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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 23, 1941.

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"Ball Fan's'

Fan's" Baseball Notes

Present Day Baseball Perfected After Years

Of Experiment

Pre- And Post-war Differences

Mr Average Ball Fan is a sprightly young gentleman with all the confidence in the world when he is out at the ball park for an expected afternoon of ball-socking ontertainmont. After paying his bleacher or grandstand dues, he gets himself seated in a cosy little spot and gleefully munches at the hot dog with relish a la mode splattered on top, when those hard baseballs are set into slam-banging motion.

His pal, Mr Expert Ball Fan, that gashouse guy who can chatter in a non-stop fashion and who can give you a complete running "tell-taled" encyclopaedia on the game from baseball's soup to nuts, sighs with satisfied relief at the thought that those hard baseballs, which are swung at and disposed of as carelessly as a playboy on a spending spree, can be produced by the manufacturers to the satisfaction of modern baseball's huge demand for more balls.

JUST after that old Civil War hero, Abner Doubleday, gave

a baseball man for a practical dis- cussion of his idea for standardised balls of uniform weight and size.

partner-

to the world his crowning He solicited Al Reach, one of the achievement of a lifetime, in greatest players of the day, for ad- the discovery of this game vice. The outgrowth was called baseball, a perpetual de-ship in a small plant and sporting mand for balls, was set into mo-

tion.

men

From 1850 until late in the sixties only two

working by hand were needed to make the baseballs used in match games at that thre

A far cry that, from the A. J. Rench and Co. plant in Philadelphia which now can turn out hundreds of balls daily for use in many of the. professional, semi-pro, amateur and college lengues in America.

goods store in a Philadelphia' frame building. They soon had a virtual monopoly on the manufacture of baseballs.

It was Tom Sibe, son of the co-founder of the company, who unittingly brought about such Improvements that

"Lively Vie bail" resulted.

In 1929, Shlbe was still maintain- in that there couldn't possibly be any difference in the balls used be- fore the World War and those used in the home run ern, In an attempt to prove his assertion, he bisected two halks--one made in 1912, one

Men of the U.S.S. Mindanao try

FOR THIS THEY GAVE UP BASEBALL their hands at cricket. Third slip finds it puzzling.

Apart from the fact that the slips are on the leg side, the wicket-keeper adopts a baseballer catcher's stance, the batsman wields the willow like a baseball bat, and the next man in doesn't anticipate a long wait (sitting on the field behind the batsman).

. apart from that, this is a cricket picture.—Ming Yuen.

National Records Shattered

Three Lai Tsun Swimmers Better 400-metres Time

Women's Breast-stroke Mark Broken

(By "Tinker")

Earliest popular baseball manu- facturers were Harvey Ross of the

WERE PROOF NEEDED of the improved standard of Brooklyn Atlantics, a sail maker by trade, who constructed them in mude in 1925. Their interiors look-swimming in Hongkong, the trail of broken China National his own home, and John Van Horned just like. Each had the same records at the Hongkong Chinese swimming championships

of the Mortisaula, New York, curk

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LEAGUES FOR KOWLOON SCHOOLS

The Children's Playgrounds As- sociation has organised a Kowloon Inter-School Small Boys' Miniature Football League, with the object of alimulating Interest in Festhall and improving the general technique of the game.

Union Club, whose factory was his of pe cnefosed in a bingk ring would provide it. The Meet was one of two days, last night Interest in Football and improving the

Hille book and shoe store.

One day in 1865, Benjamin F. Shibe, a leather worker, sought out

SPORTS

ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held, weather permitting. on SATURDAY, 271: SEPTEMBER, 1041, commencing at

2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1:30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be odmitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and

and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both Including tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors Introduced by him, and for payment of all chlis, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will

close at 11.45 am.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21020).

No children or amahs will be

admitted to either Enclosure.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

rubber, then a three-quarter-

ich layer of tightly wrapped yarn,

over which was stretched the cover

of alum-tanned horsehide.

being the final half.

