THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1937.
OPEN PAIRS PROVIDE THRILLS
HOOSEN AND MINU IN 2ND ROUND
OPEN PAIRS TIES CONTINUE
PRE-ARRANGED FIXTURE
Service Cricket Club yesterday
JOCK MCKELVIE IN BRILLIANT FORM
WARR A ND COOK
CAUSED MAJOR UPSET
DEADLY CIVIL SERVICE PAIR
(By “SKIP")
KOWLOON DOCK UNABLE
TO RAISE TEAM
Seven On Duty And Two
On Sick List
(By "SKIP")
Since writing my notes, I have been informed that Kowloon Docks are unable to raise a team as they "have seven men on duty, two on the sick list while others will be occupied elsewhere.
This has resulted in a postpone- ment of their encounter with the Civil Service Cricket Club at the Valley.
J. Hoosen and A. R. Minu se- ALTHOUGH all last Saturday's matches were cured an easy win over L. Glen-
"washed out" by heavy rain, we must pat the dinning and W. Glendinning in the Colony Open Pairs Lawn "clerk of the weather" on the back for his con- Bowls competition at the Civil sideration in making up his mind in good time. It winning by 28 shots to 14. is most annoying to have to turn out for bowls at CHAMPIONS
The match was very uninter- 2.15 p.m. with the weather "fine to doubtful" only SHOULD BEAT esting, the losers failing to pro- to be greeted with a heavy downpour on arrival at vide any serious opposition. Minu was the outstanding expon- the appointed venue. ent, but his partner did not play up to "expectations.
FOOTBALLERS
K.B.G.C.-RECREIO SENIOR DUEL
WITH THE LEAGUE PROGRAMME POSTPONED, INTER- On the same green, L. F. Xavier EST WAS CENTRED ON THE COLONY. COMPETITIONS and C. F. Remedios, the former WHICH COMMENCED WITH TWO PAIRS EVENTS AT THE. Shanghai champion, beat J. W. Leo-K.C.C. LAST MONDAY. AND IF THOSE GAMES ARE ANY AWAY WINNERS IN nard and J. R. Soares by 21 shots CRITERION, BOWLS ENTHUSIASTS ARE IN FOR A GOOD
FOLLOWERS.
ARE BEING
THIRD DIVISION ·
to 17.
TIME THIS YEAR!
WELL On Wednesday last the fixture
|CATERED FOR. THANKS TO THE EXCELLENT ARRANGE- between G. E. Stephens and P. C.MENT WHEREBY SEVERAL GAMES ARE PLAYED ON ONE
(By "SKIP"). Morgan, and W. Greig and C.
GREEN ON THE SAME EVENING. WITH ONLY THESE TWO Craigengower are set for another Blackburn was played off by pre- MATCHES ON, AND PRELIMINARY ROUND ONES AT THAT. win to-morrow in the First Divi arrangement, resulting in a win for
WERE PRESENT ON THE sion of the Lawn Bowls League, SOME 40 OR 50 SPECTATORS the former pair by 19 shots to 12.
BANKS. AND WHAT A FINISH THERE WAS TO BOTH when they play the Hong Kong The following are the detailed MATCHES, THE WINNERS IN EACH CASE HAVING BEEN Footballers, and a win on all three results of the three games-
|MANY SHOTS IN ARREARS BEFORE EVENTUALLY RE-rinks appears to be certain. Kowloon XAVIER AND REMEDIOS ENTER SECOND ROUND
Heads
L. F. Xavier J. W. Leonard
and
and J. R. Soares CF. Remedios
Shots
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HOOSEN AND MINU SECURE
EASY WIN
L. Glendinning and
J. Hoosen
and
W. Glendenning`
A. R. Minu
Heads
Shots
1
1
1
Shots 0
0
0
1
2
2
HONHOOOHOOOONO
COVERING.
Cricket Club are at home to the Police, and I do not think they will be quite able to hold the visitors,
there will not though
be many shots in it at the finish. closest encounter in the
tween Club de Recreio and Kow- loon Bowling Green Club,
The more notable recovery was perhaps that of Stoneham and more formidable. Hosking, as on paper. the opposition was the They were being led by 13-4 at one stage, when Hosking began sending in some of his best shots, with a corresponding improve-The ment on the part of his partner, who was, nevertheless, no match premier division will be that be-
At one for A. S. Russell, for the greater portion of the game. head, the latter was lying right on the jack with three others about two feet short, but Hosking produced a brilliant shot to reduce the count to one.
year
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Both Clubs are turning out strong sides, and I think the home club will repeat their last year's suc- Gradually the trailers crept up Ribeiro lost the deadly accuracy
cess. Basto until they took the lead with a of his first ten heads, but
SECOND DIVISION In the Second Division the win- single at the 20th head, and with kept pegging away gamely and it to the 20th, Stoneham putting up an unget- was neck and neck
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ners appear to be more difficult to table shot, the first surprise of when they were all square. Ramsay nominate, and I shall be quite pre- the
had taken place. sent a good one in and it remained
pared on Sunday morning to see that my prognostications were as Cooper placed some good ones, the shot until Jock McKelvie con- but gave the impression that he solidated the position by drawing
the number on my wrong as was a bit out of practice.
the very first, just resting behind
through ticket! The Junior Cham- On the next rink an even greater the kitty. He was the outstanding pions are stronger than they have
was carry- recovery and closer finish took place, player throughout and
McKelvie, for Ramsay and
both ing his partner for the first part Interporters, were 12-1 to the bad of the game.
There were thrills of a different before they commenced their "come back" which gave them the lead at kind at the Football Club on Tues 14-12, only to be tied 14 all at the day evening, where one match be- 14th end.
J. J. came almost a farce, and the other F. Riberio, and Basto started off in great style and ended in somewhat after scoring a single and a three, scored a six count, thanks to a rather fortuitous wick.
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of an anti- H.K.F.C.
climax. In the former, Phil Knight K.C.C.
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GREIG AND BLACKBURN
-DEFEATED.
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Headr
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SKIP'S FORECAST
FIRST DIVISION (—) C.CC. `
(56) P.R.C. and Jack Hollidge played with Hay-
(73) ward and Gough, of, the Police, and C. de R. MCKELVIE BRILLIANT
ran up a score of no less than 47
•C.S.C.C.
(58) K.D.R.C. Ramsay was obviously disheart- shots to three in 20 heads. There is ened by his big deficit and could do no need for any attempt to describe
SECOND DIVISION
(58) was the play as the figures speak for K.BG.C.
C. de R. nothing right, but McKelvie playing brilliantly, continually save themselves.
(87) K.C.C. ing further big scores, or getting the shot, with the result that the
(82) *LR.C all square]T.R.C. | (-) H.K.F.C. dividing only 28 shots at the 20th
(In First Division last year) head. Then the anti-climax! Rob-
THIRD DIVISION near the son was nowhere
jack K.F.C.
H.K.ER.C. with his four woods with Eccleshall no nearer than a yard with the best C. de R. one of his four which all counted.
c.c.c. With the back-hand blocked, Nish- tried once to take the kitty through | H.K.F.C. to a couple of his partner's back woods, but failed, nor could he quite get in for a counter on the fore, which was comparatively (Continued on Page 20)
K.B.G.C.
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FULLY EXTENDED
But Eccleshall and Grimmitt had
P.R.C.
"C.C.C.
:(59)
(58)
(-) C.S.C.C.
boot went onto the other leg and it a really tough game with Robson was the Recreio pair who began to and Nish and were fight back.
K.T.R.C.
R.H.K.Y.C.
(Figures in brackets denote result of corresponding games last season).
* Postponed.