1940-08-28 — Page 14

Page 14 BASEBALL

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 28, 1940.

Powlawski's Superb Pitching Responsible ForAmerica's Win

„By "SQUADDY"

Lily 'Sunshine' Mar ARMY SPORTLIGHT Does Good Job In Umpiring Role

By "Grandstand"

THE football season is once moref ·Engineers, who were runners up upon us and already one or in the Junior League and Junior two friendly matches have been Shield last season, are looking arranged. On forward to a successful season Association Saturday Hong again this year; they have en-|

Kong

Footballtered two teams in League foot- Football

Club, are playing ball and have also a third team the Royal Scots, for. friendly matches.

CHUNG SHING

GALA

at

The Chung Shing Benevolent Society will hold their Third swimming gala of the season West Point, commencing at 8 p.m. to-morrow. All the prizes have been donated by the well-known Chinese actor, Mr. Sit Kwok-sin,

The following is the gramme:

pro-

Men's 60 thetres. Free-style. Ladies 50 metres Back-stroke. Men's 100-matres Froo-style. Men's 50 metres Butterfly stroke, Children's 25 metres Free-style. Men's 150 metres Breast-stroke, Men's 60 metres Back-stroke. Pressmen 100 metres Four Men

Rolay.

JONES DOWNSWING

Two double headers over the week-end provided and on the following Saturday outstanding players are Moxham, GRAPHIC COLE

Club will play the Middlesex. This the Interport goalkeeper, Fox, the real entertainment to fans who came out to the ball should give the Army teams a Colony centre-forward who play- good opportunity of trying out d against Shanghai and Saigon park in aid of the "War Fund,” and in the opener their new talent.

last year, also, Birrell, who play- Middlesex are turning out prac-ed in the final of the "Sunday of Saturday's double bill, United States blankedtically the same team as last year Herald" Cup competition last sea- China, 5 runs to nil, thereby giving the Stars and with the exception of Lieut. Coo-son.

This year the Engineers are al- Stripes the right to meet Portugal in the Final of back, the International series.

ney

was

one

per whom they will miss as full and also Pte.

Court-lowed to play their Chinese Other their Ranks in the Small Units Com- of who most outstanding players but un-petition, which should strengthen Small Unit team con- fortunately met with a motor car their accident at the beginning of last siderably,

left

scason and has

the

for

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Artillery,

Lieut.

Lieut.

Capt.

P.S.M. Min-

"Ski" Powlawski's three hit chucking, coupled with several brilliant plays and flashy base running,

The Army Association Football made the U.S.A. squad look like a million dollars on Home

for the forthcom- Among their present outstanding committee

season includes, the field. Ski's benders and his fast deliveries whiffed players Middlesex have Bright, ing

Royal Colony Camp, no less than eight Chinese and his perfect control who represented

against Shanghai and Saigon last Hilton, Royal Engineers,

Royal Scots, gave away no bases on balls.

season and was a regular player Douglas,

R.A.S.C. and L/Sgt. Wally Ching, who went the full breeze for the second out. Deegan of the Army XI.; Sheehan, who Overy, Middlesex, C.S.M.

Colony and nihan, route for China, was nicked for singled to left field

has played for the to advance

Corps of Army and is one of the best full Brackenbury Royal seven hits, struck out four and Ski. Ski and Deegan both scored backs the Army have had for a Signals. The latter two are repre- walked six. The Chinese, led by on Choy's wild heave to first in long time; and Freshwater, who senting the Combined Small Units. "Nip cushion robber" Luin, arclan attempt to nail Padgett. Wag-as also represented the Colony The above-mentioned will also usually fleet-footed around

the goner fled to second to retire the and Army and has been a mem-act as the Emergency Sub-Com- basepaths, but on Saturday the inning. Americans checked and double

U.S.A. tallied once more in theper of the battalion team for the mittee.

