1941-09-16 — Page 22

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

"Ball Fan's" Baseball Notes

September 16, 1941,

Strange Incidents On The Diamond

Freak Plays In Major

League Matches

Stories For Gashouse Mob

Down through the ball-playing annals of big time baseball, odd plays have always formed an important topic of conversation during hot stove gashouse gabfests. The real ball fan goes out to the ball park and takes in the game from all angles. He dopes out each situation as it arises and rovols with pride when the play he calls turns out to be the right one.

The odd play aspect of the game holds the interest of real ball fans because these plays are uncommon, singular and unique. These are the plays that linger long in the recollection of fans and players alike,

IN the course of a baseball sea-

son, fans see many such odd plays, but the players because they are the ones who actually participate in the-game,come into contact with many more.

Odd plays have always been real gola gob affairs among the big league ball players,

Grover Cleveland Alexander, former hurling ace with the St Louis Cardinals, the pitcher whom many claim to have had the greatest control of all time, comes in with an interesting story on a curious play, which he states just about hits the top in this respect. Says the great Alex:

was

Answer To Knotty Problem

The batter was safe because lie was not put out and there was no reason for calling him out accord- ing to the rules, just because lie quil and went to the bench. No base runner is out for running out of line, even when going to firsi base, unless a play is being made on him. But it certainly is too! Ish on the part of any player, not to run out any kind of a hit Xle might have reached second base if ho had been a wise and alert ball player.

I caromed off almost at right angles, directly toward first base, There was a runner on first' at the time, but he started full speed for second at the crack of the bat, for that wallon had all the earmarka of a safe hit. It wouldn't happen Once In ten thousand tries, but the ball salled through the air, the first baseman caught it on the ny and two men were retired in fu strange a double play as could ever happen. This sure is one for the books.

struck Pie's glove with a resounding "It happened years age when smack that you could hear in the was pitching for the Philadelphia bleachers, but it didn't stay there. Nationals,

Knabe

covering second base and Mike Doolan was at short. We were playing the Cubs and I was pitching. John Kling, Cub catcher, hit a rifle shot line drive close to my foot, I didn't have a chance in the world to get it myself. Knabe, running low to- word second base, scooped It out

out of the dirt by a sparkling bit of field- ing. But he

was going directly away from first base and couldn't to throw enough regain his balance out the runner. Instead he threw the ball to Doolan who was coming the other way and Doolan made a great throw to first base, retiring Kling. It was not only an unusual play but a play that was splendidly executed."

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Emil Lovsen, former Cleve- land Indian twirler, has a real demoralising one to tell, which he classifies under the odd play hending. The hard-hitting George Sis- "In a sense," says Levsen, "it Jer, one of the greatest first) wasn't a play so much as a coin- basemen, of all time, recalls an eldence. The rarest thing you look uncommon ball-playing incident for on a diamond is a triple play.

Grandpa Leung calling one of the Wildcats out at the plate,

· Catcher M. Roza has done the good work.—Ming Yuen,

Hongkong Chinese

Aquatic Championships

To-day And To-morrow

(Weather Permitting)

SPONSORED by the South China Athletic Association, the Chinese Bathing Club and the Chinese Y.M.C.A., the Hongkong Chinese swimming championships will be held at the South China A.A. pavilion, North Point, to-day_and_to- morrow in aid of the Othorpaedic Centres of Free China.

Entries And Handicaps For Macao Races

The following are the entries and handicaps of the Race Meeting of the Macao Jockey Club, to be held on September 21:

Events on cach day will commence at 7 pm., and entries have been most satisfactory, promising competition of a high standard. Most of the Colony Championship aspirants are taking

part.

