AGGREGATE AGAINST C.S.C.C. Total Number Of Shots In Game A Record?
K.B.G.C. Record A Triple
To Reverse Result Of Last Week
Although the result cannot be described as sensational, Kowloon Bowling Green's away victory over the Electricians upset the forecast of fellow scribes and myself, who had expected all the home teams to prove victorious.
Our predictions proved correct by a single shot in as many as three cases, whilst as the other extreme. two of the Craigengow- er teams had huge victories, the
R. Abbas who was again in good trim. Dallah and Jock Örem finished up square after an even game all through. ket Club and the Kowloon Dock team, In the game between Kowloon Cric- which the former won on all rinks, Teddy Fincher had the biggest margin and was well worth his 10 shot victory. the better of Alec Calman, who like Of the two leads, Willie Hyde had
Glen Cooper, the visiting number two, was frequently short on a green which proved too heavy for most of the Dock players.
It was Tommy Madar who real- ly laid the foundation for the rink's victory as he was in great form.
"SKIP" STILL MOANS ON LATE STARTS
Whilst I do not flatter myself that my remarks have any special significance or bearing on the game, I reiterate my grouse of last week re late starting. It is absolutely essential that all players should be ready to walk on the green at 4 p.m. and not stroll along about 10 or 15 minutes past, feeling that a start will not be made until that time: it must be remembered that captains are naturally reluctant to even draw for teams until their whole twelve men are present.
Finally, even under the most favourable conditions a start with the last head cannot be made at 7.35 p.m. as was done on
one green last Saturday!
SECOND DIVISION
THRILLING GAME AT AUSTIN ROAD
first team compiling nearly 100 to Hubert Overy began well but went AT
shots!
Aggregate number of shots in this match against the Civil Ser- vants was phenomenal, over 150 being recorded, by far the largest number I have been able to trace, whilst few teams score 59 shots as did the Civil Servants and still lose, especially by such a large margin as 35 shots.
A. M. Omar was unable to turn out as third man to his brother in the Craigengower match with the result that Joe Landolt had to transfer from his position as lead. L. Gaddi, who de- putised as Number One, served up some good stuff and did not by any means let the side down.
U. M. Omar was excellent as usual, and, although at one time only five to the good, he and his men simply over- rode the opposition subsequently. His team played consistently throughout whilst of the visitors, Harry Strange probably played the steadiest game
and was often very dangerous.
Bradbury did not seem too happy on the second rink but despite the loss of a seven count, which might easily have been a possible, went down by only three at the final reckoning.
Key Men
The two second men on this rink were the key men, K. M. Omar doing lots of damage and "Timber" Wood playing his best game for some months. Jack Deakin as I have indicated haď the mortifying experience of missing a possible by reason of being short, when there was an open draw to the kitty but he played well on the whole.
Laurie Collyer was useful but rather too inclined to go for big counts whereas one or two is good fishing against a skip of Brad- bury's ability!
On the other rink, after Dick Basa had obtained the lead by reason of a seven at the fifth head, it was all Crai-| gengower, and the rink was nearly 20 to the good.
had the better of him as had the home' skip over Fred Cullen, who was left with too much to do.
In a very low-scoring game at Ernie Kern and his men played con- sistently well to beat J. C. Brown's rink Austin Road, the locals got home and although the margin was not big, after a very thrilling finish. With the game in hand. the home rink always appeared to have
two games concluded and the home team three to the good, Donald Munro and Ted Thompson had three or four heads to play.
Frank Goodwin again had good sup- port from Hughie Nish who seems to be stealing the thunder this rink at present, but the rink had to strug-
on
CONVENERS-NOTE!
I have been asked to remind all Bowls Conveners
1. That entries for all the Open events, (singles, pairs and rinks) will close on Tuesday morning next. (And it is hop- ed that with so many new bowlers taking part this year......... a record numbers of entries will be received)..
2. That those clubs who are able to lend their greens for the Open Competitions and who have not yet indicated their willingness to do so, are ask- ed to write to Mr. Phillips, Hon. Secretary of the Asso- ciation, by the above date. It is expected that a start will be made with the pairs com- petition early next month,
gle hard to beat the enemy as they trailed until tea-time. The respite did the trick, however, and they never looked back, to win by a small number of shots.
Remedios' Splendid Game
Kowloon Bowling Green Club had a useful win over Club de Recreio "B" team, who were without F. X. Soares, skip last year.
their most successful
The home skip with a two count pulled up to within three of his oppon- ent at the 18th. to make the match
square.
Having chalked up a single at the next end, the local rink were laying: another nice one when the skips went down a trifle open perhaps but not too easy for Munro to get at.
Thonipson tried to block but was too heavy and knocked an opponent's wood in for the shot. All square again and the fun started!
To a gallery of almost 50-the first team having come over from the other green to see the fun-K. C. Hamilton put a nice one a foot through and to the right of the jack. Willie Seath was just a shade short but in the draw and his skip with a lovely effort knocked him in to lie the one.
