1941-08-23 — Page 6

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 23, 1941.

"Ball Fan's" Baseball Notes

Portugal Prepared For International Fray

Grand Mix-up To-day Weekly Wind-up

With United States

Charity Tilt To-morrow

HOLDING FULL SWAY, in its complete glitter- ing form for the first time this season, extra- curriculum baseball exhibitions will round out the three-game card over the week-end. Two All- Nation games and the second match of the charity series should compensate to a certain extent for the drab season dished up for local ball fans this year. All predictions point toward a full house grandstand.

Portugal's defending Internationalists take on the In a flurry of dust, Gronech, of the Mindanao, slides home 3 p.m. China opens up in quest of this year's All-National fighting Americans in to-day's lone encounter starting at in the Mindanao-S. China game last week-end.

catcher, turns to tag-Ming Yuen.

Shield to-morrow morning, at 10 am, against Great Britain's emblem bearers.

Hal Winglee,

Pari-Mutuel Pays On Ted Charity fray doublehender slated to start at

Torn-up Ticket

MANY RACE-GOERS must have wondered what would happen if, after they have torn up their win tickets on a pony which finished second, they suddenly see the pony awarded first place through the disqualification of the first horse past Would they get their pay-out on Jockey Club, the operators, for the the torn tickets or would they have amount, and surprisingly enough,

the post.

between the U.S. and 10.30 a.m. Hongkong's All-Stars, finishes Referers appointed are, Ski Pow- off the Sabbath Day double-lawski, Tony Muscivage and Chuck i header.

Waggoner.

The representatives of the great Aslatie Nation will be chosen from a host of ball tossing players with plenty of ball tossing sense, Chinese teams generally show

The Portuguese entry that took the championship last year in the premier upset of the local baseball calendar, will prob-flashes of brillance on the field in ably find the going pretty tough grabbing those grounders and puiling in their second round game down high hoists, but are weak, ex- tremely weak with that slugging against the Americans.

Grandpa Leung, Al Lau and Nin bludgeon.

to remain content by cursing them- Mr Justice Harold McLaughlin of the Lum are booked to handle this one. that will include most of the Royal

selves for their hasty action?

Such a problem confronted a man Alfred J. Giordano, of Brooklyn, ze- cently.

According to "Newsweek," he put $20 for a win on a horse named Buena Ora.

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Municipal Court, Brooklyn, awarded him judgment in full.

As was to be expected, the Jockey Club appealed, to the Appellate Divi- slon,

which considered

(1) the proved fact that Giordano was at the track that day;

The horse Anished third, whercup- (2) the common law governing on Glordano tore up its tickets, but lost or destroyed deeds, contracts,

And

as the fragments fluttered about his wills, etc. feet, the result was nulliñed

(3) that there was some delay in Buena Oro declared the winner, pay-reporting the foul: Ing $10.40 for each $4.

(4) that there was considerable Giordano immediately rushed to money left after the pay-off; and that the Jockey Club couldn't he could not have the money, in prove that Gledano hadn't bought accordance with the regulations those tickets,

the counter to collect, but was told

· governing, such bad situations.

Sued With Success IJOWEVER, Giordano was unulaan- we requien

FLEXIBLE...when walking

RIGID... when standing

(5)

The Appellate Justices upheld the Lower Court, giving Glordano hts | $104 and a lot more satisfaction, per- kaps, than most race-goers get in a

le

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FLEXIBLE.......when walking

RIGID... when standing

In their fray with the British team America's Ski Powlawski-Tony Engineers, Cathay's colour bearers Muscavare battery combination will find the going pretty clear, in carry a big edge in all-round gushing through for their first win. experience and individual bril-

Al spectacles" Lou is labelled to Hlance over Portugal's first string start on the Chinese mound with tip cluo, laying capped highly veteran Bill Chang behind the plat-. successful season by carrying Miner. danno's terrific "M" to their second successive loap championship. However, Uncle Sam's chances of victory depend to a great extent on the ball-playing form of the infield. Fresh from their 8-0 win over India this past week, the Americans appear to be riding on a high, willowy crest,

