashing out a pro- digious homer, double and single, and crossed the platter with three winning tallies; tatter sparked light playing Cardinal Infeld, ac- cepted Ave
pel
a
Match In 11 Heads!
Champion Wins On Last End
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TWELVE of the scheduled ties in the Second Round of the das, four of which produced very close finishes, while a fifth, Colony lawn bowls singles championship were played yester only 11 heads were necessary to decide the winner, U, M. Omar.
Softballers Elect Entirely New Committee
An entirely new sol of officials for the Softball Association were elected at the annual general meet Ing held at the Filipino Club yes- terday, the new office holders being:
President, F. J. Molthen. Vice-President, R. Ogden. Secretary, A. E. Ribeiro. Treasurer, H. A. Burros, Entries for the League will close on October 7, and Clubs should send their names to the Secretary, care of
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1,000 Cyclists In One Race
M. N. Rakusen, champion, had Ereat struggle against N. A. E Mackay at the Kowloon F.C. and came very near to elimination. With his opponent leading 18-17 on the list hedd, ;Hakusen soored s "possible", for- victory! -
A second great came was that at Recreio where J. G. Meyer, beat R.
-21-18, after scores had been' Leigh dead-locked 18-all on the accond last head.
In a similar game at the Kowloon B.G.C., where scores were 10-18 on the second last hoad, S. M. Rumjahn beat C. Dowman 21-18.
And the final close tussle was at the Kowloon F. C. where H. Overy eliminated L. A. Jordan 21-18-an- other last henda' win. Overy scored
ends. three singles on the closing three
of Y. Abbos at the Kowloon B.G.C.. U. M. Omar made very short works winning 21-4 in 11 heads. Omar
scored on 1 of the 11 heads, his total Including four 3's, four 2's and a
Scores were: ·
At Kowloon F.C.
A. J. Hall beat R. Basa 21-10 on. the 19th.
M. N. Rakusen beat N. A. E. Mac- kay 21-18 on the 25th,
H, Overy beat L. A. Jordan 21-18 on the 20th.
Registration Registration forms will be provided single. chances, slug: fleiding out a double and single hnd and members must sign these before being eligible for participation in the crossed the pan with two runs.
Yvonne Yolle and
Terry League. Noronha, Wahoos-Former led the Wahoo batting attack · with a double and single and played a starry game at first base; latter checked in with her first win of In selling the Chung Ilwa the year
'down with another Maroonettes pre-season loss.
Ernie Hearther and Smudge Smith, Mohawks-Former drove in two runs with a long homer and single and showed stylish early season form in grabbing these hot cross-diamond throws; laiter held the Filipinos to five scattered hits, struck out two and bore down con fidently in the plnches.
Tokyo, Sept. 21.. One Uhousand cycling enthusiasts took their leycling in a big way last night
when
they pedalled a 100- kifametre esurse in an
eight-hour night-lo-dawn event sponsored by the Welfare Ministry.
Among tho velocipedists Was 00- year-old Bosaburo Sactome, record while the youngest cyclist was 11-year- holder for cycle touring in Japan,
old Biluunari Atembo, who kept up with the
riders on a small-rimmed blcycle.-Domel.
Arsenal In Third
Division!
Penalty Of Disqualification
Everyone in football is wondering how the League Man- agement Committee will react to the London clubs' refusal to fulfil the official fixtures and their decision to run their own competitions.
.
The answer, on the highesting of clubs, have now failed to Sixty thousand fans will pay $700,- A HARD playing Chung Hwa
Maroonette team almost authority, is that the Commit- accept the A.G.M's decision. promoter, Nove will crawl through the staged the first big surprise of tec, having warned the London ropes a one-to-three underdog. Lewis the year when they lost out to group of the consequences of risking his title for the 19th time the strong Wahoos 12-11 in a their rebellion, are insistent that
Nova taller by half an inch ord outweighs Louls by 14.0 to 14.244.
U.S. Tennis
Helen (Wills) Roark
Wins Mixed Doubles Title
Parker Defeats Riggs
"close-call" tilt.
