THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1934.
Sporting Page
CHAMPIONS JUST SCRAPE HOME BY 3 SHOTS OVER CIVIL SERVICE
A. E. Coates, who plays No. 1 in B. W. Bradbury's Crafgengower Cricket Club "A" rink, has been playing a consistently good game this season. He was finalist in the Colony Singles Championship last season, and has represented Hong Kong in Interport.
RECREIO CLUB
COMPETITIONS
GUY'S RINK RETAIN
LEADERSHIP
FIRST TO RECORD TEN VICTORIES
CAREY'S FOUR LEAD JUNIORS
GUY'S (K.B.G.C.) rink have retained the leadership of the
Lawn, Bowls Senior Division skips' record, and are the first rink to oblain 10 wins. B. W. Bradbury's (C.C.C. "A") four, however, are close on their heels with 9 wins and 93 shots. U. M. Omar's rink, also of the C.C.C. follows closely for third place.
INTERPORT TEAM SCHEDULED
TO LEAVE AUGUST 29
Club Nominations Close Friday
It has been decided that the Lawn Bowls Interpart team to re- present Hong Kong against Shang- hai next month will leave by the President Taft on August 29 and return by the R.M.S. Empress of Japan on September 12 Club nominations for the Colony's In- terport team close on August 10.
CHAMPIONS HAVE HARD MATCH
Should Record Narrow Victory.
Drawing level in the number of matches played, A. E. Carey's Police rink, as a result of their win last Saturday, have regained the leadership of the Junior Division, displacing G. E. F. Thomp- son's K.B.G.C. quartette, who were not engaged. A. F. Paul's INDIAN JUNIORS' STIFF HURDLE Electric four have moved up from sixth to third place with 7
A. R. Dallah's LR.C. rink, however, have IN TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME wins and a draw.
two games in hand.
The following is a complete record of every skip in League matches this season:-- First Division
IN PROGRESS L. Guy TR.B.G.C.)
Championship And Handicap Events. SECOND ROUNDS NOW
COMPLETED
Caniderable Interest has been taken at the Club de Recreio in the intra-Club lawn bowls com- Petitions,
The Club Championship has now First and passed through the Second rounds, while in the Club Bandicap the Second Bound has been completed.
B. W. Bradbury (CCC. “A”)
U. M. Omar (C.C.C. "A")
C. G. Silva (Recreio)
J. Deakin (C.S.C.C.)
W. S. Drake (K.B.G.C.)
W, Macfarlane (K.B.G.C.)
R. Basa (C.C.C. “A”)
J. McKelvie (K.D.B.C.) C. S. Roaselet (C.C.C. "B"} R. P. Phillips (K.C.C.)
F: J. Jones (CS.C.C.)
The following are the results to R. F. Luz (C.C.C, "A")
date:
CHAMPIONSHIP
First Round
Dr. R. A. Busto beat F. X. Soares
F. V. Ribeiro beat A. H. Basto
J. M. S. Rozario rereived a w.o.
from I. Rozario
W. Headley (K.D.R.C.)
C. M. S. Alves received a w.o. R. Lapsley (K.D.R.C.)
0 14
0 5 P
0 40
Q 0 18
(By SHORT HEAD) Unless the weather improves tremendously, there is likely to
THRILLING FINISH TO
CLOSE GAME
SCORES ALL SQUARE WITH LAST HEAD TO PLAY
C.S.C.C. CRACK-AT VITAL MOMENT
W.
(By SHORT HEAD).
W. MACFARLANE,
X7HEN THE CHAMPIONS, THE KOWLOON BOWLING
GREEN, MET THE CIVIL SERVICE AT HAPPY VALLEY COLONY'S BEST LAST SATURDAY, THEY WERE UP AGAINST A STIFF PRO.
NO. 3 IN LAWN POSITION, AND, ALTHOUGH THEY EMERGED VICTORS FROM THE CONTEST, BY 57 SHOTS TO 54, THEIR WIN WAS NOT CONVINCING.
