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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 12, 1941.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOFTBALL

SEASON UNDER REVIEW

Gerry Gosano Credited With Year's Pitching Gem

By "Grandstand”

BEFORA. WE LOWER the curtain on the most successful Softball season, and usher in King Base- ball, let us recall some of the hair-breadth plays and split-second masterpieces that have combined to give us a most enjoyable season, and although play- ers and spectators alike have had occasions to hurl fiery barbs at each other, this corner is convinced that venom was never in their hearts. Yessirree, it's been great fun.

Of all the pitching performances, Recreio's ace- hurler Gerry Gosano's clutch pitching in their game with the Cyclones, in which the latter were nosed cut by the only run in the tilt, stands out above all other chucking accomplishments during the year.

Johnate Aivares who drew the opening assign- ment, was toiling on the slab perfectly for five frames, ba cracked up under the pressure, and before he knew it the sacks were choked with none away

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ARMY SPORTLIGHT

By "SQUADDY"

I understand that at the Annual General Meeting of the Area Sports Board the following sug- gestions were put before the com- mittee and passed for the forth- coming sporting season.

CROSS COUNTRY

130 Stone: Winners:-12th Regt. HA.

BILLIARDS

Cons:

Garrison Billiards League: - Win- Runviers-up. Royal

pers R.AMC, Scots

Garrison Snackar League: - Win- nery-R AM C.. Runners-up: ---Royal Engineers Sgts.

Garrison Challenge Cup:-Winners RA.M.C. Runners-up: ---Military Police Garrison Soldiers Club Cup: --Win- ers IKV DC, Runners-up Royal Corps Signals

The Area Cross Country Runs will be held alternatively on the Iskund and the Maitland instead Individuat Billiards Champion:-Upl of always being held on the Main-Haves FRAM land, and a suitable course will be Harvey TRAMET chosen by the Secretary for Cros Country Runs before the next an

Individual Snooker

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nual rutis

This is

a very good idea and? Smal Units Knockout: -Winners will give

the Urus stationed GE 38th H. RA Runners up RKS the Island a change from going, over to the Polo Club ground each! yeat

Thus also gives them .1 chance in training for this event

GROSS COUNTRY RUNS

Fun Waters. Mid. the Units stained 9921 the deses Regt

Royal Mainland have the advantage of Seuts tranthug over the course

Indian before; the actual runs

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WRESTLING

Unita

Runners-up

Units Razer - Winners HKS A Rie-p 2/14th Punjali Regi

ROWING Winners of Trophies The "Brown Cup":--24th Coast Bly. RA

JOCKEYS'

& OWNERS' RECORDS

Following Is how the leading jockeys and owners have fared at the Valley this year:

JOCKEYS

D. Black

L. B. Chao H, C. Pih

1st 2nd 3rd Un.

7 10 35

17

6 16 43

13 14

6 29

10 14

8 42

P. Y. T. Wel V. V. Needa

10

9 12 3 39

H. J. A. Hearne

6 6

7 39

"C. B. Moller

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5

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Champion:-'pt

W. H. 8. Davis

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8

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Large Units League: Winners --Mid. Ittles Regt

W. G. Poy

4

4

3 34

To Kul-ying

4

2 10

S. W. Pan

4

1 20

A. M. Wood

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H. S. Chang

3

5

5 35

Colony Soca Side: - Winners Maddle. sex Regi

*M. M. Sokoloff

2

6 4 15

D. H. S. Craven

2

4 2

7

S. C. Liang

2

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British

B.

L. Tao

2

6 43

P. P. Botelho

2

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W. Yul

2

1

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S. W. Lee

1

2

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G. Treverton

1

2 2 37

A. D. Coppin

1

2

1

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S. W. Tang

1

5

15

R. K. C. Chlu

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The "Chaplains Cup":-Carver Pla toon. Royal Scots

The "Ah King Cup":--22nd (F) Coy. Royal Engineers

B. A. Prouix

1

2

2

T. W. Chattey

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1

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Tang Man-Wa

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C. L. Gregory

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OVERV

Arey!

