THE CHINA MALL, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1935.
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RAIGENGOWER "A" SHOULD CONSOLIDATE BOWLS LEADERSHIP
B. Lapsley should skip for Kow- Bo Docks according to "Skip".
USILIERS BEAT
ATHLETIC IN VERY
POOR SOCCER GAME
WO MEN ORDERED OFF PITCH
DISAPPOINTING END OF
SEASON DISPLAY
(By "ROVER")
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GRIMMITT AND JONES OPEN WELL
COLONY BOWLS TITLE SUCCESS
BRAWN AND MAUGHAN STAGE-
FINE RECOVERY
A some at the Craigengower Cricket Club yesterday, when the First Round of the Open-Pairs. Lawa - Bowis Championship commenced. Jones and Grimmitt, the holders, winning their tie against "McLeod and Perking by 29 shots to 5 (King's Studio).
KOTEWALL
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CUP
W. GRIMMITT and F. J. Jones, the holders A.
of the Colony Open Pairs Lawn Bowls title, secured a comfortable entry into the second round yesterday on the Craigengower green when they overwhelmed W. McLeod and G. Perkins by 29 shots to 5. They secured a six on the ninth head. ARMY WIN WILL
ay is GIVE THEM TROPHY RECREIO SELECT
FOR FIRST TIME! TENNIS TEAMS Lawton Preferred To Four Combinations For -Morton As Key Man Coming Week
A. Macfarlane and J. Russell also obtained an their encounter against G. Ross and G. Meyer. winning by 19 shots after the encounter had been abandoned on the 19th head
by mutual consent.
1. Landolt and A. E Coates won narrowly from G. Thomp
son and G. Hosking by one shot on the 21st head, while Brawn That end-of-the-season soccer and Maughan staged a remarkable recovery against E. Tuck and beling was very much in evidence A Brookshank, but the encounter was abandoned at the 16th head owing to the fast failing light. Brawn and Mangħan were 13 shots behind at the sixth head, but finished the day five points in the lead at 22-17.
the Club ground yesterday when free-for-all between To Ho-bang
the Athletic and Taylor of the Two games were postponed. G. Gallatley being indisposed in hospital and consequently the match against M. P. Karanjia and shers occurred during the very Fernando was postponed. The clash between F. R. Zimmern ist minates of the match, resulting and WI. Howard and I. Armstrong and C. Strange, scheduled
both players receiving marching for the Hong Kong Electric green was also postponed. rders in an encounter which wa
red by too much necessary
histle and which resulted in a win for the soldiers by five clear goals. The encounter was disappoint-
ig in more ways than one, for fter a very promising start, the Athletic went all to pieces.
Soldiers Disappoint
The soldiers, although by -00 beans polished players, were all over the stylish Athletic players in the second half and for most of he time dilly-allied with the ball to such an extent that it became boring after a while.
Rowlands was again the outstand.
GRAND FINALE
TO LOCAL SOCCER SEASON TO-MORROW
DEPLETED REST COMBINATION
SOUTH CHINA TEAM AT FULL STRENGTH
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HOLDERS EASY ENTRY INTO SECOND ROUND
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NAVY STRENGTHENED BY INCLUSION OF McQUIRE AND LOVE
(By "ROVER")
one change since last season, A. VA
K.C.C. EXPECTED TO
:
EXTEND THEM
BOWLING GREEN'S BIG TASK AT RECREIO
LAPSLEY SHOULD SKIP FOR
KOWLOON DOCKS
(By "Skip")
A FULL programme of bowling matches was carried out last Saturday under conditions which were the cause of great satisfaction to the participants. In such ideal weather, the bowlers revelled in their play, and it was a reason for re gret when the last head was reached. Taking the games all over, it cannot be said that a very high standard of play was reached, but this was com- pensated for by the evident pleasure these con- tests afforded to many enthusiasts.
The defeat of the Bowling Green team was The Recreio's Lawn Tennis Lea- the most sensational result. It was so totally un- gue “A” team has undergone only expected, and, while congratulating the Indian Gosano, the Interport footballer, R.C. on their victory,-a fine performance in- displacing G. A. Noronha as C. A deed-it must be stated clearly, that the K.B.G.C. Barretto's partner. Noronha will partner his brother, H. A. Noronha, were very unlucky to lose. They lost eight shots in the "B" team of the Senior Divi- on the last head Guy and Nish three each, and
Holland two.
sion.
