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SOFTBALL NOTES

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 11, 1989

Poor Tactics

Tactics Cost

Cost Portugal Game In International Series

Filipino Girls Win Thrilling Tussle PROTEST IN MEN'S INTERNATIONAL

(By Grand Stand)

THE Women's International Series game between Philippines and Portugal was by far the most interesting clash during the week-end.

In a game which was played in record time, lasting only 40 minutes, the Filipino Gals took the Portuguese girls to town to the tune of 5-3 in an citing and interesting fray.

The game was a corker from start to finish and was the best scrap dished out to local softball fans for many a day.

Portugal drew first blood in the opening canto when Celeste Marques crossed the plate on Fadeira's wild throw to first and Back-Stop Suntay's wild heave to third.

In the second inning, Celeste Marques got to first on a hit and romped home on Irene Costilho's bingle to put Portugal two runs ahead.

The Filipinos did not score till the third inning when Fausta Dimanlig came home on a safe blow and a sacrifice hit by Babida,

In the fourth frame, the Southern Gals jumped to the lead when Eliza Tabunar clouted a beautiful homer to right field chasing in Charito Esmani ahead of her. The Filipinos garnered one more run in the fifth and another in the sixth canto to

cinch the game.

Nena Rebeiro scored the third Portuguese run in the 7th inning when they attempted a vain rally by playing a bunting game which had the Filipino infield baffled.

If the Portuguese gals had resorted to bunting earlier in the game the result might have been different.

Portugal had a good chance to score more runs in the last inning but the Filipino tight fielding prevented them from doing so. Fielding honours must go to Fausta Dimanlig, the Filipino third sacker, when in the last frame with bases loaded and none out, she pulled a double play unassisted putting Marie Roza out on a fly and touchea: third to nail Lopes who started home!

too soon.

China but was yanked out in the third frame after he walked nine batters, and tive Filipinos scored on four Chinese errors and not a single hit.

WEEK-END RESULTS Softball Scores during the week--

end:

China

Men's International Series

8 Philippines Women's International Series Philippines G Portugal

5

3

Women's League Playoff

Wildcats

g Wahoos

4

Inter-Hong

11 Ewo

3

H.K. Bank Lacas Socony

14 H.K. Electric 13

* Hong Kong. 4

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KOTEWALL CUP

DUNCAN'S FINE DISPLAY

(By “UBIQUE") Brilliant goalkeeping by Duncan

||||||--||||||||||..................r of the Army, featured the Kotewall Charity Cup football match yester- Wildcat clouters. She also tried

day when South China won by the odd goal in three in a game in which both teams missed numerous

win her own game with the stick but was not quite successful. She rapped three hits, one of them a three bagger which was the longest. blow of the

fracas.

Lacas Just Win

J

Mary Chung played a great game at opportunities of scoring.

The Army made only one change in the windy alley and third base for the Wildcats. She was instrumental in five their advertised team, Guy playing at ex-put-outs and threw out a couple at the left half, in place of May, while South

initial sack.

China were without several of their

were Irene Costilho was again sure fire at best players among whom

Loc Lee short, stop for the Wahoos although her Wai-tong, Mak Shui-hon and batting was below par, while

Mary Kwok-wai.

The Chinese were much the faster Mar at left field played an outstanding game for the winners and accounted team and in the first half had the well with the hickory,

Army defence puzzled by their passing During that and positional play. period Duncan was called upon many Playing terrible ball Lacas were very times, and saved three goals by leav lucky to nose out, 14-18, the Honging his charge at the right time. Army Kong Electric Nine last Saturday intermediate line did not settle down Elongated Bill Woo moved from the morning at La Salle ground. Nazarin till after the interval when they were initial sack to the mound in the third pitched a half-hearted game for Lacas, much improved.

Electricians. inning and held the Filipino Lads score-yielding 19 hits to the

Army have themselves to blame to a less for the rest of the clash.

"Duffy" Razack's somewhat awkward great extent for their defeat, for, in The Chinese chalked up seven safe and slow delivery was deceiving to the the second period, they had their fair 10 share of the game but would not utilise blows off twirler Loyola and these hits Lacas sluggers who only clouted

Emberson, the right wing, who on the helped by 8 Filipino errors gave the scattered hits during the encounter.

the ball Henry Silva, the Electrician Centre rare occasions he obtained Chinese their eight runs.

The fourth inning was a heart break-fielder, was like a flash squeezing flies made good use of it.

He was against the weakest depart- er for the Filipinos. In this inning the in the outfield, while George Souza at

of the Chinese defence and Chinese pushed across five tallies on short-stop

for

Hong Kong Electric ment Frank Maxey's bobble and, to the sur played like a veteran, scooping hot though Lau Mau was good in blocking, prise of all, Dave Bautista dropped grounders on the fast field. M. Sab- he was never comfortable with high Richard Chung's long fly to left field. han and Laurel made a Ruthian clout balls and his tackling and clearances

each. M. Arculli the Lacas short-atop were weak. was the only player in his team who really played good ball, while H. M. Britto did his duty well at the initial sack for the Electric boys.

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To add to their hard luck, in this inning occurred the blocked ball and the two disputed runs, allowed by the Umps. Honorato Paulino was again outstanding at the Win- dy Alley and looked like a one man team.

