1937-11-27 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 27, 1937

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AMAZING GROWTH OF SOFTBALL

LADIES FRIENDLY

HOCKEY

MATCHES

H.K. Ladies Will Meet

Seaforth Ladies

"Y" LADIES MEET

ST. ANDREW'S

(By “STICKS")

DOUBLE-HEADER WILL BE FEATURE OF TO-MORROW'S CARD

DEFEATED PROPOSAL AT RECENT MEETING TO BE REGRETTED

SOME WONDERFUL PITCHING FEATS (By "SHORTSTOP")

POSTPONEMENT of last Sunday's Softball League games on account of rain has brought the League one full week behind schedule, but this will be partly rectified to-morrow. The Central St. Andrew's Ball and other British gang, slated to meet the Chinese Canucks, reasons have resulted in a dull will be unable to field a nine with most of their Caer Clark Cup and Brawn Cup members at Volunteer camp, so one double-header Hockey matches are concerned, will be seen to-morrow. for to-day's programme will be confined exclusively to friendly

Saturday afternoon as far as

matches.

The English Forum will tangle with the Vets at 10 am, sharp The Hong Kong Ladies will on the Filipino Club ground. On the C.B.A. ground at 10 am, the H.K. Baseball Club will cross bats in the first game with the Cana- meet the Seaforth Ladies' in a friendly encounter at 3 p.m. on

dian Chinese Club, and then with the Machine Gunners. The first the Valley ground. The HK round of the Softball League should have been concluded last week- Ladies should have fielded a sec-end, and the Clubs that have not as yet finished this round, should ond or junior eleven originally, do so at the earliest opportunity. but they have had to make sever-

The Forum versus Vets will be, by far, the most interesting al last minute changes and be- cause of their dearth of players, game to-morrow. The Vets are right behind the Forum, and seem have been forced to fill the wa-to be hitting their stride. Unfortunately for them, some of their most valuable players are leaving the Colony soon, notably Joe Yee, cancies with senior players.

The "Ladies will meet the St: a catcher of no mean ability in baseball; and K. Chung, a pitcher. Andrew's Ladies in a friendly en- counter on the "Y" ground at 3 pm and are fielding two newcomers.

RETURNS TO TEAM

INDOOR BASEBALL?

them both.

ASTONISHING GROWTH".

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FOOTBALL

FORECAST

FOR TO-DAY

The following are the Hong Kony Football Association Football fixtu for the week-end:

Middlesex

TO-DAY

- First Division

Seaforths

(Sookampoo, 4.15 p.m.).

Referee:-Ip.

Linesmen Marriot and Alywin. Kowloon

Police

(Kowloon, 415 pm)..

Referee: Barton

Linesmen: Demmee and"

Seaforths

Second Division.

v Police

(Sookanpoo, 2.45 p.m.). Referee: Jones

Iwards.

v Engineers (C)

Kowloon

(Kowloon, 2.45 p.m.). Referee:-Gomes.

Middlesex Kwong Wah

(Chatham Road, 4.15 p.m.). Referee: Rees

Third Division (Hong Kong) Powhatten ▼ Engineers

(Military, 4.15 p.m.). Referee: F. Silva.

Service Corps. ✓ Medicals

(Military, 2:45 pm). (Referee:--Morecroft

Signals

Third Division (Kowloon)

24th RA (Prince Edward Road, 2.45 pm.). Referee-Hobson.

Seaforths

20th Battery R.A.

(Prince Edward Road, 4.15 p.m.).. Referee:-F. G. Smith Kumaon Rifles v University

(Chatham Road, 2.45 pm.). Referee: Stone.

Eastern

TO-MORROW First Division

* South Chima

(Causeway Bay, 4.15 p.m.). Referee: Smyth.

"Linesmen:-Johns and Hudson

South China "A" v Kowloon Chinese

(Caroline Hill, 435 p.m.). -Referee:Omar:

Linesmen: Brothwell and Shar

Second Division

y Engineer (E.)

South China

(Caroline Hill, 245 pm).

Referee: Farr Easterb

5th Bde. R.A. (Causeway Bay, 245 pm).

Third Division

The improvement of the Vets re is Harry (Coon) Rosen, Chicago, cently should give them win in this who must be the original Hard Luck encounter, but the Forumers are al-Harry, because last year in a tour so out there to win. If the latter (nament in St. Louis he pitched The goalkeeper and two backs team should lose they will be behind two games, gave one hit, and lost will be the same as before, but the Vets in the League standing. Mrs. B. Henry (formerly Billy Blumenthal) will make a welcome

Referee: J. Silva The game has had an amazing reappearance at left-half, thereby The proposal at the last, meeting

that Stanley - strengthening their intermediate jof the Softball League to change growth. The organization line, while Mrs. Read makes her certain of the rules, in accordance controls its activities in the United first appearance as centre-forward, with the game as played officially, States, and persumably in Canada, Mrs. Burnett being the absentee, met with defeat. This is disheart- has the largest membership of any Last otherwise the attack remains the lening as all participants in the amateur body in the world.

