The Buccaneers trounced the Shanghai Race Club in a Shanghai Softball League match yesterday afternoon at the Race Course, scoring a 16-3 victory to share first place vith the Columbia Country Club and the American Club.
The winners scored in each of the seven innings, making six runs in the fifth. In the early part of the game the pirates were checked by the tight pitching of Parkin. ' Beesley drew first blood and was followed by Sullivan in the second round. Riley tallied in the third.
Riley led off in fifth with a single ver second. Beesley moved him to third as he hit into left field. Ryan lemmed out a fly, which scored both runners. Sullivan singled and so did Morang. The latter blow drove Ryan home. Kohnert also singled and Sullivan trotted to the plate. Krause grounded between short and third to chase Morang across the rubber. Kohnert them tallied the sixth run on Burton's fielder's choice.
Not to be completely outdone, the Club opened up in the second half of the sixth. Cumine hit and reached second on White's single. Benevitch ped out a roller and Cumine raced home. Parkins sacrificed, moving White to third end the latter hád no difüculty to chalk up the second tally on Pote-Hunt's wallop.
Two home runs featured the last two frames. Lewis clouted the first cne in the sixth and Beesley got the other in the seventh, The Buccaneers have one more game to play before they complete their fixtures. Their last opponents are the Shanghai Recreation Club. The Recs have been in good shape lately. They might spring a surprise and frustrate the Bucs hopes of getting into the play-off series.
Yesterday's teams were Buevaneers:—Carson. Riley, Beesley, Ryan. Sullivan, Morang, ' Kohnert, Krause, Burton and des Inwood.
Race Club:—L. K. Kew. A. G. White, Marshall, Cumine, A. White, Benavitch, Lewis and Adams.
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