1941-01-30 — Page 47

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1941.

V.R.C. BeatChung Hwa In Needle Junior Match Now At Head Of The Table

Maxwell's Fine Fielding

By "Grandstand"

CHUNG HWA SUFFERED their first League Softball defeat of the season on Sunday when they were downed by the V.R.C. 6-3 in a close game, fea- tured by sparkling fielding on both sides.

By virtue of their win, the Victorians are now on an equal footing with the League-leading Chung Hwas, and it appears to this corner that a play-off for the Limjap trophy is indicated in the near fut-

ure.

Sonny "Jeck" Brown, hurled a steady game for the victors. only walked one, whilst Jay Lu for the losers, started off by far ning three Vies in the first w frames. He soon weakened, how ever, and allowed five blows Top of which were bunched up in the Arth to count for as many UIES.

After waiting out a three-and- two count. VAC lead-off Bimby Ablong stood still 031 groover for the Orst erasurt whilst Ernte Ribentu went same way by taking three healthy cuts at the atmosphere Roy Ma: welt grounded out to grave the scoreboard with a "duck Taking advantage of a pass and theey bobbles, Chung Flas debted the counting station for the first ritt, of the fracas.

In the next two frames, both sides were blanked, but the Vi torians produced the being run in the fourth, when Roy Maxwell worked hurler La for a pass, ar scampered home on left-gardener Richard Chung, wild heuve Catcher Fung.

V.R.C. Take Lead

In the Afth Lionel Roza-Perel z and Manuel Roza both singled. but the latter was forced out by Bimby Ablong's weak grounde. although both Roza-Pereira and Ablong scared on Ernie Ribeiro'- base-cleaning triple to give V.R C. the lead.

Roy Maxwell's dump, which had twirler Liu handruffed, two on the bases. Alec Azedo' timely single driving in both tar- lies.

Helped by two V.R.C. miscues. Bill Chang and Richard Chung both got on base, both scoring on a single and a sacrifice, to slim the lead to 5-3.

One more marker in the last stanza cinched the game for the Victorians, as the Chuymen werc shutout in the last two sessions.

Alec Azedo was the big gun of the day, connecting safely twice In three times to the plate, whilst Ernie Ribeiro poled out the longest hit of the tilt with ધ્ર two-run triple.

Roy Maxwell, V.R.C. guardian of the windy alley, gave the most sparkling fielding display, enaring several line-drives, each one of them a flelding gam. whilst Chung Hwa slabster Jay Liu briliantly shoe-stringed five Infield pops.

Second Win

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Playing inspired ball, V.R.C. garnered their second victory the day when they calcimined the Liga Portuguesa 8-0.

"Jock" Brown starting for the winners, fanned one and walked two, while relief hurler "Pitsy" Barradas fanned none and passed none. Both hurlers allowed three safeties. Fork-handed chucker Cesar Coelho for the losers went the route, and passed three.

Batting honours were taken by Jock Brown, for his two-in-three hitting, while Maxwell, Ablong and Bubbles" Remedios pleted the only twin-killing of the day, by retiring Botelho and Coel-- ho in the seventh.

Two Walk-Overs

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The Contral Britishers gave a walkover to the Cosmopolitans, whilst the Royal Scots also for- feited their points to Chung Hwa The South China-Royal Engineers tilt has been postponed.

Review of other softball games has been held over until to-morrow.

ST. PATRICK'S FAREWELLS

HOCKEY UMPIRES' MEETING

A Hockey Umpires' Association meeting will be held at St. An-- drew's Church Hall at 5.30 p.m. to-mor- row. All interested are invited to attend.

YESTERDAY'S YACHTING

A most pleasant evening was spent last night at St. Patrick's Club when friends gathered to give an impromptu farewell to G.

The sweepstake race sailed by Warburton and H. H. Buck, who the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club are leaving the Colony shortly. over 5,15 miles yesterday resulted:

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SUNDAY'S

HOCKEY

Following are the Hong Kong Hockey Association tournament matches to be played on Sunday:- AT 10.30 A.M.

A. N. Other XI V Police "A"

2/M.T.B. Gunboats

C.B.A. Nomado: Engineers

Signals

V Khalsa

V Recreio

V

University

AT 4 P.M.

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5th A.A. "A" Police "B" Destroyer

R.A.M.C. BEAT SAPPERS

In a Third Division soccer match at the

Valley yesterday Royal Army Medical Corps defeated Royal Engineers 3-1 after hold- ing a goal lead at the interval.

Pyni (2) and Webb scored for s Medicals and F. Jones for the

Sappers.

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