THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1940
LAWN BOWLS NOTES
U. M. OMAR'S WIN GIVES C.C.C. NARROW VICTORY Splendid Showing By Hong Kong F.C.
GOODWIN AND ALVES SIMPSON
IN DOUR TUSSLE
By "Skip"
WELL, IT TURNED out nice again on Saturday and for the first time for a month, a full list of games was played in the Lawn Bowls League.
SAVES K.F.C.
By "Skip"
|OPEN RINKS TOURNEY:
SMASHING WIN FOR FENDER'S RINK
By "Skip"
SEVEN OF THE eight matches in the third Bill Simpson enabled round of the Open Rinks Competition took place on Although in Third Division two of my forecasts Kowloon Football Club to Sunday under perfect conditions, Jock Fender's were wrong I do not consider the ultimate results win against Kowloon Dundonian rink deserving the headlines for their of these matches were half as surprising as was that Tong, his eight-shot win smashing win against Arthur Grimmitt's four, whom at Hong Kong Football Club, where Craigengower over Tong Basto being they were at one time leading by as many as 25-4. managed to beat the homesters by only five shots. just enough to negative Omar's rink made this result possible by means of a small losses by Field and win of 11 shots over Bebbington as the other two Younghusband. Craigengower rinks were down.
I understand that Jimmy Kew vas in particularly good form
off some
Tony
In Second Division, Kowloon Bowling Green against Field and was bringing Club and Kowloon Football Club achieved creditable Lapsley, playing for. Field,
great shots.
de-f results at Craigengower and Kowloon Tong respec-serves a special word for his ex- cellent exhibition of drawing to tively, whilst in Third Division Craigengower were
the jack. badly beaten by the Indians at Sookunpoo, the lat- ter's win by no less than 41 shots being by far the biggest victory of the day.
Eddie Sousa carried his team to victory against Police, down Jat the Valley, and the score is an indication of his rink's vas. superiority. He had a couple of
Omar's winning margin over Silva, whilst Soares and Brown, sixes in his total of 35, whilst Bebbington was all the more re-neither of whom was very good, Riddell's men could muster only markable as he was without his shared the honours. Raoul Luz a two and five singles to tota brother A.M. who, I am sorry to was not as good as usual and was seven. Yvanovich and Macdon- hear, has a septic finger, K. M.joutshone by his opponent.
I have sald that Frank Goodwin was great and may add that his heavy shots were brilliant.
'MARVINO"
ON THE JOB!
By "Skip"
Prison Officers, as I expected
Though McLeod was lending well for Fender it was Willie Dall who was mostly in the limelight as he played a really classic game.
The losers, who won this event six years ago, were not consistent. although Fred Jones put in some good shots and was probably the best of the side.
'An unusual incident — but one not as unusual as it should be—oc- curred when one of the Civil Ser- vice players removed some woods before they had been measured and thereby possibly robbed his side of another two shots. These, it an early stage of the game may quite easily have an upsetting ef- ect on a team, though I am, in the his case, speaking more in abstract than in the concrete! It must be emphasised that only the threes should measure and that ald decided their game on the
the head should never be broken filled the vacant place whilst A.
last head, on which the visitor
up until they are in agreement. K. Ismail, a comparative novice-Į
got a single, but Channing wat
rink had a close game with Roza- On the same green Brookbank's he has played only three or four
always sitting pretty against Third Division games this season
O.P. Remedios though he won by beat the Electricians at Stanley Pereira before emerging winners -turned out in place of K. M.
When a rink scores only six only half a dozen.
the three Omar.
The Craigengower skip shots and loses by as many as
skips dividing the by four shots. Duncan was doing Kowloon Bowling Green Club spolls though Jillott got played his usual strong game but
hom well as lead when I was watching 23, it seems absurd to say that beat Craigengower narrowly a
the game, whilst both Brooksbank K. M. was not at his best, whilst their skipplayed well, but it is the Valley, and so avenged the only on the very last head.
