1940-07-10 — Page 14

BASEBALL"NOTES

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1940

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TENNIS LEAGUE

NAM HWA PLAY WELL NOT ABANDONED TO UPSET CHUNG HWA Catcher Szeto Bick Distinguishes

H.B. RUB IT IN AGAINST SAPPERS

By "GRANDSTAND"

ON Saturday U.S.S. Mindanao had sweet revenge when they downed Hong Kong Baseball Club 8-2 in a return encounter. It will be recalled that earlier in the season the Molthenmen walloped the Chasemen 6-2 with Bill Smith establishing a new high by erasing no less than 13 Mindanaoans via the strike out route.

This time Papa Bear Bill Smith did not make an appearance and Johnny Alvares was on the firing line for the Hongkongites. Johnny!

steady did very well with his

out six and pitching, striking walking only two, but he received his fielders. poor support from

who booled seven times against Mindanao's three bobbles.

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SCORES AT A GLANCE

Mindanao

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H.K.B.B.C. South China 4 Chung Hwa

Engineers H.K. Brewery 25

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with one

"NEW POLE VAULT

RECORD

was

A new world, record for the pole-vault, of 16'1" made in Fresno, California recently by Cornelius Warm- erdam, of San Francisco, in the National Amateur Ath- letic Union track and field championships.

The present official world record is 14'11."-Reuter.

RUNYAN TO LECTURE

Himself

SOVIET SWIMMERS

SET WORLD MÄRKS

That there is no inten- tion on the part of the League Tennis authorities to abandon any division of the League just yet is indicated in a letter re- ceived this morning from Mr. C. J. Tacchi' League Hon. Secretary.

The letter includes the revised list of "A" Division fixtures-only jone match having being « played under the old schedule--and ad- vises of the withdrawal from Mix- United

Moscow, June.-At a meet ojed Doubles Division of the best Soviet swimmers, one of Services Recreation, Club, and the teams, which

the from "D" Division of Central Bri-

included

Following is the revised "A"

well-known Soviet swimmer tish Association. Leonid Meshkov, set a riew world record in a relay race 4 x 100 me-Division Schedule:-

Euro-All matches of May 20 postponed ters--3 min. 57 sec. The

to July 15.

ed to July 22nd.

pean record for this distance haci belonged to Germany and consti- All matches of May 27th postpon- tuted 4 min. 5 sec., and the world record set by an American been 3 min. 59.2 sec.

has All matches of June 3rd post-

poned to July 29th.

ed to August 6th. matches of June 24th post- poned to August 12th.

A new world record was set by All matches of June 10th postpon- the well-known swimmer Semon New York.-Paul Runyan, the Boychenko, who covered 200 me-All golf professional, has been added ters breaststroke in 2 min. 33.7 to the Columbia University facul-sec., thus bettering by 2.5 sec. the All matches of July 8th postponed ty as a lecturer on physical educa-world record set by himself in

1938.-Tass. tion.

CARLETON WAS READY

TO GIVE UP BASEBALL WHEN GIVEN. CHANCE

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to August 19th.

All matches of June 17th post-

poned to August 26th.

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Only one match has been played ·

this division viz I.R.C. v. H.K.U.T.C. when the former won by 5% to 3%. hence June 17th to August 26th has been placed last in the new list.

Any of these matches can be played on dates other than above by mutual arrangement between * the clubs concerned.

BOWLS TEAMS

H.K.C.C.

Johnny yielded eight hits to the blue-jackets, while his team- Maybe it was over-confidence] mates could only manage to nick on the part of the Abemen that and they game Ski Powlawski and Crooner Ruel lost them the for three measly blows. Powlaw-found out that a ball game is noty ski struck out three and passed won or lost until the last man is three and Ruel whiffed three and out.

BROOKLYN HAS THE pitchers who made Mil- walked one.

Both teams were blanked in the

five of them Tex Carleton, first frame. In the second South waukee famous Ruthian Clout China broke the ice

tally Law popped to the pitches Luke Hamlin, Whitlow Wyatt, Tot Pressnell and

The following have been chosen to Bubbles Badrick started pro-for the first out, Harry Chin was Newt Kimball.

the Brewers' pitching Carleton, the no-hit, no-run because

represent Hong Kong Cricket Club in duction for Mindanao in the first safe on first on first sucker Rich-!

baseball staff was pretty low he had to g the Lawn Bowls League on Saturday. he inning when hammered aard Chung's mu. Lau scored

Second Division (v C.S.C.C., Home): G. S. Ruthian clout with

one on Chin with a hit to centre-field but hero, would have quit

J. L. Mouat, Former Chicago Cubs -Do

-F. D. Angus. board. Mindanao garnered five was himself put out in a neat re- had not the Dodgers picked him on working with the bad wrist.

Well in Other Pastures

Archbutt and B. E. Maughan (Skip): more runs in the second frame to lay from right-fielder Al Lau to up. No other outfit was inter-

then 10/ested.

