1940-06-25 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1940

BASEBALL

Tulsa Defeat Chung Hwa In Sunday's Friendly Tilt Engineers Show Much Improved Form SOUTH CHINA

CHINN'S SPLENDID PERFORMANCES

By "Grandstand"

the three tilts scheduled over the week-end only two were played. The much-awaited return engagement ¡between Hong Kong Brewery and U.S.S. Mindanao was post-

poned owing to a wet ground.

On Saturday Chung Hwa came from behind to give Royal Engineers. a 12 to 7 lacing. True to tradition the Sap- pers put up a grand fight to the end but the Abemen, who had some anxious moments, were too good in the «clinches and the R.E.'s could not hold -them when they got going in the fourth frame for a nine-run merry- -go-round.

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and scored on Welford's sacrifice to the initial sack. Harper rolled an easy one to the pitcher to end the game.

Hank Chang started on the firing line for Chung Hwa and was relieved by Bill Chang in the fourth. Hank struck out four and walked two while Bill whiffed one.

Hank Chang, Tuffy Chinn and Fox doubled for the other long distance blows of the tilt.

shortstop. P. F. Choy took batting honours with three safeties in four times up.

For R.E., Fox behind the plate and Ratcliffe at right field were the most

Chung Hwa, who batted first, were blanked in the first canto with only. Besides-playing-a-brilliant-game-at- four hickorysmiths making the trip to the batter's box. In their turn to bat Royal Engineers garnered two tallies on three hits and a passed ball. Shaw flied to left field and L. H. Chan was under the onion for the first out. Rat-outstanding performers. cliffe slugged one just over the short- stop's head and stole second on the next play.

Honest Tom Fox, with the count three balls and no strikes on him, in-

stead of letting the next pitch go, to the surprise of all, walloped a grover which went sailing to left field for a neat double, to chase in Flash Rat- cliffe for the first R. E. count.

Ings beat a dribbler to the pitcher and Fox scored, but Ings, in trying to pilfer second, was nailed by second sacker Al Lau who took the throw from backstop Wally Ching. Two away and Mellwraith fanned the breeze to close the chapter.

CHING'S HOMER

In the second inning Wally Ching slapped the first pitch for a homer but unluckily, or luckily for the Sappers, no one was on board. Hank Chang followed with a double and was. dis- posed of together with L. H. Chan in : a neat double play pulled by Ings to Shaw then to Foley. Loong grounded -to the hurler for the third out.

Babe "Two-ton" Chinn was the surprise of the afray. He was given three free passes to first, beat a hit to

out fly

at the pitcher, caught a right field and believe it or don't he

stole second in the fifth inning. Good going Babe, keep it up.

C. Hwa R.E.

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Sunday's Match.

In the only League game on Sunday, Hong Kong Baseball Club registered a❘ decided victory, 10-3, over South China. Nam Hwa extended the Mol- thenmen and for four inning C. B. Wong's squad were leading 3-2, to give the Hongkongites something to worry about. Mentor Doc Molthen just managed to field what can be called a team.

GRAPHIC GOLF}

BOBBY JONES KEEPS HIS

HEAD DOWN

ON ALL

SHOTS

HOLDS POSITION

WELL AFTER

IMPACT

HEADS DOWN

BY BEST BALL

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Just how big a part concentra- tion plays in golf can be partly determined by a study of the above illustration. Three differ- ent poses of Bobby Jones are de- picted here from the drive to the putt and in each instance Jones has his head well anchored to the spot where it was fixed at address. One of the cardinal rules of golf is to keep the head down and such suggestions as 'pointing the chin back of the ball' etc, mean primarily this same thing. Yet to accomplish this feat through

had no less than seven of the Tulsa- men fanning the breeze, and the Tulsa's three tallies came in the fifth frame on three blows and two errors and a passed ball,

That fifth inning rally came about as a direct aphorism of Buck Young's: "It isn't the size of the ship, but the roll that makes you seasick!". Buck, who is now in far away would have been mighty pleased to have seen his boys go to town-on Sunday.

