THE CHINA MAIL.
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1934.
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CRAIGENGOWER "B" TEAM KNOW "A" COLLEAGUES TOO WELL
ALICE MARBLE FAINTS
Plays Tennis Against Doctor's Orders.
MME. HENROTIN CARRIED FROM COURT WITH INJURED KNEE
Paris, To-day.
During the Franco-American fawn Tennis encounter at Au- teuil yesterday Allee Marble, the American Wightman Cup player,| when led 4-1 by Madame Hen rolin, collapsed in a dead faint Her and was sent to hospital condition was, however, reported not to be serious,
It is understood that she has been Indisposed for four or five days, and played against doctor's orders,
The encounter provided a chapter of accidents, as in the next match, which way a doubles game. Madame Hen- rotin fell and injured her knee so badly that she was carried off the court.
Both matches were abandon ed. the French wonten winning the series by 5 matches tʊ 2. ---- Reuter.
Alice Marble is only 19 and the youngest member in the American Wightman Cup team, which com- prises of Miss Helen Jacobs (cap (ain). Mise Sarah Palfrey, Miss Cruickshank and Miss Carolyn Babcock. It will be her first...ap- pearance at Wimbledon, where the Wightman Cup series will be decided on June 15 and 16.
It is Miss Betty Nuthall's opin ion that Ming Marble will take Wimbledon by storm. as she is than Mrs. Wills- Moody in every department of the game. Her service is terrific.
more
severe
Mme. Henrotin, is second to Mme. Matthieu in France's women's ranking lot.
U. M. Omar Heads First ¡CHAMPIONS
Division Skips
Paul Tops Junior Division Contenders With A Draw
ALL SKIP RECORDS TO DATE
U. M. Omar (C.C.C. “A”) C. G. Silva (Recreio)
J. Deakin (CS.C.C.)
J. McKelvie (K.D.B.C.)
J. C. Brown (K.D.B.C.) A. W. Grimmitt (C.S.C.C.)
W. E. Hollands (Police)
A. F. Paul (ILK.ER.C.)
JUST WIN
OVER DOCKS
MCKELVIE'S RINK PROMINENT.
GRAIG TAKES ADVICE
AND PAYS PRICE
The few spectators at the match between the Kowloon Bowling
Green Club and the Kowloon Docks Recreation Club on Saturday wit nessed a close game in which luck played but a very small part.
Tape For Last Shot
BRADBURY MISSES D. RUMJAHN
OMAR RETAINS UNBEATEN
RECORD AS SKIP
BASA MAKES GOOD
RECOVERY
A engaged in a keenly contested fixture. Although winning on
T Happy Valley last Saturday the Craigengower teams were
R.A.O.B. ENTERTAIN
WILD SWAN
Navy Win Crib And Darts. Honours.
"BUFFS" TAKE REVENGE IN BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER
The R.A.O.B. Club entertain-
ed all ranks of H.M.S. Wild Swan to a games tournament yesterday,
The Naval guests won the Darts
two of the three rinks, the "A" team had to admit defeat, losing and Crib without difficulty but the by a margin of 6 shots. The rinks skipped by U. M. Omar and Billiards
*
Chang.
THE
following are the complete skips' records Bowls Leagues to date:
in the Lawn
and Snooker honours
FIRST DIVISION
P. W.
L
D. F. A.
4
ម
0
4
0
4
4
0
0
27
0
Full credit is due to J. McKel- |vie's rink. who defeated W. Mac- farlane's four by 5 shots, and to
R. Basa won by 5 and 3 shots, respectively, while B. W. Brad- went to the Club members. bury lost to C. Rosselet by 14 shots.
Results:
3
3
0
0
42
0
W. Macfarlane (K.B.G.C.)
4
3
1
0
31
0
L. Guy's rink, who defeated J. C. Brown's by 2.
While W. V. Field bowled quite well up to the tea interval, there is no doubt that Bradbury missed the services of D. Rum-M.S. Wild Swan R.A.0.B. Club. jahn, his usual number three,
BILLIARDS
Lyona
100 Dixby
70
W. S. Drake (K.B.G.C.)
4
3
1
17
0
After being 10 shots down in
was
B. W. Bradbury (C.C.C. “A”)
4
3
0
15
0
the early stages of the game
L. Guy (K.B.G.C.)
4
3
1
0
13
0
A factor which considerably helped the "B" team to victory Stubbington their familiarity with their clubmates' peculiarities, yet Humphrey their win was no surprise, considering the fact that they had on two occasions this season defeated the "A" team in practice gamès,
Carter
80- Clarke
100
80 Creasy
100
100 Mound
93
SNOOKER
Ward
R. Baxa (C.C.C. "B")
2
0
0 17
0
Lyons Carter Law
F. J. Jones (C.S.C.C.)
3
1
0 21
0
D). Munro (Talkoo D.R.C.)
