1940-01-04 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 4, 1940.

SOFTBALL NOTES

BALL CLUB FORTUNATE TO BEAT

BEAT CHUNG HWA

BASEBALL CLUB EXTEND

THE CHAMPIONS

(By "GRANDSTAND”)

Pinning Doc Molthen's ears back for 16 solid hits, in-

·cluding a circuit clout by Fonseca and another by Zinho Gosano, the rambling Recreio aces accounted for Hong Kong Baseball Club 11-6 in a fast and interesting tilt on the - Recreio ground on Sunday.

The Walkermen fully extended the champions and both teams played good ball with one miscue each. Hong Kong Baseball Club gave the Recs a good scare with six tallies in the first inning which turned out to be the only frame in which the Hong Kongites scored.

Johnny Alvares started shakily in LEAGUE BADMINTON

the initial frame to allow three hits four walks and two wild pitches, but was able to pick up his stride in the remaining stanzas to blank

the op- position in six cantos. Johnny allow- ed the Walkermen four hits, five free tickets to first and

no strike outs,

while Doc Molthen fanned one and walked two.

Henry Osmund, the H.K.B.B.C. third sacker, showed real power with the stick

SCORES AT A GLANCE:

MEN'S

Reorelo "A" 11, Hong Kong Base-

ball Club 6.

Mindanao 24, 3 M.G. 2.

Hong Kong Ball Club 4, Chung

Hwa 3.

Mindanao 20, C.B.A. 2.

GIRLS'

Recreio 9, Baby, Panthera 5. Wahoos 19, Cuba 15. Canadian Chinese 11, Hong Kong

Ball Club 3. Wildcats 16, Cardinals 14.

TEAM ST. JOHN'S MAKE NO MISTAKE AGAINST RECREIO

KEEN

GIRLS' GAMES

"GRANDSTAND")

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Playing on their home ground the Ramblerettes of Club de Recreio took the long end of a 9-5 count from the Baby Panthers. Both teams played heads up ball, but four costly errors made by the Panthers to Recreio's two, told the story! The game was interesting and exciting in spots.

Anna Noronha, Recreio's first string flinger, and Irene Tavares, Panthers' mainstay, faught it out on the mound. Anna conceded 10 hits and fanned two, while Irene was nicked for nine hits and struck out three.

look so bad

ST. JOHN'S GAVE A striking demonstration of their connecting for three safeties in four times strength at King's Park last night when they trounced the

highly-fancied Recreio team in "B" Division to the tune of Ramblerettes garnered two more A. H. E.

9 games to nil.

to bat.

Recreio "A" ... 420 121 11 18 ↑

· H.K.B.B.C.

600 00:0 0 1 4 Hammering Charlie Manson for no less than 24 hits and aided by 11 Emma Gee

errors Mindanao was on easy street all the

way to swamp the lowly 3 M.G.'s 24-2.

The Gunners only scored in the first inning

- when Charlie Manson

and

Dougle Hung

crossed the plate on two hits and a bobble.

Davis on the rubber for Mindanao whiffed

two and walked three while Manson struck

out none and walked five.

Longest hits of the fray was a three-bag- ger by "Paintpot" Thomas and another by

Davis.

Charlie Thomson, at left field for the de- fencemen, played a good game and bis one- handed catch of a fly off Badrick's bat was "something" to behold;

With the score 5-4 in the fourth in favour of Recreio femmes it did not for Panthers, but the in the sixth and another two in the last

Pan- frame to salt the game away.

remaining three innings.

Margaret Oliveira again distinguished her- - self at the windy alley taking seven chances

The merit of this performance will be appreciated even thers could only score one run in the better when it is taken into consideration that among the Recreio team were at least three players who have represent ed the senior team and have done quite well in that class of badminton.

