1937-11-20 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, NO

Three Softball Matches Down For

HING KONGS

Decision To-morrow PROBLEM

ENGLISH FORUM SHOULD

RETAIN THEIR LEAD

(By "SHORTSTOP”)

THREE Softball League matches are scheduled for to-morrow morning, and there will be one change, in which the Central British Association will play the HK. Baseball Club at 9:45 am, on the former Club's s ground. The Machine Gunners, who are slated to meet the C.B.A will be at camp, and, therefore will not able to play.

At 10 am, on the Filipino Club ground, the English Forum will meet the Filipino Club, and the following - match will be between Canadian Chinese and the H.K. Baseball Club.

BASKETBALL

CLASSIC

TO-NIGHT

HK. All-Star Team To Meet

U.S. Ships Side

There is not much promise of good softball over the week-end, but the second match at the Filli- pino Club might be worth while watching, if the boys of the H.K. Baseball Club turn out in full force. Otherwise, the game will be a walk-away for the Canadian Chinese

The English Forum should have very little difficulty in "taking the Filipino boys to town," and should retain their outstanding lead in the League.

An interesting basketball pro gramme has been arranged for to-

BASEBALL ENCOUNTER night, at the Chinese Y.M.CA., at

There is a possibility of a base- Bridges Street, when a combined ball game in the afternoon between team from the two American war a combined team from the US.S. ships, the USS Sacremento and Mindanao and the H. K Baseball Mindanao, now in harbour, will Club against a combined Chinese meet the Hong Kong all star team team.

in the feature of a two game pro- Arrangements are, however, not gramme.

yet completed. It is hoped that the Having already scored two con game will be played at the vacant vincing victories over the North

lot opposite La Salle College, where China team, the Hong Kong players

practices were held during the sum- are out to make it "three straight"||

mer months to-night with a win over the Ameri

cans.

With the departure of W The sailors have had a couple of Fraser, the official scorer, the Lea- practice games during the past gut is experiencing some difficulty

in procuring another who is com week under the watchful eyes of Coach Smith, and are expected to petent enough to keep score. give the local cagers a hard game. Included in the line up are Bill Collier, Townsend and Campbell, all well known to local baseballers, having played with Pui Ching in the past summer League.

PRELIMINARY GAME

SPRINGBOK CAPTAIN'S

ADVICE

(Continued from Page 20) The players were laden with par- cels, mostly containing souvenirs of Australia They will leave Mel- bourne by the Nestor to-day. T

The In a preliminary game, the Mui captain (Phil Nel), who concluded Fong Girls team, considered to be 2 notable international career one of the strongest in Hong Kong, when he played in the final test in will play a combined team from the New Zealand, was accompanied by Rest of the Girls League. The his wife, who had joined him in first game will start at 7 pm and New Zealand. the proceeds will be donated for NO REAL CASUALTIES the relief of those who are suffer

The acting manager of the team ing in the Shanghai War zone. (Mr. Alec de Villiers) said that the The following are the teams:- team was fortunate that there were Americans—Posiki, Conrad, Cripe, now no really serious casualties.

Fisher, Reed, Smith Townsend,

Colfer, Kilpatrick, Campbell, One of the forwards. H. Watt who ard Stonehocker, pr

has a leg mjury, walked with the Kong Poon, Yui Kwan, Siew aid of a stick, but it is thought

To Jen Hoon, Wong Sung-t ming Leung Kon Dok, Chan See Bun that he will soon be fit again. An- and Saur Chong-kin.

is

Jack Milne, Arsenal outside left, hitting the high spots. This lad, who developed in Ashfield and then on ed to "Blackburn Rover

side

to be

other forward, A. B. Sheriff, who did not play on the tour after straining a leg at Toowoomba, -con- siders that he will need more rest before his leg is thoroughly sound again

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