Misfortune descended on the civilians with only half an inning to go to keep their margin of two runs. Childress knocked a roller towards third. Krause juggled the ball and the batter was safe, Williams, pinch hit for Rocher, was whiffed by Adams but the latter walked the next batsman, Porter, and started Headquarters' heavy artillery through the powerful slugging of Hyman. The Marine gave a tremendous blow high above Brown's head and landed in the Parsees Club areas, scoring both Childress and Porter ahead of him and turning defeat into victory.
But the big explosion was not over Slyet, as Varconi followed up with a double to left. Huebner, throwing j|himself forward to stop the rolling ball, got tangled up and was hurt.
Play was suspended for several minutes before the injured man could regain his feet and help himself off the field in favour of Schaberg. Girard grounded out to Bill Lamneck, who was still nursing a damaged thumb and went in for Riley at short at this crucial stage. Sonnenberg fied out to Schaberg and the Marine side retired.
The Amateurs put all their hopes in the last half of the ninth inning but Porter was trustworthy and forced Ligon, pinch hit for Adams, to ground out via Hyman, Deegan and Lamneck to pop out through Var-coni and Childress in the infield, H. Ellsworth Vines and Fred Perry, probably the two greatest tennis players in the world today, may be seen in a series of matches in Shanghai during the coming autumn, the "North-China Daily News" learned yesterday. V Writing to a friend in Shanghai who was connected with the visit of Tilden and Vines Ín October 1937, the latter states that the drawing power of the matches between the British star and himself in the United States has diminished, and that they mi of necessity, find fresh fields in which to continue the series of tournaments between them. As the previous matches between Tilden and himself were a success in Shanghai, he felt that games between Perry and himself would also prove successful, and, providing that Donald Budge does not turn professional, he intended to visit Shanghai with Perry during the Autumn, If Budge, claimed as a wonder-player, decides to enter the professional ranks, Vines states that will stay in the United States, as the drawing power of a series of matches between the Wimbledon champion and himself would surpass that of the Perry-Vines series.
It is anticipated, however, that Donald Budge will remain an amateur for another season before entering ihe professional ranks, and, there-Óore, it is possible that these two great stars may be seen in a series of matches in Shanghai.
A reply to Vine's letter will be the next few days, ad-t to the. city, and whether the two professionals will visit Shanghai or not will be known during the course of the coming six weeks, As a result of the successful rally, the Headquarters nine have registered their third consecutive victory in as many games. The First Battalion are in the runners-up position, with two wins and one defeat, while the Second and Amateurs hold the bottom berth, each triumphing but once in four engagements,
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