THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 26, 1940
BOWLING GREEN CLUB FADE OUT AGAINST THE CHAMPIONS Splendid Initial Display By Hall's Rink
H.K.F.C., K.C.C. And Recreio "B" Faced With Relegation Bogey
By "SKIP"
UTSTANDING in last Saturday's lawn bowls pro- gramme was, I think, the handsome victory which the Champions scored at the expense of Kow- loon Bowling Green Club, who were expected to put up a good fight: they did so for the first seven or eight heads but faded away as the game progressed to suffer the third biggest defeat of the day.
Both Hong Kong Football Club and Kowloon Cricket Club won but are still at the bottom of the League with the latter having two games in hand and by far the better chance of escaping relegation, the prospects of which cannot be out of the minds of the Club de Recreio "B" team.
In Second Division Kowloon other two rinks finished, he made Cricket Club unexpectedly de-an effort to win the game by big feated Club de Recreio to secure counts.
a double win on their green, whilst Thanks to his five at the pre- Taikoo, who like Kowloon Foot-vious head and four to Deakin at ball Club are right on the heels his last head, the of the present leaders, had njonly five down smashing win against the Civillends to go and there was just a Servants.
chance of victory, but it was not
visitors were with these two
Hong Kong Cricket Club play-to be. ed and won their Third Division There was a crock on each side match against Indians at Chater in this rink as Purvis was sut- Road, instead of at Sookunpoo,|fering from boils and Willie Hyde as two games had been arranged a sprain, both of which affected for the latter green which has their play.
three rinks only. Hong Kong George Lee and Kern were the Football Club, whom I had an best of the home rink though the idea might just win, were all over latter should have saved that the Electricians who suffered five, while Arthur Burling and! their second successive defeat. Strange took the honours for the
visitors.
Hall's Rink's Success Teddy Fincher's rink were all
The creditable commencement
over Fred Jones', who could not which Kowloon Bowling Green get going at all for, whilst Cham- pelovier was positively brilliant Club made was due chiefly to Alf Hall's. rink, as,
at the seventh as lead to Fincher, Simmonds, his opposite was usually short and head, he had a sufficient lead on blocking the draw. Madar and F. X. Silva to be carrying the Hollidge were only moderate but other two rinks, both of which Teddy Ramsay celebrated his pro- ..were down. After that, there was motion by playing a useful game, only one team in it: Leonard though Dame Fortune shone on Xavier and Charlle Silva were him on occasion. Grimmitt, like outhowling Phillips and Arm- the lend, was inclined to be short strong, the latter playing out of and Jones was left with rather too position I thought, and, with
much, to do, though he struggled| Chico Ribeiro giving good sup- port, Guy and Hall were always gamely after being 14 shots down up against it. The former played in the first seven heads..
This early lead of Fincher's was, being nicely
a fine game and saved repeatedly, in the meantime, whilst Hall was useful, and had a slight edge on "Spuggy," who ran counter-balanced by Jack Dea- out winner by five shots.
kin's rink, which had a lead of 10 shots at this stage of the game. Holland and C. G. Silva, old Joe Fraser's four fought back "enemics" had a close game in
scoring 14-in- which the former pulled up well cluding a six-in the next third
splendidly and, to tie at the 16th. but C. G. almost of the game, they took the lead. monopolised the scoring thereafter Thereafter it was ding-dong scor- to win by a round half dozen,
ing with Deakin's four at the last
Marques was the outstand- head giving him the verdict by ing man of the eight on this that number.
rink and played a truly great game, turning the situation in
his side's favour when needed
lay, which was on about 11 of
Narrow Margin
holding his own with the home by a few lead.
can
shots to Hong Kong
RAMSAY INVOLVED IN INTERESTING INCIDENT
There was a most unusual incident at Cox's Road on Saturday and some discus- sion about the subsequent procedure, which, as it happens, was correctly carried out according to rule.
Ted Ramsay, who is still trying to live down the affair, celebrated his entrance. to First Division not only by playing: à useful game, as mentioned elsewhere, but also by sending a wood up with the wrong bias on!
That's not news of course, but the fact that it hit a wood coming the other way, on the adjacent rink is where the curiosity comes in!
