1938-09-29

THE CHINA. MAIL, SEPTEMBER 29, 1988.

Open

Singles Bowls Final By

Although the Open Singles Bowls Final cannot be described as a great match, it proved to be a quite an interesting one and the attention of a large number of spectators was held until the very last wood was seat down, and this last wood in a game whilch went to 24 heads, provided an anti-climax:

By "Skip

K.C.C. ENJOY VERY GOODY PAST SEASON

Finances Good And Membership Up

Luz who was staging a grand re- short with his first, after which Luz covery hereabouts, Was shots when Bradbury had the last wood the short wood to be knocked up for lying three drew for the shot, jack high, only for to play. With the back position in his a favour and needing only one shot for drew shots with both, his next two Joe opened up the head with his sec- counter. The Portuguese player bury draw the shot on the 21st head: game ho came up heavily, secured a woods, one being faced out by the newond wood and drew a perfect first shot wick off his own shortish wood, which Interport skip. he may have as a secondary considera-lishman's tally at the next head and heled

Three was the Eng-with tion hoped to promote, and followed took the lead for the first time, re-ton and with the sympathy of the spec- his last one. He follow- through right onto the jack! But like taining it until the finish.

this

up with a nice single- B woman reading a book, I have com-

"Whatever troubles and hardships menced at the end!

Joe Luz was unfortunate to lose a new lease of life, so to speak. He had months or even years, I am sure every tators with the loser, seemed to take a may be in store for us in the next few the game went, in the proper chronolo-touchers, but experience out-generalled next head, slightly to the side,

Let us see how couple on the next end as he had two a toucher with his first wood on the member of the Club will meet them in gical order. .'

Bradbury won the toss and threw a

youth to count à brace.

and the true club spirit," said Mr. Justice medium jack to which Luz put up two bury. With Bradbury lying at

Score at 10th head was 9-5 to Brad-Bradbury, in trying to draw on a very K. E. Lindsell yesterday, when he pre- good shots, the Craigengower player next head, the Portuguese lead essayed

short head, was unlucky the tuck it away.

enough to sided at the annual general meeting of being very narrow in his attempt at aa heavy one, but the jack re-bounded former touching again, and each time during the past year, Mr. Justice Lind-

the Kowloon Cricket Club. heavy shot. It was probably his worst off a back wood to

Luz drew a second and third the Reviewing the activities of the Club wood of the game. The next head was with one.

leave not good, neither player having quite

Bradbury his opponent went through. Playing still sell said: got the weight of a fastish green, but,

NOT GOOD HEAD

shorter in order to block an ex- Joe Luz was, to put it callously, near-short on an open draw when he might

"I am very glad to be able to report Lying one on the next head Luz was

pected drive, the Portuguese that the Club, from the financial and er the jack than his opponent.

player caused the Valley man athletic point of view, has had a most AN UNLUCKÝ BUMP

have scored a couple. Not

to draw again and this time he successful year. The increase in our The third head was

head, this one, but there was

# good was short, leaving Joe with a handful. membership is a very healthy sign. We and Bradbury opened his account, only ing the shot alternately until the hon-sistency and tactics, for it must be said subscribers.. We regret to record the a little better action on the 13th, the players secur- his win by reason of his greater con- figure and we have 32 additional lady moreThen the end: Bradbury fully deserved are 24 full members up on last year's. to have this singleton nullified in the our rested with the bigger man, who that his experience had a lot to do with death of one member, Mr. J. Gardner. next head by the Recreio with a perfect third wood sprung the roll-up to land him on

man who, secured two more at the subsequent the result, though not as much as his jack to his own when Bradbury had number. Luz drew a nice one at the opponent's tendency to be short on the most excellent condition, thanks to the

the unlucky

"Our grounds and clubhouse are in been lying on top of the Kitty. Valley player acored one on the next ped off the hoo-doo figure with a sin-

The next head, but Bradbury then slip-player mostly favoured.

long heads of which the Craigengower sub-committees and end was unlucky to bump up. one of gleton.

their conveners. At cricket, our first team did reason- his opponent's four short woods for Bradbury. He followed this up with a Score at 15th head-13/7 to

jably well but once again lack of inci- sive bowling cost us a number of mat- ches. Many of

our batsmen make runs at any time but in the ab- could sence from our attack of Goodwin and our failure to find any outstanding new talent we failed too often to get the other side out. Our second team did exceedingly well though unable to re- peat the success of the previous sea- son. It is good that such game still appeals to such a large num- a grand ber of faithful followers.

second shot. Score after 5 heads was nice three, Luz being very short with JUBILEE

4/2 to J. A. Luz.

Things then began to brighten up last one.

3 woods and much too heavy with his and the large crowd which had by that time assembled saw a very good sixth the next head he trailed the jack and head, Bradbury was short

Luz came into the limelight when in RUGBY MATCH with his landed his toucher in the ditch for the RESULT

TOO HEAVY

was

first, but Luz put one on the object only shot, and his opponent having re-drawn to be rested out by a good one from the shot, forced him off the green to his opponent. Not to be out-done, he count two, his wood glancing off to the trailed the jack beautifully, "Brad" jack for a second toucher.

London, To-day. just failing by inches to draw the shot:

The Jubilee Rugby Match Joe tried to draw another, but in doing so caused his counter to turn over and fault of being short, the Portuguese International fiftten beat Bristol by

As the result of trying to cure his Oakes's and Mr. W. T.

held yesterday when Mr. R. F. turn the shot against him, the remain-man was too heavy at the 20th and

Pearce's ing two bowls making no change.

HIS FIRST LEAD

Bradbury chalked up 2 to became 20-9 16 points to 3. The Englishman drew level with a was near and so it proved to be though terday, Bridgend beat Cardiff in a

to the good. It looked as if the end single on a poor seventh head, only his Luz fought back well before his oppon- thrilling match by a solitary try.

In another Rugby match held yes-! counter being a good wood. Throwing ent secured the winning shot which I a medium head, Bradbury was slightly have described. Three times did Brad-Reuter.

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ly among our lady members. I hope it is only a passing phase.

"As to lawn tennis I find it hard to understand the falling off in enthu- siasm for tournament events, especial-

LAWN BOWLS SUCCESS "With regard to lawn bowls, our spe- cial congratulations are due First Division team which, after a dis-

to an (Continued on Page 21)

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