The Civil Service are normally very strong at home, but their powers were to s great extent neutralised last week by the heavy rains. The greens were in a sudden condition, and frequently a wood refused to curve at all, handicapping both teams. Had the greens been dry and fast, I think the Civil Service would have triumphed.
be another blank week for lawn SELECTED
bowls, for the greens must be thoroughly saturated. Even if
the weather does improve for to- morrow, the greens will prove very tricky.
Should play be possible, interest
will be centered around the fixture
ahots up, but W. S. Drake's RINKS FOR
TO-MORROW
BOWLS LEAGUE
Holland's Tribute To Macfarlane.
PLAYED ONCE IN INTERPORT
As it was they only lost by 3
Described by no less a critic shots-and should have won. When than Adam Holland, now on two rinks had finished play, and leave, as the best No. 3 in the the third had just commenced the Colony, W. Macfarlane, one of last head, the home team, were 2the present three senior Kowloon rink Bowling Green Club skips, is able (R. Duncan, H. F. Stoneham and to look back on a close acquaint- S. Randle) recorded a "5" to re-lanceship with Lawn Bowls in the verse the situation, and the cham Colony dating as far back as he first became а Craigengower "A" were as disap-member of the Bowling Green.
The following are the selected/Plons gained another two points. 1919, when between the champions, Kowloon teams for to-morrow's Lawn Bowls pointed over the result 19 the Since that date Macfarlane has
Bowling Green, and Craigengawer
"B", which is to be played on the latter's green at Happy Valley, Craigengower "A" are without
2
fixture this week, and no doubt
will be interested spectators.
gengower "B" 's recent form, that
League matches.
SENIOR DIVISION
Craigengower "B"
E. Tuck, C. R. Sousa, A. S. Gomes and J. Cavanagh (skip).
Civil Service, for had the latter played regularly in local bowls won, they would have displaced the competitions, obtaining a place in champions from the head of the the Interport quartette against senior division.
Shanghai in 1927 as No. 3. The Jother members of that team were
GUY HOLDS ADVANTAGE
L. Guy, opposed to J. Hollidge, C. Atkinson, J. Laing and R. Wal-
D. Duncan, W. Ward, W. T. Bright-took the lead very early in the lace (skip).
man and C. S. Rosselet (skip).
A. Marchent, H. Milton, W. Gill, game and held it throughout. Hol-
the champions will be held. They and E. el Arculli (skip).
are playing exceedingly well at present. However, there is a glori ous uncertainty about lawn bowls, and with the moral support of their club mates. together with Iground advantage, the unexpected;
may happen.
Another Police Victory?
Taikoo Docka
lidge's four could do little [right for the majority of the game,
J. J. Whyte, S. Pollock, T. F. Stain- but they persevered, and their jefforts were rewarded towards the ton and N. Drummond (skip).
W. Cunningham, D. B. Bone, R. M. Keown and J. C. Chalmers (skip).
W. Brown, C. H. Summers, G. H. Stewart and D. Munro (skip).
Police R. C.
R. Ellis, G. Perkins, W. Mair and Taikoo Docke R.C, have an unim-jG. C. Moss (skip). pressive home record, but should' E. G. Post, C. Dowman, J. Shephard win on Saturday when they re- und W. E. Hollands (skip).
(celve the Civil Service, Tho Police should record their third win of the season at the expense
of Kowloon Docks, and the Club de Recreio should also win when they visit the Kowloon Cricket Club.
In the junior division, the In- dian R.C, who have a lead of two points and are a match in hand of
their nearest rivala-the Kowloon
end, when they scored on seven of the last nine heads, to reduce the deficit to 4 shots, after being 12 down on the 13th head.
Although defeated they were not disgraced, for they were opposed to one of the strong- est teams that have visited Hong Kong, skipped by R. C. Altkenhead.
..
Macfarlane has also competed regularly in the Open Singles Championship, and has entered the J. Watson, playing at No. 1 on last eight on three occasions." this rink was consistently good, and, after getting the measure of After the 1927 season Macfar
JOINS YACHT CLUB
J. Nolan, J. Fender, F. E. Booker the green, invariably drew well to lane left the Bowling Green to and A. E. Clark (skip).
the jack. It was mainly his efforts assist the Yacht Club, and was Civil Service
Club that enabled the visitors' rink to selected to represent that T. Armstrong, L. R. Whant, A. Wwin,
against Shanghai. He returned to Grimmitt and W. Hollidge (skip).
