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BASEBALL NOTES.

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 17, 1940.

Mindanao Play Flawless Game And Subdue Chung Hwa Team Harvey Equals Smith's Strike-Out Record

Hold South

Sappers Hold

spoiled his no-run-no-hit per- formance when Pete came toar-| Ing home in the last frame for Tulsa's lone tally, As the best of friends

the

be

of

China For Six Innings in a ball game forte had

By "Grandstand”

DESPITE THE threatening weather some inter- esting tilts were dished out to baseball fans over the week-end. The Hong Kong Baseball Club-Hong Kong Brewery tussle was the only one marred by a heavy shower, the game being called off in the fifth on account of rain.

On Saturday Royal Engineers were unfortunate to drop a game at the hands of South China after a ding-dong battle for six innings.

The final score was 17-11. The Sappers tried. hard enough to hold the Nam Hwas down but they got jittery in the pinches and were guilty of eight costly bobbles. South China staged no less than three rallies which more than rattled the hapless On all three occasions two men were out Sappers. when Sappers allowed Nam Hwa to stage their 'merry-go-round.

Jenemies a

Pete

ARMY

TENNIS

ARMY SPORTLIGHT

By "SQUADDY”

to come in with that run to pre- Two matches in the Army Ten- vent a worse defeat at the handsis League were played yesterday, of his best friend and rival on the 24th.. Bty, R.A. and Royal Scots MR. Lee seems to have started.

something scoring wins. Both matches were

when he men- diamond.

n "B" Division.

tioned the fact that he wished tó match some of his boxers against servicemen: The most

Benching 13 Tulsamen via the strike out route Joe Harvey equalled. Bill "Scoop" Smith's record of. 13 strike-outs in the game against Mindanao.

24 BTY, v R, SCOTS

L/Cpl. Moore and L/Cpl. Sherdon Boxing recent development is

(R.A.5,C.)

ost to Capt. McMillan and Lieut.

Simons

lost to L/Bdr. Thompson and Gnr.

Denton

Hannan

The game was played in a real American atmosphere with Uncle Sam's bluejackets furnishing allost to Sgt. Warder and L/Bdr. the clatter and razzing in keeping with the long-established tradi- tion of the American pastime.

Asheville started

to right field. son followed with a timely single ost to Thompson and Denton

ja wild throw to

Hurst

0-6

a challenge made by two boxers from the Army to fight a Chinese lightweight and heavy- The two 4-6 weight respectively.

Army men may be counted 2-he best at their weights in the Services here in Hong Kong, of them are in 5- training at the present: This talk 6-3 of boxing has aroused the interest 15f the Navy and I learn that one

2-8

Roya.

Cpl. Glenn and Pte. Walton (R.A.S.C.) though neither .ost to McMillan and Simons off with 2 seat Thompson and Denton bang in the first inning with three.est to Warder and Hannan tallies. Shorty Sondag led off and Cpl. Smith and L/Cpl. Fare (R.A.S.C) of H.M. Australian Ships has is was given a pass to first. William-ost to McMillan and Simons....

0-01 sued a challenge to Army boxers. 2-Among their crew they have the Sondag scored lost to Warder and Hannan

only Australian ever to gain the when first sacker Peterson made

distinction of being heavyweight R.A.P.C. V R.S. third.

the Mediterranean came up and was hit by the pitch-

champion of

ler. Grovernale was now up and

Another "B" Division Army Fleet and also McMahon, a wel- walloped a stinging single

to League tennis match was played terweight, who was champion of one of the English Naval training Score Williamson. Hurst was nail- when the 2nd Battalion,

test might

Army be arranged ed at third for the first out, Gray Scots beat the Royal Army Pay schools. A very interesting con- six, sacrificed a long fly to left-field Corps by 6 sets to 3, at Sookunpoc

versus Australian Navy, with South China counting for three while Lau whiffed five and pass-score Grovernale.

Sabo fanned yesterday.

couple of friendly bouts between ed seven. Pau struck out one. tallies when Yip and I. C. Wong

the breeze to retire the inning.

Mr. Lee's two best boxers and Asheville scored two more runs]

Reed and Ingieley (R.A.P.C.)

two Army men. stored on two hits, a walk and

C.Q.M.S. Graham and in the fourth. Gray and Sabc beat

C.Q.M.S. Green came in on one hit, a walk and lost to Sgt. Taylor and L/Cpl. two errcts. For the rest of the Downing game the score board showed lost to Pte. Gilroy and Pte. Jenkins 2-t goose eggs for Asheville!

