1941-05-06 — Page 22

HONGKONG TEI

May

1941

Forum's Final Softball Victory Of 1940/41

Rookie College Girls Team Register First Win

Sappers' Season Opens Well

(By "Ball Fan")

Sweeping along on high, in unison with the well- known jinx, the Maple Leaf Canadian Chinese kept close- ly in line with the "downward dive", as they lost a heart. breaking ball game, 3-2, to A. R. Kitchell's pop-playing English Forumers.

The Truelight Girls' School's new born. softball team came through with their initial win over the weekend, soaring through on an 11-2 triumph over Grandpa Leung's Chung Hwa Maroonettes in A featured melee at tho - Stubba Road ball stadium,

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CASHOUSE Oliver's Royal Cana- U dian baseballers took another nose-dive in their spring training confabs, as they dished up some real screwy ball in a pinch-scoring game against the Royal Engineers at the Caroline Hill sand park.

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HE English public restorlists | snatched the winning tally in the final stanza of this "classic with tradition when hurler Bill Kwan, running

for pinch-tilter S. S. Chung who had singled to centre, racedi home with the winning labelled run on a passed ball.

Wookond Stars

Margery Woo and Lai Blk-wong, Truelight Margery led a deter- mined school girl attack, slashing aut terrifio homerun and a sizzling double to drive in four runs; latter limited the Chinese Maroons to four soft bingies in hier second softball mound per- formance.

Pang Kwong and A. R. Kitchell, English Foram-Former, made two bingles to pace the winners wil- low-wielding brigade; latter played sparkling ball at the windy alley and came in with the first Forum

In the Ott stanza.

tally

Taylor and Mickey Heath, Royal Engineers-Former sparked wobbly Sapper Infield in brilliant fashion, accepting six chances without a miscue; latter came in with the winning run in the 3rd to set the Maple Leafs out with three losses in a row.

For five forlorn innings the Canadian Chinese held a two run lead with a solitary marker in the 3rd frame on a torrid double by. sacker Youngie Lee, which swept G. G Lee across the pistter. and a 5th stanza "ast hope" tally on successive bingles by Bill Ing,

successi G. G. Lee and Ross Mark. The winner's two gifled runs in real feeble hitting form. the 0th frame, which sent A. R...

sistent Infield and aure fingered outfielders.

Youngie Lee's double to centre in the 3rd canto was the only extra base clout of the fray which fentured two weak willowed ball teams in

the Chinese Maroons,

with

clouting

Major League Baseball Averages

NEW YORK, May 5 (UP)- Averages in the American Major Baseball Leagues, to date are as follows!

.521;

406;|

BATTING American League. Travis Heath 417; Don DIMɑnio Croucher 405; Trosky 387.

National League. Lavagetto 403; Jurges 303: Etten and Slaughter 385; Handley .368.

HOME RUNS Camilli 7. McCormick, Nicholson, Kitchell and Ceell Winglee whizzing Ho Tung bunched wine solid

HE rookte Truelighters from Puk Joe DiMaggio, Ott and York. 5. ucrossing the rubber pan with the

RUNS SCORED tying tallies, started the listless blows to flash in on a "debut" win Canucks on their journey "down over

Joe DiMaggle 22, Lavagette 18. behind the eight ball way." The eleven tailles crossing the old plat-

Camilli 17. Dom DiMaggio 18, highly favoured Maple Leafs played ter. Led by the prodigious "Kiblizing" ball throughout the en- of hindsnatcher Margery Woo and Croucher 16. tire seven Innings and were taken La Bik-wong, who both smashed:

RUNS BATTED IN for a heap long ride by an inspired out crushing home runs, the youth-

ful scholars took the lead" with; Keller 23, Doerr 22, Joe DiMaggio, single tallies In, the 2nd and 3rd Gordon and Camilli 20. stanzas, adding three more markers successive in the next frame on singles by Ellen Ling, Tam Sau-chik and outfielder Ho Yit-lin.

Forum nine.

Winning burler Bill Kwan threw a steady game to hold the North Americans to four scattered blows, and was backed by a highly con-

SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

The FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEET- ING will be held, weather permitting, on SATURDAY, 10th, MAY, 1041, commencing at 2.00 pm.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

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Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and

, HITS

Slaughter,

Lavagetto 20. Dom DiMaggio 26. Travis and Etten 25. Joe DiMaggio, Gordon,

PITCHING

Determination in every line

Bill Woo (Canucks) belling a big 'un to centre field in the match against the Forum. on Sunday. Hal Winglee is behind the mask with Delgado umpiring-Ming Yuên.

B.O'M. Deane And Miss J. Smalley

Win Club Mixed Doubles

FIRST of the Hongkong C.C. tennis championships was decided at the Club ground yesterday when B. O'M. Deane and Misa J. Smalley (-3/6) beat J. S. Theobald and Mrs Torrible (-15) in the final of the Handicap Mixed Doubles. The score was 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

King Gains Second Turf Victory

Though errors predominated, the match was nevertheless interesting in that the sides wore fairly evenly matched. Denne displayed a great amount of energy and with a reliable volley scored many times at the net.

