THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1935
Sporting Pages
SILVA HEADS BRADBURY &
Here. D. Alres is seen in action. with C. G. Basto bolding a wood behind him. B. Rasto on the right, and A. A. Remedios in the fore ground.—(King's Stridio).
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OMAR IN RACE FOR SKIPS' TITLE
HYDE LAY'S RINK DO WELL TO BEAT BASA'S FOUR BUT FRASER CAUGHT ON ONE OF OFF DAYS
NISH COMPLETELY ECLIPSED BY SILVA AND BOWLING GREEN BOW TO THE RECREIO
DRAKE TO SKIP TO-MORROW : AGAINST DOCKS WHILE BROWN STRENGTHENS HOLLAND'S RINK
(By "SKIP")
CHAMPION Ision bowls league programme with any other four in the Colony-men
BEATEN
MERITORIOUS
WIN FOR HOLLAND
IN OPEN SINGLES One Shot Margin. On Heavy Green
GRIMMITT NARROW. WITH LAST WOOD
EG. Post, the Police Interporter points to the jack while A. J Johnston, W. Cameron and W. Headridge look on (King's - Studio).
never hears him W. MCLEOD
WINS
dread. With three good players in which enabled his team to be vic- Cavanagh shepherds his last Saturday's senior divi- front of him, he can hold his ownftorious.
well-one" the results were as expected: But one player does not make a complaining-and the general opin- with one exception. the almost rink, and now he is found in the ion is that it is a pleasure to play Funbelievable downfall of the unenviable position of being in the in front of him. W. V. Field, his
K.BG.C's premier team In trink
that is responsible for his able No. 3, has won fame as skip
in the Junior Division.
last week's columns I stated that team's defeat. no stretch of imagination could make one visualise the K.C.C.
defeating the Craigengower "A" but that they would come nearerį to it than either the Civil Ser-
vice or Kowloon Dock. They did;! [the margin of shots against them
was less.
The two rinks which, during the course of the last two weeks, hare defeated R. Basa's quartette are due a word of praise. The two rinks The most exciting encounter of referred to are F. Cullen's and A
and Hyde-Lay's as it cannot the present bowling season, one that will be long remembered that any grave amongst bowlers, took place on the vealed itself in Basa's four-it is just a case of the opposition being
be said weakness has re-
Falice Green yesterday afternoon superior at critical moments dur when A. W. Grimmitt, who WORL ing the play.
Gevery open bowls championship last Bebbington has proved himself a eseason, was defeated by a single worthy No 3 to Hyde-Lay."
Fraser's Bad Patch
shot on the 27th head by A: M. Hel- land, the Bowling Green skip and a
Fraser, who was drawn against First Former champion, in the
Round of the Open Singles Cham- Omar, was pionship. This now makes Hol- land the favourite for the title.
E P Phillips, ex-Shanghai Interporter and mainstay of the E.C.C. side (King's. Studio).
only a shadow of his former self, and could do little right. Gittens. played 2 strong Igame throughout-as a matter of The green was very heavy and ffact, in considering the first three consequently both in those rinks things were about patchy and bowlers found difficulty in fami-equal; it was when the play of the liarising themselves with the con-skips was contemplated, that the ditions. Holland made
was difference a slow greatest
found start, being down six shots at the Fraser simply found it impossible eighth head. Then, however, came to give Omar a roland for histion the turning point of the game, Hol-Oliver.
Cavanagh's Advance
J. Cavanagh, who was in opposi-
to Grimmitt in this match- Civil Service, v Craigengower “B”
The encounter between J. Hol lidge and C. S. Rosselet provided very interesting struggle for supremacy and ended with honours easy at 25-all
3
land finding his length, to take the In Bradbury's rink every man-had a smashing win by 26-11,1 lead on the fifteenth head
was playing well,
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and it would bet
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Head A. W. Grimmitt
A. M. Holland distinction. They
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unfair to make
were vieing with
each other to determine who would win the laurels. stone's four the day's shewing
Sik-
were outclassed.
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It is changed] days for the Civil Service. That Grimmitt's rink should go down week after week!
is a reason for
great regret; in
days gone by the rink skipped by Grimmitt w28, 3 combination to
F. Jones again upheld his end to the very uttermost, and gave his side their only reason for rejoicing. He defeated Arculli by two shots.