"I was still unconvinced. I was R. R. Davies, A. T. Lay. E. Hospes T. A. G. E. Costello (Skip); salt the game away. From thence catcher Tuffy Coinn, onward the Chasemen took it easy second sacker Bill Chang. Ceril He intended to retire a year ago, to be blanked in four cantos but Wingle reached first on an error when the Cubs sent him to the rebuilding my club, and I didn' and

the Brewers.

might not be in the want my staff weighted down Pearce, A. K. Mackenzie, R. A. Ed-

So I shook Henry wards and A. W. Brown (Skip).

Third Division (v H.K.F.C. Away) :- scoring two runs in the last inn-but was caught napping at

sack by

twirler Hank game now had not the coach with veterans.

Texas Christian, where he went off, but later, at the winter meet-w. A, Cornell, L. E. N. Rvan, J. Pren- ing. Hong Kong Baseball Club's initial

Ings in Cincinnati, Henry comes tice and P. S. Cassidy (Skip); E. S. two runs came in the third stanza, Chang. Johnny Alvares and "Smudge" Chung Hwa jumped to the lead to school, become ill.

When he was asked to bat for up to me all over again and says: Doughty, H. A. Angus, W. A. Cruiex-

for a Wally Ching!

"Now, Larry, I'm really seri-shank and A. McKellar (Skip); W. J. Smith both scoring on a walk and in

There's no Hansen, A. D. Humphreys, B. J. La- two Mindanao errors.

grounded to shortstop for the first the Horned Frog mentor

RECREIO Tony Alves, at shortstop, and erasure. Hank Chang doubled to few days. Carleton's arm felt solous about. Carleton.

you remember how he used

Following teams have been selected Milwaukee club at Ocala, Fla. Eddie Rodgers, at the hot corner, right-field followed by Al Lau, good he decided to report to the need to be afraid of his arm. And con and E, S. Abraham (Skip).

"The Cubs suspected I was jok-beat hell out of your club in Cin-to represent Club de Recreto in the displayed brilliant fielding with who singled to left field to score

look Lawn Bowls League on Saturday:- With the bat Ski Hank Chang, Chan reach first on

First Division ("A" v K.C.C., Home): ing, but my arm had really been cinnati. Take him on Ng

bad," the tanned right-handed You can have him on a look until

-L. J. Silva, F. X. Soares, R. F. Luz Powlawski distinguished himselfja miscue by third baseman

while he again with three hits in four times and Al Lau tallied, Loon ground- told me

was at the the opening day of the season.' Brewers" training base. ed to shortstop to retire the inn-

"And that's what I did. Henry and H. A. Alves (Skip); L. F. Xavier, end R. H. Eing and, as it turned out,

Chung Hwa's scoring for the day."I'll be back in the majors. set a seasonable price, and it was C. M. Silva, F. V. Ribeiro and F. X. There are fellows getting by O.K, with me, and so we got Tex Silva (Skip); J. A. Luz, C. E. Mar- there who can't pitch as well as to Clearwater. can and who don't know hall as In the fifth Nam Hwa took the much as I do about pitching."

Larry MacPhail, president, d jand Cecil Winglee both crosse in local baseball for many the counting station

walk for bringing in Carleton.

Milwaukee President Nam Hwa scored]

Bats For Carleton years South China sur- and two hits,

one more run in the sixth when..

"The story is this," he says. board. Chung Hwa, with "Henry Bendinger, president

nary an error.

to bat.

Mindanao H.K.B.B.C.

15 0.000

0 0 2 0 0 0

2-8 B 3 0-2

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Big Upset

the

second.

Take Lead

In the biggest upset seen lead with two tallies. Harry Chin the Brooklyn club, takes no credit

four hits count meant runs.

throw

an 3

of

late

ARMSTRONG,

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tr:

JENKINS

ques, J. F. Ribeiro and C. G. Silva (Skip).

First Division ("B" V K.D.R.C., Away) :-D. C. Alves, C. A. Lopes, A. P. Guterres and B. Basto (Skip): F. Roza A: Machado C. H. Basto, C. Pereira and J. J. Basto (Skip); A. P.

MATCHED IN BOUT Pereira, 4. F. Noronha, 3. C. Reme-

OVER 12 ROUNDS

:

non-

and J. E: Noronha (Skip), Second Division (v P.R.C., Away):~-

M. F: Alarcon, H. R. Pinna, A. M. Ro- drigues and O. P. Remedios (Skip); P. M. N. da Silva, J. A. Remedios, C. M,

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prisingly upset Abe Liu's I. c. Wong homered, with no one tea wagon by giving on

their heavy batters coming up, the Milwaukee club, is a good

New York, July 2-The New S. Alves and P. Yvahovichi (Skip); F. A. Xavier, C. F. Vas, A. M. Xavier Chung Hwa à 4 to 2 lac-threatened to score in the last friend of mine. We'd made some

fand E. Sousa (Skip).

H.K.F.C. stanza but Nam Hwa held them previous deals with Milwaukee, York State Athletic Commission ing.