last eight years. checked them for nary a steal. third on two Annie Oakleys and

are also training Royal Scots The

game was featured by a sacrifice by Tony Mascavage. hard and are expecting to do well

three sizzing double killings, not-In the fourth, the' Americans this year.

ably the two pulled by the Yan-pushed two more runs when Ruel kees, both unassisted. In the and Deegan romped home on two] third frame. "Horseface" Douglas hits and a Chinese error. caught a foul fly off Ali's bat and..

sprinted to his bag before "Nip Chinn's Three Bagger Lum"; who was on his way to

second, could get back to the ini- The Chinese threatened in the

乖

✡

THE Royal Corps of Signals are holding their annual swim- ming gala to- against Flash Gordon's deliveries. Swimming morrow, com- Hurst took over the assignment

mencing at 2.30 and held the opposition scoreless p.m., at the Queen's Swimming

Loss

are

there are already eight teams cp, tered.

10

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for the remaining three innings. Bath, with two invitation relay

Eddie Gosano homered and Al races. tial sack. "Chuck" Waggoner, not fourth. Tuffy Chinn slammed a Alvares and Grovernale doublec On Saturday Royal Scots to be outdone, completed a double three bagger to right field and be for the longest hits of the affray. also holding their swimming sports killing in the fifth by himself.fore Waggoner could find the balll*

Land an invitation five-a-side After a shoe-string catch of Ri Tuffy was perched on the third U.S. Navy's Undeserved water polo knock-out competition; chard Chung's fly to right field bag. Wally Ching fanned for the Chuck made a bee-line for the first erasure. Leung grounded to. first station to nail Bill Chang. short stop and Deegan smartly

The only double play complet-played the ball to home plate to With U.S.S. Asheville repre- ed by the Chinese was in the bag Tuffy for the second out.senting United States Navy in the fourth when third baseman P. H. Choy tried to beat a bunt, but opener of a double header on ON Monday evening Royal Scots Choy pegged "Poochie" Choses's Tony Mascavage was too fast in Sunday, a Hong Kong League beat the 30th Hvy. Bly, Royal grounder to Bill Chang at the scooping the ball and the Chinese selection downed Uncle Sam's Artillery, by 3 goals to 2 in the keystone and first sacker Grand-were

Small Units knock-out. The game more checked. One blue-jackets, by 8-3. once pop Leung had the pellet before more run in the sixth put ine]

was not up to It is odd to note that the blue- the "Lil' round man could ne-game on ice for the Americanos. jackets lost the encounter although Water-Polo expectations but gotiate-first base.

Jimmy Deegan took batting they outhit and outplayed the

owing to the fine. honours with a .500 average and locals. Joe Harvey allowed the performance of Lieut. Millar of America Score Early

his inclusion in the U.S. line-up Hongkongites only three hits, the Scots the game was was most welcomed. This while his. teammates nicked Mmost exciting with Lieut. Millai

three goals for The Americans opened up to Jimmy's first ball game in Hong Arculli for five hits and one off scoring all

absence Powlawski. go down in one-two-three order. Kong and despite his In the same inning, the Chinese, from the diamond, since he left with two away, looked as if they Shanghai 'some time ago, he can would count.

the Tuffy Chinn still play

old grounded to short-stop and was pastime well. safe at first on Jimmy Deegan's fumble. "Wally" Ching rapped a field and Tuffy single to centre advanced to 'third. "Grandpop Leung tried his best with the willow wand but popped to second baseman Chase to close the chap-

ter.

20.1

U.S.A. China".

0 2 1

0.0 0 0 0 0

The local selection, however, American made all their hits count, especial- ly in the fifth when two hits were helped by two Navy errors and a wild pitch.

R. H. E. 0-6 010

Portugal Beats Asheville

7

+3

a

Scots.

REVISED

TENNIS FIXTURES

made.

the

The following are the revised fixtures!