Misa Smalley contributed her quota LONDON, May 5 (Reuter),-ils of support, exploiting a steady, and Majesty the King gained his second at times strong, forehand. It was turf victory of the season to-day only in the second and third sets, however, that they were able to when his Classic's candidate, Merry strike up any sort of combination Wanderer, won the May Handicap for Theobald and Mrs Torrible took at Nottingham amid .great

the first set in a manner that stamped them as the probable eventual win-

Theobald had a strong service, and

enthusiasm.

The Chung Hwa lassics broke into the scoring in their half of the 4th with a circuit clout to deep left by

Merry Wanderer started at odds ners. newcomer Y. Poon whose starry dis-

|10-1, and ridden by Peter Malaer, on play at the hot comer with

six

American-Bonham and Sundra leave from the Air Force, bent the made good use of it. He was some- 25-1 outsider,what weak overhead, but reliable in assists marked her as a real Maroon won 3 jost nil; Johnson and Harder Duke of Norfolk's threat for next season's campaign. won 2 lost nil.

Clean Sweep, by eight lengths, with his ground strokes. In his partner, Crossing the platter with 231- National Casey and Hamlin won the 3-1 favourite, Salmoneus, owned Mrs Torrible, he was given a steady ether winner in the 6th, the fight-4 lost ni; Womeke, Cooper and by the Queen's cousin, the Hon. Mr service, and this, against the oppos)- tion in the first set, meant several jJ. Bowes-Lyon, third, Ing school girls climaxed a success-Lanier won 2 lost nil.

points.

Tactics Revised

ful afternoon with a five TUN scoring outburst in the final canto

as shortstop Rosle Iau opened up

with a slaste to left, advancing to Rifle Shooting second on keystoner Jenny Wong's perfect bunt down the third base Inc, Slugger Margery Woo brought in her two mates with a clean double to right, stelo third came home on a passed ball. The scoring spree-ended-after-Ellen- Ling and Lai Blk-wong scampered across the platter with two more

runk.

and

Chung Hwa Maroons fielded four

Results Of

Held On Sunday

Final Meet

$3.00 for Ladies (both including new players in first sacker Y, S. Nye,

The Rifle Association wound up their season's shooting on tax) are obiainable through the third base star Y. Toon, and out- Sunday with a shoot in aid of the British War Organisation SECRETARY upon the personal or elders Sylvin Tsang and Becky Fund. Fine weather brought a large number of competitors written application of a Member, Chan; each showed snoppy ball such Member to be responsible for playing ability, and softball fans to the Range for one of the season's most enjoyable shoots, and all visitors introduced by him, and should find a real powerful Chinese made for a high standard of shooting. for payment of all chits, etc.

Maroon team out there next season

The Secretary's Omce, 1st Floor,which will be right up there by the Exchange Building,. (Tel. 27704) will top with the contending outfits. close at 11.45 a.m.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club CAS Oliver's Royal Canadian base House provided they are ordered In ballers took a 5-3 shellacking the Royal Engineers for their 21020).

No Children or amaha will be the Caroline Hill Gan

Gandlot.

advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. from Walshi spring session loss at headed the shooting with a good 87.

admitted to either Enclosure.

the

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to Public Enclosure is $1.00 including Tax, for all Person, Including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldieri and Sailors Uniform pre admitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

Hongkong, 5th May, 1941.

SUPPORT

THE

BOMBER

FUND

Total to date: $1,876,975.50

Remitted to London:

£116,889;19.68°

third

Ple

Plo C. Bellchambers 11

Spoons and cups were present-Pie R. II. Johnston &

L/Cpl N. D. Booker 11 ed for competition by the Pto W. K. Corneck 8 Affiliated Clubs, and the amount St L. . Priddy &

Thomton 10 raised was $70.-

Mr Guard of the Dockyard Rifle Club Pio A. Buller

P/O. 11. D. Gray

benting Sgt Cole, with the same score,

CLASS "D" Canuck hurler Bill "dazzler" the count out The latter's 44 at

200 yards is worthy of note, Sgt Wall's L/Cpi M. S. Lau 13 Smith had the sappers cooling the 48 was the best score at 500 yards.

Pie A. Limm 13 water waggon with his high inside

A prominent feature of the day's te Bremy 14

Pie T. Lock 12. and handsome speedballs, but programme was the Miniature Rifle Pie F. Gibson 14

by the H.A.F., which Pie G Carrington 12 "Nick Altrock" base-running by shooting, run

4 number of spoons forte W. G. Maycock 14 his sandlot teaminates put the old presented

which there was keen competition. loss sign on a flashy mound per- The 303 Team Shoot was won by formance.

the Hongkong Police, with the Volun- teers second. Sgt Buran Singh car rted off the Revolver trophy.

