FRIDAY, AUGUST 1933.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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W.V. FIELD THREATENS B.W. BRADBURY'S COLONY SHIPS' RECORD
MAIR'S FINE
BOWLING FOR
THE POLICE
Taikoo's Comeback After Tea Interval.
RAIN REVIVES J. C. BROWN'S QUARTETTE.
H. Major Plays Inspired Game For Civil Servants
(By Short Head.)
T the tea interval it appear-
Aed as if Taikoo were going
to be heavily defeated, the score being over thirty shots in favour of the Police. Taikon, however, played up well and were even- tually beaten by 18 shots.
HARRY HAMPTON (Kowloon CC)
CRAIGENGOWER
. Wotherspoon's rink (T. SHOULD DEFEAT
Stainton. G. Stewart, and J. Whyte) had a good afternoon, overcoming W. E. Hollands' four: by 16 shots.
̧
G. Moss registered the best win, winning by 19 shots over Neil Drummond, while W. Mair returned a win of 15 shots over: J. C. Chalmers.
Moss' rink were soon in the limelight, chalking up a six on
BOWLING GREEN
Ground Advantage May
Decide Game.
K.C.C. VISIT THE DOCKS.
(By. SHORT HEAD)
Bowls Personalities No. 6
SPEY ROYAL CUP
HARRY HAMPTON IN K.C.C. FOUR FAVOURED IN
RINK WHICH WON BY 100 SHOTS
Stalwart Of East Point
Recreation Club.
TWICE AN INTERPORTER.
(By REFEREE)
To Meet Craigengower On Sunday
As the result of their fine win over the Bowling Green in the Second Round of the Spey Royal Cup, the K.C.C. four are favoured to beat Craigengower in the Semi- Final Round on the Police green on Sunday, commencing at 3,30
The following are the teams: Craigengower-G. L. Buchanan, B. W. Bradbury, H. Beer and U. M. Omar (skip).
Kowloon C.C.-E. C. Fischer, J. M. Jack, A. Hyde Lay and J. Frs-.
er (skip).
Craigehgower have won the trophy twice and the K.C.C. have yet to win.
Selected to represent Hong Kong twice against Shanghai, Harry Hampton. the popular L. B. A secretary, is one of the best No. I's in the Colony, and, provided he makes a swift recovery from his recent operation for appendicitis. Hints For The Bowls Novice he should secure a place in the meet
Colony Interport team to
awwwwwww
SUCCESS AT
Shanghai in Hong Kong at the end 4" DRAWING of next month or the beginning of October.
By H. P. WEBBER.
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Having played only crown green bowls in England, Hampton com- menced his Colony bowling career THE "draw" is the basic shot of
THE under the watchful eyes of Hector the game of bowls: all others McTavish at the East Point Re- creation Club in 1927, and in the are of subsidiary importance.
Success at the drawing game can The uncertainty in lawn bowls following season, after the loss of the 3rd head and a four on the is almost more pronounced than many playing members, he and A. only be attained by constant prac-
Webster (Electric) were reapon- tice, combined
sible
with natural
for the completion of the licacy of touch, a sweet delivery.
jand sound judgment.
During
the 1928
Besson
Hampton was a member of the rink which established the
Alm for an equal efficiency in both forehand and back- kand shots.
6th to total fifteen without reply it is in cricket. On Wednesday The four on the 6th was the Craigengower commenced their] sult of a perfectly placed wood postponed game 2 shots up on the season's fixtures by Moss. Drummond with his K.C.C. and then lost by 22 shots. last wood trailed the jack, and. This week-end I am prepared the woods were in an awkward for further surprises. Craigen-
A drawing shot on the backhand position, but Moss sent down a gower are at home to the Bowl almost unbelievable record of
-the most difficult shot with beautiful shot to register a four. ing Green, the present lenders, against the Recrelo.
100 shots up in one B On the 12th and 13th ends. R. and unless I am greatly mis-
which the beginner has to contend Ellis and A. R. Clarke were res taken
East Point R.C.-le more often than not the most the champions will just, In 1929 the
in the expert's ponsible for two other
Elec- useful weapon becante the Hong Kong In their match earlier in
locker, especially upor racing tric Recreation Club and it
fours, win.
