1940-10-02 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 2, 1940.

'Grandstand' Advocates An Exam For Would-Be Softball Umpires Unsatisfactory Officials In Women's League

Two Divisions Are GRAPHIC COLE

Possible In

The Men's League

BREAKING INTO ITS fourth year, the focal softball season officially commenced at a meeting held at the Filipino Club last week, when officers for the year were elected.

Increasing popularity of this sport has been shown by the application of several new teams for permission to join the League this year, whilst at least two teams which have participated in inter- hong tournaments, intend to make similar applica- tions, and it is envisaged that at least 20 teams will be registered in the Men's League.

Last year's sixteen team loop, I ignorance of the rules spoils the which only permitted one round! game too much for their assistance being played off, did not prove to be of any use, and ill-feeling altogether satisfactory as many of has often been created. the teams did not come up to cer- tain standards, with the result that most of

the gaines were rather, one-sided.

Bearing this in mind, and in view of the larger number of en- trants,, it is possible that a Senior and Junior League may be organ- ised; however,. nothing will be done until all entries have been received....

One suggestion is for the League to hold an Umpire's class, and only those passing a written test will be qualified to officiate in Buy! Lengue game. Then only can the players be assured of having ex- perts to umpire their games.

The umpires" class every year has been poorly support- ed, but if certificates of quali fication are given, I am sure there will be more support,

At the meeting, a startling re- velation was made. Certain fehms Team Managers are reminded were found to be in arrears with that entries, close to-morrow, and regard to their entrance fees for a meeting will be held the day last year, although how this could after for the discussion of various happen is a mystery, especially matters affecting the coming sea- when one of the conditions was son. that all fees must be fully paid in advance,

New Condition

A new condition of registration was also made, which would pro- vide a check on Volunteers away on exercises.

In future Corps unit of "all Volunteers must be given at the time of their registration. This step has been found neces- sary, us in the past certain teams have postponed games when only one of their players has been away. The conditions of post- ponement states that at least three members of the team must be so affected.

Central British. Association and the Club de Recreio have again kindly placed their ground at the disposal of the League, and there is ulso the possibility of Kowloon Football ground being granted for use of the Ladies' League.

It is earnestly hoped that "the League Committee will do some- thing about the "Umpire" ques- tion, which has been neglected for so long. The umpires, especially those in the Ladies' League,, have always been a source of complaint, often being picked out from the spectators,

Ignorance Spoils Games Whilst appreciating the coopera- tion of these helpful, gentlemen, it must be admitted that their

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ARMY TENNIS

In the Semi-Final of the Army Tennis Open Doubles tournament played at. Sookunpoo yesterday, Sgt. Webb and Cpl. Milne of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps beat L/Cpl. Shaw and Spr. Elsley of Royal Engineers, by 7-5, 7-5.

Also in the Third· Round matches of the same tournament, S/Sgt. Adlam and Sgt. Murray (RAP.C.) beat S/Sgt. Megson and S/Sgt. Denyer (R.E.) 6-4; 46, 60.

S/Sgt. Emberson (R.A.O.C.) beat Pte. Stoner (R.A.O.C.) in the Fourth Round matches of the Army Tennis Open Singles Tournament, at Sookunpoo yes- ferday.

JOYCE WETHERED: IN TAKING BACK THE CLUB PRESS

UPWARDS

FROM FRONT PORTION OF LEFT FOOT,

LEFT SIDE.

FEELS LIKE: A. STRAIGHT

ROD."

A Firm Left Side

9.6

By BEST BALL The Best swing. in golf; that's the way. Bobby Jones described Joyce Weilered's whose backstroke is game, illustrated above. Her stance is characterised by firmness to prevent too much body move-

her ment. Yet

pivot is smooth and complete. For a long time she practiced turn- ing from left to right and vice versa, often-times With no club in Her hands intil the idea became muscle mémory perfect.

