CHUNG HWA SCORE 6-3 Ring History WIN OVER SOUTH CHINA Against Conn
IN WEEK-END BALL TILT
By "Grandstand”’
ONLY ONE LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME WAS PLAYED OFF DUR: ING THE WEEK-END, WHEN CHUNG HWA MAROONS EKED OUT A NARROW TRIUMPH OVER SOUTH CHINA ON SATURDAY, BE- FORE A HANDFUL OF SPECTATORS (WHICH COULD ONLY BY COURTESY BE CALLED A CROWD), THE SLIGHT DOWNPOUR ON SUNDAY MORNING RENDERING RAILWAY CORNER UNSUITABLE FOR PLAY, CAUSING THE MINDANAO-ROYAL ENGINEERS TILT TO BE POSTPONED,
BASEBALL LEAGUE BATTING AVERAGES
By "Grandstand"
Following
are the latest
batting averages of 300 or
baseball
South China hurler Paul Lau, chucking a bail that wouldn't have broken a pane of glass at 20 yards, was nicked for six solid blows, issued seven passes and fanned only one, whilst mound victor Al Lau conceded five safeties, whiffed three, but wavered in the fifth to walk three.
Ever since David took|******
When a day's racing was called off at Santa Anita regently owing to a stablo-hands' strike, admis- sion
And money was refunded. that was where the deadheads scored. In refunding admission, parking and rnos card fees, the club paid out between $2,500 and $3,000 more than it received from the 20,000 who were at the mcat. Ing.
a pot-shot at Goliath, THEY “CASHED IN' who was the heavyweight champion in his time, i the little fellows down! through the ages have been rearing up and chal- lenging the behemoths to "c'mon out and fight," writes an American box- ing reporter.
Few, however, have been as successful as LIT Davey. The books show that only two light- heavies ever achieved boxing's number one spot and neither hung around for very long.
FRIDAY'S
BOXING MATCH
First, and by far the best of the ambitious encroachers. was Ruby Bob Fitzsimmons, Back in 1897, the lean, oddly built Englishman
The British Boxing Board fight between sank his famous solar plexus blow recognising a
Corbett's midriff, coloured Londoner, Tommy Mar- deep into Jim putting Jim (1) on the canvas: (2) tin, and hefty Jack London on the "ex-champ" list. But the Manchester on Friday next next time out, Fitz was battered an elimination bout for the Bri- to the floor in eleven rounds by tish Empire heavyweight cham- THEbig dim Jeffries.
THE SCUFFLE WAS FEATURED BY GOOD FIELDING ON BOTH SIDES, CHUNG HWA BUNGLING THREE CHANCES CAROLINERS MIS-CUED TWICE.
Chung Hwa jumped into a fly- ing start with four tallies in the first frame, highlighted by Richard Chung's three-bagger and Moraccu Chan's two-run single with the A pair of singles, sacks soused. coupled with a free ticket to first, netted the Maroons another two markers in the second frame, but the Caroliners clumped down tight for the rest of the game to blank 467 the Maroons.
South China was horse-collared .429 for the first four sessions, hurje: 42 | AT Lana hand-cuffing the hitters,
allowing only one safety by Ne
.421
over:
Kwan, W. T. (S.C.)
3
Masonvage, T. (Min)
6
Games Pct.
,571 .500
Abbas, R, A. (H.B.)
5
.467
Arculli, O. (H.B.)
5
AI, H. (H.B.)
4
429
Leis (Aah,}
2
Waggoner, C. (HK B.C.)
0
Ruel, H. (Men)
0
Molthen. F J. (N.K.BC)
勉
.30)
Alves, T. (M.B.)
&
.389
7
Wilson, E. V. (Min.)
6
.375
Schaberg, J.
(MK.BC)
0
.36H
Bowen,
J. (HB)
4
.381
Ratchffe (A.C.)
6
Elder, P. (MK.D C.)
6
350
Fox, T. (A.E.)
d
.350
Chan, M. (G. Hwa)
5
331
Foley, B. R.E.)
Rhoades (Ash.)
Crary, O. (H.K.B.C.)
Crumm (Ash.)
Langford, C. (Ash.) Goff, D. (Ash.)
Gosano. G
(H.B.)
Shum (C. Hwa)
Pawloski, L. (Min.)
Lo, K, (C. Hwa)
4
Moy, E. (S.C.)
7
BowerBox (Min.)
6
Leonard, D. (H.B.)
