THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 14, 1937.
RECREIO SWEEP ALL BEFORE THEM
R. F. LUZ'S INSPIRED
PERFORMANCE
BUT PORTUGUESE SECOND
STRING FAIL
SAM RANDLE FOR K.F.C. (By "SKIP")
• IN my notes last week, I promised good bowls and thrills galore in the match between Club de Recreio and Craigengower at King's Park, and spectators were amply rewarded in both respects. I do not think that even the Portuguese thought they could save the game, for they were 18 down at the 12th head, and as much as 14 after the 18th!
C.C.C.-K.B.G.C. CLASH AT
(45) THE VALLEY
SKIP'S FORECAST
c.c.c.
K.C.C.
P.R.C.
H.K.F.C.
FIRST DIVISION
(90) K.B.G.C.
(63) Recreio
(54) C.S.C.C.
K.D.R.C.
(36)
(50)
SECOND DIVISION.
K.B.G.C. (52) C.C.C.
RECREIO (93) K.C.C.
(45)
(29)
I.R.C.
POLICE
H.K.F.C. TAIKOO
THIRD DIVISION
K.F.C.
*C.S.C.C.
R.H.K.Y.C.
H.K.E.R.C.
ོ | །
(51)
K.T.R.C.
C.C.C.
RECREIO
H.K.F.C.
(53)
SECOND DIVISION “NEEDLE” MATCH
K.F.C. SHOULD BEAT
KOWLOON TONG
(By "SKIP")
en-
The best match in the First Divi- sion of the Lawn Bowls League this
be week will
seen at Happy where Craigengower Valley tertain the Kowloon Bowl- ing Green Club!
view In of the annihilation which the latter received in the corresponding match
(*In Second Division last year) (Figures in brackets denote result of last year, it is perhaps flattering corresponding games last season.)
BUT THEY HAD NOT COUNTED ON THE BRILLIANCE OF LUZ WHO, INSPIRING HIS VERY STRONG RINK WITH HIS OWN ENTHUSIASM, HAD DICK BASA'S FOUR ON THE RUN, LUZ WAS SEVEN DOWN, AFTER LOSING A SIX, WHEN THE REVIVAL BEGAN AND HIS CARD FROM THE 15TH END ..................................................................... READ 2, MINUS 1, 2, 2, 5, 4 3, TO WIN BY TEN SHOTS.
est margin.
to the Mainlanders to suggest that the match will be a close one, but I cannot imagine that the margin
with the former scoring a two on will be nearly as great as that of C. F. Remedios was also brilliant, especially towards the finish the last head to win by the narrow-last year, although the Champions should be able to win and must when he was continually improving the head with uncanny shots. F. X. M. Silva lost a four to Omar at the first head, but had over-
start easy favourites. taken his man at the fourth, after which he was never within miles of him and lost by nine.
Bradbury and Alves had a very interesting game on the end!
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Bowlers' community chorus:
rink, level pegs being called four "Just whisper and I Shall Hear."
times before the home skip won by a solitary shot. C. G. Silva was outstanding for the home
CULLEN SHINES
-Hummer.
TWO RINKS UP
It was a different story on the other rink where Canning and oc- casionally Carr were the only home players to live up to their reputa- tions in Hirst's rink, and the rink lost heavily to Meyer's quartette, all of whom played good bowls.
H.K.F.C. SURPRISE
The Hong Kong Football Club's second string surprised by beating
The two
The K.C.C. are at home to Club de Recreio and any result other than a win for the visitors will be a decided surprise! The strength of the two teams is very different from what it was last season, when the Cricketers, mainly due to a big
WmmaITLLEITE
Bowlers' popular song: “I Love You, I Love You, "Tis All That I
-Metho. Can Say"
win on Silkstone's rink, had a com- fortable victory...
The Police team meet their Civil
I think that the H.K.F.C. will have
gue
NEEDLE MATCH
team on this rink, whilst Brad-good at the finish, but could not the strong Club de Recreio outfit bury, who played a clever game, quite save the three count.
and they did so comfortably by win- had the best support from
ning on two rinks, W. Gill being Cavanagh. The recovery which The Footballers won on two of the only losing skip and that by a ended in a two-shot win for the their rinks, Hyde-Lay being eight single shot. Brooksbank held the home team, was reminiscent of up against Moss, who took the lead lead all the way against Butcher some of those of Craigengower with a good six midway through, Remedios, Webster who, was pro- last year, when they fought back whilst Macfarlane finished strongly moted from the third team, being gamely on two or three occasions to finish five up on Post. Macfar-a tower of strength to his skip. Dr. Service neighbours and may just to turn probable defeat into sen-lane began with a smart nap hand Selby had the better of Henry obtain the verdict in what should sational victory.
