THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 14, 1940
Biggest
Zimmern's Win Rinks Tourney Surprise H.A. Alves Plays Best Game Of Season
INDIANS DO WELL TO SECURE FIRST THIRD DIV. POINTS
By "Skip"
for his side's big win against L. A. Gutierrez when on the first two heads he trailed the jack for two and five respectively. His men played care free and accurate bowls thereafter,
SUNDAY'S MATCH
A lawn bowls match has been arranged for Sunday, at Cox's Road, between the Northumberland and Dur-
with the result that they scored the ham Association of Hong biggest win of the day. Pope, who sub- Kong and Kowloon Cricket for Phillips, played a fine Club, to commence at 3.15 Joe Henson were putting them where P.m.
ONTINUOUS rain on Friday, drizzle on Saturday morn-
ing followed by a heavy shower about mid-day, literal-stituted ly washed out last Saturday's lawn bowls programme with the exception of one solitary game.
game as lead, whilst Busty Bower and
wanted. Sherriff outshone Gutierrez,
whose front men were out-played with
impossible situations.
Frankly I was astounded to see in Sunday's paper that the Indian's Third Division match had been played at Soo-the result that he had usually to face kunpoo. And I was little less surprised to see that the home team had at last "broken its duck."
H.E. the Officer Administering the the Hon. Mr. N. L.
Government,
Association, will turn out for one of their rinks, while Dean J. L. Wilson, of St. John's Cathedral, will also be playing. The Bishop of Hong Kong, the Rt. Rev. Ronald. Hall, who is pre- sident of the Association, is unfor- tunately unable to play.
Smith, who is vice-President of the
The following have been selected to and represent the Northumberland Durham Association.
GREAT RECOVERY Two interesting games took place at Kowloon Bowling Green Club,
markable recovery to: eliminate Teddy Fincher's rink from Kowloon Cricket Club. Tralling at the 18th. head by nine shots, the Quarry Bay men scored a three, then a five, drew
T. Waller, HE. the Hon. Mr. N. L. level with a singleton and the opposi- tion having cracked up by this sud-Smith, W. Mulcahy and TW. Carr; den revival, they finished up with a J. G. R. Humble, Prof. W. Faid, T. Coleman and J. Fraser; C. E. Judge, count of six and another single.
Dean Wilson, A. A. Dand and J. F. McGowan; J. Hempsey, W. Hempsey, E. Purvis and S. Hodge.
Their victims were Hong Kong Omars and Razack and the three Laps-Chalmers' Taikoo four staging a re- Football Club, who, to date, had beaten | leys and Cullen, proved to be some- both Craigengower and Hong Kong what of a flop, if I may use that term Cricket Club away from the Valley, to indicate that the result was not although they lost their only home nearly as close as I had expected. match to the Kowloon Bowling Green Whether it was the importance of the occasion or just that the opposition Club.
was too strong I cannot say but the two younger Lapsleys, of whom I ex- pected much, were not nearly strong hold Razack and K. M. enough to
Up on the rinks skipped by Bakar and Rumjahn, they had a dozen shots to spare at the finish.
Of more interest to the local bowls world was the playing of first round matches in the Open Rinks Competi- tions which took place on Sunday afternoon, when there were some sur prising results.
Omar. With A. M. and U. M. playing right up to form as well, the moderate win which I had expected developed into a route and the Craigengower four ran up a score of 35 shots to 12 after leading at one time by 25-3.
DRAMATIC START
The greatest of these was at Ernie Civil Service Club where Zimmern's four eliminated a "red-
A total of only one less was piled up hot" rink skipped by Dick Alves.
by Brooksbank against Bagley's have played to- "Stanley Platoon" who, I think, I may This happy four
joss in the sense gether for the last three or four sea- justly say had no sons and have met with more than that the woods ran badly for them, they could not as distinct from mere flukes which a average success but really get on to their usual form at all player who is always up is bound to on Sunday. Leo Silva, who is normal- get. ly very steady, had a great opportunity to lay the foundation for victory as Penney was off form, but he failed to take it. Rodrigues was good all the way through whilst his opponent Del- gado was never short, no matter who was lying, with the result that he was as dangerous as he was helpful to his own skip, who never knew where the jack would finish.
McNeill, as three to Zimmern, was steady throughout and really won the match for his side. With Chico Ribeiro unable to judge his weight, Dick Alves struggled bravely to save the match but although he played his best game of the season, the odds were too great
for him.
The other big upset was at Club de Recreio, where Alf Hall's rink, which looked formidable on paper, succumb- ed to McGowan's Civil Service team by four shots, after leading by 12-5 at -the 13th. end. For this happy position they were indebted to Willie Walker, who was simply great throughout the game and had the better of Jimmy Gellatly. Derek Hollidge came in as second man in place of Skinner and, although unsteady to begin with, he improved later and put in some good shots, but White his opponent could do nothing right for Hall, his weight being very erratic,
The latter adjective applied to Hyde Lay in some degree; he played some very fine shots but was by no means consistent. McGowan was very good at the start and saved several, big counts, one, spectacular draw at the third end resting out Willie Walker's toucher to save two or three shots,"
When McGowan. went off little, Collyer touched his top form and this turned the
favour of the winner. "Calos
In
for his drawing after tea at the 15th, end, was described to me as being un- canny.