The Chinese gals have taken on plenty of power with the signing up of hindsnatcher Rosita Nye and the stendy Sylvia Tsang on third base.
The Maroonettes took a 10-4 lend into the 3th canto, but the green- shirted Owls checked in with three i runs when Irene Castilho. Alda Cus tro, and Terry Noronha came wing ing across the plate to cut the lead lon a single, a walk and two errors. The winners' added Ave more runs in the 8th stanza to eke through with
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22 (Re-n one run win, (er) ----Mrs Helen Wills Moody The Roark won the Mixed Doubles weak on the right side of the infield, Chinese guls appear pretty itle in the Pacific South-west but with regular practices in picking Tournament here yesterday after
up those grounders, they should give
an uphlil battle. Fartnered with the classier teams a tough fight in Alfred Schroeder, she defeated Mirs Sarah Palfrey Cooke and Jack this season's tongue race.
Kramer 13-11, 3-6, 6-2.
these clubs have disqualified themselves and are no longer members of the League,
"This means,” a League Manage- ment Commities leader said, "that In order to return to the League after the war, these London clubs must apply for readmission, and the only way this can be done is by readmission to the Third Divi- sion."
Thus, Arsenal, Chiclaed, and others would have to fight their way through the Third to the Second before getting back to the First Division.
will stand firm and that the London Influential oficials say the League
group of clubs have disqualified themselves even from attending the
Bobby Riggu, who holds the AmeriAKING, a 0-4 win from a weak-League's annual meetings. can singles title following his victory playing Filipino Club, the, mar- at Forest Hills, was beaten in
three nuding Mohawks gushed In' with
They are incensed by the fact that
straight scls in the semi-finals of the their first victory of the year, but the London clubs, after fighting a men's singles by Frankie Parker, the appear to be an extremely weak ball losing battle at the last annual meet- score being 7-0, 0-1, 0-3.
In the other semi-final Frankie nine when compared to those rough
Kovacs beat George Richards at Monte-riding. Redskins of other years, bello, California, 2-0, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3,
Both teams showed very Hitle of that dash and sparkle, and played
stless Boll
Ball throughout the seven
SPORTS ADVT.ning came
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Eighth Extra Raco Meeting to be held (weather per- mitting) on Friday, 10th and Saturday, 11th October, 1941, may be obtained from the Secretary's
The marauding Nedskins came through with five runs in the initial stanza on three hits and added a four run confidence spree in the Bib stanza to take the game in a breezo.
Extended-Soccer Season Affects Cricket
LONDON, Aug.-The President of
Ofice, Exchange Building the the MC.C., Mr Stanley Christopher- Club House, Happy Valley; the son, has sent a letter to the F.A. Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club: expressing concern at the serious and the Stables; Shan Kwong effect which the extension of the was having upon Football Season was Road
cricket, particularly in the North and Entries close at 12 o'clock representative matches at Lords. NOON on THURSDAY, 2nd M.C.C. that in future every effort Rous of the F.A. Informed the October, 1941.
| will be made to ensure the obser
vance by football clubs of the con- dition upon which tile extension was granted.NINE NA
By Order
KASLEAP.
Acting Secretary
The Football season was extended to June 7
Questions In Parliament
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At Recreio
A: R. Dallah beat H. Nish 21-8 on The 18th.
J. G. Meyer beat R. Leigh 21-18 on the 23rd.
At Kowloon B.G.C.
U. M. Omar beat Y. Abbas 21-4 on the 11th,
S. M. Rumjahn beat C.. Dowman. 21-18 on the 24th.
At Kowloon C.C.
C. M. Silva beat II. White 21-12 on the 20th.
At Hongkong F.C.
J. C. Aitken beat W. Ward 21-0 on the 18th,
At C.S.C.C...
21-10 on the 21st.
J. Shepherd beat A. H. Rumjahn
B. W. Bradbury beat J. H. Gelling 21-0 on the 19th.
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