"In taking back the club press upwards from the front portion of the Teft Toot," "is Miss Wethered's advice to ́golter),-- “unț the left side feels like a straight rod right up to the left shoulder. This tension between shoulder and foot gives firmness to left side." Care must be taken, suggests the former English champion, that the left shoulder does not rise. must resist the

pressure brought: on by this upward push. Miss Wethered has divided the backswing move- ment into a few separate cate- gories. The first step is the halfway mark in the back- stroke above. Too

many movements tend to obscure the real objective; that of hitting the ball.

It

Next Article:-Keep Positión Constant During Stroke:

POLISHED BASEBALL DISPLAY BY MOHAWKS

By "Grandstand!!

PLAYING A brand of baseball that would have Stanley Mohawks massacred the South China nine beaten any team in the local League, bar none, the

in a friendly tilt on Saturday by a 12-2 verdict.

Those who were not at Caroline Hill last Satur- day missed a treat which will not be repeated for some time at least not this year, as this is probably the last baseball game for the season.

ARMY SPORTLIGHT

BY “SQUADDY".

the

AT Causeway Day on Saturday Signals met International Foot- Middlesex opened their soccer ball Club at Happy Valley and season with a fine win over Navy shared the spoils, both sides scor

by 3-2 It was ing two each. Both teams played

football, Association a very fast and good

and if the keen game with Signals had not slackened off Football lots of thrills during

last few minutes the- and spills. The f

game, they might Navy where the first to

have left the feld with both through a spot kick takén by points. Brackenbury did not play Hendy, after Freshwater had us well tis usual, but managed to score one for his side, Parry, the inside-right, played a sound game and with his partner, Digman, dis- played good combination, being the main trotible to the Inter- nationals.

handled the ball.

score

This was soon equalised by Saw from the spot after a similar of- fence by Honywill, both penalties cccurring in two minutes. Jackson who played in goal for the soldiers was outstanding and deserved full honours. Freshwater and Parker at back played well. although Parker was a little erratic, and

rather left: Freshwater

the Kumaon Rifles at Happy Val- To-day the Signals are playing

ley in a friendly match, getting tuned up for the Small Units knock-out competition. to cover

At the Army Emergency Com- up his mistakes. The halves were sound, Sheehan at right half bic-mittee meeting held last Thursday the draw for the Small Units ing a hard worker. Both the win-

knock-out competition was made Kers played good games

and Coomer at outside-right scored a and resulted as below. The first beautiful goal after Pearson had matches to the played off before given him an opening from which the 21st October, 1940. he made no mistake.

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Royal Scots were entertained by

First Round: 12th Hvy Eastern at Cärbline' HIII on Sun- day, the latter emerging victors by DCoy 1/Middlesex v HQ Coy Bty v B Coy 1/Middlesex R.; 4 goals to 1. The Scots did not 2/R. Scots; C Coy 1/M'dd'x v A seem to play as well as in previous Coy 2/R. Scots; 35 (M) CD Bly v gaines and if it had not been for 27 (F) Coy RES., A Coy 1/Midd'x Duncan in goal the score would y HK. Coy C.M.P.; D Coy 2/R. have, been much larger. Fraser

Scots v HK. Signal Coy, R.C. and Naysmith played their usual

A.A. Bty Signals; RAF. 7th gume and showed complete under- standing of each other's play. Fal-RA.; B Coy 2/R. Scots v 27 Coy, coner at centre-half was the best R.AM.C.; C Coy 2/R. Scots v 30th of the pivot line and on many oc-

Hvy Bty RA. casions broke up the opposing for wards' play. Hossack tried hard to get through but lacked support from his partners.

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Second Round:

(F) Coy R.E.s v HQ Coy 1/Mid- dlesex R 36th Hvy Bty v 20th Hvy Bly; 12 Coy R.A.S.C. v C Coy R. Scots or 30th Hvy. Bty., R.A.; 8 Section R.A.0.C. v 24th Hvy Bty. Middlescx juniors outclassed

The second round must be com- Navy juniors in a fast game at pleted by Monday, November 11th; Causeway Bay on Saturday with the third round by the 25th a win of 3 goals to 1.

