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GOOD WIN FOR K.B.G.C. OVER TAIKO0; BOB DUNCAN AGAIN SHINES

(Continued from Page 13)

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 2; 1940 -'

BOWLING ALLEY "THE GREATEST PLAY

JOTTINGS

By "STRIKE"

his

game. Molthen almost|bagged another

I'VE EVER SEEN...

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AS mentioned in last week's 215 on his second game and 200 on his

Jottings, the Alley team hav-fourth game, while Corp. Watts secured (This is another of a series of short descriptions of "The Great- ing beaten the Asheville Chief the other, a useful 208 on

thest Play I've Ever Seen" as appearing in the Shanghai "China Petty Officers on July 22 by 100 200, for, on his fifth game, he made aress Reference is made to baseball and to Shanghat plays and pins, it was inevitable for the lat-190. The average for the Alley team should prove of interest to Hong Kong fans.) ter to challenge the Alley team to worked out at 162, a return match.

This was played off on Friday, July 26, and again resulted in a win for the Alley team by 133 pins.

Doc Molthen on this occasion

By "JUDGE" LYNCH As told to Hal P. Mills -

The total scores for both teame (C.P.O.'s 3332 and Alley team 3239) was particularly high, and there is no doubt that it was one of the moss

I've seen some really greati The lead-off man worked the Interesting games played in the Alleys plays here, great not only for Amateurs. pitcher for a free pass for a long time.

this city but plays which would and, the next man rapped the ball Again on July 31, another match was be classed as outstanding wher-for. a two-base hit to right, the was unavoidably absent and F. P. arranged between Asheville C.P.O.'s ever baseball is played. I can runner, however, being held at Hollis of U.S.S. Mindanao very and the Alley team, and the match readily recall some smart, fine third. The next batter, a heavy The other seven on this division ably filled the gap. The individual turned out to be quite interesting and plays by such sterling baseballers hitter, was walked, seemingly

as exciting as the last one, On this oc- went to Harry Gittins' Kowloon scores were as follows:--

caslon the Asheville C.P.O.'s won as Demon Hyde in his palmy days, purposely although that would be ALLEY TEAM Tong rink and the skip's shot

that c. J. Summers 806 again, but by the very low margin of Jimmy Deegan, Ed. Posnecke, Li-strange in view of the fact which secured it was equally good,J. H. Watts

boon, Murphy, Riley and others, the clean up batter followed him. G. C. Merkel 77747 pins. for he faced out a back wood just Joe Harvey

The individual scores were as fol- but I must accord first honours Muskee. enough to nullify it and then added s. A. 13mail

with his last the whisky shot wood, As Gittins was already 18-

ASHEVILLE

818

F. P. Hollis

797

785

L. C. Garrett 749

771

E. L. Wood 700 lows:

ASHEVILLE

to little Jimmy Deegan for what]

ALLEY TEAM

3171

3038

J. H. Waits ¡C. J. Summers 902 L. C. Garrott G09 Joo Harvey

903

Doc Malthen

702

3281

S. A. Ismail

832 817 682

I consider the best play of all. Here goes:

The batter poked out a short

Py just over second base, which

up it seemed like rubbing,it in Feature of this match was the scar- but the home four were good value city of scores of 200 or over, there for their big win, only Willerton Alley Team, bagged a good 212 in his being actually only two. Watis, for the of the visiting team playing up to first game, and Merkel, for Asheville, the divisional standard.

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registered the other, making 201 in his third game.

H. T. McCulley 788 a. C. Merkel

Deegan gathered in after a hard The Amateurs were hard press-run and a pretty catch. The run- ed by a startlingly strong Navy ner on third did not attempt to 3234 team one Saturday afternoon at score after the catch. One out

the Race Course, some four or and the sacks loaded.

Highest aggregate of the match was

The score stood five to four

un-

to

Valuable Contribution five years ago. Jimmy Kew nearly emulated the feat when he finished with a Summers' Good Effort bagged by J. H. Watts, who made a

Decgan apparently figured what in favour of the homesters.]the next batter would do and six against MacDonald, whilst it

and, the Nearest approach to a 200 was notch-valuable 003 for the Alley team or an Eighth inning

Navy's accordingly he took up an is wor.hy of note that Stephens also contributed to last headed by Summers for the Asheville, with average of 180 pins per game. C. J. lead off man up. No outs and usual position daringly close

Summers, for C.P.O's., followed very the sacks devoid of humanity.the second sack, a bit to the left. aggregate of no less than 16 shots.

