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Tuesday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 2, 1941.

China

Ball Fan's" Baseball Notes

Season's Last League Match

Doc (Bonesetter) Molthen, Baseball Club's Hongkong

newest pitcher, showed his week-end

stuff

over the

against South China, but didn't get this one over the plate. Cecil. Winglee, South China, connected for a clout, to left

field.

Catcher is Higgins, while Welford, of the Royal En- gineers, is the plate umpire.com Ming Yuen.

Deserves International Success

United States Decimated By

Fighting Far Easterners

U.S. Navy's Charity Victory

Prolongs Local Season

Local baseball's fortune-telling belle again crossed up Colony ball fans over the weekend to prolong the ball-playing season as high-lighted post loop games brought in plenty of that "moochy pecunia" to the barren league coffers. It was an "all-smiles" weekend for the local ball moguls after the head-on events of the league

season.

A red-hot playing ball nine bearing the mighty colours of a great China flashed across the Chatham Road ball yard with dazzling baseball, to annex the Mamak Shield and the International championship with an 11-3 ·

Ski Powlawski came back win over the United States.

with a tight twirling game in the opening of the Sunday doubleheader to halt the Colony All-Stars 7-3, in the third game of the Charity Series.

HE 1911 fengue season made Choy drove in two tallies with u

THE

Weekend Stars

Dick Chung and Wally Ching. China-Former played a big role In China's high-scoring win with two timely clutch-clubbing bingles to drive in three runs. It was big monient for the veteran Dick: latter again hurled masterful relief ball, using a tricky change of pace to set the United States flag.

measly

down with one bearers

bingle In six innings.

Wee Wille Wilson and Ski Pow-

U.S. ławski,

Navy-Fleet-fonted

Willie's sensational bullet-like throw to double Al Lau of first, highlighted the initial Navy Charl

y Series win, tatler went to the hillock despite a twirling arm that's really gone west for the sea- son, and hurled sleady hali to set

All-Star down with six scat- tered hits.

Doe Melthen and Nip Lun, Ma- hawks The boneselling Doe sur- prised all with a clean-cut mound Jab to take his arst win of the year; latter led the Redskin clout- ing allack, sizzling out three blu- gles, crossing the platter with three runs and driving in another.

Tragedy At

its forlorn exit in the Sab- souring single to left and with the Tennis Match bath nightcap when

American infield playing in close for Honus 4 bust, outfielder Chung 'popped a send Ai Lau Waggoner's depleted Mohawks tingle over second checked in with an 18-6 "my and P. F. Choy gangling across the It was a case of bad Amer!- bench, my bench" win

Infield ball playing strategy. In the offering, With South China's Caroline Hill-

Showboat All's perfect smerifice bunt drove in the fifth Chinese run in

men.

over

late.

NEGOTIATING that lime-Tits-high-rearing Lanz-Bill Chang trail to a victorious end, grounded to shortstop for the third

Answer To Problem

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uut.

Wab the American masterminds still content to continue with the

battery Kame

this duo after second

ioning Chinese uprising. grandpa "urkey" Leung's hustlers five hustled in with another big markers in the next canto on hilts by Morrocco Chan, Sip Lum and Hankus Chan. It was China's clean-up stanza and the old ball game was sewn up right then and there.

Bill Chang's neat sperince in the

Aged President Dies During U.S. National Tournament

FOREST HILLS, NY. Sepi. 1 (UP). In the second round of the United States National Amateur Tennis Tournament to-day, Bobby Riggs beat

Frank Bowden 6-1, 6-3, 6-2; Pauline Betz beat Pearl Harland, ....... 5-7,0

6-4, 6-2; Helen Bernhard beat Jay Hariman. Get 6-1. Mr Ben Dwight, the sixty-year-old Chairman of the National Teunis Unpires Association, died

watching the matches.

while

Probable Jockeys For St Leger

London, Sept. 1. Probable jockeys for the St Leger

Lawn Bowls

Draw For Rinks, Pairs And Singles Championships

Several Interesting Matches

DRAWS for the Rinks Semi-finals, the fifth round of the Pairs, and the Singles First Round of the Colony Lawn Bowls Championships were made yesterday, and several interesting matches have been arranged.

