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ARMY SPORTLIGHT

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 23, 1941

UNIT BASEBALL LEAGUE IDEA BRINGS RESPONSE Entries For Water-Polo Competitions Close To-Day Draws To Be Made GRAPHICCOLE HEAVYWEIGHTS FIGHT

To-Morrow

By "'Squaddy"

The much awaited Water-Polo League between Y.M.C.A., Navy, and Army got under way on Tues- day, Middies playing Y.M.C.A., the latter winning, and Royal Corps of Signals, beating the Navy "C" team by 2-0.

at much chance in the Small Units Lengue as the Signals were play- ↑ing the same team for both events.

Madlesex have lost 1 we their best players in Sgt Presh- Water and Pie Berry, who have left the Colony, and Pie. Goodar replicing Berry in goal, gave a good account of humeli Sgt Freshwater's place was taken by

are

Although the Signals do not come up to anywhere near the strength of Royal Scots or Middle-

ex

Units, they as Large stronger as team and have the

of playing Signals, winners of the Large | advantage

together Units competition last season, are Phroughout in both competitions. training hard again for honours.

Sgt Plummer

and from what

I have seen of

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them they are still a force là be | BASEBALL

reckoned with.

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Entries for the Large and Small SINCE MY Inst notes on this Tints competitions close to-day.

hnd I have sport.

several The draws for these competi-letters on the forming of a Base- tions will be made to-morrow byball League for Units in the representatives of all teams com- Colony, and it has been suggested

the peting and

Secretary for that a meeting be called of Units water-polo, Lieut. H. A. W. Millar, who wish to participate some of Royal Scots.

time next month.

CRAIG WOOD MASTERS'

OPEN CHAMPION,

SWINGS PUTTER HEAD IN PENDULUM FASHION SHIFTED FROM JABBING TO STROKING BALL

4.25

WOOD'S PUTTING By Best Ball Craig Wood, Masters' Open Champion, has been knocking at the door for some little He has had a number of championships in the bag. sewed up and about ready to take home when things would go haywire. Once before in this event, he apparently had the championship won when Gene Sarazen blasted a 225 yard spoon shot directly into the cup.

This year the points for water- 1 am sure that anyone interest- polo competitions will not counted in this game will be able to towards the points for the aggre- get all the information they re- gate swimming cup.

time. in touch with as in pre- quire if they get vious years and this should ́en- S/Sgt. Welford, of Royal En- able teams to have an

equal gineers. Wellington Barracks.

Road will shortly Small Chatham Units and Royal Corps of Signals started and it was decided at the were in the finals of both the annual meeting of

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The Baseball

chance at the swimming meeting. Construction of the stand

Last

season, Combined

at

be

Large and Small Units water-pole League, held on Tuesday, that all events, and success in both gave League matches will be played Combined Small Umis the points there

they needed for the aggregate

swimming cup.

OWING to the rain during the

This was a grand effort on their TENNIS part and shows the fine Spirit among their group, imat when teams like the company teams of the Royal Scots or the Middlesex,' who had to play the Signals Bist season,

both were representing their

Unit and the Combined Small Units, it dai not give them

last week the Area Tennis League, which was

due to start at Tuesday, will now commence next Tuesday, it the

Some very interesting matches

was

AMONG SELVES IN U.S.

—

AS THOUGH JOE LOUIS wasn't enough, James J. Johnston's heavyweights Robert Pastor and Abraham Simon—are fighting among themselves, writes a correspondent from New York.

Abe Simon charges Bob Pastor with a speech unbecoming a member in good standing of The Bum-of-the-Month Club, let alone a stablemate.

mitted Man land Tide into the Detroit

13th round an age

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Pastor said it was just a build- gymnasium free, gratis and for up for the Billy Conn battle in nothing, remarks Munnger-Match June when

"That would be Larruper Lous per- maker Johnston,

Mountain Simon to against union rules, and the aver

is gymnasium

large enough to accommodale Simon if IT that was a build-up," says he has company."

cicl Son, "why

Louis keep knocking me down? If that wILS ja build-up. I'd hate to tackle the

wrecking crew."

Pastor Talks

Paster added that he could lick Sana, but there appears to be some doubt about that in the big bloke's mind.

Let 'em Fight

Inasmuch as Publisher Jacobs practically has a monopoly on the business as entire beak-busting

Bum-of-the-Month well as The Club, Johnston, ordinarily a timid soul, sees nothing wrong with his his own having a heavyweights.

"Let 'em fight while they feel pugnacious," long has been Jiminy Johnston's motto.

corner

on

Simon says Pastor will have to prove it if he enters Stillman's Manhattan Gymnasium when the pickle barrel wrestler starts pre- "They can't hurt us." paring for a second printing with Joe Louis will Louls, which is The Bum-of-the-Abe Simon and Bob Pastor for Month's selection for May.

after

at each other

further soften

which there

Madison Square Garden. Angry won't be much fight left in either. Abe threatens to bop Bicycle Bob on the beezer on sight, provid- ed he can catch him.

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Abdul-Wahab finished off 16 shots to

The civil war is quite all right with Jimmy Johnston, who spe- cialises in supplying Embalmer A couple of years ago Wood

Louis with standing and running

far from

stiffs. notch a top pulter. Since then he has changed his style from k crouching stance to a more upright one: from jabbing the putter head at the ball to swinging it. The taller stance allows smoother stroking and in Wood's case, facilitates the pendulum type of stroke he employs. This change appar- ently was just the tonic Wood needed, for his butting over the Augusta National course left little to be desired,

with George Early demand gives Publisher the good in his game

In this inatch 1bdd

young B el Mike Jacobs every assurance that

Arcullt was outstanding for very con- the second installment of The Life sistent bowling as No. 1 m the Indian

was 215

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of Simon will be a best seller in ink.

is interesting in nate that he New York

the first in is the son of E. el Arculli, for many Detroit.

seasons a member of the Craigengower Things are so good that John-senior team

A () Madur. bowling wonderfully ston is working both sides of the

well scured 20 against A. J Cuello's continent. Pastor is down for a

9 There was, however, nothing out- third edition In Hollywood, standing in this game and but for a !July 14.

four and a couple of two's for Madar "But if Simon and Pastor fight, land a triple for Coelho, the scores all they won't collide in a small came from singletons

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FOOTBALL

NEXT season the Army may be reprosented in First Division

of the Football League by four clubs, namely Royal Scots, Middle- sex. Regiment, Royal Engineers, and Combined Royal Artillery.

If the Royal Artillery enter this Division they will have to consider the players in all their Battery teams and this might re- sult in some of them playing for the First Division team for a few, matches and then being drop- ped, and not being allowed to play for their Batterias.

INTER-CLUB BILLIARDS

A Billiards-and Snooker match will take place, on Monday next, at 7p.m., when the Water, Police Station will entertain Club de Re- creio, at Tsimshatsu A. J. Os- mund, former Colony, Billiards champion, will turn out for the Portuguese club.

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