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Saturday,

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH

Ball Fan's" Baseball Notes

September 27, 1941.

Importance Of Choosing Correct Officials

Lily Mar (really a Wildcat) batting for the Canuckettes against the Cardinals in last Sun- day's Softball tilt. Marie Roza is catcher, with Welfie Welford umpiring-Ming Yuen.

Capable of Extending Sing

Sappers

Touring Advantages

Enjoyed By Chinese

Providing For The Future

(By "Scramble?")

WITH NO LESS THAN 21 matches down for decision this week-end, the Hongkong Football Leagues officially open to- day, when in spite of the carly season feeling, quite a few interesting games should be seen, particularly the clash be tween the much rejuvenated Sing Tao team and the newly promoted Engineers.

As is to be expected, the Chinesi teams are all in belter condition physically, and this will stand them in good stead, because it will take at least three weeks before the other Civilian teams can pick themselves up, and by that time, the Chinese will have gathered the maximum points to date.

Even the showing of the Services have not been very convincing, and here again, It is the Sappers that have caught the сус

The routine of louring during the Indeed a Hongkong off-season is blessing to the Chinese teams, for by that they are able to keep them- selves in trim, and this advantage they have over the rest.

So-it-their-coming-performances are not above the others, then the

should thoroughly go into the ques- tlon whether touring during the sum mer pays them, In so for as the leagues are, concerned,

THE

Army Possibilities

Week-end Sports

To-day Football

First Division

Sing Tao v, R. Engineers (Club), 3.45 p.m. Police v. 51 Joseph's (Boundary St) 9.45 pm.

Kowloon v. Hongkeng F.C. (Kowloon), 8.43 p.m.

M'sex v, Eastern (Bookunpoo), 5.45 p.m.

Becond Division Sing Too Y. R. Engineers (Club): 4.13

Police v. RA.S.C.. (Boundary St. 4.15

p.m.

Kowloon v. Hongkong F.C. (Kowloon), 4.13 p.m.

ACK V. Eastern (Sookunpoo), 4.15 p.m. 7th R.A. v. RA.O.C. (H. Valley),

p.nu

Tao

Capt Foster's Selections

Island Bay Handicap (First Section)

Thirty Six

Eve of Folly'

Blue Fleid

Tweed Island Bay H'cap (First Section)

Gay Star So Nlee

Johnber

Australian Subscription Ponics Autumn Plate

Mainsail

King's Flight Amulet Star

Vaucluse Handicap (First Section)

A 'Happy Time

Colooma

Connieber

Tweed Island Bay H'cap (Second Section)

Hopeful Star

4.15

Hughber Konson

45 bon v, 12th RA. (Caroline Hill),

D.m.

Third Division

University v. 20th A. (St J. H. Valley), .45 pm.

24th A. v. RA.M.C. (Mil. 1. Valley),

3.45 pan.

posth B.A. v. 12th R.A. Stanley), 4.15 DR.A. v. R.C.S. (MI) 11. Valley), 4.11 v. Sheil (Coraline 11), Pung Ngat 4.15 p.m.

Lawn Bowls

First Division

Kowloon Docks

Civil Service Kowloon B.G.G. "B"~. Kowloon C.C, Kowloon B.G.C. "A". Palle R.C. Kowloon C.C. Kowloon F.C. Craigengower Talkoo

TIE Army should be able to come up better than they have done these last few seasons, for with the time at their disposal, and facilities afforded them, they should at least have tried to keep up to and

ne even improve their standard of play.

All they had to do was to select say 50 men for all three divisions, keep them in training by interesting them in different branches of suminer TURN to Page 7, Column Four p.m.

SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held, weather permilling, on SATURDAY, 27th SEPTEMBER, 1911, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First B; will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE ·

No One without a badge will be admitied 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 Membera' · Enclosure, and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both including tnx) are oblainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, auch Member to be responsible, for all visitors introduced by him, and for paymeni of all chita, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Buliding, (Tel: 27701) will

2010 at 11.45 p.m.

Timon are obtainable at the Club Ífoase provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).