3
0
12
a
R. P. Phillips (K.C.C.)
I
Q
10
0
J, C. Chalmers (Taikoo D.R.C.)
0 9
0
1
0
0
17
J. Cavanagh (C.C.C. "B")
0
12
0
C. S. Rosselet (C.C.C. "B"}
2
0
D
4
W. Mair (Police)
4
2
Q
5
N. Drummond (Taikoo D.R.C.)
2
0
0
4
Z
2
0
0
4
3
2
0
1
4
4
3
0
0
7
F. X. Silva (Recrelo)
4
1
3
0
0 15
W. Gul (C.C.C: -"B")
3
0 A- 15
G. Moss (Police)
4
1
.3 0
0 22
R. Wallace (Taikoo D.R.C.)
1
0
3
0
U
R. F. Luz (C.C.C. "A")
2
0
2
0
0
7
C. E. Marques (Recreio)
2
0
2
0
0
34
F. V. V. Riberia (Recreio)
2
0
2
0
}
41
W. Greig (K.D.B.C.)
3
0
3
0
0 27
A. E. Silkstone (K.C.C.)
3
0 I 0
0 29
J. Fraser (K.C.C.)
3
0
3
0
0 29
SECOND DIVISION
P.
W. La
D. F.
4 3 0
1 20
0
A. R. Dollah (LR.C.)
3 3
0
0 30
0
A. Chapman (R.H.K.Y.C.)
4
3
0 41
0
R. R. Davies (C.S.C.C.)
4
3
]
0 28
0
A. Macfarlane (R.HLKY.C.)
4
3
0 38
Q
W. Glendening (Police)
4
3
I
1 22
B
H. H. Rose (K.B.G.C.)
1
0 18
0
A. M. Wahab (LRC.)
4
0 16
1
A. E. Carey (Police)
4
1
0 11
0
W. H. Muskett (H.K.E.R.C.)
4
3 1
0
4 0
G. E. F. Thomson (K.B.G.C.)
4
3
0
5
1. Whant (C.S.G.C.)
A
Q G
0
W. K. Way (C.C.C.)
4
3 1
0 0
7
2
0
0 20
0
3
.1
C
0
3
I
0
0
8
4
2
0
12
0
0
0 9
€
A 14
2
0
0 17
2
2
0
0 21
the second shot. ·
W. McHardy (Police)
1
1
0
0 12
0
A. N. Gomes (C.C.C.)
1
0 6 ◊
J. J. Basto (Recrelo)
2
I
0
1 10
0
W. McLeod (Police)
1
1
0
0
15
J. Gregory (H.K.F.C.)
1
2
€
5
0
last
w. E. Hale (R.B.G.C.)
4
0
0
9
1
3
0
8
1
3
0
0
24
Brown Plays Well
Guy then drew a nice back wood, and it was this wood that gave thei Bowling Club the shot, for when Bradbury give a glimpse of his Brown played his second wood, he best form. The end was trailed the jack, but unfortunately open, yet a really good shot wes
to come necessary
to the jack [took it to Gay's back wood.
Rosselet was narrow, but Bradbury
BRADBURY AT HIS BEST The fourth head BBW B. W
9.32
#
9.46
very
+
8,40
#
0.44
"
W. N
4
4
0 0
40
1
1
0
'1
1
0
0
1
0 1
4
0
0
6
E. G. Barry (C.C.C.)
0 1
0
0 10
1. G. Sousa (CCC)
0 1 0
0 10
C. B. Robertson (ILK.F.C.)
0 1
0 0 12
Sir Thomas Southorn (R.R.K.Y.C.)
0
0
12
J. P. Lanny (ILKER.C.)
0
1
0 0
20
C. F. Alexander (Police)
0
0 20
Y. Abbas (CC.C.)
1
0 0
24
0
2
0 0 14
2
0
2
0 0 19
TENNIS GAMES FOR
TO-DAY.
