POLICE RUGBY LIKELY
DOUBLE
TO SHOW VERY MARKED CURVE IMPROVEMENT THIS YEAR
By "Scrum-Half”---
EXPLAINED
DETROIT-Baseball men say Jack Kriott throws a two-way, curve.
THE CHINA MAIL, SERTEMBER 9, 1941:
ROYAL ENGINEERS ARE BACK IN 1ST DIVISION AFTER SOME 20 YEARS
"I grasp the ball off centre so the greater portion of it projects beyond the first finger and L thumb," explains the Athletics right-hander
ball downward and to
By "Referee
AFTER A PERIOD OF ALMOST 20 YEARS Police Rugby stock this season should be very
Astraight over ROYAL ENGINEERS ARE RETURNING TO much higher than it was last season, when injuries
hand motion is used and terrific crippled the side, and dampened the enthusiasm spin is imparted. The spin makes FIRST DIVISION OF THE FOOTBALL LEA- engendered by successes in the 1939-40 season.
the left. When that spin is spin GUE THIS SEASON, AND, AS ALL THOSE doubtful the off-balance weight of the ball PLAYERS WHO HAVE DONE SO WELL FOR Duggie Taylor is a starter, being under doctor's or- takes control and forces the change
THEM IN THE PAST TWO SEASONS ARE ders, and Culliman will be badly in direction." missed at forward, but I under
STILL AVAILABLE THERE IS EVERY REA- stand. Heath will be, back this month after two years in India,
SON TO EXPECT THAT THEY WILL GIVE A and that Wall. Luscombe, Searle, Fay, Wilson and Leslie are all t
| GOOD: ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES. IN-, again. Wheeler is also back from leave and Rose will again be
SENIOR FOOTBALL. available.
S.C.A.A. ONE STEP NEARER CHAMPIONSHIP
Riddell, ex-Colony Interporter,
South China Athletic Associa will not be playing this season and won so will have more time to coach
the side.
tion, who have
already
Second and Fourth División
On
League Tennia Championships, Practice On 22nd.
virtual Third yesterday became Division champlone, when they beat Kowloon Indians Tennis Club by 62 sets to 22 on their own ground, scores being as follows:
A meeting will be held shortly and practice will commence Monday, September 22,
and
MOST
PITCHERS ILLEGAL
ly played for East- ern. This player is much too useful to be left out of the team as he is at home in any posi- tion.
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They have been unable, so....far, towards the close of last season owing to military duties and lack and added much needed zest to of ground, accommodation, to do the attack. If Bir- much spotting of talent among the rell goes up to the new arrivals, but, this handicap front line his place will be overcome in the friendly in the intermediate games which have been already line will be filled arranged,
by Chan Ying- BILL MCGOWAN, ONE OF
Only one change
kuen, who former- LEADING UMPIRES IN in the senior team. At this early stage.the probable! THE Police line-up appears to be as BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL IN is expected to bo J. Hau and H. P. Kwok (S.C.A.A.)
RECENTLY SAID made for the open- beat S. A. Hussun and H. M. Singh 6-2 follows: Wall; Reynolds, Fay, Wi-AMERICA,
Jackson (or Taylor); THAT 65 PER CENT OF THE ing games. Fie ding beat S. S. Hussan and S. A, Sepher 6-1 son
LEAGUE PITCHERS will probably, be and beaf Y. J. Khan and M, Ramzan 6-2 | Leslie
Luscombe; Searle, MAJOR Lewis, Todd; Dempsey.
into Oakley; DELIVER THE BALL ILLEGAL- brought C. P. Ip and S. Y. Li (5.C.A.A.) drew with Hussan and Singh
Wright-Nooth, Innes and Heath, LY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
side in place with useful reserves in Dingsdale THE CUTER PITCHERS, HE Tong chung pnk.