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Duffleld, on the left wing, sent.over several good centres but Saw spoiled many a good movement by dilly-aally- ng with the ball and allowing the op- into position, Socony continued in their winning posing defence to get streak last Sunday when they subdued Courtney played a hard game, assist- the Hong Kong Bank aggregation 94. ing the defence greatly, but he too was Luis Eramela played headup ball be- hind the plate and was poison to those Oilers and was well back by the field-was prone to send the ball to the left. Figueredo pitched a good game for the guilty of neglecting his right wing, and

RIDES PROMINENT trying to steal home. For China, Earl era. A. V. Gosano, Harris and Brown

In the intermediate line Rides, Wong and Hong Sling were outstand" were again the outstanding players for ing in the infield. Hong Sling was the Socony. Gerry Gosano twirled a cre- right half for the Army, shone heaviest slugger of the game with three ditable game for the Bankers but was played a steady and useful game hits out of four times to bat. A neat poorly supported on the deld. The throughout. He watched Lau Tau-man double play was executed by Earl Bankers' poor base running robbed well and kept up with his forwards.

them of the chance of scoring

Lee Ting-sang, at right back for South China, played a sound game and Recruiting two players from the effectively covered Lau Mau who was spectators to complete a team, Ewo often very shaky under pressure, while assist Kwok went down 11-3 in a one sided game he still found time to against the Hong Kong Bankers, EYing-kee, his half back. Silva pitched for Ewo and was knocked Cheung Wing-choy did not have all over the lot. Gerry Gosano hurled mahy difficult shots to deal with. for the Bankers and held the Beer men was safe with the high ones and show- to six measley hits. Dougle Hung's ed good anticipation. and Gerry Gosano's homers featured the clash.

Wong to Bill Woo and from Bill Woo to Nip Lum to retire Pedring Gosuico at first with Frank Maxey tagged out at the plate.

Wildcats' Success

The Wildcats. fielding only eight players, proved their mettle last Satur- day afternoon when they whipped the Wahoos 94 in the playoff in the Women's League.

The Wildcats will have the dis- tinction of being the first team to have their name: inscribed on the Southard Trophy which was donat- ed by Mrs. E. Southard wife of the United States Consul General in Hong Kong.

Former Schoolgirl Star

The Wildcate took an early lead in Dimanlig also made the last put-out the first inning, crossing the plate three of the session on Tabunar's assist. times in this frame. The Wahoos Eliza Tabunar besides knocking the scored one lonely run in the first canto only homer of the game, played a good and were held scoreless till the seventh, game at short-stop. Lydia Dietz, who when they rallied with three tallies to hails from the province of Nueva Ecija be five runs behind when the session in the P.I. and thirteen years ago was ended. one of the star pitchers of the Philip pine Normal School, held sway on the great help in bringing the bacon home mound for the PL. girls and was a for the Southern femmes,

Terese Noronha pitched a much bet- ter game for Portugal then she did for the Wahoos the previous day but unfor- tunately she did not receive good sup port from the fielders who miscued six timen aföld. Charito Esmall played a vary creditable game at the initial sack for the Philippines.

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Tang Kwong-sum, on the right wing, gave one of his best performances this of the Men's season and showed a good" turn Fielding averages in League this past season will be publish-speed, besides centring well. He had ed in all editions of "The China Mail" Guy continually on the run and was

to-morrow.

ENGLAND PROBABLES TRIAL

often interchanging position, during play, with Fung King-cheong.

Chan Tak-faj was a forceful leader and should have met with more success A fast and interesting hockey but for the display of Duncan. He was always dangerous with the through match was played at King's Park passes from Lai Shul-wing and Fung, yesterday when the England Pro-King-cheong. bables for the International tourney which starts to-morrow lost to the The Army took the lead in the first few minutes of the game when Saw Battalion team of the Kumaon scored from a penalty awarded for a foul by Lau Mau. After a period of Rifles by 8 goals to 2.

and

Wildcats blugged their way to vic tory with 12 safties to the Wahoos 4. the game with four gate bingles out Partaub scored for the winners, Doris Mar led in this department of Capt. Loch, Nerain Singh of four trips to bat, and brought in while Marshall and G. H. Fowler

netted for England.

three runs, GAN

Lily "Sunshine" Mar was erratic, at times, on the mound but played heady hall and was good in the pinches In the third inning she walked three Wa hoog in a row. With basen loaded and none out, Lily bored in hard to fan Yvonne Yolle and Ade Suffiad. Irene Costilho popped, an easy" fly to first, Racker Ella Chinn for the third out to retire the inning with the Wahoos held

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DUTCH HOCKEY WIN

To-day Amsterdam, Netherlands hockey team beat Scot land yesterday by 4 goals to nil.

The Dutch team led at the In- terval by

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THE PLAY.

level through Lai Bhul-wing and went ahead a few minutes after when Chan sustained pressure the Chinese drew

Tak-fal netted from close range. After that Duffield sent in a beautiful shot which had Choy beaten all the way, but Calvert was ruled offsides?

At the other end, empty goal, hit the Shuf-wing broke, Duncan on the

with Sar

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shot