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Over the Arst 50 yards, Lau Yiu- On Saturday, the first day, But when an attempt was made three records went by the boarding was a foot or two in the lead, to place the halves of the two balls-the women's 100 metres buck-distance ahead of Chan Kam-cheong. with Shek Kom-pui about the same together, again an amazing change

They malatained this order down vas noted. A:

1912 ball nited stroke, the men's 100 metres The

and then Chun together almost as before. But the free-style, and the 1,500 free- the third length,

of the 1925 ball bulged out style (which was bettered by gradually pushed himself to the

commenced his insides

great spurt that at the centre--it had much more Chan Chui-nam, Yau Sal-kwan front. Shek Karn-phi and Lau Yiu- "spring." When the halves wero | placed together there was almost and Lau Tai-ping, of Lai Tsun), ting staged a great fight, the latter an inch of space separating them and yesterday two further getting the decision by a touch. at the

the covers,

marks were shattered-the Shibe reviewed his activities of

of women's

the

1

Easy Win

The Children's Playgrounds Associa tion has organised o Kewicon inte School Small Boys' Miniature Football League, with the object of stimulating general technique of the game. There will be no weight limit, but to be eligible for the League, players must not be over 10 years of age and, 50 inches in height. Any team may re- period will be from September 22 to ser 10 players. The registration October 4. The registration fee is $3. Each team thall be of not more than seven players,

Players in the League games must be regular full-time students In the school for which they play, and must continue as such through- out the League season,

Private students are not eligible tu represent their school. A plny- er having once represented a school bi

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200 metres braust- the past several years and came up

MISS HO WAI-KING had an easy with what he considered the solu-stroke, and the men's 400 mètres

Lai victory in the wonien's 50 tion. He explained that just after free-style (again by

free-style, but there was a keen the last war, a high grade of Aus- Tsun trio).

tussie between Miss Mok Sum-lan tralian wool yarn became available

and Miss Sa Woi-ying for second. for the making of baseballs, and also added that they (the manufacturers)-

-Novelty-Race- had improved thetr yarn-winding and

Shattered is the right word, for not one of these marks was-broken by fractions of a second but, as in the men's 400 metres, by cover-sewing machines to make.

дя THE GALA being in ald much as 10.6 seconds! a more perfect baseball.

Othorpaedic Centres of Free China, the brilliant | there was a ruffle on the numbers on Mies LiPo-luen, South China A.A. breast-stroke the progrommes-the- prize deing a champion, was responsible for the water-palo ball. women's record Inst night, clipping no less than 7.7 seconds off the 1935 record established by Miss Chan Yuk-king..

So even Shibe, who had made the ball, was astonished to learn that the combination of better material and improved manufac- ture had created a more lively ball which changed the whole complexion of the game.

Though all races were in metres, of the V.R.C. pool, the 400 metres

FREDERIC Rahr, a Harvard in order 13 conform with the length

graduate who calls himself a "color engineer," is still trying

free-style relay was made one of 400 yards, and the men's 50 metres free- to persuade the Major Leagues style was made 60 yards.

to adopt his yellow ball for Apart from the swimming, one of better visibility. It was used in the noticeable features of the gala was the quiet and orderly manner couple of National League in which it was conducted. games in 1939, but nothing Immediately following the results of came of it.

each race, judges walked up and handed in their results and waited away again. The official platform was not crowded with non-competing

Rohr insists that his bright yellow spherold will help thousands of fans who have poor vision. He says it

swimmers, and the whole was most

The Events

will also aid batters as

well as The price of Admission to the pitchers and fielders, because of its efficient. Public Enclosure is $1.00 Including high visibility. Chief problem is to tax, for all Persons, including find a yellow which won't rub

THE OPENING EVENT was the Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. off on sweaty fingers. Rahr also

men's 400 yards free-style relay. red baseballs. Throughout it was a race between but

them unsatisfactory. Many Major

Lal Tsun (Lau Tai-ping, Chan Chun- League magnates who have seen

of baina, Tsang Cheong-ming and Yau pounded over the fences or fouled Eni-kwan) and Sing Too (Wong eTai-hung, Ng Nin, Tsul Wai-lain and Into the unremitting patvH Shek Kam-pul).

Soldiers and Saltors in Uniform are found with t

admitted Half Price,

By Order,

8. A. SLEAP,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 22nd September, 1041,

THE HONG KONG.

JOCKEY CLUB ·

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING

"GOSFORD HANDICAP"

Saturday, 27th September, 1941

In view of the number of entries received for the above it has. boon decided to divide the race Into three sections,

The third section will de race No. 11 and run at 6.50 p.m.

ahead.

It was conducted on the lines of a Race Meeting, each of the four startéra In the men's 50 yards free style carrying a number.

Tsui Hang was the favourite and won hands down In 25.2 seconds. Chan King-pong took second place 1.4 seconds behind.

Record Breaking Trio

LAI TSUN provided their record breaking telo-Chan Chun-nam, Yau Sal-kwan and Lau Tal-ping~~- for the men's 400 metres free- style, and it was a pleasure to see the way in which they swept up and down the pool always in line. From the frst to the last the order was the same as that of the finish, there never being more than a yard Arst separating the three over the 350 yards.

