VETS STILL LEAD IN SOFTBALL
CANADIAN
CHINESE
CRACK UP
AGAINST FORUMERS
LACK THE NECESSARY
STRATEGY
(By "SHORTSTOP")
ONLY three of the four Softball League games slated for the week-end were played on Sun-
SIX
Bombay Tennyson's team ha hit by illness and the 15 players ar of action. The side to meet All-
Lord
out
ond unofficial Test, beginning here on Saturday, sets problem. McCorkell Smith, Parks Wellard, 1. A. R. Peebles and Lord Tenny- son are the indisposed aneß,
The first thred named were un- able to field in the Cricket Club-of India's second innings to-day. P. the wicket, and A. F. Wensley, the Sussex all-rounder, who has a¦ coaching engagement here, was called in as a substitute.
day with the C.B.A. Machine Gun clash postponed A. Gibb placed McCorkell behind again as the former team had a hockey match on for the morning.
The Vets moved up a notch, higher in the percentages by scor- ing an easy win over the C.B.A. by 18 to 12, and have only the Filipinos to overcome on their way to the pennant.
A ding-dong battle was wit-]“Umph!" without which no team nessed when the Baseballers can record a win. tangled with the Filipino boys,
who finally managed to nose out
Quon is still in school and is pro-
their opponents by the narrow bably the youngest player in the margin of 12 runs to 11. Fielding League. He has much promise and
depleted teams, both Clubs turn-should- develop into a first clase KOWLOON ed out only seven men, but the hurler with added experience.
GOLF CLUB
see-sawing of the tide of victory The Forumers can lay their vic-COMPETITION
made this an interesting
game.
The Baseballers led for five in-tory to the aching of Abe nings, but couldn't overcome the Liu, who was
hand to tell the The “Laneford" Trophy, compet- Sunday last at Kowloon one run lead in the last canto, boys the weaknesses of the opposed for on's
City over 36 holes Medal Play, was when they had a chance with ing pitchers.
won by A. A. Lopes with scores of net. F. C.
two men on.
Detail box scores:
this An interval
was called in game for the opening of the new premises of the Filipino Club.
CANADIAN CHINESE
In
Ing 3b
a witty speech, Dr. V. N. Atienza, Whyte cf, ss the vice-president of the Club, said Lau. 2b that he was deputising for the pre-Nazarin ss, 1b. sident, Mr. de Lasala.
Woo lb, ef
FOURTH ROUND OF F.A. CUP: ARSENAL TASK
London
The following is the draw for the fourth round of the F. A. Can Compër tition made at the F. A. offices in Lott- don last evening:
Preston
Scarboro
For Luton
Huddersfield
Notts For.
York City
Brentford
Charlton
Wolves
Aston
Villa
Sheff. Un.
New Brighton
Everton
Bradford C.
Grimsby
or Swindon
Notts Co.
Middlesbro.
West Brom.
Portsmouth
Leeds Un
Arsenal
Blackpool
Cry. Palace
or. Liverpool Tottenham
Sunderland
or Chesterf'd
Bradford
Millwall or
Stoke
Manch. City
|81+79=160 less ith a net Southend or
Barry was runner
AB R H PO AE score of 148, R. M. Wheatcroft and 4.00 1 2 0T. Henderson qualified for the Cap- 5_1 12 1 1tain's Cup with the respective net 4. 0 1 3.00 scores of 72 and 75.
3 114 1
2
0
0
4 0
Mark rf, P
4
0 21 1 1
G. G. Lee if Delgado e
4 0
0 0.001
0 2 8 0 0
0 ∙1 1
34 2 8.24
H. Quon p, rf
Mrs. Atienza officially opened the clubhouse in the absence of Mrs. de Lasala, and Mr. Yuzon, of Shang- hai, enjoined his listeners to partake of traditional Filipino hos-Score by innings: pitality.
STYGIA REIGNS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 00000002 0—2
Runs: Hits:
1 20:100:13 08.
ENGLISH FORUM
Stygia reigned in the Chinese. Canadian camp when they slump- ed against the English Forum. De-
T. Young 2b sultory play was seen for two in-Ching c nings and the debacle started when Low: 3b Woo, the Chinese field captain, re- Chinn p placed Herbie Quon, on the mound, N. Young 1b
Kitchell ss with Joe Mark, a newcomer and a Wong rf, if southpaw, who allowed two tickets Chung cf
B. Quon rf to first, and three hits which res
N. Ma 1f sulted in four runs for the Forum-
ers.
Quon came back to pitch in the next inning, but the damage had had 'been done and the Forum things their own way from then
on.
LACKED “UMPH"
AB R H PO A E
41 1210
5 3 1 10:0,
0
3 1 0 1 2 1
1
1
400
7 0
000
34 9
Score by innings:
2.3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Runs: Hits 01302 1 0 2-x-
Mark,
Ching-
Two bagge
Wong
Home runs:
Young and
A piece of strategy which might have resulted in victory, unfor- Base on balls öff Chinn; 4, off Quon
off Mark: tunately, had a demoralising effect on the team. The Chinese Cana- dians never recovered from this Struck out by Chinn: 10, by Quôn: blow, and lacked the
necessary
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LEAGUE STANDING
Vets
Forum
Canadian Chinese
Filipino
9
PWL Pct. 11 10 1909 10 821800 .600 10 6
555
HK. B. C.
300
8, M. G. Co..
222
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C. BA
Barnsley
Matches to be
-Reuter.
FEW NIGHTS
Bury
day
Burnley
Manchester U.
on January 22.
FAREWELL PERFORMANCES.
THERE WILL BE SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY NEW AT
ISAKO'S
RUSSIAN CIRCUS
AND MENAGERIE
Chatham Road, Kowloon
TUESDAY, 11th JANUARY, at 9.15 p.m. GOLDEN JUBILEE
50TH
Grand Gala Performance to Celebrate
ANNIVERSARY
50TH
OF DIRECTOR ISAKO'S CONNECTION WITH CIRCUS LIFE. A special brilliant programme, entirely new and attractive, will be selected. For the first time in Kowloon Mr. Isako will perform a scene of MYSTICISM & CONJURING such as he had the honour to perform before European Royalties, the King of Siam, the former Crown Prince of Germany, the Tsar of Russia and his Court, and before many other prominent persons. The Programme will consist, among others, of the following items:
10. Mystery. 1. Magiclan Indian Fakir.
Card Tricks,
3. Modern. Mysticism.
4. Preposterous Mystery.
5. The Magic Mirror.
6. Adventures.
7. Artificial Mathematics.
8. The Flood.
9. Disappearance Trick.
11. Transfiguration through
Air.
12. Magic Corps.
13. Linked and Unlinked, 14. Animals
ich vanish
before the eyes of the public.
15. Transfiguration
man into a chicken.
AS WELL AS A HOST OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN AND
INDIAN MAGICS.
Do not miss the opportunity to see this exceptional Display Matinee on Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday at 5 p.m. CHILDREN HALE PRICE TO ALL-SEATS. BE
To Avoid Disappointment, Book Your Seats early at Moutrie & Co.
from 9 am to 7. p.m.
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