No children or mahs will be 'admitted to either Enclosure. PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The orice of Admission to the Public Enclosure in $1.00 Including tax, for all Parsons, including Ladits; and is, payable at the Gate. Soldiers, and Sailors in Ualform aro admitted Halt Frice.

By Order

18 BLKAP,

Acting Becretary, longkong, 22nd September, 1941.

Recond Division

v. Recreio

v. Honkong_C.C. v. Kowloon Tong

v. Prison 0.C.

Swimming

Colony Championships (VRC.), 9.07

Racing

Seventh Extra Meeling (Nappy Valley), 2 p..

To-morrow Football

First Division

R. Scots v. B. Navy (Sookunpoo), 3.43 p.m.

S. China v. Kwong Wah (Caroline IB), 5.45 p.m.

Second Divalon

B. Scots v. N.C.S. (Sookunpoo), 4.15 p.m. S. China V. Kwong Wah (Caroline 111). 4.10 p.in.

Third Division 30th N.A. v, 2011 RA. (Stanley), 8.45 D.M.

HA.F. v. RA.SC. (Goscolgno Nd), 8.45 p.m.

Laneford' v. H.q.R.A. (Club), 4.15 p.m.

Lawn Bowls

Colony Open Palen Semi-finals, Kowloon FC, 4 pm.-A. M. Omar and U. M. Omar Walker and R. Duncan v. 5. I. Salina v. L. J. Silva and J-F. V. Ribeiro; W. L.. and K. M. umar.

STARS

Port Phillip Stakes

Iron Bello Graceful View Odin

Gosford Handicap (First Section)

Shuttlecock

Nomine Poenze 'Devonian

Vaucluse Handicap

(Second Section)

Contact Criffel Springhurst

Gosford Handicap (Second Section)

Twinkling Star Sydney Lady

Double Finesse

Island Bay Randicap (Second Section)

Blue Diamond Emergency. Unli Eve of Peace

Gosford Handicap

(Third Section)

Inscossay Vitamin M Misty Vlow

Daily Double Event

Hópoful Star/Shuttlecock

* COLONY SWIMMING STARS.—The brilliant Lai Tiun trio swam-such an excellent race in the Championship half- mile on Thursday. Left to right with the order of finisht Lau Tai-ping (3rd), Yau Sal-kwani (2nd). Chan: Chun-nam

(winner" and record breaker)

Virile Secretary Makes.

Season Successful

Diplomacy Required

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WITH SOFTBALL'S dawning era for the year just around the bend in the immediate distanco, players and fans alike have already started in with regular pre-season practices and ripe old gabfest sessions on the ins and outs, the chances and breaks to come, and on just about anything and everything included in the scope of gashouse softball topic.

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We may be quite a distance out in our estimation, but it seems that very few if any of Mr Average Ball Fan's pals take more than a passing interest in the league, in its organization, in choosing its officials and in seeing that the best personages available are voted in for the important spots.

The successful manipulation ||************

of any amateur softball or base-1

ball league anywhère demands Weekly Wind-up

the selection of an executive hend who is well posted on the game from all angles, political as well as from the standpoint of teams and players..

He must be a man who can mix with the lovers of the sport and still have adaptability to his executive position and ability to lend at all times. No lesa important is the fact that he should have a fundamental knowledge of the game itself. This distinct asset has its many advantages from a practical point of view.

A poor executive can keep his league in hat water all the time.) while an oficial with good judg- ment and background will make the same league bloom like roses) in June.

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In this confested as well as fluttered Colony of ours, where the game of softball is still in its rising Infancy and whëro it has a future as bright as the stars that twinkle in the clear akles of a Chinese moon-day festival, it seems that a man with a real background of the game-one who has virtually been brought up in the precincts where a ball, a glove and a bat are household accessities, is the logical personage for the spot as executivo head...

Diplomacy in the handling of ticklish situations which are bound to arise from time to time, is another Important angle to ponder over when |choosing that man for the top.