The programme and entries are as follow:

First Day

To-day

(1) Men's 200 meires Free-Stylo Relay Eastern A.A., Sing Too A.A., The Wan Chai Itandicap, half mile. Chinese YM.C.A., ILK. and K. Re- Coureur Bley (130), Fairy Auk (152), sidents Union, Chinese Bathing Club,

(150). Hogmanay Fairy Ousel

(155) South China A.A. Mendow Eve (148), Merry Maker (140),

Rolliesay Bay (140), Victory Life (185), .(2) Women's 200 metres Free Style The Hark Sha Wan Handicap (2nd See-Relay —Chung Sing BS., Chinese on turns Black Diamond (182), Y.M.C.A., H.K. and K. Residents Earía (130), Geordie (152), Hopeful Time

2. Labour Day (135), National Anthem Tsun Swimming Union, South Chinus which he took some years ago,en with such quickness that they (141). The Spirit of St Louis (133), Vic-A Men's 200 micirca Breasi-Stroke He was a member of an All.temporarily take the breath away alue Guwn (133), Buckfastleigh (342), -Kwok Chun-hang, Chul Kam-mun,

even in the case of a veteran player: Star American League team, play-It was when I was pitching against ing against a similar picked team the St Louis Browns. We had two men on base with nobody out when

of National League celebrities, Ji

lory Life (135),

The Perth Handicap, five furlongs Rising Star (150). Tarzan (135)..

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NEW YORK Sept. 2 (Kenter).— Donald Budge,, former American and Wimbledon lawn tennis cham- plon who recently lost the world professional championship,

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the Intter had been running jointly HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS with Sydney Wood, Wimbledon champion of 1031. He is now a full partner in the Budge-Wood Service,

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Budge has received his draft papers, but he expects his call-up to be deferred as his parents dependent upon him.

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Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Seventh Extra Raco Meeting to be held (weather per- mitting) on Saturday, 27th Sep- tember, 1941, may be obtained from the Secretary's Ofee, Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Entrica Yan Chi-hung, Kam Wa, Cheung

close at 12 o'clock The Adelaide Uandicap; five furlongs Chung-Yiu, Casino (133), Maple Star 1110), National wols-wing, Hui Kwan-lun, Yeung

Tsang Ylu-hing. So NOON on THURSDAY, 18th Victory (1491. Tobaccooship (140). was a game of games with Walter-went to bat. I smacked the ball pollar Sweep)-Clownier 1146), Eve of Chan,

September, 1941. The Governor's Cup, one mile (Special Yuk-wa. Fung Wei-cheong, Robert Jahnson facing Grover Cleveland

By Order, Wong Lok-tim, Chan Po-yung, lised what had happened the in- Time 11). Lovely Star (15), Mauber Ho

1152), Rone-Queen (144), Royal Highness Sale Women's over for I hit into a triple hurlers in their respective cir- of hu cuits, were in their prime.

play and the side was retired.

(4) Time (135), Bunfight View (133), Thie

Metres Back Toward the end of the

game,

"That was a bad enough break, Leopard (135), This Time (149), Wezi Lake Stroke-Lau Woon-lo, Ho Wai-king, Rogers Hornsby who had not made but two days later we played Deiroli

(142).

Tsang The Hark Sha Wan Handicap: (1st Sec- Wal-mul.

Fung-kwan, Sá Wal-ying, Ho a hit off Johnson; old. The hit which

drove the ball and again ron into a triple play tion), six furlongs Ascot Vale (157), hard toward right

decided the game. Two such Desert Star (149). Gallant Marshal (140),

(5) Men's 100 metres Free Style..... was cafe beyond doubt, and possibly unusual experiences coming so close-Arddons (183), King's Worthy (152), Made Teul Hanz, Wong Sau-san, Chu good for a double. It happened

Adventure (133), National Success (152) Chuk-yau, Mul Chuen-yan, Chul however that there was a small hole

Venture (135). in the right field fence, and the ball, by some strange freak, shot through that hole. It was as freaky n

a home run as any one could think of, and it decided the gume as there were two men on the bases at the time.

