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Saturday,

ONLY LEFT-HANDED CATCHER IN CAPTIVITY

S. China v. R.E.'s

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Fox, Hongkong Sappers', is the only left-handed catcher known to local scribes in the whole of baseball. Texaco Ng is batting for South China with Strahl calling 'em.-Ming Yuen.

Baseball Writers' Gala Night

Annual Dinner Becomes National Event

(By "Ball Fan")

Among the many baseball gala affairs held annually in America during the hot-stoving months, the annual dinner of the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association stands out as a unique entertainment and has already become a national sporting event of importance.

The idea started back in 1923, writers bestow testimonials, one, for when a group of New York buse- unusual services in the year just ball writers, attending a confer-ne by, and one for the contribu

tion to baseball over an extended ence in Chicago, told Judge period. Kenesaw Mountain Landis, czar

of baseballdom, that they and MANY songs have been writ- the gang back in the big metro- ten for this annual gala deal- polls were going to throw aing with happenings and condi- party for him the next time he tions of the changing years. When Judge Emil Fuchs decided visited New York,

Today, the Baseball writers' Dh-to become manager of the Gilbert and ner, held annually at the Commodoro Boston Braves, a in Manhattan, holds a place of its Sullivan parody was written and own. It'a

event spotlighted throughout the United States and sung at the Dinner, "Here's the Fat Okl Pilot of the Boston

Canudo.

It is an unusual affair. Never Braves," which scored a tremen- has a member of the fair sex sa doua hit.

at one of the tables. Yet the ab- sence of women from this feast is

Minstrel shows have been the

no reflection on the type of enter-background of the writers' shows since 1928. furnishing as it does the tainment. Tickets, for this annual dinner, best outlets for gags and songs. A since its inception, has always been few extra sicits add to the hilarious ten dollars per group of two hundred bent to the lampooning each year.

baseball men

who are special guests of the writers. many

A

"amateur hour" introduced baseball celebrities to

the

month before the dinner, the microphone in 1930, and a neighbour- writers open headquaters-at-the hood content added to the gately of Commodore, take

take over a sulic, move the 1037 Dinner.

In a plane, hire a musical director

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go to work. The entire pro- HOWEVER there have been moments when the spirit of the fun and levity gave way to sentiment and tribute, Among

and gramme of entertainment is carefully rehearsed, dealing as for as possible with

baseball happenings of previous year.

It is a grand night of entertain- those who have acclaimed before ment. By sonrs and gues, and in what is perhaps the most representa- a minstrel setting, the men who live baseball gatherings of the years write baseball tampoon their guests are:-John McGraw, Miller Huggins, with emphasis on the fact that the Wilbert Robinson, Bill Terry, Lou cars of no guest shall hear an of-Gehrig, Hank Greenberg, Tony Laz- fensive line,

zerl, Dizzy Dean and Carl Hubbell.

At the outset the entire thought: in the staging of this, dinner was one of fun and amusement, but as the years went by there was a tendency to add sentiment to fun.

And so it is that each year the

Speech-making is confined as much as possible to s light veln. Laughs and moro laughs is the slogan. Twice Will Rogers stood on the dals and talked for more than an hour.

SOUTHWARD BOUND

"Where was that 7" "Peterborough. Only our mori hour to King's Crou," "Good. Wonder how Town's looking these days.”

" Pretty good, I should say. Any. place would look good after a spell of the Northern Patrol. What are you going to do ?,"

"Oh, the usual things. Art galleries. Museums. Feeding the ducks la St. James's Park.". "Neither am I. I'm going to step high, wide and handsome in spite of the bombs. By the time I've finished the metropolis will be painted o chasts crushed strawberry,"

"Well. Well. Boys will be boys. Only beware of pickpockets, don't ' play billiards with strangers for money, and always wear flannel next your skin,"

"I hear you, unele. And now, take

a tip from me.. Try and remember this time' to mix some Rose's Lime Juice with your gin. Or take a long ons to wind up the seemly fun and games. “There's no time for morn- ings-after on a seven days' leave,"

"First sensible thing you've süld since we crossed the Forth Bridge. I shall adhere to Rose's Lime Juice like a barnacle to an Italian battleship."

ROSE'S, THE WISE MAN'S - NIGHTCAP

Weekly Wind-up

July 26, 1941.

Interesting Third Round Rink Games To-morrow

Recreio-I.R.C. Clash at K.C.C

THIRD ROUND MATCHES in the Open Rinka Champion- ship to-morrow are of an interesting variety. Foremost attrac- tions are the games at the Kowloon Cricket Club and at the Kowloon Football Club. On the first named green, the strong fours from Recreio and the Indian R.C., L. J. Silva; A. M. Rodrigues, F. V. V. Ribeiro and H. A. Alves (skip) and J. Hoosen, A. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Dallah and M. R. Abbas (skip), meet, and on the second named preen J. A. Luz, C. E. Marques, L. F. Xavier and J. F. V. Ribeiro play L. Sykes, W. McNeill, R. Duncan and A. J. Hall.

