RACE FOR 1ST DIV. LAWN BOWLS TITLE
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skip began to get enough support to make any impression. Both Howell and Brooksbank were right off form, the former tending to be short, but Rodger, probably inspir- ed by a change of woods, was good the whole time and played easily his best game of the season. For the homesters, Bradbury was once more the shining light, and he was well supported by his lead and second man, Coates being only. moderate.
OMAR'S DILEMMA
It must be many moons since Omar
a number was stuck on for eight heads
that yet
is
what happened after he had had a lead of 18 shots to 1 against Alec Macfarlane, who pulled up to 11 in the meantimę only to lose by eight eventually. Omar was in great form with Bebbington easily the best of the visitors.
Second Division
INDIANS' GREAT VICTORY
The Indians and Craigengower had a titanic struggle before the former won by a single shot, it bê- ing anyone's game right up to the last wood. Adal was leading Pearse nearly all the way to get home by four shots for a worthy win. D. M. Khan, just back from leave, proved that he has not lost his touch by giving a good display at No. 2, whilst the home skip was also in good trim.
Dallah and Way had an even closer game with the latter stick- ing on the fatal number for half a dozen heads, whilst his opponent scored ten shots to get his nose in front for the first time.
Sub- sequently a series of singles left the Indians' skip the winner by two shots.
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28, 1987.
An interesting photograph taken at the K.C.C. last Tuesday during the Open Pairs Semi-Final Round encounter between R. F. and J. A. da Luz, brothers, who beat A. W. Grimmitt and S. Eccleshall by a com- fortable margin. Above, S. Eccleshall is seen on the left, while J. A. da Luz gives his elder brother the green.
with a smashing win over Edwards, whose, men could do little right and scored only five shots to their op ponents' 34. Chalmers had the bet- ter of Selby by five after leading from the start, the home skip re- covering well after tea when he was 14 to the bad.
Keown completed the clear-cut win by having the better of Rus- sell, four shots being the difference in after a neck and neck · game which the visitors scored three on the last head.
RECREIO'S BIG WIN
What was expected to be a close game at King's Park ended in an overwhelming win for Club de Recreio, who were 29 to the good against Kowloon Bowling Green Club. There was not much in it on two rinks, but Drake's men put show against possible, Jack! J. J. Basto, who consolidat- Cavanagh, who does not make very ed his position as the leading skip! frequent appearances these days, in the division by a 26 shots win. played a very sound skip's game His men quite outclassed the with good support from Soares, his position, for whom Lockhart lead, who shared worthy honours the best, and Basto put in some with J. Hoosen.
marvelous shots, although it may -seem invidious to single him out from a rink which was well up to First Division standard.
Cavanagh scored the only Crai- gengower win beating Minu by five after looking set for a much big- ger victory, but the homester scor- ed a more than useful nap hand at the eighteenth end, to make victory up 4 poor for their side
severe
op-
TAIKOO SURPRISE Taikoo surprised by giving the Hong Kong Footballers a trouncing, their 38 shots win be- C. H. Basto and Meyer had ing the biggest of the day. Stain- close game until the latter lost ton obtained individual honour six which he should have saved, and
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Lancashire League Cricket Results
London, June 28. Two centuries were scored in the Lancashire League on Saturday, when bowlers, for the most part, had a punishing time. W. Whit- field, of Ramsbottom, made 109 not out, which included seventeen 4's, in a drawn game at Bacup. Amar Singh hit four 6's and eleven 4's in his 106 for Solne against Raw- tenstall.
Nelson, for whom - J. Kregan scored 65 and J. Hargreaves took five wickets for 45, took another step towards the championship by winning at Haslingden. The suc- Radcliffe, the Central League leaders, over Walsden was a triumph for the Fishers. Horace, the professional, scored 103 not out and W. Fisher obtained five wickets for 14.
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of
HYDE LAY'S RINK ELIMINATES
J. C. BROWN'S FOUR
McKelvie Loses To Waterton
The quarter-final encounter in the Open Rinks Lawn Bowls Cham- pionship between Tinks skipped by A. Hyde Lay and J. C. Brown re- sulted in the former winning by 19 shots to 18.
The scores were 16 all at the 16th head, and at the last head Hyde Lay was leading by two shots, but Brown was only able to get a single.
J. McKelvie, Was expectedly beaten by D. V
W. Waterton 22 shots to 15 in their postponed· First Round Open Singles encounter, while B. Basto eliminated B. W. Bradbury by 21 shots to 10 on the 16th head, in the only other post- poned game. The following were the results of yesterday's games:- OPEN RINKS (QUARTER FINAL)
J. Revie M. Ferguson H. G. Cooper
J. Watson*
R. G. Graig
C. B. Hosking
A. Hyde Lay
J. C. Brown 19 (Skip).
18.
(Skip) OPEN SINGLES (FIRST ROUND) D. W. Waterton beat J. Mc.`)
Kelvie
22-15 B. Basto beat B. W. Bradbury 21-10
ROSSELET QUARTETT'S
TRIUMPH
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do. But strive as he could nothing would go right with his heavy ones,. and "U.M." was usually consolidat- ing the position with either blocker or one behind-“just in case."
BUMPED UP
2
In the singles J. C. Brown repeat- ed his performance of a few sea- Isons ago by winning by 21-1, C. H.. Basto was his victim on this oc- casion, and it is a sorry fact that: the only shot he scored was burnped: up by his opponent!
`K. M. Omar very nearly eliminat- ed Ramsay, either nerves or in ex- perience, (or both combined) in- ducing him to drive repeatedly when. with his score at 16-13 his opponent: was laying a shot or two. Result -Ramsay scored a couple of fours to gain a surprising victory.
was in spite of retrieving that, mistake time and again, went down by eight shots. D. C. Alves and A. P. Guter res were prominent for the home rink, but, their opposite numbers could do little. right, thus throwing 2 extra burden on the skip. Logan by only four! G. M. P. Remedios- a was the only visiting winner and was good in the Portuguese rink,. had the better of E. M. Remedios whilst both Cullip and Westlake- by five after an up and down game caught the eye in the home outfit... in which Xavier and Taylor, op-Simmonds had an even game with posite number twos, played well. Botelho, but finished up strongly to
gain a six-shot win.
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Third Division
SMASHING VICTORY
Both the Yacht Club and the- Electricians had good home* wins. K. S. Robertson had a five shot ma- The Civil Servants, playing
at jority over Peter Morgan, in the home, made no bones about their former match, and Abraham pulled game with Club de Recreio and win-up well to tie on the last head with ning on all rinks had a majority of Guy Stephens. 32 shots at the close of play. Raku YOUTH CARRIES THE DAY sen, the only unbeaten skip in the Youth and experience, division, had a smashing victory and Lapsley, were pitted against over Rosario and thereby improved each other on one of the Ming Yuen his position at the top of the skip's rinks and youth carried the day, by table! He is now 85 shots up, only a useful number. Watson was the Bob Hall, of the K.F.C. being able only K.FC. skip to win after a to hold him to a tie. All the home game with Deacon. team were consistently good, but
Sloan
The Kowloon Tong team e
had
the visitors found it very difficult things pretty much their own way to "find" the green.
against Craigengower juniors, only Harry Westlake was swamping C. Alves winning for the visitors, and Roza Pereira until the latter scored Basto and Houghton, having hand- 10 in the last three heads to lose some home wins.