THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 30, 1988
BOWLING GREEN CLUB'S TRIUMPH
R HALL'S RINK SAVE K.F.C. RECORD
Club de Recreio's Triple Win
(By "SKIP")
that he was down by a singleton. The first three men on the Police side were usually beating the home trio, lea- ving Randle with pretty well every- thing to do to make a fight of it.
He played a wonderful game to al- most savo his sido from defeat and with a less reliable opponent might
some
drew through the narrowest of ports to secure the shot and save a count.
DOCK'S NARROW WIN
"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS
COMMENTARY
First Division?
will
have pulled off a victory, for Ted Post H.K.F.A. To Have Larger LAST Saturday's lawn bowls programme was one of the most drow delightful shots at vital interesting of the season and, although there were one or moments. On one notable occasion he two surprises, the Civil Servants beat the Police, for instance, most games finished pretty well in accordance with general expectations.
Though entries for the different di- Club de Recreio secured triple wins, the teams being nearly 80 shots changes. for their game against Kow-League close to-morrow, according to The Indians made several positional visions of the Hong Kong Football up in their three games, while Kowloon Bowling Green Club loon Dock, who, due to a social event the rules, I am told that no club has achieved a feat they have not done for many years. In overcoming which many of their players attend. yet sent in any entries and Craigengower, they have made the race for honours very interested, appeared to have a weak team out. probably not do so till after the An- Fred Cullen came to the fore with a nual General Meeting of the Associa- smashing win against Arculli, tion.
who could make no impression on the old will have decided on the composition But by the end of July, the Council Interporter and scored on only. 4 of the different divisions. not quite up to standard, their play the year holds no lure to footballers, heads. Whilst his front men were
The topic of soccer at this time of appeared worse than it was by the who, under the present weather, condi- brilliance of the opposition, prominent tions, are concerned with other past- amongst whom was Tom Coleman. times and who will not be interested
In a low scoring game Sammy Gray till the advent of the cooler weather.. skipped his side to a one-shot
win,
ing again and much interest will be taken in their meeting with Kowloon Cricket Club, on Saturday.
In the Second Division, Taikoo did well to beat Police and, in doing so, secured their third consecutive victory. Craigengower were fully expected to beat Kowloon Bowling Green Club, but the magnitude of the score was wholly unexpected. Kowloon Cricket Club were given a trouncing by Craigengower, at the Valley, and are not proving nearly as strong as anticipated.
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Kowloon Football Club very nearly came a cropper · at Kowloon, but with "the shot of the season, Bob Hall won the game by scor- ing seven on the very last head of the game.
Although up on two rinks, Kowloon Bowling Green Club had much to thank Ernie Lines for, regarding the magnitude of their victory, as he overcame U.M. Omar by 20 shots and on the day's play was good value for the win. Guy re-appeared after an absence of two or three weeks and strengthened the rink, his, drawing to the jack being excellent. The whole rink played well and it is a tribute to Gomes to say that he just had the edge on Cheesman.
NOT CONSISTENT Whiteman played some brilliant shots, but was not nearly consistent enough, whilst the younger Omar was right off his game, a fact which bo-
caure
obvious because his opposite number was playing so well. "U.M" played well, but the position was al- ways against him, a remark which ap- plies to Bradbury, in-his-game-against- Meyer.
With two new men in his rink, the Craigengower skip was nearly always "Up against it": added to which was the fact that the home skip was in great form. A
fine
Bradbury also played a very game and was not having much of the
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An anxious time will probably be spent over the First Division, as the Navy, who dropped out last year owing
SKIP'S" FORECAST FOR SATURDAY to the political tension in China, have
Police R. C.
Kowloon B. G. C.
Club de Recreio_
Indian R.. C.
*Civil Service C. C.
Club de Recreio
DIVISION
intimated their intention of compet- ing again, and I feel that their inclu- (57)sion must be accepted as a matter of
fact.
FIRST
(67)
v Craigengower C. C.
(60)
V Kowloon Cricket .C.
(49)
(82)
(41)
(-)
SECOND
$ $ I I I € € 9.
