THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1940. BOWLING ALLEY JOTTINGS
MISS NANCY NG ACHIEVES AMBITION
By “STRIKE”
AS I ENVISAGED in a previous article, Miss Nancy Ng has been and gone and done it. On Wednesday this young lady bagged no fewer than 222 pins, to tie Mrs. Ismail, who made this score last year.
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Miss Ng therefore has achieved her ambition which was to make a 200 and thus become a member of the 200's Club.ed by L. C. Garratt, of Medicals, and G. M.
This score is no doubt one of the highest scores compil-age of 140 pins per game. ed by a lady for Ten Pin in the Far East.
Her effort was as follows:-
The
was game
closely contested all Commencing with a spare, she then[
through. In the first game the Alley Team made a strike on her second and
were only 13 up and in the second game third frames, a spare on her fourth they increased this to 17 pins but, in the frame, then a strike on her fifth, sixth, third game they lost a little, ground to only seventh and eighth frames; she miss-lead by 9 pins. In the fourth game Min- danao came up strongly to lead by 51 pins, ed on the ninth
but in the fifth game the Alley Team rallied frame to make
and won by 47 pins. a 6 with her
first ball and a
9 with her se- cond; a spare on the tenth frame to make
a 9 with her extra ball
she was rather unlucky
with
M188 NG
this extra ball-but she left number five pin standing, although it rocked on its base; had she made a strike with this ball she would have beaten 223, the Alley record for Ladies.
of good There was quite an epidemic scores this week at Ten Pins as for instance Signaller E. Jackson, of Royal Signals, who his effort being, put up 221 on May 23, strike, strike, spare, strike, strike, strike, spare, strike, spare, spare; finishing up with a 7 with his extra ball to make 221.
of G. H. Enloe Then on Wednesday, U.S.S. Asheville, bagged 227: I believe this is the first time he has made over 200 in these Alleys; his bag was as follows:-com mencing with three strikes in a row, made a spare on his fourth frame, a strike on his fifth, a spare on his sixth, a strike on his seventh, a spare on his eighth, strike on his ninth and tenth, and a spare with his two extra balls.
he
8
Then again on May 29, H. L. Kilpatrick, of U.S.S. Asheville, registered a 208 and a 220 (In Kilpatrick's case also, it was the first time he had bagged a 200 or over) he evidently must have been in a killing mood. a strike, 1 His 226 was made up with spare, then four strikes in a row, a spare, spare, strike, spare and strike,
Up to the writing these notes the record for the month are as follows:
TEN PINS
LADIES Miss Nancy No
Mra, Soong
MEN
222 Corp. H. Blount 248 DUCK PINS
130 Corp. Blount GOOD MATCH
144
First match I have to comment upon this week was rather a good one. It was in the second round of the Singles Handicap Com- petition, between L/Cpl. A. W. Devonshire and Corp. H. of Middlesex Regiment, Blount, of Royal Corps of Signals, and was played on Friday.
Devonshire's handicap was plus 36 and Blount's plus 23, therefore Blount was con- ceding 13 pins per game, or 39 pins for the three games played.
Much to surprise of all, Devonshire won, but by the low margin of 4 pins only. Individual scores were as follows:-- L/Cpl. Devonshire (plus 39):
1st
2nd
3rd
178
153
170
Corp. Blount!
1st
2nd
3rd
-
Recd. Total 39 640
Recd. Total
636 175
187 174 Devonshire is no newcomer to the Alleys, for in January last year he notched 234 pins to tie with Michal of U.S.S. Tulsa, L. Gaddi and Erne Hearther but owing to Regimen- tal duties he has not been able to devote as much time to the game as he would like. As can be seen by the scores both players, played above the ordinary in this compet!- tion.
Devonshire's average for the match, in- cluding his handicap, being 180 pins per game, and Blount's. 179 pins per game.
It was the closest match yet played in this competition, and was a tribute to the handicappers,
On Sunday-an Interesting and exciting 5-game Duck Pin match, was played be tween the Alley Team and U.S.S. Mindanao, On this occasion the Alley Team won by 47 pins, after being down 51 pins on the fourth game.
The individual scores were as follows:- ALLEY TEAM
Corp. H. Blount (R.8.)
Qnr. F. Spiller (R.A.) _H._Ruai_(U.S.8. Mindanao).
#L/Cp), J. Gradle (R.S.)
:
501
447
424
410
1790
MINDANAO
A. A. Masoavage
ATT
E. Banglorglo
443
T. A. Blater
414
E. L. Emerson-
409
1743
The Alloy Team were one player short
and H. Ruel of Mindanao, filled in the gap
"'fo' good-advantage.
It was a close call for the Alley Team, but they demonstrated their superiority in the last game, making 414 pins, or an aver- age of 104 pins per man, while, Mindanao only made 70 pins per man.
I could not grumble at any lack of scores of over 100, because there were actually seven, with the same number topping 90 each.
Actually the average score per player per game worked out at 80.5 pins per player for the Alley Team and 87.2 pins per player for Mindanao.
BLOUNT AGAIN
The Mindanao Team have challenged the same Alley Team to play them to-morrow, and I have no doubt that it will be a match
worth watching.
In the above match, Corp. Blount was top scorer of the match with 501, or an average of 100 pins per game, and was also highest individual scorer, with 122 in his 5th game.
A. A. Muscavage was a good second with 477 to his bag or 96 pins per game. He was also second highest scorer for an individual game with 111 on his fourth game.
Muscavage, is practically a new player in these Alleys, and judging by his play on this occasion I expect to have some inter- esting scores to record in the near future.
On Monday Asheville Medical Department played the Asheville C.P.O.'s in a 5-game Ten Pin match, and, while the scoring on both sides was not brilliant, the friendly badinage and atmosphere made up for this. The match resulted in a win for the Medi- cals by no less than 330 pins.
