THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6, 1940 LAWN BOWLS NOTES
Duncan's Brilliant Form Against Omar In Open Rinks Semi-Final Coates Excels for Rosselet's Rink: Henson Also Shines
Ungentlemanly. Conduct By The K'loon Supporters
By "Skip"
AS SOME ONE facetiously remarked after the semi-finals on Sunday, my forecast was just 50 per cent. right! Both games had close finishes, the margin in each case being only two shots, and by a coincidence both of the ultimate losers required five to win on the last head.
Rosselet's four fulfilled my forecast but on the day's play
This factor dangerous at
actually proved the beginning of the game for twice when lieing the shot ha movec the kitty, to give
Omar's
were not unduly impressive if we except Alf Coates, who played an excellent game as second man.!
Pope, for the losers, began shakily but showed slight superiority over Dick Basa be- fore the game was over but Busty! Bower, hero of the previous round, could not find his form at all being thereabouts saved the day
and was both disappointed.
a
rink a count of three or four, which Bob Duncan fortunately saved on each occasion. But Levett's propensity
for
later in the game and he mor
disappointing and than pulled his weight, frequent
[applause, rewarding his effo. is.
.
Some Points
Joe Henson was the best of thel losers and some of his shots, es- pecially in the early stages of the game, were deadly, one draw in] There are particular coming to mind.
A. Hyde-Lay, bowling in his open Singles Bowls Cham- pionship game at Crafgengower on Monday when he beat W. McNelli by 21.shots to 11.
SATURDAY A DAY OF
BIG COUNTS; NO LESS
THAN FIVE SEVENS
By "Skip"
K.B.G.C. IN EXCELLENT POSITION
Kowloon Bowling, Green went right ahead of all other contend- jers for the Second Division title by beating Kowloon Football Club at Austin Road, the margin of over two dozen shots surprising me.
Although Drew as skip takes credit for the biggest victory, as his rink beat Bill Simpson by 15 shots, it was really his fead and second man who made the victory so big. Andy Morton was leading well against Walter Groves but Alec Atkins the home number two wag even more brilliant... Drew had little to do and did that little well.
Younghusband led Bob Duncan most of the way but the home skip won out at the finish, by, five shots. Pope and Gibson had a tight game as leads, honours being about equal.
K. Tong Do Well
Although "Sykes played a useful game jas lead to Lockhart, he met his master in Tony Lapsley, who, simply refused to let him le! Lockchart had to save repeatedly in the first lew heads against Field who was not at his best. the rather narrow draw seeming to {upset both he and his third man,
Allowing for the fact that Club' de Recreio had what I have Heard des cribed as a "ham and egg", team out. I was astounded by thelx collapse against Kowloon Tong. who were all over them. Yvanovich's rink seemed as strong as any of them but they had a sorry time against Stephens who is right at the top of his form just now and received adequate help from all his front men, all of whom pulled their
three factors on which I feel constrained to write. It looked. almost impossible when locking back on these twe to get at the jack as there wasjgames. In the first place two a wood only six inches in front touchers, one of which went into but with perfect weight on the ditch, were not marked in the wide drawing hand he put one game between Omar and Duncan.. right onto the kitty-amid ap-The latter player was the offender plause.
and he would have had to pay Landolt was outshone on these dearly for .his mistake on THERE WERE one or two upsets in the League early heads but did better as the this occasion had Omar game progressed, a remark which taken this wood and/or on Saturday, as usual, but the chief feature to my n lapse at home, in beating O.: P. applies to Rosselet, who was never the jack into the ditch as he had mind was the big margin by which some of the teams Remedios by over a dozen, whilst really impressive throughout intended! though he was better than
won. Secondly rule V (3) states that Sherriff.
I had anticipated some fairly close results in being trily about half a dozen down The latter drew some "When not in the act of play and did not think that there would be many wins byum" Simmons made his debut as good shots but his heavy ones, ing or directing, players like Rosselet's, were not always stand behind the water behind over 15 or 20 shots.
connecting.
An Upset
the jack
weight.
