Cheetahs retain Cup with win over Prambors<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Cheetahs retained the club's baseball
\ntournament trophy for the third consecutive time, outslugging the
\nPrambors 19-9 in the final of the 3rd Cheetahs Baseball &
\nSoftball Cup here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Played at the Senayan baseball field, the match, a repeat of
\nlast year's final encounter between the two clubs, saw the
\nCheetahs take the lead early with Gilberto Sayogo making a grand
\nslam for a 5-0 score in the first inning.<\/p>\n
Although the Prambors outran the Cheetahs in the second and
\nfourth innings, the former had been trailing throughout.<\/p>\n
The Cheetahs were leading 15-6 up until the game entered its
\nsixth inning when a minor incident took place, which prompted the
\ngame to come to a grinding halt for almost half an hour.<\/p>\n
The incident flared up when the referee called one of the
\nPrambors' players out instead of safe. After an exchange of words
\nbetween officials of the two camps, playing resumed. In the
\nremaining three innings, the teams took one each with the last
\nending in a draw.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Pejabat secured third place with a 15-11 victory over
\nTeladan.<\/p>\n
In the women's softball competition, Bandung-based Gorgeous
\novercame an early fright which saw it trail 2-4 in the first
\ninning to scrape through a defeat over city rival Doberman, 7-5.<\/p>\n
Dethroned champions Prambors took consolation by trashing
\nSMANDA 13-1 for the third position.<\/p>\n
On the sidelines of the event, the vice president of the
\nIndonesian Baseball & Softball Association (Perbasasi), Harry A.
\nTrisnadi, said the organization would pursue an attempt for its
\nprovincial branches to revive competition.<\/p>\n
He said the measure would enable a tight selection process
\nwhen it comes to forming a national team.<\/p>\n
Jakarta has traditionally formed the backbone of the national
\nteam. \"With other provinces given an opportunity to develop we
\nwill have greater options in selecting players,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The policy will first take effect in certain provinces dubbed
\nhome to baseball talent, including West Java, East Java, Central
\nKalimantan, East Kalimantan and Lampung.<\/p>\n
Lampung will be the venue of the National Baseball
\nChampionship, which will run from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7.<\/p>\n
Indonesia will also take part in the Asian Junior
\nChampionships in Taipei, starting Aug. 28.<\/p>\n
The senior team has over one year to measure its skills in the
\nAsian level competition when it enters the 2002 Asian Games in
\nPusan, where baseball will make its debut as a medal event. (01)<\/p>",
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