Kowloon Docks
Civil Service C. C.
DIVISION
* Football Club “A”
v Craigengower C. C.
(62)
Taikoo R: C.
(40)
1
Football Club “B”
v Kowloon B. G. C.
*(49) V
Police R. C.
THIRD DIVISION
(53).
(43) v Club de Recreio
() Kowloon Tong
(60) v Football Club "C"
-(63)—.v—H, K. Electric R. C.
.... (58)
(-)
(56)
(53).
-Denotes promoted team. t-Denotes relegated team.
Kowloon Football Club
Kowloon Cricket Club Craigengower C. C.
-R.-H.-K.-Yacht -Club-
Figures in brackets denote scores in corresponding match last year.“
way
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TAIKOO SHINE
Added to this, Kwong Wah, winners of the Junior Shield Competition and third in the Second Division, are also First applying for admission to the Division, and it is difficult to see them
being excluded. "
Kwong Wah have by their conduct
and
on the field of play and their position in the Second Division, earned the right to apply, and I am sure that their case will receive sympathetic consider- ation.
Two seasons ago, the Eastern Kowloon Chinese were admitted to the First Division simply because they were able to show the Association that they had a number of First Division players who had joined them other clubs!
YESTERDAY'S
CLOSE OF PLAY CRICKET SCORES
from
London, To-day. :
The following were the cricket close of play scores:
Derby 151 v. Australians 191 for.
1, at Chesterfield.
Gloucester 96 v. Essex 324 for 6, at Brentwood.
rub of the green. Bob Duncan and their win against the Police. Sherriff whilst J. C. Brown and Dallah, shared Dick Basa had a great struggle, with had a very useful win over Carey, the spoils, thanks to a good recovery the latter scoring the only win for the leading all the way to finish up 10 by the latter, who scored 6 in the visitors.
Glamorgan v. Sussex 426 for 6, to the good, after blanking his oppo-last three, heads. Although he began his scoring with nent out for 8 heads, at one period.
at Swansea. a nap-hand on the second head, the During this time 16 shots were chalked
Kent 58. v. Leicester 195 and 74 Valley player scored on only nine ends, up and, although good all the
The best performance in the Second for 1, at Tunbridge Wells. but his 2 shot victory was well earned. through, it was during this spell that Division was that of the Taikoo, who Lancashire 207 for 3 v.. Iamp- "Dick" was drawing some pretty Burling and McGowan excelled. The
had a good win on the. Police Green, shots, but he had: Charlie Rosselet to latter was brilliant, and Sherriff had largely due to the eight which Tom shire, at Manchester (rain stopped thank for many of the chances to do little to do for a while, but was al- Stainton scored in the last couple of play). so, for the latter broke up several ways handy when the situation later
heads. With the visitors down two M.C.C. 112 for 3 v. Cambridge heads to leave the "kitty" open.
on became unfavourable.
shots all round, at that stage, they ONĘ MAN SHOW
obtained 10 shots to their host's single- 370, at Lord's.
Notts 432 v Somerset 69 for 0, at ton to record an unexpected win.
Although Craigengower literally Worcester. swamped Kowloon Bowling Green Club, the hugeness of their
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Jack Hollidge and Wally Mair had It was a one-man show at King's a very close game with the former, Park, where the Portuguese Club on- emerging the victor by 4 shots, thanks tertained Kowloon Cricket Club, for. F. to a 3 on the last head, X. Silva had a big win against Jimmy Sam Randle was a host unto himself Hyde to retain the 2 points. Dick against Ted Post, in spite of the fact Alves was all square with Ernie Kern, scoring on the last & heads to achieve that result, whilst Teddy Fincher re- tained his unbeaten record by narrow-
ly beating Luz... This latter match pro- duced a rare battle between the two skips, the situation repeatedly chang- ing: Xavier met more than his match
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uwa bean rather flattered them. Jack-Cavanagh had the biggest win, against Ted Thompson, none of whose men seemed
Winning on two rinks. and being WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD. able to get the green, and were com
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