LAWN BOWLS NOTES
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 25, 1939.
UNEXPECTED RESULTS
OPEN SINGLES GAMES
M.R. Abbas Outstanding
Performer
(By "SKIP")
THERE HAVE BEEN ONE OR TWO upsets in the Fourth Round of the Open Singles Championship, the chief of. which being the defeat of Alfred Coates by M. R. Abbas who is a rapidly improving bowler.
The winner got into his stride right away and always had the advantage over the 1936 Champion who could not gauge the weight of the green accurately, but it is only fair to Coates to say that the woods ran as unkindly for him as they did the opposite for his younger opponent.
Dick Alves and C. F. Remedios, for- in fact, his display would have ac- of Shanghai, had a counted for many players, but the mer Champion rare tussle at the Kowloon Cricket Kowloon Bowling Green Club entrant Club on Monday, the latter eventually could do nothing wrong: He favour- emerging winner by three shots. Ined short heads for the most part, but the early stages of the game the left- when the ultimate loser wisely put a hander was always in the ascendancy long one up, White drew to it with but Alves recovered splendidly and equal facility. overtook his opponent.
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MINU'S LAST SPURT
Having got him on the run it looked In the other game at the Club de as if Alves was going to run right out Recreio the same evening, A. R. Minu as he led by 18 shots to 13:.but Re- just got the better of A. M. Omar, medios had other ideas and fighting These two were neck and neck all pack gamely he reversed the position. the way, tili almost the end rather Alves, I thought, seemed to crack up better for Minu than for his a little under the strain with the re-adversary but I thought that sult that his opponent ran to his | Omar. made a mistake when he points without conceding a further drove at what proved to be the last shot,
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head. Admittedly he had the back stuff, but with Minu Lying two to make him 20 to Omar's 19, risky to drive, à fact which was amply proved when Omar had the morti- |fication of taking his third shot out
and so giving game to Minu.
It was a great game to watch and the large number of spectators who were present thoroughly enjoyed it.
DALLAH SURPRISES Dallah's big win against C. M. Silva came as a surprise to me as I thought a close game would be seen: but the Tommy Mader was expected to put 1. R. C. représentative had matt
up a good flight against B. Basto, but his own way right from the beginning the Portuguese player was much too and finished off his young opponent good for him and won by 21 shots to in 14 heads, and had scored a dozen | 5. The bowling did not appear to be before the loser troubled the marker. of a very high standard considering H. White, who incidentally relieved it was a Fourth Round game but B. Claude Hosking, when the latter went Basto fully deserved his win on the home, played a very fine game to day's play. eliminate Walter Gill of the Họng Kong Football Club.
Perkin's stuck to Downan with rare dourness on Wednesday evening and The latter was not playing badly, in spite of being in what appeared to
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ARMY
IN SPORTLIGHT
INTERPORTS
CANCELLED?
Owing to the present in- ternational situation, it is extremely unlikely that either the lawn bowls or swimming teams will be proceeding to Shanghai ~according schedule.
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members of both teams have had their leaves cancelled and it is unlikely, even if the teams were to sail, that anything approach- ing representative teams could be got together.
be a hopeless position, he steadied himself well and playing some brilliant woods, made up a lot of lee-way run out a worthy winner.
DON'T RESIST THE SWING
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By BEST BALL Most golfers in the century and plus scoring class hesitate to take a full stroke because they are afraid of losing their balance. Perhaps in practice moments they have slowly imitated the body turn of some expert but, faced with a shot in actual play, they will have no truck with it. Under such conditions they will content themselves with an abbreviated pivot and the hope that by lung- ing with the body into the ball they will make up the difference in club velocity. With the shorter stroke they feel that a more ac- curate contact is possible. Swing- ing wide around to them is like exploring an unknown country, they have no security or con- fidence. Danger lurks on every hand.
Even the expert golfer, on oc- casion when the pressure Is severe, often reverts to a shorter stroke and attempts to steer the ball. Such a practice leads to errors. If the power exerted is too sudden and strenuous for the clubhead are, the balance is apt to be lost, It is claimed thất Bobby Jones was able to main- tain his free flowing stroke oven In times of greatest stress and this
(By "SQUADDY")
HAVE been able to obtain a little information about the outstanding cricketers of the East Surrey Regi- ment side who will probably be play- ing for one or the other of the Army sides here.
Private R. Spencer seems to be the outstanding man. He gained his cricketing knowledge mostly during three years spent on the ground staff at Lords and must have received some valuable instruction whilst there.
He is an all-rounder, being а medium pace bowler and an excep- tionally dependable bat. He played regularly for Colchester Garrison when stationed there but has not been able to get much cricket since.
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Sergeant Eatwill is a really fine bat, has many fine innings to his credit. He is also an opening bowler, but I am not informed as to weather he is fast, medium or slow.
Regimental Sergeant Major Wors- fleld is another ex-Colchester Garri- son player who should do well here. He is a good bowler, with a slow de- livery, and also bats with no little success. He should be a valuable acquisition to the local side as slow bowlers are rather at a premium in this station, although the wickets here are rarely in their favour.
The last of the E/Surrey stars who might possibly do well here is Cpl. | Simper. Although not quite so good. as the others I have mentioned he is one of the battalion opening bats and manages to do well quite often enough. to justify his inclusion. He is also a fairly good fast bowler and should in this respect find the wickets her. to his liking.
All told the East Surreys are a good cricketing battalion and should add materially to the strength of the Army side here. They are rather ex- ceptional in that they have no out- standing officer players. Most cricket- ing battalions' have a preponderence of officers in their side.
At the moment, only the Middlesex contribute players to the Army 1st and 2nd elevens, as the Scots do not play much cricket.
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AS is usual, the Army will be play- ing the H. K. V. D. C. again this season. The date is rather earlier than hitherto and has been fixed for October 29, probably at Sookunpoo. It will be an all-day affair commencing at 11 in the morning.
Trial matches for the Army team have been fixed for September 27 and September 30.
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Nominations for these games are not to hand at the moment, but sever- al players of last years sides should again be certainties. Capt. What- man of the Signals will again be pre- sent I believe, and of course Captain Laurence, R. I, A. S. C. and Captain Godby, R. A. are automatic selections. Driver Logan, the R. A. S. C. star will again be available, as will Corporal Webb of the Medicals.
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INCIDENTALLY, the Army, as fore- casted, have declared themselves in favour of the eight ball over and so I presume this will be put into effect when the season commences.
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EIGHTH Heavy Regiment, R. A. suf- fered a crushing defeat in the hands of the Combined Small Units when they met in their Senior League water polo match. The game was far too one-sided to be really interesting and the Small units succeeded in scoring six goals without reply from the Gunners.
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In a 1st round Small Units Knock out game, Signals easily accounted for "A" Company, Middlesex, Again the game was very one sided and the final score was seven goals to one.
in turn was largely the reason for its numerous triumphs. It is in undoubted aid to smoother stroking and the golfer should force himself to adopt it."
Monday-Consistent Swinging.