1941-02-19 — Page 14

SOFTBALL NOTES

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1941.

Girls Games Played In Uncomfortable Rain

Canuckettes Extended By Panthers

Efegina Babida's First No-Hitter

By "Grandstand”

BEFORE A HANDFUL of die-hards, the full three-game schedule in the Ladies Softball League As expected was played off under a drizzling rain. both the Wildcats-Chung Hwa and Cardinals-Little Flowers tilts proved to be pushovers, whilst the Can- adian Chinese were fully extended by the Baby Pan. thers before they could take the verdict in a 16-12 decision.

Mary Ng. on the slab for the Maple Leals, chucked her usual branth of hery ball and only allow ed three scattered huts, while an Jeng sevin Pantherettes, which Some grang, considering the wet

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ball caused by the condition of the ground Mary Ng passent tour to first against Panther hurter Lela Xavier's one, but the latter countered difficulty with the wet ball and was content just to toss Then over at the sacrifice of speed. which proved disastrous as she wa, nieked for 14 safeties.

Pennant Hopes Crash

players,

Papag only eight Canadian Chinese pennant hopes slumped to a new low, when the Panthers blanked them in the ini- tial frame, and chalked up a fly- ing start of four runs on Regina Xavier's double, helped by three; Canuckette miscues, but in thei next stanza, the Maple Leafs came right back with a vengeance, and, pushed six markers, across the pan on three safeties, including Mary Ng's four-master with ducks in the pond.

In the Panthers home half of the inning, they replied with four tallies on only one hit, assisted by six (round 'em) errors to take the lead once more.

Both sides were unable to score in the third, but ur the fourth, the Canadians threatened when Ulian) Khoo banged oul. Ruthian walky with none aboard, but the side was retired without further gain. when Rene Yuen popped out leav- ing Jay Wong and Mary Ng stranded on the sacks. In the th. the

SOFTBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS

Hong Kong Baseballern 8 Recenio Aces Cyclones

Chinese Baseballers Filipinos

Chung Hwa

V.R.C RAF

Recreio Bres

MEN'S LEAGUE

POOR GAME

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NEEDA TOP OF TABLE

Following is how the jockeys and owners fared in the first two days of the

Annual Race Mect-

ing:~

V. V. Needa

C. B. Moller

JOCKEYS

1st 2nd 3rd Un.

4 2 1 8

3 2 1 6

H. C. PIN

2 2 1

8

W. H. S. Davis

2

2

0

10

Ip Kui-ying

2

1

8. C. Llang

5

H. J. A. Hearne

4

F. Nood!

7

W. G. Poy

P. Y. T. Wel

D. H. S. Craven

1

H. J. Holden

P. P. Botelho

B. L. Tao..

6

0

7

1

15

0

5

0

7

1 10

1

0

0

0

Ր 2

n

1

2

0

0 8

Q

4 11

0

0

R. M. Wood

Men's senior M. M. Eskoloff

L. B. Chao K. W. Fung

D. G. WoD

League, the Chinese Base- ballers-Canadian Chinese A. D. Coppin clash was postponed as s. L. Sung both sides were unable to 0. Black field teams.

L. J. A. Fieldan Tang Man-wa

In the night-cup, the Filipinus. ¦ S. W. Tang made up mostly of players of the H. S. Chang

Cosmopolitans, S. W. Pan

succumbed to a scratch_Recreio| M. F. L. Haymes 0

me by 12-5, in a game devoid of¦ G. W. Cooper interest.

K. !. Ip

J. Barrow the H. C. Chan Tatong Amper hurled for Islanders and yielded 13 hits. Re- T. W. Chattey errio battery was Gerry Gosuna F. A. Sequeira

S. W. Lee and Churbe Figueiredo, with am Infield which included Henry "Old Marse" Barios, and Cavo Marques. In sliding into second base, in the last inning, regular Cosmopo- litan first-sacker Tony Sandberg sprained his hip.

C: L. Gregory

B. A. Proulx R. K. C. Chlu

Yeung Wing-kwai 0

SENIOR LEAGUE

W.