At Kowloon C.C.-C. 11. Basto v, Y. Abbas: R. F. da Luz v. A. E. Costes,

At Kowloon F.C.-A. Hyde-Lay v. J. Shepherd; T. A. Madar v. J. F. McGowan. Af Civil Service C.C.-M. R. Abbas V. G. Gowland: K. M. Omar v. A. Lapaicy. At Police RCW. V. Field v. 5. M. At Hongkong F.C.-W. Male

The strong rinks from Cralgen- power and the Indian Rt.C., skipped by U. M. Omar and M. R. Abbas in rarely, have been drawn

halves of the Rinks com- petition, and it is en the cards that Rumjan; 3. S. Landolt v. 1. Overy. S.

Diese

lo

rinks

will meet to contest the final, though Omar,Rosselet: D. A. Rosario v. N. F. Ajicon..

At Craigengower CC-A. Brooksban especially has another stiff burdle In the Bowling Green four led by A. J. Hall,

The ground for this match has not yet been decided upon.

On

v, S. II. Marvin: E. G. Post v. J. J. Dase. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10

de

At Kowloon Bowling Green.-E. At Police CW. v. Harris, v. J. Seura y C. W. Lam, Hayward: R. M Ogden v M. E. Purvis At langkeng F.C.-A.. G. Gratlan v. Wednesday next at the Civil

Hircock. Service C.C., there should be a fine. Golim B. A. Mansell V. A., W. game In the Pairs when L, J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro meet D. A. Rosario and J. S. Landolt.

there arc

At Prison Officers' Club.-W. J. Bagley

W. C. ¡llega,

At Civil Service CC-D. M. Khan v G. J. Perkins; W. Simpson v. U. M. Omar

At Kowloon FC-R M. Melcenzie v.

Coleman,

Singles Matches IN THE SINGLES several games to watch. On Mon-C. Rakusen: 3. McCutcheon V. T. X At Craigengower C.CA, M. Helland v. day at the Kowloon C.C., A, L.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 11 Eastman meets D. W. Bradbury, V. S. Ebbate

the Bowling

At Kawinow Howling Green while on Tuesday on Green rinks there are three matches Hanson v. II. Wisite; S. A. Gros v. W. J o, W. L. Walker meets L. Sykes Shepherd. J. Noronha, Jr. M. Ferguson, of note. J. G.. Meyer meets R. Dun- and F. Channing is opposed to R. S.J. Hempsey, F. Zinern. 11. F. Harper, Meadows,

Howard,

R. A.

F. X. M. da Silva; C. M. da Sitvo, B. Basto. W. J, Burling. A. Gillard: W, Hong Sling. C. C. Silva, C. A. Gough, L. . Jordan, A. E. Carey. A. R. Dallah, R. Ban, E. A. Atkins and N. A. E. Mockay,

On the lining Club's green-the K.C.C.-R. F. Luz should have Kreat game against A. E. Coates.

The complete draw resulted as√ √ follows:

OPEN PAIRS

WEDNESDAY, SEPT: 10 At Kowloon F.C.-W. Walker and R. Duncan V. N. J. Bebbington and J. F. McGowan

At Civil Servies C.C.-L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Leien v. D. A. Rezario and J. 9. LandoURSDAY, SEPT. 1

At Poller R.C.-A. A. Omar, and U. M. Omar v. R. Pinna and 13. Basto,

At Kowloon Bowling Green.-S. B. Soln and K. M. Omar or S. Eccleshall and. Shepherd v. 1. A. Alves und F V. V. Ribeiro.

This is a case where the official scorer makes the decision and not the umpire, as some seem to link. The hit should be scored as baseh if in the oplolon of the

RINKS SEMI-FINAL scorer the baller could not have

KUNDAY, SEPT. 14 been put out at first base, and as

W. MeLee, W. 15. intris. W. S. Dali the play is described it seems quite 8th saw slim showboat All flash overare-Bakhtawar, Harry Wragg: Cha-

Beary: Devonlan, Perryman; Falous, and J. Shepherd J. Hoosen, A. M. RunJahn, R. Dailah and M. R. Abbas: probable that he could not have the pan with the al Chinese tally feau la Rose, Jones; Dancing Time, or Carey; Firozedin. been put out. The pitcher. at in the big win.

A. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, B. W. Bradbury fielding

Bartiam: Or- and U. 3, Omur v. L, Sykes, W. McNeill. Terpsichorean Hank Chan shone E. P. H. Smith Impossible tempted. chance and the batter reacked first

like a sparkling beam of a noon Stephenson: Mazarin," day mun on a midnight "pow wow" thodox, D. Smith; Owen Tudor, Nevett, R. Duncan, and A. J.

