The Preliminary International Matches Most Disappointing Standard Of Bowling Generally Poor MALAYA'S LATE "CHINA MAIL" EFFORT AGAINST CUP MATCHES
IRELAND
By "Skip"
THE GOODLY NUMBER OF SPECTATORS WHO TURNED UP TO SEE THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE GUTIERREZ INTERNATIONAL CUP LAST SUNDAY, MUST HAVE BEEN DISAP- POINTED AT THE FARE PROVIDED.
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The standard of bowling was for the most part not high although many good shots were played two notable ones coming from Raoul Luz towards the finish of the game between Portugal and India which the latter won.
With the score 16/12 against
shot
Portugal at the last head, Joe Luz “CHINA MAIL" CUP lay a couple when the younger Rumjahn drew the Arst some few inches short of the jack. Luz came up on the back- hand with some running on, to
face this out and lay two again, then, with his second wood, he added another shot amid applause. And this was renewed when U.M, Omar drew the very first shot with his first wood and carefully discarded the other one.
Joe Luz has played better and A. H. Rumjahn had the edge on him as lead. but Raoul Luz balanced matters by beating the
who young Rumjahn,
was off throughout. Both K. M. and U. M. Omar were better than their op- posites, Chico Ribeiro inclining.
to be on the short side at vital times and C. G. Silva, who was prone to drive too often I thought, failing to connect with his usual regularity.
China Crushed
were
The Philippines and China niatch was simply a walkover for the former alter the first seven heads, when the scores equal. After that the Philip pines added no less than 22 shots to China's singleton. The vic- tory by nearly 20 shots, I may add, was not due so much to the good play of the winners as to the ineptitude of China's four, who were sadly disappointing.
was
The standard of play possibly a little higher in the game between Ireland and Malaya, but even here it was nothing to write home about and many of the heads had a elight indication
FOR WEEK-END
The following is the week-end programme of matches in the "China Mail" Cup competition.
TO-MORROW
At Kowloon Football Club. 3.30 p.m. 3rd Battery
v. No. 2 Coy, “E“ At Kowloon Cricket Club, 3.30 p.m. Pay Section
v. Field Engr. "B" SUNDAY
At C.S.C.C.. 10.00 a.m.
5th Battery Y. Stanley "A"
This match will not be played unless both England and Scotland lose their International games on Saturday,
At Kowloon B.G.C., 10.00 a.m. No. 3 Coy. “B” v. 1st Battery "A". At Kowloon Cricket Club, 10.00 a.m. 5th Battery: "B" v. 1st Battery "B**
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UNEXPECTED RESULTS
AND CLOSE FINISHES
or two.
By "Skip"
HOCKEY ASSN. TOURNAMENT Hon. Secretaries of
Hockey Clubs are re- minded that entries for the Hong Kong Hockey Association Tournament close to- morrow and should be sent to Mr. D. T. Smith, c/o the Har- bour Office as as possible.
"SKIP" SAYS.
UNFINISHED
soon
GAMES SHOULD
SEVEN MORE MATCHES IN THE "CHINA BE REPLAYED
created one of the biggest up- sets to date when they eliminat- ed another Scottish team in charge of John Revis, the Kow-
toon Dock lead, which looked quite useful.
Lapsley Brilliant
I have commented in
ABBAS'S GREAT RALLY
Close finishes featured the semi-final games in the Open Singles Lawn - Bowls Championship yes- terday at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club; M R. Abbas of Indian Re- creation Club beat U. M. Omar, holder, by 21-20 on the 27th head and M. N. Rakusen beat F. J. Jones- by 21-18 on the 22nd head.
Omar started
at off well and the 10th head was leading Abbas. by 14 shots to 2 and at the 15th. had increased this lead to 18-16. At this stage the odds against Ab- bas winning were very great but the Spekunpoo player staged a rally as great as that of Omar's in the final last year against Dai-. Jah.
