1941-05-17 — Page 14

"THE CHINA-MAIL, MAY 17, 1941.

BASEBALL NINES GET

READY FOR

FOR SEASON

Six Entries Assured For League NO IMPORTANT

At

H.B.-Tulsa Clash Caroline Hill Tomorrow

By "Grandstand"

THREE FRIENDLY tilts are on the card for the week-end, the Tulsa team being featured in a double-header with a clash against Royal Engineers at 2.30 p.m. to-day and a game with the strong Hong Kong Brewers nine to-morrow at 10 a.m. South China tangle with U.S.S. Mindinao at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow to complete the programme. All games will be staged at the Caroline Hill park.

The Leonardmen are a-rarin' to take on the Tulsamen in their first serious encounter this sea- son, and although this will be Madeen "Slim" Arculli's first pitching assignment this year, he already appeared to be in mid-season form at a re- cent workout. Brother Obear will be at the other end of the battery.

The line-up which has been given to me may seem to be a bit on the screwy side, but it is pro- bably in the nature of positional try-outs.

For instance, George Souza, whose favourite alley is in the short-stop gap. will be seen on the right of the middle cushion, | whilst Tony "Peewee" Alves will be holding the windy alley. Jin- doo "Musclebound" Hussain will! be guarding the initial sutchel, whulst the "Bam" will take care of the But-corner. Hank "Show- bout" Ali, Art Ozorio and "Baby" Abbas will be the outfielders

Good Game Promised

will probably

or Str.ckland;

The Tulamen Start MacClanahan

South China's Ime-up will be selected from the following;! Tommy Chan, Wally Ching, Nip Lum, Hal Wingier, Nelson Ma, "Dopey" Lo, Cecil Wingler, C. Ng Chun-wah, "Sinallie" Paty, Wong, Kwan

Puu.

and relief-burler

The Mighty Ski will be tossing them in for the Mindnao outfit with Tony Muscavage be- hind the batter,

Season's Prospects

1.R.C.

K.D.R.C.

"LEAD'S" FORECAST

FIRST DIVISION

P.R.C.

Recreio "A" ✔

C.C.C.

V, K.C.C.

C.S.C.C.

ν.

Recreio "B"

V.

V

K.B.G.C. "A"

K.B.G.C. ""

SECOND DIVISION

Recreio

V P.O.C.

V. K.T.G.C.A.

V.

HK.F.C.

Taikoo R.C.

W

C.C C.

V.

THIRD DIVISION

I.R C.

K.BO C.

¥.

K.F.C.

H.K C.C.

K.C.C.

C.C.C

H K.F.C.

P.R.C.

V.

Recreio

HK.E.R.C.

on the other

MATCHES TO-DAY

By "Lead"

The bast of to-day's senior bowls matches should be the K. D. R. C.-K.B.G.C. "B" fixture at Hung Hom, not because any vital issue is at stake but because these teams

appear to be better matched than any other two opposing teams on

the programme.

Notwithstanding the fact that hey are playing on their own green, however, I do not think the Docks will WID They are unfortunate in that they appear unable to turn out the same team overy week.

Pal cr nchieved fame last year by beating their opponents of this

afternoon, the Champions. but

al hough they have not been to drain their man-power, are altogether convincing in their two Stewhat stronger than they were' matches thus far. I don't think last week. Recreto will slip un on this necasion, although the result might be fairly close,

Kowloon Tong should account for H.K.C.C., who have not yet

managed to settle down, while.

taking it

of Artful Art Ozorio from the Softball cirault, Art Ozeria will be cavorting around the mid-way station for the H. B. squad in his first baseball year, and what is more important le that he clicks with George Souza, the flash side of the bag.

Then there youthful Johnnie Fisher to the Canadian

successful march, at the expense team. and although

Winning teams in Third Division of Recreio, despite the fact that should lacking

be L.R.C., Estickwork should earn him a per-

experience,

K.B.G.C. Fisher's the intter, with no races this week H.K.FC. and P.R.C.

