The Archive · 1934

Local Baseball Empire Games County Cricket Shanghai Capture

TAGGART CUP

Shanghai baseball fans who made the Journed to Hongkew Park Under ideal weather conditions, the At Clacton, Essex beat Glamorgan by 'Tientsin, Aug. 5. on Monday (July 30) were treated to British Empire Games, in which no two wickets, Shanghai to-day won the coveted tone of the most thrilling pitchers' less than 450 athletes from all parts Glamorgan, 162 (P. Smith five for 38) Taggart Cup by. registering their and 36 (Nichols five for #7). duels in local diamond history, with of the Empire are participating, went third win in four matches thus far Essex, 214 (Clay six for $7) and 907 Meiji University defeating the Shang-Off to a successful start to-day, when played in the Interport tennis com-for eight (Pope 108). hal Amateur Baseball Club by the five British records were broken. petition against Tientsin, One more narrowest of possible margins, 1-0.

Four of the new records were made At Dudley, Gloucester, beat Worcester match, a singles, remains at the White City Stadium, where by-an innings and 34 runs. played, but it will not have any Worcester, 320. (C. Parker seven for 40,000 spectators, the biggest crowd Bt) and 205. (Goddard seven for bearing so far as the trophy is con~

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