At the 24th head he was being led by only 19-18 and the game had taken on a different com- plexion. Abbas was now playing confidently, while Omar was not so brilliant as at the start.
the past on the necessity for having a set of rules for the running of our League, as distinct from the I.B.B. rules which cov-lying three, Omar took er only the question of the out and the impression both play- actual playing of the game re had was that Abbas was only Tying' one. It was a surprise to of lawn bowls.
both when Abbas was told that two and had won the
when the Civil over to Kowloon
At the 27th head Abbas was
a wood.
MAIL" CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION WERE PLAYED OVER THE WEEK-END AND THERE WERE SOME UNEXPECTED RESULTS AS WELL AS A FEW EXCEPTIONALLY CLOSE FINISHES. The match between Field Am- bulance "B" and Second Battery comes under both categories. The latter team, as. I have previously commented, looked pretty strong and I expected it to reach the next; round at least. But the Medicals, for whom Bob Leigh played well į as third man, caught the Gunners
A perfect example of the need he had a little off their game, especially Tommy Carr who could do noth-liant as lead for this rink whilst Saturday last
Young Bob Lapsley was bril-for these rules was provided..on game! ing right apart from an odd wick footballer Williamson showed a Servants went
distinct aptitude for the game, as Dock to continue an unfinished The winning skip secured second man to Revie; neither Mc-game which had been interrupted what will undoubtedly be the Master nor the Scottish skip were by rain some weeks ago. best shot of the whole competi- consistent enough, however. I It has been the custom to carry tion when he won the game fpr have said that the Battery team on from the old score as is done his side with his last wood;
contained some unknowns but it for singles games, the skips who His team, after a close game, was probably fell into arrears of five shots with encouraged the opposition to take game,
this factor which were drawn together in the first continuing their battle. three heads to go quite intri- things too easily: that factor and And here is where the difficulty guing position. Then good bow the unbounded enthusiasm of the arises for in the game on which I
them a couple of Gunners, especially threes and a lead of one when the enjoyed ing brought
Stone, who am hinging my remarks, only one
the of the original skips was playing. every moment of
Elaboration of the subject is not, called for but I give my remedy again, that is that 'ali unfinished games be cancelled .18 and re commenced
as an en- tirely new game. and the rule would be the same No hardship would be entailed
for every team.
se
off
a
U. M. Omar M. R. Abbas Shots Totai
Head
1
0
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16
10
Shots Total
0
0
1
15
18
13
18
13
20
18
19
10
19.
1
20
0
20
1
the 27
20
2
21
"Possible" Starts Rakusen Recovery
Jones was leading Rakusen
of Epping last head began. Second Battery game. It was, I hear, his first cf- Forest about them, the timber seemed assured of victory when fort at bowis and he, like his op was so scattered!
they lay two good shots, one of posite number, showed great pro- Chris Dowman, on his home green, did quite well as lead for them being in the ditch and less than a foot away from the kitty
With the scores tied at 23, the Ireland, while I thought Bakar, which had, of course, been trail- who played three instead of num-ed. But Steven pulled out a per-
'Scottish four lay a nice couple ber: two as originally announced, fect shot wh'ch rested right at the
when Jack came up with a little was as good as any of the Malayan
running, glanced almost
side edge Ireland always had the caressed the jack, to literally
of the green and four.
wood-which is a polite way lead on Malaya but the latter
of saying ha wicked in-and On Saturday the Civil Servants snatch a victory.