Rolemy. E. P. H. Smith or Carey: OPEN SINGLES (FIRST ROUND))

MONDAY, Xavier v. J. on fi, exactly as if the pitcher were

at first base, pulling them in from flanger, S. Wragg: Royal Academy,

At Kowloon F.C.-L the second baseman trying for an

anywhere and everywhere: from Gardner; Royalial. L. O. Wrey: Star . un 3. C. Atkin v. E Curtin, Impossible stop. There is an im-

high, low, wide to handsome.

At Kowloon Howling Green-1. F. 1le wort Taylor: Suncastle, Bridgland. pression that the pitcher is not an

was the foundation of the Kuo Min Fettes and Lambertsimnel, the jockeys Infielder. Il s

Infield and Inspired that extra con-unknown-Reuter. fidence in a tight playing win, It was his classic effort of the year.

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the All-China Stars made "hay" with one of those scarce, days when they just couldn't do any

thing wrong.

with brilliant fielding and played

SKI Powlawaki staged a bril-

Referees' Meeting

the

The first monthly meeting of liant comeback to form in checking the local All-Stars 7-3, Hongkong Football Referees Associa tion will be held at the Hotel Ceell to- to chalk up his first Charity day. at 8 pm. Lt L. G. Grossby will speak. It is hoped that all members In Association bore and others Interested The high-flying "Skler" down with light "hide and seek Football will attend. ball in the pinches, bringing out that experience formula in its highly classified manner to imit the Hongkonglies with six seat- fered blown, and sending six out route. via the whiff rou

Grandpa Leung's All-

The Far Easterners, came through peppery ball behind the masterful Series win. one-hit relief twirling of that smil-

Welkikl

tol benu, Wally "two ing dem" Ching.

It was

a fighting Chinese team that fought back savagely with all the Aght in the world, to clinch the title after a disastrous 1st inning which! saw the Amuricaus push.three runs across the plate,

Fleet-footed

Wilile

wilson foot out with a lone tally, in the {

set

opened up with a clean bingle to initial frame, when Nip Lum headed centre and shot home en Ski Pow-off with a binge to centrefield and Lawak!'s sizzling line. Crooner shot home on Tony Alves' sacrifice.

The American Naval Lars mushed Ruel hobbled to first on A Lau's bungle and plugging Tony Muscay-over with two tallies in the last of neat sacrifice to the 1st Crooner Ruel's rous- ago holled a

a. single by rabbit centrefield, driving in the blonde init triple,

"Skler."

ter." Mac McKenzie grounded Wilson and a wild throw; adding for the second out, but the singing another in the next stanza to give Crooner rounded over the platter the powerful "Skler" that wee bit of with the third American run, on confidence.

Greasy Moore's single down the first base line. The "Greaser" took the count stealing second to end Uncle Sam's only run-produo- ing inning.

The Cathaymen came back with a canto lo in the second vengeance send Chinese ball fans into a soar- Ing mood of frenzied chotter.

Gerry Gosano rode home with a All-Star run in the 2nd, and Thanksgiving day.

Special"

single

Leung's ball tossers tied up the old game in the 3rd frame when Lum cruised across the plate Nip on an overthrow.

Local twirler Al Lau weakened in the tight going, allowing four Naval Morroccp Chon started the fire stars to score in the dll frame on works with an opening single to left, Ave (count 'em) blows, putting the stole second mid took third on waily game on the cooling bag.

sacrifice. Sox. Bowersox Ching's

Crooner Ruel sparked off this fumbled Hank Chan's roller and Al eventful inning with a single to cen- Lau walked to fill the bases, putting tro. Hefty Tony Muscayage followed hurler Tony Muscavare in the well-sult with a sizzler down the third known light mot Veteran P-TURN-fo Page 7, Column Fiva

Shields v. A. J. Hall; A. E. P. Guest V.

L. A. Cutlertes.

A Civil Servien C.C.-E. Kerman v. 1. E. Strange: -T. C. Monaghan v. F. Nolan.

At Cratgengower C.C.-J. W. Harrop v. A. H. Rumjahn: C. Dowman v. W. c. McLeod,

At Club de Recreto-E. C. Fincher v J. McKelvie: R. Leigh v. W. Nash.

AL Kowloon C.CN. Nish v. Y. 1.

Talg: A. Enntinan Y, B. V. Bradbury.

At longkang FC-J. S. Riddle v. A. M. Omar, W, Ward v. R. T. Brondbridge.

TUESDAY, SEPT O

Al Kowloon Bowling Green-7. Chan- ning V. B. S. Meadows, J. G. Meyer v R. Dunton: W. L. Walker v. L. Sykes.

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