But to compensate for this defeciency, the Committee has arranged an exhibition match featuring a power-
A wide-awake Lusitano—team best! performance squeezed a triumph from the St. in the 440 ever seen in a local com-John's schoolboys by a 5-4 count to petition. virtually take the "National" league Chie climaxed his meteoric ap-Pennant óf the "B" section of the Men's Softball League. Because' of pearance in local swimming with a their victory at the American school record-breaking achievement in the grounds yesterday, the Portuguese 880 yards when he shattered the boys have. won the right to meet the mark of 12 minutes 58 seconds, S.M.P.-1 outfit, leaders of the "Ameri-established by Don Smith in can" league of the "B" section to de-1936, by 11 seconds. The Chinese cide the supremacy of the whole "B' was never extended throughout the section. race—all the other competitors with the exception of G. Stephen scratch-Air-Tight Fielding Seen ing earlier in the $ he maintained a steady, driving pace
gave the game e Lusitano play-tail and it was the breaks which Both teams played air-tight soft-fet easily swept the record by the
ers. The Chinese collegians started the Further Laurels to Chie scoring with a lone tally in the first inning when H. Lowe got on base Further laurels were added fo this through a single and was later driven performance by the fact that Chie in by Chang Hsing's nifty two-sacker. covered the first 440 yards in 5 Not to be outdone, the Portuguese minutes 20 seconds, thus unofficially aggregation stepped out in the breaking the local record for this second frame to also bring in a lone distance with nearly 15 seconds to run to tie the count when Bob Favaspare! It was the only record of the cho singled to get on the cushions season—but one that Shanghai could gnd was driven in by Louie Oliveira's well be proud of considering local timely hit, This tied the score at 1-1 conditions. until the furious fifth when the Lusi-Bobbie Hekking proved a big dis-fane banged the ball around to realiza a heavy total of four decisive appointment this year in the shorter runs. Freddie Canavarro walloped a free style events, possibly through his weak heart, being nearly edged terrific two-bagger with the bases full. That sent in E. Gonsalves and on? by R. Leoni of the ASF. in L. Oliveira with a brace of needy the 100 yards and bowing to H. markers, A. Costa and F. Canavarro Ballerand in a sensational upset in also trotted in with two more coun-the 50 yards. Hekking recorded 59% ters to hang up the sum of four runs seconds in the 100, more a to end the inning and cinch the fray. second above the mark he clocked in 1940, while the 50 yards event was The Chinese lads tried to rally in won in 268 seconds—the slowest the sixth when they garner a pair of counters but their attempt was quick-time since 1931. The only hope ly snuffed by farr Dusitsno team who next year in these championship is had seen the light of victory. Wild young Charlie Butt, a 15-year-old throws at' crucial stages cost- the Youngster who promises to smash all Johanneans the game. local free style records before' long. produced only one pere S. Chie' cent rts annals og
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