KNOTTY PROBLEM

secuention

The Chung Hwa twirler has just finished off a fairly successful sca son with the Maroon team and, deserves the chance to start in this first important post season game. A veteran with over ten years of ball playing experience in Hong kong, the spectacled Al has slowed down slightly with those old time heyday fast balls, but he's the clutch type of player who bears down when the cele gets tough.

brillant

Remember those marauding Mohawks from the Blantry reservation who last about took the softball loop by storm last season? Those uprighteous young athletes who filled the coffers for the softball loop with their colourful displays They've scattered to different parts of

all

the world in

In pursuance of their sel humanitarian pollet

big broad-

#1

Fete Fitol Mitouldered shortstop with the foot- baller's build, is now located Yeung Yu in Kwangsi-Spectacled Cy-Jones, the windmill twirler, 1s quartered in a far-off spot called Doli Ping-Fiery Jon Morris, the firebrand with the fireball whiff to second look the jaunt to Kwellin

Johnny

Davis negotiated the broad expanse of the blue, Paclio, crossed overland on the Trans- Continental Ltd, and is stationed at beautiful Westchester In New York State-Mack Sperry, big

Mac, the Boston Central High

ali- round allele, mado Yeung Hul, in Kwanget, his stopping off place- Lou Lefelt, peppery Lau, third baseman de luxe, is situated at mission by the ·Hunan-Kwangel. border.

Father alone, the driving force behind that big charity programane early this spring, which created s record take-in, also sailed for the land of the free, and will be focat- ed at Bedford, Massachusetts for the next three

years Of the group who were connected with the game last

season, only Father O'Mella remains in the Colony-Without any replacements this coming season, Chuck Wag- Rober's marauding Mehawks will find It pretty tough going when the season gets underway.

one.

The American League All-Stars defeated the National Leaguers 7-5 in this year's "Dream Ganie"... Down 6-3 in the last of the 8th stanza, lanky Ted Williams, Bostan Red Sox' slugging outfielder, sinashed out a prodigious homer to drive in three runs and win the old ball game.

The heavy-hitting Ted Williams hits an average of four balls Inlo the stands during batting practice before each game, at his home park.

Dizzy Dean's name pops up again-The former fireballer left the Chicago Cubs on July G. for a radio announcing Job in St Louis and surprised all by turning up le url in Class D baseball for the Sioux Falls Canaries in the West- ern League.

The Appalachian League has an umpire called Kasper Rasbury.

Just about sum up the chances of the American tars to oven up with a victory. Mac McKenzie is slated to start in the place of the injured Nucl.

ONE up and four more to go, Score is to in ninth inning.) Hongkong's All-Stars will Home team gets runners on first aid be bearing down for their second third bases with two out. Batter knorks a fair ny over the rightfield straight win in the "humani- fence and runs around the bases, but tarian classic" against Uncle ents second base by fifteen feet. Sam's powerful Navy nine in i Both teams ran off the field, but the the Sabbath Day nightcap. Revend

baseman calls the runner cuttings

to Doa Molthen, -Weifle -Welford-und he is out. Umpire on bases Cats Bob Foley will be calling them.

admits

The American mariners took the seeing it but says he cannot call the well-known nose-drive in a heart- hatter out because the ball is lost, breaking thriller last What should have been the proper eleven bungling Infield errors spelt week when drcision and how did the game end? the word defeat in big red letters.

Answer on Tuesday,

Crooner Ruel's nose-dive into the ditch along the right field foal line Also added a fast guste to the Naval defeat. Tho "singing

Henry," playing steady bail at first bane was the only sparkle of light in a 3 p.m. US,A. weak inclu

but against the sappy champions) represen ng Portugal, the Stars and Stripes must play highly consistent bnJl.

As good an infield as the Ameri- can. ball experts could possibly unearth here in this double-bar- relied Colony would place the stucking Mac Mellenzie

от first base, Hankus "the crooning" Rucl and Greasy Moare as the keyston- ing duo par excellence with Sox Bowersox on third,

Here's an infield with plenty of hitting

power, with a fighting spirit unexcelled, but with a bad attack of inconsistency at times in Gelding those grounders.

