ABBAS' DRAMATIC RECOVERY AGAINST CARLOS SILVA Recreio Champion Short Twice And Concedes Six
DALLAH AND LUZ IN GRIM DUEL AT LAST HEAD
By "Skip"
WHEN I READ A FORECAST BY A CON- TEMPORARY IN THIS PAPER THAT THE IN- DIANS MIGHT WELL CAUSE AN UPSET AGAINST THE CHAMPIONS, I POOH-POOHED THE IDEA, BUT MY FELLOW SCRIBE PROVED A BETTER JUDGE THAN I, FOR THE SOOKUNPO0 (1 ALMOST WROTE SOOKUN- POO POO!) MEN WON QUITE HANDSOMELY TO ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULT OF THE SEASON.
In the only other First Division game Kow- loon Bowling Green Club “A” managed to beat Kowloon Cricket Club, due chiefly to a big win by Adam Holland against Teddy Fincher, whose rink seems to me to need some strengthening.
Craigengower were all over Club de Recreio in the only Second Division match played, winning by what I would call comfortable margins on all three rinks. Kowloon Tong, leaders in this division, had scored twice as many as Taikoo when “rain drove the players to shelter" as the cricketers call it.
to
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LET WOOD SLIP
By "Skip"
THERE WAS A RATHER UNUSUAL
JUNIOR DIVISIONS
K.B.G.C. LED H.K.C.C.
22-3 AFTER 5 ENDS: ABRAHAM'S FINE WIN
By "Skip"
ONCE THEY HAD BECOME USED TO THE | GREEN, CRAIGENGOWER NEVER HAD MUCH TO WORRY ABOUT IN THEIR SECOND DIVISION MATCH AGAINST CLUB DE RECREIO AND THEY EVENTUALLY RAN OUT WINNERS BY NEARLY 30 SHOTS, ALL RINKS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS FIVE POINTS WIN.
I
the
Herbert Randall, pitted against fenced player as Ted Searle, Langley began very well as lead to Nish, but Corney Pereira, who had such a talled off somewhat, whilst Peter big win the previous week, was Morrison and Sir Atholl about shared the biggest winner, and
hear the honours.
Edgar Abraham proved Ward was in great form, and too good for Hughie Nish generally. INCIDENT DURING THE MATCH
rinks The, other two local
always. drawing to the jack with deadly BETWEEN A, R. DALLAH AND R. F
held the upper hand, Hamilton's four LUZ AT CLUB DE RECREIO ON accuracy.
to win by well SATURDAY, WHETHER IT WAS THE Tommy Lock had an old club-playing consistently
a dozen. "Hammy" was in his. Soares as his over STRAIN OF THE TENSE SITUATION mate in Jockey
best form, a prelty push through shot OR WHETHER THE DAMPNESS opponent, and once he had
securing him a four on one occasion, AFFECTED HIS GRIP I DO NOT lead, after five heads, he never whilst he was often adding a shot or KNOW, BUT RAOUL
A looked back. Bill Way, on the saving. MacKellar had more of the WOOD SLIP OUT OF HIS HAND AND other hand, led from the start and, latter to do and he strove hard, draw IT ROLLED ONLY A FEW YARDS
although he tied Oscar Remediosing the second shot when his opponents UP THE GREEN.
down to scoring at only six heads, lay at least five at one head. His best lead "Len** he could not manage to win by support came from his more than nine, the same margin
"Edgar" Wallis' four were better, as Lock had.
man for man, than a win by half-n- dozen shots would appear to indicate, Valentine and ."Jaw** though "Doc" Cassidy
lead and as
skip visitors gave their opposite something to worry about.
dead wood,
bul
LUZ
LET
there seemned some
Dallah rightly claimed that it was a This match, by the way, is the, for the Portuguese. But A. M. Rumjahn doubt until U. M. Omar, who had wit- was not diamayed and came down withnessed a similar incident recently and first to be affected by the new
+ all the cooincan of veteran to draw had looked up the rule, put mailers rule, passed at the Annual General first shot, though he tried to trail the right. The rule reads "Any bowl which Meeting of H.K.L.B.A., the kitty, a difficult shot with the objective comes to rest within 13 yards of the effect that "all unfinished games obscured on a long head.
front of the mat shall be counted dead and removed to the bank." in which not more than 36 heads have been played in all shall be the first entirely replayed On
Sunday or mutually convenient public holiday."
