"THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 3, 1940.
SPORTS Stage Set For Lawn Bowls League Opening To-Morrow
PARADE
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stances the inter-school meet would have finished off the Athletics season, as far as this branch of athletics is
concerned.
Evidently impressed by the enthu- siasm shown at the inter-school sports, -however,, South China Athletic Asso- ciation have been encouraged to or-
Unenviable Task Of LAWN BOWLS
SelectionCommittees
By "Skip"
TEAMS
the
Following will represent K.C.C. in Lawn Bowls League to-morrow:--
First Team (v. K.B.G.C. at K.B.G.C. Green):-V: C. Labrum, J. W. M. Brown, J. Fraser and F. Goodwin (Sklp); T. Madar,
H. Overy, G. C. Moss and E. Fincher (Skip): G. Lee, W. Mulcahy, A. W. Smith
and E. Kern (Skip).
Second Team (v. C.S.C.C. at K.C.C. Green):-W. Naef, R. B. Wellwood, A. "W.
THE STAGE IS SET FOR the opening of the League lawn bowls season to-morrow afternoon. The greens have had their usual off season attention, banks have, in the case of some of the Valley teams, been replaced and last but by no means least, the Sub-committees have picked their Parsons, G. Taylor and J. M. Jack (Skip); teams. One's sympathy goes out to the latter in their al-(Skip). some of
most hopeless efforts to try to please everyone.
ganise an all-schools' meet for charity; This meeting started yesterday, will continue to-day and finish to-morrow. All this opens up room for thought. There is little doubt that the standard in the schools is now as good as it has ever been--as witness
the achievements last week-but what is it all going to lead to?
South China have started something which should do a great deal to en- run and courage the youngsters to carry on running, but what is likely to be provided for them after they leave school? Probably nothing.
Some years ago Victoria Recreation Club used to hold annual Colony championships, and when these ceased, there was still the Volunteer sports. Nowadays there is practically nothing.
South China have the facilities, and there is little doubt they would have the backing; they would be doing Co- lony athletics an excellent turn if they continued the good work they are starting and explored the possibility of holding Colony championships in the future.
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DON'T profess to know a great deal about basketball but there appears to be little doubt that the visit of the Chung Hwa Girls' Basketball basketball team from Manila has been a
great success.
In recent years the growing ten- dency of Hong Kong teams
to
visit
as
Manila and vice versa has done much as the Clipper service to bring
SAME SKIPS
As a very experienced bowler said well. Phillips is leading for Sherriff to me quite recently, the trouble with with John Gill as second man and Joe nearly all bowlers is that they think Meyer as Number Three, a team which that they are better than they really should pull well together. are! Then the human element comes in, the most important of all I would Kowloon Cricket Club have the three skips as last season. venture to say; for how many times same have we seen a comparatively un-Teddy Fincher will have a new right known four, playing happily together, hand man in George Moss, George overcome a rink of stars which lacks Lee, is to lead for Kern, with A. W.
cohesion?
The skip or driver as he called in some places, has a very great in- fluence on the game or on the play of his men; a skip of average skill, with the ability to get the best out of his men, has far more chance of suc-
than one who
cess
Smith as third man, and Frank Good- win will have Joe Fraser as third man, Hughie Nish who played in that position last year, having gone home on leave.
EFFECTS OF CRICKET
Owing to the re-play for the junior offers no en- cricket title, there will be several ab- couragement, or who, on the consentees in both the Indian and the trary, definitely discourages his team Police teams; M. R. Abbas and Joe by his demeanour. So, I repeat, sym-Carey, both of whom skipped last pathy is with the selection commit-year, are the most notable. So this tees; they have a thankless job and week's teams are not really indica- I doubt if any one of them has pleas-tive of the strength of the clubs and I ed all the members of its club.
do not propose to pass comment on them.
CHAMPIONS AGAIN
the two ports closer together, and STRONG
nowadays, with annual fixtures with Shanghai becoming more and more
The Champions have practically the
GRIMMITT LAID UP
The Civil Servants are also fortun- ate in having the same three skips available, although Fred Jones will be without Arthur Grimmitt at the be- ginning of the season as he in hos-
Ramsey and T. Carr (Skip); 4. Dand, W.
