1941-05-20 — Page 22

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 20, 1941.

Spring Training Nears Its End

M. el Arculli's Brilliant Pitching

Holds Tulsa Squad Down

Truelight Schoolgirls Defeat Cardinals

(By "Ball Fan")

Week-end Stars

Maxie Maxwell and "Memphia" Bit Terry, Tulsa-Former led the terrido Tules attack against the Suppers with four, soll

soild bingles and crossed the platter with five tailles; latter came through in the pin

plriches to drive in five teammates.

Dave Leonard and Madera Ar- culli, IL.B. Beer-Dave came Inte lile own to

to lead a brewery uprising with three timely singles to drive In three runs; latter hurled smari ball In his first appearance of the Season to set the mighty T down with seven scattered binites.

Margery

Woo and Wun May- yuk, Truclight-Margery connected

the school-girls bailing attack, lat- ter made a neat nab at left field to

Nearing the end of a rapid spring training programme at the Caroline Hill sand dunes, local major league baseball clubs are expected to break camp pretty soon, heading north for the gala season opener. Showing signs of ball-playing for a homer and a double to lead weariness, Tulsa's mighty baseball machine divid- ed their two gamos week-end card as they crushed a weak-playing Royal Enginoor nine, in a Saturday afternoon confab, to the sweet tune of 25-0, behind the charmed hurling of Babe Strickland, but took a bad 10-4 loss as the H.B. Beermen slugged home with their second straight pre- season win.

a dangerous Card threat. Mary Ng and Mavis Chang.

· Canuckeltes-Deceptive Mary shone like a brilliant star, on the

with a neat lossing game in syli-

during the Oller alarging threat; petite Mavis covered the centre-

Dave Leonard (H. B. Brewery) one of the victims of the

fleld spot in "Ben Chapman" style, double play by the Tulsa in Sunday's baseball game at whizzing around in whippet fashion | Caroline Hill Catcher Simmons ready to throw for the second to give a starry display in

victim.-Ming Yuen. Maple Leaf win.

Truelight's student softball lassies took a clean-cut 8-5 win from Dixie Walker's depleted Redbird Cardinals, at the mid-level Stubbs Road ball park. It was the second straight triumph garnered by the schoolgirls since Major Baseball their baptism into local softball circles.

The Maple Leaf Canuckettes | wild throw, a classic buni and a lantalizing single over third by took a one game lead in their

Dave "the old desperado" Leonard. classic series against Eddie Marques Standard Oilers with The Yankee (ars ernshed across a 14-10 win wver the Oil tree fallies in the first of the 2nd, "senors" at the Lai Chi Kok in big move to force through with fairways in a weekend picnic

frácns.

run-

the

sew coveted lend; but the beer kings sewed up the old ball game in the 3rd stanza with another three run outburst as Showboot All scored on Dave Leonard's bingle to left, with sallying across the the old bam plaer moments later behind Tony Alves on Stan Leonard's slashing single over second.

TAGING

tremendous a STAG

scoring! uprising against the wenk-willowed Engineers, manager Dave Ussher's mighty Tulsa dinmond nees played "scorched earth" ball to

with their The lusers came in crash home with colossal 25 run merry-go-round, Uncle Sam's new final tally in the 4th, when Ger- bingle over Airst dealers took a ball busting eight monto's timely tally lead in the 1st frame on seven drove in "Texas" Guinn. The beer solid blows to send Sapper burler stalwarts added a three run "con- Raddy Radcliffe rushing to the well-fidence" spree, in their half of the known showers,

4th when Obear Arculli, George. Sousa und Hank Ali Bashed over the} pan with good measure tallies.

Paced by Gerry "ace base unp" Germonto's cireult labelled clout In the Oth, a stinging triple by Mem-- phis B Terry In the 3rd stauza and three driving doubles, the Amerlean, balt artists eashed in with powerful tailles in all but the 2nd inning, connecting for a grand stain 17 hit barrage,

Moundsman Babe.Strickland toss- ed a deceptive game from the sailor slab, using a fast change of pace and a variety of covered up" hooks, to Imit the Hamelin hoosiers to solliary bingle-a low roller be- tween first and second by cyclone Taylor.

Sapper manager Luke "hot no tato" Hamelin worked Itaddy Rad- eliffe, Mickey Heath and Sarsfield on the hillock in a desperate bld

Lo silence Tulsa's murderous row.

The Englucers played loost diamond-shagging ball and were chalked up with eleven bad mis- cues in the nut.

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The mighty T pulled off a screw- ball double play in the 4th with the lage teaded, when beerman Baby Abbas, in ducking from one of MacLanahan's fast balls, uninten- tionally hit out a "back side" slow roller to Tulsa's slabster who Started an easy double-killing vla McLanahan to Red Simmonis to Gerry Germonto.

