CHAMPIONS CRACK UP AFTER SEVEN HEADS AND LOSE BY 27 Jackie Noronha Responsible For Seven Against Omar
RAKUSEN'S UNCANNY DRAWING
By "Skip"
ALTHOUGH MOST LAWN BOWLERS GAVE UP HOPE OF A GAME WHEN THE SKIES BECAME VERY BLACK JUST ABOUT STARTING TIME LAST SATURDAY, I HEARD OF ONE PLAYER WHO WON A BET THAT THE GAME WOULD BE PLAYED. HE WAS RIGHT, OF COURSE, BUT HIS PLEASURE IN WIN- NING THE BET WAS NO MORE THAN THAT OF THE OTHER 311 PLAYERS WHO GOT THEIR GAME WHEN THERE SEEMED SO LITTLE HOPE.
According to my forecast in last Saturday's "China Mail," there were no upsets in the First or Third Divisions, but I found rather indigesti- ble, the tin bat which I promised to eat if Kow- loon Football Club did not beat their Hong Kong friends!
BOWLS
SWEEP
Following is the Lawn Bowls Sweep
draw for to-morrow's League games:
FIRST DIVISION
Recreio "A" (106) v K.C.C. (117)
K.D.R.C. (441)
C.S.C.C. (355)
1.R.C. (373)
v C.C.C. (256)
v P.R.C. (494)
v Recrelo "8" (552)
K.B.Q.C. “B” (541) v K.B.Q.C. "A" (60)
SECOND DIVISION
v K.T.G.C.A. (128) v P.O.C. (236)
Recreio (303) K.C.C. (420) C.C.C. (39) K.F.C. (503)
BYE:-H.K.C.C. (472).
✓ H.K.F.C. (238)
v Taikoo (169)
THIRD DIVISION
✓ K.F.C. (30)
✓ J.R.C. (516)
C.C.C. (419) H.K.F.C. (454) P.R.C. (818) H.K.C.C. (52)
✓ HK.E.R.C. (146) BYE-K.B.G.C. (496).
~ Recreio (228)
KEN ROBERTSON'S RINK DISPLAY ALMOST INTERPORT STANDARD
By "Skip"
ONE HEARS A LOT OF THE UNCERTAIN- TIES OF CRICKET, BUT THE UNCERTAINTIES OF OUR GAME ARE NOT SO FAR BEHIND- WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE BASIS OF AN ARTI- CLE ONE OF THESE DAYS! BUT REALLY I AM LEADING UP TO KERN'S DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF KEN ROBERTSON'S RINK SECOND DIVISION ON SATURDAY.
This same rink of his, Naef, Eastman, and Downan startled the bowls word the previous
* week by scoring a "possible" at.
the very first head-and on Satur- day they scored a total of 6 shots and the conqueror was well worthy of during the whole game.
a win by one more. This hitherto un- beaten skip lost to Dallah by 9 shots
And let me add right away that it was not Ernie Kern's fault that he lost: not by any means, for he played an | excellent game throughout: but you
blow against a typhoon
his success He played such a remark- ably good game throughout that it is almost unkind to mention that had he been "up amonget 'em" with his last wood he might have saved the gama. But ho woon't very short anyway.
This Hong Kong Football Club rink
all The south-pawed Khan came
the into his was absolutely deadly
way game after a rather lean season, and down: Shaw, as lead, played a really his work at lead, against so steady a Inspiring game, Jun Pearse slipped one player as McLeod, helped Dullah con- or two more in, ан requested. and Harris was again good for "Brooky" has not played better this Shepherd. but Dall has gone off the season. Robertson, when he didn't not block, was drawing beautifully to com- plete a rink that was playing almost Interport bowls.
last couple of games and was so
good. Shepherd was.
siderably. Prison Officers also upset my calculations in this division by severely trouncing Craigengower. In First Division Craigengower did themselves a little bit of all right, so to speak, by their 100 per cent. victory over Club de Recreio “A” their margin of 27 shots being very convincing.
Civil
was
Ted Post and Forrest made possible Jock Fender's win against Abbas, who was well supported by his right-hand man, A M. Rumjahn, Fender erratic, whilst Orem has not found his touch-or Is it his land legs-yet,
Mair and Minu were evenly matched until the last half-dozen heads, on all of which, except a dead one, the home skip scored to give him victory by 7 shots.