Silva's Great Display
The bowling ability of C. G. Silva
bas been mentioned a few times Quite a number
STRANGE LOSES
IN GAME OF ONLY
SIXTEEN HEADS BASTO BOWS TO WILLIAMS
NARROW, LEAD HELD AFTER
SIXTEENTH END
On the Craigengower green yes- of skips have (terday, W. McLeod beat C. Strange learned, to their cost, just exactly by 11 shots in the First Round of what he can do, but no one realised the Colony Singles. Championship.
C. Strange
#. McLeod
he could reach the heights he scaled Head last Saturday when opposed to E. 1 Ash He became so brilliantly effective during this game that Nish was totally eclipsed; of course, as Silva himself will admit, the three men in front of him were also playing great, howls. The value of a Silva's win is all the more enhanced 10 when one considers the composition of Nish's rink. This rink contain- ed men who have won honours in 14 15 competitive bowls:
Duncan is the old Civil Service 116 skip who has won many singles be played in the competitions; first rink, that won the Sper esp,{ and is a veteran of long experi-
ENCE.
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Williams Beats Basto By Three Shots
26 HEADS PLAYED ON KBGC GREEN
Rapley was the captain of the bowling team in England last year, and skipped the rink
At the Kowloon Bowling Green that represent- ed Hong Kong Club yesterday, B. Williams beat in the Explin B. Basto by 3 shots in the Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championship. Cup match at
Bead
B. Williams Wanstead
SKIP'S" FORECAST FOR TO-MORROW.
CRAIGENGOWER “A” (54)
KOWLOON BGC. (61)
KOWLOON CC, (62)
CLUB DE RECREIO (—)
YACHT CLUB (77)
TAIKOO DOCKS (—)
POLICE R.C. (71)
FIRST DIVISION
4
CRAIGENGOWER “B” (60)
KOWLOON DOCKS (59)
POLICE R.C. (61)».
INDIAN R.C. (—)
SECOND DIVISION
+
· HONG KONG ELECTRIC (70): «.... CIVIL SERVICE (59)
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CRAIGENGOWER (48).
KOWLOON BG.C. (~~)
KOWLOON C.C. (50)
CLUB DE RECREIO ́(49)
FOOTBALL CLUB (49)
The figures in brackets denote the result of the corresponding] match last season, while the underlined Clubs are favoured to win.
J. C. Brown reached the final of the open singles in
1927. He played No. 3 to Hol- land against Shanghai
in
15
1923 in a Inter-İ 1z port match, and 13 played No. 3 to 4 Omar when 76 Hong Kong I won all the In-18 terport events
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in Shanghai in 121 1933, and was 22 (Continued on 23
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B. Basto
NANABAABA
GUY ALSO HAS THREE
SENIOR WINS
SHERRIFF ESTABLISHES WINNING LEAD
19 SKIPS HAVE 100 PER CENT. RECORDS TO DATE"
C.
G. SILVA (Recreio) is heading the premier league lawn bowls skips' record with 60 shots up, as against B. W. Bradbury's 54 and U. M. Omar's 47. Luis Guy, of the Bowling Green, with 8 shots up, is the only other skip to have won his three games, while F. Cullen, A. R. Dal lah, and J. Shepherd are the only others with 100
per cent.
In the junior division G. H. Sherriff, of the Bowling Green, has established a big lead over A. Brooksbank and A. Macfarlane. of the Football Club, while H. Westlake Sr., J. Chalmers, H. Hampton, J. P. Robinson, L. A. Luck, J. Watson, w. McHardy, A. H. Basto, and E. Remedios are the others with 100 per cent.
The following are the complete records of every league skip this season:
First Division Table To Date
C. G. Silva (Red)
B. W. Bradbury (CCC. "A”),
U. M. Omar (CCC. “A”) LGuy (KBG.C)
C. S Rosselet (CCC. “B”) F. Cullen (K.D.R.C.)
A. R. Dallah (IRC)
A. M. Holland (K.B.G.C.)
J. Cavanagh (CCC. "B")
F. J. Jones (C.S.C.C.)
J. Shepherd (Police) A. E. Silkstone (ECC.).
A Hyde Lay (ECC)
E. G. Post (Police)
W. Greig, (KD.R.C.) E. M. Omar (LRC) H.A. Alves (Rec.)
Eel Arculli (C.C.C. "B")
R. Basa (C.CC. “A”) F. X: Silva (Rec.)
"W. E. Hollands (Police)
J. Hollidge (CS.C.C.)
A.. R. Mix (LRC)
J. Fraser (KCC.)
J. McKelvie (K.D.R.C.)
G. C. Moss (Police))
A. W. Grimmitt (CS.CC). H. Nish (EEG.C.)
TOTALS
2 2 0 0
3:2
43
Shots
Shots
P W L D
F.