On the second green, J. W. Den-his old Club last year and has since P. E. Knight. S. E. Alderman, S.
kin's rink gave a good display, and played consistently for them, be Excelshell and J. Denkin (skip).
W. Simmonds, C. Strange, A. O. held the lead from the first head to fing a member of the team which Brawn and
F. J. Jones (skip). JUNIOR DIVISION
Crafgengower
the Senior the end. W. Macfarlane pulled up won well towards the end, scoring on pionship last year.
Division cham-
six of the last eight heads, even- Macfarlane considers the Bow-
chances tually to lose by only 4 shots. His ling Green's
of
re-
W. English, W. Phelps, E. C. Barry scores, however, were only singles,taining the championship to be Bowling Green_Club--are due to and Dr. V. N. Atienza, (skip).
K. otherwise he woud have won with very bright. The most important
out trouble.
r.
W.
D. F.
A.
11 10
0 76
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N. Drummond (Taikoo D.R.C.)
8
4
4
0
0
15
J. C. Chalmers (Taikoo D.R.C.)
8 4
4
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6
A. W. Grimmitt (C.S.C.C.)
8
4
4
0
0
0
F. X. Silva (Recreio)
9
4
4
1
0
9
I do not think, in view of Crai
J. Fraser (K.C.C.)
9
4
5
0
0
20
10
4
6
0
5
J. Cavanagh (C.C.C. "P")
8 3 4
0
10
3 2
0
1
0
A. R. Clarke (Police)
4 2 2
0
9
0
D. Munro (Taikoo D.R.C.)
5
2
'
0 10
W. Mair (Police)
6
2
0
R. Wallace (Taikos D.R.C.)
6
2
4
0
ง 34
W. E. Hollands (Police)
7
2
5
0
0
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J. C. Brown (K.D.B.C.)
7
2
4
0
18
A. E. Silkstone (K.C.C.)
9
2
6
1
0 46
E, el Arculli (C.C.C. "B")
1
1
0
0 10 0
W. Hollidge (C.S.C.C.)
2
1
1
0 16 0
R. McKeown (Taikoo D.R.C.)
3
1 2
0 0.
13
A. H. Basto (Recreio)
1 3
W. Gin (C.C.C. "B")
4
1
3
0
0 15
C. Summons (C.C.C, "B")
4
1
3
0
0 20
G. Moss (Police)
0
W. Greig (K.D.B.C.)
8
1
1
0
64
1
0 1
0
0
fram L. F. Xavier
F. E. Booker (Police)
0
0
J. G. Ozorio beat F. A. Xavier
W. Field (CC.C. “B”)
1
0 I
Q 20 0 0 20
E. G, Post (Police)
2
0 2
0 0
23
2 0
0 0 34
F. V. V. Riberio (Recreio)
2 0 2
0
0 41
Second Division.
P. W.
L
D. F. A.
play the Police juniors at Happy ¡Valley.
H. W. Randall, J. Bagley W. Way and A. A. Razack (skip).
A. E. Carey (Police)
11
9
2
0 68
0
G. E. F. Thompson (K.B.G.C.)
11
8
2
1 68
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this season, five of them having
A. R, Dallah (L.R.C.)
9
7
2
0
59
0
been won at home, and Saturday's
A. M. Wahab (LR.C.)
10
7
3
0
1. 39
A. F. Paul (H.K.E.R.C.)
11
7
3
1 66
'
A. Macfarlane (R.H.K.Y.C.)
9
6
3
h 52
0
H. H. Rose (K.B.G.C.)
10.
6
4
0 33
0
K. M. Omar (LR.C.)
10
4
0 27
0
W. McHardy (Police)
+8
5
3
0
10
0
R. R. Davies (CS.C.C.)
9
5
4
0 29
0
A. Chapman (R.H.K.Y.C.)
9
5
4
0 27
0
W. K. Way (C.C.C.)
9
5
5
+
64
w.o. E Kern (K.C.C.)
