THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6 1937
LOCAL TYPHOON'S BIG DAMAGE
A. Hyde. Lay, Cleft) and A. W. Grimmitt (right) were in good form for Scotland and England, respectively, in the Gutierrez Shield bowls matches yesterday.
GUTIERREZ SHIELD
al
FOUR MATCHES.
HELD
FILIPINO'S GOOD DUCKWORTH
WIN
Four matches were played in the
GEORGE
TO RETIRE
London, August 9.
MANY CLUBS LOSE BUILDINGS WHILE SOCCER STANDS ALSO TOTALLY WRECKED
C.B.A. AND FILIPINOS VERY
UNFORTUNATE
(By "REFEREE”)
(By "Referee")
THE typhoon which struck the Colony with such relentless force in the early hours of last Thurs- day morning left a trail of wreckage behind at the various sporting Clubs in the Colony.
ON THE ISLAND SIDE, ALL BATHING SHEDS AT NORTH POINT WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED, THE BAMBOO STANDS BEING TOTALLY DEMOLISHED, WHILE THE CHINESE CIVIL SERVICE CLUB WAS ALMOST TOTALLY WRECKED. IN AD- DITION, THE NEW EUROPEAN SWIMMING CLUB, ONLY RE- CENTLY OPENED, WERE UNFORTUNATE TO LOSE THEIR STAND AND CLUBHOUSE, WHILE AT WEST POINT, THE CHUNG SHING BENEVOLENT SOCIETY'S BATHING PAVI- LION SUFFERED A SIMILAR FATE INSOFAR AS THEIR BAM- BOO STANDS WERE CONCERNED.
prise for he is only a sur recreation ground, leaving the floor behind!
years of
Gutierrez Shield International George-Duckworth, the Lan- Sports grounds suffered similarly in many parts of the Colony, Lawn Bowls Competition yester cashire and England wicket- the Central British Association Clubhouse, at King's Park, being day when Scotland beat Portugal keeper, is retiring from first- totally demolished, the four walls of the structure and the roof by 25 shots to 18, and England beat class cricket at the end of the being carried backwards by the force of the wind onto the Naval Ireland 26 shots to 11, on the Crai-
season. His decision gengower Cricket Club green, In- dia beat China by 26 shots to 16 at Club de Recreio, while on an ad age, and is one of the best wic-
ket keepers in the world. out- joining green Malaya were
Duckworth first gained a place classed by the Philippines to the
in the Lancashire team in 1923. tune of 25 shots to 10.
He helped Lancashire carry off McKelvie and Hyde-Lay laid the the Championship in three suc- years-1926-27-28--and foundation for Scotland's victory cessive over Portugal, who were most in- in 1928 he had the fine perform consistent. Scotland forged ahead ance to his credit of dismissing on the 16th - end when leading 107 batsmen-77 caught and 30
stumped... 13-12 when they scored a six.
SCOTLAND
W. L. Walker
R. G. Craig
A. Hyde-Lay
J. McKelvie
(Skip)
2
PORTUGAL
L. F. Xavier
A. A. Remedios
R. F. Luz
HA Alves
25 (Skip)
He has played 10 times against Australia and nine times against South Africa.
LANCASHIRE
18 TO LOSE
England, holders of the title,
were not unduly extended by Tre TWO PLAYERS
land and maintained a comfortable lead all the way, scoring 13 shots on the last five heads to emerge easy" winners.
ENGLAND
S. A Bright
S. Randle
A. W. Grimmitt
IRELAND
H. Lockhart
W. Mulcahy
N. J. Bebbington
J. Cavanagh
26 (Skip)
11
PITIFUL SIGHT
The newly erected Filipino, The K.C.C. was untouched, while Club, which one reaches just be-Kowloon Bowling Green Club's only.
damage was to the wall adjoining fore the C.B.A. ground, was also their main gateway, where an uproot- badly damaged, beyond repair in-led tree crashed backwards, demolish- sofar as the roof and second flooring the wall were concerned. When the Club- house was visited yesterday afternoon, all that was left of the The Kowloon Football Club present- building was the ground floored 2 pitiful sight, the three sides of changing rooms and a Frigidaire, the stands being wrecked beyond re- cognition, the main stand having while the telephone was still in- telescoped badly. The Clubhouse was tact on a shelf on the damaged severely damaged, and it will be some stairs leading to what was once time before normality returns. the top floor!:
The four supporting pillars for the roof, were hanging over the sides of the building and when I arrived on the scene they were being knocked down by workmen, but the tennis
court was ready for play!
was
SOUTH CHINA PAVILION
London, August 7.
Just above the Filipino Club was Watson and Booth, the Lanca the partially wrecked South China shire professionals, conclude Athletic Association Tennis Club, the their engagements with the roof from the roadway approach to the building having disappeared and county at the end of the present the force of the gale having wrecked everything inside. But, like the Fili- Watson has been with the pino Club, the courts were unscarred, although the iron supports for the county since 1920, and holds the wire netting were badly bent by the record for the highest individual force of the wind. score made at Old Trafford-300 not out against Surrey in 1928.
season.
The Marina hockey grounds, belong- fing to the Hong Kong Area Sports Board and the KITC, were undam- aged beyond a few stray patches where the sea had encroached, leaving shallow depressions. But these de- fects should be remedied in time for the commencement of the hockey sea-
son
on the Island, soccer Clubs suffered severely, and it very much looks as if all Clubs will return a deficit on their balance sheets at the end of the cur- rent year unless gate receipts work miracles.
SHEER PROVIDENCE
At the Valley, the Hong Kong Foot- ball Club's four stands were blown all over the place and it was sheer pro-
The Royal Naval Recreation Club, tucked away as it is under the lip ofvidence that buildings in the vicinity the hill which overlooks the Recreio
A. W. Hollidge
(Skip) India won as they liked against China, at King's Park, and secured Booth first played for Lanca-football ground, was untouched, while an early lead of 9 shots to 1 on the shire in 1927 and returned to the the fencing round the ground was in fourth end, while they were lead-county about three seasons ago similar shape, but Recreio's stands on ing, 134 on the sixth. China ral-after a spell in the Lacashire while the nursery growth of trees lied splendidly, however, taking League.
the scores to 18-15, in India's favour, on the 15th end. But their
their soccer ground were no more.
just behind were damaged, these be- ing in a direct line with the C.B.A. Clubhouse.
rally faded away and India forged The Phillippines, who are field- AMAZING ESCAPE
fortable win. Pau,ing a fairly strong team this sea-
ahead for
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INDIA
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and A. MAtienza being in fine fettle. Mal
were very weak in comparison:
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Probably one of the most amazing. 10, thin about King's Park
YMCA Tennis Club,
it is built of plaster with carr iron roofing, was untouched and still standing when I visited the ground later on The KITC was likewise intact, yet the Deutscher Klub (Ger- man Tennis Club), which is almost in a line in front of them, was partially wrecked in the rear, lates being miss ing and broken, while the back of the
was badly dam
did not suffer from pieces of flying timber. It will be fully a month be- fore their new stands are erected.
South China Athletic Association were also severely hit by the typhoon, the four stands encircling the ground being destroyed, leaving the concrete Clubhouse and ornamental gate stand- ing.This is incredibly hard luck on them in view of the pending visit of the Islington Corinthians, for which they were planning additional seating.
The ground at Causeway Bay head- quarters of the Royal Navy duri the Winter months and scene of last Interport football match, fed four wrecked stands, in
to the roof of their Clubhouse corrugated iron palisadin fenced off the ground is no m one can look from the Fraya Causeway Bay straight LC, which luckily only minor