and the Portuguese skip secured Razack and Ismail just about held true in the case of Charlie Roza defeat earlier in the season, anc Sloan suffered his first defea some good shots during the same their own with their opposite numbers. It is noteworthy that ereira, who was opposed to Cul-all three rinks shared the spoils by this one shot, but Paul, though
Abbas's rink of "rookies" if I 17 singles were scored, whilst ally well, but never had a chance major portion, which was just. heads, could. do little afterward Arthur Jillott's four by a couple may jokingly call them that, beat the winners got a couple of threes against opponents who were play- He played a fine game against and a two, and the losers just one ing brilliantly, with Bob Lapsley Bill Way, some of his shot and went down by 11 shots of shots after an exciting finish in and Cullen as the star players. through ports being quite un- Bagley played an excellent gam three to tie at the last head, the which Abbas shone. Needing George Duncan' ́ woņ ̈ "for the The other two Recreio "B" rinks canny. Drew secured a useful I am told; whilst "Marvinio" second week in succession to se-won but Jackie Noronha after lead against Lewis in the early
Prison Officers were counting three cure the best result for the losers, screwing Kempton down until the stages of the game but he had to thought he was doing his turi or four when "Abe" went down to Charlie Rosselet being his victim 19th. head, when he had 31-13, fight every inch of the way sub- and made lots
bowl: he was short with this first two heads sequently to win and the margin one of five shots, collapsed in the last
by a couple vanish into the ditch!
a criminal offence -but drew a nice third shot with his second The winners were down by that and gave away a, four and a five. The opposition got tired of count- Tom Pile, in spite of losing number at the half-way stage but Calman was quite the best of the ing, when they had recorded
wood to rehabilitate himself.
Bob Duncan was in great form pulled up well towards the fin- Dock rink, whilst Tony Noronha, mentally that Henry Lockhart six to Stopani Thomson ish, a run of 10 shots without re-as second man, played a fine game had robbed them of or shall 19th. end, got home by 11, thank: against Aitken and he won by 10 ply turning the scales in their for his brother, as did Johnny we say saved-over 20 shots to seven in the last two heads shots after being eight all at about favour. Duncan's team all played Remedios as Number Three, in the first eight or ten heads. Hircock played well as lead for the 10th, head. Houston was fair- well, whilst he himself was
did no ly consistent but...Levett had out- Lopes was a useful man in B. Lockhart's theme song seemed to the Stanley skip standing, a remark which applies Basto's rink which secured a four be "They're lying four" yet he have a singleton in his total o off day which left Calman and his to Rosselct of the Craigengower on the last head to beat Bob drew the 'shot or saved with con- 32!
skip with plenty to do and they side,
Morrison by five shots. Scoring sistent regularity all through the The Indians ran riot against shonë in the achieving of it.
at to say that Craigengower
Sookunpoo, George Rodger, better-known at was very high, which could not game, which means
Bill Harrower, for whom a sub- of stitute will have to be found as be present as
soccer, goale said of the standard of bowls the first three Craigengower men their smallest win being one
their
which Baker keeper. turned
were a few close were beating lead though there
opponents 11 shots
scored is being transferred, had another The visitors pulled against Alves.. At the other end good win, this time at the expense Robertson and he play-heads.
Each side, incidentally, repeatedly. ed quite a useful
The secured a six, whilst the Portu- up a little after the interval and of the scale was Rumjahn with of Dallah, who succumbed by a a margin of 16, whilst Wahab had couple of shots. Both Atkins and scoring here again was very low quese rinkt had a five and a couple eventually ran out winners. by and even after Robertson had of fours.
couple in a lowscoring game, thus the middle place with a margin Drew were again in good form, inflicting on McNeill his first of 14 to spare. The magnitude of whilst Khan, though good as lead, the score surprised me, as did was not the best of the Indian Re- the result, and I am sure it wil creation Club four, that honour be encouraging to the
I.R.C'going to Dallah who outshone team.
Harrower most of the time.
period. len. He bowled well, exception-with Bob Duncan securing the he held. "Bill" Bagley for 1
two.
to
a
out as
game.
made up a deficit of eight shots
scored in the first four heads. Holland Gives Victory defeat of the season.