Leung, F. C. (C, Hwa)
Strahl, R. (Min.)
Chung, R. (C. Hwa)
Moore (Min.) ...
Lau, A. (C. Hwa)
Pau, M. P. (S.C.) Leight, L. (H.K.B.C.) Sawyer, C. (Ash.) Walking (Ash.) Souza, G. (H.8.)
Ma, but the latter was Prased at 3rs the key-stone
1375, base larceny.
on
attempted
Rally Smothered
35/1 In the fifth canto, Pat Wong was
out on a feeble pop fly to Bucky Hu. David Lo drew a puss, whils .331 vteran Ernie Moy alse jockeyed Paul Lau .333 himself into a walk.
which .333 lifted one above second,
Umpire Tony Mascavage
.333 Plate
WHILST
BASEBALL LEAGUE
TABLE
TO DATE
U.S.S. Mindanao *M.K. Brewers Chung Hoa U.6.5. Asheville H.K. Baseballers
"Cheese" Champ
pionship.
is
it
at
DS
Both men are in the Royal Air Force, and the winner will quallly to see Len Harvey, who
Next "little" man, and the last is a pilot officer.
Burns
of
the
to ascend the throne, was Tommy The board also recognises Ser- Burns,
was strictly
ageant Arthur Danaser, cheese champ, having knocked frish Guards. as the leading con- over a bunch of nondescript con- tender for Ernie Roderick's Bri- tenders before out-pointing Mar- tish welter-weight championship.
for the vin Hart
be held Hart and the fight will crown, himself was a polooka, who won Liverpool next month. the title in a controversial elimina- !---
W. L. Pctg.
5 } .833
4
4 2 ,606
1 800
1 1
.500
3 4 .429
tion contest after Jim Jeffries had retired.
Royal Engineers South China
?
.288
1
6
.143
* Since withdrawn,
BUDGE'S NEW
FACE AS WEDDING GIFT
Donald
Budge,
world-famous
in
.333 declared an "infield fly" for the tennis star, is honeymooning
.333
Only one man
in
has since made
In January, In 1908, two years after he be the foolhardy step, and that was
John Henry Lewis. Burng met Ulm came champ.
1939, John Henry met his close nost tainous Jack Johnson and
Louis. The friendship
2 for drowned in his own pool of blood pal, Joe
exactly suspended before Sydney (Australia) police was
after 59 seconds, minutes and mercitully stopped the slaughter
John was carried which period in the 14th.
back to his corner by Pal Joey and the friendship resumed.
the
First challenger to take a crack
Billy Conn had a stab at what at Johnson was Stan Ketchel. The
spotted Michigan Assussin
light-heavyweight has no other champ. 65 pounds and absorbed accomplished since Tommy Burns terrific punishment before collaps-turned the ing under a sweeping right upper- Precedent cut in the twelfth.
trick
35 years ago. him. against was
Joe lost to won't
Though Louis,
Billy
he
be the
last fighter take a
shot
in his at the top
class to
than.
12 Years' Break
It wasn't
twelve years There's something about the loser's heavyweight champion- new later that a man in the light-heavy end of a
374 second out. Cecil Winglee, con- the Middle West not only with a
box with new wife but also with 307 ing up to the batter's
280
1
Dr. Maxwell
a
until
champ. Most of you remember New that day in 1921 out in Boyle's
gate that salves
a lot of
од
300 ducks in the pond, went the long face, given to him as a wedding division felt competent enough to ship 300 count before Lau tossed one low present by a distinguished plastic step up and meet the heavyweight wounds. .300 and outside to load the bases. Nel surgeon.
Mr. Edward Moore's Big Pebble won Maltz, of
Gold Cup Hollywood 100 Ma, swinging his heavy bludgeon
Harry a neck from Mr. 295 in the money spot, slashed one York, admits that he lifted Budge's Thirty Acres, Jersey City. when the $60,000
Warner's Paper Boy, which finished a 203 into short centre to score Lo, but receding chin, straightened his the handsome Frenchman, Georges July 20 by
ran into 259 May, who had the "go on" sign nose, and delighted Dierdre Con- Carpentier,
Mioland. Big Pebble, which is a sur- prise winner of the big Widener Cup 250 from the third base coach. forgot selman, who is now Budge's wife. Dempsey's wicked right hook half length ahead of Mr. Charles Howard's
through the fourth round. Lanky, carrot-haired Budge had way
blow wrote finis to light- Handicap earlier this year, covered the long been sensitive over his face, That
course of ten furlongs in 2 min. 2-3/5 for almost a contention which American sports heavy
sec.-Reuter. about
generation. columnists were cruelly critical,
250
,260 .238
to take the lead out of his shoes
250 and was nailed at the counting station on the throw-in, and the .235 rally was smothered.