K.C.C. And Kowloon Dock Make Debuts.
"C" LEAGUE PROGRAMME
1
+
To-morrow's Programme
W. S. Drake's rink made a aplendid recovery to win even- tually by 6 shots. Had it not On No. 1 Rink the scoring was. been for a stroke of luck on the fairly even until midway through [20th head when the score was 17 the game. The "A" team were:
following are the fixtures for to-morrow's matches in the Lawn Bowls League giving last season's results for the cor- responding match in brackets.
CRAIGENGOWER “B” (--)
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN (68) ▼ CIVIL SERVICE (58).
all, however, the probability is leading by 4 shots on the 10th that the result would have been head. Their next score was not different.
until the last head when they
After the tea interval, how- ever, they fell away badly, and the "B" four ran out easy win- ners by 14 shots.
OMAR'S RINK WINS
The game on No. 2 Rink, be-
Drake had bowled his last wood scored a single, while the "B"tween Omar and Gill, was much and had left the Docks lying 2 with totalled 19 shots on the inter-closer, the "A" four winning by 51
shots.
31 Mound 32 Clarke 26 Digby
39 Packer
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS
(Continued from Page 1) "With more encouragement, we
W. Graig to play. The third wood vening ten heads.
On the 8th ead Marchant could develop great tennis play- was but an inch away from the The opening head was very short drew dead to the jack and Milton era," said Mir. T.
shot, and there was a possibility of and the woods scattered, the shot rested his team-mates wood for manager of the Men's tennis. Greig resting it to convert the 2 being at least a yard from the jack. the second shot. Buchanan took "Although we lost in the tennis, We into 3, but he did not care to take Field drew well to reat the jack, out one, and Bear went very close everyone of us played hard. the chance. J. A. Lindsay, how- and the "A" four were lying two with a drive. Omar scattered the played a great match at the ex~ ever, persuaded him to try. Much shots. Bradbury very effectively woods with a heavy drive, but the hibition, and Kho Sten-kie was our to the joy of Drake the wood was blocked the only port with a well-"B" team still lay the shot. With his beat_player.” a little narrow and took away the placed forehand shat, but Rosselet second wood Omar made
GIRL TENNIS ACES SHINE a good frat and second shots, leaving the drove well to take out both oppos-effort to draw nicely for the shot. "Our girl tennis players could ing woods and leave the "B" with Gill had a good chance of taking not have done better," said Mrs. H. three shots, whch Bradbury failed out Omar, but bumped his wood, Wong., the mother of the Misses to alter.
and in consequence was narrow.
Wong Chun-tseng and Wong Chun- The second end was also very On the 9th Marchant again drewwef, China's girl tennis championa. short, and, although A. E. Coates well, only for Buchanan to take Mrs. Wong who is from Tai Yuen- drew almost dead to the jack with him out, Beer draw the shot with fu, Shensi, was the coach of the both woods, each played in succes his first wood, and covered op well girls' tennis team.
Bowling Green 2 up.
It was bad luck for Graig who made the shot against his own judgment, but it pro- bably served to show Lindsay that "Discretion is the better part of valour.” **
sion placed his shots so close that with his second. The jack was Miss Yeung Sau-king said, "we
As the score suggest Brown's the issue was in doubt until the well covered, and neither Omar enjoyed ourselves, and our Chinese (and Guy's rinks were evenly last wood had been bowled, when or Gill could alter the lay, and the people in Manila gave us great matched; the heads were good, but a measure was necessary before "A" team took a single. Duncan support, and . I do not think we not spectacular, and it was an ap- the "A" secured a single.
was wide with both woods on the could have done as well without propriate ending that the tape was Coates sent down the jack for 10th, and Marchant again drew their support." necessary to decide the winning full head on the third, and follow the shot. Milton and Summons The "Northern Star," of the Star ed up with a dead draw.. Keach added one and "B" were ly-ferries, was used in transporting ahot on the last head.
J. Watson opened the game, but Modi took him out and lay the shot, ing three. Omar was narrow with the 150 athletes to Hong Kong. lbowled short with each of his only for Gomes to face his wood, both woods, and GI was content while "Cillie," Messrs. Lo and Lo's wonds. W. H. C. Robson drew well Gomes placed his second wood to play safe.
to
(Continued on Page 5)
STARTING TIMES FOR FANLING.
