1941-09-16 — Page 31

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.5.S. MINDANAO NINE TRIUMPHED CR

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

CRICKETER

Maurice Tate, England and Sussex cricketer, tells one or two good stories

A WILDCAT 7 TO 4 VICTORY OVER THE about the new ball. He

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 trene 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.

whilst Wildcats' stacry

Madcaps Trimmed

says:-

"Talking about cricket balls, I can tell you that there are some weird and wonderful tricks play- ed by counties 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, qne that only lived up to its name because it had never had a bat put down on it.

I could make

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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 ore looking forward with confidence to the cricket sea- son and, as their new captain, A. Kirby, says, they "should have a much better season than they did

last."

B. C. Fay, a fastish bowler who has played in friendly games for signified his intention of playing Hong Kong Cricket Club, has

regularly for Police in the Leaguo, while G. Wright-Nooth has also intimated that he will play when-| ever not engaged in Rugby.

The two players who have come back from leave are P. H. Lough- lin, for many years their opening. batsman, and J. Forrest, while it ts learned that the now Commis-. sioner of Police, the Hon. Mr. J. P. Perefather-Evans,

STEVENS'

'HAT-TRICK'

IN COLOMBO

The "hat-trick" bos been per- is also very keen on the formed thrice in Ceylon By visit game and it is hoped willing cricketers of International re- be able to play in at least some of putation, wrote "Onlooker"' in' the the matches, if not regularly.

he

Pope Available

"Ceylon Observer" last month. The first to do so was R. E. S. Wyatt. 10r the M.C.C. vs the Ceylonèse in 1937. R. Oxenham performed the Ceylon in 1935 for Two Australian team.

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- ed out for the use of such a

C. Pope, who was one of the feat against bowler as I had the good fortune mainstays of Police attack when Ryder's to be. By happy chance, perhaps, they won the League a couple of Sunday's ago G. T. S. Stevens, who ball with the 'shine' on it-swing play more

the new ball-a seasons ago, hopes to be able to was on a visit to Colombo, per- cricket than he did formed the Tent against the C.C.C. quite a bit. There's the snag! An ast season, while the former cap-and also took 7 wickets for $14. unpolished ball didn't help a bit, ain. 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

869 runs for his Varsity and took whilst Redbird south-pow Backer, Gloria Mar,

third- a faded new 'un in home games! Lewis, who shows promise of 48 wickets, He played 10 times included Ú

developing into a really ane bow for England and was in the vic- twirler Dolly Brown, who two-bagger in her two blows in Humble Apologies ler, will perhaps he devoting more torious England XI in the memor-

four trips to the plate. Lily Mar

time to Rugby, but he too will be first came into pro-

"recovered the poled out the other extra-base

There is, too, a certain make of available, and there is a possibility able Test at the Oval in 1928,

when England 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' International series, fan-

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

right through the ned four Wildcats and

time, taken off the championship | season. Merry Madcaps suffered their honours used this ball exclusively passed only one to first.

first setback when Goodman's exclusively, I may say, until Keen On Sunday Games Both hurlers were nicked Mighty Mindanao run-making one fine day when Sussex visited

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. Wildcats jumped into a lead of three-for-four willow four markers in the first canto on stopped them in their Ave-in-a- one of a different make, one that as many Sunday games as possi- two hits, helped by a couple of row victory parade with a bar was not quite so effective when, ble, but that until they have "got 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 PR.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 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 tta 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 and

Hosing two. for the first three frames, climaxCarl Silva-Netto taking over

by Lily "Sunshine" Mar's assignment for the sparkling unassisted double-kill-scuffle. ing in the third, when she froze

rousing Cardinal fielding

ery.

ed

wilelding,

the ball allotment.

rest of the

For the victors, Bob Strahl re- on to Betty Fitzgerald's stinging lieved Trimble on the hill in the liner which was labelled base-fourth, but the latter accounted the hit'. and put the whammy on for the only strike-out of Effie Babida, who scrambled back tussle as Madcap left gardener to second base too late.

Willie Sprinkle went down swing- In the fourth session, a three-ing at his deceptive up-shoots. hit attack was smothered for mo

gain, as Marie Roza singled but Held In Only One Frame was nalled 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 thrée potential scorers were just Gladys "Grandma" Hutchinson also singled, but perished at the so many dead ducks as “Romco", far turn, on Effle Babida's slash Hamet popped out to keystoner

Goodman.

twin erasure.

Close Play

*as

to centre, when the throw-in beat "Skelly" Razack, former Cy-. her to the sack by a whisker. clone ace, returned a perfect per- The play was close, and desformance with the hickory, con- pite the song and dance kicked up necting for four safeties in by Vic. Lim in the third-base coacher's box, cagle-eyed umpire many trips to the box, whilst round-trippers were banged out Wolfle "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 Rooha, Jersey, Gron fifth when Dolly Brown singled ecit Tony Mascavage Earl Wil- and strolled down to second on a son and Buster Hollands with a passed ball, crossing the pan two-bagger apiece, standing upon Gloria Mar's wild

heave to first. The next counter

came in when Kitty Bush dented

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 birds had ducks m the pond but salonary stations in different paris up country. the Mohawks, from 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: badininton player, has been keeping fit DID YOU KNOW?

during the Summer by doing a great Rogers Hornsby played with the dent of nwimming and is now looking forward to another quccessful season at Cardinals, Giants, Braves, Cups adminion. A few of Univeralty a lead- and Browns, and managed, theming players havo, in fact. plrendy.

all.

started Bght practióe.

runs and taken nearly 700 wickets. When attending school in 1918, Stevens once scored 466, not out, in a House match at Neas

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