CRICKET
CLUB'S DOUBLE
By "Skip"
I can recognise only about three or four of the names in Club de' Recreio's line-up against Police in Third Division so I presume the rest were all novices: I hope they will not be disheart- ened by the slaughter of the innocents, of which they were the victims!
As I indicated in my forecast last Saturday, Police are very strong this season. Presuming that they could win outright the 2
games which they have in hand with K.B.G.C., present leaders, they would be only half a point in arrears,
thought, Food for
the should you care to study League table, where you will find that, with one exception, they are more than these two games in hand.
And
without
rob
the wishing to Police team of their glory-we'll leave this match at that!
Pavri's Promise CRAIGENGOWER scraped home to a
victory against Kowloon Footbal Club which upset my forecast again not so auccessful this week. Coelho's win by 4 was the biggest one on either side, and he always had a useful lead one until Abbas started creeping up, at a time, in the second half.
displayed Pavri, R new player, encouraging form as lead to Harbert Randall, the other winning home skipį“ whilst Modi 高雄 third
to him wЯE
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were
ways doing something Of the How- useful. loon four I heard that both Fuller and Tom-
Fergusson my going great guns. Randall scored tis shot at the winning last head.
Lionel Lammert lost to Bub Ogden by brace to
the suffer only home defeat. after a rare tussic in which both skippers shone.
4
L. E. Lammert
Wahab's Recovery
VASILLIE Macfarlane scored a six at
ONG Kong Football Club won quite the 19th head when the team was two down, and this turned the scales in
comfortably against Indians, for His game whom only Wahab won. Hong Kong Football Club's favour in
an unusual their match
Craigengower, again Guy Stephens was
one in that he was 15-7 down at one whom they eventually beat by 3 shots
a pretty near thing it would appear. stage yet managed to win by a margin On paper, though, the footballers at of over half-a-dozen.
Sammy Carr could not find the form ways seemed to have the advantage, though in two heads to Bill Way, just he had recently displayed and Arculli had him skinned, so to speak. Bickford before his big count., rather raised the home team's hopes. Charlie Needham and Stephens were good, especially in was useful to Macfarlane, who was also the early stages but then Wahab and very good, with Medina and Way the his able assistant, A. H. Madar, took
best of the opposition,
Walter Gill of "eut yourself a piece of cake" fame had Jack Hawell as second man and did wel
to
Tommy Lock's four by a small margin,
command.
George Graver, for whom I under stand Ken Forrow played well as lead, bent managed to pip A. O. Madar after an uphill struggle in which he had not the lead until the 18th, but James Ralston simply ran away from 8. M. Rumjahn after tea, scoring 21 shots to a singleton in nina heads. syd. Strange was the
secured at the last two ends.
"Carrots" Karanjia never seemed in any difficulties against Ken Robertson who thereby lost his first game in three. He could do little right.
K.F.C. Shatter Three 1941 Records
Football Club made KOWLOON with
whoopee
В capital *w* against Talkoo Club at Chatham Road, and in so doing shattered three records. The Quarry Bay club sent over a weokish team, but I do not mean that to detract from the merit of the home their Third: Division match against Indian Recreation Club, Coel sters' performance for they were play- ho's rink remains unchanged but foring right at the top of their form. I the fact that Todd will be lead instead heard there was hardly a weak spot in the team. Although I expected of Curd.. Medina, who was--No. 3 to
Kern's re-arranged rink to do beiter Way in Second Division last week, takes over a rink and will play instead than win by only four. Bu Simpson's four commenced with no less than 18 of Randall, His front men will be in the first 5 heads against Jim Watson formation about the game at Soto Rosselet's First Division rink las dozen, which was about the same as P HAVE, been able to glean little in Pavri, L-Sur-wing and Rosario (No. 2 and went on to win by a couple of kunpoo, where Club de Recreio "B" week). Randall had Pavri, Itenson Younghusband's margin against Willte For Hakusen, who again played well, were entertained and lost, an exception and Mod playing for him.
