1941-07-16 — Page 31

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1941.

MORRISS BREAKS CRICKET

G.$750,000 FOR BUILDING A WINNING

BASEBALL SIDE

ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN GENERALLY CONCEDED AMONGST THE MEN OF IN- FLUENCE IN BIG TIME BASE - BALL THAT A PENNANT CAN. NOT BE BOUGHT THESE DAYS, BUT THAT A LEAGUE-WIN- NING TEAM HAS TO BE BUILT UP GRADUALLY, LELAND STANFORD MCPHAIL, BROOK- LYN, DOES NOT STOP TRYING.

· He Losses his club's money about like water in an effort to get together the pennant-winning

team.

In four years he has spent something like G$750,000 and this is how he managed it.

He gave Cardinals G$125,000 for Joe Med- wick and Curt Davis; the Phillies G$100,000 for Kirby Higbe and G$90,000 for Dolph Camilli. Louis- ville collected G$42,500 for Pee Wee Reese and the latest C$50,000 to the Cubs for Billy Herman.

Some Mistakes

is

LEUNG CHUNG-WAN

TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION

Owing to pressure of work, Loung Chung-wan, who managed the Bouth China football teams ro successfully last season, has tendered his reclgnation, although mem. bers of the teams are re. questing that he reconsider hie decision.

Leung managed the team rome years ago, and at the request of several of tha Sider bombers of South

China took over the manage ment of the leam last year. after most of the best players of the previous scaton left them to join Sing Tao,

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ENGINEERS WIN ARMY TENNIS TITLE

at

Royal Engineers won "A" Divi- sion of Army Tennis League when In his anxiety to get together they beat 5th A.A. Royal Artillery the ideal nine, McPhail has made, in their last game yesterday

some mistakes. ¦ Sookunpoo by three clear points. not unnaturally, For instance competent judges Sappers dropped only four say that his G$40,000 outfielder. points during the competition and Charley Gilbert, from Nashville,finished up ve points ahead will never make a big league hit- | their

ter.

Mel Almada, who cost him G$25,000 in transfer, is stated to

ne prest challengers, Financial Adviser's staff.

of

the

Following are the scores Lieut. Pearce and Sgt. Lewis (5th be not such a good proposition | A.Â.... R.A.), lost to S/SRL Ford and

who cust and several others,

5/8g1 Megson. I 1

4 6. 3 Sot, Coughlan and Bur Mew (5th tidy it it transfers, have not

A.A.. R.A.), lost to Sgt Denyer turned out as expected,

Sp Pistev. 44 C

73 6

A

RECORDS

AT AGE

OF 20

During the past Aus- tralian cricket season, while the outstanding batsman was S. G. Barnes, who scored over a thou- sand runs and obtained six centuries, the most brilliant colt

was Arthur

Morriss, who aggregated and averaged

890 runs

(80.9 for 15 innings, writes "Onlooker" in the "Cey- lon Observer."

Young Morriss, who is a left- hander, made cricket history in

for his first appearance

New South Wales in a first-class match Playing against Queensland in the Inter-State match last season Morris scored a century in each This is a Teat without innings. parallel in first-class cricket.

The feat of scoring a century

in first-class cricket in one's first appearance is a rare one, but it has been performed 37 times.

In Wisden we find the name of F. C. de Sarum of Ceylon in this select list. He scored 176 in his first appearance for Oxford Uni- versity vs, Gloucestershire in 1934 the at Oxford. Strange to say first name on the list is that of another Ceylon born cricketer, F. H. Breon, son of a former Ward- Ken of St. Thomas'. F. H. Bacon A.A., R.A.}. Feast 1 Malo1 D ( dends. He has a ball club with case and S7581

was born at Mutwal in 1869 and Allehell, 4, 1 t

later player for of winnine la an excellent chance

Hampshire and was its Secretary.

d

McPhail's intense and exten- Sat. Morgan and Lieut. Clague (5in

sive operations paid rich divi-

Brooklyn's first pennant 111 21

yes. Dynanie, restless, aggres-

frecklesi,! SVC, red-hared and

ti

"B" Division Result

Luray McPhail deesn't aroun 12th Coast Ballery, RA beat Roint! and let baseball shuttle for itseifi Army Service Corps "I" by three clear! with 40-year-old and outmoded | prints in "B" Union of Army Temus

League methods.

Spt. Scorey and Sgt. Shilaw (12th Battery, R.A.). beat Pe Gingell aud

TO-DAY'S

LEAGUE TENNIS

Following is to-day's Third Division Tennis League pro-

gramme and some of the teams:---

K C.C.

Pie Tanaca. 7 9, 6 4, 6 9

L Bdr. Painell

and Gar. Robertson

Records Broken Apart from Morriss no Aus- tralian cricketer had ever before this scored a century in making his debut in first-class cricket. Morriss feat in scoring two cen- turies in his first match is pheno- record.

(12th Battery. R.A.). beat Cpl. Kin menal and is a world's

ant Cpl. Gardiner, 63, 6

1

L/Bdr. Manard and Cpl. Hewitt (12th Battery, R.A.), beat L/Cpl. Baigh and Ple Woodward, 6-0, 6-1, 6--1

Royal Engineers "B" received 姐 walk-over from Royal Corps of Signals in this division.

his

or

He actually scored 148 and 111. The critica described batting as technically perfect and that he showed a genius in his strategy. He

uncertain never was fumbled in his stroke play, and his cover drives and strokes to leg were perfect. In partnership with Cohen he put on over 200 for the Arst wicket, which is a

for Sets W. L. Pts.record

N.S.W.-Queensland 27 23 4 23 matches.

Standings To Date

"A" DIVISION

27

18 9 18

21 14 7 14

Morriss who is not yet twenty, is a clerk in the Sydney Town Hall and uses his left hand in writing.

WATER-POLO RESULTS

C.D.A.

V. H.K.U.T.C.

A.T.C.

V.

C.C.C.

R.E. "A"

K.T.Q.C.A.

V.

S.C.A.A.

F. A. Statt

V I.R.C.

R.A.M.C.

C.R.C. (2)

V. K.LT.C.

R.A.O.C.

18

12 6 12

C.D.A.-H. A. Noronha and

G A.

5th A.A. Regt.

21

10

11

10

R.A.S.C.

21

12 9

Royal Signala 1.M.S.

21

7 14 7

21

6 15 0

15 5 10 5

21

A 17 4

"B" DIVISION

Sets W. L. Pts.;

16 17 1

17

12th. Battery

12

12

12

24th. Battery R.A.O.C.

21 12

12

Water-Polo

15

11 4

11

15

10 5 10

Navy

2

Bth, R.A.

Bth, A.A.

15

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(Paul 2. Rutter

(Colthrope).

Royat Signals

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21

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8

2, Halfyard, and

Royal Engineers

D

8 3 6

Hoare),

MiddieBox

16

5 10. 5

Y.M.C.A.

7

Middlesex '"B"

0

R.A.M.C. "B"

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3 3 3

(Benn 2. May 2,

R.A.M.C. "A"

9 3 3 8

18

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3

Maynard).

R.A.P.C.

21

3 10

3

Y.M.C.A.

€

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2 7

2

R.A.S.C. "A"

9 2 7

H, N. Wang.

Following were the results of

matches played last night in the Y.M.C.A. Invitation

Tournament:

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JOE DIMAGGIO MAKES

BASEBALL HISTORY

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League Table To Date

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