A. Tribble, L., Jack, A. Spary and R. Marks
H.K.C.C. TEAMS The following will represent Hong Kong. Cricket Club:---
Second Division (v. Recreio):-R, R. Da- vien, J. C. Fitz Henry, G. E. Costello and B. E. Maughan (Skip); W. J. Hansen, E. Hospes. E. S. Abraham and A. W. Brown
|(Skip); W. A. Cronell,. L. A. R. Duncan, J.
Prentice and G. S. Archbutt (Sidp).
Third Division (v. H.K.E.R.C.):— A. K. Mackenzie, H. A. Angus, R. A. Edwards and A. McKellam (Skip); L. R. N. Ryan. F. D. Angus, J. Owen Hughes and J. A. A. Cruickshank and P. S. Cassidy (Skip). Mouat (Skip); G. H. Bond, B. J. Lacon, W.
**H.K. FOOTBALL REFEREES' ASSOCIATION"
The third monthly Whist Drive will be held at Hotel Cecil on Friday next, 3rd May
1946 at 8.30 p.m. The usual very good prizes are again offered, one of which has very kindly been presented by "The China Em- porium." Mr. C. E. Ford and Mr. Nuttall will again be the M.C.'s, assisted by the It is hoped to run these drives throughout the year, once a month: Tickets at $1.00 each, including refreshments, may be ob tained from the Hon. Treasurer (Mr. A. W. Smith), any Football Referee or at the door.
committee.
GOLF STARTING TIMES
pital with some optical trouble. Laurie siarting times for Fanling- Collyer Alls the breach.
Following are Royal Hong Kong Golf Club
Jack Hollidge, who thought a lot of
difficult to fulfil, it is probably a very same team as last year; "Chico" Ri-Dai Davies last year, will be without good thing.
MUCH
EXPECTED OF K.F.C.
beiro replaces Jackie Noronha, who is to skip a "B" rink in this same divi-him this year as the latter is to play for the Cricket Club, but Jimmy Gel- latly should prove an equally good substitute as. leader........
sion, whilst F. X. Soares, of the se- cond string, comes up to replace "Doc" Guterres, who, I understand, cannot find as much time for the game as he could hitherto.
ROSSELET PROMOTED
SUNDAY
Old Course
9.16 a.m. F. C. Chandler, I. H. C. Highet.
A. N,`and Q. A. A. Macfadyen.
9.20
0.24 9.20
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9.32 9.36
Harry Strange retains "Arthur" 9.40 Rakusen as his three, whilst Elliott Purvis and Bill Burling All the earlier positions in this rink.
CHANGES LÅTER? The Craigengower team shows one
McKelvie, Cullen and Kempton will or two changes, caused partly by the absence of "Brad." Charlie Rosselet, be skipping for the Kowloon Dock 10.08 as I hinted last week, secures well-team in the opening match
F. Buckle, S. T. Butlin,
I. P. Tamworth, N. D. Lloyd.
F. C. Young, J. W. Mayhew.
G. E. Kerr, R. M. Wood,
E: G. Price, C. C. Stark.
A. B. Stafford, J. L. Oswald. I. H. Geare, K. S. Morrison. W. W. C. Shewan, A. McKellar. Lt. Cdr. Murray, H. H. Mundy.
J. W. Clague, P. E. Annis,
9.44
9.48
9.52
9.56
10.00
1
10.04
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G. Thomerson, A. S.. Allson.
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E. Bathurst, R. R. de I Liesching.
"By "Skip"
against 10.12
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I have, at the time of writ-deserved promotion and has a good the Police, though it may not be pos- 10.16
sible to retain this
combination 10.20 third man in Joe Landolt; this com-throughout the season on account of 10.24 bination should do well.
A. B. Purves, S. H. Dodwell, R. Young, J. C. Taylor.
duties.
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10.28 10.32
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ing, gathered little informa- tion about the teams
·Second Division.