"Porky" Broods knocked 32 beautiful homer in the third with the ball going well into left field. "Haum" Balcerek surprised all the, Asheville. supporters, includ- ing their mascot "Chongo," when he clouted a three bagger in the second frame. Some of "Haum's" of the "A" and "B" divisions of the shipmates remarked that this was Lawn Tennis League:

"A" "DIVISION the first hit the blonde first base-

September 2

Away V C.R.C.

S.C.A.A. September 9

In the second canto the Yanks In Saturday's curtain closer the pushed across two tallies on two Portugal International squad had

Tony Mascavage rolled an an easy time subduing

to second. base for an from U.S.S. Asheville to the tune man has ever made, in his life; at Home casy one easy first out. Powlawski beat al of 7-2.

hits.

hit to shortstop and pilfered se- The Portuguese scored cond. "Crooner" Ruel fanned the runs in the first two

team a

seven

any rate the longest.

# K.U.T.C. George Souza was tops for his KCC. innnings team with double and two

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flashy flelding performances,

K.C.C.

C.D.R.

Harvey made a fatal mistake in purposely walking Dave Leonard H.K.U.T.C. in the fifth to load the bases. With C.R.C.

buses full Douglas, who fanned

twice previously, singled to chase L.R.C. in two runs and League selection

the to give а lead which Home they maintained to the end.

SIC.A.A. A.T.C.

R. H. E. H.K. League 000 1401-6 3 3 1.R.C U.S. Navy

0.12 000 0-3 0 2

A.T.C.

Lily Mar-An Umpire C.R.C

K.T.G.C.A.

In the last game South China nosed out Royal Engineers, 4-3, K.C.C. In a game which went eight inn-LRC ings..

·

♥

V C.R.C.

V B.K.U.T.C. September 10

K.C.C.

V I.R.C. September 23

V

K.C.C. "B" DIVISION September 3

Away

V C.R.C.

V C.S.C.C.

V. K.C.C. September 10

ν K.C.C.

V1.R:C

V S.C.A.A.

September 17.

V. C.R.C. .C.D:R.

V

Any of these matches may be play-

"Crooner". Ruel, pitched for the ed on other dates than above by mu- tyni arrangement between the clubs Sappers and whiffed 12 Nam concerned. Hwas, The Crooner. was in real form and had the, South China batters cating qut of his hand..

Stan Leonard, who played third base for Soppers and Ruel both homered with one aplece.

NOTE HOW CLUBHEAD COMES STRAIGHT.' ONTO BALL

IN LOW TRAVELING ARC.

KNEES BENT to

INDUCE RELAXED

SWING

Low Travelling Clubhead

719

still

By. BEST BALL

Bobby Jones' swing serves as a pattern for other players and probably will so long as golf is played. Jones exploited the low travelling clubhead arc, which contact- ed the ball straight in the back. With his knees bent forward to throw weight on the balls of his feet, the At- lantan is a picture of per- fect balance and rhythmic motion throughout. As illus- trated above Jones starts the down movement of the club- head by a pull of the left

follow

motion arm, 'a

up initiated by a turn of the

hips to the left.

The actual descent of the clubhead is shown above taken by an ultra fast camera. Travelling low over the turf, in back of the ball for a con- siderable distance as the clubhead is doing here, is a distinct

in- advantage. It creases the margin for error, for the ball could be tacted at any point along be this. flat route and still

A well hit.

upright swing would make it neces- sary to hit the ball at that precise moment when the clubhead had reached the low point of its are for best results.

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This is the first time that a Colony.

S.C.

female umpire, omclated in a..

to-day.

baseball game in Hong Kong, and Miss Ling, Luongo, cutcher for HONG KONG: Lily "Sunshine" Mar did a very Wahoos last season and one of

good job of it, in fact she called the best lady players in thut posir BOWLING ALLEYS the plays on bases better than tion in the Colony, is now in Lockhart Rd. some of the local "Blind Toms." Shanghai.

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