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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1941.

INTERNATIONAL SERIES GRAPHICCOLE ENGLAND'S CRICKET

CONCLUDE TO-MORROW

THE INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL scries will be wound up with to-morrow's star-studded double- header, when the Chinese Cuties come to grips with the Portuguese lassies in the opener at 10.30 a.m. whilst the Indian nine collide with the United States team at 11.45 a.m. in the Men's decider, to climax the All-nation showdown.

Reputed to be one of the heavi est hitting squads in the pennant scramble recently completed, ant holding the spotlight [H greater part of the sermon, Chuck Waggoner's Yankees Colliplaang the Mighty Mohawk Tribe, strem: thened with centre Tierledert Withe Wilson, is a terie feat when the chips are down, and although they were out hit and out played last Subbath when they

ousted

the Portuguese from the they can stand up to the pressure even if they haven't then latting! suits (3. It is unnatural

team to stay in

forever, and when

.I

a hating slump they really

start unlad ng the lumber. will require routrage, more than pitching skill to stay on the hall

"Screwball" Jones

Hurler Cy will probably draw the pulling assignment for the Stars nel

TECOIN-

PROGRAMME FOR TO-MORROW

At Kowloon F.C. Ground)

WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL PLAY OFF

China

10:30 am)

Portugal

(Umpires "Doc" Molthen. Kansa Nazatin and Chuck Waggoner)

MEN'S INTERNATIONAL PLAY OFF

India

(11 45 am }

V United States

Umpire "Camelpa" Leung. Nip Lum and Nick Beltrack)

11.

Stripes, and although having skad ded a lot recently, should be able to quiet the feeble Indian guns

time ahead of them when Hey The situation back of the platter are is better with Joe Murris

the mure-mauling Mohawks Any way your look at it. It's ing. Monis is one of the best, tech, but wan, love or draw, both teams will be in there scrapping. husthing and lighting

My ml of ground until the last put but

not the best, receivers in the ear cuit, and hits when the hits count Ernie Hearther.

Wilder the "Johnnie Pearne fielding prize, will hold first base, with SchaberK: at second, whilst Lou Leight, an other 'outer who sheer dyna mite at the dish, will be seent 222 2 welcome return to the hot corti At short stop will be you garment None other than bustbug Pet. Fitch, a nice hunk of power any team. Hank Sperry, another clutch hitter, Wilhe Wilson Johnson will be trio.

the

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and gardening

is

are

Empe retected for the E Hat 12:11 tussie

"Grandpa Leung Nap Lum, nd Nick Beltrão

The Portuguese trummes

font the fiest from will be seen Die in the series, when they take on the Chamese inandens 11 1

The Chuese were handed out -- rude Shock week, when they

a'une i Toppled by Sarge Wellord's Great Britam contingent. it suprise performance

rubber by

purtam caper

爬上4

the

WITE

portsider Dully Brown, who hand-

cuffed the Chinese for the greater part of the game

It must

have been the dazed

which led Portuguese Coach Cesar

To PREVENT

SHANK-

ING KEEP ELBOW

IN CLOSE

BRUSH TROUSER

LEG WHEN HITTING BALL

SHANKING

3-7

CURE

By BEST BALL

an

Shanking is

insidious gulf fatelt that often recurs when least expected Some- times an epidemic of shanking must happens, at other times the mere suggestion is enough to cause trouble In shanking the lower part of the club shaft, the hosel makes contnet with the ball instead of the club-face To the uninitiated, the fault doesn't seem too hard to cure but to the afflicted it's quite a problem.

One way of combating the difficulty is to keep the left hand close to the body when the ball as being struck. As it is sometunes difficult to con- sciously keep track of this member during the fast down- swing action, the golfer should attempt to let his left hand graze his leil trouser leg as he comes onto the Hall. This will prevent the hands from stray- mg too far out toward the ball and thereby encourage shank - inn

Next Article-Where Acceler- ation Slows Up.

STATED TO BE RETURN- ING TO OLD GLORY

CRICKET, WHOSE FATE last season was left mainly in the hands of the British Empire and Lon- don Counties sides, looks like coming back into its own for the second war season,

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Five county sides, in addition to the British Empire and Lon- don Counties teams have nounced their intention of ar- ranging matches and, with Sir Plham Warner already engaged on the task of arranging matches at Lord's, only an invasion of the grounds by Hitler and his hordes will stop the Englishman having his cricket.

