THE CHINA MAIL AUGUST 19, 1937.
OPEN RINKS able to see the jack and had to be
LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP
C. S. Rosselet's Rink Win In Darkness
LEONARD'S BRILLIANT
DISPLAY
Playing in darkness, after lead- ing at the 19th head by 22 shots to 20, C. S. Rosselet's Craigengower Cricket Club's rink won the Open Lawn Bowls Rink Championship yesterday at Club de Recreio, when they beat A. Hyde Lay's four by 30 shots to 20 in the final of the com- petition."
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NOT VERY GOOD BOWLSen The standard of the game did not reach great heights, but there were several good heads during the game. and Hyde Lay's rink must be com- mended in the magnificent manner in which they caught up their op- ponents after having been led by a large margin to come striking distance of winning the match.
within
Soares had the better of Watson for the greater part of the game. The latter did not play anything like his usual game till late in the match.
Leonard and Hosking shared the honours at No. two.
head to say
two shots when
The game was
for possession of the jack. The Craigengower rink preferred shorter heads and invariably came [out best on these, while the Kowloon rink were more at home in "much" though long heads and had the Valley-side
excellent in difficulty on several occasions.
J. Watson
J. Soares, C.B. Hosking, C.-Craigs A Hyde Lay
(skip)
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e sent down shots. Hyde Lay was very at the start, but improved greatly in the latter stages of the game and finished brilliantly, while "Charlie" Rosselet was good throughout the game, being especially sound with his heavy draws.
Though Hyde Lay's four scored a brace at the first head, they found themselves 12 shots in arrears at the fifth head, but steady bowling found them on equal terms at the 17th head, thanks to a five on the th end The Craigengower rink single on the next two
game was adjourn
-seared
The former was often planded for the manner in which The game was discontinued at the he drew the shot, his touchers 19th head with the Craigengower in the last three heads being Club rink leading by two shots, beauties. owing to the heavy drizzle which Hosking, after
heads an indifferent
the fell at the time, but the players start, finished strongly and these ed owing to rain. In pitch dark- suddenly decided to complete the two players provided the main isness the Craigengower rink re- game and the rest of the match was Iterest of the match.
gistered two fours on the next two played in darkness.
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HYDE LAY IMPROVES The remainder of the match Craig had the better of Souza was a farce as the players were not throughout the game, a and the latter
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J. W. Leonard, LC. R. Sonza, G.. S. Rasselet
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