1939-12-05 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 5, 1939

"BATTLE OF CENTURY" Recreio "A" Beat Ball Club In Thrilling Tussle

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PANTHERS

OUTHIT PIRATES BUT LOSE

(By "GRANDSTAND")

In the Women's League some interesting games were witnessed.

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SCORES AT A GLANCE:

MEN'S LEAGUE

Recreio "A”~

Chung Hwa

Filipino Club

Recreio "B"

5 H.K. Ball Club 4

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Victoria R.C. 1 No. 3 (M.G.) 8 Central British 6

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H.K. Baseball Club 8 International

WOMEN'S LEAGUE

Ramblerettes 12

2702

Wahoos

14 Canadian Chinese 19 Cubs H.K. Ball Club 13 Cardinals Pirates

13 Panthers

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On the Recreio ground Wahoos offerings and, aided by 13 Cub errors, the humbled the Ramblerettes to the "Canucks" had their own way running the sweet tune of 14-12 after a hard-base paths, fought fray. On the field both teams were evenly matched, chalking up nine miscues apiece.

Coach

With the bat the Green Owls showed more power to out-hit Rec femmes 15-11. At the end of the sixth inning 'Wahoos were leading 14-5 but in the seventh Recreio created a sensation by staging a rally which netted them seven runs. In this inning Rocha of Recreio pulled a fast sandlot trick on Coach Hal Wingles of the Wahoos.

Rocha skipped his two weak batters at the bottom of the batter order and had his lead off batter bat out of turn. By the time Winglee discovered the situation it was too late to protest.

Wahoos

5 1 0 1 3 4 0 10 103

R. H. E.

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14 15 9

7

12 11

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Recreio Bill "Scoop" Smith's Cubs had another beating, 19-7, at the hands of the Canadian Chinese Gals. The game was one of those one-sided affairs. The "Maple Leafs" con- nected for 18 blows off Vivienne Churn's'

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Mary Louie was in great form

the mound for Canadian Chinese. She strick out 11 and walked 8. P. Kotowall homered for Cubs and the longest hits were by Ma- belle Louie.

R. H. E. Canadian Chinese 2 0 8 0 45 x 19 16 2 Cube

0 10 3 1 2 0 7 3 13 The Pirate-Panthers game was a freak one. The Panthers out-it and outplayed the Bucs but lost 13-12. Maudie Read was again in great form on the hillock for the Pirates whiffing 8 and walking one and Celeste Tavares toed the rubber for Panthers, strik- ing out 5 and walking 3.

Mre. 1. Stone at the centre-field cab. bage was the outstanding player of the game.

Cardinals had tough luck in dropping a 13-6 game to the Hong Kong Ball Club girls. The game was featured by Thelma Motta's homer and a two base hit by Charito Esmail. Hurler Babida was again the most valuable player for Cardinals and shortstop R. Xavier for Ball Club.

H.K.B.C. ARE NO LONGER "THE HITLESS WONDERS"-DOC MOLTHEN

(By "GRANDSTAND”)

In the opener of a triple bill on C.B.A. ground Chung Hwa took things easily, but convincingly spanked Victoria Recreation Club 9-1. Chung Hwa, as customary, were out to win but when playing a weaker team they never like to rub it in.

Tuffy Chinn on the hillock for Chung Hwa -put up one of his best performances on the mound with perfect control and speed on the ball. For four innings he pitched superb ball whiffing four and allowing two hits. In the fifth he slackened a bit to let the enemy hit and give his fielders some fielding prac- tice. Kelly Silva-Netto for V.R.C. was not so dangerous on the slab as he usually is. He issued six free passes to first and struck out none.

Chung Hwa opened the scoring in the third inning with three markers and main- tained the lead all the way, while V.R.C.'s .only run was backstop A. Azedo's circuit clout in the sixth with two away and no one on board. V.R.C. played very loose ball booting seven to Chung Hwa's one.

R. H. E. Chung Hwa 0 3 2 2 20 0 9 8 1 V.R.C. ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 7 Playing terrible terrible; ball No. 3 M.G. made sure of the cellar position In the League ladder by allowing a scrub Filipino team to give them a humiliating 22-8 troun- cing.

HEAVY HITTING

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The game was featured by some heavy hitting on both sides. Bob Laurel, Harold Hicks and Charlie Thompson belted homer each, while Thompson also clouted a three-bagger and Johnnie Patawaran and Enoc Loyola were good for one double each. Charlie Manson pitched good ball for the -Gunners but eleven booties by his team- mates were a bit too much for him. He struck out five and walked the same num- ber. Loyola for the Filipinos fanned three and walked four.

