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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 26, 1941.

Chinese Baseball Club Throw Away Great Opportunity

Brilliant Pitching Display WILDCATS BEAT THE

By Denham Crary

By "Grandstand"

SPARKED BY DE | CRARY'S SUPERB MOUND PERFORMANCE, THE CHINESE BASEBA LERS ALMOST REPEATED THEIR FORMER SUCCESS AGAINST THE HONG KONG BASEBALLERS IN THE SENIOR SOFTBALL LEAGUE ON SUNDAY, WHEN THEY HAD THE GAME IN THE BAG IN THE SEVENTH WITH A TWO-RUN LEAD, BUT HANDED IT BACK TO THE MOHAWKS ON A GOLDEN PLATTER, WITH ALL THE TRIM- MINGS, ON A PRIZE BOOT TO LET THE TIEING RUN CROSS THE PLATE.

The Waggonesmen pullend the game out of the fe m the fan. overtime statiza when Pete Fireh comped home with the tie-breaker on Erme Heartber's single

Clone e nder Den Crory had the Mohawks eating out

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WAHOOS: HEAD LEAGUE

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IN THE LADIES' Softball head-liner, the Wild- cats nosed out the Wahoos in a 4-3 thriller, to head the League, with the Canadian Chinese right be- hind them.

Thelma Collaco toed the rub- Redbird hurler Babida fanned ber for the victors, held the Owls | me and walked none, whilst Ram- In six safeties, and fanned two. blrette Gerry Julge handed out ser ed, and senred on a single for the There "Big Chief" Noronha for free transportation to first to two

the lesers, also chucked a six- lead to change hands oire more

Dutch. but walked two besides i whiffing two.

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Erme Hearther tumblesi th- sacker Lou Leight's as to first Two me markers on two Biore museties jaled up a Chineas three mun start. In the second frame, the Mohawks evened the when Ernie Hearther slashed one. 10 the right, which first-sucker Abe Liu couldn't handle, and pro-! reeded to burgle second, third and home, whilst Cy Jones scored on: a perfect double steal.

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for the next longest clout. Nazarı Vighna Chu stole rane to tuck chucked for the Indians. walked the same way.

whilst and passed mone. Geegee Lee, who went the route for the Cameks, issued three fer tickets to first

Fielding scratch team. The Recreio Aces held the Cyclones to a 4-4 tie after two innings, but Eddic forfeited the points after "Doctor" Gosano sustained an in- his re- jury which necessitated moval from the game, leaving the Aces short-handed.

Wahoo left-fielder Jeannett: "Blondie" Yolle provided the fielding gen of the day, whee she froze on to Irena Pereira" long fly between centre and left which had homer written al over it, to snuff a Wi.deat up rising.

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lague schedulc by humiliating The unfortunate incident occur the Recicio Ramblerettes 19-3, in red when Cyclone short-stop a fifteen-hit slugging spree, head- Andor Rumjahn held on the Ro-ed by Elegena Babida's three-in- ing Gusano off second. Both per and a two-bagger. Hind- Gosano and keystone Barney Snatcher Rosita Bagalawis was

Three Mohawk errors in the third, gave the Chinese a short-spot and pronounced it a fair ball. lived lead of two runs, which the When the dust had settled Filch Waggonernen soon regained in the had ambled across the pan witherto Marques' line-drive, ratch-four, which included a round trip- fourth. George White's double the tleing run,

gave the Liumin one more, whilst A neat double-killing with the Abbey attempted to beat each right behind her with a three-in- Willie Wilson's homer increased the lead to two.

The Mohawks were blanked in the fifth and sixth.

Leight Given Life

Opening the last semester Lou Leight was given a life on Crary's fumble, and slid safely into third on a wild toss. Fitch walked and siale second.

With ducks in the pond. Grst sacker Abe Liu deliberately boot- ed Ernie Hearther's dump to first, in an attempt to bamboozle the umpire, but hawk-eyed arbitrator Huck jai Kitchell was right on the

bases loaded prevented further damage, as pinch-hitter Davis flied out to end the inning.

