1939-03-21 — Page 22

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 21, 1939

Eddie Gosano Again Shines

Wins Softball League Title For Recreio

K. NAZARIN PITCHES GOOD BALL FOR INDIA TEAM

Dutch Bank Run Riot

(By GRAND STAND)

LUB de Recreio copped the championship in the Men's Softball

the small margin of 3 to 1, in a play-off encounter last Sunday. This victory gives Recreio the distinction of being the first team to win the Kwok Ying Shield.

SUNDAY'S SOFTBALL RESULTS Colony

AT A GLANCE

The following were the results of yesterday's Softball matches:

Men's League (Play-Off). Recreio 3, Chiriose Baseball Club 1.

Women's League

Canadian Chinese 14, Filipinos 10. Wildenta 25, Panthers 13.

International Series Philippines 7, Great Britain 4. Indin 3, Portugal “B” 1.

Inter-long League Socony 15, National City Bank 8. Texaco 24, R.A.F. 12.

Dutch Bank 27, American Express 3.

Badminton Semi-Finals

PROGRAMME OF

MATCHES

The following are the semi-final round matches in the Colony Open Badminton Championships:

FRIDAY, MARCH 24 Junior Singles

J. S. Ho v. S. H. Boone (Taikoo), 8 p.m.

Senior Singles P. K. Hui v. F. Koh (Tajkoo), 8.30

M. A. Oliveira or K. L. Yong v. C.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28 Junior Singles

was much improved. His speed and Johnny Alvares and Tommy Chan both pitched a corking game accuracy was most consistent. Bayn- p.m. for their respective teams, yielding only four hits and three walks ham pitched good ball for the Air- Au (Taikoo), 9 p.m. apiece. Eddie Gosano again excelled and won the game for Recs., when he clouted a two-bagger in the first inning, scoring Jonny Almen, but did not obtain the vares and Mike Mendonca.

Spotty Pereira played a brilliant

L. Laurel's and R. Silva-Netto's

Gosano covered the windy-alley inning gave the game away to the In- tip-top form. Nick Beltrao dis- dians. By virtue of these errors, played good form at the initial-India scored two unearned runs.

sack stretching for short throws The Indians played very tight-ball,

from the infield,

GOOD SUPPORT

usual

support of his fielders. Third base- man Frank Schmidt, and second baseman B. Verevkin, both new-

RAN THEMSELVES RAGGED

D. Kwok v. P. Lo (Taikoo), 8 p.m.

Mixed Doubles

K. L. Yong and Miss W. Cheung v.

C. Au and Miss Remedios v. M. A.

19 p.m.

game at the hot-corner, while A. V. miscues in the second and third' in- / comers to the Texaco nine, played P. K. Hui and Miss Khoo or A. Keown like veterans in their respective and Miss R. Summers (Taikog), 8.30 positions. H. Barros, after three p.m. weeks lay-off on account of an in-- for Texaco and was in good form. jury, reappeared at the windy-alley Oliveira and Miss M. Silva (Taikoo), making only one costly error which

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 brought in the lone tally. Ismail

(Men's Doubles) Ali copped fielding honours for his

P. S. Bun and M. S. Lim v. C. Au and F. Koh (Club de Recreio), 8 p.m.. good performance at right-field. O.

The Dutch Bankers almost ran P. K. Hui and K. L. Yong v. M. A. Arculli was sure fire at short-stop, themselves ragged last Sunday when Oliveira and F. Carvalho (Taikoo), 8 taking four chances without a mis- they gave the American cue. For Portugal "B", Johnny De-squad a 33 to 3 trouncing. The lgado, at centre and right-fields, was scorer had a brain storm keeping outstanding with his running cat-track of plays in the merry-go-round. ches. Freddie Barros covered the keystone sack admirably.

Tommy Chan, on the mound for CBC, received the best support from his fielders this season. Wally Ching was hot stuff at short-stop. I never saw Wally play such a brilliant game before, Pau Ka-ping, making his first appearance for the Chinese Baseball Club, gave a very good per- formance at third-base, Bick Szeto was again in fine shape, flies in the outfield.

WEAK BUT WON

nabbing

DING DONG STRUGGLE

In the Women's League, Canadian Chinese just managed to beat the Filipino girls 14-10 in a ding dong scrap. It was anybody's game till the last frame, when the "Maple Leafs" garnered three runs to put the game on ice.

George errors, won the game

Express p.m.

According to the score book, the Dutche Bankers registered 17 hits, while 14 errors were made by Ameri- can Express.

Amexco used three pitchers in Honus Waggoner, De Jesus and

Ismael, but to no avail. The Dutch Middlesex

Coelho, the NIHB moundsman, only allowed the Amexco batters four hits. S. E. Souza and C. A. Barretto knocked two homers each.

#

Bankers pounded their offerings all In the International Series,

over King's Park. Honue Waggon- Philippine Islands, despite fielding

er, who is the only bail player in a weak team, did not have much

the Amexco team, played practically trouble eliminating Great Britain to Their heavy hitting, aided by nine in all positions during the seven in- the tune of 7-4.

for the nings but as it takes nine men to Fowler and George White taking "Canucks" Canadian Chinese re-play the game, his efforts could not turns on the mound for Great Bri-gistered nine hits to the Filipinos' hold the opposition. tain, allowed the Islanders 12 safe six. The four Louie sisters were hits, while Enoc Loyola, who went all in the limelight for the "maple the full route on the slab for the Leafs." Mary Louie pitched ex- Filipinos, yielded nine safeties to the cellent ball, while sister Dot did Britishers.

sterling work behind the plate-and- The latte made three costly er-clouted three timely bingles in five rors which cost them the

times to bat. Mable Louie covered Honorato Paulino, at short stop, the "Hot-corner" in great style and was again the outstanding player R. Louie made some spectacular for the P.I. men. Pedring Gosulco catches at centre-field, put up a good showing at the initial sack, for the Filipino nine, While "Tulog" Diesta caught some difficult flies at right-field. Malvar, at cen- tre-field, gave a very creditable dis- play how to catch flies.

game.

