KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB'S
MAGNIFICENT WIN
Hong Kong Football Club Now In Sound Position
OPEN RINKS SEMI-FINAL
GRIMMITT'S RINK RECOVER WELL BUT JUST FAIL
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ALTHOUGH one could not by any stretch of imagination call it brilliant, the Semi-final Rink's game between F. X. M. Silva's Club de Recreio four and the Civil Service Club rink skipped
by A. W. Grimmitt was quite interesting.
As a neutral on-looker, there ap-twice. Charlie Silva was short with
C.G. SILVA AGAIN
PLAYS WELL
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EVERYTHING in last Saturday's lawn bowls programme was over shadowed by Kowloon Football Club's great win over Taikoo at Quarry Bay. A victory on each rink, though small, made the win still more surprising.
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"At one stage it looked as if it was going to be a virtual walk- This result, and their own dramatic win at over for the Portuguese team, but a revival by the Civil Servants in Austin Road, has given Hong Kong Football Club the last six heads not only brought them to within a couple of their opponents, but served to twaken an interest which, amongst a clear three points lead in the League, and, the spectoators at any rate, was tending to flag.
strengthened as they now are by the return of one peared to me to be little life in either one, unusual for him, then wrecked or two of last year's players, they will take a lot of team; a lackadaisical frame of mind with the other which nearly knocked stopping which may have been caused by ner- "Mach" in for the shot. Ribeiro was vousness, was evident in the play of narrow and Eccleshall drew a good most of the eight, with notable ex-second shot. Spuggy put some weight ceptions.
on and followed through to count “a Mr. R. P. Phillips was in charge possible three, only for Grimmitt to of the match and a large number of move the kitty and lie a like number. spectators, of both sexes, was amply
Up came Silva with a toucher which provided for by the officials of Kow-went through for second shot and Grimmitt best him to count a couple. Machado drew the first and Charlie Silva added another on the next head but Eccleshall outshone them both, only to see Ribeiro take the jack back amid applause and count a singleton.
loon Bowling Green Club, on whose
green the game took place.
RECREIO WIN TOSS Recreio won the toss and Machado threw a long jack and began well with a toucher, Deakin following suit but leaving the Portuguese with what proved to be the ultimate shot.
On the second head, Machado lay another good one but Simmonds went one better, only for his opponent to trail the jack for shot. Deakin drew another second and with the others making no difference, the Recreio rink chalked up one.
Charlie Silva gave a idea of what was to come when he drew a couple of shots at the next head and Grim- mitt had to pull out a good one for second shot with his last wood and on the next head he again saved the si- tuation by drawing the first shot.
Simmonds was heavy with his first wood but then put down a nice one which neither C. M. Silva, who heavy, nor Johnny Ribeiro could move. Arthur Grimmitt (again!) drew the first, "Spuggy" putting up a bad one, but retrieving himself by drawing se cond shot with his other wood. Grim- mitt had meanwhile-put in a third amid much applause but Spuggy may have considered himself in luck as his wood rolled over the wrong way. One to C.S.C.C.--score 3-2 to Recreio at end of five heads. Pretty close work.
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The three First Division matches had a lead of 17 shots, but the home completed, finished up as expected, skip chalked up 13 to 1 including Kowloon Cricket Club,, Club de Re- nap hand, in the last seven heads, to lose by only five. Kowloon, playing Green Club all winning: the game win. creio "A" and Kowloon Bowling well as a team, deserved their narrow. between the Police and the Club de-with only four ends to be played, wise- Civil Servants requiring 24 to tie Recreio "B" remains unfinished and ly conceded the points is in a most interesting position, Tong "Spud" Spary had finished
to Kowloon the Portuguese club being eight dozen up on Syd Eccleshall, Charlie shots to the good with three heads Strange was 10 to the bad with three to go on each rink,
ends to go, and Harry Gittins was last head to be played. four up on Frank Haynes with the
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In the game at Cox's Road, where the visitors found the heavy green a severe handicap, Harry Strange lost Craigengower and Police,
A similar match was that between his unbeaten record, Jimmy Hyde who latter could hardly have expected
which the was making his debut as skip literal-win, they were so far behind. ly trouncing him.
Machado drew two good ones with "Simmo" not far away and Charlie Silva trailed to make a big count look possible. Deakin was short and narrow and Silva, having meanwhile added another, the Recreio rink lay four. Grimmitt, blocked by short woods, could only save one. Score at Fred Jones and Frank Goodwin had 15 heads: 14-5 to Silva's rink-and
an even tussle until the interval, after that was all they scored! ́
which the former gained a useful lead, Just when it seemed as if every-only for the home skip to score a couple thing was over bar the shouting, the of threes to tie: the latter was, a fine Civil Servants took on a new lease of effort, I'm told. life. Simmonds, who always had slight edge on Machado, drew a nice one which Charlie Silva just failed to move, Deakin adding a second shot. With one good and one bad wood, Ribeiro made no change and Grimmitt blocked effectively.
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Machado put his first on the jack at the 17th, and nearly protected it with his second, but Deakin, aided by a wick, just managed to make a nar- row port for a possible first shot,
"Have a wallop at it" called Grim- mitt, having two or three back woods, and Eccleshall broke up the head leav- ing Recreio still counting "one: then Grimmitt brought the house down with a perfect wood right on the ob- jective.
