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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1987.

CONDITIONAL

SCORING IN SOFTBALL BY MAN ON THIRD

INTERNATIONAL SERIES WILL BE SPONSORED

(TO-DAY'S "SPOT-LIGHT"")

(By "SHORTSTOP”)

A point that caused considerable argument in a game recently has prompted this printing of the official ruling on the scoring of runs. The matter for argument came up as follows: runner on third leaves his base legally, after the pitch, and runs toward home, catcher throws to the third baseman to catch the runner, runner comes home and the umpire permits him to score. Was the umpire right?

The answer is yes. When the catcher elected to play the run- ner, rather than return the ball to the pitcher, the runner was per- mitted to score if he could do so.

Rule 28, Section 2, says that a Jim has never played baseball, runner on third base, when a but he intends haring a fling at the pitch is started, cannot score on game next season, when the Central any pitched ball which passes British Association will enter 3 the batter, provided the catcher team, in the local League. returns the ball directly to the However, he played Softbaff for pitcher, except when the bases are the first time about three years ago full and the rummer is forced to and on the strength of this was advance by reason of the batsman elected manager of the C.B.A., Soft- being awarded a base on balls, ball team. or if an illegal pitch for balk) is declared.

A runner on third, when the pitch started, may score on a fair hit ball, or on a play on himself or on any other runner.

IF HE CAN MAKE IT

Note-Any attempt to make 2 play on a runner who is trying to score, or who is returning to third base, after a pitched ball, releases that runner from the necessity of returning to third base and permits him to score if he can make it.

A runner on third base, when the pitch started, may score on a pitch- ed ball which passes the batter if the ball is then thrown to any fielder other than the pitcher-

INTERNATIONAL

There are no new developments on the International Softball Series,

SHIELD DONOR

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The keen interest in which has taken in Softball is evident by the fact that he is the donor of the Shield for the coming International Softball Series, which will begin about the end of next month.

ENGLAND'S

FIRST RUGBY TRIAL

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H. S. Sever, to our severe loss, has Chinese Youth Medical Relief As-retired from big football, but R. B sociation will accept the sponsorship Horsley, who takes his place on the left of these games.

wing, is a runner just as difficult to stop in his own way. The selectors Favourable comment has been have quite properly persevered with the passed by those concerned with it remaining three-quarters who played immediately, and there is every against Scotland last year. likelihood that the series will re- ceive the necessary support.

The proceeds will be given to a worthy charity and it is entirely in keeping with the spirit of sports manship that prevails in this sport

“SPOTLIGHT"

· REYNOLDS STILL ABROAD

FJ Reynolds is not back from abroad yet, but in the meanwhile it will be instructive to see how W. S. Kemble, a quick and most versatile attacking player, fares at stand-off hall

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the front row, for R. E. Prescott, A. P. Hughes and G. T. Dancer are a formid- able trio in the Possibles pack.

SEATON OR HAMILTON-HILL

D. W. Standeven and D. Cummins make a strong Possibles second row, On current form, J. L. Giles was band the selectors must have thought vigusly first choice at serum-helf, and if the forwards are reasonably well long and hard before they left so fine James Joseph King was born in ble and Giles and the Possibles pair, certainly proved his worth as a con- balanced, the comparison between Kem player as A Seaton out of the Eng- land side, though Hamilton Ell-has Hong Kong 30 years ago and receiv- B. C. Gadney and J. P. Auty, should be

structive back-row forward ed his education at the Diocesanost interesting. Boys School, where he played all forms of sport and was a member of

BASED ON LAST YEAR“

the school teams in soccer. and Gadney very wisely does not believe cricket, in his senior year. He was in starting the season too early, but he also a good track man

100 should just about have played himself

into form by Saturday week and 880 yards.

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After the completion of his school days, Jim played soccer for the H. K. Football Club and later for the Kowloon Football Club.

The England forwards are based up on the pack which did such sold work last year, with E. A. Hamilton-Hill and C. Thompson, of the Harlequins com Ideservedly into the back rowin

will be stik competition for places in

The Possibles backs are a likely lot, and if L. A. Booth is playing as well as he did two years ago be will challenge Unwin vigorously for the right wing| position. Guest looked good on the left wing in last winter's trials, and Uren, of Cheshire, is a sound fall back

When we remember that such players

ENGLAND

R. A. Gerrard (Bath).

FJ. Unwin (Army and Rosalyn

Park)

P. Cranmer (Moseley)

PL. Gandler (St. Bartholomew':

Hospital)

B. B. Horsley (Harlequins) W. S. Kemble (Harlequins)

J. L Giles (Coventry)

R. J. Longland (Northampton)

HB. Toft (Waterloo)

HF. Wheatley (Coventry)

A. Wheatley (Coventry)

T. F. Huskisson (0. Merchant Tay

lors)

E. Hamilton-Hall (Harlequins) C. Thompson (Harlequins)

W. H. Weston (Northampton).

POSSIBLES

HJ. M. Uren (Waterloo) LA Booth (Hendinginy

F. M. McRae (St. Mary's Hospital) R. Leyland (Aldershot. (Services) R. H. Guest Liverpool University) 7. R. Anty (Headingley) B. C. Gadney (Headingley)

E. Prescott (Harlequins)

A P. Hughes (Birkenhead Park)

D. W. Standeven (Haldax) D. Cummins (Bristol) A. Sexton (Coventry)

as H. D. Freakes, A. Obolensky W HG. T. Dancer (Bedford) Roden, J. D. Low and sundry Univer

forwards have yet to come into the,

ming, we must agree that Eng prospects are reasonably cheer

E. Spear (Durham University) J. Wagrott-