Bill "Scoop" Smith had the opposi- tion eating out of the hollow of his Tulsa hands, striking out five and walking C. Hwa four. It would have been a no hit game for Papa Bear but for the fact that Shorty Pau, connected in the second frame for the only hit con- ceded by Bill.

Pau Man-piu and Lau Po-yiu took turns on the mound for South China. Pau allowed five hits, struck out two and passed three, while Lau' was nick- ed for two hits.

The British lads came back stronger than ever in the third stanza although they were blanked in the second. Shaw fouled the first ball and slammed the -next one for a bingle to centre field. Ratcliffe came through with another safety and Fox was passed to load the ..cushions. Hank Chang had difficulty finding the pan and walked Ings to -force in Shaw for a count. McIlwraith went down swinging for the first ⚫ erasure: George Denyer singled to bring in Ratcliffe and Fox. Harper struck out and Foley flied to right field to end the inning.

In the fourth with the score 6-3 in Besides turning in a superb pitch- favour of Royal Engineers Chung Hwaing performance Bill Smith also led staged a rally which netted them the offensive with the highest batting -nine runs to sew up the game. Un-average of the tussle smacking two for

fortunate George Denyer, who went three.

Dutch "Father-Time" Lingenbrink handled four chances with nary a bobble to come up with a perfect 1.000 in his fielding averages, thereby con- founding the wolves who had been riding him mercilessly since the cam- paign began!

R. H. E.

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-the full route on the hillock for the

Sappers, was nicked for nine blows in H.K.B.C. 0 0 0 2 7 1 X-10 this inning and his teammates made S. China 1.1 1 0 0.0 0-3 two costly errors. George did a good job on the mound, whiffing four and passing four but he is inclined to be worried when base-ruriners are on bases instead of working hard on the batter.

Tulsa At It Again

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U.S.S. Tulsa's ballhawks were champing at the bit on Sunday, and displayed their previous brilliance un- BLANKED IN THREE INNINGS der the tutelage of that old master Chung Hwa were blanked in the re- | mind, Buck Young, when they maining three frames, while Royal | trounced Chung Hwa, 3-1. The Chin-- Engineers added one more run in the ese were alded by several players seventh. McIlwraith singled and stole from the other teams, but Lefty Stock- second a minute later. Denyer's long-ton, a newcomer to the Mighty T. fly to right field advanced him to third held the local lads in the final stages of but Mac was hurt when he slid into the fray in some masterful hurling. the hot corner pillow. Ings ran for him Bad News Fowlawski's smoke balls

Honolulu,

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GALA

Following is the programme for the South China A.A. swimming gala for Tuesday:-

1. 200 metres free style relay. Open

to Chinese Clubs.

2. 50 metres free style. Open to

Chinese reporters.

3. 200 metres Breast Stroke. Open

to Chinese Ladies,

4. 100 metres Back Stroke. Men.

5. 100 metres free style. “B” Class

swimmers.

6. 100 metres Ladies and Men,

blindfolded Lanter Race.

7. 50 metres free style. Novices.

8. 50 metres free style.

Ladies,

9. Obstacle Three-legged race.

10. 200 metres free style. Winter

Training Class.

11. Diving.

Frank

New Amateur Snooker Record

London, June 18. Edwards, of Stourbridge, hat created a new world amateur snooker record with a break of 104 made on a certified -standard-table at Stourbridge.......The previous best was by Kingsley Kerinerley · (Birming- ham) who made 100 in Birmingham on June 14, 1939.-Reuter.

eighteen holes of a nip and tuck match, in which the strain mounts toward the finish is no easy task.

The occasions when one feels obliged to lift the head and fol- low the ball's flight are numerous and only severe application: toTM the job will prevent this happen- ing. It is a simple matter to do this during a practice swing. There is nothing at stake here except the faithful reproduction of the proper swing mechanics. This must be borne in mind by the player in his practice sessions yet it is only through practice that one can get inured to the idea. The point to stress is that the golfer must develop his concen- to tration, at the impact stage, such a point that there is no room for an errant head lifting thought to crash in and disturb the shot. Particular attention must be given this angle on the shorter shots. where there is a more pronounc~- ed tendency to lift the head.

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