· INTEREST REVIVES
Simmonds drew first and second shots at the sixth head but Deakin stole his thunder with a lovely touch- er. Charlie Silva drew the 'second In spite of a good trail by Ribeiro, abot and Spuggy earned applause by the Civil Servants still counted one bumping one up-the only possible at the 18th, and interest began to re- way to score, and duly nominated. vive rapidly. Simmonds put a cou- ple near the jack but Silva drew se- cond: no change when the skips went down; Grimmitt was short with both woods when tying to add to the tally and Spuggy's made no difference.
The seventh was unevenful but at the next, after Simmonds and then Deakin had drawn well, Johnny Ri- beiro came into the limelight with perfect 'shot right on the kitty. Ec- cleshall was short with both woods and "F.X." put a nice blocker in.
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At the nineth head, with Recreio lying, Grimmitt was lucky to flick n wood in for the shot, but the next head was full of interest.
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lead to Hollidge on the other rink but Dai Davies was in splendid form as Fincher's later men were too good and he won by seven.
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rink had
Č. G. SILVA AGAIN Club de Recreio had to again thank C. G. Silva for their win against the Indians as Dick Alves was down to Minu, who played a great game, and F. X. Silva's re-organised only a single shot advantage over Dallah. "C. G," was well up on Abbas, however, who scored only a couple of singletons in the last seven ends.
Kowloon Bowling Green Club won on two rinks against Kowloon Dock, Adam Holland having
against a big win Johnny Kempton, who did not touch the form of the previous week: Adam was in fine fettle, especially with his weighty ones, and he had better sup port than his opponent.
A. G. Hall always had a slight edge on Bob Morrison, Joe Meyer playing a good game with everything coming off for him.
Glen Cooper played well to overcome Willie Macfarlane, who was also good, by four shots. "Young Bob" Lapsley was again prominent.
Fourteen to nine, two heads to go and they'd got them on the run. But
SECOND DIVISION first Machado, then Silva drew first
The game at Taikoo was very tense: shot at the 20th., but Jack Deakin split all square at the fifth head, Kowloon them to improve the position though had taken the lead by half a dozen Portugal still had a race.
shots at the tea interval and increas- "F. X." drew another but Grimmitted it by 10 shot in the following two came in for the first with a shot which heads, learned the biggest applause of the
Then the home team began to chalk up some useful counts, Tommy Fergus- against D. Munro, but although all son interrupting with a second five three skips struggled gamely they could not make up the lee-way.
Jimmy Chalmers, who, with Mel rose, was outstanding, had the mis- fortune to flick the jack when he was lying at the last head with the scores 14 all, and Vic Chattenden scored a couple to win.
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against McHardy and Charlie Rosselet Bill Way had 猛 smashing win
was nicely up on Riddell, George Moss the rain stopped play. He was the only visitor in the lead when golfing language, dormy 3.
was in
There was
finish an exciting
at Footballers scored four at the last head Austin Road where the Hong Kong to win by that number. Waterton, down 15-0 at one time, pulled up to within four of Brooksbank but Chees- man collapsed on the last half dozen heads. Jock Logan had a big win against Jake Selby, who scored only a couple of singles after the interval.
BIG TENNIS MATCH TO-DAY
The much-postponed "A" Divi- sion League tennis match between Indian Recreation Club and South China, will be played this after- noon, weather permitting, at Soo-
kunpoo.
Although there is a possibility: that A.H. Madar will not be fit. enough to play, the Indians are likely to be at full strength. Com-
Both these matches have
been cancelled owing to the
rain.
Machado put in a couple of counters but Jack Deakin trailed nicely (ap- plause). Charlie Silva beat him to it (more applause) Eccleshall just miss-day. ed with his first so Ribeiro put' one Four to get on the last head was a at the back for safety. Grimmitt had bit of a task considering that the first bad luck with a couple of pound on 20 had produced no fewer than 17 shots and the total number of shots singles! But the Civil Servants went scored at the end of 10 heads was just about the task well and had a chance 10, of which the King's Park rink of victory at one stage of the head. claimed seven.
Simmonds, was a yard through, a CANNY "BLOCKING
good place with a count needed, and Charlie Silva got busy again at the Machado lay one, Deakin drew the eleventh, putting in two lovely ones, first and second shots, Charlie Silva but Eccleshall drew nicely to make a saving one with his last wood, Bill Field, scored on the last end position of the s measure for the second shot. Ribeiro | amid applause. Eccleshall putin to beat. Bob Wallace, but Tommy Fer is not available, was short in trying to face this wood the first shot to count a couple and gusson led: Munro a merry dance: he K.C.C. but FX achieved the shot to lie a in spite of an offer by Grimmitt of was playing very well and at one time couple, and then blocked cannily "Five Dollars if you trail it," he was The front men did little at the next a shade wide with his second bowl. head, but, after Ribeiro and his skip FX, was satisfied to let them have had drawn three, Grimmitt drove to
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Thirteenth head, unlucky for some but full of interect: Simmonds dra the first shot, Machado being
two although he failed in an attempt men were Charlie Silva, the best man to put in a back one and Grimmitt on view, and Ribeiro, on the Portu- made a good effort but the head by guese. side; and Grimmitt, who..........was that time was too "bottled up.”
always up against it, and. Simmonds; As will be seen, the outstanding in a lesser degree, for the losers
South China team
dies Recreation Club in the Mixed AD who will entertaiı: La-
Doubles League will be without their captain, E. C. Fincher, who is playing a lawn bowls match. hey will be re- presented by:
G. C. Burnett