The following are the teams selected to play in the first round
A very interesting and even game will probably be seen on Sunday when the Army meet the Navy m the last game of the Kotewall Charity Cup Competition at Cause of the Lawn Tennis Leagues during to Holland. It was noted that both hands were taking a fearful bend, the bowls in some cases were almost describing the figure way Bay.
6. A narrow bowl would invariably finish- near the tape on the opposite side from which it was played
The Army need only one point to win this competition as they! have already beaten South China. The Navy lost to South Ching by two clear goals on Saturday last
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the coming week:-
Men's "A" Division
Cinonday, May 14).
Recreio "A"
V. CBC. “A” F. J. Remedios and H. A. Farias
V. Gosane and C. A. Barretto A. V. Remedios and J. B. Gonsalves Recreio "". TE. C. C.
J. J. Remedios and L. A. L. da Silva W. A Reed and-A. A Remedies
A Noronha and G. A. Neronha
"B". Division
H. D. Ribeiro and L. F. V. Ribeiro }A. M. Silva and ELT. Gosa20
Triple Tie Possibility -Should the Navy Beat the Army A.-W. Grimmitt and F. J. Jones, on Sunday, all the three teams will the Colony champions, beat W. Me have equal points, and, as there The grand-finale to the 1934-35 Lead and G. Perkins by 24 shots in will not be any available time to the First Round of the Open Pairs arrange for further games this soccer season takes place to-max- Championship played on the Crai-year, the competition will probably Recreio T.K.C.C ng player on view and the man-row afternoon on the Club ground, gengower green yesterday after-be considered a draw.
The Army have chosen practical-A.E. Xavier and A. M Rodrigues in which he saved Tang when South China “A”, `League noon.
ly the same team which has repre-! Kwong-sum's penalty evoked hearty champions, will meet the Rest of
W. McLeod F. J. Jouce sented them in almost all their re applause. The two backs, Keat the Colony, while the Lincolns,
presentative games this season L Xavier and L. A. Carvalho bag and Wheeler, were bustling
Fad and
They have made one important C. E. Xavier and M. A. Oliveira their methods and did all that was.
Perkins A. W. Grimmitt change, however, Lawton being E. Gonsalves and C. C. "Pereira expected of them.
preferred to Morton for the pivot position.
ber
Splendid Halves
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in
Imier Rest team in the game pre-
| ceding the semar one.
Two powerful sides have been 1 The Fusiliers have their balves selected to represent the Rest
although there will probably be
to thank for their victory, for they several changes before the teams played a splendid game and were on their men before the ball could be distributed.
take the field. George Rodger, the-Club and ex-Interport custo- dian has withdrawn, while A. V. Gosano and Bertie Gosano, have also declined: Bliss is the fourth contender for next year's Interport, who is unable to play. while Keneghan, although inclined
Grindley played a dashing game and on present form looks a likely
to be on the slow side, was neat
Rowlands In Goat?
in this executions." Taylor was! These vacancies will bustling, but over-inclined to use This weight
Cause
serious gaps in the senior Best team, although Rowlands of the Fusiliers could very creditably fill | Rodger's vacancy.
Roberts Poor With the exception of Roberts, ou
- Love, of the Navy, will probably the left-wing, who was very annoy be brought in at left-back to fill fing in hanging onto the ball instead!
"A Vs" empty. berth, while Bid of passing inwarda, the Fusilier forwards played splendidly andings or Ho Kareung will probab were full value for their worthy fill Bertie Gosano's position.
efforts
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POOR LIGHT INTERFERES WITH LAST HEADS
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Navy Strengthened-
..
The Navy are fielding a very strong side. They have been rein- forced by the services of McQuire
and Love. Both have played for
the Navy First. Division texm.
It has been thought advisable to leave the forward line untouched as they are now able to combine better and have developed a good understanding of one another's play.
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Well Matched Teams
Recreio
"C" Division
▼S. C. A. AI
GARRISON SGTS. TAKE LEAD
Snooker League Win Over Police
LIKELY CHAMPIONS
By defeating the Central, Police
In the play on the middle rink, in which Omar was opposed
Mid-way through, Holland's
four were being drabbed to the
"Skip's" Forecast
tune of 14 shots to 4. By this FOUR PREMIER LEAGUE BOWLS
ENCOUNTERS TO-MORROW time, however, his men had sized up some of the difficulties of a very peculiar green, and started to overhaul their opponents.com. manding lead.