More out of a sense of justice than, I imagine, from a knowledge of the rules, it was decided that Deakin, the victim of the incident, should replay his wood, whilst Ramsay's bowl should be put in disgrace on the bank!
The Rule, under sub-heading "Bowl Burned," Section E. I. A. (C),. covers the the question of Deakin's wood.
It reads: "By a neutral person, or by a bowl belonging to a neutral person, or by any object, it shall play over again.
Ramsay's wood, which was a drive, being outside the limits of the rink, was dead, although in theory it might have been just about to curl back into play.
A case of this nature is mentioned by J. G. Carruthers in the E.B.A. handbook for 1939, but he does not say if the wood was outside the rink or not: what he does mention is that the bowl came back into the head and secured first shot with the opposition lying four! That is what I call. fluking on a grand scale.
SECOND DIVISION
BRILLIANT PLAY BY
MCNEILL'S
By “Skip"
RINK
THIRD DIVISION
BAGLEY'S FOUR BEAT K.B.C.C.
By "Skip"
There was an exciting finish at Austin Road where Prison Officers' Club beat the home twelve by securing a three with the very last wood of the game.
""Bill" Bagley's four were the heroes of this particular head, though the rink lost by eight shots to K. C. Hamilton, whose star man was "Edgar" Wallis,
With his first wood Fitzgerald. trailed the jack beautifully for four when there were two again- st hlm, only for Wallls to draw second shot. Hamilton was heavy with his first wood and Bagley drew a second one.
The home skip came up again and very nearly got the second, though both his wood and the enemy's near- est were over a yard away.. Then with his last wood, Bagley got the third and winning shot-after a wick!
Albert Jillott played a remark- able game against Peckham and may be said to have won his game by his own play though Foster was good. Peckham was rather unlucky to give him the shot when counting a pretty two towards the end of the game. The two skips, Dinnen and Pile were outstanding in the other game, which the latter won by seven shots.
Electric Trounced
Hong Kong Football Club were all over the Electricians, especi- ally Jack Watson's rink, which trounced Stopani-Thomson by 15 shots. All the visitors played well, with the skips playing the Wallington game of his life. Anished up strongly to beat Paul George by a few shots, as did Graver against Sloan, a four at the last head giving him that margin.
Although Dr. Lam beat Ben Evans, Kowloon Footballers al- ways had the measure of Crai- gengower and won by nearby 20. Dr. Smalley was chiefly respon- sible for this good win as he played a very fine game against George Ladd and was ably assist- Jim led by Abbas as third man.
Smith got a six at the penulti mate head to win by seven shots against Alves and he, like Smal- ley, was in great form.
The Indians put up a very fine fight at Chater Road but could not quite manage to take away the points, the home team finish- ing up strongly on, all rinks to win by 10 all round, of which "Jimmy" Wild had the most.
shots scored by his rink.
Herbert Randall was ex- cellent as three and seems to me to be wasted elsewhere In a rink, whilst McNeill though good, always had the position, as his win by 20 indicates,
Stephens Secured å lead against Ernie Zimmern at the sixth head he
and retained it to the finish: was playing an excellent game latterly, just as his opponent shone before the interval.
Fred da Roza, brought. In at short notice, played a fine game as lead for Kew and with the latter alpo doing very well they always had the edge on Lewis's four, after catching up,
the seventh end.
at
or adding shots when Joe Luz Although they won on two rinks, IN Second Division Taikoo were "in the money" by the heads, as Willie Walker was Police playing away, went down reason of their big win against the Civil Servants, Dick Keown, Football Club, who had to thank who went down on all three rinks. George Duncan for their win. after a setback the previous week, came back to form Robson was not on his game, "Pop" Gill was playing excellent whilst Hyde-Lay, like Holland, was patchy and both should have bowls on this rink, whilst Dun-with a win of 20 shots against Bill Hillyer, whose
himself played some great men were out-bowled from the start. saved, by being up, when the shots and, the woods went for him. Chalmers' four treated Charlie|mainder of the rink, which is say- home rink secured a five at the Carey's men could not get going Strange and his men little less ing a lot, for both Sykes and third head, This same fault was at all and scored on only half a harshly, though the home
four Searle were excellent, the cause of Sherriff's rink losing
dozen heads.
