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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 16, 1941.

MINDANAO PUT PAID TO MADCAPS' WINNING STREAK: WILDCATS ALSO STRIKE FORM

By "Grandstand""

NICKING THREE MADCAP HURLERS FOR

SOME STORIES

12 DEVASTATING BLOWS, HIGHLIGHTED BY BY ENGLAND

PURLING'S AND PAWLOSKI'S FOUR-MAS-

TERS, U.S.S. MINDANAO NINE TRIUMPHED CRICKETER

OVER THE UNBEATEN MADCAPS 17 TO 11 TO BREAK A FIVE-GAME WINNING STREAK, WHILST A CLUSTER OF FOUR COUNTERS IN THE INITIAL FRAME PAVED THE WAY FOR A WILDCAT 7 TO,4 VICTORY OVER THE GLAMOROUS CARDINAL BELLES IN SUN. DAY'S PRE-SEASONAL EXHIBITION DOUBLE- HEADER BEFORE A FAIRLY LARGE CROWD ON THE KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB GROUND.

Despite the fact that the Wildcat slugging first-sacker Irene Pereira - who will have the legal handle of Irene Souza soon after this ap- pears in print - did not play, the Untamed Felines chalked up their first victory of the sea- son behind the super-charged battery of Thelma Collaco and Cynthia “Sailor” da Motta, with a display of last year's rip - rarin' pennant - win- ning form.

Maurice Tate, England and Sussex cricketer, tells one or two good stories about the new ball. He

says:

"Talking about cricket balls, I can tell you that there are some weird and wonderful tricks play- ed by countios here and there. I mention no names, but I assure you that I have been handed a

new ball that had practically all

the shine off it. It was a faded affair, one that only lived up to Its name because it had never had! a bat put down on it.

I should like to think that it was all a bad mistake. Yet, back of my mind is the sinister thought that the ball was studiously sort-

POLICE CRICKET PROSPECTS ARE INDEED BRIGHT

By "Incog."

With all their players of last season available again, coupled with the fact that two men who were then away on leave have since returned and intend ́to turn out regularly, Police Recreation Club ace looking forward with confidence to the cricket seo- son and, as their new captain, A. Kirby, says, they than they did "should have a much better season

last."

B. C. Fay, a fastish bowler who has played in friendly games for Club, has Hong Kong Cricket signified his Intention of playing regularly for Police in the League, while G. Wright-Nooth has also intimated that he will play when- over not engaged in Rugby.

The two players who have come back froin leave are P. H. Lough- lin, for many years their opening batsman, and J. Forrest, while it

is learned that the new Commis- slouer of Police, the Hon, Mr. J. P. Pennefather-Evans, is also

very keen on the game and it is hoped

STEVENS'

'HAT-TRICK'

IN COLOMBO

The "hat-trick" has

been per- formed thrice in Ceylon by visit- willing cricketers of International re-

the matches, if not regularly. be able to play in at least some of pulation, wrote "Onlooker" in the

he

Pope Available

"Ceylon Observer" last month. The first to do so was R. E. S. Wyatt for the M.C.C. vs the Ceylonese in 1937. R. Oxenham performed the

ed out for the use of such a C. Pope, who was one of the feat against Ceylon in 1935 for bowler as I had the good fortune mainstays of Police attack when Ryder's Australian team. Two to be. By happy chance, perhaps, they won the League a couple of Sunday's ago G. T. S. Stevens, who I could make the new ball-a

was on a visit to Colombo, per- ball with the shine' on it-swing play more

seasons ago, hopes to be able to

cricket than he did formed the feat against the CC.c. quite a bit. There's the snag! Anast season, while the former cap- and also took 7 wickets for 44. unpolished ball didn't help a bit, tain, A. E. Carey, who did a good

Greville Stevens, now, 40, had a Marie Roza, Cardinal receiver, a fact that I Thelma Collaco whiffed

guess was known deal of bowling last season, will brilliant record with bat and ball blasted out a three-in-four per- pretty well here and there. Any also be playing again,

at Oxford. In 1923, he aggregated two and walked two,formance in the batter's box, how, I can say that we never got

859 runs for his 'Varsity and took whilst Wildcats' whilst Redbird south-paw acker, Gloria Mar,

starry third- a faded new 'un in home games! Lewis, who shows promise of 43 wickets. He played 10 times

included H

developing into a really fine bow-for England and was in the vic- twirler Dolly Brown, who two-bagger in her two blows in Humble Apologies

ler, will perhaps be devoting more torious England XI in the memor four trips to the plate. Lily Mar

time to Rugby, but he too will be able Test at the Oval in 1926, first came into pro- poled out the other extra-base "There is, too, a certain make of available, and there is a possibility when England "recovered the minence during the last clout with a rasping double. cricket ball that is regarded by that B. G. Baker, for many seasons Ashes." He has scored over 10,000 professionals as the best for seam this club's fast bowler, will be one runs and taken nearly 700 wickets. International series, fan-

team swing. A county that has, in its' of the Madcaps Trimmed

right through the when attending school in 1918, ned four Wildcats and

time, taken off the championship | season.

