1937-11-11 — Page 19

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BASEBALL LOSES BIG SUPPORTER

W. J. FRASER LEAVING FOR CANADA

OFFICIAL SCORER'S FINE

SERVICES

(By “SHORTSTOP”)

WINTER is definitely not the season in which to bring up the subject of baseball, but local fans will be disappointed to learn that next season there will be another worried face

Baron Gol

AND HENKEL ON NOV 26

IRELAND & SCOTLAND

the world second SHARE THE

Jason tennis

rich Henkel, and third turki

cted to arrive in Hong Kong on November 26 and main in the Colony for one day before proceeding to Mania

If arrangements can be made, - they would like to give an ex

mbition in the Colony and with the wealth of talent (local)

available, this should not pre-

in which hangs the destiny over the score book, sent any diffculties to the Hong

players averages. Kong Lawn Tennis Association:

RES ENERJEET UNFORTUNATE LAPSES The visitors seemed quite mable.

SPOILS

MCPHAIL INJURES

KNEE

Aberdeen, To-day

Playing in their second Inter- national football match since the commencement of this season's series, Scotland and Ireland yes- terday hared two goals before a large thering here in sumy, but cool weather with intermittent bree

The Irishmen played the cleverer

W. J. "Jack" Fraser, the official scorer during the past season, will embark on the RMS. Empress of Russia to-morrow to return to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, after the completion of his sojourn of service in the Colony for the Canadian Government-to force home their advantages and football, with accurate passing by Of all the scorers connected with the sport since its inception fell away badly, at crucial mo- their forwards as the outstanding in Hong Kong there has been no one to compare in the same man-ments. Peter Lo and Kho, Mackay featu ner with which Jack Fraser has endeared himself to the fans. He and Chan and Lee and Roza, all has the well-wishes of the baseball community in his farewell, and

held leads for the better part of

of their play, and they

a hot pace throughout, Scottish forwards, on the

his services are not lacking in genuine deep appreciation by the their sets against this pair but all other hand, seemed slow in settling Hong Kong Baseball League.

William John Fraser has not!

only the rare distinction of being RECREIO

the first white child to be born

in Revelstoke, B.C., way back in

39, but he is also the son of

FLATTERED

first white couple to be married BY 6-3 WIN

in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan.

"My parents," said Jack Fraser

proudly westwards with the KOWLOON TONG construction of the first tran con BEAT THEMSELVES: tinental railroad built in

nada!”

"When was that?" I asked. "Well!” he replied, the last spike, was driven in 1886!”

The Scots, however, suffer ed a serious setback in the seco

a

fell down with their goal in sight. Lee and Roza, for the visito started off very well in their first half. when McPhail injured set against Basto and Pereira but nerve in his knee and was out of in their next match against Soares the game for 15 minutes. and Beltran, Lee found consider After 15 minutes play Doherty able difficulty with his service and received an excellent pass fro let this misfortune worry him un Coulter and ran in, sending in a duly. Far from improving as the terrific drive from 10 yards to find set progressed. he went from bad the roof of the net for a great to worse and literally threw away Irish goal. Soon after there oc- a splendid onportunity of winning curred a tremendous thrill in the Irish goalmouth when Reid robbed PROMISING PAIR Peter Lo and Kho in their first Hayes, one of the Irish backs, of

ALVES AND SILVA ting for the senior team from the ball, but Reid's shot was skill-

OUTSTANDING

(By

"ADREM

Living in the healthy manner of all children in the great north- At King's Park last night, Clab west of that country, bounded by de Recreio best Kowloon Tong by the magnificent Cascade Mountains 6 sets to 3.

nce

pair

Kowloon Tong did as well as could fully parried by Breen, the be expected and when they have custodian, and the interval arrived

Ireland - in the lead by had a little more matc should develop into a use

goal Mackay and Chan started ve badly but thereafter improved The Scottish forwards attacked somewhat, being perhaps a shade

LACKED COHESION.

incessantly in the second half

Phail

bat

their attacks lacked

and forests teeming with game, This was not a very inspiring and rivers overflowing with fish, game from a point of view of skill unfortunate to lose to Soares and despite the e temporary loss of Me young Jack grew up in ideal sur for technique but it provided the Beltrao whom they led 17-14

As I have already remarked, Re roundings, and entered Ontario handful of spectators with a full Agricultural College at Ontario ir measure of thrills. C. N. da Silva, creio were not impressive but they cohesion and thrust and they could not break down the Irish defence. 1908, where he secured a major in the former V. R. C. player, who is must still be classed as one of the with the exception of the third agriculture in 1912.

only playing in this class of bad-strongest teams in this section of

minute after the resumption, when In 1917 and 1918 he was with the minton owing to his inability to the League. With the exception of 72nd Battalion Seaforth Highland- turn out on Mondays, when the Sen-Soares and Alves, I understand that Walker took the ball up the field

and passed to

The latter's for League is decided, and his part-none of them have had any practice

blocked by a ner E. A. R. Alves, were easily su-and when this is rectified, they can shot, however, was perior to all the visiting combin-be expected to offer considerable Irish defender, bat Smith regained ations, but the same could not be opposition to any team in the Divi- possession quickly and netted glorious equaliser in the top rig said of the other two pairs, A. Jsion. Basto and C. C. Pereira and N. A. At King's Park, Recreio best Kow-comer of the net. Beltrao and M. M. de V. Soares. loon Tong by 6 to 3:-

After this the Irishmen lost EAR. Alves and C. N. da Silva some of their fire and Breen was (Recreio)

ers and saw active service with the Allied Forces in Europe during the World War.

GOVERNMENT SERVICE

the

beat N. A. E. Mackay

Chan

Then following

The former pair showed very lit Canadian government which took the teanmork asd were obviously him from one hemisphere to out of touch, but Beltran and other for the past 18 years: From Soares were successful in all their 1925 to 1931, he was in the Cana-encounters dian Government Colonisation De which flatters them not a little. In partment, in the United States of all their sets, they were fighting creio). America, a job

organising hig and advertising to the Ameri

On

20

best PE Lee and A. W da

Boza

21-9 achievement beat Peter Lo and F. F.Ko 21-14

A. Basto and C. C. Pereira

lost to Mackay and Chan

consisted of uphill battles, and at various stages lost to Lee and Roza

state fairs were facing substantial deficits

generally That they won reflects

them

1981 was

them

feeling in

Flost to Lo and Ko

N. A Belizao and N. M/"Soari

Mackay

with

often called upon to stop difficult shots, holding a fierce drive from Smith in the closing minutes dur ing which the Scots forwards (Re were unimpressive. Reuter.

previous International tches were held,

land by

ople and

crowd

I hope

of scoring

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