THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24, 1940-
Champions Beat K.B.G.C. In Match Of High Standard George Deacon Plays Excellent Game As Lead U. M. OMAR BEATS
J.E. NORONHA'S RINK!
By "Skip"
SKIPS' TABLES
FOLLOWING ARE THE tables of all skips of the three divisions of the Lawn Bowls League.
F. Cullen (K.D.R.C.)
ALTHOUGH MY FORECAST was not entirely right, it can be said that last week's lawn bowls teams played to A. J. Hall (K.B.G.C.) form, the only upset being the defeat of Kowloon Football EX. M. Silva (Rec. "A") Club on their own green at the hands of Hong Kong Cric-C. G. Silva (Rec. "A") ket Club, who thereby secured the club's first victory in either Division.
J. C. 8. Fender (P.R.C.)
R. Basa (C.C.C.) C. 8. Rosselet (C.C.C.) Two matches were postponed on ac- deadly and needed to be at his best to over-G. H. Sherriff (K.B.G.C.)
come such a steady player as Leonard Xa-|J. J. Basto (Rec. "B")
B. Basto (Rec. "B") count of the weather; that between
vier. Waterton and Soares put in some use-
U. M. Omar (C.C.C.) Civil Service Cricket Club and Kow-ful woods although the former tended to be loon Cricket Club, at Happy Valley, heavy at times, whilst Bert White was quite A. M. Holland (K.B.G.C.)
as good as Raoul Luz. Neither of the skips the one at
E. G. Post (P.R.C.) in First Division, and
was up to normal form. C.S.C.C. second
A. E. Carey (P.R.C.) Quarry Bay, where
L. A. Collyer (C.8.C.C.) team were due to meet Taikoo Club.
challenge from
E. C. Fincher (K.C.C.) Despite a severe
A. R. Minu (I.R.C.) Club the Kowloon Bowling Green
A. R. Dallah (I.R.C.) champions retained their unbeaten re-
H. E. Strange (C.8.C.C.) as the cord after as thrilling a game
J. E. Noronha (Rec. “B”) J. Kempton (K.D.R:C.) many spectators could hope for. The standard of bowling was very high even for First Division, the heads be- ing closely built up and, in many cases, changing with every wood.
Club de Recreio were 15 to the good at the interval, all rinks being up, and they retained the mastery until at one. dramatic period, Alf Hall got a six
Holland a five and Sherriff a count of two. The atmosphere became electri- fied for the lead changed hands for Road the first time and the Austin
a narrow team saw possibilities of
Hall finished win; it was not to be. up four to the good and Holland was three down when Sherriff's rink, then one up, had to play its last three heads, They lost a couple at the 19th but appear- head, ed certain to retrieve at the next when George Deacon put one just behind the jack and Gill landed one about a foot in front. Charlie Silva had other ideas and yard of running to came up with half give his side two.
Adam Holland had a sorry time against Carlos Suva. Walker was holding Joe Luz successfully but Marques was beating Guy most of the time. With Hyde-Lay right off form until late in the game, when he im- proved, Holland was fighting a lone battle,
He saved his side big counts repeat- edly and deserved to be only so few in arrears at the finish.
The last shot of his match, a drive, was a beauty and might well have turned the game as he had distinct possibilities of a count of three or more when he picked out
also good gleton. Carlos Silva was an opposition wood: but he got only a sin usually had the position when he bowled.
Kowloon
clear-cut Docks had against the Indians although there
H. A. Alves (Rec. "A") J. Orem (P.R.C.) W. Gill (H.K.F.C.)
J. McKelvie (K.D.R.C.) F. Goodwin (K.C.C.)
but
N. J. Bebbington (H.K.F.C.) win E. Kern (K.C.C.). were G. C. Moss (K.G.G.): only 10 shots in it at the finish.
J., Hollidge (C.S.C.C.) Fred Cullen's rink had the smallest possi- M. R .Abbas (I.R.G.) ble margin against Abbas, a count of three A. K. Minu (1.R.C.) at the last head enabling him to retain his unbeaten record. Bill Houston was playing well as lead for the home rink, whilst Khan showed improved form for "Abe", who was again playing very well.
|A. Brookebank" (H.K.F.C.)
McKelvie's rink had the biggest win and, although only five to the good, might well T. W. Carr: (K.C.C.) have been more had it not been for Dallah O. Remedios (Rec.) who was very deadly. With the lay frep. Younghusband (K.F.C.) quently against, due to good work by Fer guson, Calman and Morrison, he had to play R. M. Keown (T.C.) hits heavy game, as distinct from the equal-W. Harrower (K.B.G.C.)
P. Yvanovich (Rec.) ly good drawing game of which he is cap-W, K. Way (C.C.C.) able, and he came off repeatedly.
McKelvie was again in good fettle but did W. V. Field (K.F.C.) not have as much to do as he has had in A. A. Razack (G.C.C.) previous games. Kempton finished only
Medina D. Munro (T.C.)