I cannot see Civil Service beat- | Tuikon should redeem themselves ing the well-balanced Recreial for their defeat at the hands of "B" nor ean 1 see K.C.C. beating K.P.C. Tast week, hy Craigen-ower but LR.C.

on out of Craigengower, who will be their own ground, should give strengthened by the inclusion K.B.G.C. "A" quite il lut to of Erne Zimmern and Luigi think about

Souza. I cannot help thinking ! that

K.C.C.'s recent form has been too bad to be true and I have a feeling that they will just pull it off against the Hong Kong

Second Division

I expect

In Second Division

is the addition of prison Ofleers to carry on their Footballers.

iza

manent berth on the team

Managers

are reminded that there will be a meeting at the Texas Company's Office, Asia Life Building, at 6.00 pm. in comer- tion with the forthcoming league. Grandpa Leung's

During the past fe:! weeks, Marolls several teams have

have acquired "Wee" been seen in Willie Won, who has also been re. actrop in fiendly tilts, and as yetu ted from the softball league.] things are shaping up, the League and will probably be given a is sured of at least six entries.

garderung berth. U. S. S Mindinao, perinant

Brewers, who staged dog-fight with the

against the Brewery Bombers, de- Wonners tust year. and Hong pending on who will toe the rub-i Kong

"H.B." And "Mins” her against the Sappers, whilst their the rest of the infleld will be Red champs, up fa the wire, will

Since it is a little too premature Simmons receiving, Germonto at be at each others throats again, to be crystal gazing on only a few first-base, Terry at second. Maxie whilst Royal Engineers and South friendly performances and without Maxwell at third and Guinn at China will also be putting up a complète roster of each tear, short-stop. The gardeners will teams.

Although the Canadians this corner will not go out on a be chosen from Peterson, Richard- and Chung Hwa, both teams hay-limb and attempt to prophecy the son and "Bolo" Oszajac, Norton ng been seen in friendlies lately, and Scott.

tere new names, the players are by no means new to the League, most of them having played under other colours in previous cam- paigns.

Since this has all the ear-marks of a goor scuffle, o trip out to Caroline Hill to-morrey will not be wasted

South China Team

This Year's Rookies

Royal Engineers' line-up against As per custom, the Tulsanien

managers are wall probably be scouting around for new inateriat Lefty Sarsfield and Tom Fox bat-and untried talent, and as usual tery, supported by Shaw. Welford, the new bunch of rookies have, Heath and Taylor in the infeld, been dug up. whilst Foley, Ratcliffe and Hey; Probably the most valuable will be out in the pastures.

discovery is Bam Leonard's find

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flag-winners for this year, but we do know that the Brewers will be staging a serious attempt for the gontalon this season, with almost the identical line-up which copped them the bunting a year ago, atu also completed the loop last year in a photo-finish with the Min- dinne -- a race which took two play-offs to decide.

Dodwell's Selection of

USED CARS

Make

H.P. Type

Colour

Year

Sale Price

Fiat

8 Sedan

Black

1938

HK$1,600.00

Baby Ford

Morric

8

2. Dr. Saloon

Blue

1934

1,100.00

8

2,750.00

8

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Black

1940

2,750.00

Former pitching

"Slim" ace, Arculli, will be their pitching staff, with the Bam

at the head of

himself as the fireman'.

The Mindinao nine have been hard-hit by the 1058 of Cecil "Horseface" Douglas, probably the Morris best first sacker seen on the local diamond, whilst "Poochie" Chase's absence from the keystone will also be sorely felt. The Minnie; will, therefore, start this season depending more than ever on their smoke-ball artists Ski Powlawski and Tony Muscavage. With Pow- ławski on the hill, half their troubles will be over, as the Pulverising Polack has only been beaten once on the hill, and that was when the slugging H. B. gang blasted him out of the box towards the end of last seasort.

Lau To Pitch?

The Sappers, having discovered a pitcher in Lefty Sarsfield, com- bined with their experience gain- ed last season, should give creditable showing this year.

a

Al Lau, former infielder of the Chinese Baseball Club, will have to bear most of the pitching bur den for Chung Hwa, with Bill Changcatching. South China is. still an unknown quantity, but it is almost certain that Wally Ching will be called upon to do mound duties for the team.

Two post-season Softball games have been arranged, the first will be played off at Stubbs Road, this afternoon, when the True Light Girls will tangle with the Car- dinals at 4.00p.m. whilst the Canuckettes! micet the Standard- Vacuum Ollers at 4.00 pm, at Lalchikole to-morrow. སས1、, ।།འས་

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