1941-05-20 — Page 6

Spring Training Near Its End

M. el Arculli's Brilliant Pitching

Holds Tulsa Squad Down

Truelight Schoolgirls Defeat Cardinals

(By "Ball Fan")

Noaring 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 weariness, Tulsa's mighty baseball machine divid- ed their two games week-end card as they crushed a weak-playing Royal Engineer 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,

Week-end Stars

Maxio Maxwell and Memphis" 1 Terry, Tulsa~~~Former led the terrific Tulta altack against the Sappers with four soll bintics and crossed the plaiter with five tallies; latter, came through in the pinches to drive in five teamasates.

Dave Leonard and Madeen Ar- eulli, I.B. Beer-Dave came Inte his own to lead a brewery uprising with three timely singies to drive in three runs; latter

ter burled amari ball in his first appearance of the season to set the mighty T down with seven scattered bingles.

Margery

A

Woo and Wim May- yuk, Truclight-Margery connected for

homer and a double to lend the school-girls batting attack, lat- ter made a

a neat nab at left feld to stop a dangerous Card threat.

fary Ng and Mavis Chang, Canuckettes--Deceptive Mary shone like a brilliant star, on the slab with a neat lossing game in sub- duing the Oller slugging threat; petite Mavis covered the centre.

field spot in "Ben Chapman" style, whizzing around in whippet fashion lo give a starry display In the Maple Leaf win.

Truclight'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 took a one game lead in their classic series against Eddie Marques' Standard Oilers with

wild throw, a classic bunt and a tantalizing single over third by Dave "the old desperado" Leonard.

The Yankee tars crashed across

a 14-10 win over the Othree tallies in the first of the 2nd, "senors" at the Lai Chi Koking move to force through with

the coveted lend; but the beer kings

fairways in Á weekend picnic sewed up the old ball game in the fracas,

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3rd stanza with another three run outburst, as Showboat Ali scored on CITAGING

tremendous run-Dave Leonard's bingle to left, with

bam sallying across the old scoring uprising against the werk-willowed Engineers, manager platter moments later behind Tony Dave Ussher's mighty Tulsa diamond Alves on Stan Leonard's slashing aces played "scorched earth" ball to single, over second.

The losers come in with their crash home with a colossal 25 run merry-go-round. Uncle Sara's new final tally in the 4th, when Ger-

timely bingle

first aver dealers took it ball busting eight monto's Intly lead in the 1st frame on seven drove in "Texas" Guinn, The beer solid blows to send Supper hurler stalwarts added a three run "con- Raddy Radcliffe rushing to the well-dence" spree in their half of the

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Obear Arcolli, George known showers,

Sousa and Hank All flashed over thei

Paced by Gerry "ace base ump" | pan with good measure tallies. Germonto's clrcult labelled clout the Gil, a stinging triple by Mem- pl Terry in the 3rd stanza and three driving doubles, the American ball artists cashed in

·with powerful tallies in all but the 2nd inning, connecting for a grand slam 17 hit barrage,

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Chicago Cubs

Trounce Tigers 14-1

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NEW YORK, May 19 Chicago Cubs came through with the outstanding win to-day, beat- ing Brooklyn Dodgers 14-1 In the National League.

Scores were:

Brooklyn

Battery: Саксу, Brown. Tomulls, Owen, Phelps. Chlengo

Dave Leonard (H. B. Brewery) one of the victims of the double play by the Tulsa in Sunday's baseball game at Caroline Hill. Catcher Simmons ready to throw for the second victim.---Ming Yuen.

League Tennis

K.C.C. Defeats

Wah Yan Assn Athletic Meet On Sunday

H.K.C.C. In

"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 M. Pagh, the Club champion, were patrons and Council members, Mr Lim far and away the best pair on Hoy Lan, Headmaster of Wah

The Wah Yan Past ́Students' As- | sociation will højð its fourth an- nual sports meeting at. Caroline Hill on Sunday at 10.30 am. The programme includes an open 400 metres relay. The tug of war and football match between past and the present boys will constilute the highlights of the meeting.

