1940-08-14 — Page 14

Page 14 BASEBALL

· THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 14, 1940

SOUTH CHINA

Baseball Title Undecided: WITHDRAW TWO Fans Watch A Good Game

MINDANAO'S DISPLAY ASTOUNDS CRITICS

By "Grandstand”.

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

300,LEAGUE TENNIS

Following is to-day's "C" Division

A.T.C.

C.D.R. “A” C

C.R.C.

V J.R.C.

V

C.D.R. "B"

V

H.K.P.S.A.

V

A.K.U.T.C

K.T.G.C.A. SIC.A.A.

บ

V

K.C.C. K.I.T.C.

IN THE MOST interesting and closest baseball League tennis programme battle staged in Hong Kong since time immemorial, - Hong Kong Brewery knotted with U.S.S. Mindanao, 0-0, for six full frames thereby leaving the cham- pionship undecided.

Chief umpire Doc Molthen called the game in

settled over the park.

K. TONG BEATEN

Gaining their first points In Ave matches the Indian Recreation Club [yesterday defeated Civil Service C.C.| Įby five sets to four on the latter's courts in the "B" Division of the Tennis League.

dar

0-2

&-1

W. J.

Skinner

4-6

B-2

4-61.

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3-6 3-6

1. Agafuroff and. J. A. Bondall (C.B.C.C.). beat A. R. Kitchell and M. O.

Hoosen the last of the seventh on account of rain. The

Ski was fumbling a bit nervous-beat A. Rahmin and S. A. Ismall 6-2 ly on the slab, but with all the beat I, Kitchell and M. P. Ma- League Committee will meet on Friday to decide the determination he could muster let

go with the first pitch which was B. Igafuroff and date for another play-off which baseball bugs are high and inside. Stan stepped (C.S.C.C.). eagerly looking forward to.

back and the ump bellowed "ball lost to Kitchell and Hoosen

lost to Rahmin and Ismail Jone".

lost to Kitchell and. Madar Mindanao players were barking D. Holledge and C. Sloan (C.S.C.C.). While Brewers maintained their usual standard encouragement to their stout-lost to Kitchell and Hoosen

hearted blonde chucker. The last lost to Rahmin and Ismail of play, Mindanao surpassed all expectations with delivery was an out curve and lost to Kitchell and Madar their brilliant performance in all departments of a foot, but Tony Mascavage could Stan swung to miss the pellet by the game, Douglas and Wilson being particularly outstanding for the Chasemen.

not hang on the old onion and had; to throw the ball to first to get Stan out.

All scampered to third on the play.

One away

and the Bambino

C.R.C. WIN

The Chinese Recreation Club beat Kowloon Tong by 0% sets to 12.

LEAGUE TEAMS

are

South Ching Athle- tic Association writing to the Hong Kong Football. As- sociation asking for permission to with- draw their "B" team from the First Divi- sion and the team from the Third Divi- sion.

This decision will necessitate a re-ar- rangement

fixtures.

of the

A draft

copy was to have been presented. fo the Clubs at this evening's meeting.

F.A. MEETING TO-DAY

Yu Tak-chouk and Wong Shiu wing

The monthly meeting, of the (C.R.C.).

Council of the Hong Kong Foot- drew with Bill Yiu and Henry Lin 66 ball Association will be held this beat Frank Kwok and Lam Kwan 7-5)

the Association's

Chan

at ...... 6-3 afternoon.

Tak-chan office at 5.30 p.m.

6-2 A League Fixtures Committee 6-1 meeting will be held at 6.30 p.m. to-day to approve the fixtures for 6-2 the coming season. Club secre- 6-3 taries may attend if they desire.

K. L. Ho and P. S. Chol (G.R.C.).

ARMY BEATEN

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0-1

Douglas displayed his wares in off to steal second but Tony Mas- no uncertain manner at his cavage, who was in tip-top form Dave Leonard was up. What a beat T. E. Ling and Dr. Ko habitat, the first station, and with behind the plate, bulleted the ball set up. Ski was on a spot and he

D. C. Luk and the willow wand hammered two to Poochie Chase at second and knew it. Dave let the first ball (C.R.C..). out of three including a double Souza died for the first down, go by for a strike and instead of beat Ylu and Lin. which was the longest knock of "Showboat” All ingloriously trying for a squeeze play the beat Kwok and Kwan the affray.

struck out for the second out. Stan Bambino, who appeared too an-beat Ling. and Ko Wilson's fly chasing at the cen-Leonard bingled and Dave Leon-xious to wallop the ball for a long beat Yiu and Lin tre pastures left nothing undone ard, H.B.'s clean-up man, flied a distance hoist, fouled a fly which beat Kwok and Kwan and his performance was climax-long foul and Peterson at left field was gathered by Maxwell for the beat Ling asid Ko ed by a spectacular catch off Obei was under it to retire the inning. second out. Arculli's bat in the ninth. In the second stanza Ski, Ruel

Joe Bowen came up and there "Highpockets" had to sprint from and Tony Mascavage went down was still a good chance for Ali to left centre to right centre to make in one-two-three order. In their come home on a hit, but Hong

South China beat Army by 8 sets to the catch and what a

to catch? turn

lifted Kong's Brown Bomber Wingleemen:

ajone in. "B" Division of Tennis League, Willie shared batting honours with threatened to pep up the proceed-long fly to left fielder Peterson for at Sookunpoo yesterday. Douglas, belting two safeties outings. Joe Bowen singled to left

the final out.