USE Rose, SAID, and Veriga as backs and
MECHANICAL Moxham, who played against Wheater, Hemsley and Hogarth at "FAULTS" TO ADVANTAGE
The majority of the players More common amongst these Shanghai, in 1940,
have been keeping themselves in "faults," he says, are:--
has fully recovered from his in good condition during the Sum- Not having the back foot injuries and will be seen. In goal, mer. Fox and Pelham, aggravated contact with the rubber.
with Palmer and old injuries playing small-ball Fielding as the and have as a result been taking. backs..
things quietly, recently, but they... Shaw, captain of are reported to be well on the the side, will again way to recovery and should be fit occupy the, pivotal for the first game.
beat "Hussan and Sepher
6-3
beat Khan and Ramzan
6-3
C... Lau and K. Sung (S.C.A.A.)
lost to Hussan and Singh
lost to Hussan and Sepher beat Khan and Ramzan
4-6 61
Table To Date.
Sets
S.C.A.A.
A.T.C.
C.R... (2)
c.c.C.
C.D.R.
K.I.T.C.
C.R... (1)
K.T.G.C.A.
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. 9 9 0 0 61/2 192 18 18 14
8 7 1 0 64
9 0 3 0 58 28 12
6 6 1 0 321⁄2 211⁄2 10
7 4 2 1 37
26
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forward.
Overtures are being made to Howlett, but I very much doubt If he will give up d promising soccer career for a game at which he is a comparative beginner.
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Taking a step, or crowhopping. with the front foot.
Not coming to a stop before pitching with men on bases.
Moving the shoulders, head
Billy Myers and Dick Bartell, short-arms, feet or fingers after coming. stops of the 1940 World Series, 9
8 4 3 1 391⁄2 321⁄2 ecu warming. benches most of 8.2 3 0 22 22 4,son.
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8 2 0 0 21 51
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K.C.C.
H.K.O.T.C. 1.R.C.
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A stray dog wandered into a baseball boxescore, during a recent game at Charlotte, N.C. Bob Ortiz, of the local
have
this
Relatives, of A. T. C. Geary, former Surrey cricketer, and, who had been missing since the Germans occupied the Channel Islands, have received a letter staling, ho's safe and well.
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club, sibuted the ball to right field. As SHANGHAI · CRICKET
he neared first a terrier dashed from the stands. He nabbed. Ortiz át first and stuck with him all the way to'
third, where Ortiz, beat him and the
boll by sliding,, In a local paper the next day, there was this footnote:
"y-Stray, dog."
In the summary. "y-Ban, with Ortiz in the ninth,"
Sunderland F.C. lost £1,750 last year, and the club has an overdraft of £4,500,
In а friendly all-day cricket encounter at the S.C.C. recently a side
by J. W Captained Pote-Hunt defeated an eleven skippered by E. J. Sluis after an exciting match by 21 runs. Scores were..
Poté-Hunt's XI: 162 R. U. Reynolds
42; FA. Pilts &- for. 36). Stuis XI: 41, (A, C., Sinciais 23, E.J.
Sluis 22 W. Marsay, 21; H. E. Orr 1 for 351,
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to a stop.?
Not stepping toward first base In attempting to pick off a base
runner.
Failure to first back off the rub ber after coming to a stop in hold→ Ing men on bases when not in the act of delivering the ball to the line. plate or throwing to bases.
Umpires will tell you that they would spend half their time: run. Ining to the box if they did so.in. response to every mechanical des fect. and infringement..
The best they can hope fop is to keep illegar pliching down to a minimum.
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Old Tricks Stopped-
Years ago. chuckers, discoloured: the sphere with mud, licorice, cof-| fee and whatnot..
They roughened it with sands papar, emery and fingernails...