The athletic meeting between Combined Royal Artillery and

H. C. Chan Combined Mild esex and the Rajc. c. Chan muts resulted in it win for Royal G. W. Cooper Artillery by 38 points to 25

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• dameing on pot to put any fall as the last omming rolled up

who

almost Bat Ulasan was equal | Tuffy Cunn. Ühe verta R. tud even if hebinded by Lou Leight's slushing was nervous in dudn't show it, as drive through the box, was re

forced

It was also suggested that baller. Skelly placed by Earl Wong who flied out

the Razack to tem out on the

indian personnel first for the first out.

of the Royal Then veteran otch for the tst erasure,

Artillery, and the Infantry Units K. M.Tominy Chan strolled up to Rumjan, the big gun

tourna - the plate and poled out a round-trip-should hold a wrestling C'velones war-

amongst victim | per

the the-breaker, which meat v..th

which Gosano eventually proved to be the win- pop attened vaftat as match as ng run, as the Mohawks couldn't push a tally a ross although they moving an noch, whist Markar Jr vasto sed out

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SWIMMING Winners Combined themselves to Hunners-up -Middlesex Regt. be conducted under their

WATER POLO Wrestling rules which are far dit-i

Large Units Knockout Competition:- They also wrestle in a pit cut out ferent from the European rules,, Combined Small Units

Small Units Knockout Competition:----

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in the ground and not in a ring Hong Kong Signal Coy This Tournament will be bet

Indian troops amongst the

The run by themselves, but a Serre-ATHLETICS

tary will be appointed by Area Sports Board as for sport connected with the Sports Board.

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PERSONNEL

Would have meh paved the enched their gate with the In- tom S1 de eph" diatis for a play off against

the Chefch. Saints but for sad of base-tun

out to tab itung The Alien had banged

out a long hot to right, and she ATTACHED has been in neuted with a ther looteer, but was mstead marked at the part of station when he al tempted to attefel: it into a fott

Why he did t with nut way and a lutch-hitter Joe Monta menuant up will be a subject to Hop Stove leaguer Anyway, th tone dagged on into the nuuth adore the Mohawk conceded the hurt breaker".

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A Near Thing

The International semes

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Maldieses Regl. brought up th point of having members of other Units attached to them sticht it their Armourers and Pitters, who, are always attached to them for

number of years.

They stated that in the

performance of thr ellamoon was that of Pie. Lover

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Race Meeting who have since returned North.

Athletic meeting, S. L. Yuen the daveti whurh 1938 111, and the Dis- when the threw 16ft. 1. He with 1041. 3ms. Salon With throwing the hatner

The first event of the day was Area that of the Pole vault which

the

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: Novices boxing competition a pin Royal Artillery won with a

test was made against the have; bined height of 1911. 6ms, and the abg a member of the Ordnance

Midd esex/Rajputs 19ft. attached to them

Roval Artillery won the Hur- dles and the last two hurdlers Capt. Skipwith, R.A., and Lieut. Pultock, Rajputs, were a picture to watch.

and

alf would beat came in to al's share of thrilling Corps

Souza

it moments Indians, who eventually their Novices boxing team, eront.

but emerged champions, were almost they had to withdraw him on the clamped his eliminated in the rst round whenight of the finals.

and tossed, they only managed to nose out the! The committee agreed that for

weak Canadian contingent,

the future reference, any person at-

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covering the game being saved by flashy short-tached to a Large Unit could pay hag, pivoted slan Leonard at stop Huckjai Kitchell with two for that Unit, providing he #rst to complete the twin-erasure. dazzling pickups after the game not called upon by his own Unit. But for that double play the min- was booted.

or by the Combined Small Units. ears would have scored, as Nu- zurin, next man up, slashed out a

THE CHAMPIONS Sizzler, right through the infield.

How Mohawks Lost

Miles Relay in

Royal Artillery also won the 2 the fine time of

Throwing the discus was won by Middlesex/Rajputs

with combined length of 218ft. Itins. and the Royal Artillery 193ft.

10 ns

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HAIG WHISKY PER

"OLO CUSTOM"

BY "LEAD"

I have been officially informed that the "Ote Custom" of Messrs. Gande Price and Co. Ltd., of

bottle of John Halp presenting a Whisky to a rink scoring a soven in any Loague match, and a bot. the to each player of a rink scor. ing a possible, i.e. an oight, whi be continued this year.

This also applies to sevens and bights scored in official champion. ship games during the season.

Individual throw; Pte. Lever 11611 m.