John Ribeiro and "Spuggy" Silva used
four to the good against A. K. Minu, who. Chalmers (T.C.). their four woods in an effort to block
had his brother back as third man, but it T. Stainton (T.C.) while the opposing three and skip made
was only a dramatic seven on the very last W. McNeill (C.C.C.) -frantic endeavours to trail the kitty,
head which enabled the Indian skip to come W. Simpson (K.F.C.) Sherriff's last wood being only a shade
so close,
A. Wright (P.R.C.)-- E. Souza (Rec.) too wide.
MEDINA THE STAR the home rink At the last head, with
Craigengower, after a shaky start, finish- S. Eccleshall (C.8.C.C.) needing three to win, everyone got the jit-
ed up strongly to overcome Club de Recreio B. E. Maughan (H.K.C.C.) ters and a poor head resulted. The home
nothing "B" by a couple of dozen shots. Dick Basa, V. Chittenden (K.F.C.) with team were counting three,
leading B. within at least a yard of the jack when Joe commencing with a five, was Meyer in trying to promote one of his count-Basto all the way and the game developed R. Marks (K.C.C.) Ing woods had the misfortune to knock up into a rout for the visiting four.
was the star turn for the home rink whilst A. W. Brown (H.K.C.C.) one of the opposition's.
the first three. Recrélo men played fairly H. L. Lockhart (K.B.G.C.) consistently. "BB", however, was off his R, Duncan (K.B.G.C.) game and could do little right despite the A. H. Basto (K.T.) weakness of his opponent.
H. Gittins (K.T.) John Basto was leading Charlie Rosselet- for two-thirds of the game but then the A, A. Lewis (C.C.C.)
followed shortly.. M. Jack (K.C.C.) home skip got a seven, afterwards by a four, and he ran out a com- A. J. Kew (K.T.) fortable winner. Machado as lead had east-W. E. Hollands (P.R.C.) ly the better of Hong Sling but Luigi SouzaN, P. Karanjla (C.C.C.) negatived the Recreio man's good work on W. B. Fraser (P.R.C.) several occasions. Basto was fairly consis A. Spary (K.C.C.)
the count of
C. Strange (C.8.C.C.) tent but should have saved seven; Souza had pushed Machado's shot through a little to lay three and Joe Landolt W. Glendinning (P.R.C.) and his skip just piled them up, Basto being A. B. Allen (C.8.C.C.)
G. S. Archbutt (H.K.C.C.) short with both of his woods,
Sherriff was able to pick this out but the jack went into the ditch to leave the Cham
Sherriff was plons with one shot, which unable to remove.
DEACON DOES WELL Although it would be invidious to single out any one player, George Deacon deserves special mention for his excellent game as lead, on his first appearance in the premler division.
Hall's rink, after trailing most of the way,
took the lead with that six and had the only
home win. It was a great six, by the way.
With Club de Recreio lying four, Hall, who was playing only a moderate game early on, drove the jack into the ditch where he already had a couple of touch- ers and Alves could not save the big .count.
Tommy Armstrong, as lead to Hall, was
HARROWER'S BIG WIN OVER BILL HOLLAND'S POLICE RINK -(Cóntinued_from_Page_24)
With any skip other than Omar-and Omar at his best-Jackie Noronha's four would have had a comfortable win for he was usually counting at least two when the Cralgengower skip bowled. His first men were bowling splendidly and had the measure of the opposition right B. Evans (K.F.C.) from the beginning, Charlie Vas as lead T. Pile (P.O.C.) being outstanding.
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W. J. Bagley (P.O.C.) A. Jillot (P.O.C.) Police very nearly had a clear-cut
A. F. Paul (H.K.E.R.C.) against Hong Kong Football Club, Norman G. G. 8. Thompson (H.K.E.R.C.) Bebbington, by ticing with Fender, robbing filed his selection for the League team,
them of the distinction. He went away with K. C. Hamilton (K.B.G.G;)... Glendinning was in great form and got some a flving start and had a lead of eight at the L. Jordan (K.B.G.C.) shots which were described to me Be un-half-wav stage but the Police rink, in which J. K. Sloan (H.K.E.R.C.) home Willie Dall shone, fought back gamely and G. 8. Gravar (H.K.F.C.). canny. Andy Wright had the only
of H. G. Wallington (H.K.F.C.) were value for the ultimate division win, and he rightly won for his team were
honours.
A. E. 8. Alves (C.C.C.) steadier than the opposition. Taylor as lead
At the other end of the scale, from held his own with Pope, whilst Hayward had the better of Levett who was inclined Police point of view, was Joe Carey's huge R. A. Edwards (H.K.C.C.)
win over Brooksbank. The home team were 8. H. Strange (H.K.F.C.) -Craigengower went over to Kowloon Tong better man for man than their opponents. A. McKellar (H.K.G.C.) and collected the points by a margin of over The visiting skip was usually up against it, J. T. Smalley (K.F.C.) a dozen. Bill Way was in good form against and drove very often in desperation, but G. 8. Ladd (0.0.0.)
P. Morgan (K.F.C.)` Tony Basto and finished strongly with three nothing was coming off for him.
Both second men; Mackay and threes. Modi lent their respective skips fine support, McNeill, making his debut as skip, had the better, of Harry Gittina. Jimmy Wong was playing well, for the home team, espe cially early on, but the star man of the whole eight was McNeill, who was great.
to be heavy.
G. E. Stephens (H.K.F.C.) R. H. Wild (H.K.O.C.).
8. O. Bux (L.R.C.) ... J. F. Lunny (H.K.E.R.C.)
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style, was getting them there,
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