Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 12 August 1935, page 14


BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

WON BY SOUTH AUSTRALIA

RECORD NO-RUN GAME

Two thrilling games in the final series for the baseball championship of Am tralia were played at the Melbourne Cricket-ground on Saturday. New South Wales defeated Victoria by two runs to one In a contest of li innings, and the game between Victoria and South Australia, after a no-run record for interstate (games had been established, was called by the umpire owing to failing light at 5.40 p m. Each side completed 15 innings without scoring a run. In

the series each State met twice and played four games, with a possible score of eight points South Australia, by defeating New South Wales and Victoria once and tying with Victoria, scored the points, which enabled II to win the championship and have its name inscribed on the N. Claxton Shield for the second successive year

New South Wales defeated Victoria read gnM Australia pure and scored four points v loria defeated New South Wales oner and tied with South Australia scoring three- points in milking

57 safe hits of which Hill with leven was end. the first batsman. South Australia proved In; the best batting side New South Wales and31 hits. Kennett and Gulliver bring strongest rifle four each, and Victoria made a hit. (Denison in Quin four each!

New South Wales Defeats Victoria

Victorian scored Its only run In the second innings when Denison, orr a lucky drible hit to the direction or vivid have kept the threw to first, state Fecund have, and crossed the plate when Mould dropped an easy catch off edward Yum (NSW.) played a lone hand in the fourth innings.'., when his big hit screen centre and right field which went almost to the goal posts earned for him a "homer " making the scores level Brilliant fielding by both trains prevented am further score at the end of the ninth ir. nings, and the umpire ordered pHj on each side! were again "blanked" In the tenth rtealLv'nr that Its big hits to defined, where Denison (VI was playing a wonderful game, wire being satin New South Wales in its eleventh Innings contra. traded on the hit to right field Turner, who had replaced Mould at but. smashed the bar Jurd

base he was again fortunate for a perfect throw from Quin was dropped by Juno- Sanderson thenext batsman hit a two-page- to right-Held and Turner crossed the plate giving New South

Wales the lead

When Parkin hit a three bagger to ccitrMtW Victoria seemed certain to draw half! Mcranh, hunted and reached firM. in a fieldsman . chose From there he stole second With one out and a runner on second and third bases Retorts was In great position The game ended with the most brilliant play was In the sea lei I Answerth who had replaced Mould at second this threw himself at the ball which Cheong had hit in the direction of centre field and brought off a. a markable one-handed catch while flat on the ground Recovering himself he threw to Outer at second base and McCarthy was out on a smart double play and the game ended with the NEW SOUTH 11U18-Í ( ( I (Mill VICTORIA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1

Perfect understanding between Stone Sanderson and "i um prevented Parkin and Heron from advancing further than first base when these two players were trapped there

Victoria's five hits were made 1 Denison (s

1 ends and Heron and Parker while turn (home rum and Sanderson were the only batsmen to hit Safely for New South Wales

Denison (V ) played a great game at Jefford catching eight New South Wales batter When Denlfon retired three men in one (malign a Vr

South Wales MipporUr claimed Does that chip

ever miss a catch)

Sanderson Stone Amos Kemp Lawrence and Lnngsunrth had most of the play in the victory for New South Wales and Cheong Q in Dentur I edward Heron and Paterson and most play to

be toria

A Nation Game

Victoria and South Australia pi ii j an exciting and even (nine Victoria had a great chance to score In its first Innings when with one cwt and the bags full to be Urnen tried to hit both runs Instead of getting a run over the past several times both teams appeared likely to ROLL but Simple fBA) and Carr (v . both playing splendidly At the end of the ninth lining either side had scored and play on u it ordered li it's so If the InnliiKfi South Australia had the big full and one out but Carr pitched inajnilftcen l, to strike out the two next bitten and the pull Victoria out of a hole Hills (S A ) nice hand Mircesnfull. and- the. ground I se Trying. to steal third base with Ihr t fact of forcing Victoria Into error he was out from perfect three (of LedMnrd by Quin South At t really too. the rinks M him on the lines that I Iclorlj are (no opportunity race did not tempt to leave the house

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and Quin pine great help in the niBik and others to lime more pain pert Tailor (after 4 pm and at first fine) Gillespie Smith and Hill for South Australia and Denison Paterson I edward Coll i and Vernon for Victoria

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