1941-06-17 — Page 22

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 17, 1941.

Mindanao Baseballers In League Winning Form

Wookond Stars

Crooner Ruel and Ski Powlaw- ski, Mindanao--Former hurled Brilliant one hit ball in his first appearance on tho terrific M mound, whiffing seven and allow. ing only one tally to cross the platter; latter led the champions alurging slinck, driving out two glowing triples and a double, and tore past die pan with three runs.

Grandpa Loung and Blu Chang,

Chuan Iva Maroons-Former

Pitchers In Week-end Limelight

South China Bow To Chung Hwa Nine

(By "Ball Fan")

Old man Pluvius again reached far and wide

drove in the winning run in the with his "slip-slushy" skids out at the Chatham

6th frame with a clutch single to

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right feld: latier dished up Eleady rame behind the piale and checked in with two tallies in the Maroon win.

Dave Leonard and Tony Alves,

H.B. Beer The tribulent Dave

brought in three runs with a screeching triple in the first stanza;

two his and came home with two tailles.

latter led the Beermen attack with

Road ball park last week-end as drizzly trickling waters smeared the Kowloon horizon once more -to spread its well-known damp sign on Satur- day's two-game major ball loop attraction, koop- ing the bleacher bollowers down to a meagre few. The distressing clouds cased up on Sabbath morn, allowing the glaring sun to give ball fans a break

once more.

Choy Ping-fan (Chung Hwa Maroons) slides home safely, evading the outstretched hand of Hal Wingleo (South China) in Saturday's baseball "classic"--Ming Yuen.

Lambert Simnel

9-2 Favourite

For Derby

Mindanao's terrific "M" maintained their winning pace at the top of the league stand. ing, crushing a fighting Royal Engineer nine, 12-1, behind the one hit hurling of that popular "singing man" Ruel. Chung Hwa Maroons took a climatic 6-5, nine inning win

berry" balls, as the Honolulu pan; duster sent twelvo Chung Hwamen back to the bench vla· the whiff roule.

The hitless Maroons gushed across with a three run lead in the first two, frames, but were temporarily stop- ped when South China chniked up one in the 4th stanza, then stung out with a three run splurge in the next eanto on a brace of singles by the dual brother act, Cecil and Hal: Winglee.

Going into their half of the Ih down 5-4, the Caroline limen | broke through with that desperate tying tally when Maroon twirler Ai Lau's "dead-on" plate ball bounded towards the kianza to send Harry Chinn home will; a short lived fer.

Grandpa Leung's gang found thele first two bingles of the tilt in the 8th: on singles by Dickle Chung n Morrocco Chan, but just missed out with that climax tally when Chung was tagged making a dash for plate.

Showboat Ali (H.B.) out at first despito a usual spectacular slide. Lt Dug Goff (Asheville) at first base does the killing,

Ming Yuen,

"Helen Wills Moody Roark On Comeback Trail?

"Y" PLANNING TO ENTER TEAM IN SOFTBALL LAEGUE

While the idea of forming a baseball team by the European Y.M.C.A, was abandoned owing to high expenditure, the proposal of organising a softball team was passed at a mceling yesterday.

Board of Directors' approval.

Enters Californian Competition

LOS ANGELES, Calif.~Mako way for Queen Helen, she's on her way back. After a layoff of several years, Helen Wills Moody Roark has given herself a testing drill on the tennis court and has decided that she is "in good enough condition to stage a come- back again.

In the eventful S BIN Chang Look first on Harry China's fatal muff and after Shorty Ho had

Roarke,

arle, the former Internation- whiffed, Kenny Lo smashed out a

al net champ has been taking it ensy sizzling double to right, mending

Should sanction be obtained Y.M.C.A. Verdes Estates on the shores of the at her home in the exclusive Pains the injured Bill Chang to third

will enter a team next season. Mein: Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles. that perfect "ve must win" at-bership fee was fixed at $5. Sergeant. mosphere. Pinch hitter grandpa. Welford, Royal Engineers, was ap Loung, with visions of ending the pointed conch and secretary. old ball game right then and there. strode to the platter with all the confidence in

the world and the lively pill toolt a safe ride out to right, as B Chang Balled eagerly home with the win-

Tin decision is submitted to the Aldin' married to the polo star,

ning run and the ball game In the

bar.