The Alley team averaged only 158 close behind with 902,

Jimmy Deegan was playing cen-And Jimmy called the turn. The The uncertainty of bowls!

pins per player per game, while the Joe Harvey, for the Alley team, came tre.

batter on the second ball thrown average per player per game for the out of his shell and put up 832 to make

to him smacked out a whistling Chief Petty Officers was 152. There the third highest aggregate, averaging|

liner over second, seemingly a were unly two scores of 800 or over 160 pins per game, for the five games, the Alley team bag-

sure hit. Doc Molthen was slightly lower than

Good Win

107 in his fifth game.

Watts, for the Alley team, made 018

fifth

good

Promising Recruit

Deegan moved like a frighten- Hed jackrabbit.

t

The best part of the play was the fact that Jimmy, even while making the difficult catch, set himself in position to throw the ball. Smart baseball, I calls it.

(H.P.M.'s not: "Judge" Lynch is a popular Old China Hand who attends as many baseball games as he can. Also keen on certain other sports.)

Craigengower did remarkably ging one and the Asheville getting the his usual but his 817 was very useful when J. E. Harman, of U.S.S. Ashe well to bent Kowloon Football other,

to the Alley team, his average being Ville, got dangerously near his score

when he put up a very good 246. Club at Chatham Road and they

164 pins per game.

score-sheet showed that he started of had Lewis to thank for the points or an average of 164 pins, per game. There were five aggregates of over with a spare, then five strikes in suc as he beat Bill Simpson by four and C. J. Summers of the Asheville re- 800, these being bagged by the Alley cession up to his sixth frame, then r

A short but spectacular run, shots. The winner hud two glstered 808 or an average of 161 per team, viz.. Watts 003, Harvey 832, and spare on his seventh, a miss on hi a gloved hand catch and a light- excellent men in Xavier and game. Watts started off well with 212 Molthen 817; the other two were notch-eighth, to make a 9. thën striking our ning-like snap throw to second Rosario and these two quite out-on his first game, and 162 on his seced by the C.P.O's, viz. C.P.O. Sum-with four strikes in a row on his ninth for a double play, and the Navy's and tenth frames and strikes with his scoring chances for that inning ond game, but then dwindled away to mers 902, and C.P.O. Garrett 809. classed Groves and Hughes for the

a very poor 137 on his th game.. The average score per player per two extra balls. Had he made a spar were over.. greater part of the game to make Harvey, for the same team, was algame for each team was practically or a strike on his eighth frame insteać the victory possible.

little more consistent but registered afthe same.

of a 9 he would undoubtedly have lowly 131 on his second game, which

The C.P.O's. figures worked out at beaten Hollls' score. 104 plns per game per player and the McNeill's rink played well to-made his total score low.

Alley team 162 pins per each player) Ismall for the Alley team started of gether, with the skip starring, to

per game. well with beat Field's four by a singleton, weakly but finished

Feature of this match was that al- Vic Chittenden played a splendid scores of 182 on his third game, and though the total scores were reason We have a good Duck Pin player game for Field, who was inclined keep this up and in his

193 on his fourth game: he failed to ably high, there were only three scores now keen on the game in the perser to try his heavy ones which un-made a mediocre 144.

game of over 200 and all ware made by the of Geo. Roach, for on Monday he pu fortunately did not connect. Bill Hollls might have done much better212 on his first game and 206 on his

Alley team. Watts netted two of them up a very good.129.