PING SEEN ON THE COX'S ROAD the other two rinks never had much GREEN On only two heads did he Tall, and these resulted in his losing a brace of fours.
SOUTAR'S
ACCURATE LENGTH
Only one lawn bowls
IN
match
was played yesterday, this being.
Colony Pairs Championship
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match in which W. H. E. Colledge and E. Kirman were beaten 23-15 by W. Harria and A. Soutar.
Colledge and his partner played well at the start but then Harris and Soular got into their stride, particularly Soutar who found a very accurate length, and they turned the scores from 3-9 against Younghusband was skipping again.
them at the 9th to 13-11 in their favour and he had a pretty useful win against at the 13th after scoring 10 shots at Jake Selby, who was skipping for the 3 ends, including a 6 at the 13th. first time in the League since his return From this point onwards they could from holiday. Young Tony Lapsley not do wrong and after giving away a was in good trim as lead to the visiting single went off again to register another skip and he had the measure of Coles at the next 4 ends, man, who was substituting for Howell. Vie Chittenden was the backbone of Simpson's rink which just managed to scrape home against Willie Macfarlane, by two shots.
Bagley Red-Hot
Scores were as follows:- Harris & Soutar 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1
0 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 Colledge & Kirman 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 2
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10
Rinks Match
At Kowloon Football Club yesterday L. J. Silva, A. M. Rodrigues, F. V. V. Ribeiro and H. A. Alves defeated J. V. Ramsay, T. Coleman, M. Ferguson and R Morrison by 22-21 in the Colony Lawn Bowls Rinks Championship.
The game was very evenly contest- ed and excitement ran high at the last when, 17-22 down. Morrison
Police, for whom Shep- KOWLOON Cricket Club came back to winning form at the expense of herd lost for the first the
Servants, only "'Arthur** Rakusen winning for the visitors. I Peckham Makes Good time this season, nearly WOULD LIKE ΤΟ EMPHASISE
RAKUSEN AS IT WAS HE ALONE With Aid Of Sykes came a cropper against WHO GAINED THE VICTORY HIS
ERHAPS I should have given pride GAME WAS ONE OF THE MOSTUY'S rink could do little right over of place to the game at Stanley, Indians, but the other
BRILLIANT EXHIBITIONS OF SKIP-
at King's Park with the result that where Prison Officers not only beat wins in this division were
Craigengower but rubbed it in pretty chance of making a game of il Peck-severely, Bagley, who played with his pretty definite.
ham who was un against Charlie Suva other arm still in plaster. was red-hot In accordance with my wishful think
agahist Bill Way's quartette and won ing, made good. In fact he and Lent
by 20 which, just by way. of over Sykes excelled
intended-ahead themselves, and this weight included--no puss rink had the only visiting win. Johnny four and a five at the fast two heads. scored a four. Remedios played his usual good game He had had similar counts earlier on as third man to Silva, but the latter
in the game. McCutcheon also got a somehow did not seem too happy as
nap hand at the last head. Tommy understanding he played an outstand- skip.
Lock being his victim, but he won by ing game and that he and R. R. Davies, only that margin, which gives an idea his lead, were mainly responsible for of the evenness of the game through the rink's bla win against O; P. It was the threes who shone in Remedios. They were a dozen up, but this game. both George Foster and Frank Goodwin was down by an almost Ernie Zimmern playing excellently. It similar number to "Corney” Pereira, was touch and go on the other rink, in spite of his own fine play. The too, only Gowland's scores at the last visitors got away to a flying start here roule of heads enabling him to get and never looked back. Costello always the better of "Doc" Karanjia.
had a slight edge on Marcus Carvalho and won by five shots-a just result..
Hong Kong Cricket Club and Kowloon Tong won as anticipated in Second Division, whilst there were a couple of sweep-winning victories in Third Division, Kow- loon Bowling Green Club having the biggest win of the day and Kowloon Football Club the next best, their opposite numbers from the Valley being their victims.