L. Ptcq.

By "Grandstand"

St. Joseph's

9 2

.818

Indian Softballers

9 3

.750

In the

3

.727

6

+4

.000

6 5

.545

3 G

.333

2

9

Canadian Chinese

11

182

,000

JUNIOR LEAGUE

1 .900

9

1 (0)

3

.667

3

.667

Cosmopolitans

6 4

.600

st cond

Liga Portuguesa South China

።።

444

A

5

1441

Royal Scots 8th R A.

3 6 .333

3

7

300

1 #

111

Royal Engineers

0 7

.000

LADIES' LEAGUE

Canadian Chinese

11

1

017

Wildcats

11

T

917

Wahoos

9

3

.750

Baby Panthers Cardinals

7 0

.53B

7 B

Recreio Ramblerettes 3 4 Little Flowers

.534 250

Chung Hwa

1 11

12

013

,000

INTER-MONG LEAGUE Hong Kong Bankers Техаси Oilers Shell Oilers LACAS

4

0 1.000

1

1 .BOO

3 1

.750

C.BA

Chartered Bankers Cables

Greenspots

CHESS

2 2 .500

1

.500

4

.000

0 4

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KARPOVICH WINS AGAIN

TO-DAY'S

SEVENS GAMES

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3

1

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1

10

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

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0

0

0

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0

0

0

0

Chiu Ki-fan

0

0

Họ Hong. Đảng

0

7 0

Hoo Pak-ming

0

8

G. Treverton

0

0

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S. L. Yuen

0

Q 11

25

23

24 213

OWNERS

1st 2nd

3rd

Cire

3

3

2

T. K. L.

3

1

1

Eve

2

3

Q

Lan

1

Following is the Seven-A-Side Necan

Tournament

programme

Rugby

for to-day on the Club ground, Happy Valley:

4.50 p.m. Royal Engineers v. 8th Heavy "B" Referee: Lt.-Cdr. Harrison. 5.10 p.n.

Li Po-chun

Eu Tong-sen

P. & L.

C. W. K.

Mrs. A. E. Grasett Yeung Bros. Combined Small Units Weetoo

V 12th Heavy "A". Referee: Shields & Stantons Major Curian. re 6.30 p.m.

"B".

L.

Karpovich main- tained his unbeaten cord against the pick of the Colony's chess players when he defeated D. E. de the Carvalho last night to

Canuckelle I went to town, as they unleashe another three-hit four-run upris ing.

One more tally in the sixth, to gether with four counters in last, cinched the game for Canadians.

Panthers' Spirit

the

The Panthers displayed a sam- ple of their undying spirit when they produced four runs after two} away in a last-inning rally, giving the Maple Leafs a scare.

5.50 pm. "A".

Civil Service v. Police Referee: Lt. Plric.

Club "A" v. Middlesex Referee: J. S. Riddell,

score his third point in the Colony Open Chess REVISED Championship and lead HOCKEY

Hollandia

C. H.

S. K.

Kong Bros.

Culture

Wal Shiu-pak

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2

1

1

1

}

1

1

1

C. C. F. Kia Ora

0

1

0

P. M. Hoo

2

G. Tinson

0

Lee Bros.

0

Lee Chi-choh

0

1

Billy

8. W. Lee

1

0

Dynasty

1

0

1

0

G. A. Harriman

1

C. N. K.

Marbèr

0

T. L...

0

0

1

L. W. S.

1

Toots

1

C.B.A. Recreio Nomads..

V

6th A.A. "B"

Vila ja

Pearstur

0

+

✔

University..

8. 9.

0

4

V

R.E.

Manetta

Ο

0

1

Police "B"

V

Punjabis

2nd: M.T.B.'6 5th. A.A. "A" V

Mrs. Chuang Ho-yen 0

0

1

V

R.C. Signals Khalsa

I. L.

0.

C. H. Chan

0

1

}

MARCH 9

21⁄2 Police. “A”

Reocelo

25

23

24.

2 6th. A.A. "B". 1. Gunboats

✔

Poilce. "B"

V

V R.E.

the Tournament by half a point with a game in hand.