"Socony" registered another-win when they humbled National City Bank 15 to 8. Brown was, the most outstanding player for Socony. A. V. Gosano made five hits in as many times ut bat, but his fielding was For the Southern Gals, Fausta not as good as usual. Henry Nor- Dimanlig twirled an excellent ball onha pitched very well for National and was the heaviest hitter of her City Bank, C. Roza-Pereira was team. Natty Failandona shone at very dependable behind the plate. centre-field with four catches, but M. Gaan made the longest hit for was unfortunate to miss 2 catch his side. B. Baldwin, at left-field, which cost her team three runs. made some good catches. Tabunar's two-bagger was the lon- gest hit of the fracas.

For the vanquished, Stewart and Gillispie, both from the R, A. F. squad distinguised themselves in

The strong Wildcat clan gave the the outfield. Stewart was unfor-

old fashioned tunate to be called out at home plate Baby Panthers an after smacking out a beautiful home-spanking to the tune of 25-13. Irene Tavares pitching was duck-soup for

run in the first inning. In the ex- the Wildcat heavy-sluggers, who

citement, he failed to touch home plate and was tagged after he was on the side line. Tough luck.

INDIA'S NARROW WIN

slashed 19 hits to the Panthers, 9. The Panthers played very loose ball throughout the game. Lily Mar had an easy tim on the mound, holding down her opponents only nine hits. In another International clash, Doris Mar played a good game be- India subdued Portugal "B" in a hind the plate for Wildcats, and her close contest. The final score was stick work accounted for five well 3-1. K. Nazarin, who pitched for placed hits, "Zaza” Chan, a new- India, held the Portuguese boys. in comer to the Wildcats, did some good the hollow of his hands. He only fielding at the keytone sack. yielded one measly hit and no free- Without the services of Stewart ticket to firat during the game. C. and Gilliapie, who were playing for Silva-Netto pitched well for Portu- Great Britain in the International gal "B", but was unlucky to be nick-series, a weak R. A. F. team lost to ed for five hits. A. Ozorio's hit and Texaco tossers by 21 to 12 in their only run prevented K. 'Nazarin from Inter-Hong League fixture, Frank turning in a no-hit no-run "per- Lesan must have been practising fomance!

hard of late, because his pitching

Yesterday's Rugby Results

London, “To-day. The following were the results of yesterday's Rugby Union matches:

Neath 6 Oxford University 10. Cross Keys 14 Nowpart 10. Llanelly 6 Swansea 3.

fold Trinity lost at home to Castleford In a Rugby League encounter, Wake by 11 points to 8-Router.

Boxing Tourney

The boxing tournament organ- ised by the Middlesex Regiment and held at Nanking Barracks, Shamshuipo, last night provided a full programme of good boxing and keen contests.

There were several good mixing` bouts, but Private Moran, an out- standing light-heavyweight of the host Regiment, was able to dispose of his opponent too easily to show much of his prowess.

Officer

Col. A. L. Newnham, Commanding, presented the prizes at the end of the evening.

The results were:'. Bantamweight.-Pte. Williams (Mid-

dlesex) knocked out Spr. Murphy (For- tress R.E. 1st round; Spr. Diamond (Fort, R.E.) beat Pte. Panting (Mid.). Featherweight.-Pte. Dormer (Mid.) beat Pte. Bickley (R.A.M.C.); ``A, B. Upton (H.M.S. Birmingham) beat Pte, Hope (Mid.); Pte. Huggonson (Mid.) beat Gar. Campbell (5th A.A,) tk.o. 1st round; Pte. Smith (Mid:).w.o. Pte. Goldburn.

Lightweight.-Cpl. Ellis (Mid.) beat L/Sgt, Lewis (R.E.), t.k.o. 2nd round; Pte. McElhatton (Mid.) beat P. Chil- dress (R.A.M.C.); L/Cpl. Phillips (Mid.) beat Pte. Varty (R.A,M.C.), k.o. 1st round.

Welterweight. Cpl. Freshwater (Mid) w.o. Trooper Robinson (5th A.A.); Cpl. Holdford (Mid.) beat Pte.. Jacob (R.A.M.C.), k.o. 2nd round; Pte. | Geist (Mid.) beat Spr. Cox (Fort

R.E.); Pte. Eaton (Mid.) beat A. B.. Barnett (H.M.S. Birmingham), k.o. 1st round; Pte. Milroy (Mid.) beat Spr. Cunningham (Fort. R.E), k.o. 1st round.

Middleweight-L/Cpt: Seton: (Mid.). beat Pte. Goulden (R.A.M.C.); L/Cpl. Webster (Mid.) heat Spr. Spencer- (Fort, R.E.).

Light-Heavyweight Pte. Fawcett (Mid.) boat. L/Cpl. Fox (Mid.); Pte. Moran (Mid.) beat Sto. Rodgers L/Cpl. Betts (Mid.) beat Gnr. Pearson (H.M.S. Birmingham), t.k.o. 2nd round;

(8th Heavy Btý., R.A.).