A Up Dn Pts
3 3 0.0 103
43 60
0 6
3 3 0 0
35 54
0 6
3.3.0.0
33 47
0 6
3·3 0 0
0:6
3 2 0 1
55 13
0 5
2 2 0 0
2T 26
0
3
0 4
1 0
44 20 0 4
0
54 14
1 0 56
10.0
12 19
2.4 02
0
D
8
12 2 12 2
0 17
480 18
51
1 10
1 1 0
21.10
1 10
3 1
1 0
20
3 1 2.0
3 1 2 0
3 1 2 0
3 1 2 0
3 0 2 1
2 0 2 0
2 0 2 0 2 0.2 0
2030
30
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76
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49 93 ·0 44
30 30. 36 3-0 30
12:35 35 2 1421 1421 277 277 72
Second Division Table To Date
G. E. Sherrif (KBGC) A. Brooksbank (H.KIF.C.)
A. Macfarlane (HKFC)
H. Westlake Sr. (CSCC)
J. Chalmers (TDRC)
A Ward (CCC)
EL. Overy, (K.CC)
J. J. Fasto (Recreio)
G. E. F. Thompson (EB.G.C.)
F. X. Soares (Recreio)
14
G. H. Stewari (TDRC)
14
- E-Remedios (Recreio)
16
17
17
89 38 51
Shots
Shots PW L D R A Up Du Pts 3 3 0 0
7 6 3.3 0 0 70 45 25 0.6 3 3 0 0 56 46 10:0 2 2 00° 46 27 19 0.4 26 18 0. 4
0 4
2 2 0:0 44 221-0
66
49 17
3 2 1 0
56
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3 2 1 0
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3 2 1 0
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51
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PROMISING POLICE- SKIP.
J.-Shepherd made a promising - debut as skip in the premier league last Saturday, his rink (W. McLeod, TR Hunter, and F. Nolan) beat- ing KM. Omar's four by 19 shots, the margin of the Police win over the Indians.
SEASON'S NEW SKIPS. -
Watson (Taikoo) and
succeeded
winning
matches -- as skips last
le H Rosario (Be
Sousa (C.C.C), (C.CC) were not
H. Hampton (KCC)
J. Watson CEDRC) 1. P. Robinson (KCC)
A. H. Basto (Recreio)
LA. Luck (CSCC)
W. McHardy (Police) H. H Rose (KBGC)
W. Way (CCC).
Y.\Abbas = (C-CC)
G. Logan (Police)
· W. Glendinning (Políče)'
T. F. Stainton- (TDR.C.)
AR. Smith (Police)-
J. W. Bonnar (REKYC)
„J. Russell (HKFC)
BE Mangham (HHKYC).
A. F. Paul (HKERC)
A. Webster (HLKER.C) >W. B. Muskett (H.KER.C)
Rosario (Recreio) FL Rapley (EBGC) „A” A. Lewis({(CRM)}}
L. CR Sousa (C.C.C) "LE. Lammert: (KCC/C) JM Jack (ECC)/ G. J. Táocht ̈(LCC) JL Shellsbear (R-HK. AO Frawn (CSC.C) *R. R-Davies" (CSCC
TOTALS
-1 1 0 0 *:: 32
1 1 0 0
1100
26
49 8 0.4
504
077 4
16:16 0 2.
16 10 02
26. 17 9.
15 6"
1 1 0 0 21
1 1 0:0 23: 20
1 1.0 0:20
1-1 0 0
17
16 15 1
2 1 1 0
39
28.
2110
29
41
2 110
38
44
21 10 34
46 0 12
31 201
3 1 2 0 59
3 1 2 0.
21 2057
056
0
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03-0
45 45 0 1716 1716