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BASEBALL NOTES

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 1, 1989.

BREWERS ESTABLISH NEW RECORD

Complete League Season Without Being Defeated

SAPPERS' GREAT

IMPROVEMENT

(By “GRANDSTAND")

TN the only League game played over the week-

end Chet Bennett's Union Brewers once more proved their supremacy by trouncing the Rumbl- ing Recs by 11 runs to 5. This was the tenth straight win for U.B. and enabled them to estab- lish a local record with a clean slate during a campaign.

Madeen Arculli, with all the confidence in the world, worked like a trojan on the mound for U.B. to pitch a great game. He fanned six and issued only one free pass to the initial sack.

Spotty Pereira was not so suc-bank. Stan Leonard and George Souza cessful on the mound for Recreio. also accounted for a double apiece. With the slippery ball his outdrops would not work, and he was nicked Pereira's Three Bagger for eight hits. He only struck out two and walked three.

Of the eight blows registered by the Brewers, Joe Bowen took honours with a triple and a double to the right-field

H.B. TOFT AND THE HOOKING LAW

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DAVID LEONARD-captain of the sucessful U. B. outßt.

They only made two errors during the five innings; both miscues were com- mitted by catcher Heath who dropped

two third strikes on Smith who knew to run after a third strike was dropped Recreio made six hits, the longest of and no unner occupying first base. which came in the third frame with

The Sappers used two hurlers in bases loaded when "Spotty" Pereira Goodman and Ratcliffe to strike out The belted a triple which almost cleared the five Tigers and only walk two.

field. "Spotty's"

Engineers scored their nine-runs in the wire fence at left triple brought in three runs but in try-second inning on two measly hits, six ing to stretch a three play for a home miscues and a balk. After the R.E.'s run he was nailed at home plate, when nine-run rally twirler Bill Smith for left-fielder Ali relayed the ball to the Tigers was craned from the slab shortstop Dave Leonard then to Hal in favour of Alves who held the Sap- Winglee behind the plate. The third pers scoreless till the game was called inning looked like a rally for Recreio off. but after "Spotty" chased in three runs with his triple and one out, the next wo batters faded away for easy put- outs to retire the inning.

Recreio attempted another rally in the fourth but their efforts were only In this inning A. good for one run. Alvares reached first on a bottle, Char- lie Figuereido followed and Tony Alves singled to fill the bases, Nick Beltrao walked to force Al Alvares for a tally.

his three bases.

Charity Cycling

with a bingle. Carnival

team-mates stranded on

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ARMY-

SPORTIGHT

(By "SQUADDY")

NOR a Small Unit, R. A. M. C. put

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on an extremely good show at their Swimming Gala on Saturday last, and the organisers must have been gratified to see the large atten- dance.

There were no open events, but some competition was brought in by the fact that the Medicals are split up into two detachments, one at Kowloon and the other at Hong Kong. An aggre- gate trophy was won by the Hong Kong side for obtaining the highest number of points.

Highlight of the evening was the diving event which was won by Mac- Donald from Nicholls, the holder, after the latter had held the chamionship for the last two years. On the first two dives, a standing and a running dive, MacDonald and Nicholls were just about level, but MacDonald complished an exceptionally fine "jack- knife" for his optional dive,, whilst Nicholls, who attempted the same dive, went slightly over on his back when entering the water I believe the judge awarded MacDonall nine points for his dive.

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Nicholls was agim to the fore in the 220 yards free style which he won easily by over a length of the bath.

In the Medley relay Hong Kong walked away from the Kowloon side, the margin being three-quarters of a length at the finish.

The 100 yards breast stroke saw MacDonald swim a fine race to flatten the opposition. He accomplished the 50 yards in 42 seconds, but slowed up on the final two lengths as no other swimmer was within chailenging dis- tance.