Hall was steady without being bril- lient.
The family affair between the
The game started dramatically with a six to the Football Club four, but the Stanley men proved they could take it, by replying with a five at the next end. After that it just steady steaming
for the Valley men and, with Duncan laying the foundation, they won by nearly 20 shots.
Jordan was unable to skip the rink he had entered as he was in hospital and Frank Wilkinson took his place against Bill Hollands, who also had a substitute in place of Mackenzie. Hol lands' son was the stop-gap and he played a good game as lead against Elphick, who was also on his game. The Valley four ran into a big lead after a dozen heads but Wilkinson's men pulled up well towards the end until a five against them at the 19th. settled the issue, though they came back with a six and a two to finish only four to the bad.
SILVA BRILLIANT At Kowloon Dock there was as good a game as I anticipated between Good- win and Silva, which the latter won after leading all the way. Tony Noronha was the better of two only moderate leads, "Labby" flattering only to deceive when he had a couple of touchers on the trial heads! Lopes and Brown, though different in method, were about equal.
Joe Fraser was, I would say, bet- ter than Jackle Noronha, and C. G. Silva had to play, some good shots to carry the day. The seventh end was an example of his match-winning pro- pensities. Labrum had a toucher covering the jack and Brown had a second one just at the back of it and to one side. Silva came up with a heavy one to put the jack in the ditch but still leaving the K.C.C. men with the shot. Goodwin added another one some five or six feet short only for Silve to draw round what looked like a minefield to within three feet of the jack for the first shot!
One might call the win a psycho- logical one; the Kowloon men, I am sure,,thought they had the game in
Any members of the Association their pockets and probably slacked off a little, at least their woods in- who are not among the selected rinks, dicated as much. The three got them and who wish to play, are very wel- worried and the nap hand added to come and arrangements will be made the strain with the result that they for them to play. did undoubtedly wilt and become "jittery." As regards the play, Tommy Madar was useful until the rot set in and he had a slight edge on Melrose, but Paddy Wellwood was off his game and gave Fincher little support, even when he was winning.
Bob Marks was probably the best of the Mainland team and had the better of Munro, whilst Jimmy Chalmers played his usual good game and saved his side repeatedly.
On the next rink
LAWN BOWLS TEAMS
TAIKOO
The following have been chosen to repre- sent Taikoo R.C. in the Lawn Bowls League
on Saturday:-
Second Division (v P.R.C. at Home):-C. Baraird, T. Grimes, W. Melrose, J. Chal- mera (skip); O. Gillies, W. Cunningham, J. A. Watson, T. F. Stainton (skip); F. Hillon. R. Main, D. Munro, R. Keown (skip).
H.K.C.C. Following teams will represent "Hong Kong Cricket Club:-
Second Division (v Craigengower C.C..
Away):-E. Hospes, J. L. Mouat, G. E.
Costello and B. E. Maughan (Skip); T. A.
and A. W. Brown (Skip); R. R. Davies,
B. Basto's four very nearly upset Fender's rink after the latter appeared to have the game well in hand. The situation was simi- lar to that on the rink I have just described, Fender being 10 shots to the good with five heads to go. On the first two of these Basto's men scored eight shots, four at a time, and Pearce, A. K. Mackenzie, R. A. Edwards followed up with a couple of single- A. McKellar, G. S. Archbutt and L. A. R. tons to become all square with the last | Duncan (Skip). end to be played. Although Basto could Third Division (v Kowloon B.B.C., Home): have reduced the count at the last-A. D. Humphreys, L. E. N. Ryan, A. Nis- head, when the Dundonian rinksim and P. S. Cassidy (Skip); W. A. Cricke secured four, his only chance to win shant, B.-J. Lacon, F. D. Angus and R. H. Wild (Skip); W. J. Hansen, Col. E. S. was to drive the jack through, in Doughty, 3. Prentice and W. A. Cornell which he just failed with both woods. (skip).
Stainton's four had an easy time against the Chinese rink skipped by Jimmy Wong, who, in spite of a six followed by a three early on, went to pieces thereafter and scored only six more shots to nearly a couple of dozen by the Taikoo four. The latter also chalked up a six and secured a five just before Wong's big count.
Syd Eccleshall's team always had the edge on Dick Keown and ran out win- ners by half a dozen shots. Walker was leading well for the Civil Service skip, whilst Steven was quite steady I hear.
Tony Basto's Kowloon Tong rink did well to hold. Joe Carey and his mates until two-thirds of the way through the game. A count of four then put the Police rink safely in front and they increased the lead slow- ly to win by seven shots.
In a very low-scoring match at Hong Kong Football Club, Charlie Rosselet's rink only just scraped home against A. K. Minu, for whom Hoosen was unable to turn out as lead. Sixteen singles were recorded during the afternoon, each side scor- ing eight of them as well as a couple of twod each, but Rosselet's count of George Sherriff laid the foundation three was his margin of victory.
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