THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1938.
BOWLS LEAGUE RESUMES TO-DAY
CRAIGENGOWER
SHOULD IMPROVE
THEIR POSITION
Police Favoured To Beat Reigning Champions
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(By "SKIP")
AWN Bowlers, and especially those who were compelled to "rest" last Saturday owing to the weather will probably again be on view to-day, and an interesting, if not very thrilling programme of! matches will be held, weather permitting.
Craigengower, present leaders in the First Division, will be at home to the Civil Service Cricket Club and can look forward with justifiable confidence to another pair of points.
The Indians, the only other unbeaten team in this League, meet Kowloon Cricket Club at home and should retain the spoils, although they will be fully extended. The home team remains unchanged, of course, whilst I see Jimmy Hyde has his son back as lead, in his rink.
It is with a certain amount of trepidation that I venture to fore- cast a win for Police over Recreio, and this only because of ad- vantage.
The Champions do not appear to have settled down yet, but if they win this away game their confiden- ce may be restored: They un- doubtedly have the players, but have been a little disappointing up to the present. Both teams have made slight positional changes, Marques, one of the best Second Division men in the Colony, is moving up to stabilise Dick Alves' rink.
GOOD MATCH
A good match is promised at Aus- tin Road, where Kowloon Dock do battle with their old protagonists, Kowloon Bowling Green Club.
Last year it will be remembered, the men from Hung Hom surprised. their hosts, winning comfortably on two rinks to secure victory by over a dozen shots. The advantage of playing on their own green, after losing three away matches, should spur K.B.G.C, to victory,
LOGAN'S RINK CHANGES
The prospects of K.B.G.C. pulling off a "double" are not exactly rosy as they meet the Hong Kong Foot- ball Club "A" team, at the Valley. The latter have a very imposing "shots up" record and should start hot favourites.
One or two changes have been made in Logan's rink after its heavy defeat last week, but it re- mains to be seen if they will streng- then it greatly.
The Footballers' "B" team clash with the Civil Servants, but whe- ther they will meet with any suc- cess, I have my doubts. The only away winner in this division should be Craigengower, who encounter the Police Club.
Taikoo ran the Club de Recreio to a very close game in their cor- responding clash last season, but I feel that there will be many more than three shots in the Portuguese Club's balance on this occasion.
Kowloon Football Club: "antici- pate, a successful. visit to North Point in their Third Division clash with the Yachtsmen, but I- cannot see any other visitors coming away with the points, al- though Craigengower may give Recreio a stiff game.
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LATEST
DERBY CALL-OVER
London, To-day.
The following is the latest call- over for the Derby, which will be Wednesday, run at Epsom next June 1:
Pasch 2 to 1 o, 9 to 4 t. Scottish Union 19 to 2 Golden Sovereign 21 to 2 Mirza 15 to 1 t and o. Pound Foolish 15 to 1 o, 100 to 6 t. Portmarnock 16 to 1
Bois Roussell 100 to 6 t and o. Fly On 22 to 1 o, 25 to 1 t. Malabar 28 to 1 o, 33 to 1 t. Manorite 88 to 1 o.
Troon 38 to 1 o, 60 to 1 t Tahir 40 to 1 o, 50 to 1 t. Chatsworth 40 to 1 o.
Ten 45 to 1
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Bland Star 50 to 1 o, 66 to 1 t. Halcyon Gift 50 to 1 o, 66 to 1 t. Licence 66 to 1 Caerloptic 100 to 1 t and o. Seventh Wonder 100 to 1 t and o.
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"SKIP'S" FORECAST FOR TO-DAY
C. C. C.
.*I. R. C.
P. R. C.
K. B. G. C.
+H. K. F. C. "A"
*C. S. C. C.
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FIRST
DIVISION
(66)
C. S. C. C.
(53)
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K: C.- C.
(-)
(40)
C. de R.
*(78)
(58)
K. D. R. C.
(71)
SECOND
DIVISION
(--)
K. B. G. C.
(-)
(-)
H. K. F. C. "B"
P. R. C.
(56)
C. C. C.
(59)
C. de 'R.
(58)
T. R. C.
(55)
THIRD
DIVISION
R..H. K. Y. C.
(61)
K. F. C.
(42)
+K. C. C.
H. K. E. R. C. ...
(~~)
C. de R.
(75)
C. C. C.
(50)
K. T. R. C.
(75)
H. K. F. C. "C"
(54)
* Denotes a promoted team.
Denotes a relegated team. Figures in brackets denotes scores in corresponding match last year.
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"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY
Centenary of Famous
Cricket Ground
TO-DAY TRENT BRIDGE, THE
'FAMOUS GROUND OF THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CRICKET CLUB, KNOCKS UP ITS CEN- TURY, AND THE OCCASION WILL BE CELEBRATED BY MEMBERS OF THE NOTTING- HAMSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE TEAMS, WHO MEET TO-DAY, IN A COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
Trent Bridge has seen cricketing history made since the days when teams of top-hatted and side-whiskered players were matched against another at £500 a side.
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The Gunns, Arthur Shrewsbury, Iremonger, Alletson, are among the famous names in Nottinghamshire cric- ket of recent years that come to mind. The Chairman, Secretary, and Captain of the Club (G. F. H. Heane) will be heard in a special broadcast pro- gramme from the B.B.C., and another celebrity who will come to the micro- phone is the eighty-three-year-old groundsman, who has been at Trent Bridge for sixty-four years.
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Team Selections & D. R.
Jardine's Comments
"AUSTRALIA has taught us a lesson or two," writes D. R. Jardine, England's former test the captain, in article in "Observer," contrasting the differ- ing atmospheres of selection of English and Australian teams.
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He points out that while criticism, and even pessimism, is freely indulged in in Australia, the legend that the team is unbeatable is unanimously ac- cepted after the final selection, result- ing in the almost invariable evolution of a real team;,. but pessimists must have their own way in England where many international tricketers forget the first rules of team-work.
Jardine adde that the absence of R. ES. Wyatt from the En--- glish team would be deplorable. Mr. Elton Ede, in the "Sunday Times," eulogises the outstanding pos- sibilities of individual Australians, who, moreover, are welded into a team hav- Ing the greatest confidence in the cap- tain. "This would sound more than usually frightful if English batsmen were as timid as they appeared two or three years ago," he adds; "but batting last year was more spirited. There will be plenty of competition for places, and it will no longer be easier to get in a test team than to get out of it.' Batsmen should, accordingly, be more confident against the bowling.
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Unconscious Humour!
WE
VE' learn from International News that Mr. Kohei Murakoso, the well- know Japanese long distance Olympic runner, has arrived in Shanghai in a troopship in the capacity of sergeant in the Japanese army, for active ser- vice on the Lunghai front.
He was chosen to serve in an in- fantry unit on account of his ability for long distance running,
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W. H.. Weston, the Northampton, East Midlands and England back-row forward, has announced his retirement from Rugby Weston has played 16 times for England, and went to the Argentine with the British team in 1080. He captained Northampton for the fifth time this season.
IT is interesting to learn that R. G.
Williams, the South Australian all- rounder, has left for England. He is going to Bradford to learn the techni- cal side of the wood trade and hopes in his leisure to play cricket with Lan- cashire or Yorkshire league teams. If anything should incapacitate E. L. McCormick, Williams' services could be co-opted by the Australian touring team. He is a fast-modium bowler.