An Exciting Finish
Then the climax! Ted Thompson who had been playing well the whole after- noon, came along with a really specta- cular. shot to move the jack over to his own wood again. Munro had little chance of saving, the winning wood being nicely (or nastily!) tucked away and the home skip put his wood where you and I would have done!
He actually lost by four shots des- pite a good recovery in which his rink chalked up nearly a dozen shots to the enemy's couple in the last half dozen heads
Basto seems to have lost, his touch in comparison with last year and apart from appearing to be out of practice, does not seem to have that steadiness which is essential to a good skip.
On two heads. for instance, he lost big counts by trying to trial the jack correct shot, especially when a draw was quite obviously the when in the first instance, he had a lead of a few
shots.
Spary after losing a nap hand, re-
taliated at the very next head with a six, and putting on four on the last two heads, got home by one shot against "Jock" Riddell, whilst Harry- Gittins
whom many wasted as skip in view of his very fine consider is game as a lead-just managed to re- tain a handsome early lead, to scrape
home by a brace.
well to win on two rinks at Hong Kong The Civil Servants did remarkably Football Club, but Norman Bebbing- ton's big win was enough to carry the day for the home team. His is a strong rink, with Bill Kershaw as lead and Lionel Lammert as third man whilst he himself is right back to his game which is up to First Division standard. THIRD DIVISION
PRISON OFFICERS DO WELL IN DEBUT MATCH
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In the Third Division, Club de Recreio secured their expected win against the Kowloon Footballers. was that the Taikoo team scored a
A noteworthy feature of the scoring whilst the Hong Kong Footballers four on the first head on each rink; achieved the double by their win J. C. Chalmers who played a really fine game against H. White, who did not against the Prison Officers' Club relish his promotion to skip, was able who really did quite well in their to retain this advantage but Meyer's
home rink, thanks to some good bowl- first League game. ing and all the run of the woods, soon
Kowloon Bowling Green Club” by wiped out this early score, to go on and win by a dozen shots which proved their meritorious win against the Elec- enough to earn a victory.
tricians at Ming Yuen completed the
Charlie Rosselet and Dick Busa came
Austin Road Club's triple, the first of Craigengower overcame the Kowloon the season. But all the thrills were right on to their game at this stage
Footballers in a surprisingly easy and both played well, the former ex-
manner, the visitors finding It difficult packed into the match, between the celling at resting out "count-savers" if Owing to indisposition his place had to get the hang of the green, Jack Yacht Club and Craigengower at North
to be taken by "Baba" Remedios who Cavanagh, whose
Point. consistantly steady I may coin a word, and Dick adding » Kayed a splendid game to beat Adam play, year in and year out, must have A. W. Brown, after a very tight
Holland, the only win the visitors had a good influence on his team as well as struggle throughout,"
Bob Duncan's four always had a his rink, had the biggest win in beating slight edge on Johnny Basto, who pull- W. V. Field by over a dozen but the ed up some of his tea-time arrears other two skips were not far behind in thanks to five shots in, the last couple their margin. of heads,
couple or less as required.".
Basa Saves
Rakusen played an unusual shot at one head when, having drawn the very first shot himself, he drove to try to carry the jack for a count of about six;
Bill Simpson was not available for and it came off only for Basa to draw The younger Duncan and A. J. Hall this match and his presence was badly the first again!
were outstanding in the home side, missed. In Marcus Souza's rink "Dan" I have been able to obtain little in- neither Archie Russell nor Bob Dun- Rosario put up some wonderful woods formation about the match between can being up to scratch. The visiting and nearly made his skip run out of the Indians and Police open confes skip was quite useful but as was the chalk, whilst Randall as third man was sion is good for the soul they say! case the previous week, had a lot to also good. but I understand that A. K. Mina do."
Fortunate Result played well against Joe Carey, whose The match between B. Basto and
Kowloon Tong and Police had a lead, W. McLeod, had a good fight Willie, Macfarlane has been freely with Hoosen. The transposition of commented upon: a winning run of no very close game, the latter at home "Jock" Fender and Wally Mair did less than 15 heads gives an indication winning by a singleton-A rather for not have the desired effect but as the of the home four's superiority.tunate result latter will no doubt soon find his form, Frank Cheesman had more than the I do not expect that any more changes measure of Johnny Remedioe on whose will be called for
od play I recently commented, whilst remainder of the home rink did all
Peeling at nine the visitors lost 18
to for four hands,
had beaten
George Ladd by one shot, Bert Maug han, after a similar game, had the better of John Pau by only two, and George Costello' fighting grimly against Alves, was four down with the last head to be played. And it was played I might mention incidentally, in the darkness!
Requiring one to tie and two to win, the Yachtsman appeared to have little chance when with the skips to bowl, the Craigengower men lay one. Costello, with his first wood tried to draw on the fore but failed, Alves making no change in the lie With, his number three calling for the same again, & If my Information is spectator quite wrongly suggested correct as Tony Basto had the chance a heavy one on the back hand. Costello to reverse the verdict on the last head tried this and with a couple of pounds but on an open draw failed to get on he burnt the head: and the sailor- within four feet of the jack with both men chalked up a couple to win a great. his woods,
game,