Sunday's Pairings.
to secure 2 shots. A. S. Russell within an inch of his skip's In trailed the jack to give the Bowl-structions, but W.. T. Brightman ing Club the shot, and M. Fer- drew well only for Field to go one guson played short. J. E. Budding better with a toucher. Brightman bowled narrow and promoted one then trailed the jack and Rosselet second covered up well, leaving Bradbury of Ferguson's woods place. Craig then cannoned off an an awkward problem. With the opponent's wood to rest Russell's "A" skip just failing with both shot for a good second. Guy, how-woods, Rosselet bowled very wide, ever, played with too much weight but somewhat luckily cannoned off Hong Kong Golf Club starting and went through, Brown also an outlying wood to come in for times for Fanling on Sunday:-
failed to draw.
The following are the Royal
OLD COURSE
private launch, was at the disposal of officials.
were
China's- representatives given a sightseeing tour in 25 cars, immediately they landed.
TIFFIN PARTY TO-DAY At 1.30 p.m. a Hifin, party given by the South China Athletic Asso- ciation will be held at the Asso- ciation's premises, China Building, Following the tiffin the athletes will be given an opportunity to see the On Lok Yuen Factory, Cause-
9.28 am. D. J. Keogh, A. E. Perry. way Bay, where they will be pre-
On the 20th. head Robson draw placed both his woods through a 9.48 well, but Watson trailed the fack. narrow port to take a much needed Robson then drew well for second 2. Both Coates and Modi drew shot, and Watson carried through. well on the following head, 'Modi Ferguson played on Watson's wood knocking up his own wood to dis-10,00
place Coates and lay two, shots. [and moved it to give the Docks a
lay of 2.
Neither Russell nor Craig altered the lay, but Badding promoted one of Craig's wood
to increase the lay to 3. Brown then drew well for second shot and so Increased the 'lny, to 4. (Continued on Pape 5)
POSTPONED BOWLS
MATCH.
Play-Off On Football Green To-day.
There was no alteration un- til Field took out one with a well-judged drive, and with both skipa naszow, “T” took a single,
E. des Voeux, E, D. Mat-sented with samples. thews.
E. Lewis, R. A. Rodgers. Fenwick.
J. Mc i Brown, T. J.
N. A. Smalley, B.
Webb.
PROBABLE BASKETBALL GAME
Á basketball match may be
J. played to-night at the Chinese Y.
c. M. C. A. Bridges Street, when a team from the Hong Kong Basket-
L. M. 3. Lloyd, E. M. ball League will clash with the Bryden,
[Olympic players,
Owing to the inclement weather, exhibition games scheduled for to-
W. H. B. Rigg, D. A. Cum-]day, may be unavoidably cancelled.
ming,
SH. Dodwell, K. S. Mor- rison,
" A. T. Lay, I. IL. Geare,
NEW COURSE
0.82 a.m. Mra, Webb, Mrs. Smalley.
-To-morrow, Hong Kong will witness China's football play- era, play against the Rest of the Colony.
At a council meeting of the H. K. F. A. on Wednesday evening the following players were selected to play the Chinese Olympic repre-
On the sixth end Coates had two Louchers, but Brightman made a splendid draw to lay the shot. the Chinese athletic delegation to sentatives, to-morrow at 5.80 p.m. Rosselet added two more, and the Manila, and Mrs. Wang, will be on the Hong Kong Football Club "B" team were lying for three. given by the Euro-American Re-Ground:
with an awkward situation, but, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden. bertson, Podmore, Jones; B. Go- Again Bradbury was confronted turned Studenta' Union at the Cord; Mullane, Morrison, Ko-
taking careful aim, the "A" slip Dr. Wang is one of the most bril sano, A. V. Gosano, E. Strange sent down a heavy draw through a lant American graduates. He was Ridley and Malpas, narrow port to trail the jack toļat one time Chairman of the Euro- Reserves: 8. Strange, Elliott where he had some back woods, American Returned Studente' Un- and Hill. thereby altering the lay from three ion for China..
The following Olympic players down to three up difference of The following comprise the local will play: Making their debut in the Open Galiots.
