1939-03-07 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 7, 1939

FIRST HOMER IN 20 YEARS!

"Doc" Molthen's Great Game Against Filipinos: Dave Walker Also Shines RECREIO LADIES' BASE RUNNING GAVE THEM VICTORY

Ewo Beer Helped Electricians

(By GRAND STAND)

CRICKET AVERAGES Three More

-WILL APPEAR EVERY FRIDAY

As from this week, "Adrem's” First and Second Division League cricket averages will appear in every Friday's editions of the "China Mall",

Football Interports!

Visits To Manila And Macao AND POSSIBLY SHANGHAI

C: Coelho and Denham belted a homer Hong Kong Football Association At the monthly meeting of the

only hit a two bagger, J. Remedios, each.

THE crowd which witnessed ac "EWO BEER HELPED WINNERS. with arrangements

League Softball play-off last Sunday, was rather disappointed In a one sided game, the Ewo clan accordance to see the famed C.B.C. outfit perform so badly and taking a 12 to 6 were swamped by Hong Kong Electric made with Manila, a Hong Kong trouncing at the hands of the mighty Midgets. The expectators squad 27-5. Free distribution of Ewo team be sent to the Philippines as expected a tight and interesting game but were treated to a one that liquid refreshment had a better soon after the end the season as

beer featured the game, but it seems sided affair.

The Chinese Baseball Club nine played terrible baseball and the the score..

effect on the Electricians judging from possible, probably leaving Hong Teddy Gaubert's delivery Kong on April 28 by the s.s. Prest- youngsters from Diocesan Boys School made them look like kids was easy picking for Hong Kong dent Cleveland and returning on playing bean-bag in the nursery. Tommy Chan was much below Electric sluggers, who chalked up 30 May 10, by the s.s. Taiping. par on the pitching slab for the Chinese Baseballers. He pitched great ball for the first two inning, but could not keep up the pace and little better in allowing 17 hits in invitation

M. Razack, Electric's hurler, did

A letter from Macao, issuing an exploded in the third inning..

to visit them for the seven innings. Homers were socked, Annual Interport match was read, by Bill Knox, G. Souza, S. Gafoor, in which Macao state they have and R. Souza,

The Midget clouters, who col lected 8 safeties and 8 free tickets to first-base during the fray. pounced on Tommy Chan's offer- ings like wolves ganging up on a -weary-rabbit. The C.B.E. 'fielders displayed some bone-head plays which would have been a discredit to any "vacant-lot" ball team.

BONEHEAD PLAY

SUNDAY'S SOFTBALL SCORES AT A GLANCE

MEN'S LEAGUE Midgets

12 Chinese B.C. 6 Hong Kong B.C. 5 Filipinos

WOMEN'S LEAGUE Recreio

17 Cardinals INTER-HONG LEAGUE Shell

12 Lacas H.K. Electric 27 Ewo Dutch Bänk 19 R.A.F.

BETTER BASE-RUNNERS

2

13

10

5

7

hits during the encounter,,

K. Baxter, playing softball for the arranged for the game to be held first time, made a good showing in the on April 16. They requested that field and with the bat, but his base a senior team be sent over at the running showed he did not know much about the game. G. Ribeiro, Ewo's

same time. Babe Ruth, played a hard game in the outfield and smacked three hits in four vitation and agreed to send a time to bat. P. Wong looked like a senior team in addition.

real ball player at the initial sack. H.

M. Britto was safe as a concrete-wall at first-base for the Electricians. G. Souza and R. Souza were sound at short-stop and third-base, respectively. SHELL'S EXCITING WIN

On the La Salle College ground, A.P.C. Shell downed the strong Lacas diamond artists, 15-13, in a close and exciting game.

K. Nazarin, on the mound for Lacas

:

The Association accepted the in-

BIG_NET PROFIT FROM MANILA SOCCER VISIT

Mr. W. Pryde, Chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association, announced at last night's meeting of the Council that a net profit of 'over $3,200 had been' made ́as, a result of the visit of the Manila Interport team last month This

was beyond all expectations. poor

All matters concerning the two Interports were left to the Manage- ment Committee.