Madeen Areulli, H.B. brewery's premier moundsman, in his first appearance of the year, dished up a masterful hurling performance in holding the dangerous Tulsaman to seven scattered bingles and striking out six.

THE Truelight scholars came

through with their second taking an 8-5 straight win. triumph from Dixie Walker's abbreviated Cardinals.

The winners took a two run lead SHOWING SIGNS of spring in the 2nd frame on a double and training weariness, the bat- single by Ellen Ling, and Lai Bik- tling seamen from across the wong, but the Cards came back in the 3rd frame to even up as June broad expanse, took a 10-4 Sun- Hall and Betty Clarke crossed the day morning defeat, as H.B.'s bouncing platter. The Redbirds

went galloping brawers played in-into a one run lead

in the opening spired ball to cruise in with their second straight unofficial victory.

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of the 4th, but the schoolgiris re- turned in their half of the inning with a three run splurge on succes- sive singles by Chee Yuen-ching and Rosic Lâu, and a terrific homer to

deep centre by the starry Margery and Woo.

The beermen opened up with bang In the initial stanza, pushed across three markers 011

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NEW YORK, May 10 Chicago Cubs came through with the outstanding win to-day, beat- ing Brooklyn Dodgers 14-1 in the National League.

Scores were:

Battery:

New York

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League Tennis

K.C.C. Defeats H.K.C.C. In

Wah Yan Assn Athletic Meet

On Sunday

The Wah Yun Past Students' As- sociation will held its fourth an- ntal sports meeling at Caroline Hill on Sunday at 10.30 a.m. The programme includes an

opch 400 metres relay. The fur of war and football match between past and the present boys will constitute the highlights of the meeting.

"A" Division Only Scheduled Game

LEAGUE TENNIS made its start yesterday when only one of the three scheduled "A" Division matches was played. The Hongkong Cricket Club lost to the Kowloon Cricket, Club 3-5 one game being unfinished. L. Goldman, who has just returned from leave, and 31. Pagh, the Club champion, were

The prizes have been donated by patrons and Connell members. Mr Lim far and away the best pair on Hoy Lan, Headmaster of Wah Yan the courts. In winning all three

College, Kowloon, wi distribute the prizes.

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Programme

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn

Battery: Cases'. Drow Talis, Owen. Phelps,

Chiengo

Parenu, McCullough,

R 11 F

1 4

2

Hamila,

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14 2 George.

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Battery: Hubbell, Danning Pittsburgh

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Battery: Butcher, Lopez.

4

Battery: Salvo, Berren. Gremp. Cincinnati ANNA

Battery: Vandermeer, Beggs, bort),

14

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Battery: Miinar, Broth

Brown. Hemsley, Philadelphia

Ballery: McCrabb, Hayes. StLoule

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New York..............

Battery: Gulehouse, Ferrell,

3 The programme is: Late-

1 4 Battery: Russo, Peek, Stangeait, Dickey.

4 10 0

Boston

4 2 Battery Dobson, finrris, Judd, Fencork.

Detroit

Battery: Gorsien, Tebbelt.

chicago Washington

2.

2 10

Battery: Smith, Tresh. Battery: Kennedy, Masterson, Evans.

Happy Valley Golf Matches

Week-End Results

Ítesults in the

games.

Kowloon were without the services. of E. C. Fincher due to. Volunteer work, but were, nevertheless, strong enough to beat the remaining two A II.K.C.C. pairs in all five games that

were completed.

Long Jump, B Grade 50-metres, Grade 100 metres," Shot Put, High Jump.

The unfinished, game was that of Little Visitors' Race, 50 metres race T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Gould for women workers of the Wah Yan against G. C. Burnett and A. Craw- War Relief Association), A Grade 200 ford. Monaghan and Gould metres, Obstacle race

were

Tug of War (Old Boys v. Present leading 5-2 when the former had the Boys), Football Match (Old Boys v. misfortune to break his spectacles. Present Boys), 400-metres relay (Open

Scores were:

Home Soccer

Fixtures For May 24

LONDON, May 19 (Reuter).— The following are the football ixtures for Saturday, May 24:

LONDON CUP

Millwall v. Arsenal.

V.

SOUTH REGIONAL LEAGUE

Aldershot v. Crystal Polnce; Brent- Adamson Cup ford v. Reading; Cardiff City Golf competition played during the Portsmouth; Fuilham v Southend; week-end were:

Tottenhain v. Leicester; Waisail v. Nottingham Forest; Watford V. Reeve (11) & and 4: A. E. Clarke

First round.-W. Stoker (15) beat G. W. Queen's Park Rangers; Westham V.