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NEW REQUIRES ONLY V.R.C. HEATS
25 SHOTS
HOLLAND AND NISH
LEVEL AGAIN
Lionel Roza-Pereira Wins 220 Handicap
In Good Time.
The heats for the V. R. C. Swim; ming gala on Saturday were swum- off in the club's bath yesterday.
In winning his heat for the 220 yards handicap event for the sen-
W V. FIELD (Craigengower)",who has skipped for
class swimmers, Llonel Roza-
seconds.
his rink to ten consecutive victories in the Periera came within one and a half seconds of his Colony's 'Champion- junior league, has topped the century mark in the ship time, clocking 2 minutes 39 number of shots gained. He has now only to re-
The results of yesterday's heats cord 25 shots to shatter B. W. Bradbury's premier were as follows.
Boy's 76 Yards Medley, Handicap. .... league skips' record of 132 shots up in a season,
Heat 1. The following are the complete skips' records for the season to date:-
FIRST DIVISION.
Complete Skips' Records To Date.
1. C. M. C. da Silva
2. A. Allen
Heat 2.
1. C. Mackintosh H, Guterres
Heat 3.
1. L. Osmund
2. E. Maber
Heat 4.
2. L. Remedios
75 Yards Medley Handicap "C" Clasa.
Hoat 1.
1. L. A. J. Sliva
F. Rozario
2. C. M. C. Victor
100 Yards "D" Clam.
V. M. Nunes, C. P. Silva, Leo Silva,
S. Gidley and A. O. Barretto, quali-
fied for the finals..
220 Yards Free Style, "A" and "B".
Class Handicap.
Shots
A. Holland (KBG.C.)
P. W. L *D. .11. મ 2 1 62
F. A
1. A. Gruz
0
H. Nish (KBG.C.)
.11 8 3
.0 41 0
R. P. Phillips (C.S.C.C.)
.10
7.
3
0 37
B. W. Bradbury (C.C.C.)
2. J. A. Victor
10. 7
0 1
0
Heat Z.
G. C. Moss (Police)
.11
7
3
I 24
0
J. Figueiredo
C. E. Marques (Recreio)
9
6: 3
0 0 15
2. C
U. M. Omar (C.C.C.)
10
6
3
1 51 0
Heat 3.
3. L. A. Barros
de-
R. F. Luz (Recreio)
.11
6
52
0
A. A. Noronha
F. Cullen (KDRC)
.IE 6
0
28
1
Heat
4.
W. Mair (Police) ....
.11 6 5 0 0
1
1. A. J. Basto
A
R. Lapsley (K.D.R.C.)
9
5 4 0 6
0
A. W. Grimmitt (CS.C.C.)
.10
5
0 I
01
A
W. Wotherspoon (T.D.R.C.)
.10
5
0 0 7
A. Hyde Lay (ECC)
.11 5
6
0 12
R. Wallace (T.DRC)
6
4
B
0
L. Guy (K.B.G.C.)
8 4
0
28
0
Heat 1.
J. Deakin (CS.C.C)
9
4
5 0 10
0
1. L. Roza-Periera
R. Basa (C.C.C.)
4
6
0
0 4
2. A. A. Rumjahn
Heat 2.
W. E. Hollands (Police)
4 5
2 0 31
1. G. J. Smith
J. Fraser (K.C.C.)
3
I 10 @
J. C. Chalmers (T.D.R.C.)
7
3
4
0 0 20
9
3
1 0
7
2
0
58
10
2
0 35
F. V. Ribeiro (Recrelo)
1
2
0
2. L.
1. T. Paget
W. Hendley (K.D.R.C.)
B
0
H. Overy (K.C.C)
6
0
0 40
J. C. Brown (K.D.R.C.)
0
54
T. Young (T.D.R.C.)
1
0
1.
0
2
F. J. Jones (C.S.C.C.)
1
0 11
C. G. Silva (Recreio) W. Weir (T.D.R.C.)
2
1 1
0 8
2
0 2
0 44
3 0
3
0
0 30
their shots being drawn almost the season the Kowloon team wodwas in this year that Hampton surface, where an accurate fore
C. Matthews on their own green, but I am in-lined the Kowloon Cricket Club, Hand draw seems 80 elusive.
dead to the jack. played consistently well for Tai- clined to think that ground ad-
koo on this rink.