Even Nip Lum, Earl Wong and Wally Ching, three of the best ball- players in the Colony, made bonehead plays. These three players redeemed themselves later in the game with their flashy fielding, but the game was too - far gone in arrears. Right fielder Szeto Bick was the only one who real-Examela did his work well behind the was hit by the Oilers for 17 safe bin- ly played a creditable game for C.B.C. bat. Bautista was again dependable gles while Guterres, the Shell heaver, His running catches at right-field were in the outfield.

only allowed 10 hits. Lacas' something to write home about, For

base-running spelt their downfall. the Midgets, Herbie Quon pitched very In the only game played in the Wo-They only stole one base to the Oilers' .erratic ball at the start when he allow-men's League on Sunday, Cardinals, 10 and left nine runners on bases.

ed six-walks and three runs to cross although playing a much improved In the outfield `for Shell, - “Donald the plate in the first canto. From the game, were subdued by Recreio Ladies Duck" Xavier and Bimby Ablong shar- second inning on, he bored in hard, al-17-13. Both teams played on even ed honours, each nabbing a coupla flies

Before the meeting, closed, Mr. lowing only four hits, three runs and terms, but the Portuguese girls were off their shoe-strings. A. R. Kitchell W. Pryde, Chairman of the AssO- three walks in the remaining six just a shade better fielders and base-was unpenetrable at short-stop for ciation, said that as everyone knew frames. He struck out six batters.runners than the Red-birds.

Shell. He made two put-outs and four Mr. R. Grimshaw, former president That's tops for any twirler.

Crary, the windy-alley keeper for mound for Recs, but she tried hard to

homer of the clash. Midgets played a brilliant game. His hold down the Cardinal heavy sluggers,

Hal Winglee did splendid work. as tion, was now in the Colony. Mr. fielding and throwing was very safe Ada Zimmern pitched a swell game for back-stop for the Oilers. His pegging Grimshaw stated that Shanghai indeed. Sammy Wong, Midget's back-the Cardinals, but for the errors her to second was swift and accurate as a were most anxious for the Inter- stop, was sure fire behind the plate. fielders made she would have won the bullet and he only allowed one base-ports to be resumed and expressed Dave Hutchison, Midget's stalky first game. Margaret Oliviera was better honours must go to A. R. Marker, at the hope that with the co-operation

runner to steal second. For the losers, baseman swung to glory by belting a than ever with her fielding, stick work left-field, and M. el Arculli, at short of the Northern Association, Hong homer along first base-line, bringing in and particularly her base-running, two runs ahead of him. The Midgets, which had the big crowd roaring. Every stop for their magnificent fielding. A. Kong would consider sending a on account of this win, meet Recreio's time she got safely on first-base she M. Prata covered third-base in good team to Shanghai in November. strong aggregation next Sunday to de- rounded bases, with the sweep ofed the most runs for his team.

order for Lacas, Ma Na Kwong, scor- cide the Championship in the Men's sea gull diving for a fish, till she

It was decided to recommend to League.

crossed home plate safely. Olga Re-bad umpiring last Sunday and I sin- that a team be sent to Shanghai in There were several squawks about the incoming council (for, 1939-40), beiro, Recreio's third sacker, played an excellent game both afield and at bat. cerely hope that for the good of the

"DOC"S" WINNING HIT

Mary Lachlan was erratic. on the assists. Conoy Pereira rapped the only of the Shanghai Football Associa-

Contrary to expectations, Hong Kong Cissy Botelho retrieved some difficult game, the Inter-Hong League Commit- November, this visit to, count as Baseball Club-Filipíno Club clash_was

tee will do their best to assign compe- the 1938-39 Interport, while Shang- a tight and interesting one. The Baseflies in the outfield.

tent umpires for their fixtures. Last hai were to be invited to the ballers beat the P.I. boys 5--2, Doc For Cardinals, Florie Wong at short-Sunday a home plate umpire did not Colony in February, of 1940. Molthon, who pitched a grand game stop, was the most outstanding player. even know what a forced play was. He She fielded with the accuracy of a insisted that the runner must be tag- veteran in the windy gap. C. Esmael ged before he will call him out on a played a good game at the initial sack, forced play! but at times was inclined to lift her foot off the bag when she made the catch. Eileen Bliss playing in her new position at the keystone bag, and dis-

for the Baseball Clubbers, won his own game by slapping out a homer deep in centre-field bringing in two others be fore him,

According to Doc himself, this is the first time he ever knocked a homer in the 20 odd years he has been playing the American nation- al pasttime and he told us ho is "darn proud of it".

