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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 TH: 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 Waggonermen pulled the game out of the fire in the first | overtime Manza when Pete Pitel Jomped me with the tie-breaker on Ernie Heartber's ingle
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Chinese hunder Den Crary had the Mohawks ebug out
hus hand, and would have been eve dited wati a victory had sufficient support been given him, as it was. The game was just bontent away
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To the Chinese sure with the hickory, Nip Laim drew a puss and mitered sperataci to
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Erme Bem ther Armbled thard- sacker Lott Lenght's less to dist Two nung markers two ins mistues piled up a Chinese three- In the second frame, Jun sla;. the Mohawk- evened the count. when Erue Heartber slashed 9210 to the night, which first-sacker Abe Lu couldn't hand'e, and pro- ceeded to burgle second, third and home, whilst Cy Jones scored on a perfect double steal.
Three Mohawk errors
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ed, and sewed on a single for the lead to change hands once more.
This turned out to be the winning run, as Abe Llu, John Fisher and Victor Lim were re- fired in succession in their turn with the bat.
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WAHOOS: HEAD LEAGUE
By "Grandstand”
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 one and walked none, whilst Ram- to six safeties, and Tanned twe. Slorette Gerry Jorge handed out free transportation to first to two Therese "Big Chief" Noronha for the losers, alro chucked a six-Cards. Mater. but walked Two besides i whuffing two.
Wahoo lead-off hitter. Yvonne "Hilt-and-run” Yelle takes the the bow for the best stick work performance with
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Cellar Champs!
were
In the ladies "cellar classte," the Chung Hwa lasses had sweet re- nanded out a venge, who they a three-in-
24-13 trimming to the Little four performance, while Irene
Flowers The two teams are now Willie Witton, connected for the "Slugger" Pereira connected for
be t fer th wooden spoon. only four-master
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day. the only extra base clout with
Flortha slabstress Lily Rozario: whilst doe Morris, Jobinme Senal-
R ringing double,
janned wo and walked two, whilst berg, Lou Leight. ariel George The Wal:oos went to bat first,
Chung Hwy twiler Funchie Law White were Rood
marker on doubles a chalked up
Whiffed three and passed fhrce, Chie night-gandeari Johnnie Single and two passed balls, whilst
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walk and two opbbles Frage: "Zaza" Lee and Trend Lee the web garnerest | Ekter, une galore in this Tragas, came out to the centre and night 'n the Buud.
Casar itwa booting th tines, gardens
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whaka the Fjormhas were "guilty 12 by
Cxpensive Wildent The leaderskap changed fol am 19% than 17 miscue.
In in the fourth when Widetrats TUIN Counted Bree suretyee Wahoo Luseues in 16 with, the frak, knotted Pr
more. When burler Cellara ngled Jacki Andie son's roller, whilst Yvonne Vele vrmped home with the tie- g 10 In the sixth and seventh, the Green-shirted ehn was set de son at one twe Birce order, bin Wildent Vigma Cau, pinch-hit-
The only tv in-kilin was made when huilen Den Crary clampesky lus band, ara Vy Jones pop tart and tossed Eine Hearther out at Wind.
Hassan's Catches
The Indians subilued the Cana dian Chinese 8-1 13
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en porless fielding d-play, featured by A. 1 Hasan, live CHCAR 'catches in the centre patch
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an also banged in the only Jour-, trg for Margaret You.ng, drew a bagger of the game with none mas and was advanced to third aboard, whilst Baby Abbas tripled jon Irene Pereira si two-bugger for the next longest clout. Nazari Vegria Chu stole home to tuck churked for the Indians. walked the game way.
notte and passed Tone whilst Geeger Lee, who went the ranite for the Canucks, issued three fer tickets to Arst
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the scratch team Recrem Aces held the Cyclones t
4-4 tie after two innings. but forfeited the points after Eddie "Doctor" Gosano sustained ar 123- jury which necessitated his moval from the game, leaving the Aces short-handed.
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Wahoo left fielder Jeannette "Biondie" Yolle provided the fielding gen of the day, when she froze on to Irene Pereira's long fly between centre and left which had home- written all over it. to snutt a Wi dcat up- rising.