Luckhurst and Stone (R.A.P.C.). Playing to a packed stand Tulsa's lone count came in when beat Graham and Green and a sacrifice fly to left field by U.S.S. Mindanao subdued Chung Pete Peterson was given a life lost to Taylor and Downing

The fracas started off

with struck out two and walked

South China 300 440

two errors. Royal Engineers re-R. Engineers 200 plied with two runs with Taylor and Denyer crossing the plate on two Annie Oakleys, a hit by Fox,

'Shaw.

Both teams were blanked

the second and third stanzas.

5 13

R. H. E. 6-17.13 0 D-11 10 8

Mindanao Win

encounter.

Soccer Reminders

season's

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4THE Servicemen's section of the European Y.M.C.A. is ar- o-ranging a Billiards, Darts and

Table Tennis tournament, provid

ed sufficient sup-

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Y.M.C.A. port is forthcoming,

Those who wish to

Hwa 7-5 in the most Interesting with a pass to first, in

the last lost to Gilroy and Jenkins in League game of the week-end.inning. Pete ambled all the way Chalcraft and Hemming (R.A.P.C.)

alhome after Joe Harvey let gc lost to Graham and Green In Mindanao played with nary

lost to Taylor and Downing miscue, to give twirler Ski Pow-with three wild pitches. the fourth, South China staged lawski a million dollars support,

lost to Gilroy and Jenkins There was some argument

enter should send their names to their first rally. Pau slapped awhile Chung Hwa booted six be-where I was sitting as to whether

the Secretary, The Servicemen's two-bagger but was nailed at the hind Bill Chang's pitching.. the Asheville pitcher was baulk-

Committee, c/o The Y.M.C.A., With one run in the first 'canto ing or not. The Asheville follow- plate with a beautiful throw from

Salisbury Road, Kowloon, or go and a six run merry-go-roundjers insisted that Joe Harvey was 'left-fielder Taylor to backstop

in the second, the bluejackets led not baulking and

Last was pitching

First Division and enter their names on the lists Fox. Cecil Winglee singled and all the way. Chung Hwa tighten-according to rules.

The old gent, Clubs are reminded that they are provided for that purpose in the Ng grounded to the pitcher for ed in the third frame to blank who appeared to bu a

neutral, to subimit the name of their re-Servicèmen's Lounge. There will the second out. With two away the Chasemen for the rest of the was willing to lay a bet that the presentative on the Council obe prizes for the winners in each Bob Law worked Denyer för а

pitcher was baulking according Hong Kong Football Associa-section, and.. if sumcient entries walk and stole second. Winglee

are received, prizes will also be Chung Hwa, who batted first, to the book of rules because he tion by Friday

runners-up. awarded to

This scored on a wild throw by short- stop Foley and Lau reached first were shut out in the first inning. was not facing the batter when he

tournament should arouse-quite-a- Ski whiffed two in this frame delivered the ball with men on on a fielder's choice. C. W. Wong

bit of interest, in view of the fact and "Horseface" Douglas, un-bases. As there was no rule book singled to score Law. Both Lau assisted, erased Nip Lum at the on hand the argument was drop-

First meeting of the. Council of that arrangements are in hand for and Table and Wong scored on two wild

be forming both Darts initial sack. In the second in-ped. The book of rules, however the Football Association will throws by catcher Fox. Yip ning the Abemen pushed across has this to say:

held at the end of the month and Tennis Leagues for Service teams grounded to third to retire

wo runs. Tuffy, Chinn doubled Rule 31-BALKS: Sec. 4.Clubs who have not sent in their in the Colony. A well-supported

Billiard League is already

in inning.

and Hank Chang walked. "Any delivery of the ball to the entries for the different divisions The Sappers knotted the score Grandpop Leung, who played in- bat by the pitcher while he is of the Football League are ad-operation. with a five-run rally in

the spired ball, clouted a triple to not facing the batsman”.

vised to do so immediately. fourth nicking, hurler Lau for left-feld to score Tuffy and four hits and aided by four Nam Hank Chang. Chung Hwa, did Hwa errors. Nam Hwa forged not score again till the sixth, ahead with four more runs in when Tuffy Chinn crossed, fol-

the

the fifth. After two away Pau,lowed by Al Lau on three blows "THE GREATEST PLAY

one

by Tuffy

I'VE EVER SEEN...

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DESPITE the fine play by Foley as short-stop Royal Engineers, after making a useful start, were Cecil Winglee, Ng and Bob Law and a walk. The Liumen tried

unable to hold South China" on crossed the counting station on hard in the last canto but their

Saturday. The three bingles, a walk and an efforts were only good. for

were per- error. The Sappers added

Baseball Sappers one tally, Choy counted on a walk more run in the fifth and three and was brought in

haps a tritle unlucky in the sixth to tie the score once Chinn's triple.