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Alexander when those two greatest i replised drive and before I sting (159), Golden Cow (115), Justin Ho Poon-kun. Tsang Yeung, Tsao

Vic Aldridge, former school- master pitcher with the Pitts- burg Pirates, a keen observer of the game talls of one that really impresses as an odd play. It occurred in a game against the New York Giants. ›

The batter, n Giant player smacked the ball squarely on the nose and drove it on a line at Ple Traynor at third. Pie was a great infielder, but this was no ordinary chance. It was a sizzling drive, just such a ball as any flelder might wish to avald laying his hands on. Pie went for it with a

ono hand stab, the ball

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ly togetlier are enough to demoralise Piet Hein (159), kadium Star. (10), Sports Wal-lam, Shek Kam-pul, Ng Nin, any team for n time."

· Curious plays are the splee of the game and are likely to creep up in any inning without a mo- ment's warning. Ball players en- counter dozens of such plays evory Reason, but only a few make a Jasting Impression upon their memories.

Choked By Chewing Gum

SYDNEY, Australia (UP). — Trevor Williams, aged 20; was asphyxiated by a plece of chewing gum during a football match, así Auckland (N. 2.).

Williams was seen to starrer and fall to the ground. He died before a doctor arrived.

Later a piece of gum was found in the lower end of the throat.

Soccer Tourists

To Meet In

Charity Game

Tho Eastern-Sing To

Chan King-pong, Tal Yeuck-mong. Lau Tal-ping, Wong Chi-hung, Chung Tat-hung, Fong Kwok-ylu, El Yiu- Bing Men's Diving-Lam Ka-tung. Wong King-woon, Ku Ka-kul, Ng- Lal-hung, Chu Kwok-leong, Chu Ka-leung, Yeung Cheong-wa

(6)

Free

(7) Women's 100 metres Evie–Sum Put. Họ Walking. Leung team Ol-mui, Chan Chol-pan, LI Ol-ying,

which toured Australia recently Chiu So-bik.

will be seen in action on September) (8) Men's 1,500 metres Free Style 20 against Combined Services, at Yeung Kal-wa, Kam Wah, Tsang Caroline III at 5.30 p.m.

Yiu-hing, Shek Kam-pul, · Mak

On the following day the South Kan-nam, Chan Chun-nam, Lau” Tal- China-Malaya Tour Team will play ping, You.Sal-kwan, Cheung Shuet- against Combined

"Hongkong" |at|ping, Tsao Sal-lok, Tsong Young. the same place and time.

Second Day.

To-morrow

The two matches are being staged to ald Charity and 25 per cent of the total nett proceeds derived from the sale of tickets at Carolino Hill on both. (9) Men's 400 metres Free Style dates will go the Bomber. Fund. The Relay-Eastern A.A., Sing Tao A.Ay remaining 15 per cent, will be equally a Tsun Swimming Union, Chung divided among six other Charities.

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(10) Women's 200 metres Breast Stroke Sum Wai-yung Ng Sul-lin, Chan

Chol-pan, Chu Blk-ying, Lou Woon-to, Ilo Wai-man, Chiu So-blk, Li Pa-Icun.

(11) Men's 100 metres Back Stroke -Fung Fel-won, Kwok Chun-bang, Wong Sau-san, Cheung Chu-heung, Shek Kam-pui Chan Kom-cheung, Robert Chan, Young Man-wni, Tai

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(12) Women's 50 metres Free Biyle Tsang Fung-kwan, Cheng Ol-Un, Mok Sum-lan, Sa Wal-ying, Ho Wal- man, LI O-ying.

(13) Men's 50 metres Free Style- Ng Nin, .Tout Hang, Fung Fel-wan, NE Tsun-man, Shek Kam-pul, Wong Chi-hung, Chan King pong, Chan Chung hong Chan Châu-iwan, Trang

Cheong-ring, Mul Chuen-yau, Fong Kwok-ylu, Chung Tat-hung.

(14) Men's 400 metres Free Style Relay Wong Kam-chuco, Chul Wai- Iam, Chung Shu-chi, Lau Kul-yuen, Tal Yeuck-mong, Chan... Chun-nam, Lau Tal-ping You Sal-kwon, Cheung Shuet-ping, Blick

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115) Women's 400 metros Free

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