The Shanghai baseball season open-with a bang yesterday afternoon the Race Course when the Shang hal Amateurs, under the guidance of Herbie Gallop and Ed Possnecke, took the Second Battalion into camp, in a game that had to go into extra in~ rings before it could be decided. The Amateurs won by the odd run in eleven.
"Stay" Elliott introduced. Mr. James" Nichols, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce, who gave a short speech prior to the start of the ball game. The Marine band played throughout the contest.
Bill Lamneck and Bill Fielden were the heroes of the game ay Lamneck cine through with four hits many trips to the plate while Fielden ame through in the pinches with the hit that spelled victory for the Amateurs. Besides this, both played rrorless ball and Lamneck "came through with two fine catches that were earmarked sure hits,
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