Cardinals Finish Well
The Cardinals wound up their League schedule by humiliating The unfortunate incident occur- the Recreio Ramblerettes 19-5, in red when Cyclone short-stop a fifteen-hit slugging spree, head- 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 Fitch Ahdor Rumjahn held on the Ro-ed by Efegenn Babida's three-in- Waggonermen suon regained in the had ambled across the pan withberto Marques' line-drive, catch-four, which included a round trip- ing Gusano off second. Both per and a two-bagger. Hind- fourth. George While's double the tieing run.
Gosano and keystonei Barney snatcher Rosita Bagolawis Was gave the Liume one inore, whilst A neut double-killing with the Abbey attempted to beat each right behind her with a three-in- Willie Wilson's trainer increased bases loaded prevented further other to the sack. After the five performance.
damage, as pinch-hitter Davis flied ¦ players had sorted themselves outj The Mohawks were blanked in, out to end the inning.
from the clash, Gosano was foun the fifth and sixth.
the lead to two.
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 stole second.
first
With ducks in the pond. sacker Abe Liu deliberately boot- ed Ernie Hearther's dump to first, in an attempt to bamboozle the umpire, but hawk-eyed arbitrate Huckjai Kitchell was right on the
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HONG KONG -
In the eighth. Fitch hoisted ong | to have dislocated his right
in the centre, which Wilson muff-shoulder.
HOCKEY
Best fielding performance nores to Redbird keystoner "Gilly" da Motta, who handled 10 fielding chances perfectly.
Interport Probables' Disappointing Display Outplayed By British Army Weakness In
In The Attack Apparent
By "Sportshawk"
IN A PRACTICE GAME at King's Park yester- day afternoon, the Colony Interport Hockey Prob- ables gave a disappointing display in being beaten | by a Combined British Army team by 3 goals to 1,
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. T. Whitley failed to turn up and the right-wing berth Was BOWLING ALLEYS en over by Smith in the first half and E. Fowler on the resump- tion,
Play was mostly in favour of the soldiers, who were at full
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while the half-back line was best served by the plyot, W. A. Reed, and the right-half, R. Marques.
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
THE CHIN
BACK
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CLOM TENG UP
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Chin Back
BY BEST BALL
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There is more to keeping the chin pointed back of the ball; than merely fixing its anchors. 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 un- xious to creep into a strokė. The chin pointed well in front of the ball makes it impossi- ble to turn the hips or even to swing back at all with any semblance of body and arth co-ordination. If any proof of this factor is needed,
the try facing
hole some- time while attempting to
the swing
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 tle up of this sort. The hips turn freely, the back and arms move smoothly in upswing and downstroke. Either pointing the chin backs at address or moving it slowly babk for al (ew inches with the stroke will suffice.
Next Article:-Sway.
The forwards were generally sion. much better than the Probables', The Probables, however, among them Hitchcock, Shaw and three players formed a formidable
luced the lead through G. Singh
Homberg being prominent. These
sttacking unit on the left flank.
Army Score First
about 10 minutes from the end."
At this stage H. L. Ozorio was in
fured in the leg and had to be carried off the field, and Smith went in agair to take over Fow- 'er's position. ...
Army drew Orst blood through. The Probables attempted several Hitchcock about five minutes to-times to break through the Army wards.......the...and of the opening defence but met with no success. period from
PROBABLED Benwell; Bond and J. a scrimmage: · The ; same player added a further goal Gonsalves: N, Whitley, WA, Reed, and only a few minutes after the re-. Marques; Smith (rowler), G, Singh, The weakest department in the sumption from a pass from Hom B. Gosano, H. L. Ozorio and Brown.
BRITISH ARMY Dove;. Losite Probables team was their for-berg while two minutes later, Polles) and Anderson; Crowley, Hook ward-line, in which only B. Shawnetted the Army's final and Waldron: Singleton, Hymas, Hitch- Gosano and G. Singh struck form, goal from a centre from Single-cock, Shaw and Hemberg.
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