This is another of a series of short descriptions of "The Greatest

to lose, having six runs scored more. A six-run rally in the Ski Powlawski had a good day Play I've Ever Seen" as appearing in the Shanghai "China Press"against them in the last inning, last inning clinched the game for on the rubber, whiffing eight and Baseball is the game referred to and the plays to be described took through a series of errors noticed Nám Hwa. Sappers tried to ral-passing five. ly in their last time up, but not so lucky; he only struck out place in Shanghai: were held in one-two-three, or two and walked two, der.

George Denyer was not usual self on the mound.

Bill

Chang was

A neat double killing was pull- his ed by Nip Lum and Al Lau in He the fifth. to dispose of Crooner

Ruel and Padgett. ·

WOMEN WHO WANT.

TO STAY SLIM ..

Mindanao..

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Chung Hwa

R. H. E.

By T, F. MULLAHEY'

As told to Hal P. Mills

tinct improvement

one or

was.

were

in the Sapper's fielding, though

two good efforts.

wild throwing. Their spoilt by play on Saturday, showed - that- they have lost none of their en- thusiasm for the game and even

I've been watching baseball Now, as many fans know, steal-if they are doomed to hold up the 160 000 x games here for a quarter of: aing third base is mighty difficult, rest of the League, the League it- even for a fleet runner such as self will have been better for their 020 002 15:09 century and more, but it is not Lamneck. Let to the amazement presence.

necessary to turn back. the years of the fans, Bill dashed for third Easy Meat

in order to describe the greatest as Houston wound up and glory bit of baseball I've seen in Shang-be, made it!

.

Hong Kong Baseball Club were hal. No, sir, just a matter of a Some fans are of the belief that easy meat for Hong Kong few weeks ago. ・・

Jack Riley was more or less-res- Brewers in a 13-2 scoring. The I refer to the smart, daring|ponsible for the daring of Lam- game was called by Chief Um baserunning of none other than deck, Inasmuch as Jack, a smart

ALTHOUGH the weather has been a little kinder than usual

pire Ski Powlawski in the fifth Bill Lamneck in that recent coach, was conching off third of late, most units have not been

Inning on account of rain.

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able to find time to

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Johnny Alyares started on the Sunday atter-plece between the Take it from me, and with all due

Friday, however, Ro- mound for the Molthenmen but First Battalion and the Shanghai respect to Mr. Riley, it was Bill Tennis, play matches.

Amateurs. Seated in the grand-Lamneck and Bill alone, who. was yanked in favour of Bill stand directly behind home plate. took it upon himself to commit yal Scots met and defcated Royal Army Service Corps by the odd- "Scoop" Smith in the fourth, after I had a clear view of everything grand larceny. he had' yielded nine hits and and lemme tell you, sir, I was With Lamneck perched on third set in nine. eleven runs. Alvares struck, out! thrilled..

Amateur. rooters were praying, for ane and issued three passes to Those who saw the game, aja hit a passed ball, anything to Orst. Smith walked two.. M. game, incidentally, in which the get that run across. I seriously Arculli; who went the full routeAmateurs shone, will recall that doubt that any fan present figured IT is hoped that this sport will "be resumed in the very near for HB,,, whiffed five and walked when Lamneck gained first base, on Bill Lamneck's next move-a can do so by learning to none..

with no other runners on the move which won the old ball future; I understand, that one or bowl. Bowling furnishes just Dave "Bambino" Leonard hom- paths, a lone run was needed to game.

two matches have been: 'pro-, enough exercise for office workers tred for, the longest hit of the win the game. It was the eighth Houston took a rather elaborate visionally arranged for next week. The Queen's and home-makers. And it's easy tray. Johnny Alvares. tripled inning of as close and as pretty wind-up and as he did so, the to learn! We'll give you all the with one on board.

R. H. 8.a contest as one could wish to sec, daring Lamneck dashed for the Water Polo R o a d Swim- ming. Bath is instruction you need. Try it H.K. Brewers 034 61-13 10 1 Houseton, twirler for the Marine platter. He made it. The Marine

beofed plenty over still. without any water polo nets; to-day.

HJC. Bassball Club 002 00-2 8 4 team, was going great guns but backstop.

was, wild, Bill Lampeck, fully Morange decision, but there could if the Army contests are to be held HONG KONG

Pitching a no-hitter, Joe Har- wware of the fact that a single not have been any other fair deci- in this bath it is high time-that

some sort of nets, made, their ap-. BOWLING ALLEYS vey gave his ship another, victory tally would no doubt win the sion:

when U.S.S. Asheville gave US.S. game, promptly stole second, Twenty-five years is a long potrance. As far as can be ascer Fulda a 5 to 1 trouncing. Joe thus being in position to score on time, but that bit of baseball was tained no note are yet under-con-

the greatest· I'vo' seon,

·Jstruction!~ Harvey's best Pal, Pete Peterson,, a clean singlo,`·

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