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TY COBB RATED HUTCHINSON BEST BY

FOXX

BACK AGAIN

WITH V.R.C,

The "China Mail" was authoritatively in- formed this morning that David Hutchin- who earlier in the son, season threw in his lot with European Y.M.C.A., has now decided to swim for V.R.C. again and will be representing them in their return gala against Lai Tsun Swimming Union, at Chinese Y.M.C.A., on Saturday next,

K.C.C. PAIR RALLY LATE AT RECREIO

Two games in the Third Round of the Colony Lawn Bowls Pairs Championship were played yes terday at Club de Recreio when L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro defeated their clubmates, C. E. Marques and J. E. Noronha by three shots, both pairs egistering a five.

A. E. P. Guest and T. A. Madar rallied well at the last five ends to beat A. Eastman and W. Simp- son by four shots.

At Club de Recreio, L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro beat C. E Marques and J. E. Noronha by 21-18 in Third Round of the Colony Lawn Bowls Pairs cham- pionship.

At the 6th end Marques and Noronha

The Red Sox were wait ing for the bell to ring and end Cleveland's butting practice one day recently, when a newspaperman |came into the dugout and wanted to know: "Who was the greater ball play- er, Ty Cobb OT Babc Ruth?"

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"Cobb by a mile," said Berg, wiping perspiration from his face with a towel. "No compari- son between the two. As an all around player, there never was a man who could carry Ty's glove. And he was a self-made player. When he first came up he had nothing more than speed and hustle, but he made himself the: greatest offensive threat of his day."

Good Pitcher

H, Owen Hughen, H.K.C.C. and interport céloket éáptäin, at present on holiday In· Aus- trália, will be-back in time för the ctart of the cricket teášón.

K. H. IP

BEATS

YAN-PUI

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 14, 1941.

WAR TIME DUTIES WILL AGAIN GREATLY AFFECT ORGANISED CRICKET

"By "Incog." •

ALTHOUGH THE DIFFERENT CLUBS, AND FARTICULARLY THE PLAYERS THEM- |SELVES, ARE KEEN ENOUGH ON THE CON- TINUATION OF THE CRICKET LEAGUE DUR- ING THE 1941-42 SE A SON, INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT WILL, PERHAPS, BE A LEAN | SEASON AS VOLUNTEER, POLICE RESERVE AND OTHER-DUTIES ARE LIKELY TO CLAIM EVEN 'MORE TIME THAN THEY DID IN THIS | PERIOD LAST YEAR.

One club very badly affected is Craigen- gower Cricket Club. Prospects there at the moment are so poor that, unless they can un- earth some new talent, the chances are that they will run only one team in the League this time.

Not that there is a dearth of. players at this club. There are a good many youngsters who pro- mise to develop into really use- ful club cricketers, but, as one of

MINOR H.K.C.C. CHANGES

"Don't forget, the Babe was a pretty good pitcher before he took K. H. IP, WHO FIGURED PRO- Cruigengower's own leading cric- to the outfield," said Mike Ryba, MINENTLY IN THE COLONY keters said, "They are not quite

TENNIS in an attempt to uphold his end LAWN

CHAMPION-fitted for League cricket as yet." of the profession. "How many SHIPS THIS YEAR, BEAT TSUI And that, it is feared, is likely pitchers have thrown 29 consecu- YAN-PUI, COLONY CHAMPION, to be the case at most of the other live scoreless innings in a World | DURING THE WEEK IN THE clubs. Enquiries from Hong Kong Series?"

SEMI-FINAL OF THE CHINESE Cricket Club elicited the infor- "Ruth was a great pitcher, of RECREATION CLUB SINGLES mation that, beyond the fact that Hong Kong Cricket Club are course," Berg went on, "and the CHAMPIONSHIP BY 0-3, 2-6, H. Owen-Hughes, who is at pre-making only one change in their sent away in Australia on holl- Second Division team for their the leading home run hitter of all 6–3, 6–1.

TSUI WAI-PUI WAS BEATEN day, will be back in time, nothing League Lawn Bowls match this time, I'm not saying

regarding the Club's week against Kowloon Football great in his own right. But as an BY PAUL KONG IN AN EAR-is known

plans for the cricket season. It is Club, this being in Brown's rink, all around ball player, day after LIER ROUND,

THE OTHER SEMI-FINAL, doubtful whether a team will be where Hospes replaces Harper at day. I have to pick Cobb."

BETWEEN PAUL KONG AND IU entered if the League should func- No. 2. TAK-CHEUK, WILL BE PLAY-tion (and there is no reason to believe that is will not), but at ED EARLY NEXT WEEK.

IN THE COLONY CHAMPION- the moment everything is very SHIP THIS YEAR TSUI WAI-much up in the air. PUI, BROTHER OF YAN-PUI AND A FORMER CHAMPION, BEAT IF 6-4, 6-1,

he wasn't

Smart Player

"Judging from what I've heard, I'd say Cobb was great because of his speed," sald Ted Williams, who was absorbing every word of the discussion.