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in Third Division Indians beat Club de Recreio, mainly as the result of Madar's shots win over Mike Mendonca, al though actually their victory
won
was a clear cut one. Kowloon Bowling Green Club. division, present leaders in this
on two rinks against Hong Kong Cricket Club. Hughie Nish, who looked as if he was going to try to beat the record when he blanked Edgar Abraham for the first five heads, could do litt e right subsequently.
Valiant Effort By Abbas
Rumjahn Again
with
H.K.C.C. Annihilation
five like 篩
Laborious mensuring foot tape revealed that the offending bowl was only 36 feet up the green. 50 off it went.
Noronha forced this wood through and the sun shone over King's Park But only momentarily, for again. Rumjahn got up to his tricks again and
A REVIEW OF THE FIRST BATCH with a perfect wood he trailed to his OF OPEN RINKS MATCHES WILL side's little cluster to count four. THE BE FOUND ON PAGE 14. SKIPS WOODS MAY WELL BE DES- CRIBED AS TRAGIC AND TRIUMPH-
ALL FOR C. G. SILVA-OF
WITH BOTH PEOPLE-WAS SHORT OF HIS WOODS WHILST ABBAS, AS CALM AND CONCENTRATIVE AS EVER, ADDED TWO SHOTS TO
ANT,
for
THE
л
CHALK UP SIX AND LEVEL SCORES.
Suffad laid the foundation
at the last head, his count of three first one being very close to the jack and more than one of the local's woods were short on a shortish head,
win
to
Xavier Excels
F. X. Silva soon established a useful lead against A. K. Minu, thanks largely All credit for the great I.R.C.
the excellent game of Leondardo over the champions must go to "Abe" Abbas for his vailant-that's the word Xavier at No. 1. Dick Alves back to 3 again, which I consider his -effort against Carlos Silva, to whom No. he was down by alx shots with only proper place, Incidentally, more than two heads to play.
Excitement at this pulled his weight whilst "Spuggy" had stage was intense as it was touch and the better of his opponent and fully go all round, Recreto having the barest deserved his win by 10 shots.
first of leads. Joe Luz planted his
W. MAIR
off
Ryan.
for the numbers
Indians Win On
All Rinks
I have little information, with regard the to the match at Sookunpoo, the only one, incidentally to be played on the island,
Marcus Carvalho, after trailing all the way, secured a six at the 16th to lead by three, but he could not hold.. the advantage, the enemy coming back with eight.in three-heads to get home eventually by a brace, ".
Not Sustained Kowloon Bowling Green started
on fire in the proverbial house their Third League game against Hong Kong Cricket Club and led 22-3 after only Ave heads: there was only one team in it up to then, and as I could witness the not steel my nerves to slaughter I went elsewhere. But annihilation did not eventuate, after all, Hughie Nish, up B-0 at this stage, "got stuck in t'mud" and did not score for the next eight ends, while Abraham chalked up a dozen--and kept on add ing them pretty well until they had the right side of a 21-13 score!
