THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1940.
INTERESTING RESULTS IN SATURDAY'S LAWN BOWLS Rearranged Civil Service Team Score Good Win
NINE RECREIO RINKS NOT BEATEN ONCE!
By "SKIP"
Though Burling was more, than useful the two star men on the end rink were Arthur Rakusen for the Civil Servants and Al Hall for the visitors. It was said of the former that the nearer. to the jack his opponents
He was were, the better he played! splendid form and overshadowed White, with the result that Holl had many oppor- tunities to shine; he missed few of them despite skilful blocking by Harry Strange on
many heads.
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WHILE THE OUTSTANDING feature of last Saturday's lawn bowls programme was the scoring of a "possible" by Jordan's rink, there were several interesting results record-had the edge on his opponent who played a ed, and an upheaval of form in each of the three divisions..
The Civil Servants had a rearranged team out and it did well to beat Kowloon Bowling Green Club, whilst the latter club's second team also figured in a surprise result when it beat the Taikoo Club by a narrow margin.
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HEADLINES
FOR JORDAN
By "Skip"!
Two Walkers were, by coincidence, drawn as opposite lead on the other rink and W. L.
- Len Jordan's rink have already had useful game on his first appearance in the
a lot of publicity by reason of their premier League. Harrower, of the visiting club made a similar debut and had the bet-"possible" against Ben Evans', hitherto ter of Deakin. Grimmitt was not up to unbeaten skip, but when it is realised scratch with the result that Fred Jones was
that only two "possibles" were record- called on to do a lot; he responded finely
ed last year, it will be appreciated and can be said to have saved the side though he eventually lost by the narrowest that some headlines are justified. of margins.
.SOUND BEATING
To my mind, however, the outstanding result was the big victory which the Electricians scored over the Prison sound beating as was anticipated, all rinks Officers Club.
SPORTS PARADE
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It is also noteworthy that of the three clubs with three teams this year, two scored triple victories; these were Club de Recreio and Crai- gengower, the former securing eight wins and a tie on the nine rinks which represented it!
The Champions gave the Indians a pretty
winning, thanks to Spuggy Silva securing a three at the last head to overcome Abbas and so retain his unbeaten record.
Carlos Silva and A. K. Minu were level at the 10th head, the latter having led all the way until that stage, but "C.G.'s" shots began to come off with more regularity and he ran away from the opposition, winning by 15 shots which included a seven at the penultimate head. I am told it might have been built up into an eight had not Chico Ribeiro wisely put one of his woods at the back for safety. C. E. Marques, who is number
without a doubt one of the best twos in the League, if not the best, was in
As I usually do, just for record purposes I mention the names of his tearn:-H. Spong, C. E. Langley and P. A. Peckham were his worthy henchmen.
Incidentally cannot refrain from. commenting on a phrase in the "Sunday Herald", which indicated that the four players were "looking forward" to the traditional bottle of John Haig whisky bach. The Impression I got when I saw the players at about 7.30 p.m. was they were looking back" on a portion of their reward!
Like most "possibles", it was not a good head: there were one or two near the kitty of course but plenty of room to save. The In addition to the "possible" men-
skip as usual is blamed for not saving but I contend that the greater blame attaches tioned above, three sevens were scor
to the earlier men for allowing him to be ed, whilst George Ladd of Craigen-brilliant form again. Dick Alves, well sup faced with such a nerve-wracking position 1 THE circular letter addresed to the
Hong Kong Football Associationing a couple of sixes which
gower had the unusual honour of scor- ported by Soares and Luz, always had the Be that as it may, the fact remain that enabled edge on the younger Minu, for whom Hoosen Evans was heavy with his first wood, which for the stricter control of
was a good fault; but whether it was the was leading well. On F. X. Silva's rink, it touring him to record the highest rink total was lamesake who deserved all the praise tension of which I have written or whether teams in future has, it is understood, of the season.
for "CM." was positively brilliant as sec- he wanted to be benevolent I don't know, met with the approval of
ond man. His opposite number, Yusuf, was but he was certainly very short with his last Soccer the local Association and
also good but was unlucky to find the Poronet The visitors became rather demoral- tuguese player in such devastating form.ised subsequently and scored on only three Khan proved useful for. "Abe" and is, of the remaining dozen heads, although one think, of more value to his side as a lead of these counts was a nap hand. than elsewhere. Abbas himself was in good form and could not be blamed for the nar row adverse margin.
in future local touring teams will have to obtain the sanction of the Football Association of Malaya if they wish to visit Singapore before the local Association will consider their application.