The prizes have

been donated by

Yan the courts. In winning all three College. Kowloon, will distribuie the

games-the only ones that Club, prizes

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New York

Battery: Hubbell, Danning. Pittsburgh

Battery: Butcher, Lopez. Boston

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Lam-

Battery Salvo, Berres, Gretap. Cincinnati

Battery! Vandernieer, Degr

The mighty T pulled off a servw- ball double play in the 4th with the, bags loaded, when beerman Baby Abbas, in duckbig from one of MacLanahan's fast balts, uninten tionally hit out a "back side" slow hard. rolier

to Tulsa's slabster Who Atarted an easy, double killing via McLanahan to Red Simmons te Gerry Germonto.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

veland

4 Battery: Mlinar, Brown, Hemsley, Philadelphis

5 Battery: McCrabb, Hayes,

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Moundsman Babe Strickland toss- ed a deceptive game from the sailor slob, using a fast change of pace and a variety of "covered up" hooks, to Madeen Arculii, H.B. brewery's Hint the lamelin hoosiers to premier moundsman, in his Arst | S1 Louis solitary bingle slow roller be-appearance of the year, dished up a tween first and second by cyclone masterful hurling performance In Taylor,

holding the dangerous Tulsaman to seven scattered bingles and striking out six.

Sapper manager Luke "hot po- tato" Hamelin worked Roddy Rad- cliffe, Mickey Heath and Sarsfield on the hillock in a desperate bid to silence Tulsa's murderous row. The Engineers played Loose diamond-shagging ball and were elalked up with eleven had mis-

curs in the rou!,

THE Truelight scholars came

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

"The winiers took a two-run-jead- a double and SHOWING SIGNS of spring in the 2nd frame on

training weariness, the bat-single by Ellen Ling and Lal Bik- tling seamen from across the the 3rd frame to even up as June wong, but the Cards came back in 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 brewers played in- into a one run lead in the opening spired ball to cruise in with the 4th, but the schoolgiris re- their second straight unofficial victory,

The beermen opened up with a bang In the initial stanza, and pushied across three markers on a

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turned in their half of the Inning with a three run splurge on succes- sive singles by Chee Yuen-ching and Rosie Lau, and a terrific homer to deep centre by the starry Margery

Woo.

Battery: Galehouse, Ferrell, New York

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

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

The uninished game was that of Liitle Visitors Race, 50 metres race T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Gould ffor women workers of the Wah Yan against G. C. Burnett and A. Craw- War Relief Association), A Grade 200 ford. Monaghan and metres, Obstacle race.

Gould

were

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

Battery: Russo, Peck, Stanceau, Dlekey, to the Colony).

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Battery: Gorsica, Tebbetts. Boston

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Battery: Smith, Tresli,

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Battery: Kennedy, Masterson. Evans.

Happy Valley Golf Matches

Week-End Results

Home Soccer

Fixtures For May 24

LONDON, May 19 (Reuter), ---- football The following are the fixtures for Saturday, May 24:

LONDON, CUP

Millwall v. Arsenal.

SOUTH REGIONAL LEAGUE

V.

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

Tottenham v. Leicester; Walsall v. Nottingham Forest;

Watford V Reeve (11) and 4; A. E. Clarke (1) Chelsea.

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

beat 9. T. Butlin 1 hole.

Semi-final Bloker beat G. E. Willerton (12) 3 and 2; Clarke beat F. Buckle (12)

Walker's winsome maldens tied up the game in the 5th, but an-14 and 3, other three гил spree which ellmaxed with a circuit clout by aulfielder Wun May-yuk in the 60 frame put the game on ice for the schoolgirls.

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

Student Margery Woo gllltered 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 year.