"No, that's not entirely true,' Berg continued. "Ty had much more than a pair of legs. He had a brain-probably the keennest baseball has seen. He'd outthink

if he thought he you

couldn't beat you any other way.

"For several years he had the

Grounds, and I think he was the

led 6-4 but at the 12th Silva and Ribeirolongest ball ever hit at the Polo had taken the lead at 11-8. Scoring was on the low side and the score was 13-all at the 16th. Silva and Ribeiro first man to hit one over the right- then had 115 to lead 21-13 at the field wall at the old Fenway Park. 20th. Marques and Naronha scored a

five at the last head to lose by three

shots after scoring at nine ends.

J.V.R.: 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0

1 1 1 5 0

"I'd

Invented Plays

sum up this Cobb-Ruth

J.E.N.: 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 argument by calling Babe the

0 0 0 0 5

Strong Finish

greatest natural player and Ty

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M.T.B. WATER- POLO

Whites beat Blues at the greatest who made himself," Y.M.C.A. yesterday in the said Jimmy Foxx, who had just M.T.B. flotilla inter-boat

arrived on the scene.

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In Third Division Doughty, No. 3 to Abraham last week, goes to No. 2 in Cassidy's rink, his place in Abraham's rink being taken by Nissim. McKellar will have Lacon... and Young as Nos. 1 and 2 res- pectively in place of Young and" Pudney.

H.K.F.C. Alterations

Hong Kong Football Club are making a few changes in their Second Division

K.C.C. Unchanged Kowloon Cricket Club will have all of last season's players to call on-if they can be spared from Volunteer duties-while W. Mul- cahy, who was on leave last sea- gön, is back again, and it is rum- who oured that Lieut, Ansari, played for Army: last year, is con- team for their match against Prison templating application for mem- officers' Club this week at Happy Val bership to this club. If he joins ley. Robertson's rink is unchanged,“ he should prove an acquisition.

and in Macfarlane's four Needham.re- Frank Goodwin, who turned placca J. D. Thomson at No. 3, the out for K.C.C. 2nd XI last year, latter going No. 2 to GI in place of is not sure whether his knee in Gratton, while Coleman will be lead in Jury will stand up to the strain this rink instead of Pearce.

Division Their Third

team have of weekly games, but will be

drawn a bye this week but will be play- playing again, whenever possible. ing a friendly match against Kowloon

Like Kowloon, Club de Recrelo Cricket Club on their own groen. will also find Volunteer duties a great handicap, although they will able as well, in addition, perhaps, have all last year's players avail-

have just left La Salle and St.

A strong finish, when they scor-

"That's right," said Berg, nod-water-polo league by one to one or two youngsters who ed nine shots at the last five ends ding. "Cobb invented more plays enabled A. E. P. Guest and T. A. than any other player. He was the goal to nil after a goalless Joseph's. Madar of Kowloon Cricket Club, first. to pull and bunt and ran. | first half. to beat A. Eastman and W. Simp-Rossman, the old Tiger first base- son of Kowloon Football Club man, who the best bunter of his Play was mostly in favour of at Club de Recreio in Third Round day. One afternoon Ty said to of the Colony Lawn Bowls Pairs him. If I get on, bunt the first Championsnip yesterday.

and I'll go around to third. They Simpson led: 8-4 at the 7th. Guest and worked it many times.

- Starting with a four Eastman and

Madar then had 2 1 1 1- to lead 98 at:

Whites in the first half and only the good play of Spirit, in Blues" goal, prevented a score.

Selected Teams

Following are the selected teams:

HONG KUNG tt. Second Division: (v Kowicon F.C, away)-S, L. Lloyd, J. G. Haigh, H. A. R. Abbas' Return? G. Wallington and G. E. Costelly

(skip): G, G, Alkenhead, T. R. Rowell Perhaps the club that is least p. J. A. Hamilton and F. Goodwin affected is Indian Recreation Club. (skip); R. R. Davies, E. Holpes, R. A. It is understood that, in addition Edwards and A. W. Brown (skip). to having their team of last season Third Division (v Kowidon B:G.C., In the second half Blues im- intact, A. R. Abbas is coming home)-HH. Beddow, L, E. N. Ryan, "I'll tell you something I saw proved considerably and play was back to the Told. He was one of F. Shields. B. S. Doughty, T. C. A. Nissim and E. S. Abrahum (skip); Cobb do when he was 40 years old more even. Barker, who played their more promising all-round-Monaghan and P. S. Cassidy (skip): and supposed to be all through," in the pivotal position for Whites Fers until he decided to give oric-B. J. Lacon, R. Young, A, S, Mitcheli said Berg. "He was on third base in the first period then moved up ket a rest a couple of seasons ago, and A. McKellar (skip). when Harry Hellmann hit one to centre-forward and before the und, although It was at one time down that way. The third base rend scored; the winning goal, rumoured that he had "packed