Final Event

THE FINAL EVENT was another Wal-king.

walk-over for Miss Ho She took first place in the

women's

sees, 10.4 secs ahead of Miss Leung 400 metres free-style in 7 mins 23.2-

Ol-mui.

The lead, however, was only

customers, would like to effect the economy anco demonstrated by a From the very start, Sing Tao went pair of American Association clubs, into the lead, and after Ng Nin bad established over the last lap or so, On April 11, 1918, only one hall completed his lap they were some for up till then Miss Leung had kept was used in the Kansas City-10 yards

You Sal-kwan, Full length however, caught up considerably for up very well with Miss Ho.

Lal Tsun and reduced the deflelt, Anally losing by about four yards. Shek Kam-pul, Sing Too's last man, was obviously taking it rather easy, for he had yet several events in which to swim.

Columbus game--s

affair too.

Lecture. On

Soccer Laws.

To Referees

First Record

THEN came the first of the broken

Results

Mr Tee Yue-chuen, Chairman of South China Athletic Association and Chinese Bathing Club, presented the prizes.

Results:

relay), Men's 400 yards free-style Sing Tao (Wong Tri-hung. Ng Nin. Chu Wal-lam, Shek Kam-pul); 7, Lai Trun; 3, Eastern. Time, mina sees.

breast-stroke-1, Women's 200 metres

That a through knowledge of the records. Misa Li Po-lucn walked La Fo-luen (South China): 2, Ho Wal-man laws of the game, plus absolute away with the women's 200 metres CE, C.; 3, Bum Wal-yung (Residents' physical fitness were essentials for breast-airoke title, practically doubl-Union). Time, 3 mins 35.4-3

(Chinese hallonal record). a referee were among the points ing her lead over every 50 yards. hton 109 metres Pack-stroke-1, Chan stressed by Mr J. F. da Silva, She eventually finished about half Kam-choong (Chinese Vai.C.A.); E, Lau Secretary of the Hongkong Foot the bath in the fore, and lior time Yu-ting (Let Trun); 3, Shek Ham-pul ball Referees' Association, during of 3 mins. 30.8 secs bettered the (Sing Tag). Time, 1 min. 23 1/8 secs.

kWomen's 30 yards. free-style,=), „Do his lecture on Association Football National record.

Walking (C. D. C.; 2. Mok Šum-lan (let Mise Ho Wai-man offered a chal~] Tsun); &, da Wal-ying (Lai Zwan), Time) laws at the Referees class held at lenge for the first 100 yards, but 250 Scandal Point Hall fäst might,

Mr Silva dealt with Law No. 15, on then dropped back to take second (Eastern): Chan King-pong (YANLC.A.):

the Throw-in, No. 16 on the goal-kick, place..

A cash awveen, tickets $1 each, will be held on this race but "AR

and No. 17 on the corner-kick. and through" numbers will not parti after instancing the various Infringe *cipate, and, tickets can be pur- | menis, ometal, decisions punishments chased only at the Race Course and points in relation to the Law on during the Mooting.

By Order of the Stewards,

Offside, Mr Sliva dwelt on co-operation between referees and linesmen."

"It was also announced that Me Hugh A. Beard, Chairman of the Association, 8. A. SLEAP

would give his, 'Baál Vlecturn on the Acting Segrotary, whole Jaws of the game for revlilon

|purpošok at the nexfmeeting on Thurs Hongkong, 20th September, 10437 days at 7 pm

Back-stroke Race

THE „MEN'S 100 metres buck- stroke was a very fino race. Chan Kam-cheong-got home by 0.2 of second, while Lan «Xiu-ting was only 0.8 of a second ahead of Bhek

Kam-pal. To the spectator if seemed that: there wAM ONLY A

· Man'a 50 yards free-style-1, Taul Hangi

Trang Choong-ming (Lailgun), Time, 25 1/8 Beds,

- Bion's 400_métras/free-style-i, ^/ Chan Chun-nam (Lal Thun);, 2, Yau Bal-kwani (km) Taun); 2, Lası Tal-ping (hal Trun), Their times respectively wero 5 mins 22 70 ees.. 5. minx.25 1/Docs, and stay 23 1/8 kvés. (Char'a lime is a Chinese national, record), ret

women's 2400 (ametrey fren-style- No Wa-king (090, CL, Leung Ol-mul (C) Red masts 1000 (South China).

33 1/5 BOOK, Walar-Polo necesleuted in teams)ew-Blacka

to represent another schinel during that year. If a school enters two teams in he League, players of one team' must not be transferred to another team of The same school during the year.

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