10 6 5
0 6
3
H. Overy (KC.C.)
6
4
1 23 *
B. E. Maughan (R.H.K.Y.C.)
7 4
0 0 1
8
4 4
D 11 1
4 3 1
0 0 15
5
6 3
2
1 18
6
3 3 0 16
0
7 3
4
0 14
0.
SENIOR DIVISION
W. Glendenning (Police)
་ 3 4 0
0
15.
L. de Rome (H.KER.C.)
7 3 4
0
0 20
D. F. Lopes (-) beat B. Basto
(+2)
J. Russell (H.K.F.C.)
9 3
0
0 · 51
TAIKOO DOCKS (67) CRAIGENGOWER "B" (--) KOWLOON DOCKS (74)
V
CIVIL SERVICE (49)
V
KOWLOON B.G.C. (—)
▼
POLICE R.C. (57)
V. N. Atlenza (C.C.C.)
11 3 8
0
0 39 KOWLOON C. C. (67)
*
CLUB DE RECREIO (50)
11
3 8
0
0 40
JUNIOR DIVISION
W. B. Muskett (H.KER.C.)
2
2 0 0
10
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H. K. ELECTRIC (51) '.'
3
KOWLOON B.G.C. (63)
་
YACHT CLUB (72).
A. S. Gomes (C.C.C.)
2
1 .0 3
0
POLICE RC. (71)
T:
INDIAN R. C. (41)'
2
0
20
CLUB DE RECREIO (83)
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KOWLOON C. C. (39)
J. Riberio (Recreio).
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L. Jack (K.C,C.),
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N. M. Currie (H.KER.C.).
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C. B. Robertson (H.K.F.C.)
ON: 12
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0.0
0
17
15
IF. Lunny (HKERC.).
.0
33
C. F. Alexander. (Police)
.16
·Y. Abbas (C.C.C) -
B. Rasto beat H. A. Alves
C. G. Silva beat C. H. Basto
Second Round
1. A. Gutierrez beat J. J. Basto Dr. Basto beat L. A. D. Silva
F. V. Ribeiro beut J. M. S.
Rozario
F. X. M. Silva beat A. V. Barros
C. E. Marques beat C. M. S.
Alves
B. Basio beat J. G. Ozorio
C. G. Silva heat 3. E. Noronha
P. A. Yvanovich received a wo.
from A. S. Gomes
HANDICAP
First Round
C. M. Xavier received
from C. Corren
X
J. Ribeiro received a w.o. from
C. E. Marques (Recreio)-,.
J. M. Jack (K.C.C.)
P. A. Yvanovich (+2) beat H. M. T. Fergusson (K.C.C.)
Xavier (-7)
Second Round
J. J. Basto (Recreio)
F. X. M. Silva (+4) beat A. V. L. Luck (GSCC)
Barros (-1)
F. A. Machado (1) beat J. J.
Basto (+2)
J. G. Meyer (KBG.C.)
H. Rozario
I Whant (CS.C.C.)
J. C. Ozorio received a wo. from F. Haynes (H.K.F.C.)
M. A. Carvalho
C. G. Silva (+4) beat H. M. H. Rozario (Recrelo)
Britto (-7)
G. A. Noronha (-4) beat J. M. S. Deacon (H.K.E.RC.).
S. Rozario (scr.)
1. A. Gutierrez (scr.) beat F. V. R. R. Wood (CS.C.C.)
Ribeiro (scr.)
L, J. Silva (scr.) beat C. M.
Xavier (-8)
P. A. Yvanovich (+2) beat J.
Ribeiro (8) govedinngan
L. A. Ribeiro 'received
from A.. E. S. Alves
W. E. Hale (KBGC)
E. G. Barry (C.C.C.)
C. A. Lopes (Recreio)
C. H. Basto (Recrelo):
1.0.A. A. Lewis (CCC)
C. H. Basto (+2) beat J, Ribeiro
(-7)
*
B. Assumpcao (6) beat H. A.
„Alves (+44), 4 SP
Dr. Basto (scr.) beat F. A. Xavier
(Continued, on Page 5)
S. Deacon (ILKERC)
L G. Sousa (CCC)
W. McLeod (Pollee)
C. Strange (C.S.C.C.)
J. S. Riddell (Police)
A. L. Basto (Recrelo)
Dr. R. A. Basto! (Recreio)
W. H. Muskets (HEERC)
J. Gregory (H.K.F.C.)..
3 2 0 13 0
J. Leonard, W. J. Howard, J. W. The Police have won six matches Fraser and Å. A. Lewis (skip).
Police R. C.