Kew came right back to form after
Eddie Souza had the best home result
Harry Glitins.
pkip in this division and, with Charlie Strange as third man, ran rings round
Macdonald's Police four. These two Willerton of the opposition put up much
were in excellent form, whilst only
resistance Ne
He had the unhappy, experience of knowing that every good shot he put up took a sweepstake/prize further away, from him, as he had drawn his opponents!
Yet rll the First Division victories were by mar- On the other rink this rule was gins greater than the latter figure, as were three of transgressed dozens of times, the the games in the other divisions. Bob Duncan caused an upset lead, and second players usually when he eliminated U. M. Omar's strolling casually up to the head Chief upset, not only as regards being within six feet of the kitty. The rink which looked good enough whilst the threes were delivering the result but by reason of the visitors were all short on the forehand. to enter the final I say Bob Dun-their woods, and remaining on the huge margin, was the defeat of which was drawing well on the road- can caused the upset because he adjacent rink, often in front of the Club de Recreio at the hands of task in trying to save on the back-band Bill Hillyer collapsed after the break
side rink-and. Fincher had a difficult was the star turn and the inspira-jack. Running up after de-Kowloon Tong, whose form I have which was not so good. He was nar-and Channing very nearly caught up tion which his marvellous play in livering .a wood and in some candidly admitted, I find difficult row with his first; whilst Abbas added to him by means of steady the first 12 heads gave his team.lcases just before, thereby com- to estimate.
scoring. the seventh and Fincher was then too Eccleshall's score against Altken was carried them through.
mitting a foot "ault-is not frowned | Omar's four never seemed to on in Hong Kong and seems to of judgment I may say that only
In slight mitigation of, my error wide with his second- wood.
remarkable; he scored on only five settle down properly of which be part and parcel of some play six of the home team, played in
Abe had the world at his feet" heads yet tallied no less than 10 shots, more anon and U. M. himselfers technique, so I will not the position for which they were
but after going down to survey the by means of two threes, two fours and was quite outclassed in these first venture to express my disappro-picked, and that
head-or the land--he put up a love-a five, which was not quite enough. ly one which railed merrily into the
Taikoo always had a little in hand dozen ends.
val on that score.
some novices
ditch!
against Hong Kong Cricket Club-and were brought in as reserves a Rarely has bowling boen What I will finally comment the last minute.
The home team were getting
eventually won by, about a dozen shots. seen in Hong Kong such as that,
the in spite of being down on one rink. on, however, ́aven at the „riak | Kowloon Cricket
green.much better than their opponents, Dick Keown led R R Davies nearly, Club unex-though Teddy Ramsey made. served up by Duncan, with the of annoying a Jot of people,pectedly did their Bowling Greet. good, efforts to save and was the best skip put on pressure in the last four or some all the way in this game but the home result that Omar was called was the conduct of some of the neighbours some good by beating of the visitors, an honour which fell five heads and scraped home." upon to be heavy for the first spectators.
Craigengower and as the Austi to Abbas on the home side; he was in Watson was always a thorn in his side, three or four heads and it took him some time to become any two matches was a big occasionng themselves by beating Kow- Minu and even after losing that six. well for Brown against Chalmers but
Adm ttedly the playing, of these Road team were meanwhile help. splendid form. thing like settled down to his and the crowd was the biggestoon Football Club, the Second pulled up to within one of the oppos: he met his match in Melrose who laid Goodwlo put up a good fight against Alec Mackenzie was leading "quite
whilst Keown was also In good fettle.
normal, game.
at any bowls game this season; Division situation has become tion but the latter finished up strongly. the foundation for Chalmers' win, the Alec Calman for the winners admittedly, nearly half the spec- more clarified; Kowloon Bowling was always very good with one tators were members of the Kow- Green Club seem of his woods
pretty and he held Jeff loon club participating.
skip himself consolidating matters, wel: Bebbington's Recovery in both assured of the title. Hoosen nicely, Houston. on the games, but, allowing for both the
Late Rally other hand, was right off his game above, I cannot help feeling that day's play was that no less
A remarkable feature of the Hong Kong Football Club proved no though one trailing shot towards not much credit was given to the five seven were recorded, two of putting up any resistance. The latter skip put on nine in those last three than match for the Champlons, only Norman Edgar Abraham was ahead of Munro the finish made victory fairly safe teams from over the water.
|Bebbington, opposed to Spurgy Silva, until the 19th head, when the Talkoo for his side as he cleverly tucked!
them by the Indians in their the kitty away, to count three.
game against Kowloon Cricket stage but the Football Club team pulled George Moss carried the day for
began strongly and led by 10/4 at one, heads to win by seven. Razack, however, had the better
Club at Sookunpoo, Frank Good-up well to lose by four.
