THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 7, 1987.
K.B.G.C. FIELD NEW SENIOR SKIPS
GOOD OPENING ΤΟ
BOWLS SEASON
RECREIO HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE
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MCKELVIE'S FOUR SHINE
(By "SKIP")
IN sharp contrast to the opening day of the 1936 Lawn Bowls League season, when most of the games were washed out, this season commenced on Saturday last in a blaze of sunshine! For some of the teams it opened in a blaze of glory too, and Kowloon Tong secured the biggest share by win- ning at Ming Yuen, and although they have three or four experienced players in the team, I do not think anyone expected them to come away with the points.
CULLEN'S RINK (V. RAMSAY, M. FERGUSON, AND J. G.
R. P. Phillips, above, made his first appearance this bowls season with the Civil Service C. C. last Saturday against Recreio.
OZORIO, THE FORMER RECREIO PLAYER) HAD THE DIS- NEEDLE MATCH
TINCTION OF SECURING THE FIRST, "POSSIBLE” OF THE
SEASON, A FEAT WHICH THEY ACCOMPLISHED AGAINST A AT KING'S PARK
NO LESS DOUGHTY OPPONENT THAN W. MAIR.
The Champions won, as expected, against the K.C.C., who put TO-MORROW
up a very good fight until two-thirds of the heads were played, but a slight general falling off resulted in a good margin for Craigen- gower. Frank Goodwin, skipping for the first time, I believe, did very well against B, W. Bradbury and was all square at the 15th, finishing six down eventually-
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SKIP'S FORECAST
Recreio Should
Beat C.C.C.
You fans who would rather watch from the bank than have a roll-up yourselves, make your way The following is my forecast, to King's Park giving in brackets the
to-morrow if you correspon-want to see some good bowls, The ding results of last year's match, match-Club de Recreio and Crai- wherever possible.
K.B.G.C. (63)
FIRST DIVISION
C.S.C.C., (56)
K.C.C. (48)
Silkstone did even better with, Basa as his opponent, but was. stuck on the fatal 13 for no less than seven heads, with the re- sult that his lead. of four was turned into a deficit of the same number. Jimmy Jack, in spite of securing a brace of fours against Omar, no mean feat in itself, went down badly: a six to his more famous opponent put- ting the lid on things quite early | RECREIO (66) in the game. Coates, the Openi Singles champion, also another
H.K.F.C. (-) former lead in Landolt, played as No. 3 in the match, and found their long experience of good avail.
Cullen's bagful, to which I have referred, enabled him to beat Mair by seven shots, but it was a close game up to then, the loser having scored a good six at the seventh head, followed by a couple of two's to take the lead
K.D.R.C. (81)
SECOND
K.C.C. (85)
C.C.C. (—)
H.K.F.C. (54) *L.R.C. (-)
THIRD C.CC." (—) C.S.C.C. (———). KLOON T. C.(—) RECREIO (—)
C.C.C. (60)
POLICE (—)
gengower, and a good afternoon's sport with a measure of excitement thrown in is guaranteed.
It is going to be real "needle" match, although so early in the season, and I have with a certain amount of doubt, tipped. the home. team to win,
K.B.G.C. FAVOURED
SECOND DIVISION
RESULTS
H.K.F.C. “B” BEATEN UNEXPECTEDLY
POLICE FAIL ON NO. "13"
(By “SKIP")
In the Second Division, the honours were divided between the Indians and the Junior Champions, the Kowloon Bowl- ing Green Club, for their away wins. I did not imagine. that the former could pull it off at Taikoo, but they did so after a close fight! There was only one in it all round half-way through, and the winners scored five singles on the last six heads, "to win by that close margin.
The Indians had their regular team out, but there were many new faces in the home outfit. Stainton's four, apparently the strongest, lost surprisingly to (Continued on Page 21)
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THIRD DIVISION'S GOOD START
EDWARDS HELPS H.K.F.C WIN
YACHT CLUB TROUNCE
C.C.C.