Arculi, M. (H.B.)
Higgins, P. (H.K.B.C.)
.235
Sarsfield, M. (R. E.)
0
235
Ching, W. (C. Hwa)
3
.290
Hussain, J, (M.B.)
4
222
Groneck (Min.)
4
.200
1
Ma, Netson (S.C.)
7
.200
Lo, D. (S.C.)
Wingloo, H. (5.C.) DIGiacomo (Ash.) Waller (H.K.B.C.) Walford, J. (R,E.)
Out In Quick Time
In the sixth the Caroliners went out in one-two-three order. Com- .182 ing up for their last turn with the .171 stick. Pat Wong grounded out. pil- .167 David "Dopey" Lo singled, .167 fered second and crossed the plate .167 standing up on Ernie Moy's two-
Lau tapped out an easy roller,
Moy to third, whol 125 advancing 129 spiked the rubber as Cecil Winglee
.125 hoisted ofic over centre-fielder 117 Shum. Winglee purloined the mid-
but
Nel
095 Ma's grass-cutter perfectly, to toss 077 him out by half a step.
"Morocco” Bats Well
Chung Hwa first-sucker, Moroc-
Winglee, C. (s.C.)
7
.167
Fittinghoff, D. (H.K.B.C.)
6
.156
bagger.
Taylor (RE.)
7
.130
Hamlin, L. (H.K.B.C.)
4
Lawrence, B. C. (H.K.B.C.) 3
Chinn, H. (S.C.)
4
Chang, B. (C. Hwa)
6
Shaw, M. (R.E.)
7
.118
Johnson, B. (H.K.B.C.)
.100
station, way
third sacker
Loong, T. H. (C. Hwa)
&
.100
handled "Wee" Willie Woo
No. C. W. (S.C.)
7
Lau, P. 1. (S.C.)
5
Woo, W. (C. Hwa)
5
.077
Kennard (Min.)
ย
.077
Cock (A.E.)
.071
Choy, P. F. (C. Hwa)
5
.007
Leonard, S. (H.B.)
.067
Wono, C. W. (S.C.)
в
.003
Ollver, G. (H.K.B.C.)
7
Gray, B. (R.E.)
B
.000 a two-in-three performance, chas-
Ho, B. K. (C. Hwa)
B
Harper (R:E.)
4
Jones (R:E,)
.000 brace of timely singles,
Chan, Y. T. (C, Hwá)
Brood (Ash.)
Haigh (Ash.)
Bakar (H.B.)
Fitch, P. (H.K.B.C.)
Gough (K.E.)
Govornate (Ash.)
.000
Kramer (Ash.)'-..
.000
.000 1
,000
Lim, V. (9.C.)
Morey (Ash.):
Morris, J. (H.K.B.C.)
Sperry, M..(H.K.B.C.)
Smith, W. A. (H.K.B.C.)
·Vaughan- (Ash.)
Pang, 8, K. (S.C.)
Walker, D. (H.K.B.C.)
Welle (R.E.)
Wong, 1, C. (§.C.)
Wong, J. (H.K.B.C.)
DID YOU KNOW?
co Chan, batfing in the clean-up'
.059 slot, earned batting honours with
,000 Ing in four of his mates with a
,000
.000
.000 Richard Chung poled out the longest blow of the fracas with a ,000 three-bagger to left, whilst Ernie
for
other accounted
the .000 Moy .000 extra-bases knock with a ringing 000 double.
Noel Hammond, former Shanghai .000 Interport swimmer and holder of the 100 Yards free-stylo record of. the has returned to Hong Northern port,
000 Kong from Australia, where he spent a
.000
..000
.000
,000
short holiday leave.
.000
23
.000
,000
社
Ray Robinson, Philadelphia negro who has been boxing an a professional for years; remainà unbeaten following a decision in a 10-round bout against Sammy Angott, world lightweight champion; according to National Box. On June 20, 1871, the Athletics ing Association, The title was not at defeated Troy in a National Asso- stake, but Robinson floored. Angott ciation (later National League) twice in the second round and clearly game, 40 to 99," "It took Ah (80m, won seven rounds,
Jack
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