THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 8, 1941.
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1941 LAWN BOWLS Saturday's Sports SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP OPENS THIS EVENING
THE 1941 COLONY LAWN BOWLS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY, THIS EVEN- *ING, 14 MATOCHES BEING DOWN FOR DECISION.
The champion, M. N. Rakusen, | will not be playing until Wed- nesday, but L. A. Gutierrez, win- ner in 1932, and B. W. Bradbury, 1938 holder, are ex-champions who will be on view to-day.
MADAR AND ABBAS IN
I.R.C. FINAL
The semi-final of Indian R.C. lawn bowls pairs championship, between A. H. Madar and M. R. Abbas against M. I. Razack and A. R. Minu, was decided yester - day when the former won 15-11, over 15 ends,
The final of the rinks competi- tion, between rinks led by Abbas and A. M. Wahab, which was to have been played last Friday, was postponed until a date tu be announced later.
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**YOUNGSTERS" WIN AT HONGKONG C.C.
In one rink lawn bowls game at Hong Kong Cricket Club on Saturday, "Youngsters" (S. L. Lloyd, R. Young, H. F. Shields and T. C. Monaghan) beat "Oldsters" (J. Owen-Hughes, L. E. N. Ryan, E. S. Doughty and P. S. Cassidy) by 30-19.
The winners, led 15-6 at the 9th, scored 2 5 3 4 105 1 LO lead 27-16 at the 17th.
The losers had to make a contribution to the Bomber Fund.
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C.C.C. BOWLS
RESULTS
Following are the latest Craigengow- er Cricket Club lown bowls results:
RINKS COMPETITION
Al-
First Round:-L, M. Roza, Y. bas, H. W. Randall and J. S. Landoji (skip) beat V. A. Itenson, G. S. Ladd, M. J. Medina and R. Basa (skip): Second Round:-W, E, Broadbridge, A. E. S. Alves, W. Ward and A. E, Contes (skip) beat J. H, Xavier, R. K. Pavel, D. A. Rozario and L. C. R. Souza (skip): S. R. Solina, M. A. Baptista, W. J. Howard and B. W. Bradbury (skip) beat C. W. Lam, Li Sul-wing, E. Zunmern and W. K. Way (skip).
PAIRS COMPETITION
First Round:--W. E. Broadbridge and D. A. Rozario beat A. · K. · Ismail and R. Basa,
At Kowloon F.C.
L. F. Xavier V J. C. GW J. C. Altken y E. Curtis
At Kowloo~*^ B.G.C. H. F. Shields V A. J. Ha!] A. E. P. Guest v L, A. Guttierrez At Civil Service C.C. E. Kirmon
v H. E. Strango T. C. Monaghan v F. Nolan At Craigengower C.C.
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E. C Fincher ♥ J. McKelvio
V W. Nash
Due to the Manning Exercise, (away match against Cralgengower, and their five-game charity series to knot the sports programme was very though they still have two matches in the count at 2-games all. It was 1. much curtailed on Saturday, al-hand, they will not be able to afford good-game that had to go four extra though the little that we had in-roverses if they are to carry umings "before a decision could be.
Poff „honours Mor the season,
Freached," and the crowded stand was cluded two upsets in the Lawn
| very appreciative of...the...fare served Bowls League, one. in First Divi-
up to them. sion, where, Indian Recreation
Imbilead that{five or six of the lady
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Club, playing at home-only R US NAVY came through with 45-spectators in the grandstand kept score crelo "A" have beaten them at
Ang "colours when they beat books of their own, and were "following Cricket Club, who had, however, Sookunpoo — beat Craigéngower Hong Kong All-Stars in the fourth of the game with the keennest interest. It
Birendy won the championship and were therefore, not affected by
the loss of the points.
In this game U. M. Omar completed. his "double” over :A. R. "Dallali wham he bent for the second time in the
*: VALLEY GOLF
for
came as a surprise that members of the fair sex were so interested in base- ball
THE Police Kwong Wah football match.
at Boundary Street, Which the lat- toter won 7-3, was more in the nature are while Kwong
of a practice than anything else, and Wah forwards showed themselves to be a smooth-working line, Police attackers were wanting in more ways than one.
ENTRIES Entries received up-to-date League. It will be recalled that when the Valley Golf Championship, Indians played Cralgengower for the be played on September 14, first time this season, three weeks ago | as follows:- at the Valley, it was Omar's win. över:
H. H. Mundy and K, S. Robertson, Dallah that gave Craigengower the
D. Wass and Ġ. ́E, "Willerton, A. J. match by 3 shots. Incidentally, as a Dennis, and F. C. Barry, T. B. Low result of his Intest win, 'Omar 'hás ~DS-
Two bathing galus, one at Chung H and
K. Collings, M. sured himself of the title of Champion Outs and W. Stoker, R. M. Keown Service Bathing Club, were held, and A. Shing and the other at Chinese Civil Skip for the "season; am honour'<that's 100 per cent, deserved for consistent and N. J. "Bebbington, G. T. Lowry and though nothing, outstanding took place. A. V. Greaves, G. W. Sewell and J. Linaker, ́N. J. Booker and J. M. Thom- teon, W. J. Buller--and A, E, Clark, G. Mine and J. D. Thomson, T. J. Price Club, who ate- and H. N. Williamson, R. McEwen and in the running for Third Division | R. Ellis. honours, -had a rude “shock when they, The pairings are merely for starting
J, W. Harrop
C. Dowman
A. H. Rumjahn V W. McLeod At Club de Recrolo
ly good form."
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v B. W. Bradbury
POLICE Recreation
At Hong Kong F.C.
R Leigh
II Nish
At Kowloon C.C.
A. Eastman
J. S. Riddel} W. Ward
v Y. H. Tang
V A. M. Omar
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R. T. Broadbridge'
were beaten in their Third Division times.
Ng Nin showed that he is still a force to be reckoned with by winning, at, the Chung Shing gala, the 200 Metres free- style quite comfortably in 2 mins. 37
BCCs.
W. E. L.
"MY CHOICE ABOVE
ALL OTHERS!".
BURLEIGH
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RIGGS WINS TITLE
Bobby Riggs won the American lawn. -tennis: men's singles champion- ship at Forest Hills, beat- ing Kovacs 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 and 6-3
Kovacs went completely to pieces at the beginning of the second set and never regained his form "in the face of the determined`,,; and “methodical Riggs, "who was be- coming steadier minute by minute and did not lose a service ice in the last three sets:
In five times that he served sin the last set Riggs conceded only
two points.AS
one-
. "It was one of the most sided Finals in history --- Router.
Two matches in the Open Basketball Lenguo will be played at "Kowloon Chinese Y MIC.A, to-night, //V}f(C,\\wul "moet Woh Mid and 'Bank Union will be
up against Chinese,"
BURLEIGH
CIGARETTES
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