THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18, 1988.
Lawn Bowls Pen
Pen Sketches
FIRST INTERPORT MATCH WILL BE HELD ON
ON SUNDAY
THE stage is all set for the Interport Lawn Bowls contest between the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association and the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Asso- tion.
THE FIRST MATCH OF THE SERIES WILL BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY WHILE THE FIRST MATCH THE NORTHERN TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN WILL BE AGAINST CRAIGEN- GOWER CRICKET CLUB, ON SATURDAY, AT THE VALLEY. Below will be found 'pen-sket ches of the Shanghai and Hong Bowls teams:- Kong Interport Lawn
INTERPORT FIXTURES
The following is the programme for the visitors from which they will be seen that they will be engaged every day during their stay here.
All matches commence at 3 p.m. Saturday, 15th October-v Craigen-
gower Cricket Club.
Sunday, 16th October-v Hong Kong (1st Interport match) at. Kowloon Dock R.C.
Monday, 17th
Football Club.
October-v Kowloon
Tuesday, 18th October-v Police Re-.
creation Club.
Wednesday,
19th October-v Hong
Kong (2nd Interport. match) at Civil Service C.C.
Thursday, 20th October-v Kowloon
Cricket Club.
Friday, 21st October-v Indian Recrea-
tion Club.
Saturday, 22nd October-v Hong Kong (3rd Interport match) at Club de Recreio.
Interport Dinner at Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.
October-v Bowling Green Club.
Sunday, 23rd
Kowloon
Monday, 24th October-v Hong Kong
Football Club.
Tuesday, 25th October-v H.E. the Governor's team at Government House, three rinks.
Wednesday. 26th October-v Combined Yacht Club and Kowloon Tong rink at Kowloon Tong.
Thursday, 27th October-v Combined Taikoo and Electric rink at Taikoo. Friday, 28th October-v Hong Kong“
Lawn Bowls Association rink.
H. Wallace (Shanghai Lawn Bowls. Club) is a brilliant. all-round bowler, equally at home in any position. He played Inter- port in Hankow in 1932 and again in 1936, and he skipped this season's win- ning rink of the Mercury Cup competition and is this season's Shanghai Singles Championship winner. "He is Captain and manager of
the team.
K. L. Swartzell (Shang- hai Junior Golf Club), a bowler of three years standing, has made great strides in the game. Very keen, he can. be relied on to play a steady game, and is the first American to be selected to play Interport bowls for Shanghai in Hong Kong. He is a lead or No. 2, although recent- ly he has been playing. No. 3 in League games.
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A. M. Gutierrez (Clube 'Lusitano) is a good - all- round player in any posi tion and a successful skip for his Club. He has had years' bowling ex- perience during which period he has regularly reached the quarter-finals of the Singles, Pairs and Rinks Championships: He played Interport against. Hankow in Shanghai in the -1934 series and is the holder of many Club trophies.
W. J. MacDermott. (Police Recreation Club) is this year's most successful skip, not having last 2 game throughout the whole sca- son. He has many years of experience behind him, but this is his first appear- ance in the Interport series. He is an excellent skip and a sound No. 3.
A.-E. COATES.-Secured his first recognition in 1933, playing. lead to R. F. Luz, who beat Charlie Richards rink by 6 shots. J. M. C. Lopes, who is one of our visitors again this year, took part in the same match. Secured Interport honours again in 1935, playing No. 1, his natural position, to Adam Holland. It was an unhappy game as far as the Hong Kong team was concerned, but not due to the fault of this player. He won the Open Singles in 1936, beating L. A. Gutierrez, a former winner, in the Final.
A. R. DALLAH.-The first Malay to secure Interport recognition for the Colony, and he is worthy of the honour. A deadly driver when skipping an I.R.C. or Malay international rink, he proved that. it is not his only shot by playing his way into the Semi-Final of the Open Singles this season.
J. MCKELVIE. Played as No. 2 in the second Interport match against Shanghai at C.S.C.C. in 1935, and did all that was possible to secure victory for the team. Made himself sure of a place this year by his display in the International Shield Final. Secured several Soccer Interport caps and is a useful, golfer.
B. W. BRADBURY.-A player who has always caught the eye, ́and' one who achieved the local bowler's ambition by winning the Open Singles this year. A First Division skip for years, he first secured Interport recognition as No. 2 in 1932, being a member of the only Hong Kong team to win in Shanghai. The other members of that tean, who were the guests of honour at a dinner given by the H.K.L.B.A. on their return, were U. M. Omar (Skip) J, C. Brown, R. S. Nichol and H. Hampton. Hong Kong then won all three games. A. J. Hall, now in Hong Kong, skipped one of the Shanghai rinks, by the way, losing by a single shot. can be relied to pull his weight, and his team know it.
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L. P. XAVIER.—One of the five Club de Recreio players to secure Interport honours, his first Interport, but probably the forerunner of many more. Draws steadily to the jack and is not smitten with nerves.
H.K.L.B.A. PRESIDENT
Mr. A. Hyde Lay, President of Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association, repre sented Hong Kong against Shanghai in 1933 and 1936, and won the Colony Singles Championship in 1933.
'History Of Interport
Contests
It was in 1917 that the question of an Interport Lawn Bowls 'contest was first brought up, so that, in all, 15 Interport matches have taken place between Shanghai and Hong Kong. The history of In- terport Lawn Bowls, therefore, is not a very long one.
In 1917 the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association sent an invitation to the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association to send a team of bowlers to play in Shanghai.
The invitation had to be declined with much regret. The Great War was still on and it was almost impossible to obtain leave of absence owing to greatly depleted office staffs, added to which there were difficulties in obtaining exemption from military duties. It was therefore not possible to send a team away to Shanghai- that year.
Shanghai sent another invitation in 1918, but this also had to be declined officially for various reasons. Unofficially, however, four very keen lawn bowlers in Messrs. C. Bond, W. G. Gerrard, D. Harvey and W. Russell (Skip) made a trip to Shanghai and there they played the first match of the present Interport series for the "Prentice " Cup.
Up to and including 1929, the honours were decided on the result of only one match, but since 1930 the honours rested on the result of three official games. In the single game series the honours are even, each port having secured 6 wins, but Shanghai has won 5 to Hong Kong's 2 in the three games series. The present score is Shanghai 1 wins to Hong Kong's 8.
Owing to the Sino-Japanese conflict the matches in 1937 were postponed much to the regret of all bowlers.
Hong Kong vs. Hankow.
The Interport series with Hankow began in 1918 when the local team went up to Shanghai. In the first encounter Hankow were beaten by 25-8. Hong Kong also won the successive two matches in 1920 and 1922.
In 1924, however, Hankow avenged their defeat when the Hong Kong team was disposed off by the large margin of 31-9, and in 1934 Hankow lost again, but only after playing an extra end. The score was 21-19.
H. A., ALVES-Made his name in the last series in Hong Kong, when, having been brought in as reserve at the last minute, he turned out to be U. M. Omar's best support: Went to Shanghai with the last team, in 1936, and had the honour of skipping the only rink which won. Steadiness personified.
E. Ç. FINCHER -One of the most successful skips of the year, he well deserves his first Interport honour. Plays a fine drawing game, but is not averse to putting a pound on if required, although that department will no doubt be well looked after by his skip, Has and plays golf played often in Interport tennis and cricket encounte quite well.
HOLLIDGE. game for some yen
-Another new cap, Has been playing a useful past. ~ Though probably worth a place, he is
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