Sing Tao Sports Club, closely con- nected with "Sing Tao Jih Pao"-a Chinese newspaper-appear confident of being admitted into First Division next year and have applied for per- -mission to tour the Straits next month. They were only admitted into membership to the Football Associa- tion recently.
NARROW VICTORY
Craigengower did well to beat Kowloon Cricket Club by a narrow margin at Cox's Road, where three very close games were visitors by reason of being a bare three seen. Omar's rink won the match for the shots up against Fincher, for Goodwin and Basa tied and Kern was one up against Rosselet. This was the last rink to finish and, although the chance was of the re motest, there was Just a possibility that Kern might have tled the match at the very last head. He needed four to do so but is would have required an almost superhuman cffort to remove the enemy's third shot, which was well concealed.
game woods
Hong Sling, as lead to Rosselet, was right on his game' again, whilst Kern was the best of the home team, although Mulcahy ran him close for the honour.
Frank Goodwin, played great
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the Hong Kong Football Association against Dick Basa, who found have referred them to the circular running kindly for him. Leonard and Me from Malaya with the request that dina were usually beating their opponents and a lot of responsibility was thrown on -permission be obtained from Malaya | Fraser and his skip; they responded well as first before they will consider the mat-I have said, but Basa's woods saved, the
-ter.
Undoubtedly further correspondence will pass between Malaya and Hong Kong on this team and its proposed -tour.
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situation on several occasions.
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The Portuguese skip lost one of the two sevens which were recorded on this green,' when he took out a saving wood in an en- deavour to secure a big count for himself.
RECREIO JUNIORS WIN
The Portuguese second string had a very comfortable win against Police at King's Park. After the first five heads had been of 11 played the home team had a lead shots and they added a little to this as the game wore on. B. Basto had excellent as sistance from Doctor Guterres, who was up against a strong player in Shepherd. Neither Ted Post nor Macdonald was up to form and the other Police players had to put in a lot of good woods to keep the score down, "B.B." excelled with his obstructive shots and frequently prevented Joe Carey from breaking up the whole works.
J. J. Basto, pitted against Orem, always had the lead, although a six to the Police rink at the 20th put them within striking distance. Two Charlies, Vas And Roza-
Thanks to excellent work by Chris Pile it looked as if his rink were going to beat John Dinnen's but the last named player came right on to his game in the last four heads and finished eight to the good.
Doctor Smalley had the only visiting win, the very useful one of 14 shots, against K. C. Hamilton. The Medico's men scored on all but six of the ends and a lack of cohe- sion was apparent in the home rink, where P. J. Hamilton, who skipped last year, could do nothing right, "not one of his drives coming off. Sid Walker was the best of the home four but Y. Abbas outshone everyone by his display as three to the doctor.
The Electricians certainly surprised me the game was at Ming Yuen. Tom Plle got by beating the Prison Officers even though a big lead on Paul but was blanked for the last seven heads on which the home skip piled on 15 counters. Sloan, however, had the biggest win and that against Arthur Jillott, who could not get going at all, as a deficit of over 20 shots shows, Bill Bagley and Jim Lunny were neck and neck for most of the game but after gaining a slight advantage the visiting skip piled on a count
One of the midst remarkable games imaginable took place between Fincher and Omar, Before the interval Razack and "KM.Pereira, were playing well for the home team, whilst Perkins was the best of the
of seven at the 20th head. were outplaying Hyde and Overy and, in Police four, Orem having quite an off day,
Herbert Randall, skipping a rink in Crai- spite of some good shots by Fincher and
Jackie Noronha and Fender had very gengower's third team, received the O.W.B. some equally good ones. by U. M. Omar let
even game before the latter emerged vic-(Order of the Wrong Bias) on two occasions, me add, the Craigengower team were 24—5
torious by a couple of shots. The home skip but he managed to beat S. M. Rumjahn the good after the 14th end..
had a new number three in Lopes, who played a useful game against the opposi tion's best exponent, Willle Dall,
This head, by the way, was one of the most spectacular of the game. The visitors were lying four nice shots when Fincher came up with his first wood and drew the shot. Omar just failed to face it with his first wood and Fincher drew an- other one, only for his opponent to produce one of his many spectacular efforts draw the first shot...