*
*
vantage will again play a big part association with the K.C.C. has Hampton during his five years' in the game. J. Fender and W. Mair were in
never won a Club competition. In The Bowling Green look to be 1981 he reached the Final of the great form on No. 2 rink.. Mair the only probable away winrers Championship only to be beaten by showed splendid judgment when in the junior league. They beat Joe Howe, after eliminating Joa badly placed. On the 2nd head the K.C.C. by 10 shots in their Fraser and . E. Silkstone in this shot the arm moves across the he drew a great shot when Tai- first meeting. keo had a lay of three to take one point.
The common fault is to play narrow on the backhand, for which a faulty position on the mat, that is, standing too squarely, may be answerable. In the square position, to effect
body. earlier rounds. In the same year, The following are to-morrow's conceding too great a handicap, ho On the 12th end, fixtures with forecasted results lost in the Handicap Final to F. E. happen Fender placed both his woods and the results of corresponding Skinner. dead to the jack, and the posi- fixtures last year: tion was further improved on by. Tallon and Shepherd. J. Watson Police (49) v Civil Service (61)| altered the lay, but Mair sent K. Docks (51) Kloon C.C. (57) down two great shots to register Craigengower (88) v Bowling Green
(41) a seven (Nearly a bottle!)
Taikoo (53)
Recreio (53) Second Division W. Wotherspoon had another Civil Service (70) v Recreio (55) day out, recording a win of 16 K'loan C.C. (81) v Bowling Green
✓ Polke (-)
W
*
First Division
shots over W. E. Hollands. The Yacht Club (-) Taikoo skip sent down some Electric very finely placed woods, and was LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE
ably backed up by T. Stainton,
G. Stewart and J. Whyte. On the
(61)
v Indian R.C. (-)
First Division.
Phota
Shote
P. W. L. F. A. Un D. Pa.
In the Colony Champion- ships Hampton has reached the last eight on two oc- casions. In 1931 he beat J. C Ferguson, a former champion, by 21-19 on the Craigen- gower green, but was beaten 21-20 by J. C. West after lying game twice in the fast falling darkness.
Then either of two things may
(1) The obvious one of catch- ing the arm against the body, and so deflecting hand and wood in ward, or
(2) by virtue of the position there is a tendency for the radius to revolve about the ulna bone of the forearm, so that the wood comes to be tilted outwards and is not grassed on a true keel.
· This tilting of the wood is not The sequel to this game was that immediately responsible for the Hampton introduced fixtures for narrowness; on the contrary, it the Open matches in the following tends to kill bins and prolong the run, but the player arranged or sanctioned by Hamp instinctively feels the turning of an effort to tan, and the playing of a match on the hand, and, in
3rd end Hollands drew a nice. 170 43
fireen 79) 11 - 18 years. This year every match is straight
shot, but it was moved and Senza (41
0
Kowloon CC. 14) „17 6 5 02 BUT ...32 2 4 4 722 Second Division. Craigengower BI JA A 2 GIT 492 154
Wotherspoon was laying for one, Club de Remo 12.11 € 488 6 but with another good shot the Boston D 3.1 Police skip cut. in to claim the Take_ head. On the 13th the Police! were in a good position, but Wotherspoon's last shot canno ed off a wood to trail the jack to take a lucky point.
ingen (6) 1860
Livil entire (9)
....BO T. # Box Stu na
00 10
de 14535 8 2 672 CAN BE
BC, AU ZAS Varlat Club tay7057 072
a day unknown to Hampton makes minimise the error, curtails the to be wing across and "pulls" his wood
both contestants liable scratched from the tournament. By this means the competition is proceeding amootnly and the Third Round should be completed next week, providing the weather does 888 not break again.
.. Electrin 10 240 SUT. 0 47 Karhu CC. (7) 106
Lucian B.C. (1) 110 548 TIS
Figures in bencina depote paltions list by
This year Hampton was forced
R. P. Phillips rink enjoyet a great win over R. F. Luz by 16th at the exclusion of last to concede a walk over to J. F. shots at Happy Valley A. H. to the air diriaton in the absence of Lunny in the Open owing to his
Major, brought in to replace. Mc-| Gowan played an inspired game. Major has only played once be fore in the first team.
