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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 14, 1939

Stewart's Magnificent

Five Homers At Six Times At Bat: Sunday's Softball Provided Thrilling

Thrilling Fare

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SUNDAY'S SOFTBALL SCORES ·

AT A GLANCE:

MEN'S LEAGUE Midgets 5, C.RA. 4. H.K.B.C. 6, No. 3 (M.G.) Coy. 4.

DOC. MOLTHEN'S SPORTING GESTURE Chinese Baseball Club 5, Canadian

(By "GRAND STAND")

Chinese 4.

WOMEN'S LEAGUE Cubs 27, Cardinals 18. Panthers. 12, C.B.A. 7.

LAST Sunday's Softball fans were treated to three Lacag" 12 National City Bank 6.

All

interesting games in the Men's League. three games were corkers as the scores indicate.

INTER-HONG LEAGUE Socony: 10, Hong Kong Electric 9. Ewo 24, China- Underwriters 16. Hong Kong Bank 10, A.P.C, Shell 9. R.A.F. 85, American Express 5..

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cues were chalked up on each side.. EXPRESS TOO SLOW! . In a one sided game, the R.A.F. Fliers swamped the American Ex- press to, the tune of 35 to 5.

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Stewart, of the R.A.F., es- tablished a new record by slugging five homers in siX times at bat→ Stewart is an experienced ball player, änd was one of the first organis,... ers of baseball in England. Waggoner was the only out- standing player for Ameri- can Express.

Ewo overholmed the China. Un- derwriters clan 26-16. E. A. Gau- ́ bert hurled good ball for Ewo and had the Underwriters guessing most of the time.

Soares was very erratic on the

In the opener, the Midgets just managed to squeeze in three runs in the sixth inning to give them a 5 to 4 win over the CBA hus-C. Marques looked like a million kies. George White and Herbie Quon twirled for the Midgets and thers. Her catching and throwing mound for Underwriters, and his

dollars at the windy-alley for Pan- held the British Boys to only four bingles. In the sixth frame, with two outs Sammy Wong, the Midgets captain and star catcher, was something mentor Harold delivery was knocked all over the rapped a grass burner to third base line, allowing Herbie Quon to Winglee should be proud of, Betty lot by the Ewo yang. "Babe Ruth" Stoker, behind the plate, and Betty G. Ribeiro smacked two homers and Payne, at short-stop, both.. played one three baggers for Ewo.

cross the home plate.

Following Sammy at bat in the same inning, Freddie Lay clout-good games for C.B‚A.. ad a beauty to bring in the two winning runs.

Stan McNider, the CBA left- fielder, was very safe out in the garden, where he nabbed two "sky Scrappers" to hold the Midget sluggers down. Hutchison, 'playing center- field:for the Midgets, had a per- fect day at bat. He made three hits out of three times at bat.

It should have been three homers for the "Babe,” but on the third clout he got winded and had to take a short rest at third' base. Bill Knox played a brilliant game behind the plate and his batting was good.

BANK'S NARROW. WIN The strong Shell aggregation bee-line fly and got Tommy Chan were humbled by Hong Kong Bank flat-footed on his way down to sec-10-9 in a hard fought game. After ond. L. Bunn the C.C.C. third base- a shaky start, the Oilers settled man, took the honours with the down to play ball, but poor pitch- stick. He clouted three clean binglesing gave the game away. G.. Gut- "Lacas" outfielded the National out of four trips to the plates.

teres started on the mound for City Bank and won 12-6, Henry Shell, but was yanked out after he Noronha pitched a good game, but issued nine passes to first and al-his outfielders did not give him lowed C. Lopes to clout a homer off much support. It's evident that the him when bases were "drunk." National City Bankers need more i

"Man Mountain" J. J. Remedios practice in nabbing those flies out took over the assignment, but he in the outfield. Led by K. Bankers to go to first on balls, Cap-ball players. Their hitting too was erratic, allowing seven Nazarin, “Lacas” looked like real and

