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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 29, 1938.

EXCITEMENT AT

FEVER

PITCH

FOR INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL SERIES

FOUR GAMES THIS

WEEKEND

EMP. OF JAPAN TO MEET LOCAL ALL-STAR NINE ON TUESDAY

(By "SHORTSTOP")

JUNIOR SHIELD REPLAY FOR TO-DAY

(Continued from Page 18)

The Navy are fielding their best

Page

available side and it is noteworthy while Land was an absentee from that most of their players are the team, will be seen at left back, drawn from one ship so that com-partnering Duncan. bination can be maintained

There are two important games

thing. seldom found in the Navy in the Second Division where the team owing to the fact that the Middlesex, leaders of the Division, players have been chosen from dif-¡encounter the Seaforths and the ferent ships.

Kwong Wah clash with the 5th A. A. Bde. Royal Artillery.

NEWCOMER IN GOAL Willis, has been preferred in goal In spite of the fact that the Sea- to Church, and as the latter is afforths were beaten by the odd goal very reliable goalkeeper, Willis must in seven, by the 5th A. A. Bde. dur- indeed be good to merit his incluing the week they should fully ex- sion.

tend the Middlesex, while Kwong Lethbridge played in the first Wah will have a hard task against game and will be partnered by Bent the Gunners, especially in view of AF

FTER

the frenzied excitement of the past month ley, while Smith, who gave such a the fact that they will be without of tri-weekly practices and the making of a rousing display in the Lai Wah Cup Rocha and Yeung Tse-hung, who are

semi-final some time ago, will be on the injured list. lot of medicine by the different captains and coach-seen at left-half.

The other games should result es, fever pitch has been reached in the Inter- The forward line will be led by in easy wins for the Club,, South tional Softball Series. When umpire Ernie Hear-Warman, who is reputed to be very ther calls "Play ball!" to-morrow morning at 10 port of Cooke, a fast inside-left, and a.m., on the C.B.A. ground, rooters will have their his team mate, Barrow, on the man (Cape Town), and Smith (Cape first opportunity of the season to taste what is to NEWCOMER AMONG FORWARDS come when real baseball begins.

The Engineers are fielding their HONG KONG, CAPTAINED BY THE REDOUBTABLE best side and are including a new- ERNIE ZIMMERN, A HEAVY CLOUTER WHO WILL WORK comer, Lowe at inside-left, in place BEHIND THE BAT, WILL HAVE THE SAME LINE-UP AS THAT of Jones who is due for Home WHICH PLAYED ALL SEASON FOR THE MACHINE GUNNERS. shortly The former arrived by the HIS BOYS ARE GOOD FIELDERS, ALL BEING CRICKETERS last troopship, but I doubt his eligi- OF NOTE, AND THEY ALWAYS SQUEEZE THE BALL WHEN bility to play as he will not be 48 IT GOES OUT INTO THE COW PASTURE.

good while he will have the sup-

right-wing.

hours in the Colony when the game Tommy Madar, the hurler, is playing his first season in this commences.c sport, and is a pretty consistent man who walks very few batters. Land will be occupying the pivot- With excellent backing in the garden, he should have little worry al position assisted by Denwell and about the Filipino batters, who come up against them in the first Palmer, as his wing halves. The game of the Series.

The Philippines will be captain-, pan and an all-star ed by Paulino, second baseman, from Hong Kong. who is an old time baseball play- er, and whose pegging to first is always accurate and speedy.

China and the Chinese Police. (Cape Town); Blair (Rorqual), Chear-

Navy-Willis (Cape Town); Leth- bridge (Cumberland) and Bentley

Town); Barrow. (Cape Town). Potts (Cumberland), Warman. (Cape Town), Cooke (Adventure) and Forman (Cum- berland).

Reserves: Church (Adventure), Turner (Cumberland), Bond Adven- ture), and Perkins (Rorqual).

Engineers:-Banfield; Duncan, dor; Denwell, Land, Palmer; Duddridge, Pelham, Fox, Lowe, Denver.

Tu-

NO CAER CLARK CUP PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY

display of Land will be watched with great interest by the Army and As- BUT THREE aggregationsociation officials in view of the forthcoming visit of the Islington Corinthians,

The Japan's nine is a strong one, led by Jack Black, tall, gangling He is the mouthpiece of his catcher who never lets anything go team, and there isn't much anyone by him, and pega to second with can tell him about the game, hay- the speed of a bullet. Their line ing played it 'way back when in

1914.

THE "BATTERY"

The battery will consist of Loyola and Eremela, their first string men who have done sterling work all season for the Filipino Club. Pedr ing Gosuico, their first baseman, is also safe and steady at the initial sack. This game seems to be in the bag for the Islanders, but the local lads have just as much of a chance of winning this preliminary round.

China "A", coached by Abe Liu, will clash with Britain, in the se cond game of the morning. Abe is confident of winning, but their op- ponents will have some new faces in their line-up, although most of them will be. the same gang from C.B.A.. that played throughout the

season.

ANYBODY'S GAME

On Monday, India, captained by Kassa Nazarin, will meet China -"B", and it's anybody's game from where you sit. The Indians are 'keeping pretty quiet about their practising, but they have been out a lot with a bat and ball and should give the Chinese a good run for the money.

The second game on that day will be when the Portuguese cross __bats with the Americans. Both teams can think of nothing but victory, but the Americans will have the edge on the Portuguese boys, as they will have some new faces in their line-up, including some" who are fresh from college.

· EXHIBITION GAME On Tuesday, at 3 pm, on t C.B.A., ground, there will game between the Empress of Ja-

the

up

will be:

Tenny... 1b.

· Attwell. - 2b. Black: c Mercer. cf. Ross p. Olive. 3b. Grimwood. NS. Coffin. If.

Patterson. rf.

Subs: Matthews, Clarke and

Duberges. Subs: Matthews, Duberges.

Clarke,

Tudor, who played at centre-half

SIMIOR

MATCHES

Cup

There are no Caer Clark Hockey encounters down for de-. cision this afternoon as the only scheduled fixtures between the “Y” "Uncle" Johnny Moir, the Pack Ladies and the C.B.A. Ladies has fic's popular purser, is manager of been postponed as a mark of res- the squad, and will be in charge pect to Mrs. “Jock” Gardner. of the boys from the ship. "Un- There will be two matches in the cle" is always on hand to help the Brawn Cup League, which is as fol- boys in any branch of sport, and lows:

sees to it that they get their full Seaforth Ladies “Y” Ladies share of recreation whenever the ship is in port.

A collection will be taken during this game for the building fund for and the new clubhouse of the Central

British Association.

~(“Y.M.C.A. ground, 3 p.m.). CBS. “A”.

St. Andrew's (C.B.A. ground, 3 p.m.)."

On the C.B.A. ground at 4.15 p.m., St. Andrew's Ladies will clash with the C.B.A. Ladies in a friendly fix- ture.

LOUIS ROEDERER

CHAMPAGNE

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