THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 17, 1987.
CONGRATULATIONS TO RECREIO
HARDCOURT TENNIS
THRILLS
Two Fine Matches Gurtailed
FINCHER & GUEST WIN
only complaint that spec- could have had regarding the tennis served up at the Unit- ed Services Recreation Club yes- terday afternoon, was the anti- climaxes due to the unfortunate curtailment owing to bad light, of two of the finest matches seen in Hong Kong for some time.
AN
EXCELLENT BRAND OF TENNIS FEATURED THE MATCHES
TSUI BETWEEN WAI PUI AND A CRAWFORD AND S. A. RUMJAHN AND A. L. SULLIVAN, FLUCTUATING FOR- TUNES KEEPING EXCITEMENT AT FEVER-PITCH.
Crawford hitting desperately on both hands, successfully withstood all that Tsui, vastly improved as a result of his European tour, threw into the battle, and fighting grimly
H. A. Alves, above, the Club de Recreio skip, has played a promin- ent part in his Club's success in winning the First Division Lawn Bowls Championship.
INTERNATIONAL
LAWN BOWLS
SEMI-FINALS
U. M. Omar Brilliant For India
when facing almost certain defeat, DR. ATIENZA SHINES
FOR PHILLIPINES
drew level at 4-all and led 5-4 in. the second set after having lost the first to three.
(By "SKIP")
of the
REMARKABLE RECOVERY A reasonably large crowd turned A similar tussle was staged on an out to see the semi-finals adjoining court between Sirdar Gutierrez International Shield at Rumjahn and A. L. Sullivan. Sulli- the K.C.C. on Sunday and they were rewarded with some good bowling in the match between Scotland and India which the latter won with a useful margin to spare.
RESULTS AT A GLANCE. A. E. P. Guest beat I. M. A. Razack 6-4, 6-2. E. C. Fin- cher beat G. Choa 7-5, 6-3 Tsui Wai pui was leading A- Crawford 6-8, 5—5 and S.A. Rumjahn and A. L Sullivan were a set all and 5-all when darkness intervened.
CHAMPIONSHIP WON FOR FIRST TIME
IN HISTORY OF CLUB
HOLLIDGE'S LONE WIN
AGAINST C.C.C.
(By "SKIP")
ALL bowlers in the Colony will join me in congra- tulating the Club de Recreio on winning the league Championship for the first time in the his- tory of the Club. They have played consistently well throughout the season and what I think is equally important, have had very few team- changes.
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IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THIS SAME REMARK AP. PLIES TO THE WINNERS OF BOTH THE OTHER DIVISIONS, IN RATHER GREATER DEGREE AS FAR AS THE INDIANS ARE CONCERNED AND TO A LESSER DEGREE IN THE CASE SELECTION COMMITTEES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE CLUB MAY WELL MAKE A NOTE OF THE LESSON ON TEAM SPIRIT, WHICH THIS APPEARS TO GIVE.
The Recreio team took no chances in their vital game with Kowloon Dock on Saturday and playing well to a man exactly doubled their opponents score to win by the big margin of 41 shots. Although all three rinks were up, it was Luz who carried off the chief honours with a 21 shot victory over Fred Cullen. He and his team touched absolutely top form and quite out-played the Dock men, for whom Cullen played as well as anyone with few chances to do anything but save some here and there,
Road men
Without disparaging the play of McKelvie's four could do little question, but the Aus the other three men unduly, it can against F. X Silva and his men and were too good. Henson was out-- be said to have been Omar's match the big score in the latter's favour standing as skip against L. Jack as he was in really great form after by no means flattered the home and he brought off some spectacular the first few heads. To begin with quartette. The visitors were not shots which brought their reward. he was not convincing and sent up playing at all badly, far from it, but The Club de Recreio seconds just several slack woods in the first four just so soon as they put one near managed to get home against the heads or so but when one of these the kitty, one of Portuguese players H.K.F.C., Guy Stephens doing very was fortunate enough to save either rested it or took out with well to beat J. J. Basto who has van playing at the top of his form, count of at least five, he seemed to deadly accuracy. J. C. Brown put been so successful as a skip during The Police trounced won the first set for the loss of take advantage of the psychological up the best fight on behalf of the the season. three games, dropped the second effect of his good fortune and from visitors, and after trailing most of Taikoo at the Valley. Chalmers hav- and was being led 3-0 in the final, that stage, never looked back, play the time he drew level at 16 to evening the visitors' only win and that when he staged a remarkable reing a consistently fine game for the tually show a deficit of four shots. by a single shot. covery, won the next five games în remaining heads.
(Continued on Page 20). a row only to be pulled back to 5-all.
Teddy Fincher beat young George Choa in straight sets but did not bably greatly under-rated in local have matter all his own way. The competitive tennis circles, played Craigengower player was leading very steadily to beat 1 M. A. 5-4 in the first set but thereafter Razack of the LR.C. Fincher found his touch and swept
Craigengower won as anticipated, It needed Rakusen's good spurt against the Civil Servants, only after tea to enable the Third Divi- Hollidge scoring a win for the visitsion Champions to beat the Electri- ing team His victim was Basa, cians, as Cullip's rink fared badly who had little support from his after the interval, Deacon putting. men with the exception of Bill Way on nearly 20 shots in the last nine who was in really good trim and heads. Although down on one rink, quite the best of the four: Grimmitt, Bob Lapsley bowing to A. E. S. Guest was quite content to main-his opposite number was also in Alves, the Kowloon Football Club all before him to win the match tain the rallies and wait for his great form and there were many had a useful win against their Hong with the loss of only three further opponent's mistakes which, owing interesting battles between these Kong counterparts, both Joe Gibson to a tendency on the part of Razack two, with Hollidge able to consoli and Watson having big victories to games.
found to overhit, he
mmerous date the position much more suc- their credit.
IMPERTURBABLE QUEST
A. É. P. Guest, the imperturbable enough to allow him a fairly quick-cessfully than his opponent. K.C.C. player, and one who is pro- 'victory.
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Omar's rink, man for man, were
getting the better of McGowan's LAWN BOWL TEAMS and the big score in their favour was fully justified. Omar was agaîn brilliant and fully deserves his ex- jalted position in the skip's table.
Bradbury, who had good support| from Coates, was always just a little ahead of Randle and though the visiting skip was very good, hel was good value for his win.
morrow:-.
The following are the teams for to-
Clab de Recreio 2 A. M. Xavier, C. E. Xavier, E. de Sousa and E. Botelho (Skip).
"J. Remedios, A. F. Noronha, M. Car- valho and C. Roza Pereira (Skip).
C. M. Silva, C. EL Pereira, C. M. S. Alves and JM S. Rozario (Skip).
HEPC..
E. Casey, WJ. Buller, V. Walker and R. A Trengave (Skip).
J. Barnes, B. A. Mansell, E. G. Wal- lington and G.. E. Stephens (Skip) 5. W. Cressey, FHL Glover, Anslow and P. Morgan (Skip).
Kowloon Tong
The remaining match in this division resulted in a very close win for the K.C.C. over the Police, who on two rinks by small margins. There was little of interest in the Second League programme, al- though the KB.G.C. by beating the C. Mose, C. L. Gregory, A. Spary K.C.C. caused the latter's relega- and AH Basto (Skip).
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