GUTIERREZ SHIELD
LAWN BOWLS
SEVERAL TEAMS ANNOUNCED
R. F. LUZ DECIDES
TO PLAY
Selectors of International teams for the Gutierrez Lawn Bowls
RECREIO K. TONG MATCH POSTPONED
Due to the fact that both greens at Club de Recreio will be occupied by First and Second Division games to-morrow, the Third Division match between Recreio and Kow- loon Tong has been unavoidably postponed.
INTERESTING THIRD ROUND TIES
Grimmitt Given Fright By Gittins
A MARATHON
(By "SKIP").
The third round of the Open Singles has now been completed and has produced not only some very cahy, N. J. Bebbington, and J, Cavan good bowling but one or two rather agh (skip)..
Switzerland. J. S. Landolt, A. Leu-surprising results. enberger, E Kern and C. S. Rosselet (skip). *
came
MIDDLESEX DEFEATS LEICESTERSHIRE
Worcester Surprise Hampshire
London, To-day. Middlesex, after dropping points At the Club de Recreio on Mon-against Leicestershire in a match Philippines.-A. E. Castro, F. X. Del day evening there was a very fine badly interrupted by rain, Shield are reminded that they aregado, V. N. Atienza and R. Basa (skip). game between Ted Post of the Police back strongly against Somerset and China-C W. Lam, J. Pan, Y. Club and Archie Russell of the beat them convincingly in two days to send in their nominations to the Hsu and J. N. Wong (positions unde-KB.G.C. The latter went into a by an innings and 132 runs. Hon. Secretary as soon as possible.cided).
China and Switzerland have also With SO many players from entered teams for the competition, whom to choose their rinks, the and entries therefore total nine. English and Scottish selectors seem
be in
a quandary. So far Malaya, India, Ireland, to Switzerland. China and Philippines nominations, however, will be an
nounced shortly.
Many players will be pleased to India-D. M. Khan, A. R. Minu, Amind and will now participate in see that R. F. Luz has changed his M. Omar and U. M. Omar (skip).
Ireland L. Lockhart, W. Mal-ithe competition.
have selected their teams.
Malaya. A Bakar, M. R. Abbas, M. *Y. Adal and A. R. Dallah (skip).
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useful lead early on and although Middlesex batted first and thanks his opponent pulled up a good deal to a contribution of 129 by young the Kowloon player was too steady Edrich, compiled the respectable his total of 393. With Robins and Sims and went to his points with The
adversary on seventeen. Some great bowling. well, Somerset were only heads were played and I was sur-table to score 130 and 131 prised to see so few of the good crowd of spectators watching this Lowly-placed Worcestershire did
very well to beat Hampshire, being " Gittins gave Arthur Grimmitt a successful by 10 wickets. Hampshire fright before the latter got into the batsmen were right off form and next round by means a perfect shot after being dismissed for 103 in to score three when the Kowloon the first venture were only able to Tong man was leading 20-19 and top their opponent's score by 12 lying the shot. There was a poor runs which the latter obtained with- standard of bowls in the match be-out loss.
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tween Walker and Cook which the In a low-scoring match at Ports- latter won by reason of his accuracy mouth, New Zealand beat the Com- with heavy woods.
bined Services by nine wickets. Fea- MARATHON STRUGGLE
ture of the match was the excellent Jake Selby and J. C. Brown had batting of Lieut. Borgnis, who a marathon struggle of thirty-seven scored a dashing century towards heads before the former pulled off his side's first innings total of 180. a fine victory by a couple of shots-Reuter.
while Tommy Armstrong had a sur-At Lord's, Middlesex beat Somerset prisingly easy win against Perkins by an innings and 132 runs. who many thought would win view of his good form this sea-
son."
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Middlesex-393 (Frch 129). Somerset-130 (Robms 5 for 73) and
131 (Sims 5 for 55);" At Portsmouth, New Zealand beat
nis (101) and 148 (Cowie 5 for 36). New Zealanders-189 and 140 for 1.--
At Worcester, Worcestershire beat Hampshire by 10 wickets. Hampshire103 (Perks 6 for 47) and
Worcestershire 282 and 13 for 0.
EVERTON SIGN CHESTER STAR FOR £2,000 Chester F. C. were concerned in
One of the best matches to date the Combined Services by nine wickets. was that between Glen Cooper of Combines Services 180 (Lieut. Berg- Kowloon Dock and Randle, an ex- ceptionally high standard of bowls being reached. Randle appeared to have the game in his pocket when The got away with a lead of ten or 191.
so but then the Hung Hom player got into his stride and pulled up to reverse the positions. From then onwards it was anybody's game, and most of the onlookers (there were five. I believe!) thought that Co- oper had it, when, with the score two big transfer deals. Their half at 19 all he was counting three shots back, twenty-year-old Jackie Davies, and looked to be in- a pretty safe has gone to Everton at a fee of position. But Sam Randle pulled a £2,000. Chester have signed Clement beauty of the bag with a couple Smith, an inside forward of Halifax of pounds on and through a narrow Town, at a big fee. Smith is re- port to get the necessary two shots garded as one of the best forwards for game.
in the Northern Section. He is twenty-four.
“GOOD BOWLS” Dick Alves was too good for J. C.
Gill at the IRC the same evening tries had a neck and neck game at whilst Landolt got the better of Luz Kowloon Dock on Monday with the on the same
green. Hyde Lay former getting the verdict by one 2nd Howell, both Football Club en-shot Good bowls!
BEWARE! A.B.C. Don'ts:
OWLERS everywhere will have to watch their step.
BOWLE
The new A.B.C. Revised Rules are now operating and there are many pitfalls even for the wary. Paste these "Don'ts" up in your pavilion. Severe penalties are imposed for non-observance of the new rules.
DOHT serve up a rink or rinks less than 17 feet wide, it is
illegal
DON'T leave the chalk on any bowl
DONT leave a dead bowl on the green or any part of the play-
space.
DONT wander into the next rink without permission.
DON'T move a thrown jack until you are sure it is the length. DONT attempt any measuring, even roughly, by stepping. DON'T allow a bowl to touch a "Eight" jack.
DON'T follow a bowl more than 25 feet up the green. DONT do anything that exception might be taken to; power is given to fine up to 25/- for ices not stipulated in the
rules.