League now know that the game year there were no fewer than 7,696 same as before.

It will be recalled that in their last they're playing here is Not softball, softball diamonds in the United encounter, a Caer Clark Cup Lea- but the old "indoor baseball," "kitten States and there

building. In 434 cities there were gue match, the "Y" Ladies won ball," or "recreation ball.”

10,144,252 people playing the game: easily by five clear goals.

T 5th Bde. RA. (Sookumpoo, 245 p.m.). Referee-Barretto

Police (Sookampoo, 415 p.m.). Referee: Draisey.

Ordnance

are 770

770 now K.LT.C. MEET KUMAONS AT

This cannot remain unchanged 10, 1440, the last year for which the HOCKEY TO-DAY

The Central British Association La- dies seniors will pit their strength next season!

Real softball is

figures are available, there were 92-

against the Central British School-much faster game, and much more 545 organized teams which took part

girls' "A team, at King's Park, at 3

A very good hockey game should while the C.B.A juniors will interesting from the spectator's in 1,850,900 games in leagues and be witnessed on the Marina ground clash with St. Andrew's juniors on viewpoint as well as the players. the CBA. ground at 415 pm.

The following are some of the

teams"—".

GREAT PITCHING"

[tournaments.

this afternoon at 3.30 p.m. when the Kowloon Indians Tennis Club Undoubtedly, it is attracting tens will meet the Kumaon Rifles

In the longer distance between of thousands of youths who prefer their United Hockey Tournament EX. Ladies-Miss S, Baskett; Miss pitcher and home plate, the great it to baseball However, if the at-encounter. The KIT.C. will be Green and Miss G. Swan; Mrs. Bennitt, Miss J. Dalziel and Miss Gordon-Smith; stars of softball appear to be the traction of softball is its inerpen-represented by the following: Miss M. Smalley, A N. Other, Mrs. pitchers, and they have set up re-siveness, baseball fans need have no K. Ramzan; Attah Singh and Kernall Moore, Miss Potter and Mrs. Waddell cords that are unapproachable by worry. It is hardly likely that star Singh, K. Hussain, Bagat Singh and S. Malik P. J. Noronha, C. Finto, Pyara Ladies Miss. J. Lakeman, Mrs.

of softball players in a major league Singh, J. M. Pintos (Captain) and A. ?. arte and Miss A. Fowler, Miss K even the Hubbells and Deans Tonge Miss McCaw and Mrs. baseball, in the softball leagues in any, will be paid the glorious sum Sonza Henry's Miss V. Bradbury, Mrs. Gard the United States. For instance, of G$50,000 a year for playing the ney Mrs. Bead, Miss M. Smith and

there is a Matt Buppert, who pro-game. Baseball is a tougher game, TO-DAYS Miss M Westcott

STANDREW'S JUNIORS

Burke

bably has pitched a hundred no-hit requires more stamina and speed,

Hall; J. Broadbridge, M. Munro games, and on numerous occasions and more of what we like to call, in- FRIENDLY

MeLawson, D. Cook, B. Greaves; V has struck out every opposing bat-testinal fortitude,

Chura, Y. Ho, M. Chyrn.

and C. Kotewall.-

CBA. SENIORS

Roberts

ter Last summer in Chicago, care, just plain only Ruppert and his catcher took

F. Best; B Parsons and P. Whit the field. One run was made off ley; E. Clewer, D. Moss and Mrs. Dan-

iels B Foster, Woolley, M. White, him, there being no outfielders to

Stoker and 0. Smith.

CBA JUNIORS

Bell, L. Dons and Mrs. Clark, F 44 Whiteman and K. Lacking on, K. Winch,

Woolley, P.

shall and M. McAlpine

STANDRES,ĖS SENIORS

assist, but he struck out all the other batters, and his team won

If you don't

KB.GC. "BOWLS

CLOSING DAY"

Another celebrity is Windwill"

The Kowloon Bowling Green Club Watson of Phoenix, Ariz. His will hold their Lawn Bowls Closing peculiarity is that his arm spins Day this afternoon when bowls and ose: G. White, L. Jorge, J. Hum-round and round, and nobody, pro- tennis matches will be held, follow- J...Wong, Mana Boza: F. Wong, bably including himself, knowe just ed later by the presentation of} Chura ittins Gitting and D.

when he is going to let it go. There prizes won during the past season.

Drew

CRICKET MATCHES

The following are to-day's friendly cricket games:

First Division Civil Service v. Craigengower CC. Second Division Craigengewer Bv. Civil Service Police v. Craigengower "C"; (F) Kowloon C.C. v. University Hong Kong C.C. v. Central British

School Indian R.C. v. Recreio