Stevens once scored 466, not out, Merry Madcaps suffered their honours used this ball exclusively

in a House match at Neasden, passed only one to first.

first setback when Goodman's exclusively, I may say, until

Mindanao Both hurlers were nicked Mighty

run-making one fine day when Sussex visited Keen On Sunday Games machinery, paced by hammering them.

Kirby, who keeps wicket, says for six hits apiece.

hindsnatcher Tony Mascavage's| "What happened? I was handed his team are very keen on getting

wilelding, Wildcats jumped into a lead of three-for-four willow

one of a different make, one that as many Sunday games as possi four markers in the first canto on stopped them in their five-in-a- was not quite so effective when ble, but that until they have "got two hits, helped by a couple of row victory parade with a bar it came to moving about, as we the bank of the bowling green Redbird miscues, and added one rage of 12 hits.

money-players say. It was only down," it will not be possible to more in each of the next three Mentor Eddie Marques utilis- by accident that I discovered this play cricket on the P.R.C. ground. their right-handed pitcher, Mace semesters to garner seven tallies ed three hurlers, Bill Wilkinson fact. There was a protest, follow- Nets practice has already begun Brown, to the Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League. before they were stopped by a being yanked after allowing six ed by humble apologies for the at this club, while those members of the

obtained early this rousing Cardinal fielding recov-damaging safeties in three frames, mistake. We were told that the of the Force who are in Kowloon Brown was

whilst diminutive hurler "Ameri- ball was the type usually used for are trying to make arrangements year from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

in 24 games as The Cards were, in their turn, co" Lopes suffered a similar fate practice, and had, by some strange to get in some practice either on He was used blanked in one, two, three order after yielding three solid blows, twist, crept in among the match- the Boundary Street ground or at relief hurler, winning three land-

losing two, the ball allotment. for the first three frames, climax-Carl Silva-Netto taking over ed by Lily "Sunshine" Mar's assignment for the sparkling unassisted double-kill-scuffle.

ery.

rast of the

ing in the third, when she froze For the victors, Bob Strahl re- on to Betty Fitzgerald's stinging leved Trimble on the hill in the liner which was labelled 'base- fourth, but the latter accounted of the hit'. and put the

for the only strike-out whammy on Effie Babida, who scrambled back tussle as Madcap left gardener to second base too late.

Willie Sprinkle went down swing- ing at his deceptive up-shoots.

In the fourth session, a three- hit attack was smothered for no

twin erasure.

gain, as Murie Roza singled but Held In Only One Frame was nailed at third, when she Mindanaoans scored in every attempted to make two bases on frame except the last to total 11 Guimar da Motta's sacrifice dump, counters, whilst Madcaps manu Thelma Collaco, Ding Lopes and factured two in the first and were Gloria Mar handled the dazzling blanked for the next two chapters, In the fourth the stage was set for a Madcap rally with the sacks soused with two away, but the Gladys "Grandma" Hutchinson three potential scorers were just so many dead ducks as "Romeo" also singled, but perished at the Hamet popped out to keystoner far turn, on Effie Babida's slash Goodman. to centre, when the throw-in beat"

Close Play

"Skelly" Razack, former Cy-

her to the sack by a whisker. ; clone ace, returned a perfect per- The play was close, and des-formance with the hickory, con- pite the song and dance kicked up necting for: four safeties in as by Vic. Lim in the third-base coacher's box, eagle-eyed umpire round-trippers were banged out many trips to the box, whilst Welle "Sarge" Welford stuck to by Purling and Pawloski. Other his thumbs-up decision.

extra-base knocks were banged.

The Cards broke the ice in the in by Robby Rocha, Jersey, Gron fifth when Dolly Brown singled eck, Tony Mascavage. Earl Wil and strolled down to second on a son and BusterHollands-witin passed - ball, crossing the pan two-bagger apiece.

standing up on Gloria Mar's wild

heave to first. The next counter.

came in when Kitty Bush dented

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the rubber on another wild heave. Due to the fact that many of their In the last two chapters Red-players have now gone to the various mtasionary stations in different parts birds had ducks in the pond but "up country," the Mohawken, could not come through with the Stanley, will not be running a team punch to produce the necessary this year in the Softball League. markers.

Miss Uheng Khoo, University lady badminton player, has been keeping fit DID YOU KNOW?

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