The record for Duck Pins for the Way and Younghusband fought a he had not falled in his fifth game. third-walle Harvey registered the month in the Alley is held by R. F level battle with honours even at making a poor 134. The same can be highest individual score, of the match, Pirard, with 132 pins, so Roach, with the finish both individually and said about C.P.O. Summers for Ashe21 through a fine effort. numerically.

ville; his 805 might have been improv- ed if he had not started off with д miserable 128 on the first game, and a Despite a big win by Tom Carr 143 on his fourth game; actually had". against Costello, Hong Kong it not been for his poor start he would The match was a good one, keenly- Cricket Club were able to beat have been top-scorer of the match, contested from start to the finish. and, their Kowloon rivals by nearly a

the result was left in doubt right up dozen shots, A W. Brown in an

to the end of the last game,

46 inter-Hong battle against Hubert

The Alley team were ahead by Merkel for Asheville- niso started on plons on the first game, but the C.P.O's.. Overy, having an equally big win badly, his 129 on his first and second won the second to load by 71 pins; the Ladies':-Miss Ruby Tang for the Islanders. Dal Davies and game, not by any means representing Alleys won the third to reduce the lead Men's: F. P. Hollis Bert Smith had an even game his ordinary scoring capability. Gar to only 12 pins up for C.P.O.'s; in the until the half way stage, when the rett, for Asheville, had an off day, also fourth game the C.P.O's. Increased the former ran away. from his op-starting off weakly with 134 on his first lead to 31 pins, and finished up on the ponent to win by 10.

game and not appearing comfortable or Atth game to still lead by 47 pins, so Ladies':-Miss Nancy Ng getting going right through the match.one can judge how. closely-matched Men's :— R. F. Pirard Wood had the lowly score of 700, or an these teams were.

Hollis therefore has his name en

The F. P. Hollis, of Mindanao, who holds graved on the Watson's Shield, receive: average of 141 pins per game, and again in his case he was never able to the Ten Pin record for the month with an engraved replica, of same, and also get right down to it; he can do much 257 pins, almost received a headache receives a supply of Tiger Beer! better than this.

Fireworks!

Bad Start

And last in this division and perhaps I should have put it first,

The Asheville · C.P.O.'s have taken was the game between Club de Recreio and Police. What a game! defeats at the hands of the Alley team their revenge, for after sustaining two Ten up at five heads,-- 24-at-10 on July 24 and July 26, they took the heads, so it went on until the opportunity, of challenging the Alles inargin reached the half-century. team on Monday, and on this occasion Remarkable thing was that Hillyer they won by 93 pins after a really keen nearly beat Eddie Sousa in spite of struggle between both teams. The in- the margin mentioned and he was dividual scores were as follows:- only a couple to the bad when H. T. McCulley 854

ALLEY TEAM Dod Molthen Joe. Harvey

time was called.

ASHEVILLE

C. J. Summers 849 L. C. Garratt 818

3332

S. A. Ismail

J. H. Watts

E. L. Wood

924

791

687

700 151

Dr. Rodrigues ably assisted by G. C. Merkel 811 A. M. Silva, the badminton player, H. H. Pinna and Charlie Alves, completely quashed Steven in his debut as skip but he can take it, unable to get to the Alleys in time for Cpl. Watts for the Alley team was believe me, and is probably think-the first game and C.P.O. Woods, very ing it was lucky that there were kindly played the first game for him. no sevens or eights against him!

TAKE HER BOWLING- ́SHE'LL ENJOY IT, TOO!

..

Make a bowling "date"! Your wife or sweetheart will enjoy it as much as you do. Take, her to the most congenial rendezvous in town.

HONG KONG

for, with the exception of L. C: Garret's

Good Match

measure of luck, might easily have [beaten this. His score-sheet shows tha

he made two strikes and three spares.

Month's Records

The records for the month of July are as follows:-

TEN PINS

201

251

·DUCK PINS

STOKES MAKES GOOD

CENTURY; SPLENDID

INNINGS BY P. MADAR

11

132

A BRILLIANT UNDEFEATED partnership and made a very useful 151. Feature between Pat Mádar and Harris saved the Colts from of this match was the wonderfully con- sistent bowling of the CPO. team, what appeared at one time almost certain defeat at 137 in his first game, the remaining the hands of the S.C.C. Wanderers in a League en tween 165 and 180; as a matter of fact counter on the Recs ground in Shanghai over the the highest score registered for the week-end: C.P.O.'s was 100 and they did not score

players' scores per game were all be

scorer.. for, his side with 854, ar an average of 171 pins per game, and

were

a single 200, although every player The Wanderers, batting first on tion. A collapse set in, however, scored over 300. McCulley was top a batsman's paradise, knocked up and before the Colts knew where

they were the huge total of 280 for seven down for 66 runs and the thine

seven wickets Summers was second with a good 840 wickets declared, Stokes and only 6.10 p.m. or an average. of. 164. Merkel scored Pearson taking all the batting 011 or an average of 162 plís per game,

+

Brilliant Performance

served their win.

