1939-01-24 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1939.

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The Police Rugby Union Football Club made their debut against a team from the Royal Scots last. Tuesday at Sookunpoo when they lost by a penalty goal and a try (6 points) to a goal (5 points) in the above picture are from left to right: J. Wall, P. J. Cullinan, R. W. Jenner, E. W. Luscombe, V. J. Mackenzie, G. S. Wilson, D. H. Taylor, L. A. Searle, T. J. Hemsley, J. S. Riddell, L. Oakley, W. J. Morrison, E. Wheel- er. H. W. Jackson and A. F. Rose. ("China Mail" photo).

Wahoos Lose Under Protest

Runner On Third Scores When Timeout Alleged To Have Been

Been Called

PIRATES' GREAT FIGHT: CARDINALS

AND HOW!

TROUNCED

(By "GRAND STAND").

SUNDAY'S SOFTBALL,

LEAGUE RESULTS

H. Cotton And U.S.

Results of Sunday's League Golf Tour

Softball games were:

MEN

Recreio 8, Hong Kong Baseball

Club 0.

WOMEN

Filipino 17, Central British. 4. Canadian Chinese 19, Cardinals

7.

Recreio 13, Pirates 12. Wildcats 11, Wahoos 10.

mummus

(By AIR MAIL)

The large crowd which turned out to witness the Recreio H.K.B.C. Softball tussle on Sunday was treated to a fast game which lasted less than an hour. The Recreio sluggers emerged victor- ious, white-washing the Baseballers 8 to 0. Doc Molthen, on the slab for the "Grand-dads," pitched a good game but his offering as catcher. For Recreio, Nera Re- was a little too clean for the Recreio heavy batters, who clouted beiro and Irene Pereira were out-source in America saying that -eight clean hits during the encounter.

Recreio's base pilfering featured the game and accounted for most of their runs. Nick Beltrao and Enrique Barros led the Recs in base-running. When these two reached first base safely, there was no stopping them until they crossed the home plate.

standing.

ON THE CHIN the the chin yesterday by losing to CBA Ladies took another one on

the Filipino gals, 17-4. The Filipinos were too strong for the British

Henry Cotton is still waiting for news from America which will enable him to undertake a five-weeks golf tour of the United States in April and May, and he has hopes of obtaining the guar- antee for which he is pressing.

"I have had a reply from one

only £1000 instead of the £2000, which I require, can be guarante-

Ashridge. "Now I am waiting to ed." Cotton told a reporter

hear from other interests.

at

"I really want to play in America, and I am practising hard so that I shall be prepared for good matches, . but I cannot go without a firm guar-- Dot Bottomley's offerings were antee which will make it worth my

over the lot by the while.” females and countless

Johnny Alvares pitched a shut-¡played on Sunday no team could "Muirmaids," and the encounter out game, allowing the Baseball-have beaten them. Mary Louie turned out to be a track meet for ers only three short hits. Johnny hurled steadily and was instru-them.- also batted well. For the van-mental in pulling off a double-play quished, Ernie Heather shone unassisted. Dot Louie, behind the battered all brightly with the hickory, regis- plate, was a big help to her sister Southern tering two bingles out of three Mary, who was on the mound. An- trips to the plate. "Red" Bell, a other outstand Canadian Chin-maids.” new "find" in the Baseballers' ese player was Jean Lee, who did .camp, did extremely well out at her duty well on the initial sack.

right-field, nabbing two difficult

flies which he had to catch off his

STILL IMPROVING

errors were made by the "Muir-MRS. HAMMOND

Betty Stoker, CBA catcher, play- TO DEFY

ed a brilliant game but it takes

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more than one good player to win a SUPERSTITION ball game. For the winners, Este- boot laces. Catcher Dave Walk- Contrary to expectations the up fania pitched well and was the -er worked very hard behind the and coming Pirates, in spite of los-heaviest hitter. Elisa, at short-stop, bat. The enbankment was no ob-ing a tight game to Recreio Ladies, made some grand catches and her stacle to Dave, when he went 13-12, put up a great fight and play-pegging to first base was

ed a tight

sure. game throughout. Al-Babida was the high scorer of the though the Pirates have not regis- tered a single win so far this sea- learning the game

after those foul flies.

TROUNCED AND HOW!

In the Ladies' League, the Car-son, they are

game.

PLAYED UNDER PROTEST!

The

on

At any rate the game proceeded and turned out to be a thriller. Both teams played on even terms.

W. R. Hammond, captain of the Mrs. Dorothy Hammond, wife of

M.C.C. cricket team in South Africa, is defying superstition in sailing for Capetown on Friday, January

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derstood that she will not join her

the clauses of which debárs wives · of players from travelling on tours with their husbands, applies. only to professional cricketers.

dinals, undefeated until yesterday, fast and their fielding has improved The Wahoos, another undefeated Mrs. Hammond declined to com- were trounced badly by a deter-a great deal. This vast improve- team until yesterday, were nosediment upon the matter, but it is un- mined Canadian Chinese nine to ment may be credited, to a certain out by the Wildcats, 11-10. the tune of 19-7. I have watched extent, to the able coaching of game was played under protest on husband until the close of the tour. some loose softball playing before, Wally Ching, star short-stop of the the decision of the Umpire, who al-The contract for the tour, one of but the game the Cardinals played C.B.C.

lowed a Wildcat base-runner yesterday took the cake with all Recreio were lucky to win the third to score when time-out was the frosting on it.

game by a single run. Mrs. Maudie alleged to have been called. Their head-coach, Doc Molthen, Read pitched a good game for six must have grown many gray hairs frames, but at the end she seemed yesterday watching his Red Birds to have weakened somewhat, allow play such a foul game to a biging the Portuguese girls to hit free- Teresa Noronha, Wahoo's pitch- crowd on the Filipino Club ground. ly which accounted for the Pirates'er, was on form and so was Lily Cardinals made so many errors defeat. Peggy Eccleshall played a Mar, who did mound, duty for the that the scorer could not keep track much better game at second base. Wildcats. Each pitcher only allow- New Orleans, (By AIR MAIL);— of them. Out of nine Cardinal play- Mrs. Stone, the new Pirate short-ed five hits a piece. Some beautiful By covering the mile in 4 mins 10.7 ers, Adi Greiner and Eileen Bliss stop, fielded well and clouted a plays in the out-field featured the secs (the fastest time for the mile were the only ones who played homer to. center-field. Other new-gume, Notable among them was a ever recorded in the South), Glenn heads-up baseball. On the other comers to the Pirates line-up are catch, by Gloria Mar, in deep cen- Cunningham, holder of the Ameri- hand, the Maple Leafs played a Helen Bockler, who made some good ter-field. Mary Suffiad and Yvonne can mile record, won the mile event' splendid game both on the field and catches at left-field and Valerie Yolle were again in the limelight at the annual "Sugar Bowl" track .at bat.

The way these Canadiana Tkachenko, who did sterling work for the Wahoos.

carnival here.

CUNNINGHAM WINS MILE RACE