1940-11-19 — Page 15

AMAZING STRIDES IN CALIFORNIAN SOFTBALL

GROWTH OF THE

GAME TRACED

SOFTBALL HAS MADE such rapid strides in popularity in California during the last seven years

15 that it is now recognised as a major sport in every FRENCH SPORT

metropolitan centre. From the cities it has spread

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Hamien 139 to the smallest rural areas and it is claimed that TO UNDERGO

49 Pte. Haigh. 150 there are more Californians playing softball than

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AT King's Park on Saturday Medicals shared six goals with the Y M.C.A. Juniors after being une goal down at the interval.

Fancey scored the hat-trick for the Medics.

the national game of baseball."

The San Joaquin Valley in pionship, the Alameda Girls' team Central California, with its warm of. Alameda will again defend_the,

REORGANISATION

clear summer evenings, is a par-national title it has held since Jean Borotra, well- ticularly ideal spot for night soft-1938. This is the first and only known French tennis ace ball and because of the progres- team, west of the Mississippi to siveness of the Playgrounds Asso- win a national softball champion- and at present sports lear ciation of Stockton, that city is ship. As the Amateur Softball der, recently spoke to the the Softball Capital of California. Association only allows hotel ex-

Holt Park, in Stockton, was penses for the 15 girls and the French press on the sub- equipped with electric lights in team has no sponsor, the cost of ject of professional sports

1931 and 20. teams played softball the trip (around $2,600) had to

Sapper Fox 17, Li Wai-lam 11 In the Hong Kong Hockey during the summer evenings. In be raised through gate receipts in France; emphasising Tournament 011 Sunday 5th i 1934 the Stockton Playgrounds and individual subscriptions. in that in future it will only

52 sex; 5/7 Rajput Regt.: 2/14 Pun-ing-rooms.

jab Regt. and the Combined

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In the same division the Mid-A.A.R.A. (A) team defeated 5th Association took over all softball 1937 and 1938 the team won the dlesex and Service Corps are hot A.A.R.A. (B) team by the

odd activities

organised the California State championship and be permitted in a limited on their heels and the Service goal in three. The goal scorers Stockton Softball Association . . the national title in 1988 and 1939.

scope. Corps have a game in hand, and for A team were Hazara Singh installed lights in Oalt. Park and To date they have been the victors if they keep the same standard of and Abdul Dinar; and for the Btransferred operations to that spot, in 139 out of 142 games the last

Boròtra declared that the Secre- play, as they did against Kit | team, McCadden.

An additional diamond was light-101 in succession and have won tariat General for French sports Chee on Sunday they will give the The large Units Hockey Leagued in 1935 thus giving Stockton every league competition and had decided that in future: no Engineers something to think is now due to start about. They netted no less than consists of:-8th Hvy. Regt., R.A.plants in the United States. In have competed.

and it two of the most complete softball every tournament in which they foreigners will be permitted in French professional sports:. Clubs 10 times on Sunday with Clarke 12th Hvy. Regt., R.A. 5th A.A.addition to the two lighted dia-

have also been prohibited to form (4) Martin. (3); Morgan (2); and Regt., R.A. Hong Kong Regt..monds, Oak Park Field has grass

Introduction: Opposed teams which are partly amateurs Weir (1): They have now scor- H.K.S.R.A., Fortress Royal En-outfields

large modern In view of its present popular- and partly professionals. There is ed the highest number of goals in gineers; -Royal Scots;--Middle- stands all leagues this

and modern dress-ity in California it is interesting only one exception to this, season with-

to note that the introduction national teams for competitions goals.

Record Aggregate

in San Francisco of softball was against other countries, wife both. met with vigorous opposition. categories may be represented. However, of all the activities con- Professionals will in future The growth of softball in Stock-ducted by the Industrial Division again be pernteted to become. of this city's Recreation Depart- Lamateurs under the following fon (population, 47,963) is clearly ment, none has grown in interest conditions: (1) they must be THE followings sporting fixtures indicated by the number of teams more than softball. It now fills a French citizens, (2) they must . Another Army trial will take for Royal Scots will take place that have played at Oak Park hitherto vold in the lives of thou-have a civilian occupation, (3) place to-morrow at Sookunpool on the undermentioned dates.

Fields and the yearly attendance. sands of employees of the city's the Secretariat-General's report kick off 4 p.m.

Rugby. Small Units. Bn. 2nd In 1936 an aggregate attendance industrial firms something that on them must be favourable. XV v 8th Hvy. Regt., R.A. on the of 65,000 persons watched 26 baseball could never do. Through The only other road 19th November, Saokunpoo, 4.30 teams in action in 1937, 54 its medium the players express professionals is to become trainers teams played before, a total themselves in an athletic sense and coaches in amateur clubs If 135,000 the games played by 64 teams in measure of pleasure to the no-tions, they must, however, make 165,000 attended and, at the same time, give a large they want to take on such post- 1938 190,000 and 66 were lookers.

their decision now. the figures in 1939... and this summer a record aggregate of 210,000 saw 72 teams compete in the various tournaments.