Revell and Bindon are a rela-cember 15th; and the Finals will November; the Semi-fluals by De- ble pair of backs, although Revell be decided at a date to be fixed will need a little more practice for later.

Tunners up.

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League-football; it was his first

It is proposed to ask the Gen-. appearance in the League. The eral Officer Commanding to pre- first half ended without score. The sent the prizes to the winners and Middies forwards were much fast- er and fitter than their opponents. Helladis on the left wing played a good game and scored one of his side's goals. McEachran is a clever schemer and distributes the ball well but Jennings was inclined to hang too far back and consequent- ly when the ball was centred there

was no-one in the middle, to re ceive it.

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N their first two matches of the two wins, The first they defeated season the Engineers registered the Medicos by 56 runs. The

Engineers batted first Cricket and scored 138 for 3

• dec. Cpl. Hawkins did not bat. Sappers Ratcliffe, Tropp and L/Cpl. Shaw all batted well, Royal Scots severely trounced and between them made 74 runs. Ordnance Corps to the tune of 8 Ratcliffe took 7 wickets for 40 goals to 1 in Second Division.runs and Lowe took 2 for 17. Clark the Scots': goal-keeper, had Against the 5th A.A. Regt., R.A. men, very little to do owing to his front | the Suppers got a shock when they Parnaby and Thompson, [were all out for 78 runs, and at

Scots covering well and causing Ordn the tea-interval the Gunners were ance,. much trouble. The 80 for főür ̃ándl·looked like walk-

halves played exing away with. the game, ceedingly well, and gave their

(Continued. on Page 15) forwards plenty of wall- umed passes, Crawford and Gibb were outstanding on the wings, wards and wasting no time. Auld passing the ball to their other for

In the centre played well and scored four of the goals. Reynolds' Woods worked on the mound the plate on Rogers' double. Lau in the Ordnance goal, played a' fine for the Mohawks, and went the was then yanked in favour of game although eight goals were Bill Chang who took over mound sent past him; he was poorly. sup- whole route. Although only whit-dut es, but the damage was done. ported by his backs. Nicholl play ang two and allowing four- passes, -Nine Mohawk runs came ined well in the-half Une and tried he pitched"a"-no "hit," " no run, no

during, that hectie Inning? *hard to get is forwards going, error game for four înnligs.

In the fifth and the sixth the whilst always dropping back to Harry Chinn's single in the fifth Stanley Mohawks chalked up help out his defence.. gave the Chinese their Brst mark the more runs to total 12 for the er. Their only other run wus whole game. Chase took batting „Royal Air Force once again made, also in the fifth, when first-honours with his two blows in proved their worth by defeating sacker Kenyon dropped the pill Morgan's three-bagger was the goals. The Airmen were for super

two trips to the plate, willst the Service Corps by five clear to let Wong score with two out. This was the only Morawic bobble. Jongest hit of the day,

or in all positions and took con- Although Kenyon committed the trol of the game from the start, only error of their side, he was Held was the best player. on the casily the most brilliant player on losers side and stopped the Airmen Tho South China squad started the field, and assisted in the only from getting a much larger store. well with bats on the hillock, and double-killing of the tussle, when The Sappers on the Club ground held the Mohawks scoreless in he scooped up C. W. Wong's ran amuck to win by goals to first two frames, Then come grounder three yards nway from 1 against the Club juniore, whsch' the disastrous third, which Romeo the first suck, and rifled the pellet puts them on top of Second Div Ha booted to allow Wood to make down to Chase, abbing Bob Lawton although it is rather early first two successive: Annie Oak-who was forced to second. The pill in the season to draw any con- leys choked the bases with Moh- was shot back in plenty of time clusions. awks. Lau showed signs of crack-before Wong renched first, com

up and Walters clouted his pleting the double-killings next offering, to score Morgan and 'The play way to quick that Chase. Two more passes to first for a minute the" "kpatfätörs. had the sacks" soused 'again, and! didn't know

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Started Well

Fox, the fumy and Interport player scored no less than five tities and played the best game on fhd felds Pelham his inside-left!! scored three and LfWal-lain.

scored the odd one.

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