Smith and Newnham (A.T.C.). of three trips to the plate.

field. Arculli flied to right field Both teams were blanked in 1-2-3 lost to W. T. Lee and W. C. Ho..

The fifth inning was a short one. lost to P. Dew and K. A. Ip

• In an old fashioned pitching and right-fielder Muddy Ruell duel, Ski Powlawski topped Ma-Douglas for a neat double play was wasted when Wilson, Chase lost to Lee and Ho

whipped the ball to first sacker,

order. Douglas belted a two bag-lost to W. H. Ho and B. Szeto ger in the sixth but the long hit lost to Dew and Ip

Loch and Webb (A.T.C.). deen Arculli with seven strike- outs, one walk and allowed four

With two away Zinho Gosanoland Peterson went down in that lost to Ho and Szeto hits while Madeen was nicked for whiffed and the inning was over-order. Madeen Arculli, first bat- four blows, whiffed five and pass-second on a hit and a steal, but second base and Souza struck out lost to Life and Sze

In the third Wilson reached

Hyde and Duffield (A.T.C.). the sixth, grounded to beat Dew and Ip three of his teammates in Badrick, for the second erasure. All clout lost to Ho and Szeto Maxwell

"Poochie". Chase!

ed one.

:

Wilson's Bingle

The session started

Mindanao batting first.

off

pockets" Wilson led off with a

bat the

and

H.B.

and

ter in

C.R.C.

POLICE HOLD “ SOCCER PRACTICE

Police Football team held their dary Street when a large number 3-8 first practice yesterday at Boun-

of players turned up.

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4-0 Police will this year be streng- 1-0 thened by the return of Moss, who 2-6 was injured early last season, and Parker, who returned from leave at the end of the season.

G-2 2-6

5-7

League Table

Sets

P.W, D. L. F.

A. Ple

0 5 0 1 41

9 10

7 5 0 2 33

30

10

-6 4 0 1-29 16

8

faded away in order to close the ed his second hit of the day but with chapter. In the same inning Ski was caught at the keystone in

made short work of three.

trying to piller that base. Tony "High-batters when Harold "Babyface bag was perfect and Ali was tag- Mascavage's throw to the middle Winglee, Madeen Arculli

ged before he could get to smell-$.C.A.A, ing distance of the cushion.

As far as the book of rules will C.D.R. allow that is as far as the battle c.c.c.

K.T.G.C.A. for the pennant went, but I might A.T.C.- mention here that although the .R.C. final frame was not completed]K.C.C.

this H.K.G.C.

sizzling bingle to centre field and George Souza rounded second a minute later, fanned the breeze in succession.

unceremoniously "Poochie" Chase followed to foul! the first pitch and third sackerį Douglas Just. Out

Obei Arculli muffed. With the --count two-and

one on him

At Home

"Poochie" worked Madeen Arculli

The fourth canto was more ex- for a free pass. Runners on first citing. Mindanao tore into their Mindanao were blanked in and second and Douglas up to bat. half with blood in their eyes, but stanza and it was one away for C.s.c.c. "Horseface" grounded to short-stop the Brewers were equally as de-.. with Dave Leonard up when and Wilson was forced at the hot termined to hold the Chasemen the game was called. corrier for the first out.

(down.

R. H. E.

000 0.00 X-0 4 0 000 000 x-0 4 2

Sunday's Game

In the only game on Sunday,

Police are again competing in the First Division but have enter- fed a team in the third division

this season.

and not in the cond as at first hoped.

Se-

The following are some of the

6 0 0 462 72 12 players who wil be playing this

season:-

W. S. McHardy: Blackburn and C.

3 2 0 1 172 92 4 Parker: Pope, Gough and North; John-

5 2 03 2012 2412 40. Howlett, Wong Man-kwal,-Ferrier, 6. 1 0 4-141⁄2 301⁄2 2

6 1 0 5 131⁄2 361⁄2 2 3. 0 U 3 62 212 C 600 6 9 45 0

CRICKET "WAR" ON

Moss.

Taylor: Mul Siu-kel and Charl Kong- yu; Faan Kwai-choi, Hogarth and Mak Hon-fan; Morrison, Gordon, Coull and Kong Hing.

DRASTIC CRICKET CHANGE URGED?