-HONG KONG FIC. man took the ball, turned and saw WHITES:Rutter. Barker, Arnold, up all sport," his appearance in 'Second Division (v Prison · DIC w.s.: 40111010 000 210 22 Ty standing nonchalantly a cou-Sub/Lieut. Gee, Lieut. Ashby, Pros: baseball games this Summer has home)A. B. Coleman, J. D. Thom

ple of inches from the bag, and and Stillmore, fred it to first to catch Heilmann Lieut. Legge, Spirit, Stonell,

BLUES:-Licut, .Collingwood, Sub/ given cause for the belief that he son, J. A. R. Selby and W. Gill (skip): Talley, will return to cricket again this A. Watson, J. Calling, C. T. Need ham and W. Macfarlane (sklo); R.-P. Meanwhile, Cobb, tore for the Barrows and Clarite.

Winter.

Shaw, C. B. Robertson, A, Brooksbank and K. S. Robertson, (skip). plate and scored standing up.

the 11th. Eastman and Simpson led 15-10 at the 16th, but failed to score thereafter, while the Kowloon Cricket Club pair had 1 14 21 to win by four

khots after scoring at 12 ends.

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0 0 0 0 0

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Now that he's planning gaslets Sun- days, what does United States Secret ary Ickes propose to do with Lippy Leo Durocher-and the Brooklyn Dodgers

on the Sabbath? And does he expect, Lou Clay, Junior from Milton, Mass., fight managers to hibernate every has been selected captain of the 1942 week-end?"

Harvard' baseball team.

PEPPER'S TEAM BUNTS TO TOP THE LEAGUE

THREE-DAY MEETING

Kwangtung Provincial Reliéf Committee, under the chairman- ship of Mr. Tau King-tsing, have arranged "an elaborate "swimming gala at Chung Shing Bathing shed for Saturday, Sunday and Monday | to raise funds for 'the reliéf of wounded soldiers and: refugees'in Kwangtung.

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A Los Angeles promoter telegraphicd | Third División; "Friendly - (v^.Kowloon Johnny Ray an offer of G$50,000 for 0.0., home):—T. H. Pearce. · B. L Billy Conn to fight there if he won the Bickford, G., E. S'ophens and B, A. hoavyweight championship from Joo Mansell (skip): C. Carr, A. Gratton, K. Louis. Iwowin,” replied Ray, Forrow, "and G. S. «Graver (skip); A. "we're ̈nat- interested in $50,000. If we Batley, J. Russell, S. H. Strango #arið. [lose, we can't get it.”

| |J. "Radston" (skip).

SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY

RUGBY TEAM

ON TOUR

John (Popper) Martin, the old bunts with two men out. .. Five of handy man and fireball of the St. the six they got away with Prominent swimmers 'have deen · The Army's Sporting Ambassa- has blessed the tour in a special Louis Cardinals, llltes his new job it, and four victories are partly invited to participate, among dog is the title given by Field-message to the Union's sportsman as manager of the Sacramento attributable to what some call un-whom are Wong Chi-hung (Sing Marshal Jan Smuts, Prime. Minis- and sportswomen, st Senators. From his results in two orthodox baseball.

Too), Miss Vivienne Churnter, to the South African Army The strength of the side, Includ- months, he appears cut out for the," "I'don't care what they call it (VR.C.), Miss Ho Wei-king Rugby football team which is now ing Internationals and leading. work,

ns long as it makes runs," Marun (C.B.C.), A. K. Rumjahn (VR.C.), on an eight weeks' tour of South provincial and club players, is The Senators are leading the said. "It isn't anything new. Fung Wal-cheong (Y.M.C.A. Africa, including numerous remote likely to fire Imagination -- us Coast League by a fat margin, saw Bill Terry try to bunt with Swimming Union), Lionel Rózá” districts and large towns. The effectively as any tanks or gun haven't lost a zdries and 1secm two men out and the bases full | Perelta (VRC.), ^Ng Nin (9ing main idea is to make even back idestined to breeze in for Săcrn- and nobody else but John McGraw Tao) Eddie da Roza (VRC), Tsui veldt preus Army-conscious. Imento's first pennant.

was sitting on the New York Hang (Eastern), Miss LiPo-luen Martin has scandalised the bench giving the signal. And Mr. (South China);, and "Wong King-] The team Includes the

Fider-puff bunting tactics, -

as a manager for averybody to A fire dragon display will also willch 18 South Six times, the Senators pulled shoot at."

vl be a feature of the gdia,

come, and Held Marstal

going on a rectulung tour especi- ally as the men will explain life and woric in' the Army, apart from 1 bf showing the Army, at play.

Major Craven, director of Army physical training, de naannging tho

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