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*
annan. 11 Poires and Indian J, C. are bew
the Tulkoa second string.
RULES FORGOTTEN. ·
narrow.
The player who prefers the square position should make due allowance for this pitfall by tilting his wood inwarða during its adjustment to the hand, and by bringing the arm well across the body before the release.
A. E. Silkstone (K.C.C.) N. Drummond (T.D.R.C.) F. X. M. Silva (Recreio)
W. Macfarlane (K.BG.C.)
SECOND DIVISION.
Complete Skips' Records To Date.
W. V. Field (C.C.C.)
W. S. Drake (KBG.C.)
F. Rapley (KBG.C.).
R. R. Wood (C.S.C.C.)
Shots
P. W. L. D.
F.
.10 *10
0 0 108
0
11
8
1 2 70
0
.11
8
2
41
0
9
7
1 1 49 0
9
6.
3
0
51
0
.10
6 & 0 26 0
A. W. E. Davidson (K.BG.C.)
W. H. B. Muskett (H.K.ERC) W. GII (C.C.C.) ....
5
10 6 4 0 3 0 0 0 46 0
8
5:
0 3
S. Eccleshall (C.S.C.C.)
.10
5 4
.10 5
A. Razack (CCC)
A. H. Basto (Recreio)
R. Marks (Police)
A. F. Paul (H.KER.C.)
F. Sutton (RHKY.C.)
A. Macfarlane (R. H.KY.C.) L. Jack (K.C.C.)
B. F. Rosario (Recreio) A. M Wahab (LRC)
4 .0
1 11 0 41
77 4 $ 0
29
2. S.
S. E. Sousa
Heat 3.
1. A. A Rosa
2. B. Gosano
50 Yards Breast Stroke Handicap
Heat 1.
A. J. Silva.
Heat 2 Roza-Feriera
1. C
2.E. M. Marques
Heat &
ૐ.
1. Leo Silva
2. L. P. 3. Silva
Heat 1.
L. H. M. Remedios
2. B. Cosano
50 Yards Back Strake Handicap
Heat L
1. G. J. Smith
2. L. Remedies
T. Paget
2. C. M. C. Victor
A. Heat 3.
0 #
0 10
4
4.
2
0
.10 10
2 29
0
4
5 1 0 10
0 24
0.
3
0 29
J. M.. Jack (KCC)^.
3
10
W. Glendenning (Police)
3
E. Carey (Police).
2. 0 32
Sir Thomas Bonthorn (R.HLKY.C) C. Lopes (Recreio)
8
0
0
13
0
Its purpose is to force another
N. M. Curria (HKERC)
2
0
Shield Final against Scotland atcupy the position of the disturbed
jwood.
0 11
J. P. Robinson (E.C.C.)
0
22
sudden attack of appendicitia. It was doubly unfortunate as he was then at the top of his fort.
The resting shot, best described drawing shot with a shade less land and a little extra weight,
A bowl which comes to rest within He hopes, however, to recover in is of great utility,
time to fake his place in the Eng- 15 yards from the front of the mod rink in the International wood out of place, and itself or
•
It is not a difficult shot, and
vert a shot against into two three in favour.
A Chapman (RKKY.C)^,
L de Rome (HKERC) ́
K. M. Omar (LRC)
A, R. Dallah (LB.C.)
'F. V. Ribeiro (Recreio).
R R Davies (C&C.C.)
or
On heavy or imperfect greens
shot is, indispensable:
H. Westlake' (CACC)
E..M. Remedios (Becrelo)
A. V. Barros (Recreio)
8. Deacon (H.KER.C.)
HONG KONG RIDING SCHOOL,
Kowloon Docks, conquerors shall be counted dead. of the Champions last week, fail-]] ed against the Bowling Green for H. G. Sherriff (Bowling Green), L. the beginning of next month. whom H. Nish proved that his de Rome (Yacht Club) and W, W., Hampton was a member of the R. form last week was all wrong by Hirst (KLC.C.) skipped rinks in the C. C. Championship side in the pre- properly played. It will often con- gaining an eleven shots victory. Junior League for the first time last mier league in 1931.
Saturday. De Rome drew his game Nish's rink (J. Watson, Y. and the other two lost.