In the first of these games I would hesitate a long while before placing a bet, but in the case of the second the odds.

Threat To

although slight, seem in Hall's Jesse Owens'

favour.

The complete programme of mat-

ches is as follows:

At Kowloon F.C.

J. A. Lutz, C. E. Marques, L. F.

Sprint Records

Xavier and J. F.-V. Ribeiro v. L.H. Bowors-16-year-old Sykes, W. McNeill, R. Duncan and

A. J. Hall.

At Kowloon C.C.

L. J. Silva, A. M. Rodrigues, F. V. V. Ribeltó and II. A. Alves v. J. Hoosen, A. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Dallah and M. R. Abbas,

At Kowloon B.G.C.

R. Basa, A. E. Coates, J. S Landolt und C. S. Rosselet v. E. L. Strange, S. Strange, C. Strange and II. E. Strange.

At Recreio

J. E. Henson, P. A. Peckham, R. P. Phillips and A. Hyde-Lay v. A. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, B. W. Brad- bury and U. M. Omar.

At K. Docks

H. R. Pinnn, A. M. Xavier, D. Irooklyn's multitudinous bail Basto and A. P. Guterres v. A. E fans are known throughout the Atkins, G. E. F. Thompson, If. White National League to be rabid. In | and 3. G. Meyer. their support of the daffy Dodgers

At Craigengower

They've got that team at heart

W. McLeod. W. G. Harris, W. S. over in Flatbush and would, sup- port their favourites to the ex-J. Watson, W.

Dall and J. Shepherd v. R. Main, Melrose and J. Chalmers.

treme.

However the ultimate in ardour even for a Brooklyn Dodger fun was recorded not so long ago—A

certain Dodger dichard who hadn't missed an opening game at Ebbels Field for ten years, learned early in the spring that he was scheduled to be inducted into the

American Schoolboy

BATH, N.Y. (UP),—Jesse Owens' sprint records will be in jeopardy if 16-year-old Harold Bowers, Haverling high school freshman, con- tinues to develop as rapidly as he did the past season.

The rugged, handsome youth has only been running a few montha but already he has covered 100 vards in 9.6 seconds, the national scholastic mark, and 220 yards in 213.

Young Bowers is what is known as a "natural" When he first came out this spring he was slow and awk- ward on starting and knew little about pace.

But diligent practice troned oul his rough points and by the end of the season he was one of the brightest scholastic tracie stars this district has seen.

To give an example of his natural ability, the youth ran his first varsity 100 in 10.4 and a week later turned G.in u 8.B for the century and 22.3 for the 220, bath new records for the meet in which he was participating.

At Police R.C. P. D. Crawley. E. Kirinon, S. Eccleshall and W. J. Burling. v. Elphick, B. Bicknell, C. E. Langley nad L. Jordan.

At Hongkong F.C.

T. L. Lock, E. Zimmern, W. K. the Way and T. A. Madar v. J. W.

April 7, eight days on start of

of the baseball season-110 Harrop, G. V. McGrath, G. B. Foster

clalm of conscientious and T.. Pile

filed filed objector with his draft board- step which automatically held up his Induction pending Investigation.

April 15, he saw the Dodgers play the hated New York Glants in the season's opener at Ebbets Field-April 10, he withdrew his plea and later was sent to camp Upton.

Baseballs used in the Interna- Ilonal Leaguo are rubbed with clay from Birmingham, Alabama, tu take gloss off them-Manager Lena, Blackburne of the Toronto Maple Leafs, supplies the American League with rubbing-mud, dug from a creek, near his Palmyra N. J. home.

of

Lawn BowlsTM Draw

Sweep

Draw for the weekly lawn bowls sweep was made this morning and resulted as follows:

FIRST DIVISION

Heerelo "A" (36) C.C.C. (500) K. Docks (10) C.S.C.C. (393) Indian R.C.-(54)

Y. Recrelo "B" (506) v. Police (212)

Stars at County Meet

It was in the Steuben County Athletic Association track meet that Bowers turned in his best marks and gavo promise that with proper training and a litle luck he mirlit some day be, crowding the records and by Ohlo State's, former Musky fashı,

A good-looking boy with a mop of curly brown hair and a modest air. Bowers tips the scales at 150 pounds and stands about 5 feet 0 Inches tall. He has a powerful phy- sique and should grow considerably larger and heavler,

His coach, Wilfred Nadeau, cm- Kowloon CC, (514)phasizes that the youth is no super- V. K.B.G.C. "A" (562) man.