FIXTURES

As Coach Bill Woo afterwards

Carvalho played an irregular his king's pawn opening against

Following are the revised fx- | W. T. Stanton remarked, "It was close!"

opponent, Karpovich, with black, tures for the Hong Kong Hockey Quartermaster Canuckettes Mary No and

Gredmaka Ullan Khoo were each good for taking the offensive after Carval Association Tournament: FEBRUARY 23 a homer a piece, whilst Pan.ho had early placed himself at a

therette

hurler

Lelia Xavier

positional disadvantage. Karpo- clouted the only triple, chasing vich entered the end game two A, N. Other XI. v

ent's resignation, pawns up and forced his oppon-

in team-mates Celeste Guterres and Alec Mendonca. Regina Xavier, Hilda "Bambina Soares, Viviun Louie and Ulian Khoo were good for doubles,

Easy Pickings

Following is the Colony Senior Chess Championship latest tourna ment table:

P. W. D. L. Pts.

3. 3 0 0 3 4 2 1 1 3. 2 0, 1

3 1 1 1

4. 1. 1 2 1 C.BIA,

Destroyers

Khalsa

V Nomads

V. Punjabis MARCH 16.

Panther short-stop Regina. Xa- vier, had a poor day on the field, L. Karpovich. no less than seven errors being C. M. Sequeira, chalked up against her, whilst G. S. Coxhead Thelma "Peanut" Marques and 8. Zimmern Canuckette third-sacker Vivian K., Wolse Louie both committed four errors. D. E. de Carvalho 6. 0 1. 4 1/2 University

The following games are on the 5th A.A. "A' postponed, list Sequeira v Cox- head, Zimmern v Karpovich, Zim- The Wildcats found Chung Hwa mern v Weiss, and Coxhead v

R.E hurler Funghie Law easy pickings, Karpovichi.. connecting her for 19 safeties, to

Results. In the Colony Junior 8th AA "B";

Recreio hand out a 37-5 trimming, at the Championship were Y. Biriu CBA same time fattening their batting kolf bent R. C. Danenberg, and V averages, in a six-inting massa V. Kolalchoff, beat R. C. Gardner

Wildcat slabstress Thelma Collaco fanned tour, whilst Chung

cre.

་ ་

Khale

Police. "A

v Police "B!!

v

Nomads

v. Gunboats.

v.- Destroyera.

v

University.

v R.C, Signala.

MARCH: 23:

Hwa chucker Funghie Law issued triple was the next longest, but 2nd M.T.B.'s nine free tickets to first.

she just couldn't get the lead out: Reorolo The Wildcats fielder, a scratch of her feet, and was nailed at the Gunboats. team, but each untamed feline home plate in attempting to

University was goud for at least two, hits, stretch it into a circuit clout, Lily, except Mary Mar and Virginia Mar, who came in at a late stage Chu, both of whom only connected of the game also, tripled, safely once in six times.

Chung Hwa scored four, of their five runs in the first inning on two bobbles and three passed balls, but was held scoreless until the last semester, when another run was produced on a squenze play,

Babida's, First No-Hit

5th, A.A Destroyers Nomada, C.BA Rearelo

The Cardinals, triumphed ovar the Little Flowers, by, 1971, in 2nd M,T:B, * game fartured by, hurien]: Efpgina Bapida a first-no-hit Police KA

5th. A.A. "A The Florinhus were saved from 'Destroyers

-- dams of tha, sensoris :

"The longest hit of the game was made by Thelma. Collačo,

11 when a white-washing by drawing

v. Police, “AIL

v, Punjablay.

*

Namada

v. 5th A.A. “B” MAROH: 30

Palica "A" v. :-University

6th A.A. "B" V. R.C., Bignala. V. Khalna

• v. RE, ARRIL G

v. Punjabla,

V.

Nomada

v

5th A,A, "8": APRIL 13*

she belted in the only four-bagger walk from Babida and scoring on 5th. A.A. “B” of the fray.. Margaret Young's a wild heave,

Nomads

V R.E.

V 2nd M.T.B...

WEMBLEY MAY NOT SEE 1941 CUP FINAL

has staged

Wembley Stadium the Cup: Final every year since. the memorable opening in 1928; when 150,000 people watched the West Ham and, Bolton Wanderers match, but it is generally com- sidered that unless conditions show a vast change the final, will, ·, not be played there, this season,

It would mean that a London club reaching the final would havo to, travel to the provincas, but then they would only be in.... the peace-time position of the provlacial clubs. In any case, London, could

its always stage own London Cup final at Wem- bley as some compensation.'' Reuter.