LONDON, Juno 10 (Reuter) to set the South China crow DAVE Leonard's line-scorch-j

Lambert Simnel remains favourite for the Substitute Derby in the Jalest call-over, Odds are as fol- Tow:

0/2 (0)

11/2 (0)

0/1 (0)

10/1 (0)

Lambert Simnel.

Sun Castle, 0/1 (1), Morogoro Castle,

Chateau La Rose."

100/0 (to) Devonian.

100/8 (o)

Thoroughfare.

100/7 (o) Starwort, 15/1 (t). 100/7-(0)-Orthodox-100/0-(t)= 100/7 (0) Ptolemy.

18/1 (t&o) Fairy Prince.

with their second

down. straight loss.

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ing triple in the first frame. driving in three early session runs, sparkel H.B.'s madcap. Beermen in their initial victory

xecans.

SUNDAY morning's single tilt of the year, as they took a 7-1 gave Brewer fans that con-win from Asheville's Tennes fidence feeling, when the Beer- men returned to their old time! winning form with a "rough- | shod" 7-2 triumph

their over Tony Gravernale's Aslieville_aces......

20/1 (0) Cuerdley and Anna- CLOUTING out two scream-

tom.

25/1 (0) 25/1 (0) 33/1 (1 & 0) Mazarin. 33/1 (0) Sunny Island, Royal Academy, Feites and

Owen Tudor,

Camperdown, 28/1

50/1 (0)

60/1 (0)

• Selim Hassan, Valdavian.

Single Court.

100/1 (0) Firoz Din.

Soccer Success In Malaya

And Australia

The South China Athletic Associa- ton's Football touring team scored an other success in North Maloya yester- day when they beat Pentong. Indians by four goals to one. Chan Tak-fai (3) and Lee Shek-yau. nelled for the visitors.

Victoria Beaten. 8-3

Melbourne, June 10. The visiting Chinese soccer team beat Victoria to-day 8-3.-United Press.

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The Brewera flashed in with winuing runs in two big scoring Innings, climaxing with a round-house four ran spree In the 6th canto on three solld · bingles which cleared the way for. Show- boat All, Tony Alves, Dave and Stan Leonard to cluster across the pan in a blazing finish. Manager Tony Grovernale started Digo Digiacomo

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Another meeting will be held on Monday when those interested are in- vited to attend or to sign up in the meantime at the Y.M.C.A.

For the last several weeks she has been practicing diligently and, at this writing, appears to be ready.

So satisfied is she, in faci, that she filed an entry in the Southern Thore signed up yesterday were R. California tennis championships held Nicols, W Ireson, N. Binning, J.May 17-25 at the Los Angeles Tennis Welford, R. Caine, D. Grant, D. Block- man, T. Huber, Hollands Foley, Kit- leen Ramage, Itallton, A. White.

League Bowls Sweep To Be Carried Forward

As the majority of the Lawn Bowls League matches on Saturday were not played, the sweep for ---- last week has been carried forward

and there will be two sweeps Di week.:

Numbers which drew clabs in last week's sweep will be allotted the sare

clubs this week.

The draw for this week's sweep wil take place as usual on Friday.

Floodlight Match

The following will represent Hong- kong Electric Recreation Club m

Chub.

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Her future plans hinge on event, but fans are confident she will be pleased with her show- ing. In that case she will enter o large number of California tourneys and might even end up the season in the East.

Mrs. Roark, who has won eight Wimbledon championships and seven United States tiles, has a good chance to regain the national championship I stic takes ber comeback seriously.