This was

than

T. K. L.

the Lan

a beiter throw

This past sporting season

has been very successful

as as far Units are concerned and the fol-his throw for the Command Ath-Ciro lowing are the results of all sport-letic meeting when he threw

activities ing

during the

past discus 115ft 7ins. year.

With the lust innings coming up, the Canadians

were trailing be- hind in a seven four set-up. Bill Ing drew u pass and was sacrificed to second On Johnnie Fisher's The Mohawks actually lost the dump. Gas Oliver slashed it league when they were nosed out, burning grounder along third which Sherry Bux bouted, and even as the ball was rolling out to left-field, Kitchell darted in tu

FOOTBALL scoop up the pill to toss out Oliver First Division: -- Middlesex Reg! at first for the scond erasure, (Fourth), Royal Seats (Pilin). holding Ing at third.

TAKE HER-BOWLING—an SHE'LL ENJOY IT, TOO!

Make a bowling "date"! Your wife or sweetheart will enjoy it as much as you do.

to the most congenial rendezvous in town.

- HONG KONG

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Second Division: Royal Engineers tehampions); BASC (runners-up).

Third Division:-it A.F. (champions); Signals (runners-up).

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Roval Artillery were winners of S. W. Lec the 880yds. relay and won by 10 Necan lengths.

Marber

Throwing the Javelin was won by the combined Royal Artillery who won with 323' 9" to 318′ 2′′

3 Lever was the best individual with

Mrs. A. E. Gragett 3 173ft. 111⁄2ins. beating Loe Bros. the command throw by 7ft. 8ins. G. Tinson

Royal Artillery won the 1 Mile Choice team race and the Three Miles Sallbad the Sailor team race.

V. M. Grayburn They also won the I Mile relay, Golf the weight, Long Jump, High Penn & Tool Jumpi

Electricity The Combined Middlesex and Lee Chi-choh Rajouts won the. 440yds relay E. 8. K. Army Seven-a-8]dar-Winners~-~~Royal Engineers; Runners-up Royal Art which was the best race of

afternoon:

Bernie Johnson banged out single to score Ing. Bill Woo next slashed out another grass-cutter

Small Units Football Knockout Com petition:-Winners:—-HQ, Cay, 1st Bn.. along third which Bux fumbled

The Middlesex Regi: Runners-upi- again, and even as Indian Tuns Coy., 2nd Royal Scots. were groaning, Kitchell dished out the second Belding gem by tossing Large Units Rugby League:--Win- out Johnson by hulf 22 step aners-Royal Engineers; Romero-up:— second, to end the Canadian Combined Royal Artillery,

Winners:Royal Engineers; Runnors. Small Units Knockout Competition:-

up:-Ruyal Scola,

known

threat. Pinky Higgins, Den Crary and Dan Fittinghoff, all hitters, were coming up next, and a hit would have meant an Indian defeat.

Bad Base-Running ·

¡lery.

CRICKETS

LargoynUnita:44 Winners

Royale:En-all- gineers; Runners-up:→Combined. Smalk|a%

Small Wollez→ Winntra›RA/BCH

In the ladies series, Great Brisalte tain almost pulled off a sensational Runners-up-5th A:A,--Regt, R.AyLAY

K.C.C. TENNIS TRIAL

the C. H.

Dynasty

Diamonda

Kong Bros.

C. C. F. Bifly Culture

A tennis League trial was held Why

upset against the strong Chinese Take her

squad, when they were 'nosed out Inter-Linit/Novices Competition Winsat Kowloon Cricket Club. yester-Gredmaka through bone-headed base-run-ners >-Royal Scots, Runners-up, Midday) There was a fairly ning.

large Collene 'dlesex Regter

ptura out; among those participat- Miss Li Po-chun Jeannette Yolle who was perch-

Interlinit, Team Championship Win- ing beings E. C. Fincher, A. 8. K. ed on second with the tieing run, nersRoyal Scots: Runners-up-Mid Crawford, EF Fincher, G. C., Kla Ora with two down, forgot to pick up

dlesex Regkenz

Burnett, SA, Gray, FR, Zim~ Waj Shlu-pak OSANDHUATHLETICS, wa Winhereiddinsex &Regt.; Runners-

mern, A. E. P. Guest, R. S. Capell, Viiaja N. A. E. Mackay, R. T. Broad- L. W. 8. * TUQOF WAR

bridge A.-L. Fisher, N. Bebbing- Toots......

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