BASEBALL

HUEBNER

STILL PLAYING

virtually Shanghai Amateurs captured the championship of the City Baseball League over the week-end, when they defeated the First Battalion, the title holders, in an interesting game at the Race Course by five to one.

Al Huebner, former Hong Kong Base- ball Club star, was in the pink of condition, fanning no fewer than 15 Marines and issuing no tree tickets. He-was-touched-for-five.scattered_hits,

Another former Hong Kong man, R. Biesel jr.. was also in the limelight, clouting a homer in the eighth inning to the Pafsce Cricket Club but, as he failed to touch the second sack, was put out by Grow.

The Amateurs scored a brace of runs in the opening canto on two singles and three bobbles. The Leathernecks were given a gift run in the third Inning when Holcombe let pass the third. strike on Rhodes.. Rhodes came in on |Mudry's single and Grow's two-bagger, In the stretching canto the Galloppers obtained three more runs. to sew up comb fingers trope haber. Huebner bunted for a single. Daniels pitcher's box and Holcombe slid in

to score

sacrificed. Jim Ward bunted to the

well. While the ball was being tossed around, Blesel, running for Huebner, crossed the platter for the third point. LEAGUE STANDINGS

"

W. I. Pct.

0 1 ,900

в 4 .GOO

4. 4 GOO

*

B .333

2

.200

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OCEAN“ Golfer's Policy

At this Juncture Pat MadarAmateurs

1st Battalion honours with 104 not out and 61|— was joined-by-Harris-and the 2nd Battalion

two respectively. The former batted

of thom so successfully Headquarters. 110 minutes for his runs and negotiated the Wanderers' attack Yangpat The individual average per player though a trifle slow in the earlier that they were able to remain; per game was 100.0 pins-a truly bril-stages he opened up after getting together for the "remaining 801 Hant performance and they well de nifty and scored very quickly to-

minutes and play out time and,{ In addition, score

110 runs in Doc Molthen bagged the highest wards the end of his innings. He

this period.. score of the match, his 934, or 185 never gave a chance during lis average per game, being worth seeing, long stay at the crease and hit The Wanderers' fielding was in-1 although his 143 on his first game re eleven boundaries. and one huge clined to be slack and one or two quires some understanding! Watts only six. Marshall, early in the in-difficult chances were missed dur- played four games to make a good 200 nings, had a brisk knock, smacking the last stand, but the honours or an average of 177 per game. Had ing. six-boundaries and one tre- went to Madar and his partner Wood played the first game for him-mendous six in an innings of 47. who both played sterling innings. his score would have been 857.

Stokes and Pearson scored Madar was undefonted at. the 120 in an hour during their close with 78. partnership and the cricket soon Scores in brief:- who exhilarating.

Hỏ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄added Wood's−151 ̄ ̄ ̄to his ̃score=

Harvey did not dó 'as well as he has done in, previous matches although, his 701 was useful.

Ismail was undoubtedly right off

007 is

LF, Stokes 104 hot out; P. Madar 2

6.C.C. Wanderera-200 ́for 7 deb, (F. E. T. Marahall 47, P. V. Simpson 10. In reply to this huge score, the BOWLING ALLEYS form; his did nothing like what to Js Colts began poorly, but Gomes and

for 60)

Reds' Colta-170, for 7 (C. E. Oller: ous that although the Alley team lost Quincey pulled the game round to they barged, the only three scores of such an extent, that few thought dessen 0, T. W. R. Wilson 14, Pat Ma- 200 or over, Molthen notted a good the hosts would be in a tight posi- 'dar 70 not out; Stolca 4 for 44),

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