THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28, 1937.
OMARS WIN OPEN PAIRS BOWLS TITLE
U. M. Omar, left, and A. M. Omar, right, are the new Open Pairs Lawn Bowls champions, and the first "brothers" to secure the title.
K.C.C. SUFFER CRUSHING DEFEAT AT HANDS OF RECREIO
E. C. FINCHER AND G. LODIKER
FAIL TO CAPTURE SET
(By “ADREM”)
At Cox's Road yesterday afternoon, in the "A" Division of the Lawn Tennis League, Club de Recreio beat Kowloon Cricket Elub by 7% sets to 1%.
LUZ BROTHERS LOSE
BY 20 TO 15
ELDER BROTHERS IN THRILLING DUEL
TN direct contrast to the Semi-Final Round games, the final of the Open Pairs Lawn Bowls competition yesterday on the Kowloon Bowling Green, between the Omar brothers and the Luz brothers resulted in a win for the Omars by 20 shots to 15, and produced bowls of a very high standard, such as has seldom been witnessed in the Colony, and undoubtedly the best that has been seen in this competition since its inauguration four seasons ago.
ALL FOUR PLAYERS WERE RIGHT ON FORM, WITH THE IPS SUPERB AND IT CAN REALLY BE SAID THAT THE GAMES WAS ACTUALLY A DUEL BETWEEN THE ELDER BROTHERS, NEITHER SIDE WHEN LYING A SHOT, COULD BE CERTAIN OF IT UNTIL THE EAST WOOD WAS DELIVER- ED, AND IN MOST HEADS THE SHOT CHANGED SIDES SEV- ERAL TIMES DURING A HEAD.
J. F. Luz started very steadily and had the better of A. M. Omar for the first half of the game, but in the later period he fell off while his opponent improved
Both U. M. Omar and R. F. Mention must be made of the ex- Luz were brilliant with Omar cellent arrangements by the Kow- slightly the superior. Luz was loon Bowling Green Club. The large very good in his drawing, while crowd of over 200 spectators were Omar was prominent in prepar-well provided for with seating ac- ing for an emergency.
commodation.
The Omar brothers opened the
head.
Although this result was not altogether unexpected, it was generally conceded that the home team would make a much bet-scoring with a two. The Luz brothers ter showing. Apart from some gallant tennis by Ernie Fincherfollowed suit in the next and Gray, however, the K.C.C. were completely overwhelmed even the Teddy Fincher George Bodiker combination failing to capture a single set.
A four, and a three gave the Crai- gengower pair a 9 shot to 6 lead at the fifth head, while the Portuguese pair were only able to score two sin
8.
FINE BOWLS
The winners thoroughly de- Crawford and Guest, although re- served their victory, and reveal-vealing flashes of individual bril-gles on the next two heads. ed great improvement over their liance, could not sustain the rallies, On the seventh head E. F. Luz, by form against the C.R.C., when especially in volleying duels and brilliant drawing, lay the shot, but their championship aspirations the natural outcome against the ag-U. M. Omar promoted 2 front wood were severely crushed. Particu-gressive Portuguese, was the loss to get the shot by a measure. larly impressive were C. A. Bar-of alt their sets. retto and H. A. Barros, who sail Recreio are now practically as ed through the opposition to sured of the runners-up position, return an unbeaten record.
while C.B.C. must take the title. It J. Gonsalves and A. V. Remedios is quite inconceivable that K.C.C. were responsible for the demorali will beat them, and I cannot see sation of E. G. Fincher and Gany other team doing so. Bodiker. They quickly assumed the E. C. Fincher and G. Bodiker upper hand and ran to a 5-2 lead lost to A. V. Remedios and J. in a short time. Despite a despair-lost to C. A. Barretto and H. A
Gonsalves ing effort by the K.C.C. pair, who Barros played brilliantly to level the lost to A. V. Gosano and F. J.
Remedios scores, the Portuguese were not to be denied and won at 7-5.
FOOT-FAULTED Bodiker, in this set, was evidently worried at being foot-faulted by G.
The next head produced excellent bowing. R. F. Luz drew the shot though the jack was surrounded. On the ninth head good bowling by the p. F. Luz enabled the Recreio pair younger Luz and a splendid draw by
(K.C.Cselves in a better position, while on to score four shots and place them-
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The leads were in the limelight TO-DAYS
in the next head. T. A Laz trailed
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S. A. Gray and E. F. Fincher (K.C.C.) the jack beautifully, and AMTENNIS tied with Remedios and Gonsalves 66 Omar was equally brilliant when he lost to Barretto and Barros
lay the second shot, but U. M beat Gosano and Remedios.
A. E. P. Guest and A. Crawford Omar again bumped a wood to get lost to Remedios and Gonsalves 1-6 the shot. Clarke, the umpire, who very lost to Barretto and Barros rightly ruled that he was dropping lost to Gosano and Remedios his left leg over the line before de-
livery.
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SPRUNG THE JACK On the 12th head,
The Omars
LR.C. BEAT U.S.R.C. were lying two
AV Gogano and J. J Remedios Goldman And Sullivan
vindicated themselves of their poor showi in their previous ga and played very well to win
was very severe
and played his usual
Undefeated
draw got on
In his attempt R. F. Luz
the Omars
From
At Sookunpoo yesterday, the Indian deteriora Recreation Club beat the United Ser-planded.
ices Recreation Club by 6 sets to 3- HD. Rumjahn and A. H. Madar
(LRC)
lost to A. L Sullivan and L.
Goldman
best Capt. Lock and Capt.
Campbell
beat J. Smalley and J. W. Riley
IM. A. Razack and A. R. Minu
(IRC)
lost to Sullivan and Goldman.
beat Lock and Campbell
beat Smalley and Riley
8. A. Ismail and S. A. Rúmjahn
(ERC)
lost to Sullivan and Goldman best Lock Ind Camubeli
Smalley
The Omars
Thead, but
two twos
being led
three shots at the 19th head.
VERY EXCITING
The 20th: the Luz
trailed the jack
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in to result.
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