There have been many revolu-

Lil' round man Chase took too

Mindanao much lead off second and wide-start

Douglas singled to right field to H.B. awake Madeen Arculli nailed him fouled three times much to the the fireworks. Peterson for the second erasure with the disgust of "Horseface" who was help of second baseman. Zinho determined to steal second, and Gosano. Peterson popped to third had to come back to first after U.S. Navy subdued Hong Kong base to end the chapter.

George Souza was the first bat-struck out for the first down.

each foul ball. Peterson finally League selection 8-2. "Muddy" cricket. "war" on. So many argutionary suggestions for the brigh-

Believe it or not, there's a ter to face super moundsman Ski Powławski and was given a stole third while Madeen Arculli the

Douglas pilfered second

Ruel and

carried the brunt on ments have developed over the mound'. for the free pass to first.

Amer-claim in the 1940 Wisden" that tening of cricket, but one which blue-jackets Ski took his went to sleep on the mound. Skiican

and box move, held Souza snug to first grounded to third and,

did Brian Sellars (Yorkshire) must will probably make the "diehards" at the sterling work to whiff five to rank and pitched. The minute the ball crack of hickory against horse-"Spotty" Pereira's one. "Spotty" captain

as the outstanding county explode with anger has been put left the pitcher's hand, Souza was hide, Douglas tore for home

of all time that it forward by a reader of the Lon- walked two and Ruel none. Al- has been found necessary to issue don "Star", fast as his legs could carry him though "Muddy" Ruel was touch-detailed reasons for the assertion. The correspondent, who nd- to the accompaniment of the roar-

ed for two more hits than his Briefly, Yorkshire won the Cham-mitted to playing ordinary stuff ing stand, Öbei Arculli made a blows well scattered to cause less eight seasons, as skipper.

teammates' seven he kept thelpionship six times during Sellars' with varying success in the Army perfect throw to hind-snatcher.

Other and the Police, says: "If, in any Winglee and Doc. Molthen's thumb

damage.

captains may have done equally complete over, no run or runs are was up in the air after the tag. Mascavage's brilliant work behind exacting conditions of modern be credited to the fielding side The game was featured by Tony well on paper, but none under the scored, four (or six) runs shall Two away and Ski Powlawski at the plate and his pegging to the cricket which made Sellars' job so at the end of the over." third. Muddy Ruel sky-rocketed cassocks to nip in the bud would-difficult. Tests and representative the pellet to centre fielder Davel 10 Leonard to end Mindanao's rally: Leonard, who was caught once at best players from Yorkshire, yet ing are invariably applauded, and be base stealers, including D. matches continually drained the accurate bowling and keen field- He points out that maiden overs, In the last of the fourth Ali

third, and once at the keystone Sellars still triumphed." stole second for the only

FREE OFFER

A

as

•

special prize of games will be given to rapped a single to right field and bag. "Spotty" Pereira and Tony the highest scorer at Ten. H.B. registered during the fracas. thanks to Tony's bullet: throws. Alves were also caught stealing, Ali-So Near Yet So Far batting list with two for

Douglas was again the tops in the

two.

pins recorded. between] 10 a.m, and 6. p.m. daily, [(Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excepted).

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R. H. E. 202.2000 72

With none away and Ali just u.s.. Navy one hundred and eighty feet from Hong Kong..... 100 100-2-03

the counting station it looked as if the Brewers would tally. Stan

Leonard, a bundle of savage fury

NO FEMININE:

are

he believes they should earn something tangible in the shape of runs... "In the. Army many years ago," adds the writer, "wo FOOTBALL AT

used to play this game in pre- ference to tip and run', and it K.F.C. TO-DAY

really did put a kick into it." Kowloon Football Club

There are many snags to the in- holding their first football prac- troduction of this interesting tice this afternoon. In view of scheme, though it would hardly be the proximity of the football sen-Practicable in a competition such son, intending players are request-as the County Championship. led to turn up at this practice,

friendly games with little or no- thing at stake except the honour of winning, it might be worth try- ing, but undesirable tactics could bo used when points or bonuses count.

GOLF UNION'S

CHARITY EFFORT

···In-

in the pinches, was at bat. Stan BOXING REFEREES. was grinning as his teammates gave him the final siap on the By decree of the California back, their faces were hard, grim Boxing Commission, the referee's and hopeful. The HB, support-license held by Mrs. Belle Martell, HỒNG KÔNG

jers, were shouting to one of their automatically is rovoked. The at- BOWLING ALLEYS power uses "Show, us how to tractive: Mrs. Martell reforced hit the jackpot, Stan." "You can|fights in southern California citles,

What would there be to stop a do it, Stan. Pick the first good but the Board passed a rule for- Clubs talking part in the English skilful bowler pegging at the off- one in there and give it a ride." bidding anyone but a member of Golf Union's summer competitions stump for over, after over, anıt' "It's up to you, Stan."

the male sex from officiating or scheme to help the Red Cross making... a useful contribution to Fans were, silent and on edge appearing in any capacity at a have rafacd. £105) for the first the fielding side, giving the bats- An electric stillness had swiftly boxing or wrestling match, month of the campaign.

men little chance of scoring runs?

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