The individual results were as follows:-.
ASHEVILLE
ASHEVILLE
C.P.O.'
MEDICAL DEPT. Dr. Picclochi.... 727 L. C. Garrett.... 702 D. E. Norman.... 684 H. O. MacPherson 591
2704
G. M. Merkel.. 702 C. J. Summers 673
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Merkel, for C.P.O.'s, with 702, or an aver- The highest individual score was recorded by G. M. Merkel, who bagged 192 in his third game.
I mentioned in a previous article that in- dividual scoring should be sought after, but I maintain that a team to have good results must bowl together.
It was a good match, however, and as for as team-spirit was concerned, nothing better could be desired.
YESTERDAY'S
TENNIS
Three matches were played yester- day in "D" Division of the Lawn Ten- nis League, resulting in wins for C.R.C. “A”, Filipino Club and I.R.C.
C.R.C. v°C.0.0. Chinese Recreation Club' "A" beat Cral- gengower Cricket Club by six'sets to throc at Causeway Bay.
H. N. Chow and T. 6. Lò (C.R.C.). -
| beat E. Zimmern and H. Hung
beat M. C. Hung and T. C. Yu beat S. Leonard and H. 'N. Au ..
P. H. Chiu and K. N.. L! (C.R.C.). beat Zimmern and Hung lost to Hung and Yu ́. beat Leonard and Au
B
62
48
6- 2
46
20
64
W. C. Choy and N. C. Tang (C.R.C.). Iost to Zimmern and Hung lost to Hung and Yu
beat Leonard and Au
FILIPINO CLUB v C.B.A. Filipino Club beat Central British Asso- clation by eight sets to one at King's Park.
Gonzales and Kwan (Filipino Club). On May 28 there was a good match in the beat Dunne and Bull second round of the Singles Handicap Com-beat Lockhart and K. C. Bond petition between the veteran bowler Doc beat G. Gurevitch and Woolgar Molthen and
M. F. L. Haymes. Haymes was not generally conceded a chance, but he bowled well, and would have done better beat Dunne and Bull if he had been able to get in a more prac-lost to Lockhart and Bond tice.
beat Gurovitch and Woolgar
Doc Malthen's handicap was plus 20 and Haymes' plus 23.
Molthen won by 54 pins, the individual scores being
1st 2nd 3rd Ttl. Doo Molthen (plus 20) 165 177 198 530 M. F. L. Hamyes. (plus 23) 146 154 167 476 On Wednesday we were treated to a good game between U.S.S. Asheville ("H" Divi- slon), and U.S.S. Asheville ("S" Division).
This resulted in a win for "H" Division by 54 pins, the individual scores being:-
"H" DIVISION
L. C. Garrett.... 748 Dr. Pleciochi.... 732 O. Aason....... 717 G. M. Merkel... 667
2864
6- 2
Ildefonso and Sien- (Filipino Club).
6 3
5-7
03
Banker and Souza (Filipino Club). beat Dunne and Bull
6- 2
6- 2
beat Lockhart and Bond beat Gurovitch and Woolgar
I.R.C. v K.J.T.C.
At King's Park, Kowloon Indian Tennis Club were beaten six sets to three by In- dlan Recreation Club.
S. R. Salloh and M. Ramzan (K.I.T.C.). lost to S. A. R. Bux. and K. M. Rum-
Jahn
26
"S" DIVISION C. J. Summers 750 D. J. McNab... 703 A. R. Edwards 683 M. H. Lambert, 675 | beat Bux and Rumjahn
beat Moondharle and Wahab 2810 lost to Kitchell and Razack
beat M. Moondharie and M. A. Wahab - 3 lost to I. Kitchell and M, I. Razack 3-8 G. M. Khan and M. H. Hassan (K.1.T.C.).
When the above match was first mooted I was at a loss to understand who "H" D vision and "S" Division really were but I have a strong suspicion that the teams were Medical "Supply" Department ((S") and Department ("H").
It was a really good game, and, judging by the supporters of both sides who were present and the keen interest displayed I am led to believe that another match of this kind would be very acceptable.
POOR SCORING
The scoring all round, was not brillant, C.P.O. Summers being top scorer with 750, or an average of 150 pins per game; second highest score was made by C.P.O. Garrett with 748.
Doctor Picciochi was a good third, with
E. L. Wood.... 634732 or an average of 147; he has not been J. M. S. Askew 465 a frequenter of the Alleys, but I am of the opinion that a little more practice would 2374 bring out the talent which I feel sure he casily possesses.
Dr. Picciochl, for Medicals, was top scorer of the match with 727 in his bag,
6-4
7 $ 1- 8
lost to. Bux and Rumjahn
A. R. Azan and Mit Singh (K.I.T.C.).
4 6 26
lost to Moondharle and Wahab lost to Kitchell and Razack ......... 3 B
League Table
P. W. D. L. F. Chinese R.C. “A” 2 2 0 0 13 Chinese R.C. "B" .. 2 2 0 0 121⁄2 · 51⁄2-4 Filipino Club
S.C.A.A.
C.C. Kowloon Indian R.C. K.LT.C. C.B.A. C.C.C.
A. Pts. Б 4
1 1 0 0 8
1 2
1 1 0 0 72
11⁄2 2
2 1 0 1 10
8
2
2 1 0 1 9
9.
2
2 1 0 2 111⁄2 151⁄2 2
2.0 0 2 3 15 0 3 0 0 3 61⁄2 201⁄2 0
135 pins per game, being good for a player, who invariably plays Duck Pins. I was agreeably surprised with M. H, On the whole this game was a very enjoy-
average of Iable, one, and very keen. contested. or an average of 148 pins per game, follow-Lambert, his effort, 675 or an
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