Melrase, who is proving the most sUC- "Jack" Shepherd, playing what proved aliv, high-scoring, game by half-a-dozen The third rink also sees a complete cessful of the Taikoo skips. But ho to be his last match before going on shots and points to 1. The latter change. Karanjia, who had a rink of never had a look in on Saturday, and leave, gave an improved display and point was saved by Das Guterres, who his own in Second Division last week, scored on only 5 ends. put in some pretty shots as second to playing excellent bowls Just now will be leading one in Third Division man, Vic Ebbage proved a useful see the skin's table and is full of con- this time with Lam, No. 2 to Zimmera right hand man at ilmes, but he was denen He beat Abbas by three shots (2nd Division last week) as his right excelled by Orem, who came right onto infter hainer: a couple to the bad with hand man. Delgado, No. 3 to Lammert his game. A couple of left-handers, in three heads to go, Med last week, will, ba lead while Modi, Post and Forrest were not quite as Dallah got a couple of skips points Randall's No.: 3 last week, will be No. good as usual, A and one for his side by reason of s-cur-2 Lammert will not be seen in action
Jack Deakin, after a slow start, did ing the narrtwest of wing-achieved at this time, vory well but his Improvement coln the jast bend-against Charlie Silva." elded with a slight falling off on theIn contrast to these results, however, part of his leads Jimmy Gellatly who Minit was always well ahead of Join had been excellent up to about the Basto, though the Portuguese skip 14th end Simmonds proved the mos) rallied towards the finish. stency anf, the home tour:-taking ethol 15 m game all through, but he had nothing
strong man here.
Valentine Leads Well HONG Kong Cricket Club completed a nice double at the expense of the
Electricians; P. J. A... Hamilton's four play ing havoc with the xink skipped by Reg Butler, which was able to score at only six ends.
A. C. Butler
Archie Nissim also collected G point, which was pretty good against Sloan, who is not easy to beat. Doc. Valentino led well for Nissim.. Edgar Abraham secur ed the biggest count. of the rink, when he got a five, but the rej sult was" a fòregoné conclusion by that time and halost by eight shots.
RINKS RESULTS
Win By 41 Shots
Fourth Best! PRISON Officers beat Kowloon Cricket
Two matches in the Colony Club by 41 ahots, and having
Lawn Bowls Pairs Championship Following are the teams
drawn them in the sweep I thought. I First Division. (v. Kowloon C.C., was ""'in the money" But this margin were decided yesterday and re- away, W. Leonard, L. C. R. Souza, was only fourth, so it was lucky I did sulted as follows: A, L. Coates. B, W, Bradbury (skip) not celebrate until I had made sure At.C.8.C.C. W. Cameron and E. A. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, R. Basa, U. as I did in another connection coupld G. Post beat G. W. Sewell and H. M. Omar (slup), A. A Razack, L. of weeks ago. Never count your shots Nish, 28-12. Gaddi.-J.-S. Ländölt, C. S. Rosselet until they are measuredt WANA BĀLS K.F.C. K. C. Hamilton and on "Polly" Perkins, Wally Malt's main
(akip), . support,
LA MORA Ho Hong-ping, novice jockey, whe Third Division (v. Indian R.C., way): pame this season and did remarkably A. M. Holland beat H. Brokenshire Shepherd looked to be having a small had to give un riding soon after the K, Pavri, Li, Sul-wing, D. A well to loan by only a couple to McCuts, and A. Zimmern, 28-8. but certain win against J. F. McGowan 1941 Annual Race Meeting, has now Rosario, M. J. Medina (skip); E. J. cheon, but neither: Carr north Stoven
Impression on Gow until a five to the latter, the first, reni, suficiently recovered from his opera Todd. A. E. S. Alves, H. S. Franks, could make any broak he had, put him only one in on for appendicitis, to be thinking of A. J. Coelho (skip)1,,, X. Delgado, land and Bagloy, although Steven had arrears, and eventually Shepherd need, oing down to the course again, and F. K. Modi, Dr. C. W, Lam, Dr. N. P. la nop hand on the last head againat
Koranila.
the latter." ed three Je He At the leek head chhe will resume racing in September,
Jimmy Jack played his first Longue
Sgt. W. J. Whelan has been nominat dit as Royal Engineers' representative on, the Council of Hong Kong Football Association))