1940-05-31 — Page 24

"THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1940.

SPORTS PARADE

representative of the best in the Is- | Wednesday, although two matches,

Kowloon, were played. lands.

FOR some weeks now there have been whisperings in swimming circles of a visit from a Philippine Is- lands team some time this season. Im- portance of such a visit Aquatics cannot be minimised as It takes something of the sort to provide the necessary incen- tive to potential members of our team, as well as stimulating enthusiasm among the spectating arm-chair critics. It will be recalled that the success of last swimming season can be direct-ing- ly traced to the fact that we were go- ing to send a team north.

As revealed to the "China Mail" on Tuesday, it is highly probable that a P. I. team will be coming but, contrary to previous expectations, the contest will take place not in August, but

October.

In many respects, this latter date is the more satisfactory, as our swim- mers will have then completed their championships and should be in first- class form. In any event trials should not be necessary as the selectors will have before them the performances in the championships.

However well Lawrence and Com- pany will be swimming at the end of the summer, I doubt their ability to lower the colours of the visitors. This may savour of pessimism but it must be borne in mind that we, a compara- tively small Colony, will be taking on, not the city of Manila, but a team

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is hardly credible as Doc Molthan would hardly have made such an error with all his baseball experience!

It is believed that the truth of the matter was that he had sufficient.con- fidence in Bill Smith making a hit .'. . for had not Bill made a hit earlier on, and there was no reason to believe he would fail then!

Even if our swimmers do not cover In the course of the week under re-

Apart from that, Hong Kong Base- themselves with glory, however, they view, two unusual feats were per- should benefit greatly by the experl-formed, one in Mixed Doubles Divi-ball Club gave an exhilarating display ence, and I am looking forward to see- sion, and the other in "C" Division. which must rank as the best they have some of our more promising On Friday, L. Goldman and Miss Ann served up for a long long time.

most powerful youngsters in action against really Tylor, probably the

mixed combination in the Colony at good opposition.

Now that there will be something the moment, won three sets for Cric- to work for, I trust that Noel Ham-ket Club against. University without | mond, now resident here, will make the loss of a game, and the Hussain up his mind to keep up his swimming, brothers were responsible for a similar At the moment, I believe, he is not feat for K.I.T.C. against the Police on certain that he can afford the time for Wednesday. It is noteworthy in the serious training; I sincerely hope that latter case, that Pile and Brown, one he makes an effort to make time as he of the victim pairs, had only dropped would be an extremely useful man one set in six prior to this to have swimming for us in the sprints. terl

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IT has been said that Doc Molthen THE weather has not been so kind to failed to use a pinch hitter in the tennis players this week. Rain last inning of the game between Hong again washed out the "A" Division pro-Kong Baseball Club and Chinese Base- former had a gramme on Mon-ball Club, when the

good chance of saving Lawn Tennis day and the senior

were players have yet Baseball the game-they

three runs behind with the bases loaded--because he thought that it was the sixth inning, but this

to be seen in action; "B" Division suf- fered the same fate on Tuesday, while conditions were all against tennis on

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Smith may not be the ideal pitcher but there is little wrong with the team both as regards their batting and fielding and it is not expected that the be able, this year, other clubs will to use the Baseball Club games for practice, as most did last year! It will not. be surprising if the Baseball Club brings some of the 'big uns' down this season,

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We admire the tenacity and courage of Royal Engineers in all their games but there is no doubting they still a long way behind the other clubs. They gave a fair showing against Min- danao last Sunday and should improve with every game.

Chinese Baseball Club seem to be badly in need of practice, particularly in their batting. Against flelding teams like H.B. and Mindano they will Have to strengthen their batting to come out top.

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