lay on the kitty, Revle falling as they were in arrears in
turned up one man short and, had just a possibility of winning. when they pulled up to within First Battery Successes
rather badly to save. three of the Irish score at the
Two teams from Stanley were points to Kowloon Dock and original game, they conceded the penultimate end. With the enemy
nt Both First Battery teams won engaged Kowloon Bowling played a friendly game instead. lying at this last head, Abbas made a desperate effort to kill the and here again close results were Green Club but only the "A" four head but only succeeded in re- returned, the "A" team, captainca skipped by Bagley, emerged vic- moving his second shot, which by the O.C., getting home by 3 torious, Jillott's rink collapsing in gave Ireland a flattering three and shots and the "B" four winning the last seven 'ends to Field En-Ambulance "A," chalking up 15 11-7 at the 12th head but the by a singleton. In both cases they gineers "A", to lose by nearly a to their opponents' singleton in latter scored a possible at the came up well after trailing, "A" dozen. Sykes proved very useful the'r first half dozen ends, to being 14/7 down at one stage of as lead to the winners, whilst make victory a moral certainty, next and added further points the game and "B" even worse off. Capt. Bottomley, who came in as The Medicals struggled on game- at the next four heads to lead by The arrival of the Second-in-a substitute in the team's firstly but could make. little headway A four at the 20th, following Command seemed to act as an in-game, showed a decided improve-against an enemy which took few by a two at the next brought spiration to the O.C.'s rink whichment and was often dangerous.risks after securing its winning the scores to 19-18 in favour of
Calman and set about its task well and ret He had the great asset, unusual lead. Alec
Touy Ralueen, who scored the requir- cording a four, the biggest count in a-learner, of never being short. Noronha had a good struggle ased two at the next head. in a low-scoring game, at 19th. The losers included a five and a lends with the former having a
score of 12, and slight edge.. they took the lead for the first three in their
scored on only 6. of the ends, so it time.
After an even start, the score Jack Carr of the Civil Service can be said they deserved to go being 6/5 in their favour after & Club, played a very useful game down in spite of some good play heads, the AS.C. Coy. "del 'vered the goods" imbulk against Scoltish as second man but h's woods were by McCutcheon and Jillott. usually bumped off the Jack by Walter Bagley's four com- | Coy's "C".team skipped by Capt. one or other of his opponents, of menced with a five against Tom Brown, of the Hong Kong Cric- whom Bovaird, as skip, was the Stainton and never lost the lead, ket Club. A six, followed by a though the Scottish four pulled up | couple of threes and a four sealed He was drawing very well to well midway througli, only to the fate of the Infantrymen, who begin with but when pound-on concede eight in the last three suffered the biggest defeat of the shots were called for later, he ends and lose by a dozen shots, day. For the wiriners Fred Cullen
[which rather flattered the winners, and Willie Hyde, the two Iront 14.
a win by half a dozen shots.
GOVT. HOUSE
LAWN BOWLS
His Excellency Lieutenant-Gen. E. F. Norton, CB., D.S.O., M.C., entertained the following, who re- presented the Bowlsters and Kow loon Bowling Green Cub, at a bowls game held at Government House; at 3.30 p.m. on Wednes-
day,
The following participated Bowlstera:-W. Walker, N. L. Smith, Dr. Newtofi, J. Denkih 13: J. A. Fras
most deadly.
er, Sir A. MacGregor, J. Smith. S. was equally good.
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H. Dodwell 22; W. A. Carnell, F. Flip- Bickford, the Battery's third 1 am told. pance. E. Searle, H; H: Pegg 15. -
good
Sappers Start Well
17-11.
Head
1
M..N. Rakusen F. J. Jonës Shots Total Shots Total
0
3
A
a
#
PR=A==RRERAN
15
10
17
∙17
10
10
men, really won the game as they outbowled Curtis and Morrison. Kowloon Bowling Greet Club-A, man, was chiefly responsible for
Jólin Gill as three was the best Morton, E, A. Atkins:. J. S, Dinnen, bis side's win though Capt. Jack AJ. Hall 20: N. Phillips, S. c. walk- Watson played some.
player on the losing side but his er, E Lovett, R. Duncan 9;.11, C. woods:
Field Engineers "C" from Kow-task was an unenviable one the 20 Sprong, G. Elphick, J. E. Henson, II. * Firat Battery's "B" team, com-loon Dock began like the prover head was always against him Lockhart 21,
posed largely of "unknowns," bial house on tiro against Field when he bowled.
21
GRAECBAS_