Euro-American Returned Studentă” Wong Wing, Li Thu-sang, Lat Man, Lawn Bowls Pairs Championship, The "A" four took the lead on Union committee: President, Mr. Lee Kwok-wal, Leung Wing-chin, Ho Messrs. A. M. and K. M. Omar will the following head with a 2, and Hin-Shing Lo; Hon. Treasurer, Chor-Tin, Tao Kwai-shing, Tam Kong- meet Messrs W. Forrest and Wa 4 on the 10th gave them a four: Mr. Richard Shim; Hou, Secretary, and to Pakowa, de Tay: Kwas the
pak, Fang King-chon Lee McHardy, on the Hong Kong Footshot lead."
Mr. Peter H. Sint: General Com
DINNER TO-NIGHT mittee, Mesars, M. E Lo, E L. To-night at 8 o'clock, the beaizerw Chau, L. 8. Wan and Andrew of China's colours at the Games
Best will be feted at the Kwongchow>
ball Club green at 5 o'clock this
This game was to have been The postponed match between Cheung, played on Wednesday, but was Messrs. A. F. Carey and W. Glen Admission to the reception at Restaurant, West Polat, (64) postponed on account of the Japan denning and Mesars. T. R. Hunter the Kwongchow Resturant, is #3 At the same time a dinner in
ess Football Exhibition match and L. Mist, is scheduled to be play- per person, while the charge at honour of Dr. C. T. Wang, bead of against the Hong Kong Football ed off this; evening at 8 p‚m, at the the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden (Continued on foot of preseding
Craigengower Cricket Club, ·‚ls $2,50 per person.
Col)
Association.
Although the matches in the "C" ---Division Lawn Tennis de Rome (H.K.E.R.C.) League are being re-arranged, T. Fergusson (K.C.C.) the programme for to-day will
B. E Maughan (RH.K.Y.C.) remain as scheduled. nine! L. Luck (C.S.C.C.) matches being down for decision, C. A. Lopes (Recreio) Last year's champions, the C.R.C, P. Hayes (ILK.F.C.) should have no difficulty in obtain-1 E. Kern (K.C.C.) ing the verdict, over the Univer-1. A. H. Basto (Itecreio) sily, who lost to Craigongower last week, while the champions obtain ed a 9-0 victory over the Radio.
The Kowloon Cricket Club will make their debut to-day against the Central British, their mutch week having been cancelled owing] v. N. Atienza (C.C.C.) to their opponents resigning from J. Russell (H.K.F.C.) the League.
K. M. Omar (LRC)
The Kowloon Docks will also J. S. Dinnen (K.C.C.J play their first match to-day, their J. M. Jack (K.C.C) match last week having been aban- A, M. Rumjahn (LIL.C.). doned on account of the ground L. Jack (K.C.C.)
being unfit for play.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES
Central British v. R.C.C. Club de Recrelo v. K.B.G.C. Kowloon Dock v. Deutscher Klub Radio Sports v. Civil Service Indian R.C. v. Police' R.C Chinese R.C. v. University Army T.C. v. Craigengower,
China Mail Sports Diary
TO-DAY.
Lawn Tennis-—"C" Division:--
Kowloon Bection
-C. British v. Kowloon C, 0.
Club de Recreio v. Kowloon 3.G.C. Kowloon Dock v. Deutscher Klub
Hong Kong Section-
Radio Sports v, Civil Service Indiau. B. G. v Police R.C.. Chinese E. C. v. University Army T. C. v. Craigengower
· Dr. R. A. Basto (Recreio)
L. E. Lammert (K.C.C.)
THE
Senior
Division,
CLUB DE RECREIO (-)
a.
KOWLOON DOCKS R.C. (74) TAIKOO D.R.C." (57)
• KOWLOON C.C. -(51) |
▼ CRAIGENGOWER “A” (62)`
Junior Division,
v ILK. ELECTRIC (42)
ELOON BOWLING GREEN
▼ INDIAN R.C. (55)
CRAIGENGOWER (70). CIVIL SERVICB (54) KOWLOON C.C. (58) CLUB DE RECREIO (48) POLICE EC. (—)
♥ YACHT CLUB (53)
▼ FOOTBALL CLUB (~~).
evening."
"
9,52
T
N. N. Cootas, P. H. Scoones,
2.56
J. Donaldson, H. C. Hop-
kina.
1.
10,04
Fi
J. B. Rose, A, E. Lissaman.
10.08
17
10.12
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