RESULTS

Leading scores and prize lists were as follow:

CLASS "A"

The well-known "dazzler” allowed two measly bingles and struck out four, but climaxed a sweat-tolling day with a wrenched knee cap in the last frome on an intended swipe to second, and will probably be on the shelf for the next games.

S. China Touring Soccer XI To Play

R. Scots To-morrow

11'cap.

JA. Quard 3

Srt F. Cals Ber.

Cpt 8. Naranjan Singh d

Sgt J. R. Will Ber. W.O., F. Tolisan Ber. Sgt N, L. Pan 3 B.Q.M.S., P. Hale Scr. Set F. E. Russell Ser. SAL G. E. Breano Ber. Havildar Utaram Bingh

A soccer match will be played be- Cpl W. J. Gesh Ser. tween South China and Royal Scots C.H.M. Nau Ku Nil

L/Cpl G. Pemberton Bec,

siga

at Carollue X at 5.30 p.m. Lotus d. 3, P. Carey Ger, marrow. It is expected to attract noj šɛt T. Daker 3 Illlie attention in view of the fact | 861 M. „ Rushman Ser. that a South China side barely man- Naik Azim Khan Ni

Cpl F. W. Ewens Ber aged to dras

Sunday on

with Fiew. Young Nil Middlesex.

N. V. Whyte a Leo Wai-tong will appear for thesta. Puran Singh League and Shield champlons, support- Cpl R. Langford Scr. L/Sgt W. H. Nunn Ber. ed by some of the senior team sud three Eastern players who wili,tako| part in South China's Malayan tour

CLAJA "B"

and who will be wearing South China's J. D. Remedios & colours for the first time.

AS. (B) P. II. Tiong 4- Pte A. M. Xavier o The Eastern players are Hsu King-Pio I. A. Rosario &.. zen, Law Wal-kuen and Chung Yung-PC.. G. Naralis Bingh gum. An admission charge of 50 und gut R. Burkitt 0 -20 30 cents will be made.

The South China team will sail for

Singapore next week.

Referees' Meeting

P.C., Charan Singh 5 ****

Cpt . M. Dins Azedo R. Tynemouth 6

À.L. (RY JL. D. TWO Cpl Bher Singh 7 Bat W. T. Bargent-8

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CLABS **CH.

The last monthly meeting of the Hongkong, Football Referees Associa Cpl G. B. Lochrie on will be held at Hotel Ceell at & Piper F. Atewart p.m. to-day, when Mr Huch A. Beard; 13.8. Blake (1: Chàirnion, A will give an address ori | Hsmut J. MA M.. "Human nature In Association Foot (R) A. C.Chan.

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Winner of Cup and Handleap Spoon will have his Handicap reduced by one Point.

Miniature Rifle Section

Leading Scores In the 22 open sight Competition were:

22 CLASS "A" Sep. Phut Singh Sep. Shambu Singh Capt. C. Dawson Sep. Walugat Khan Sep. Ghulam Hadi C.Š.M.. Hale Sat Cole...

J. A. Guard

B/M. Kuford

N. V. Whyte

Bet Nunn

LINK. Ikbal Khan

Mna Richardson....

Sgt Bargent

L/Cpl_Wood Cap: Guest

Cpl Henley

Pie V. Sequeira

R. Tynemouth Cpl Lomaev.

Capt Marsh

Piper" Stuart

CLAIS "7"

CLABB CH

Pro Corneck

H.K. Blake

CLASE "D

Pte Maycock

Pie A. Lim

N. D. Booker

T. Lock

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THE SECOND SET saw a revision of lactics on the part of Deane and Miss Smalley. They adopted a more aggressive style and it succeeded in carrying them through. They took a 5-2 lead, and though Theobald and Mrs Terrible took the next, the oven- tual winners claimed the 9th game for-tho-sot-al-6-3.

The final set opened in promising style. The score was 2-all at the end of the 4th game, but Deune and Miss Smalley broke through the op- posing service and once more took a 5-2 lend.

Again they lost the 6th game, but

won the set and match at 6-3. made no mistake with the next and

To-day's Matches

Two further Club matches will be played to-day. These will be the final of the Handicap Single, in which G. W. Sewell will meet T. J. Gould, and the semi-final of the Handicap Doubles C. H. R. Oxlade and A. H. Barwell v. R. H. Bloke and H. C. D. Knight.

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The 2 aperture afght team shoot re- suits were: Royal Air Force 377*: Police Reserve 253; Middlesex Regt 34: Police A 343; 7th Rajpul" "f1" 247; 7th Rajputs

Winner of spoon.

The score gauged out,

Claybird Championships

The annual Claybird Championships were, shot of on Sunday morning. Capt. Hyde, of the Manchester Regt, obtaining two of the trophies,

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LANCASHIRE CUP SEMIFINAL "Burnley v. Blackpool.

OTHER MATCHES Middlesbrough v. Sunderland,

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