The Archive · 1936

Japanese Baseball Players Win

Spectacular fielding on the rame soaked Hongkew Park field featured baseball game on Aug. 5 in which the Gold Dolphins eked out another close victory, this time by 6-5 over Amateurs, Shanghai team of Marines and With their strike-out artist, Rialto, fanning ten and retiring the local Batters in one-two-three order in seven of the nine innings, the Gold Dolphinis completed their seven game series here unbeaten by defeating All-Shanghai by 2-1 on August 6 at Hongkew Park.

Their last local appearance on Aug. 6 against a combination of Fourth US. Marines and Shanghai Amateurs was rather uneventful, mostly because the Japanese southpaw pitcher bad the opposing batters in a state of frustration except for three lite singles. Naito was in fine form and bore down with speed and wicked curves, a practice game on the Race Course on August 8 the Shanghai Amateurs defeated the USS, Tutulla fby 16-0, Ever the umpires entered into the spirit of the mirthful occasion ap: Dearing during the latter stages of the one-sided affair, quite indifferent to the facts on which they were suppered to base their decisions, Their profound contempt for what se tually transpired gave the srectators a number of surprises.

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