The Emma Gees were actually lending in the third canto and it looked as if they would win the game, but Porter's hopes were short-lived as the Filipinos in turn to bat in the third 'inning rallied with their soven tallies on two hits and five M.G. er rors. After the fatal third the Khaki boys just simply pooped out to be swamped by the Southern lads.

in two innings on three bingles and five bobbles.

C.B.A. were blanked in the first four frames but in the fifth they snapped out of their slump and staged a rally which netted them five runs. They tried hard to stage another rally in the seventh but their efforts were only good for one more run when George Fowler scored on a hit and a double steal.

FOWLER STEADY Recreio added three more runs in the sixth to salt the game away.

George Fowler was very steady on the mound for C.B.A. as was Jackie Noronha for Recreio "B". Neither pitcher dished any strike outs. Fowler walked two and Noronha one.

Each team pulled off a double killing. In the second inning first sacker E. Carvalho. unassisted, completed & double play in catching a line drive off Manning's bat and nailing Rusty Fedozeyeff who started for second at the crack of the bat.

Recreio "B" .. C.B.A.

For C.B.A. "Smudge" Smith to Gurevitch to dispose of Connie Pereira and Jackie Noronha. Fittingkof homered for C.B.A. while Zinho Gosano homered for Recreio "B".

R. H. E. 530 000 3 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 5 Belleve-it-or-not Hong Kong Baseball Club have won another game; this time International Athletic Club were the vic- tims, the final count being 8-8. Interna- tional were leading all the wayy till the seventh when the Hongkengites cames from behind to take the game away. I.A.C. opened the scoring with two mark- ers in the initial frame. In a rally in the scoring for the day. In the second inning third they scored four more to end their "Red" Bell crossed, the plate for the first H.K.B.C. run but Silva added. one more count in the sixth to make the score 6-2 in favour of International,

Determined to win the Walkermen staged a six-run rally in the last cento to give them a two-run lead. 1.A.C. were blanked in the seventh to end a corking game. boys on the field and with the hickory. The Baseball Club outclassed the Fort Street pitching duol was almost a draw. Doc Mol- then struck out 2 walked 3, 'S. Bux struck

On Recrelo ground, Recreio "B" did not have such an easy time subduing Central British Association. Although the Britishers came out at the short end of the 11-6 fray' they put up a much better performance than was generally expected. With Marcus -Manning and Tom Whitley back in the C.B.A.

line-up the Higginsmen squad is much bet-out 1 and walked 3.

· ter balanced: "*/

Errors were evenly divided, five aplece, With the willow wand the Junior Recs. only outhit the .B.4. huskies 6-8. In the first two innings C.BA, were a hit shaky, allow *ing the young ramblers to score eight runs

After the game Doo Molthan wII heard to say "We have definitely got out of the hole and we can now hold our own with the best of them, and further more we are no longer, the hitless won ders!"

LOSERS GUILTY OF ERROR

OF TACTICS

(By "GRANDSTAND”)

2.3.3.

SEVERAL INTERESTING tussles were dished out to fans on Sunday. A capacity crowd, which was by far the largest to witness a softball game at King's Park, saw the "battle of the century" when Recreio "A" nosed out Hong Kong Ball Club sluggers, 5-4.

Ruthian clouts were the order of the day in both Lea- gues. Eight homers were banged in the Men's League and four in the Women's League.

FOOTBALL MEETING

LENGTHY AGENDA: FIVE CHARITY GAMES ARRANGED

New Year's Day, the over-crowding of the football grounds, and the recent match be-

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Displaying more power in batting and behind sterling pitching by Johnny Alvares, Recreio "A" proved their real mettle in nosing out Hongkong Ball Club 5-4.

In the field the Leonard-men play- ed better ball chalking up three mis- cues against Recreio's four; Recreio's infield was somewhat shaky and all their errors were committed in this department.

Among the items discussed on a lengthy Ball Club's sluggers appeared too agenda at the monthly meeting of the Coun- anxious and made the fatal mistake of cil of the Football Association were the In-killing the ball instead of dragging terport matches with Shanghai and Manila, their

hits, with the result draws for the arst round of the Junior and

that most of their long hits Senior Shield and the Sunday Herald Inter-

fell into the hands of national Charity Cup, the charity game on

the Recreio outfielders who were waiting for them way out in the green pas- tures.

George Souza opened the session with a homer to left field. Ali flied to centre field for Leonard flied right into Gerry Gosano's the first out, Stan

mitt at centre field for the second erasure. Dave "Bambino" Leonard then followed with another homer to

tween Eastern and the Royal Scots.