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St. John's v Recreio

At King's Park, St. John's beat Recreio by 9 games to nil,

N. Beltrap and P. Yvanovich (Recreio).

lost to H. Eardley and R. Beavan.. 15-21 lost to `N. Smith and P. Wilson lost to F. Kwok and D. Kwok

Henry Eardley, former Shanghai champion, yesterday touched his best form to win three games in partner- ship with R. Beavan, who has improv- ed considerably from last season. Eard- | ley's-smashing was very good and his R. H. E.great reach enabled him to position 200 000 0 2 8 11 himself further in from the baseline As expected the Hong Kong Ball Club- when playing back than the normal Chung Hwa tussle proved to be the topnotch person. Result was, any attempts to lost to Smith and Wilson Ball Club was fortunate to nose out their lob him were futile and he had far less lost to Kwok and Kwok

Mindanao

-3 M.G.

451 53 x 24 24 5

of the day's programme.

opponents as the Chinese outplayed them on the feld. Ball Club booted six to Chung Hwa's two. With the willow wand honours were divided evenly, each, team slapping out five hits, longest of which were a three- bagger aplece by George Souza and Tuffy Chinn.

For the first two innings the board showed nothing but goose eggs. In the third

~15–21-

7-21

A. E. Xavier and A. M. Rodrigues (Re- creio), lost to Eardley and Beavan

11-21 4-21 5--21

15-21 14-21 6-21

of the court to cover.*

H. Gonsalves and R. A. Marques (Recreio). David and Frank Kwok were the lost to Eardley and Beavan best St. John's pair, their speed in lost to Smith and Wilson ...

and lost to Kwok and Kwok covering court, fine retrieving tenacity making them, most difficult to beat outright.

Smith and Wilson were a trifle

shaky at the outset but improved con- siderably later.

nor

St. Andrew's v K.C.C. At St. Andrew's Church Hall, St. Andrew's beat Kowloon Cricket Club by games to 2.

21- 6 21-17

W. M. Gillies and A. E. P. Guest (St. An- drew's). beat F. Jones and T. Madar ...... beat Kevan and T. Wynter-Blyth

and lost to J. L. Anderson

A. L.

14-21 A. E. Brown and A. S. Blits (St. An-

Fisher

H.K.B.C. broke the ice with two tallies. With two away All was safe at first on a bingle and was brought in by Souza who šlapped a

Most disappointing home pair were stinging triple to centre field. Souza scored Jater on a wild pitch. Chung Hwa knotted A. E. Xavier and A. M. Rodrigues, who, the score in the fourth; with two outs again on paper, should have met with most Choy was given a life when Omar booted success. They were never able to get one at the hot corner. A. Lau came through with a hit to score Choy. Richard Chung their strokes in working order was safe at the initial sack on Dave Leon-could they get together as a combina- drew's). ard's bobble at the windy alley. A. Laution, the speed of the opposition ap-beat Jones and Madar scored the second run when Ali threw wild pearing to demoralise them.

H.K.B.C, added two more counts in the Other two pairs tried very hard and lost to Anderson and Fisher

E. F. Fincher and H. Kew (St. All and Frankle Gonsalez romped revealed some very nice strokes. Prov- home on a hit and a miscue by Wally Ching, ing inferior in the matter of under-beat Jones and Madar In the last inning Chung Hwa added one standing and combination, however, beat Anderson and Fisher

beat Kevan and Wynter-Blyth more run. Nip Lum was safe after Joe Bowen muffed a fly at right field. Tufty they were unable to win a game.

to home plate.

fifth.

Chinn followed with a three-ply clout to score Nip, but in trying to stretch a triple for a homer Tuffy was nailed at home plate Į! to end Chung Hwa's scoring for the day.

For shamel

Ball Club Chung. H

K.C.C. EXPERIMENT

beat Kevan and Wynter-Blyth

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with nary an error.

Celeste Marques, of Panthers, took batting

honours with four hits in the same number

of trips to the plate, while M. Campos and Ding Dong Lopes were both good for a two- bagger aplece for the longest hils of the game.

Recreio Gale ...... 2 1 1 102 2 Panthers...

R. H. E. 90 2 200 201 0 5 10 4 Over confident of taking Bill "Scoop" Smith's Bruins to town Coach Hal Winglee of the Wahoos-almost swallowed his heart in the opening game of a triple bill at Prince Edward Road. Wahoos just managed to top the Cubs 19-15.