Kowloon Football Club, however, seem to be quite as strong as last year, if not stronger, and I expect a ..lot from this team. Field will be able to play only irregularly and Vic Chit- tenden takes over his rink, with Younghusband and Chris Dowman in charge of the other two. Bob Hall is back again and appears at three to the former, with another old bowler in Joe Joe Eastman com- Gibson as lead. pletes the youth and experience com- ¡bination!
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I have not seen the teams selected by the Cricket Club but from what I have heard they do not seem as strong as I had hoped and will prob- ably have a hard struggle to keep a place in this Division. Their green, by the way, is playing very well, I
hear.
-BRAND-NEW TEAM Kowloon Bowling Green Club have almost a brand new team in this divi- sion, most of the players having secur- ed promotion from last year's third team, which did fairly well.
U. M. Omar has been given his bro- ther "A.M." as Number Three and with such an experienced player as Luigi Sousa as lead, should not often be on the debit side.
Dick Basa, will be skipping the other rink and can be relied upon to pull his weight. Alf Coates is always to brilliant and will lend steady adequate support, I am sure.
John Revie is back from leave and will prove a useful lead for Kempton, 10.36 third 10.40 who has Tom Coleman as his man and Malcolm Ferguson as sec-
F. A, Redmond, T. E. Pearce,
...L. R. Cramer, F. A. Howard.
M. Pollock, J. B. Harrison.
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10.44 10.48
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ond: a powerful combination, this. 10.52
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A. K. Mackenzie, K. S. Robert-`
son,
J. Linaker, J. J. van Muhlen.
A. C. I. Bowker, A. H. Penn,
D. H. Clark, R. C. Stewart. C. Austin, Surg. Cdr. Nicholson. T. Megarry, Wing Car. Steele Perkins.
J. H. B. Lee, F. A. M. Elliott. L. R. Andrewes, G. M. Park, J. T. Smith, F. D. Hunter. D. Humphreys, S. A. Sleap.
New Course 0.24 a.m. H. and Mrs. Overy. .0.32 16 D.. Black, A. A. Bremner.
Mrs. Kerr, Mrs. Wood.
Alec Calman is to lead for McKel- vie and if Bob Morrison maintains the 10.56 form he has displayed of late, the 11.00 rink should prove very adaptable, 11.04 Fred Cullan has that old-timer Bob 11.08.
three Lapsley as
and, with Bill Houston as lead, should meet with more successes than last year.
RECREIO, "B" AND H.K.F.C.
9.40
即道
10.00
10.24
RINK FOR SHERRIFF
Alf Hall and Adam Holland will be skipping for Kowloon Bowling Green Club again, whilst George Sherriff takes the third rink. Hall has Bert As I have noted, Jackie Noronha 10.32- White as his third man and the lat-will be skipping a rink in the Club 10.48 ter's type of play should fit in with de Recreio "B" team and he should the ex-Shanghai player's ideas very do well I think: John Basto has lost. well. Hyde-Lay, who was away last "Chico" Ribeiro but C. A. Lopes will season, is third man to Holland and, with Willie Walker as lead and L. Guy as- second man, this rink should do
for the losses.
lend support as third man, whilst he has a very steady lead in Machado. B. Basto has a very strong rink in C. C. Pereira, D. C. S. Alves and "Doc". Guterres and I cannot visual- ise their meeting with many defeats.
Hong Kong Football Club retain
the
Many new faces will be seen in the third division and I cannot pretend to be acquainted with them all. Most | Brooksbank and Gill of course, whilst rinks will, however, have a sprinkling Norman Bebbington takes over of seasoned players and some good vacancy caused by Jake · Selby's ab-;| games and usually more jovial sence on leave. All three rinks ap- ones than in the premier league at any pear to be well balanced and I think tro has made remarkably good pro-rate-should be seen, My forecast will hold their own in the premier - gress and these two should made up will appear in to-morrow's issue. division.
Kowloon Tong Club... have lost "Spud" Spary and Y. Abbas, but C. Mose is back again whilst Henry Cas-
Col. Shackleton, Capt. Reidy,
Major Mackenzie, Capt. Bridge..
Mrs, Mackenzie, Mrs. Robertson.
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Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Stewart.
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