1940-07-06 — Page 18

BASEBALL.

MINDANAO OUT FOR REVENGE; CAN SMITH DO IT AGAIN?

THE WEEK-END baseball programme offers no better fare than last week as the leading clubs are again tangling with

those at the bottom and again, except for actual scores, the results appear foregone conclusions.

Mindanao, strong contenders

of

The

contingent

for, they been really respresented. the title, meet Hong Kong Baseball Baseballers are a strong Club to-day. It will be recalled that when at full strength. Mindanao meet their Arst defeat

of Hong the season at the hands Kong Baseball Club, thanks mainly to a superb exhibition of pitching on the part of "Know-all" Smith.

Smith has not been able to reproduce the form with which he struck out 13 batters, and all his offerings after that, have provided easy pickings for most teams.

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1940

SMITH'S BLOOD BOUGHT Mindanao are just rolling up their sleeves and clenching their teeth to over the diamond wallop Smith all and amass a huge total in the first few any innings before they will show mercy.

WOMAN TO PAY £100 FOR DRIVING GOLF

BALL INTO CHILD

London, June 28.-A woman gölfer, Powlawski will start on the mound for the sailors and his performance Kathleen Mackinder, has to pay 12- last week showed that he is the best

twirler in the Colony at present. He

after the was taken out last week

relief of fourth frame much to the Smith. Powlawski had whiffed nine

batters and with another two innings, he would have sent Smith's pitching

because a ball she drove on Skegness year-old Basil Shillaker £100 and costs North Shore Golf Club links last sum→ mer struck him and broke his nose.

Basil was walking on a footpath out- time. It was said at Skegness Coun- record by the board.

side the boundary of the course at the Muscavage will be catching, with ty Court that the golf club would pay Douglas at first and that great sport two-thirds of the damages and costs..

second. Badrick-Reuter." Poochie Chase at and Todd complete the infield and Baseball Club will have to do some Rogers will probably be again seen hitting to break through this infleld.

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the H.B. team, their game at third base; his display last

T. Alves opportunity to improve their batting. left much to be desired and he was against Royal Engineers is just guilty of several errors. will cover the windy Alley with, it averages.

Much that has been said of the En-gins, Gillespie, Molthen, Rodgers, Figuerel-- is hoped, Waggoner at second. Medico

the initial a spirit of encouragement and, while Molthen, who is not now so safe in gineers' display recently was done in defeat means nothing to them, they his handling, will cover

still have a lot to learn.

sack.

Ginger Higgins will be at the receiv- ing end and provided Smith delivers Hong Kong Baseball Club are al-what is asked for, should do well.

Figueiredo, Alvares, and Gillespie ways promising to field their best side but not once during the season have will be in the outfield.

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Chung Hwa should retain their posi- tion at the head of the League table after their game against South China: The following are the teams:

MINDANAO-Wilson, Badrick, Powlawski,. Cook, Mascavage, Douglas, Chase, Padgett, Ruel and Todd.

R.E-Shaw, Taylor, Fox, Heath, Ings. Denyer, Welford, Foley and Mellwraith.

H.K.B.C. Alvares, Alves, Waggoner, Hig

H.B.-Souza, Ali, S. Leonard, D. Leonard.. and" Bowen, Arculli, T. Leonard, Winglee Jorge.

do, Fittinghoff and Smith.

S.C.A.A.-C. Wong, Winglee, Yip, I. C. Wong. Ha, Pang, Pau, Chin, Ma, Lau, Szeto“ and Ng. Lau. Leung, Loong, B. Chinn, Chan, and

C.B.C.-Choy, Chung, T. Chinn: Ching,

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