Chuck Waggoner, genial moraud- Ing Mohawk manager, should make a berth in the outfield. The scamper Ing Chuelt has been hitting consist ently all season and will probably play big role in the American run-producing machine.

The League Secretary is choosing the All-Star icam and the starting lineup will not be known umpire barks "play ball."

till the

Baseball Schedule

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To-day

To-morrow

v. Portugal

v. Britain,*

Ilongkong

All-Stars.

If he's still on the shelf to 10.30 am. China morrow, the big gap will be, hard 12.30 p.mi. U.S. Navy v

to fill and a big question mark will

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The outstanding player in the open league to date, from this angle, appears to be Ng Sin-chiu, South China's brilliant rookie centre This youthful Canton University athlete has everything that makes standout basketball stara.

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He's young has plenty of, heart of New York City, certainly, Portugal's peppery infield took the fight, can stand the "gaff, hus has put this great sports palace on featured spot in their breezy win fine over the Maple Leafs.

the man as a real basketball hot-bed style, a

-A total of 212,672 speciators wii- TOMORROW of the nessed Afteen twin bills at the Gar- on the left side of the inbeta fundamentals and above all is dens last year, trlo thrilled Portuguese ball fans with eager to progress.

The Alves-Sous-Zinho

in a classified manner.

Gosano

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class in the extreme was dished in)

sense

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The cool breezy atmosphere at by this snappy triumvirate, and they these night games is attracting large appear to be the foundation of the crowds regularly--The League off champions threat to the title once clating has been pretty good up to again this year.

the presént

To round out a really good' de- pointed for thing-Referees ap-

matches must bel fensive infield, that maestro of bona fide members of the Hongkong initial sackers Nick "kingdom for Referees Association and are con a base" Belirao is the logical For- tinually scrutinized by the Acacia- iuguese player to handle those tion committee. cross-diamond sizzlers.

The "Nicker has experience, a ong hand stab that reaches far, far out and can work most any latrier for a date with Annie Oakley. Yes, give us Nick out at first base. Hurler Gerry Gosano had one und inning Inst week but showed plenty of that old time fast ball tossing and with the experienced hindsnalelor Michaelmus Mendonca bending lower for those "inside low ones," youthful Gerry should bear up well against his more experienced twirling op-

V.R.C. rookie eacers are fast Improving and are rapidly grasp. ing the fundamental ideas of the been signed up to play defence for court game-Gerry Gosano ins

the swimming aquaeaders-The swimmers are putting in lib steady practices in preparation for the highly-touted clash with their arch rivals, the Trojans.

The YM.C.A. quintet surprised all by sending National University to The Hongkong' Basketball Fede- the cleaners. ration

use the three does not

The official aizes of the three clas second rule at the tree aliot arcases of basketball courts as adopted Which means that the bucket shot by the National Basketball Commit- is still a big offensive threat here tee of the United States and Canada

The three second rule was put

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follows For Junior High Into use by the Basketball Rules School age: 42 by 74 ft For High Comm!itco of the United States School nga: 50 by 84 ft For Uni- and Canada, primarily to eliminate versity age: 50 by 94 ft. The Kow- the big man stalling by the basket. loon Chinese Y.M.C.A. court

Basketballs. made and used in

in sures about 60 by :04

ft. China are heavier, and are not as clean shaven as the official balls teams we've ever seen in America is One of the screwlest basketbali tased in America-An oficial Spal-the House of David

U.S.$22.00 as used in the professional team is

quintet This South China v. Trojan game last gang of bo-whiskered: gentlemen Is composed of n week-Both teams found the ball who tour the country continually Hght, but it seemed epaler to giving exhibitions of eccentric bas- handle.

ketballThey certainly satisfy the Ned Irish, director of basketball cash customers in their highly-effers in the opener of the Sunday at Madison Square Gardens in the tive comical ways-Bul Woor

ponent.

IT'S down in the books already as an easy breeza for China when they tackle Great Britain

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