They were suc cessful to such an extent, that when they reached the last head, they were leading by one shot-
Omar's Lucky Shot
It looked like a Bowling Green victory now; Holland was lying
The following is the premier league forecast for to-morrow. CCC 4 Kowloon CC. Civil Service v CCC B** POLICE RC v Indian R.C.
one shot, with Omar a bowl to play; shots. Last Saturday he had rather be decided to drive, but was wide, a humiliating experience, in being bat wicking in of another bowl defeated by such a great margin of that fate must have been placed shots, yet, he had in his rink two there at some Indian's urgent be-of the greatest exponents of the hest-he came in at a sharp angle game that Kowloon Docks have took the jack to the ditch, and ever produced in E. Lapsley and counted two shots for his team. S. Gray.
Both teams found it impossible] Other teams, however, would be to reach a high standard of bowl-1 advised to take the Docks too ing-
cheaply, because of this defeat. The uneven surface of the green Callen, after a long absence from was entirely responsible for this. the game, has made a welcome re Only two men were worthy of par-appearance this season, and is play ticular mention: they were A. Sing as well as ever. To beat Basa's Russell and A. M. Wahab,
four so easily is not only a feather
A Brilliant Combination 2 in his cap, but also in the caps of The Craigengower "A" are on Glen-Cooper, J. Lindsay, and V. by 4 games to 1 the Garrison Ser- the flood tide of success, and it will Eamsay, the other members of his geants' Mess regained the top posi- be a good team that will cause them rink
tion of the Steel Coulson's Snooker to waver. Their method was never Ramsay A Class Player On paper the two teams appear League last night, and are now in a more clearly demonstrated than at Ramsay represented the Colony to be very well matched. The Navy, strong position for being champions Kowloon Docks. There is no in one of the matches against however, should start favourites, as as there are only another four player in the Colony whose form Shanghai in 1933, and has just re- they have been playing together games to be played. Last week the factuates like W. Greig's, the contamed from England where he for some time and have been doing Police won by the odd gimė.
genial. Kowloon Dock skip. At played in the Esplin Cap, and in One Chinese Change
B. Phillipe and A. Bebbington very well recently. The inclusion
The match was throughout very times he is positively brilliant, the Empire games.. He should be Harrison was very dangerous at South China "A" have made one who met N. Y. Adal and A. R. Dal-jof McQuire and Love will greatly
even, three of the games being dewhile at other times he is very played No 3 to McKelvie instead of Inside-right, while Dennis and Tál- change in their line-up, but as far lah in the First Round of the strengthen the defence.
cided on the black ball The big-poor and will miss the easiest of "(Continued on Page 5), The Kotewall cup was presented↑ bot, especially the latter, were great as possible the team which played Open Pairs championship on the opportunists and took a chance on throughout the year will be seen Police, green yesterday afternoon, this year by the Hon. Dr. B. H. Best break of the evening was scor- ed by Smith, of the Garrison Ser- jin action with the exception of the were forced to abandon their game Kolewall to be competed for an-geants team, against C. Pile, of every possible occasion.
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at the 16th head owing to the fall-nually by teams representing the the Police, the break being 22 In ing light, when the score stood at Navy, Army and South China. The 21 shots to 15 in favour of the latentire gate proceeds are donated to ter pair.
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Charity.
The zame will be retumed this The teams are afternoon.
Head
spite of this break the game was
won on the blackbags
The Police are now on lével Army Rowlands, Swain, Steele, points with the Prison Officers' Keneghan, Lawton, North; English, Mess for the second position in the R. Philips Higgins, Sandford, Ridley and Fady league.
Beserves-Hazmsworth, Ash, Mather, The scores were:
Garrison Sgta" Mens Central Police
Howlett
N. T. Adal
and
and 1R Daliah A. Bebbington
0
0
Navy Crocker: Beard Moss Digby Hughes, Mcquire, Love, Baxter, Rose Smith Cammell, Sievin' and Westmouth.
.0
Leach
55 Haynes
43. Pile
37 Willert
50 Minty
59
second land Pirat
Athletic by A77)
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The following is the forecast for to- Ranson morrow's, games;
First Division
| South China✨ ▼ THE REST
(Chub grdy 5 pm) Second Division 4
LINCOLNS
♥The Rest
Tata
57 Cashman
242
TABLE TO DATE"
Garrison Sets.
Central Police
(Clab Grd 245 pm Prison Officers Sunday
Koteral Cap
NAVY
TALL, WOT & Sete
Catholic Club
PO Club
Dockyard. Police
(Cameway Bay, C45 p.m.) St. Patrick's