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his
It will be recalled that Hong Kong invited the Singapore Football Asso-to
quite comfortably. The Indian played a very good game but had little support from ciation to visit Hong Kong last Febru-
his front men. Broadbridge did quite well ary. Singapore were then unable to
DOCKS WIN AWAY
as lead, whilst Randall, in spite of
· accept owing to the shortness of the
Kowloon Dock went over to the Valley and lapsis lignum" was very good. -time at their disposal to make ar-
collected a couple of points by virtue of big
George Ladd, as I have mentioned, had a wins on the rinks skipped by Cullen and couple of sixes and these counts were not - rangements, but the prospect of Singa-
McKelvie, in spite of John Kempton going an unfair indication of his team's superior pore visiting Hong Kong in the near
down very heavily to Bebbington. The lat - Ity. Solina was his star man I am told. future is not unlikely.
ter's rink were bowling well to a man, the Hong Kong Football Club were all over Then tea and the transformation! Willie superiority of Didsbury and Lammert over
their hosts at Chater Road and finished up Hyde, who had been inconsistent, suddenly
Revie and McMaster being most pronounced, nearly 40 to the good. Ronnie Edwards, Saigon lost all their three games found his real form and began to play a
Kenneth Robertson and his skip were though he lost by seven, had the best result against Singapore recently. They great game, which inspired Overy and Moss usually in the happy position of being able for the home team, whilst Syd Strange with
trounced in the Interport to give of their best; the result was that;
to add or protect; Ferguson and Kempton a win of 15 showed the best card for the game, which was the last following a four and three, Craigengower
In McKelvie's rink, which beat Walter game played, by 5 goals to 1, Combined were on the ruin and could do nothing right, always had to attempt to save the situation. footballers
who gaved with the exception of U. M. Services beat them 4-1 and Civilians several shots. The locals chalked up. 16 Gill's by 17-shots, Bob Morrison was prom- exceptionally won by the only goal scored.
shots in six heads without reply, but Cratinent. Jock McKelvie was According to Saigon papers, Singa- gengower got what proved to be a vital good, whilst of patchy opposition, I hear pore have very strong football teams, with a number of ex-professional players in them.
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TO-DAY'S TENNIS
singleton at the last head,
EVEN GAMES
The finishes at Happy Valley were very similar as the Civil Servants and Kowloon Bowling Green Club proved to be very even ly matched.
McGowan's rink, with a majority of four, had the biggest win. Collyer proved to be his star player, though, the woods were not too Kind to him, especially on the vital 20th
The following is to-day's League tennis head, when he went through a narrow port
programme:—
V. H.K.C.C. ....H.K.U.T.C.. V. K.C.C. “A!!
C.R.C.
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U.S.R.C.
twice, touching the jack each time but fall- ing to improve the situation which resulted in the visitors counting four when the skips went down.
McGowan was too wide to save with his
·U.S.R.C.-R. R. Todd and Misa M. Frif- fiths: T.-J.-Gould-and--Miss-Reeve; Lieut.first, whilst Sherriff in trying to block, was -Theobald and Miss:-D. Eardley,
~H.K.C.C.-L. Goldman and Miss A. Tylor; H. J. Armstrong and Mrs. L. R. Andrews; T. A. Pearce and Miss J. Armstrong.
K.C.C. "A"-A. E. P., Guest and Miss M., Stokes; E. F. Fincher and Mrs. Sweeney E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Williams.""
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a triffe heavy and drew another shot. His opponent then played his best wood of the match and drew a beautiful second shot which Sherriff was unable to move. George Deacon again' played a fine game for the visitors especially in the first part of the game: on the first head for instance he had two right on the kitty with tho' résult that the visitors scored five on, this head,' and they followed this up with a 'two and three I to be 10 ̊ up in thrée heads; the Home team's)"
ultimate win, will thus be appreciated.
Duncan was about the best. Apart from Bill Houston, who was off his game, Cullen's rink outplayed Arnold Brooksbank's in' no uncertain manner, Commencing with a lead of 14 shots to none in the first five heads, the visitors kept up the pressure. Young Lapsley played as three to Cullen and was useful if not brilliant. The latter term could be applied only to Cullen.
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SUNDAY
Old Course
9.10 a.m. A. D. Humphreys, E. Bathurst,
K. S. Morrison, I. H. Geare,
L. M. S. Lloyd, A. H. Penn.
J. B. Harrison, J. Linaker.
G. C. Worrall, E., T. McMullen. G. M. Park, I. T. Smith.
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I. W. Shewan, A. C. 1, Bowker.
9.28
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9.32
9.36
0.40
9.44
9.48
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9.56
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T: Megarry, W. W. C. Shewan. Capt., Bridge, Capt. Tomlinson.
New Courso
10.16 a.m. S. 1. Dodwell, T. E. Pearce, 10.32
10:48:
Col. Newnham, Major Macken- złę.
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