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Junior Title

NORTH REGIONAL LEAGUE

Blackpool v. Preston North End; Everton v. Sheffield United; Man- chester City v. Bolton Wanderers; First round results of the Junior See-York City v. Middlesborough. ton Championship were:

W. J. Buller beat A. L. Powell; W. V. Ahern beat R. M. Keown; J. Young beat DW. Becken; H. Smith beat 7. B. Low. cancelled owing to insuficient entries.

Stableford Competition

The

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We are asked to state that there is no truth in the report, appearing

REGIONAL MATCH

Chesterfeld v. Stoke City.

Scores were:

L. Coldmna and M. Pagh (I.K.C.C.) best E. F. Fincher and F. Kengelbacher, 6-1: beat A. E. P. Guent and F

0-2; bent A. Crawford and G. C. Burnett, 0-2.

T. C. Monaghan and *7. J. Gould (H.K.C.C.) lost to Fincher and Kengel- bacher, 6-3; lost to Guest and Grose, 7-5; led Burnett and Crawford, 5-2.

C. H. R. Oxlade and A. H, Barwell (H.K.C.C.) lost to Fincher and Kengel- bacher, 6-2; lost 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- dny 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 Cheah Chong-kea (University) lost to Iu Tak-cheuk and lu Tak-lam, 0-2; lost to Les Hah-ltong and Tsai Ah-lee, 6-2; Joel to Yu Ping-chau and Mok York-chan, 6-3; drew with A. M. Rodrigues and Lo Tung-fan, 4-0.

Jul Peng-iwan and B. N. To (Univer sily) lost to Zu and Iu, 6-2; lost to Lee and Tsal, 6-2; lost to Yu and Mok, 6-2; lost to Rodrigues and Lo, 6-2.

Kenneth Lo and Ling Sing-bang (Un!•

"B" Division Matches vertybest lu and 11, 6-2; lost to Lee

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

v. Army T.0. Kowloon C.C. v, C.8.0.C. B.C.A.A.

v. K. Tong

and Taal, 6-4; beat Yu and Mok, 6-3; beat- Rodrigues and 10, 6-4.

George Choo and Ong Minh-pựt từng pro-yersity) drew with lu and 14, 6-6: beat Lee and Tsai, 8-4; beat Yu and Mok, 01; beat itodrigues and Lo, 6-3.

in our issue of yesterday to the SPORTS ADVT.

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,

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE Maple Leaf Canuckettes went one up on Eddie Mar- 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 8-5 score, the lassics Both are still keenly interested in gathered together ninc slinging the game of Association Football and Draft Programmes and Entry ialites in the next three frames to the welfare of Referees. They state. Forms for the Sixth Extra Raco come through with their "one up" that they have no intention of with-

drawing their

Meeting to be held (weather per- suppori from tho Association and are of a complete loss mitting) on Saturday, 31st May, Hase umpire Gerry "who

dal to understand what gave rise to the and Monday, 2nd June, 1941, may

false report. man" Germonto showed the gas.

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house mob a few neat ones In The only alteration in the constituofce. Exchange Buliding: the calling them, out there by the inftion of the Committee of the ....Club House, 'Happy Valley; the tial sack, and

certainly added since the last general meeling Me plenty of lustre in this femmes vs W, H. Foster, who has taken the place Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club;

of Mr M. Minihan as Army Re- hommes classic. Swimming appeared on the pro-presentative, the latter having left the and the Stables? Shan Kwong

Road. BOMBER FUND gramme after the battle and a ligist Colony.

lunch was served by the Canuckettes The usual routine committee meet- Entries close at 12 o'clock to end a real Sunday afternoon ing is not due to take place until NOON on THURSDAY, 22nd May, plenie outing.

Thursday of this week,

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The report was received over the telephone from a seemingly authentie source, but appears to have been deliberate hoax. The inconvenience caused to Mr Beard and Mr Kessick is much regretted.

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