A good game should be witness-Small Units. cd this week at Sookunpoo when the Middlesex meet the Royal Scots, although the Middlesex will be handicaped without Sheehan,

. Jackson, and P.S.M. Riches.

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Sports Fixtures

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Cricket. Friendly-Bn. 1st XI R.E.'s. 17th November, Sookunpoo, ON Saturday the Command Head-11 a.m.

quarters Cricket cleven will Friendly Bn. 1st XI v Police mect the Royal Air Force at Soo-23rd November, Happy Valley, 2 kunpoo and the undermentioned p.m. will be playing.

Football. Friendly—"D" Ċoy. v. Brigadier T. McLeod (Captain); R.A.S.C. 19th November, Murray Capt..T. R. B. Freeman, Capt. A. Barracks. J. Dewar, L/Cpl. Stonor, Sgt. Small Units "D" Coy. v R.A.F. Chalcraft, S/Sgt. Skinner, Cpl 21st November, Sookunpoo, 4.15 Ingelby, Sgt. Flynn, Gnr. Baldwin,''. p.m.

From Here & There

Coach Cesario "Don-IT.. Ride, University and aid Duck" Xavier, Baby has returned to the Colony.

Hong Kong Cricket Club batsman, Panthers' softball coach,

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The two Oak Park Fields are

run on a 10-cent admission basis softball programmes of Stockton and the proceeds liave carried the for the public, players, and spec- tators without cost to the taxpay- er. This speaks well for the ex- cellent management of the officials of the Playgrounds Association. Furthermore, through the Income obtained from the admission' charge, two other fields have been developed and are operated free the public. The Stockton Playgrounds Association operates on a pay-as-you-go; basis and in this manner new public recreation facilities are conceived and built. has been medically advis Gladys ("Grándma”) Hutrlin-

In 1937, Stockton was awarded ed to lay off softball for at scut, former captain of the

California State Softball now the deiunct Diocesan Girls' School championships and so successful least a month. It is rum-Cubs' softball team, is now turn was the tournament that the event each year oured that his coaching ing out for Cardinals. Nancie Max- has been held there activities have had quite well, another stalwart of the Cubs, since that date. Thirty-one teams has not yet played this season. (22 men's and nine women's) a lot to do with his pre-

competed in 1938 * * sent state of health! In W. C. Mackie, Taikoo League lawn and 11) in 1989

bowler, mat with રી

nasty accident and 16), this year. his absence Roy Maxwell whilst skating on Wednesday evening, Tournament Held For

when he was removed to hospital suf- will probably keep his eye foring-from-a-compound fracture of 17-Days This Year on the team.

This year's tournament ran for 17 days. during which time 93 games were played with Hollister Cowboys winning the men's and Chapel of the Oaks (Oakland), the women's division.. • a re- cord crowd of 3,500 witnessing the Anals: The winners in both divi- sions won the right to represent

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Powlawski, St. Joseph's soft- ball right-fielder, is now in. Can- foi and will be badly missed in the League for the next two weeks nt least.

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Mrs. Adi Zimmern, former St. Andrew's Ladies' senior inside left, returned to the Colony re- cently from Shanghai. It is poss sible that she will be turning out | again for her old club.

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With the closing of the swim- ming season there has been con- siderable badminton activity at played softball for H.B. Ladies tional softball championship tour Victoria Recreation Club, one of last year, has just returned to the nament at Detroit. First prize in the most enthusiastic players be- Colony from a two-months' holi- the men's division was $1,200 in

Shell Sports Club are erecting a new punch-ball and accompany-| ing equipment in their clubhouse. They hope to have a fairly well- equipped gymnasium with bar bells, and dumb-Bells in the near future,

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ing Miss Jackie Anderson' of day in North China. She will be cash to be used for transportation swimming and softball fame, donning Recreio colours this year (and other trip-incidental-ex- ns H.B. have not enteret a team penses) to Detroit.. In addition in the Ladies' League.

the winner was awarded posses- sion of the regular championship. Medicals, met their first defeat for one year. of the season at Rugger last Runner-up. in the final was Thursday, when they met. 8th given a $250 expense aivard and Heavy. Brigade at Stanley, the the loser in the semi-final game soore being 9 points to 7.Out received $100. In the women's standing player for: Medicals was division each member of the wing Capt. R. D. Seriven, at scrumning: team received a 17-jewel half, while Marsh and Richards gold wrist watch and one year's wero always prominent for the possession of the championship winners...

trophy > while <inembers individual prizes. the runner-up team were

Mrs. Gladys Coates has return- Fed from Australia and in toying with the idea of once again get ting into softball harness. There is a possibility that she will turn out or her old tonin, Cardinals.

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George Winch, who, opened the bowling, for Craigengower first

E. Zuidüfi IC.C.C. tennis player, a cleven last winter, will not be "then", spending a good, dent of tling on

the Kowidow Cricket Club badminton playing in: Lengue cricket. this aðüre of late; idfitt/11:38/learned that He season, though it, is expected he will turn out for thatig kluba, in the faville.take part in some of tho

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