C. B. Clarke, the West Indies test player, who did so well for the Empire XI last season, taking 83 wickets at a cost of 10.74 runs, will again be available, but not- able absentees will be R. Nelson, the Northants captain, who was killed on active service, and L. Parsiow. last year's leading scorer with 900 runs, who has jumed the R.A F.

A filhp should be given to the ⠀ Tom Goddard the Gloucester game by the announcement that and England off-break bowler, has DR. Jardine, the former England | promised to assist in the provin- captain of "bodyline" notoriety, clal games. will captain the British Empire XI when military duties permit.

Ambitious Plans

The Counties who have so far announced their intention of play- ing are Surrey, Essex. Notting- hamshire, Derbyshire and Leices- tershire

The plans of this team are even Nottinghamshire are looking more ambitious than their open-forward to the occasional assis-" ing campaign last summer when jtance of their star players now in they played 38 matches and were the Forces. Joe Hardstaff, C. B. the only team to beat the London Harris and H. Butler are ser- Counties team which is composed geants

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in

batteries. A. A.

J. mainly of star professionals.

Knowles is a gunner, and F. G. Jack Hobbs is president of the Woodhead and E. A. Meads aro London Counties this season.

! in the R.A.F.

Despite the fact that a number i of players have joined the Ser- vices since last season Desmond Donnelly, the youthful organiser of the team, hopes to raise about £2500 for the Red Cross during The season,

at

Several attractive fixtures have already been arranged, and some

bren prontised games have Lord's, their opponents including London Counties and the Royal Air Force Matches will be played with Cambridge University, Not-

Julier Cahn's tingghamshire. Sir XI and a West of England XI, and is is hoped to fix up games with and Yorkshire, Worcestershire Oxford University.

CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA

Nazarin Back To Form

Although Indian burler Kassa Nazarin showed signs of faltering during the last two frames against look on the first three strikeout the Canadians. In their Prelimin-victims in the first two chapters ary Round of the series, gradually coming

The decided falling-aff took part J. Bromwich, A. K. back to forin, Donald Duck" Xavier to remark in attendances at this sea- Pails. Competition was keen, play Quist, J. H. Crawford, and D. and pitched his teami to victory to this scribe, "If that's what they over the Chinese with a brilliant call playing ball, the series is in

the crowd stayed four-hitter, but the back-bone of the bag for us."

cricket brilliant, yet

So much for the competi- the Indian team is to be found in

matches has worried and tive spirit in these times.

cricket

reason There is, too, another enthu- defence to Nazarin's mound wi-a bit of over-optimism, for the siasts, writes a correspon- not attract its

why sport of this description did crowds as in the Chinese have the experience and At first base, Markar has the team work which the Portuguese dent in the "Sunday past. Rightly or wrongly, thou nod over "Romeo" Honiet, the lassies lack.

sunds are more interested in the Both the Collaco Morning Herald." Last matches played on the Libyan De-

son's interstate

its fleiding, which puts up a swell that Cesar has been indulging in puzzled

This corner is inclined to think

zardry.

'away.

and tennis courts of Australia.

former boasting a swat mark of Motta and Ng-Louie batteries are 922 for the season, whilst Baby about equally matched, the former season attendances soared sert than on the cricket grounds Abbas and Huckjai Kitchell are as being able to boast two no-hitters to record figures. This After all, there is a war. spry a keystone pair as you can during the pennant campaign,

find.

last week, but should be able to that the latter is fast developing extent that there may be Kitchell was on the sick list whilst it is generally recognised season they fell to such an

holding the hot third

Various reasons have been ad- vanced for the comparative lack

ATHLETIC MEETING

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Northampton "Doing |

Bit"

Northampton's cricketers did not shine very brightly in the pre- war county cricket championship, but

*** they

certainly "doing their bit" in the Forces.

Partridge. Brookes and Green- wood three of their professionals, are Sergeant-Instructors 011 P. T. staff of the R.A.F Davis. after a speil in the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, has trans- ferred to the A.F.S. and Robinson is in the R.A.F.

the

W E. Merritt, the New Zealand est player, who was leading wie- ket-keeper for Northampton the last summer before the war, holds a commission in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

have

or the amateurs who assisted the county, E. J. H. Dixer is in the Fleet Air Arm and C. W. S. Labbook is in the Royal Navy. -Reuter.