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London, H. B. Toft, England's captain and hooker last

season, who had

HERE were many other events so much to say in criticism of the

during the evening, including a 50 SUCCESS OF THE yards handicap which was rather scrummage law chaos when speak-

"Spotty" Pereira tried to repeat his

The lightest handicapped swimmer. ing at the English Rugby Union's put instead, did a Casey at the bat and IN AID OF THE SOCIETY FOR handicapping was not very accurate, performance of the previous inning, CHARITY CYCLING CARNIVAL, easily won by S. M. McFarlane the

OF CHIL-it being annual meeting, certainly knew wiffed out to retire the inning and left THE PROTECTION

almost impossible for the DREN IS APPARENTLY last man off to overhaul the others. what he was talking about.

ASSURED, BOTH In one case the last man had to give As befits a science master, he A neat double play was pulled by ALREADY

man off, and when it is taken into studied the whole thing scienti-U.B. in the second frame. Dave Leon- FROM POINT OF VIEW OF AT- no less than 26 seconds to the first

ard to Souza then to Terry Leonard

TENDANCE AND COMPETI- consideration that a swimmer who fically, even going so far as to get to dispose of Johnny Alvares and Hen-

TION.

can break 30 seconds for two lengths the opinion of an expert from the ry Barros.

Plenty of hard training is. being is doing pretty well the handicap of 26

seconds is insurmountable. War Department on velocity. A

The Officers' race was won by Major slow motion film was also used in Nine Runs In One Inning put in at the Caroline Hill track,

second. his experiments.

Rain marred the friendly game be- and spectators will be greatly sur- Harvey with Major Archer

This race was for 25 yards only and the finish was therefore. His call for uniformity in deal-tween Royal Enginners and the Ho-prised at the progress made

very close, Lt. Colonel Shackleton being close up ing with the hooking law will meet muntin Tigers. Chief umpire Doc Mol- local exponents of the sport.

Whilst it looks likely that milito gain third place. then called the game off in the fifth with every support, and it will not frame, the score being tied 9-9. The be surprising if the English Union Tigers were short handed and had to tary cyclists, chiefly of the Royal invite his help in an attempt to recruit several players from the stands. Army Service Corps, will carry off FORTY Company, R. E., rather sur- prisingly suffered a heavy billiards The Sappers, who were out in full premier awards, it will be no shock

defeat at the hands of Signals last force and in snappy uniforms showed if their Chinese or Indian confreres week by five points to two with the better understanding of the game than

5 aggregate standing at 837 to 646 in they did in there previous outings.lead the way home on August

favour of Signals. and 7.

Very few tickets remain, incident-piled by Cpl. Blount, R. Signals, dur- ally, and intending patrons are re-ing the match in which he defeated quested to apply to the Organiser, C. S. M. Raeburn 150 to 55. He also c/o. Messrs. Dunlop Rubber Co. made another break of 28. (China) Ltd., Marina House, im- mediately to avoid disappointment. (Continued from Next Col.)

draft a rule that would be clear and suffer from no variation of interpretation.

WHITEAWAY'S SUMMER SALE

NOW IN PROGRESS

CAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.

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of the month soccer ground allotments will be out and teams tuning up for the first Leagus' games,

I think there will be one or two up- sets in the local League this year as får as Army sides are concerned as several sides which were holding up the different divisions last season have been strengthened by the arrival of players from home..

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to watch this season will be Kitcher, the diminutive Signals

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO. LTD. Homade, great strides last

ugh there is not much verven some nice' patterns opposing defence at times!

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An excellent break' of 40 was com-

Sgt Brackenbury,.. also of the Signals managed to accumulate 30 during one of his visits to the table, but lost his game to Sgt. Walsh by 150 to 142.

The other win registered for Sappers was that of Sgt. Gales over Q. M. S. Thorpe by 150 to 95.7

Signalman Murphy, the "gouthpaw" of the Signals side, defeated L/C. Waite 150 to 112, and Sapper Critten- den was rather heavily beaten by Signalman Morgan 150 to 84.

The Engineers, although heavily defeated, set an example by their ox- cellent spirit in defeat, never giving up the "ghost" although it was obvious towards the end that they would be beaten.

TO-DAY Is the first day in August, which means that before the end Continued at foot of Preceding Col.

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