Craigengower's victory over the champions was certainly an unexpect- edly big one, especially in view of the fact that the ultimate losers held their
own for fully a third of the game. But then a decided rot set in: Luz, who had blanked Charlie Rosselet whilst he was scoring nine in the first four or five heads, could not score agala until his adversary had added no less than couple of dozen shots, including a count of 6 The home four, once they got into this raking stride, were out- bowling their opponen's man for man. Gaddi, comparative newcomer to the team, added his quota in this revival, I am told: he is playing very well,
B
BR
Bradbury And Coates Responsible For Win RADBURY and C. G. Silva had a close game most the way until a nap hand gave the homester a definite ascen- dancy which he, retained. A couple of Joes in Leonard and Luz had a great game as leads here, and the home man had'a slight edge, but it was Alf Coates and Bradbury
victory possible.
He played only one heavy wood all afternoon the rest of his game being imply and solely a drawing one and how he drew through ports, only as big as the eve of needle--so to speak was uncanny |
For Madar, Bertie Guest had a slight advantage over MeKay as lend, whilst Parsons was far better than his opponent Both Mulcahy and Ebbage | were patchy-brillant 11 times-but Tommy Madar. 15 my previous re- marks will convey. could make по Impression on Rakusen.
Teddy Fincher had an excellent lead
"Doc" Tony Guterres and Meyer had a great fight with the former worthily Two excellent winning by five shots. leads in Xavier and Morton shared the honours as did Eddle Souza and A kins. In fact the same may be said of the other players with the qualification in Perry and this early advantage plus that the home skip's pound-on shots. his own success, especially with pound-which were excellent, turned the scales on shots, enabled him to get the better in his favour. of Simmonds by 10 shots. The latter did not have very much support, except from Elliott Purvis, but he was useful for only about half the game.
Bebbington had a comfortable victory over McGowan bit, although he was verv steady himself. It was George Taylor who took the eye mostly. Не played his best game in what is prov ing to be a good season for him.
Greig Makes Welcome Return As Skip
KOWLOON Dock were never in the running against their old friends Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Adam Holland's rearranged rink playing havoc with Ferguson's right from the start to case the minds of the other two rinks, who were not having matters himself who made all their own way. Malcolm Ferguson,
In spite of his big defeat-he was 20/4)
On one occasion, with the visitors counting three beauties, he came up like a ton of bricks, shifted all three and got three himself, Clever stuff. Little can be said about John Basto's win against Guy, except that man for man they were all over the opposition WITH LOPES. AS THIRD MAN, REALLY DEADLY.
out.
Brown Excels
Phoon, Outstanding A NICE sporting gesture on the part
of a Portuguese player was the THERE was never very much in it fact that he spectally sent me a mes-
between Kowloon Tong and Kow- įsage asking me to pay tribute to aloon Cricket Club on the suburban player in the opposite team, A. W. club's green, but the home team stayed Brown, of Hong Kong Cricket Club, the distance better, a six to Stephens was the player he mentions, and I have at the 18th head making a vital differ- pleasure in handing him the bouquet. ence to his rink and the match. The;
team were five down at that stage- he being four of them-but he actually finished
with up
the biggest win.. Norman Mackay could not hold Tribble for the first few heads, but thereafter he was nearly always having the better of him.
FRASER'S BIG PART IN
NISH'S 34-12 WIN
By "Skip"
I have nothing about the game be tween Kew and Carr, which the former won by four shots, but I hear that the Spary v. Meadows battle was a good one with a new player in Phoon play- ing an outstanding game as Bacond man to Spary, Gray was beating Harry Gittins, the home lead, but Plioon Meadows® In spite of a count of seven, "'Spuggy" to the bad at one time-played a very MORE uncertainty! Nish and for Macdonald had the better of S. M. usually levelled matters,
and Aitken and pound-on shots were dangerous, and he could make no impression on Omar good game, but the odds were too heavy
Rosario score at eighth head Rumjahn by four
Madar tied after a grim batilo,
secured a useful second shot at the lant but it must be said that the big count and an ultimate loss by 10 was a just 13-12 to Nish after conceding a
At one period of the game it looked to win, by one, by this method. came when all was over bar the shout-reflection of the run of the game..