Y. K.D.G.C. "B" (937)

SECOND DIVISION

Louise (Woo) Chinn, one Chung Hwa Marooneltes staunchest

Recreio (322) v. II.K.F.C. (192) HK.C.C. (239) supporters, and sister-in-law of

v. Prison O.C. (174) Kowloon C.C. (503) v. Taikoo (197) Ella "Venus" Chinn, left these tor- Kawinon F.C. 1364) Cralgengower (114)

Biores

for America last week-K. Tong (111) rests:- bound for Dixie Land with her ner two_(count 'em) kous to by Tully Chinn (remember him)

Join hub- that chubby. speedballer with Abe Liu's teams-Expecta to settle south of the Mason Dixie Line and will probably not be back until Tuffy Jr. grows up to take his old man's place on the mound.

Ella "the venus gal", Maroonette | captain this year, who was also scheduled to leave these sun-baked shores, cancelled her passage at the last moment, (why?), and will be seen on the softball field again this year, we hope.

Our local Pinky Higgins, one of the grand old veterans still playing at the Chatham Road ball park, is playing classy ball with the maraudbig Mohawks-There isn't a keener baseball enthusiast in the Colony than the popular Pinky.

brand new Portuguese girls' softball team is scheduled to ap- pear on the horizon this autumn-

THIRD DIVISION 16.1.G.C. (257) Craigengower (68) v. Recreio_(309)

K.F.C. (16)

v. Indian R.C. (277) v. Electric (593) Police (500) v. H.K.C.C. (201)

Kowloon F.C, (201) rents,

"Let's get that straight right now." Nadeau sald when questioned. "He's Just a good athlete who trains well and has possibilitles."

Reserve. Power..Great.

Nadeau emphasized that Bowers has remarkable reserve power and might some day specialize in one of the longer sprints, but still he felt the youth's greatest success lies in the two shorter races.

1941 Was To Have Been

Gene Sarazen's Year

Seven Titles Thrown Away

This was going to be Sarazen's year in the Open. Squire Gene said so. "Those drives can't go wrong, so it's my year."

Dingdong Lopes, Irene Pereira, Sarazen grinned happily. "I've finished a shot back of Tommy Cynthia Motta and Thelma Collaco got those woods in the groove Armour and Harry Cooper, will form the nucleus of this strong and when I'm hitting the fair-

entry

The Maple Leaf Canuckeltes are meeting on Monday, July 28,-All members of the team are requested to contact manager George Chow before this date.

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3. Then there, was the time in Ways I'm a tough guy to lick."

1920 when he disregarded a enddy's The #gentleman farmer". from advice in the British Open. It was Connecticut said, he has seldom hit on the 14th hole at Sandwich, the fairways than he did the other better ice shots and brassles from

day in the Goodall Round Robin golf, tournament al Fresh Meadow on Long Island.

Texus," he observed.

The old suggested

Scottish bag-lugger safo G-Iron short

of a canal across the fairway, but hold Sarazen struck with n spoon for the green-and landed in, the water,

He fled for second 'and believes if his putting had been a trifle better The resultant 7 caused him to he'd have won easily. "I've a hunch finish two blows out of a tie for first. my pulling is going to be hot in 4. Sarazen needed par fours on the closing two holes to bo Bob Gene was playing in his 22nd Jones and Al Espinosa in the 1920 consecutive National Open chain- National Open. But lie mussed bolh pionship when he teed off algreens with his approaches and Colonial, June D. And while the wound up two slots away. squalty Ittle Roman has won or 5. And then there was Hell's tled for more Open championships Bunker. That was a fearsome trap than any other professional in the on the 14th hole in the 1933 British last two decades--he won in 1932 Open. Semazen plumped into the and 1932 and tied in 1040 trap, blasted around like a duffer and figures he has fost more crowns by finally holed out in 8. Ho Anished a stroke or two than any other two shots off the pace. golfer you can mention.

Seven Lost Titles SARAZEN stuck out a min-tanned hand and tobbed off on stubby, thick fingers the titles he had to

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C. The following year he threw away the US, open with another 7. It was on the par 4 eleventh hole and Olin Dutra beat him out by a

single shot.

And last year: It was a pair of

d' on the short third and seventh holca of the final round that pre-

1. Away back in 1025 a five on vented him from sneaking in a stroke the short fourth hole in the last or so lower than Lawson Little, who round, when he was tropped, cost bent him in the play-off, him two strokes the ones that die was bunkered on the third and would have MacFarlane and Bob Jones for the the soventh green.

tled him with Willie needed three shots from the edge of

Gene can laugh about those mis- 2. Two years lator a colossal ? plays now. "Can you name

U.S. open.

any

on the par 6 ninth hole at Oakmont other golfer who threw away seven lost the sa title for Gene. Ife major championships?" he asks..

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