THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEM
17, 1937
PROPOSALS AFOOT FOR CHANGES IN SOFTBALL RULES
Suggestions For Better And Faster Game
MEETING CALLED FOR TO-MORROW
(By "SHORTSTOP”)
NOW that the first half of the softball League is almost over, critical comments on the game will not be amiss: Opinions by those who have re- cently arrived from America are that the local method of play is not the softball that is played in the States.
When the League was formed in Hong Kong, the majority of the Committee voted that the League should comply with Spalding's Official Rules and Regulations, with four exceptions: 35 instead of 45 feet between bases; 9 instead of 7 innings; 9 instead of 10 play- ers, and a 14 inch ball instead of the 12 inch. All this, of course, is the old indoor baseball, which is seldom played nowadays.
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That a greater distance between bases would mean a faster game can easily be seen, because the base runner must run an extra ten feet, and he is that much more likely to be put out before he reaches the next base.
The 12 inch ball is easier to handle and will travel much fur- ther when hit, while the pitcher could have more "English" on the ball if he were given that ex- tra distance to toss to the bat- ter.
It is easy to understand that a pitcher can't throw with any curves on the ball when he is only 30 feet
away from the batter. A faster KOWLOON G.C.
game may also be deduced
from
the fact that the tenth man, CHAMPIONSHIP
usually placed between first and
second base, is an added help in The First Round of the Kowloon retrieving infield hits in that direc- tion The 7-inning game will not detract from its present popularity
REGULATION CHANGES
A change in these regulations could be effected at this stage of the League fixtures without unduly affecting the standing of the teams, as they will each have the same opportunity in the revised rules, if they are accepted.
|Golf Club. Championship was com
pleted last week end and resulted as follows:-
A. J. Dennis defeated P. K. Collings 1 up; W. C. Simpson defeated A. W. da Roza 4 and 3; F. EA. Remedios de- feated S. Jex 4 and 3; T. D. Paton de- feated F. C. Barry 2 and 1; A. A. Lopes defeated E. 0. Murphy 2 and 1; W. Taylor defeated C. G. Anderson 5 and 3 W. A. Stewart defeated J. D. Thomson 5 and 4; E. D. da. Roza de feated W. M. Groves 3 and 2
The Armistice Medal Pool over The Canadian Chinese Club have the period Nov. 14 was won by W. a proposal afoot to change a long-Bastin 85-16—69, runner up W. time method of pennant winning Taylor 76———4—72.
When the schedules were fixed at The following qualified for the the beginning of the season, it was Captain's Cup over the past week- inadvertently stated by the Presi-end: E. F. Fincher 78—11-67, R dent that the First Round was to K Stott 78—10—68. - be called the first "series.”
Suck C.R.C. NOT TO
There is, of course, ΠΟ thing as a series in Hong Kong, unless there were two or Leagues connected with Softball
NO PLAYOFF
more PLAY IN MIXED
Therefore, there would be no such thing as a play-off
A play-off in 2 series means the winner of one League playing
winner of another, in
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DOUBLES LEAGUE OPEN TENNIS PIONEERS
“(By “ACE”)
It is now Tearned that the ich Chinese Recreat Club will only these two teams take part in be able to take over the fixtures
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October
lawn tennis Open ship, the world's first,
a series of seven games. I hardly St. John's Club in the Mixed Dou- hoped, will lead to genera think that this proposal will be bles Badminton League.
tion of such tournaments.
accepted by the League. The team They have managed to secure the teur bodies, will begin at the with the highest percentage at the services of only five players who brier Club, White Sulphur Springs conclusion of the season wins the consented to play regularly, and (West Virginia) to-day with an en- pennant and the Mayo Trophy. therefore are not in a position to try of nine amateurs and twent ssionals, states a Rent. Tus argument that interest will follow out their plan.
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requested the Gecil Hotel at 30 pm on that day.
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med from the stage the
experiment.
it regards as a
Mr. Golcombe Ward, president of the United States LLA., warned all amateurs that they would lose their status if they played against The name of the nent is a misnomer,” because any amateurs would
ithout having
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