Doc only allowed the Filipinos three measly hits, while the Baseballers pounded Loyola's delivery for six hits. Both teams only miscued one apiece.

Dave "I hope ao" Walker was very atcady behind the plate.

ARSENIC TO FILIPINOS

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DOMAHA

played some good fielding and baseball FAVOURITE FOR

sense, Jessie Wong excelled at third base for the losers, while her team- mate Hilda Reid brought off some spec- tacular catches at left field.

BANKERS' EASY TIME

WAS

LINCOLNSHIR

London, To-day. The following in the latest call over for the Lincolnshire Handicap:

Domaha 10 to 1 t and of Galsonia 100 to 8. ́Aldiño. 100 to 6'œufs

St. Andrew 18 to 1.

Temoraire 26 to 1 t and o

Dundee 25 to 1 t and o. Daily Bread, 28 to 1 o, Halcyon Gift 28 to 1. 38 to 1 t Pantryman 35 to 1 ó, 40 to 1 t. Squadron Castle 50 to 1 g 60 to 1: Reuter.

an easy time overwhelming the R.A.F.

The Dutch Bank softball tossers hade,

Fliers, 19—7. Although on the losing side, the Airmen played a much bet His pegging to second-base was ar- ter game than they did last - week genic to the Filipino base-pilferers against Green Spots. The Dutch Larry Brown was in great form at the Bankers collected 21 hits off Baynham, hot-corner, fielding "shells" fired by the whoso delivery proved chay meat. Filipino Big Bertha smackers. Honus Barnard, R.A.F.'s centre-flelder, Waggoner excelled at short-stop, and kept busy catching flies in the outflold so did Rusty Fedoroyeff, at the key, and did a very good job of it. The stone-bag, for H.KBC Fliera played tight game till the 6th Barty Diets making his first appear frame, when they allowed the Bankers ance for the Hong Kong Baseball Club, to score 10 runa on nine hits. Gilles- was very cafe at left field. Harris, atpis played well at loft-flold and made .contre-flold, made some beautiful Fourite out of five times at bat. L. catches. For the losers, Honorata à. Ozorio, the Bankers' left-fielder," "busly elected a life member at the Paulino copped fielding honours for his was very spectacular in the pinches one-handod snagging in the "Andy" bad" had a perfect day at bat, amack- alley. Thirdis baseman. Eva Blista ing four hits out of four trips to the played a mighty good game at the hot plate, G. Stewart, R.A.F's home-run Corner Peta, Lacuse displayed good ding, was very flashy at short-stop,

form at the initial sack - while. Tais but was not so good with the stick, Hei

A

Frank Woolley, the Kent and England cricketer, was unanim-,

annual meeting of the Kent Coun- ty Cricket Club, Major I, 8. Has Bold, the old Eton captain, was elected president, and it was see

enced that Mr. V. G. L. G bad ngain accepted the capts

Grand National Call Over

Teme Willow Hardens In The Market

London, To-day... The following is the latest call over for the Grand · National Steeplechase:

Kilstar 19 to 20, 7 to It Temo Willow 10 to 8 t and o. Workman 100 to 8 o, 100 to 7: Rockquilla 10 to 6 t and o. Royal Denielf±100 to 6 a Royal Mall 20 to 11 and o Under Bid 20 to-1- o, 20 to 1 Magoffat 25 to 1 t and o. *Cooleen 25 to 1 tund.a

Airgead Bios 33 to 1.0 40 to 1 6. Teme Willow has hardened the market after its win in the 84 furlong Chase at Birmhir when it beat - Montrálého by lengths after conceding FE Reuter