(11)Chelsea. beat S. T. Bullin 1 hole,

Semi-Anal-Stoker beat G. E. Willerton Walker's winsome maidens tied.(12) 3 and 2; Clarke beat F. Buckle. (12) up. the game in the 5th, bal an-j4 and 3. other three

spree which climaxed with circuit clout by outfielder Wun May-yuk in the 6th frame put the game on lee for the Schoolgirls.

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Hurler Dolly Brown, toeing the slab for the first time in a Cardinal uniform, had plenty of smoke oozing) out from her speed balls and with a little more experience will be a top flight hurler out there next season.

Student Margery Woo glittered again

behind the plate with her rapid-fire throws to second and her powerful clutch clubbing, which Just about stamps her as one of the Colony's standout softballettes and a real find of the

THE Maple Leaf Canuckettes

win.

Junior Title

NORTH REGIONAL LEAGUE

Blackpool v. Preston North End; Everton v. Sheffield United; Man- chester City v. Bolton Wanderers; tion Championship were:

First round results of the Junior See-York City v. Middlesborough.

W. J. Buller beat A. L. Powell; W. V. Altern beal B. M. Keown; J. Young bent)

W. Breken; II. Smitht ben! T. B. Low. cancelled owing to insuficient entries.

The Stableford Competition

Hoax Report

was

Resignations From Soccer Committee Denied

We are asked to state that there is no truth in the report, appearing In our issue of yesterday to the effect that Mr Hugh A. Beard, Chairman, and Mr D. Kossick, Civilian Representative, have re- signed from the Committee of the Hongkong Football Referees' As- sociation,

REGIONAL MATCH

Chesterfield v. Stoke City.

L. Goldman and M. Pagh (LK.C.C.) beat E. F. Finelier and F. Kengelbacher, 0-1; beat A. E. P. Gurat and F.-Grose, -2; beat A, Crawford and G. C. Burnett,

C. Monaghan And

Gould T. 3. (ILK.C.C.) lost to Fincher and Kengel- bacher, 6-3; lost to Guest and Grose, 7-5; Jed. Burnett and Crawford, 6-2.1

C. II. R. Oxlade and A. H. Barwell 1.K.C.C.) lost to Fincher and Kengel- bacher, 6-2; los) to Guest and Grose, 6-2; lost to Burnett and Crawford, 0-3.

To-day's Team

K.C.C. team to play Civil Service In the B Division at King's Park to- day is.-A. E. P. Guest and F. Grose, F. Zimmern and R. T. Broadbridge,

N. A. E. Mackay and R. S. Capell.

Alumni Assn

Beat University

A

friendly Tennis match be- tween Hongkong University under- graduates and Hongkong University Alumni Association was played on Sunday and resulted in a win for the latter by nine points to seven. Scores were;

Lee Chew-kuen and Cheal. Chong-kee (University) lost to lu_Tak-cheuk and lų Tak-lam, 6-2; lost to Lee Jian-long and Trai Ali-lee, 6-2; lost to Yu Ping-chau and Mok York-chan, 6-3; drew with A. M. Rodrigues and Lo Tung-tan, 6-8.

Hul Peng-kwan and 8. Ñ. To (Univer- alty) lost to Iu and lu. 6-2; fost to Loe and Teal, 6-3; lost to Yu and Mok, 6-2; lost to Rodrigues and Lo, 5-2

Kenneth Lo and Ling Sing-hang (Uni-

"B" Division Matches vertybeat Iu and ju, 6-3; lost to Lec

The following is to-day's pro- gramme of "B" Division matches: C.R.O.

V. Army T.C. Kowloon O.C. v. C.8.0.0. 8.C.A.A.

v. K. Tong

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SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry

went one up on Eddie Mar-i ques' Standard Oilmen with a 14-10 picnic triumph at the softball fairways by the sea.

Going into the 4th Inning on the short end of an 3-5 score, the Inssies: Both are still keenly interested in gathered together nine stinging the game of Association Football and tallies in the next three frames to the welfare of Referees. They state Forms for the Sixth Extra Race come through with their "one up" that they have no intention of with Meeting to be held (weather per drawing their support from the Association and are at a complete loss (mitting) on Saturday, 31st May, "who dat to understand what gave rise to the and Monday, 2nd June, 1941, may man" Germanto showed the gas- false report.

be obtained from the Secretary's house mob a low neat ones in The only alteration in the constitu- calling them, out there by the in- tion of the Committee of the H.K.F.R.A,Omce, Exchange Building; the flál sack, and certainly added since the last general meeting in Mr Club House; Happy Valley; the plenty of lustre in this femmes vs W. II. Foster, who has taken the place Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; Komunes clasi

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