K.C.C. Tennis Team

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lawski, again stole the show against the brewing Brewers, but with a starry game out at the the strong armed pige struck into a initial sack, the terrific Mwild spell in the 6th and was rushed

Matches Postponed garnered their second straight to the cooling showers; Charlle Saw- yer look over in the relief role to

Because of 'n sudden downpour in win of the year, trouncing anaish off the game,

a the afternoon, the "A" Division League all-round inexperienced. Sapper Marking up single-tallles in the floodlight match against Lans, Craw-matches yesterday were cancelled.

5th and 6th stanzas, the fighting sai-ford, Ltd, at Ming Yuen to-morrow at

7 pm: The gunboat men sent; Hankus tors made a stretch bid for victory W. E. Baker, W, Stonehouse, A. P. "Crooner" Ruel, second string slab in the 7th as George Watkins and Tarbuck, A. F. Paul (skip); R. A. Owens, A. G. Everett, J. F. Barron, J. F. Lunny man to the hill, and the singing nee outfielder Crumm, first two tors UP, akipi: W. E. Macfarlane. ft. W. Snului. bore down with his "overhead shoot" bunted safely and doubled respec- A, G, Cardner, L.. de Rome (skip).

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team 12-1.

Schedule Postponed

Starters For Oaks

- London, June 16, Probably starters and Jockeys 'in the Oaks to be run on Friday are:

French Kin (C. Richards), Firle (Jones); Hiilhampton [Richardson), Fatence (S. Wragg). Precocity Beary). Commotion 11. Wragg). Dancing Time" (Perryman), Sunny Dear (Drennan), Sanatoka

Empress (Lano), Turkana (Evans),, Mercy (E. Smith), Chelan (Beasloy), Fireylight

to lame the swinging Sappers in easy reezer "Honolulu" Lets drove out a fashion, allowing a meadly one

The terrifie Af started on their sizzling single to right, bringing in victory

parade.in

in the initial stanza

Watkins and Crumm, but the rally with a two run attack as that new ended when Hingh holsted to centre, deal outfielder, Wee Willie Wilson Charlie Sawyer then popped to Stan akidded home on Crooner Ruel's Leonard and pinch hitter Tony Groches arranged for yesterday were enn-Maher), Beau Sulto (Taylor). - Homan Salling single to

right, and Ski vernale grounded to Sousa, ending celled almost the last minute be- Powlawski rode across the platter the game.

on a wild heave by Taylor · after doubling to centrefield. Manager. Ival Goodman's merry-| go-round, men added two

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Dige. Digiacomo, in his first set-

on a local mound, showed a fast hurst of speed, striking out four Beermen and allowing five bingles. With a little more confidence in the clutch, the square-shouldered Dige should wind-up one of the leading, hurlers in the local major ball loop. and

mushes he first triple of the game, a single und Tony Musenvage's sacri- fice holst to deep centre; they chalk-

up another run in the 6th blazed away in the 6th stanza with teven run exploding spree as the American diamond artists came into their own at the platter

Sapper keystoner Welfle Welford dished up two rare fielding rems out there by second base making 'a; swan-dive nabʻin the 2nd frame to grab Arky Vaughn's low sailing Hact, and taking In Bowersox's bullet drive in the 3rd to stop terrific M scoring rally. Welford's unorthodox ball-playing style has given the house mob "oxfra something" to ponder over, but fram this angle, he's preity effective on the fast Improving Fagiucer ball machine,

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"LONDON, Juno' 10 (Reuter).— Many, prominent cricketers took part in the game between London Counties and Northants which ended to-day in a drawi Dennis Compton, the test player, shone with innings of 70 not out and 02 for the Counties, and Wellard, the Somerset all-rounder, treated the crowd to bright cricket, storing 12 in 30 minutes. VANKA TRUMEN

Wellard, who recently -scored 60 in

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