Officials

cials of any league must elim- inate

all personal interests, and the Ivery man who will fight hardest to Igain a point or concession from the league will be the warmest admirer of the officials when he realizes that they enforce the laws of the league to the letter and speil duty all the time with a capital "D".

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A thankless job and one that

has from time to time stirred that ultra-extra argument in the annals of local ball-playing his- tory is the tag given to any person chosen as secretary of the league.

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The secretaryship of any ball loop embraces a

wide range of varied dulles. Baseball and softball are real democratic sports democratic to

and the highest pitch, very scund of this "word of liberty" should be synonymous with softball or baseball talk and doings at all times.

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A league secretary should always! bear in mind the fact that he has been chosen to do the actual "work" In the running of a ball loop. In tils respect he must be one who can "stand the gar"--one who must bet aside that word "dignity" and buckle down to "honest to goodness work" in the interest of the league.

Diplomacy is once again a vital asset to the successful league secro- tary in that he must have the Interest of each szd every team

at heart for the smooth operation of the league.

Discontent on the part of any one team' can easily disrupt the entire smooth-functioning of any amateur ball league with resultant disappointments to boll · players, and fans alike.

Softball is the Ideal American game -typical of the American youth on the field of recreation, for whom it represents. It is a game for every- one, rich or poor, high-clons or low- class without any thought to mobil- ness, breeding.or class distinction.

···Gashouse John, up in the bleach-

ers may be a poor tough guy from

Diamond dust from the distant dunes-Did you know that base- ball players have actually figured out the difference between playing al night and in the daytime?—They figure that a player statis on a ball about three feet later at night than at daytime-Doesn't sound like much but it's plenty on a hard bit grounder to the infield or a line drive to the outfield.

The Brooklyn Dodgers have been made the subject; (believe it or not) of a book-It's called "The Dodgers-1941." and it reviews die history of this most wacky teami in baseball.

Down Hollywood way' they're making a picture on the Ife of Lou Gehrig-The moving-pleture boys charged with the build-up of this forthcoming movie have put out a folder which reaches the peak of something or other They quote marse. Joe McCarthy, Yankee manager an saying, "The picture should give Lou's wife and parents great happiness through the in- -spiration It will carry to a greatly

muddled world."

Bill Dickey, star Yankee catcher and Lou's old roommate, is quoted like this, "Tho portrayal of this character on the sereen at this particular 1lme will be a blessing, to America.” .--

Joe DiMaggio, slugging outfielder and the sensational player of the year says, according to the folder, "Just as my locker In the Yankee clubhouse adjoined Lou Gehrig's, so his deeds and memory

** above all, his ideals as a man will be close to my heart in the years to come."

Here's a good one for the books ---When plicher Fred Martin pitch- · ed a one-hiller for the Houston Buffs recently, the guy who robbed him of a place in thai "no-hit Hall of Fame" was a San Antonio In- flelder named Dillinger.

Beat this one for a hard lack baseball story from south of the Mason-Dixie Line-J. II. Ilbert had a no-hitler and a 1-0 lead of with two out in the last. Inning a sandlot came-Then a fellow named Alex Holmes came along and socked a homer to tie up game--Hilbert pitched four more near perfect Innings until Holmes bobbed up again in the 12th stanza and busted up the old ball.gamo' with another homer.

Bob Feller, Cleveland speed- baller, recently tossed away $2,000 as easily as he losses a fast one when he refused to endorse a elgarcile because he doesn't smoke.

Memphis Bill Terry, New York Glants manager, is figuring” on doing some baseball · missionary work In Australia when the war is over The

Giants are way his going this year Memphis Dill should feel right at home “Down Under."

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

SEVENTH. EXTRA RACE MEETING

"GOSFORD HANDICAP"

Saturday, 27th September, 1911

the other side of the railroad tracks, then again he may be In view of the number of entries "Marmaduke" with all the chances received for the above it has in the world. Softball and base been decided to divide the race ball brings one and all together.

for a real few hours of democratie Into three sections. fun in a democratie atmosphere.

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The third section will be race Let bear this in mind as we hustle No. 11 and run at 6.50 p.m.

·steater, and nbarer toward the season's opener.

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