"Y" ATHLETIC CLUB

Al athletic section of the Y.M.C.A. was formed last night when the following were elected be back in the line-up this week into a speed-ball whiffer.

to the Committee.-E. L. Clegg, P. --not that "Slim" Arculli,

Manson, B. S. Wilson, W. S. Gegg, who Chinese infeld will be Rene a slight loss.

E. W. Railton. plugged up the short stop gap last Yuen, first base; Ulian Khoo, see- week couldn't hold the job-but ond, with Lily *Sunshine"

Although entries for the South Mar

China sports

ap- are closed, an Kitchell is in a class by himself. stamping on the other side of the

Sherry Bux. Cyclone ace third-middle cushion, and Gloria Mar at of interest in the series. The ban- The Boys' and Girls' Clubs As-proach will be made to allow the sacker, will be

If the entries. annual Y.M.C.A, to enter. Mary Mar, Virginia Chung of the Sheffield Shield mat-sociation will hold their

will corner. Patrolling the out-field in and Doris Mar will be in the outer

athletic meeting ches, with a consequent loss of the Inter-Club

are accepted the following the left patch will De

be made by the Y.M.C.A.~1,600 Jindoo pastures fly-shagging.

competitive spirit, has been the the South China Athletic Associa- "Muscle-bound" Hussain, whose

chief reason given by several. tion ground, Caroline Hill to-day.metres relay (team to be selected), timely hit last week put the team

But possibly the main reason ommencing at 11 a.m. and ter- 400 and 800 metres (E. L. Clegg in the Final. Fans are still won-

was the absence of those magnetic minating at 5.30 p.m. Lady Mac- and Manson). 100 and 200 metres dering whether Hussain's recent

the names which in past seasons drew | Gregor, wife of the Chief Justice, (Gegg), 110 hurdles (B. S. Wil- hitting streak is a stepping

thousands. outPortuguese team has at last been

Military

ison). duties kept will present the prizes. sign from the rut in which he was selected. Irene Pereira,

two of Australia's greatest attrac- deeply imbedded for some time, willow-wielder

tions will

D. ( Bradman and A. L. huld Arst. or just another flash in the pan. whilst lead-off slugger Ding Lopes

Hasselt from playing. In our In the centre patch, will be "Big will be guarding the

own State, S. J. McCabe, suffering Boy" Bakar, number one hitter of with Irene "Tom-hoy" Castiho| from a disability, was not always the loague, whilst "Savage" Has-patrolling the windy alley, and

available, though he gallantly tried san, who one time held the slug-Celeste Marques guarding the hot

to play. ging lead, will be roaming the corner. right fleld.

Portugal's Team

After weeks of work-outs,

heavy

keystone,

Gardeners will be panther star fly-chaser Theresa Marques at

Gates Affected

The

Mohawks Should Win Dert, "Big Chier Wahoo" Therese The absence of these players Noronha in the centre patch, and meant much to the gates. Very It is hard to figure the Mohawks Lelta Xavier, Panther pint-sized few of the interstate teams were at the losing end of any tussie, hurler, patrolling the right field. worthy of first-class cricket, but they have been beaten re- Hilda "Bambina" Soares, will be cently, and it is not impossible for standing by to hit in the pinches, them to be beaten again, whilst whilst Thelma "Peanut" Marques, * on the other hand, the rough- Socorro and Aida Castro will be

riding Indians will have a lough utility fielders.

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public early realised this and stay- ed away. It lost little in doing so, for on occasions the exhibitions were of a very mediocre nature.

There has been some criticism of officials for not playing the | Sheffield Shield. But in these times no other decision was possible. The Shield is the · cherished symbol of cricket supremacy in Australia, With some of our best engaged in more serious work, it was un- thinkable that the States should strive for such a symbol. The postponing of the Shield matches for a season or two should not prove a hardship:---

Much has been made of the lack of the competitive spirit în the matches. The players tried hard enough. They were all keen on retaining their places. Recently the New South Wales Lawn-Tew- nis Association held its State championships. The best players

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