Deference to age almost makes me refer to Abraham's right hand man as Pieto Yvanovich started slowly against Mr. Cox, but now that this very fit S. M. Rumjahn, but had jumped into a gentleman, who is by far the oldest good lead by the half-way stage, only player taking part in the League, has for the Indian to take back the five he laken to the game, I am afraid he will had lost at the previous head arid get have to be Percy! And let me say his nose in front to win By a singleton, Madar always had the edge on base- G. J. Perkins, who has entered the right away that when he got used to Colony Lawn Bowls Pairs champion- the green he played a splendid game baller Mike Mendonca and won by over ship with W. Mair, will be proceeding and had the better of such an experl-half a dozen, to Australia on, leave in the near futuro. As a result Mair' has appiled to Lawn Bowls Association for permission to have A. E. Carey as his partner in
WITHOUT PARTNER
the
All three players cont. the tournament. corned are from Police R.C.
CHANGES
FOR TO-MORROW
who took Walker's place, had a very
In the Civil Service League as his No. 3. J. Revie and C. S. M. even struggle and one was as good as the other. This did not apply to the Bowls team for to-morrow Charlle Thom, who did not play in the last second men, where Jack
was not as Strange is replaced as skip by E. game, complete the rink, In Cullen's rink W. Houston, formerly No. 3 to good as his master! Mulcahy was not W. Simmonds, who will have W. Coleman, will lead, W. C. Mackic comes unnaturally outshone by his opponent. H. Colledge, E. Kirmon and M. E in as No. 2 and W. McMaster, form- whilst Teddy Fincher struggled gamely against heavy odds and could not be blamed for the defeat as he saved time The left-and again.
wood right on top of the jack, and it Team Of Heroes
looked like curtains to "Abe's" 100 per cent, record, the more so when Marques But the most surprising result was added another one,
Raoul Luz's trouncing at the hands of Abbas had the position in rear on A. R. Dallah, whose team played like the back hand and Jackie Noronha, in heroes, all down the line. trying to mix one, plled in a third shot handed Khan and F. X. Soares had a -and the head still looked nicely fixed, good battle, and I thought the honours
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Purvis as his front men. Strange's rink against the Indians compris ed F. Harper, E. V. Ebbage and W. Burling.
erly No. 2, will be at No. 3. Morrison will have W. Greig as No. 3 in place of Ferguson, while R. Lapsley, form erly lead to Coleman, will be No. 2. In Rakusen's rink A, F. Shephard Calman is in his usual position as lead.
....... TAIKDO CLUB McKelvie On Top
replaces J. Carr as No. 2, while W.
Second Division (v Prison Officers, were even, 'but Yusuf completely out.
Burling plays No. 3 instead of M, E.
Away) classed Charlie Roza-Pereira, who was Jock McKelvic beat Tommy Madar. Purvis.
A. MacArthur, W. Cunningham, T. frequently short on a heavy green and That seems, a terse statement but it is J. F. McGowan-retains P. D; Crawley must have nearly broken. his skip's not far from the truth, for it was the and T. Seddon, as Nos. 1 and 2 respec. Stainton and J. A Watson (Skip).
Football Interporter's brilliance which tively, but C. Strange goes to No. 3 turned the scales in his favour against instead of E. W. Simmonds. the. Cricket Interporter. HE WAS
heart.
"Chico" Ribeiro was inclined to be thin, with the result that Raoul was always up against it. He strove hard, but he found his opponent in equally good form.
Great Bowling
SUPERB AND DREW THE SHOT One Rink Unchanged REPEATEDLY WHEN COX'S ROAD MEN WERE COUNTING TWO OR MORE. Most credit for these potential In the Electric team there, are no scores for K.C.C. was due to Norman changes in L. de Rome's rink, but in Bebbington, who was again in brillant J., F. Lunny's rink J. F. Barron has form-he has struck a great patch. gone No. 1 in place of J. R. Way, with When all was over bar the shouting, Bertle Guest was the better of the B. L. Groome and R. C. Butler as at the last head, Ribeiro, with a good leads early on, but Len Sykes began Nos. 2 and 3 respectively, instead of shot, sprung the Jack to the tape about to get 'em up to the jack with regular W, Stonehouse and Wy Stoker, a yard from the ditch to lay one or its after the 12th end or thereabouts. J. K. Sloan returns to the side as two. Be
Alec Hyde Lay was second best to skip Instead of B. C. Butler, who Is With his first wood Dallah tay very McKelvia in the rink and Had the edge No. 3 to Lunny. A. P. Tarbuck is lead -insar, the jack-perkupa a foot away.