The following have been chosen to Under the guidance of Grand-down in brilliant manner. It look-the last of which was for Whit has approved a 12-round,

Henry Armstrong, welterweight represent HK.F.C. in the Lawn Bowls pop Leung, Nam Hwa played miled as if Chung Hwa would stage Wyatt. It ran off fine. No quib-title welterweight fight between

"And good old Henry remem-champion of the world, and Lew League on Saturday:-

First Division (v Craigengower C.C.. lion dollar ball and came through a rally when Richard Chung, first bling, no haggling about terms,

batter in the seventh, singled to

of Sweetwater, Texas,

Home):-F. P.. Anslow, J. H. Gelling, in the pinches, making all their left field, but in trying to pilfer bered me. He had had a working Jenkins,

when hits second he was nabbed by second agreement with the Cubs, but he newly-crowned lightweight cham-. E. Laminert and K. S. Robertson

No pion of the world.

(Skip); A. B. Didsbury, A. W. Hodges, G. Duncan (Skip);; A. The two will meet in the Polo W. Gill and Chung Hwa lacked their usual baseman C. W. Wong on a perfect didn't remember the Cubs.

by backstop Szeto Bickt. sir, he remembered me oomph and could not get the old Tuffy Chinn was safe on first last season.

Grounds, home ground of the New Watson, B. I, Bickford, A. Brocksbank fly at left "Henry felt Carleton had the ook Giants Baseball Club, on and N. J. Bebbington (Skip),

Third Division (v"H.K.C.C., Home) :- engine going against an inspired when Mok missed South China aggregation,

B. A. Mansell, F. Flippance, G. E. Ste- who field. Tuffy tried to steal second stuff to win again in the majors July 17. were out to give everything they but Szeto Bick made another per- "He called me up and asked ma Jenkins won the lightweight phens and G. S. Graver (Skin); A. G. title from Lou Ambers on May 10, Grattan, S. H. Strange, R. R, Wood fect throw to the keystone and to buy him.

"Now, mind you, Carleton when he scored a technical knock and J. Waison (Skip); H. H. Beddow, second Tuffy was the

with third didn't have a good record

out over him in the third round.-C. G. Sollis, E. L. Strange and H, G. Wally Ching grounded to

Wallington (Skip). only 11 won and Reuter. base for the last out to end the Milwaukee

nine lost. If he had good stuff, best game of the week-end,

Remarkable how Szeto Bick's you couldn't tell it by the records. arm was on Sunday; it was the S9, of course, I was à jittle doubt,,. first time I have seen him throw ful, but Henry insisted he was any base-runner out at second, pitching as well as he did when

he came up with the Cardinals. let alone two in succession! Hank Chang started on the "He explained the reason hisZIH? mound for Chung Hwa and, dur-record wasn't so good was that he ing his stay on the slab, struck hurt his wrist in an accident in

had.

MEN! HERE'S HOW

·TO KEEP IN TRIM.: Learn to bowl! You'll find that bowling will keep your body fil and your mind alert.

erasure.

PAAVO NURMI DROPS

HINT THAT FINLAND

lout one and walked none, "Bill the middle of the campaign, and MAY HOLD OLYMPIAD

H. D.

R. H. E. 0,01 0,69 X-25 18 4

Chang took over in the sixth ana walked one. Lau went the full

CAN IT BE now that the Russo-Finish war route for Nam Hwa and struck

that Finland will hold the out one.

100 3,000 4 3 10 has been concluded R. H. E. R. E. South China 0 10 0 210-4 4 4 In a friendly game U.S.S. Ash Chung. Hwa 020 000 0-2 74 ville overwhelmed Chung Hwa Olympic Games this summer after all?

14-3. Harvey's pitching proved This may sound like a pretty far-fetched ques- H. B. Rub it in. too good for the Lumen Who

made no hits during the encoun- tion just at present with Finland in a devastated In the second game, Hong Kong ter. Harvey whiffed eight and condition. But what tremendous good-will could best part is that you can bowl Brewery Engineers on a 3 to 4 was a bit wild to pass seven be developed if the Games actually could be held in

less Royal Engineers in a 25 4 Hurst who relieved Harvey in the In the evenings. We'll give you score. The Brewers took no last frame struck out one and Finland this summer. all the instruction you need. Try chances after what happened to walked three.

it!

And the

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When the two Finnish track stars to stage the Games if the situn- Chung Hwa in the previous game. Hurst lead the batting list with The tilt was devoid of any inter-one, homer and three singles,Taisto Makl and Paavo Nurmition in Finland cleared up. HONG KONG

est and the Brewers might have other long hits were three were in San Francisco recently to Whether there were the great made the merry-go-round slightly bogger each by: Gray and Gordon, open their nation-wide series of crowds to fam the Olymple Sta- Finnish Rellef appearances Nurmi, dium or not, the fact that the BOWLING ALLEYS more interesting to the fans had and a double by Grovernale.

droppact Games" were held at -alt would R. H. E. the uncommunicative," Tol. ₤1800. they switched their players

334 120.0-14 10 18 hint that indicated he thought make sports history. It might not around, instead of fattening their Ashylle

CHUNG HWA

100 the Finne would make an attempt be such a Kazỹ, Idea at that. batting averages.

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