Rozy started on the mound for the green- shirted owls and, before Hal Winglee was aware of his predicament, eight Cubs had crossed the plate on six walks, a hit and wild pitch off Rozy, and still none out!

"This won't do" said Ial, and Roxy was yanked in favour of their star chucker, Therese Noronha, "That's better now" re- torted Coach Winglee, "Next time I won't take any more chances”. Coach Smith's hopes dwindled as the game progressed! Wahoos settled down to business, scoring in all Innings except the last, to add up 19 while the down-hearted Bruins could only add seven runs to the eight Rozy gave them. Therese Noronha fanned seven bruins and walked five and Grandma Hutchinson went the full route on the mound for Cubs. She struck out one and issued six passes to first. Jackle Anderson batted 1,000 in five times

up.

Jeanne Yolle and sister Yvonne divided batting honours with a double apiece.

R. H. E. Wahoos

455 410 x 19 17 B 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 15 7 8 Featured by ten Annie Oakleys issued by

21-1

12-17

Cuba

11-21

Andrew's). Lily "Sunshine" Mar and seven runs earned 21-2 off her, Wildcats had another scare although 21 2emmerging victorious in 籍 16-14 count 21-11 against Cardinals.

Hitting was kept low on both sides. --Wild- cats connected for ten safeties of Babida and the Redbirds touched Lily for six blows. A homer' and a double by Doris Mar. a triple by Mary Mar and a double by Ella "Chinn were the longest clouts of the fracas.

R. H. E. 403042 3 16 10 6

Tight for four Innings the poor Ball Girls went to pieces in the last three frames to give the game away to the Canadian Chi- nese. The finial count was 11-3.

St. Teresa's v V.R.C. - At Kowloon Tong, St. Teresa's beat Kowloon Cricket Club, visiting St. Victoria Recreation Club by 8 games Chung Hwa made the fatal mistake. In not Andrew's, split up the Wynter-Blyth- to 1. having a coach at third to hold Tuffy back. Fisher combination in an effort to O. Arculli and S. A. Rumjahn (V.R.C.).

loat to P. Lo and Joseph Trang ............ 12-21 Wildcats R. H. E. distribute their strength. Fisher play lost to John Teen and F. Trang ... 8-21 Cardinalo... ...... 0.0 1031 1 14 6 17 0:0·20-2:0 0· 4 5 6 ed with his old partner of Free Lances beat Austin Ho and J. Tang ... 21- 5 ..... 0002001 352 days, J. L, Anderson, and although P. M. Xavier and F. Castro (V.R.C.). ( In the nightcap. Mindanao, after trouncing this pair only lost one game, Wynter-lost to Lo and Tsang

10-21 --3 M.G. earlier in the day, came back

22-24 strong as ever to give CBA, a 20-3 shel-Blyth, playing with Kevan, was un-lost to Twen and Tsang

lost to Ho and Tang

18—81 lacking,

successful. The American blys jackets plastered J Jones, making his debut in part float to to and Taang

P. Gutterres and A. K, Rumjahn "Smudge” Smith and George Towler, who took turns on the slab, for to hits, while the nership with T. A. Madar, was beaten lost to Tren and Trang C.B.A, huskies could only nick Davis for badly on each occasion and was only lost to Ho and Tsang.... four singles. C.BĄ, made four errors, Ming.

to win 9 aces throughout “the --danao three. %

BT. TERESA

Davis struck out three

walked gone.

Fowler fanned one land walked two, Smith

walked two.

Cogdit with four hit

George Gurevitch's three lit

--to the 'plate topped-the-hati

atray.

-“Mindanao-

ague badminton.

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LEAGUE TABLE

Kipgia College.

Wan

Thelma Collaco pitched a good game but the support her teammates gave her (V.R.C.). | heart-breaking,- she fanned seven and walk- 18-21 fed two, Mary Loule hurled perfectly for the 14-21 "Canucks," striking out seven, giving four

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to: Arst and only- allowing, three hits.

R. H. E. 511 10 2

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