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CARDINALS GOING DOWN? The Cardinal nine which was one SPORTING GESTURE

of the most promising teams in the Women's League at the start of the Out of 90 odd men in No. 3 (M.G.) season, suffered their second de- Coy. C. S. M. Porter could only feat on Sunday when the Cubs gave field seven Softball tossers in their them a 27-18 trouncing. game against the Hong Kong Base- The Redbirds started well, set-tain Hal Wing Lee, of the Oilers, fielding were exceptionally good. ball Club. It was very sporting of ting the Cubs batsmen down in tried all the tactics he knew to bring Hong Kong Electric gave Socony Doc Molthen, Captain of the Base-1-2-3 order for the first two

in more runs, but was not quite a good fight in a game which went ballers, to allow the Emma Gees to stanzas. In the third inning, the successful. Wing Lee's perfect bunt one extra inning. Socony just man- field two players from the C.B.C. to Cubs began hitting Addie Greiner's along third base line brought in one aged to sequeeze in the winning complete a team.

offering and, aided by numerous run, but was not enough to win tally in the eighth frame. The encounter turned out to be errors, the Bruins chalked up eight the ball game.

Figuereido was quite erratic on a tight one.-H.K.B.C. nosed out the runs in this frame. From the third G. M. Gosano did sterling work the mound for Socony, but tight Gunners, 54. Doc Molthen and frame on, the Cardinals played on the mound for the Bankers. He infielding by Brown at first, A. V. Porter started something new when terribly loose ball, making allowed

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ten hits and only two Gosano at short-stop, and Harris, they agreed to have girls umpire errors in five innings. Marie Roza, passes to first. Tubby Sa played a at third, save the day for Socony. their game. Addie Greiner, the Car-at second base, in place of Phyllis good game at the initial sack, whilst Sousa pitched a good game for the dinal hurler, called ball and strikes Gittins, who was out of the line-C. M. Xavier was again brilliant at Electricians, but did not get the behind the plate and Kay Ho called up on account of an injury, played left field for A.P.C. Only three mis- breaks. them on bases, and they did a very very badly in her new position. She good job of it too.

missed practically every ball that came her way. On account of errors made by the Redbirds, hurler Addie Greiner had to face 50 Cub batters and allowed 18 hits. That's tough going for any pitcher.

In fact these females um- pired just as good as most of the "know it all" umpires in the League.

Good fielding featured the game on both sides. Each team made 21 put-outs and miscued only twice aplece.

For the Cubs, Ada Chang pitched good ball and had better support form her fielders. The Churn sisters Archie Hung the M. G. right-were in the limelight for the fielder, was spectacular with his Bruins. Vivienne clouted the long- catches. He scooped four flies on est hit of the clash, stole three the run. Third sacker Harris shone on the field for H.K.B.C. Red Bell and Sammy Izatt were the longest hitters of the fracas.

bases and scored three runs. Eva was good with the stick, stole two bases and crossed the plate twice. The Cubs stole 10 bases to the Cards nil.

reason

DAY'S BEST TILT The closing game between the Using the services of three Chinese Baseball Club and Cana-twirlers to no avail, C. B. A. Ladies dian Chinese was the best tilt of took another belly-flop last. Sun- the day. The C.B.C., last year's day. This time the Panthers gave champions, were lucky to emerge the Britishers, a 12 to 7, licking. Dot] victorious by 5-4. In the first of Bottomley started on the mound the sixth canto, the Canucks were for C.B.A., but for some leading 4-2. C.B.C. coming to bat she gave way to Margaret White in the last of the sixth, garnered in the fourth frame. Mrs. White three runs to put them in the lead did not do so well on the slab, so and place the game in the bag. Eve Rufflo, with her smoked Al Lau's two miscues at Short-glasses, came to the rescue in the stop and one fumble by G. G. Lee, fifth stanza, but it was too late. at the initial sack, cost the Maple After resting for three innings at Leafs the game.

third base, Dot Bottomley ́ ́came Tommy Chan pitched great ball back on the mound and held the for the Champs, and his coolness Panthers in check to the last canto. on the mound was admirable. Lan Irene Tavares pitched the whole Wong hurled a good game for the game for the Panthers, Despite her Canadians and would have won the small size, Irene is one of the best game but for the three costly er-pitchers in the Ladies League. She rora made by his infielders, has good form and is very cool on

Wong only allowed four scatter the mound. In time she should de- ed hits. G. G. Lee, the Maple Leaf velop into a great hurler. Dot Bot- first sacker, executed a double-play tomly and Dolly Sequiera divided unassisted. He put Choy out on a honours by clouting a homer each.

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