jonly to concede a like score later Basto for most of the game, al-
on, whilst Moss scored a six count though the latter got in front for prove he closest game of the day. It was pretty well a one-man show
one head, only to lose the lead on rather more than they can manage against Hye-Lay.. at Hung Hom where the Kowloon The K.B.G.C. had also to face a the next one.
in the Kowloon Dock team, who are Dock team entertained the K.C.C.deficit of a dozen or so when half The handsome win which Crai-
on the crest of the wave at the mo- and the one man was Cullen! Per-
way through their game with the gengower secured at Taikoo came his
ment. haps that is not quite fair to Civil Servants at Austin Road, but rather as a surprise to me, as I ex- rink, who played well to a man, es- they gradually recovered their lost pected a much closer result. pecially Parks, but as skips are ground to win. Armstrong was the visitors won all rinks, but in blamed for every loss, it seems only biggest winner with a baker's dozen cases there were only three in it. is early yet to talk about Lea- tables, but judging by results just that they should receive most majority over Hollidge. Lines play-It was left to Bill Way to make sure to date, it is quite on the cards that of the praise! When it is observed ed a noteworthy game, drawing of the points and he did so by that Silkstone got a five in his total
good shots repeatedly, whilst beating Chalmers by 14, of the best. the result of the Second Division match at Austin Road may have an of eight, it will be realised Strange gave his skip splendid sup- Medina, whom I was pleased to see how much his quartette was being port and established his position as on the green again, lent him excel-important bearing on the ultimate out-bowled. Short woods are a No. 3 to Hollidge, who was not at lent support.
destination of the honours." skip's nightmare, and there were the top of his form by any means.
The visitors are Craigengower, plenty of them about I'm told, with Guy was eight down to Grimmitt
who have had two smashing wins Silkstone himself not, blameless after a dozen heads, but recovered The Kowloon Football Club very to their credit and who are at the Frank Goodwin, the K.C.C. cricket well to get home by a couple of nearly had the better of Craigen-top of the League. The home team captain, figured in a very low-shots.
Simmonds was leading well gower's Third Division team, but after two away wins are second. scoring game against Cooper and for Grimmitt, whilst Phillips pulled could not just manage it. Sam The ground advantage should just thanks to a five on the very first his weight and a bit more. Grim Randle, of the K.B.G.C., and one of about turn the scales, but a ticket în head (very good on a strange mitt himself was as good as ever last year's outstanding players has a sweepstake would be a better in- green!) he kept his nose in first which is adequate praise in itself. thrown in his lot with the K.F.C., vestment than a bet either way. to the end, getting home by a brace. On the other ring Deakin played a and his experience, not to mention Club de Recreio, in spite of their J. C. Brown, (after a season at useful game, and Hosking found skill, should be of great help to lapse on Saturday, should clean up home) was back on the green again, him the chief obstacle to heavier them. True, he lost on this oc-the K.C.C. without much difficulty! but was not able to secure the bet-win than five points.
casion, but only by the singleton The visitors will be weakened by.. ter of Jimmy Jack, a tie being a
which Zimmern chalked up on the the departure of T. W. Carr, who fair finish to a very sporting The Junior Champions completed last end. Bob Hall went down bad-will be on his way to England long the double for the K.B.G.C. by ly to Alves but the other Bob, Lapa- before the first wood of the day The first drawn game of the sea-winning against the K.C.C second ley of that ilk, was 14 to the good is trundled.
took place at the Hong Kong string at Cox's Road. L. Jack in against Bagley- Football Club, the Police when ap-beating Waterton being the only The other two matches in this The Hong Kong Footballers are parently set for a win, being pip-successful home skip. He trailed division: finished up pretty well as expected to secure the better of the ped of the post by Jack Rodger, who for some heads until he obtained a anticipated, the Yacht Club just Indians after a very close obtained a three at the last head of lucky break, and after that he never beating Kowloon Tong at Waterloo although one must not lose sight the game to save a point for the looked back and had six to spare Road and the H.K.F.C., thanks to of the fact that the latter have won homesters. Mair was leading Rod- at the final reckoning. Drake and Edwards again, reaching home by both their matches. ger all the way, and was 18-to the Nish had a hammer-and-tongs game three against the Civil Servants.
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K.B.G.C. DOUBLE
RANDLE SUPPORTS . K.F.C.
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