In the eighth, Fitch hoisted one in the centre, which Wilson inuff

HOCKEY

other to the sack. After the five performance. players had sorted themselves of t from the clash, Gosaño was foun 1 to have dislocated his righ! shoulder.

Best fielding performance #1006 to Redbird keystoner. "Gilly? · das Motta, whoh handled:/ 10 fielding chances perfectly,

Probables'

Interport Disappointing Display Outplayed By British Army

Weakness In The Attack Apparent

By "Sportshawk''

IN A PRACTICE GAME at King's Park yester day afternoon, the Colony, Interport Hockey Prob- TAKE HER BOWLINGables gave a disappointing display in being beaten SHE'LL ENJOY IT, TOO! | by, a Combined British Army team by 3 goals to 1,

: Make a bowling: "data"! Your wife or sweetheart will enjoy it as much as you do. Take her

to the most congenial rendezvous in town.

HONG

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after being led at the interval by 0-1,

The Probables showed- skill↑ strength with the exception of]: neither as a combination nor in- | Sheehan, who was engaged in a dividually and obviously the team Rugby, game. His place at right- is 'in need of a great deal of fur back.was filled by Leslie, a Police ther practice..........

player. Whitley failed to turn up and the right-wing berth wis

BOWLING ALLEYS taken over by Smith in the first

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half and E. Fowler on the resump- Teli 21800, tion.

Play was mostly in favour of the soldiers who were at full

while the half-back line was best served by the pivot, W. A. Reed, and the right-half, R. Marquesi

J. Gonsalves played a good game in defence, being steady and clear- ing well,

For the soldiers, Dove was safe between the sticks and Anderson distinguished himself; in front of Dove. Hook was the mainstay of:

the intermediate-line.

GRAPHIC GOLE

KEEP

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Shiny FING UP

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Chin. Back

BY BEST BALL

There is more to keeping the chin pointed back of the 'ball, than merely fixing its-anchor- age so that the head will not sway forward or be lifted up. It also keeps the head in the ideal position to "combat ten- sion, which seems all too in- xious to creep into a stroke. The chin pointed well in front of the ball makes it impossi- ble to turn the h ps or even to swing back. at all with any semblance of body, and arm co-ordination. If any proof of this factor is. needed, try facing the hole some- time while attempting to swing the club back. The attempt will prove a re- velation in showing how simp- ly the hips and body muscles can be tied up..

With the chin pointed back of the ball there is no tie up · of this..sort- The hips, turn freely, the back and, arms move smoothly in upswing and. downstroke. Either pointing the chin back at address or moving. it slowly back for a few inches. with the stroke will suffice.

The forwards were generally ton.

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much better than the Probables The Probables, however, among them Hitchcock, Shaw and duced the lead through G. Singh Homberg being prominent. These three players formed a formidable sttacking. unit' on the left flanke.

about 10, minutes from the end. At this stage H. L. Ozorio was in

jured in the leg und had to be carried off the field, and Smith went in again to take over Fow ler's position.

Army Store First

The Probables attempted several Army drew first blood through Hitchcock about five minutes to-times to break through the Army wards the end of the opening defence but met with no success. period from a scrimmage. The PROBABLES-Benwell; Bond and.J.. Forward-Line Weak same player added a further goal; Gonsalves; N.Whitley, WA, Reed and. R. Marques; Smith (Fowler), G. Singh, only a few minutes after the re B. Gosano, H. L. Ozorio and Brown. The weakest department in the sumption from a pass from Hom- BRITISH ARMY - Dove; 'Leslie two minutes later, (Police) and Anderson: Crowley, Hook Probables team was their for-berg while ward-line, in which only B. Shaw netted - the Army's final and Waldron Singletony: Hymas, Hitchmy Gosuno and G. Singh struck form, goal from a centre from Single-cock, Shaw and Homberg