(By "SKIP")
a
I have
touched оп Kowloon DIVISION
The Kowloon Bowling Green Club Tong's good win at Ming Yuen in K.B.G.C. (92) . will entertain the Civil Servants and the Third Division, and an analysis *TAIKOO
will have to be at their best to win. of the teams does not offer much
Another tight game
should be explanation. The visitors have such RECREIO (52) seen at Hung Hom with the home experienced players in their team team just about pulling it off as Gittins, Houghton and Simpson, POLICE (-)
against the K.C.C.
all of whom have played for the DIVISION
K.C.C., but on the other hand the A neighbourly game will be play- Electricians appeared to have K.F.C., (~~)
ed in the Second Division between fairly representative dozen on the H.K.F.C, (—)
the K.C.C. (at home) and the Kow-green. It was an encouraging start McKELVIE TOO GOOD
loon Bowling Green Club, and the for this new Club. Jock McKelvié was pitted against
YACHT C. (—) points should go to the latter, Judg Club de Recreio juniors just Moss, who was skipping again after
ing by last week's results. Taikoo spoiled a Club triple win by one a season at home, but the double
H.K.E.R.C. (—) visit Craigengower and I do not shot in a close game at the Valley. Interporter could do nothing wrong- *In the First Division last year.
fancy their chances of snatching a They actually won by small mar- -at least not very much, and
victory, a remark which applies gins was well supported by Glen Cooper, ............
..............................................................................with equal force to the Police team Botelho's loss by a mere six, turn- on two rinks but H. A whom I was surprised to see player reaching home by six shots after in their quest for points down at ed the scales. ing at No. 2 The Dock rink ran having a lead of 25-11, brought to Sookunpoo. The H.KFC-Recreio for the very
A gratifying win into a lead of 15 before the Police 25-21 by brilliant bowls on the part match should be very close with the Edwards.
enthusiastic "Tiny" quartette could get going, but they of the visiting rink! McGowan spoils crossing the harbour by a K. S. Robertson scored the big-
small margin,
he
were held to pretty level pegging played a good part in the recovery.
for
never looked back.
.
after that. Joe Fraser held the lead Dick Alves, who had C. G. Silva In the Third Division of the Lea-ing victory of 39-11, and that it gest win of the day with a smash- 13 ends (including a dead one as his number three-a position to gue, there appear to be two of with both woods touching), but which I think he is admirably suit-"away" winners in the Yacht Club skip as A. A. Lewis is most sur- was against such an experienced then Post chalked up a six and ed-trailed for three quarters of and the Football Club, who play prising! Owing to duties, the lat
the game, but scraped home by two
Civil Service and Kowloon Tong, ter was able to play only three Although Club de Recreio had a shots, against Hollidge.
respectively. clear-cut win against the Civil Ser
times last season, but in those three ALL NEW SKIPS vice team, there was not much in it Apart from Randle, who held the a win by 15 shots was only to be
of 20 shots to one, half-way through, games he was unbeaten. His team at the finish and after losing a position for two or three games last expected. Both rinks scored a five,
could do little right and found five late in the game, Luz blanked season, the Kowloon Bowling Green Rodger getting off his "1" with a
“K. S.” and his men right on their out Grimmitt to the tune of 1, 3, Club turned out all new skips, as nap hand, only for his opponent to
game. 6 and 1, in the last four heads to they did in the Second Division, and take it back on the very next head, unlucky "13", Bagley will tell you If ever there was a case of the secure a meritorious win, for he their double figures win against was 2-11 down at one time.
Armstrong and Ex-the Hong Kong Football Club was had a much closer game, the form Bert Maughan 13-7 when he failed A. Macfarlane all about it for he was leading Shanghal men in C. F. Remedios not expected. and R. P. Phillips were opposed to Playing against Jack Roger, the Hosking Hyde-Lay duel was
er just getting home by six, whilst to score again to lose by 27-191 each other in this rink. F. X. Randle was right on the top of his decided on the last head, when the down to the Civil Servants, only Joe The Kowloon – Footballers went Silva and Jack Deakin figured in a game and he had good support from latter scored a couple to win by Gibson, high scoring match, with the form all his rink. Jumping into a lead the odd shot.
erstwhile K.C.C. K.B.G.C. player, winning.
and