six. Final score 34-12 to Nish! as if Recreio were going to swamp At the previous head Spary had a ing, for he was trailing. 28/11 with onlyPhillips and Thom, were fairly evenly
The two leads on the second rink Star turn in this exhibition-for Hong Kong Cricket Club as they were great chance of pulling the game: out couple of heads to gai
The big score was made possible matched with the home one having n that is what it became was J. A over twenty up, at the tenth head, but of the Bre, but. I am told, he appeared by# Brilliant shot from Jackle slight edge, but Levett was the main FRASER HIS LEAD. HE COULD at the very next head scores of 6,4 to play the wrong hand, leaving the abetted by NOT KEEP AWAY FROM THE and were, recorded in the visitors" other one open for his opponent, who Noronha, third man to Silva, for he stay of his rink, ablv
favour. Then the battlo commenced in did not let the opportunity pass," plcked out the enemy's nearest wood McKelvie. his skip. There was only JACK
probably the first shot-to lay 6 che in it, at the 12th hend, but the
Edgar" inevitably Wallis had carnest. Edgar Abraham pulled up to The visiting, skip added one and Austin Boad four forged ahead then another big win with Herbert Randall within a couple of MF. Pinna. Alec [Omar "was a shade natrow in hla
to Pieto Ivanovich whilst PJ, A. efforts, to save. Had he trailed the League bowly for some time0ossibly matches to date. kitty a useful score would have gone a couple of sensous-made his debut as
Willie Greig, who has not plaved as his victim-and has won all big five McKellar became only one worse, of NEW STRLEGER:
ACCEPTANCES
In spite of a good lead's display by Hamilton, who was trailing 103 at the
The new St. Leger will bo run at
to his aide Instead of the opposition. Duncan appeared as No. 3 for the firs and his woode with chalk, Coelho lost skipping a rink (shades of Jack Gren-tance of 1 mile @ furlongs. First ac
aldip against Alf Hall. for whom Bob Roza, who covered himself with glory period. I mentioned above, lost by only
tour to the other Pinna-who was Manchester on September 6, over a dis-" Tarh told, KY Here again the two loads were exce)-ume, The debutant skin had the best lent, BUT K. M. OMAR. OUTSHONE result in losing by only 7 shots against ALL THE OTHER SEVEN MEN ON 4trong combination. The first (wo VIEW, Dick Basa can rarely have Dock men, McMaster and Mackie. wwere beatine Lockhart and White and played such a poor gama,
[they gave: Duncan and Hall plenty of | opportunities" to shine.
Bcols and. English-North-East-Coasters often-get heated over, controversies, each clalming their part of the world no: the home of soccer. It is interest.
Dallah Might Have Saved Match
ing to note, however, that Notts County AT Happy Valley, Police pulled off a is the oldest League Football Club In very narrow win against Indians,
Shepherd's 3 at the last head meaning
the world,
to K. C. Hamilton by a few shots,
ceptances for the event are:-Ranger, There seemed a certain amount of ham) for the first timel
Kowloon Football Club blitzed Hong Single: Court, St. Blazey, Royal Aca reluctance to win on the part of both of these skips, for they spent most of Konif. Football Club good and hearty demy, Bura, Cuerdley, Mazarin, Devon- their time in giving each other shots! at Chatham Road, Bob Ogden scoring lang Dancing Time, Selim Hassan, There was, a thrilling finish to the no less than 35 to Ralston's 9 and the Llontor, Sollum, Voldavian, Sempronia, game between Indians and Police at other two rinks also winning, though Starwort, Firoze Din, Basbonio, Owen Sookunpoo, the former taking revenge by small margins. Dr. Smalley pro-Tudor, Fettes, Thoroughfare, Chateau for the defeat inflicted on their big duced a good 4 at the last head to beat la Rose, Clean Sweep, Pinocchio, brothers, Waliab, erstwhile First Divi George Graver dramatically, but Bakhtawar, Martin Griffin, Sun' Cantic alon player, was the hard of the match, Tommy Fergusson, always had a little Orthordox, Notoriety, Turkana, Plo his last wood snatching a couple of in hand against Bert Mansell and was lamy, Felous, Portulan, Royalist, Cam points for his sido, It was his rink's over half-a-dozen to the good at the perdown. Nordriza, Lambert Simnel,
Thistle Brig-Reutor./ win by 0 which carried the day, also, finish.