at the most whilet Luz was a shade off his game.
on Bill Parsons, whilst Drew was right to. Sloan with C. E. Cahagan and A. F. Paul as Nos. 2 and 3 respectively. narrow, Dallah'✨ repeated 'his shot
Butler, who skipped last week, bad R. precisely and to an audible)" "ooh"
AOwens, E., L. Grooma and J. F. "the Portuguszə skip missed the shot`
Barron as his front mentalns", 4. by, the narrowest of margins, bowling by great bowlere.
The most improved bowler in the InTalkoo's team W. Cunningham is. K.C.C. team is undoubtedly "Peter in place of C. Bovaird at No. 2 in J. Lloyd, who played a fine game as lead A Watson's rink, while Boyaird goes, for Joe Fraser, and the weight, dil not to No. 2 instead of J. C. Polson in J seem to worry him as much as it did C. Chalmers four, his opponent. I hope. It is not too
of
Great
Willie Walker Man
Of The Match
Lloyd's Promise
The man of the match at Cox's obvious to any he always had the *: Coleman No. 3
Road war Willie Walker who turned length! Ted Ramsay-amther oricket out as No. 3. to Adam Holland in the Interporter Ascended to our plane Kowloon Docks are again forced to absence of his regular right hand and was all over Lockhart, with the make a number of changes in their man, S. Randle,
project result that Bert: White had plenty to team. C. Logan, J. Ramsey and
J. Nimmo, C. Bovaird, F. Hillon and J. C. Chalmers (Skip).">
W. G. McKie, S. J. Pollock, R. Main and W. Melrose (Skip),"
an Reserves:-J. J. Whyte and D. Coull. H.K. ELECTRICA Third Division (v. J.R.C., Home). W. E. Macfarlane, R. F. Gregory, A. G. Gardner and L. de Rome (Skip). A, R. Tarbuck, C. E. Gahagan, A. F. Paul and J. K. Sloan (Ship).
J. F. Barron, E, L:Groome, R. C. Butler and J. F. Lunny) (Skip),
10.8.0.0/ \*\*.
First Division (v. Recrela "A"; "Away) W: "H; Colledge, E. Kirman, M. E Purvis and E. W, Simmonds (Skip).
J. Gellatly, A. F. Shephard, W. J. Burling and M. N. Rakusen (skip).
P. D, Crawley, T. Seddon: C: 'Strange and J. F. McGowan (Skip)
Resorven! «J, R. Carr."H: "McKay: VVELKOWLOON DOCK TO
First Division (v Rødrejo "B", J."Revie, C. S. M. Thom, T. Cote- man and M. Ferguson (Bkip).
W. Houston, W.;C; K“, Mackle, McMaster und F. Cullen' (Skip),
A. Calman, R. HL A. Lapuley, Greig and R I. Morrison (Skip),
In spite of playing with the handicap do. He did it well. Fraser, who was J, Kempton, who played in the last The funfor swimming class of
him darlin place on certain but Revie. C. 3. X. Thom and W&C. training recently at North Point une of an injured knee, he played an in-playing his last game before going on gaine against Police, are absentees. Eastern⠀⠀ Athletic ̈ Association started
thing of "Xwdle: Chu wrong, drawing and pound-on shots ship, was, in his best form against Alf K. Mackle are returning to the side. the coming like to him, a Baby Hall and deserved to win "after being; M, Ferguson - will be skipping a“ rink won fame at the Malbo
l Then, two landa, Perry and Deacon, 19—8 down at and period d
and will HAVUL T. Coleman, former skip, Gu