Kowloon Cricket Club against Craigen- of him on the day though he was]
win just saving a third in the Carlos Silva made'. merry same match.
at the gower who won on two rinks.. Runting not always up...
expense of Kenneth Robertson, a couple into a lead of 14/0 including two fives,, of fives on the last two heads adding in the first few heads, he led Bill Way Always Better
to the latter's discomfiture. As a mar- a merry dance to win by 20. Although gin-of 20 shots indicates, the home Moss was himself the star turn he had
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Right from the start one could sense that the crowd was on the K. M. Omar had an off day, and side of the Kowloon rinks and 1 it was hard to realise that it was could not help commenting on the the same player who excelled act that the applause accorded to The Indians were always hav-The new rink, which I described as Herbert Randall after a slow start. team were beaten man for man, a great help from Taylor; his third man. himself in the previous round. Kowloon shots, however obtained, ing tlie better of their opponents experimental, pulled very well to quite, out-bowled Overy's rink; whilst Levett, I am pleased to say, made was out of all proportion to that though both Fincher and Goodwin gether. F. X Soares proving an excel. Tommy Lock just beat Tommy, Carr me eat my words when I said he given to soine of the excellent held Abbas and Minu for half tent lead Dick Alves was drawing by means of five in the last two heads. was the weak link for he was shots which the Craigengower the game, and although the teams well as was Jackie Noronha; Hodger right at the top of his form and players sent up.
on the other rink seemed to be put up the best show for the losers, but Kempton Have the dangerous Dick
was steady throughout and probably too consistent for him," ", 'whilst was never afraid of being up.
Fortunately was not given fairly evenly matched, Dallah Was Pop Gill had one of his off days al-Bash his first win for some weeks--a
of some individua! well ahead of Kern all the way though he saved a big score at the 20th prejudice, but I have it on cricketers, for whom the woods starting off brilliantly found the past club went over, to finish those out- win which he repeated on Wednesday -the best authority that the re-did not run too well, stagedation against him too frequently and he standing eight ends.....
marks of certain spectators were revival to lose by only live.
fell off towards the half-way stage. tantamount to barracking and Kern played a good game Luz's seven, which he scored at the
There was nothing, tiramalle about tination by securing a six, and a five Bob Morrison achieved some .dis- did undoubtedly have a dis turbing effect on thỏ victims.
throughout and may have 10th end, unless it was that he nearly against. Omar but he was never in the thought himself unlucky to "lose smashed up the head when adding, his Police held Kowloon Bowling Green Bowls is not, a "crowd", game¦ like football or baseball, so let us counting six, he drew a perfect drew well at this head, whilst the home fell to pieces, especially Perkins rink- a seven for, with the opposition seventh shot. The Recreio men all Club nicely up to the interval but then fans preserven little more dignity Applaud good shots by both sides.
naconda af pallati came up team tended to be short, by means of hand claps, if we heavily face this out but must give vent to our feelings, but
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let us not entirely forget cuts XIX which was framed by the legisla tora to avoid annoyance to the players in what is, we all admit,
bepamantal game..
one who one of his own Cullen In Form
lend,
which, falled to score after the "break until they secured; a singleton' on 'the last end. Perkins played a great game for the first ID heads. but had little Cralgengower although they were support though his men, drew well to The big count which Abe Abbas Eot Kowloon Dock quite easily, Fred Cul- riff to put up his best wood of the day
(not in the money as I expected, bent lay six at the 14th head, only for Shor atamst. Teddy Fincher was the result len played a remarkably fine game and secure the first shot.
woode which carried on to fade pausedNDRO the offending one, and romain thera for oeven.
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