Fincher Poorly
Supported
Spary's Effort
of his
who
Badly Beaten
wood
at the
an
never more than two or three
Kowloon Bowling Green Club shots separated the teams; Rob- ertson got the verdict by one shot, had to thank Holland for their
useful win over the Indians, In spite of a 15-shot win by
At Kowloon Bowling Green though Sherriff's rink was
also Spary against Keown, Kowloon
Club, Omar's rink advanced an- Cricket Club could not hold Tai-| Dallah's men, opposed up a few.
other step by eliminating four Though they won on one rink Civil Servants skipped by Arthur to Holland, could not get going at koo, who won by 10 shots. Jimmy all and the fastish green seemed Chalmers and his men were tool and lost by a singleton on the Rakusen. The score, 23/13, was a Club de Recreio, although slight to worry them a lot. All Hol-good for Bob Marks in the clos-other, Kowloon Bowling Green fair reflection of the merits of the ly down on one rink, had the bet-and's team played consistently after leading by only a singletor. loon Football Club, Len Jordan's'ter of Elliott Purvis. The twos and ing stages of their game and Club, went down Badly to Kow- team. Whilst Hoosen had the bet- ter of Kowloon Cricket Club by well as their score of 32-11 in- well over a dozen shots, Carlos dicates.
at the 12th. end, they piled up four failing to make any impres- threes were pretty level and U.M. Silva securing most of these
the shots consistently to win by sion on Dr. Smalley's. The lat- Omar always had the "little bit A. K. Minu was driving well the unlucky number. Donald ter ran into a lead of 15 before more" than Rakusen, though the against Teddy Fincher, who had against George Sherriff and most Munro, on the other hand, was the visitors scored at all and latter was by no means poor. poor support,
things came off for him, which more consistent and always led chalked them up more or less at The last of the games was at Tommy Madar was his best man was just as well, for the other Tom Carr, to run out by a margir will subsequently. Dr. Smalley Kowloon Cricket Club and was an though Joe Luiz had a slight edge three men were being outbowled of nearly a dozen. Spary was himself was in great form but intra-club affair' between ́rinks on him and both Marques and in varying degrees, though John proving much too good for Dick he only shared the honours wat skipped by George Sherriff and Johnny Ribeiro were much sup-GI was inclined to be heavy. Keown and had three fives, and Abbas, 'who did all that was!Adam Holland. I think I would erlor to their opponents, though. A five at the 20th, head decid-a four in his total of 30 shots, asked of him. Spong has been have tipped the latter to win but Overy had a dramatic shot when ed the issue in favour of the home which exactly doubled that of the sheet anchor, of Jordan's would have been wrong to the ex- he burned the head with Recrelo team, who scraped home by three. the opposition.
rink but he simply could not get tent of three Bhots. The teams 1ying. 4. Fincher was saving well "Abe" Abbas lost the lead only George Costello was unable to the_green, which, on the other were very evenly matched man against odds, whilst C. G., though once against Alf Hall and ran out play for Hong Kong Cricket Clut hand, suited Claude Langley, who for man as the score shows and I not quite at his best, was sound winner by over half a dozen. Khan and his place was taken by "Dai" played one of his best games of am told that the winners just de- throughout. Spuggy Silva al-was doing well for Abbas but he Davies, who by his win of the year.........
served their victory.· ways had a slight lead on Ernie was not as good as Tommy Arm-shots materially helped to wit: Dinnen lost a five and a six Kern, though he won by only half strong, who struck top form, the match, as Maughan was down to Jim Smith but by scoring on a dozen shots, but Frank Goodwin whilst White was the next best in by a like-number-and-Brown's 14 of the heads ho managed to against Edgar Abraham was in played his best game of the sea-the losing rink, Hall not playing three-shot margin was the ex-win by seven shots, after leading fine form and with good support son in beating Dick Alves by ajup to his normal. Abbas ·was tent of the win, Davies' team 18/2. On the other rink Ben, had the best win for the home margin which was reduced to good for the winners who fully played well together with Hospes Evans just pipped K.C. Hamilton team. Wallington began with a small-dimensions by means of deserved their victory.
and himself being the two best. by a shot after a very even game fiva and, in spite of losing one The Civil Servants had a nar- Dan Crawley did well as lead for throughout.
later, he was always the master. [row win against Police for whom Strango and beat his fan, but the The, Hong Kong Footballers of Cassidy who was 14 down.. only Fender's men won, Harry last-named, though usually "Bot- were all ‘over their Cricketing Aléc: McKellar managed to hold Strange beating Jim Shepherd by tied up the head I mean was contreres and must have ather George Graver in check though 110 shots and Jones always having the only other who played true demoralised them by 10 in the the latter. got three at the last the measure of Joo Carey
Arst head! Jack Walson pitted hend when, needing four, tó tie.-
the latter securing a five at the -very, last head.
Alvea was alco In deadly, form and it can be cald to have been a ekipa' duel." Vic Labrum was better than Leo
to form.
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