They cut the seam... They loaded the seam with mud. They loosened the coverz». threw a punk bally,
SHAW
the
of
MOXHAM -
CHAN
Two Injured.
oposition, with Tay- Palmer appears to have recover- lor on his lofted fully from a rather trouble- Birrell, who played :)
at right-haff for
the greater part of last season, may be seen in the forward He played at inside-right
PATERSON
WINS IN
some ankle-injury recelved.. last :-sèa-. son and which kept.. him out of the team for some time. and he and Fielding should make a good pair of backs, Pel- ham, the "brains" of the Sappers' at tack will be seent in his usual posi tion at inside.righty; with Fox, lending the attack, LE. Waislum
who.scored many goals, last season will be on the right- wing, with Jones on the lefts
9TH ROUND
Probable-Line-Up
Jackie Paterson, the British and
Following is the probable ling Empire fly-weight champion, ecor- up for the first game against Sing ed another success when he beat Tag Moxham, Palmer and Field Jimmy Lyden, Bootle, at Belle ing. Chan Ying-kuen, Shaw and Vun Manchester, writes Norman Taylor, Li Wai-lum, Birrell, Fox,
Pelham and, Jones,
Hursta
The referee stopped the contest The Second Division team, how- Two swipes on his trouser leg, in the ninth round when. Lyden ever, is presenting quite a problem and. Eddie Cicôtie of unhappy suffered a cut above the left eye as there are so many, players, of Black Sox memofy had onerside following a terrine hyok from the the same standard. The main of the ball shining like a ballroom champion. slippen
Others shined one side and blackéhed the other
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They wored shiny ring on the pitching hand;
Most of the old methods of cheating disappeared when um- pires started tossing out a new ball at the lightest exoUSØYA
Wednesday
£1,
The packed house was always difficulty lies in deciding on the Intermediate line, or rather upon for Lyden on account of his game the centre half and left-half showing, but cold reckoning show berths, and it may be found neces- ed clearly that: Paterson: always, gathering points and dessary to convert forwards into
halves. monstrating that he could.
Sappers have arranged to play from any angler
Jimmy GIL Nottingham, beat Club on Saturd Tommy Farricker, Salford, on Club ground points. The verdict had a mixed réception, but Gill who was put
[ down in the sixty, round, won, by eportyo sloss of reason of his better, work at close. quarters and quicker, boxing, at long range.
next on the
RICHARDSON
5 JOCKEYS HURT 91 NOT OUT
IN RACE CRASH
FIVE well-kn
Jockeys were hurt, though, nope very seriously, when six horses, trashed in the Coventry Plate: at. Worcester in one of the most remarkable accidents I have seen on writes Gimcrack,,,
- Several of the fallen horses Proud: Nab, and King'a ware much fancied and two other The horses who were animals had their chances dos--with Were Tai Yat: and troyed in the melee
Thas trouble occurre quatters of a mile fro
|when Mrs (Winter's – FairyAllet
with Tommy Barber, riding
Lady.g
Wwiichael-Beary, fidér
Nab, wàs the only"-jockey, back, utiscathed-Doliglos,
THEN 76!
A fine innings of 76 by Cecil Richardson, the AF. cricketer, was a feature of a cricket match at Seremban on August 18, when at team from a section of the Royal Australian Army. Service Corps diew with the N. S. Wan- derersi KAGAG
Richardson, who skippered the AS.C. team, batted patiently after he had bowled 14 overs earlier intheday for 3 for 90 Richard) Bon scored 91 not out for the Malayan ALF. side against Singa
Lecco Jockey was shaken, and pore inga recent gamoro so-was Tommy Barbarian kepad
12- Young Billy Btothe son of the l
"r was up near the leaders fate: cratie steeplechase jockey had the most exciting experien said Barber to me, {{ "when my was carried bück with on injured of the lothi mount slipped and fell. Several high as a result of King Jubilee's "I had the shock of my life tothera, came down on top of mos falla C Macdonald want also when I saw three or four horses
and Douglas Smith himself crank carried back slightly injured as ti fall in front of me," he said. ed into me. I was only chalten result of Eighteen Garat's tumble, gave Tal-Yat his head, and he but hadia lucky escripes and C. Hollingworth had a severe- took a flying leap over the med- The horses which foll with Tairly injured wrist in consequence of ley of Bodler and legs and actual- ly hit one horbo that was on the Allde were the heavily-backed Blinca's fall?
Melinca.
Carat,)," Archie Burns, rider of Tal-Yat, ground,
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