Mr. W. Pryde presided, assisted by Messrs. C. A. Goldenberg, L. F. de Souza, W. E. Hollands, Wong Kat-tsun, E. L. Strange, C. Guimgam, W. Hamming Chen, A. Kir. by, Lee Wal-tong, Lieut. C. M. M. Man, and Comdr. Gunner H. S. Cooper,

The Council decided that all proceeds of the match played on November 12 be don- ated to the Poppy Day Fund, with the As-left field. Terry Leonard popped a sociation paying all the expenses.

foul fly which was caught by Johnny

It was arranged that the Association pro-Alvares to retire the inning.

vide the ground and two teams for the char- ity game on New Year's day in aid of the British War Organisation Fund, the teams and

to consist of one from the Services, Management Committee. The Rest team to be selected by the League

SHANGHAI INTERPORT

No further correspondence had been re- ceived by the Council regarding the Inter- port match with Shanghai, and a sub-com- mittee consisting of Messrs. Wong Ka-tsun (Chairman), Captain Burn. and Mr. A. Kirby was elected and given full power to select the team and make all necessary arrangements for the trip.

The Army ard Naval representatives pre- sent intimated that they did not think their players coul: leave Hong Kong.

No reply had yet been received from Manila regarding the Interport match for Chinese New Year, and it was decided to wait for a reply, when a special meeting

will be convened.

The Chairman, Mr. W. Pryde, read a let- ter from the Chinese Journalists' Associa- tion which appealed to the Council for a charity match in ald of war charitles. This was met with sympathetic approval of the members present and they suggested that a date should be fixed by the Chinese Journalists' Association themselves who were to make all arrangements.

The question of overcrowding at football games was also brought up for discussion by Mr. Chen,

the

In order to prevent overcrowding, Chairman suggested that all gates should be closed immediately all tickets were sold

out.

A letter of complaint was received from Eastern regarding the recent Eastern-Roy. al Scots game and after Mr. Chen had spoken on the game it was, decided the Re- feree's Sub-committee inquire into the mat ter, as the Council had only heard the East- ern version and an apportunity should be given to the Royal Scots and the referee for their versions.

The following is the draw for the Shield Competition,

Kwong Wah Royal Scots South China ""

SENIOR

v South China "A" v Club

v. Kowloon JUNIOR

v Royal Engineers

V Kwong Wah

v Club

V R.A.F.

v R.A.M.C.

Signals Eastern

Royal Scots 30th R.A.

International 24th R.A. Electric Police

v South China "B" (All matches to be played on Dec. 31),

SUNDAY HERALD CUP·

v Kowloon

v South China "A"

The draw for the Sunday Herald Interna. tional Charity Cup Competition resulted as

Recreio replied with one run in their turn to bat. With one away Nick Beltrao walked and stole second; A. V. Gosano followed with a hit to centre-field to advance Beltrao; E. L. Gosano sacrificed a long fly to right- field to rcore Beltrao; Caco "bunt-and-run" Marques went down for the third out when he missed a bunt and he ran into the ball in fair territory,

Next time be more careful Caco!. Score H.K.B.C. 2 Recreio 1.

BALL CLUB BLANKED H.K.B.C. were blanked in the second while Recrelo garnered two more in this frame. Gerry Gosano was safe at first on third sacker Omar's error: Henry Barros flied to left-field for the first out: Charlie Fl gueiredo reached first when Terry Leonard fumbled a throw from the pitcher: Johnny Alvares rapped a stinging double to left-field to score Gerry: Spotty Pereira sacrificed a was out on a foul fly to retire the inning. grounder to score Figueiredo; then Beltrao

Score Recreio 3 H.K.B.C. 2. In the third Inning H.K.B.C. were again blanked. Recreio added 'two more This time A. V. Gosano rapped a grounder to left-field for a hit; E. L. Gosano followed with a homer to bring in big brother A. V. ahead of him.

Score Recreio 5 H.K.B.C. 2.

runs.

Both teams were blanked in the next two innings. In the sixth H.K.B.C. garnered two more tallies. George Souza made a hit; Ali was safe on first on A. V. Gosano's er- ror: Stan Leonard grounded to shortstop for the first putoui; Dave Leonard sacrificed a long fly to left-field to score Souza: Terry Leonard was safe on first on Spotty Pereira's wild throw to first and All scored on the play. Omar's foul fly was caught by Spotty to end the inning.

Score Recreio 5 H.K.B.C. 4.

BOWEN FAILS

In the last inning Joe Bowen pinched hit for Hussain and fanned out for the only strike out of the game; Winglee grounded to the plicher for the second out; Frankie Gonzales reached first on a bad throw by Beltrao and Souza flied to left-field for the final out to end the game.

follows:-

Ireland

Portugal

Scotland

December 17 V China December 25

v winner of Ireland

and China

December 26

v England.

The following were elected representative to choose the teams:-

China:Chinese representatives on the

Council,

England:-Messrs H. G. Cooper and W. E.

Hollands.

Scotland-Mr. W. Pryde.

Portugal:-Messrs. A. V. Gosano andī ..

M. B Alves,

Ireland:MY.