Receiving interport recognition Petherick and R. Hall) were the
in 1981 Hampton played No. 1 in. only Bowling Green winners, Ajing Green were 7 up. R. Duncan A. E. Silkstone's rink B. F. Luz this Holland tieing with J. C. Brown and J. Sloan could not judge the and R. Lapsley), but was on the and L. Guy losing 15-16. distance properly, often being losing side, T. G. Main's Shanghai
The 17th head gave Nish a hig short, and J. C. Brown changed four winning by 25-14. lead. He was lying 4 when R. the scores quickly, advancing Last year Hampton, faspired Morrison sent down a great from 3-18 to 21-15.. Adam Hol by the brilliance of U. M. wood to scatter the lle, R. Hall, land staged a come-back, how. abwever, drew well; F. Culleniever, and with 1 on the last head failed with hard drives, and levelled the game. On the 20th' Nish, drawing well, scared a 5. head Holland sent a great shot On the 20th head Nish was 17- down through e parrow channel ing 1, and with a good wood to lie one after being 3 down cleared Cuflen's wood from the L. Guy and R. Lapsley had a jack to lie three. Cullen then great struggle, a 4 and a 3 for drew on to the jack, and Nish, in the respective skips being the Tacchi last year. trying to clear it, sent the "jack highest scores. On the 20th through to give Cullen another, head there was a dead measure,
The heavy downpour greatly and it was only on the last head the srst time this season in the Benlor F. V. Ribeiro (Recreio) skipped for affected the bowls after the en- and with the last wood that Laps-League last Saturday and recorded a forced, interval; when the Bowl-ley won 16-15.-
2-shots win over J. W. Deskin's rink.
Omar and in spite of an injur ed 'thumb, played three excep tionally fine games in the In terport in Shanghai, being on the winning side, on all three Occasions,
Hampton took over the office of
B. A. Secretary from C.
J.
MA TAU WEI ROAD, KOWLOON TAKE BUSES 1 & 4, 'Tel. 5876).
LESSONS IN RIDING, JUMPING
HORSEMANSHIP.
BREAKING IN SCHOOLING OF HERE PONIES & HORSES STABLING OP-PONIES & HORSEN PONIES & SADDLERY FOR BALE
CAPT.” N, A. KINDESTVIN,
'PROPRIETOR.
H." Alves (Recreio) ....
A. O. Brawn. (CS.C.C) ∙H. V. Pearse \(CCC)
E. Kern (K,C.C:)
J. J. Barto' (Recreio) J. P. Lamay (HKERC.) J. Bentley (RHEY.C): BA, Hyder (LRC). L. de Rome (RILKYC) H. G. Sherrif ((KB.G,C-) CF Alexander (Police) H. Basto (Recreio). J. Lua (CRCC) W. W. Hirst (K.C.C.)
7. 8. Riddell (Police) W. McLeod (Police) .. 8. A. L. Ismail (LR.C.)
0 7 0
for first place, A. A. R. Botelho.
S. CHINA STAGE FINE RECOVERY
(Continued from Page 8-)
two players, Cheong netting from an acute angle.
The equaliser came as a prise when Li E. Long bundled Kwok Mok-hol and the ball into the net. The Young Companions went ahend through Wong Lit-kwong, who neatly deflected a pass from Fung Kwok-wa into the South China net.
In the second half South China equalised through Ho Ping-ke, who swam down the right wing to beat Cham Wah-chlu with a backhander. A few minutes later, the same play-
er, receiving from Wong Suen-mau, lobbed the ball with a back filp into 3the Young Companions' goal to give 0.7 South China the deciding point.
Mr. R. Goldman refereed: 8.CA.A-Kwok Mok-hol; Lo Che- sing, and Lee · Ping-plu; Wong Suen, man; Ho Ping-ki, Kwok Chas-hang and Cheang
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Li E. Long and Fung Kwok-wa; IL. Wing Lee: Wong Lit-kwong,
Kam-pul, and--Joi Wai-man.
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After being led 3-0 at half time the Canton Tung. Shan' Aquatic. Club's water-polo team lost to the Chinese Athletic Ansociation · by 13-2 at the C. ́A. A.. pavilión: at | Tast-tza-mul The visitors will
meat South China, to-day: and the ; Chinese B. C. to-morrow.