actually led at the half-way McWalter skipped with Riddell a count of six at the second end of their game against Dick Alves, Fender's four had a slight edge stage, scoring on only one more as three, thus reversing their pre- Simpson's Rink Good
vious positions but they never Kowloon Football Club had an who drew two perfect shots to on Norman Bebbington's through-head afterwards. add to the good four which he out the game and just deserved to Syd Eccleshall had the best had a look-in and suffered the easy win against the Cricket Club, Bert Maughan's four making no was lying when the skips went win, though the standard of bowl-home result as he was only seven biggest loss of the day. down. Joe Meyer, however, was ing was by no means good. · to the bad against Munro although Levett was the best man on Bob sort of showing against the ag- the weak link in this rink which
Duncan's side, which beat Chan-gressive Bill Simpson. It is only On the other rink the Police he was always in arrears. deservedly lost by 17 shots; he skip, Shepherd, also won and his. Kowloon Cricket Club did very ning rather comfortably after be fair to mention that Maughen was could do nothing right for-90 per four very nearly pulled the game well to beat Club de Recreio evening held for half the game. Aitken, not well and should have dropped cent of the game and was always out of the fire at the last head. at Cox's Road and the re-shuffling as three to the Police skip, was out. But one man does not make short or narrow or both. I think Wanting four to tic, Police were of their teams seems to have done also good and could not be blam-for mar a team and it is equally
ed for the adverse result.
fair to say that Simpson's "team; that is strong enough! Leo Silva actually counting that. number both a lot of good.
pulled a
Drew and McDonald had an bowled well to a man and would played a fine game as lead and when Ken Robertson
Spary, with a new third man in was just better than Deacon, spectacular one out of the bag for Paddy Wellwood, did well to beat even home, which the visitor won have beaten many stronger rinks. Bill Field drew. with A. W. whilst F. X. Soares did a lot of the very first shot!
Eddie Sousa by nearly a dozen by flye 'shots after leading all the damage, though the woods, were Indians had a close game against shots, whilst Hubert Overy made way. Bill Hollands did well as Brown but the bowling was not kind to him. It is no compliment Kowloon Dock before emerging a successful debut as skip in this three in the Police rink, whilst very good especially on the part done better on their own green. to say that Luz out-bowled Meyer, winners by half a dozen shots, but division by beating Yvanovich. O. Morton was probably the best of of the home four, who should have whilst Sherriff, though steady, they had the satisfaction of win- P. Remedios, and
his assistants the home four.
Ronnie Edwards shone on one lacked the brilliance of
Alves ning
Although down on two rinks on two rinks. Abbas, were all over George Moss's four who, of course, always or nearly in spite of scoring on 12 heads until the last couple of heads when how often this happens-Craigen-particular end when he killed the always had 'the position."
which included the last three, be- the latter chalked up a six and a gower managed to beat Kowloon Jack with four against his rink.
Tong, as Tony Basto failed badly! Younghusband just pipped Dai ing the solitary loser. Bob Mor-three to lose by only two shots.
against McNeill. Razack, as lead, Davies after a close game in which Strange's Forlorn Hopé |rison, had a ve, two fours and a couple of threes in his tally of
faid the foundation for the win, Joe Prentice as lead to the visit. [whilst George-Tunner, a compara-ing sidip was outstanding. Arthur. Kowloon Cricket Club, with a 28 against Abe, who also had a reconstituted team, had a nice win braca of fours. Dallah and Kemp- Kowloon. Bowling Green Club tive: novice, played a surprising-Lay was about equal to Joe East- against the Civil Servants, though, ton each had a five in their score secured the second biggest win of ly good game as second man to man whilst the threes, Hall and I understand that
the margin which was otherwise on the low the day-against Police at Austin McNeill. Mackay, and Hsu were Hooper, shared the honours by would have been smaller had not side with Dallah having the ad-Road, Waterton camo in as bee-off their game, whilst Tony Basto different means, for Hall was often Harry Strange's rink lost five in vantage at the finish. Minu had ond man to Lockhart and played was brilliant at times, and was short and his opponent nearly al- the last two ends,' when, with the (Continued on Page 14) an oven better game than the re- responsible for the majority of the ways heavy,
Big Win