W. McLeod, L. Glendenning, J. R.
game will be one of the stiffest the McWalter and A. E. Carey (skip).
SCENE OF TRAGEDY
Imatches remaining are those against the Craigengower "A" at
The third green was the scene of home, and against Craigengower the tragedy. F. Jones and W. S."B" away, Drake had a very even game, and
Indians have had. They are play W. Forrest, G. S. Alexander, S.,the last head saw the Civil Ser
On
FINE TEAM WORK Good team-work has been the vlee skip holding, a lead of two feature of the Bowling Green teams in the competition this year, rather W. S. Dall, S. R. Farlow, S. Logan shots. Play ing extremely well at present how-Riddell and W. Geldenning (skip).
the other two and W. McHardy (skip). ever, and should just win.
greena (which were all square) than outstanding individual play, H. Major, B. Williams, J. Purvis and had finished, and the two shots by all the members being very en- thusiatic, is Macfarlane's view- which Jones was leading repre- point. R. R. Wood (skip).
G. Gunn, E. W. Hamilton, H. Lock-sented the Civil Service's lead over hart and La Luck (skip).
The Bowling Green Club, Civil Service C.C, Club de Recreio and Craigengower-should all win their home matches to-morrow, although the Bowling Green may be surprise
by the, Yacht Club.
Civil Service
J. Gellatly, C. Champelovier, Westlake and R. R. Davies (skip).
H.
TO-MORROW'S GAMES
the champions.
(Continued on Page 5)
·OPEN LAWN BOWLS FIXTURES.
The following are the Lawn Bowls League fixtures for to-morrow, Programme Arranged
giving last season's results in brackets:
2 14.0 5 0
CIVIL SERVICE (688)
L. E. Lammert (K.C.C.)
Sir Thomas Sonthorn (R.H.E.Y.C).
1.A. Brooksbank (HL.K.F.C.)
FOOTBALL CLUB (~)
For Next Week.
"
L. Guy's rink has been the out- standing quartette, showing' splen-
In did consistency their game throughout the season. This is supported by their position as leaders of the senior skips' table.
CHAMPIONS LOSE SKIP.
The lawn bowls programme for Hall Substituting For
this week, interrupted by the rains, has now been re-arranged,
the matches having been fired for
next week, as followe:
Drake.
W. S. Drake, one of the three
On Monday W. K. Way and A. S. senior skips of the Kowloon Bowl- Gomes will meet A. Chapman and ing Green, left by the President J. Fraser in the Open Pairs Cham-Lincoln on Wednesday for a short pionship, on the Club de Recreto holiday in Japan. He will return to the Colony at the end of this green.
In the Open Rinks Championship month.
on Monday, E. G. Post, F. H. W. Hay-
His departure has necessitated a
nes, J. J. Gregory and W. E. Hol-change in the senior division team
lande will meet W. Forest, A. E of the Club, R...Hall will take-
Carey, W. Mair, and G. G. Moss on Drake's place as skip, leaving a gap the Club de Recreio green
in W; Macfarlane's rink which will
The Open Singles match be-be Alled by H. H. Rose. J. Rodger tween R. Basa and G. G. Moss is will take J. S. Logan's place in Mac- to be played on Tuesday on the farlane's rink as No. 2. [0·20%-|Civil Service Green, and on Wed-
24
20
20nesday V. Petherick meets E. G. same day H. A. S. Alves and R.. Post on the Club de Recreio green. Duncan meet on the Kowloon C. C. On Thursday W. Gill and D. green and A. Chapman will play 19 Rumjahn play off their tie on the G. Perkins on the Craigengower
14 Police RC. green while on the green.