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LAWN BOWLS
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY
RECREIO ONLY CLUB TO
SCORE A TRIPLE IN FIRST WEEK'S GAMES
By “TOUCHER”
Club de Recreio led the way as the 48th Colony Annual Lawn Bowls League season went under way during the week-end.
Winnera of the coveted First Division title on already nine previous occa- plons, they installed themselves yesterday as the top early-season favourites for the premier honours when they outbowled fast year's champions, Kowloon Cricket Club by the margin of four points to one.
to
year,
when
Yusu
nominating Hongkong -
Fansthaller Of The Year
Pili m compren below and send it on net hater than
MONDAY, MAA
13
1957
Thailand Beaten At Basketball By Red China
Paris, May 5. The Thailand "Red and Yellow" badootball team, now visiting Communist China, lost 45 to 103 to the "August First" team of the Chinese Liberation Army tonight In Peking, the New
China news agency
reported,
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Premier Chou En-lai and Vico» Premior Ho Lung were among Alter the crowd of spectators. the game, they shook hands with the members of the teams atid posed with them for photographs, The Ency added. - France- Prod.
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer Of The Year
**__*__ SOUTH CHINA-4, ARMY-
IT WAS GRAND TO SEE “GENTLEMAN” TONG SHEUNG BACK IN ACTION AGAIN
Says I. M. MacTAVISH
must confess I'm a little baffled. At the end of this game in which South China beat the Army by four, goals to two, I talked to various football folks about it. The conflict of opinion was most marked. Some said it was a good game yet others were scathing in their criticism of the play of both sides.
One well-known football personality said it was a case of South China passing the ball to the Army and the soldiers showing their generosity by passing it right. back to the Chinese boys.
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2.
sccond was their defensive per« | enterprise but the nearest things alstence in retreating before the to a goal came at the opposite end where Lee Yuk-tak had South China attack.
Doveral good trica hitting the target,
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without
Infa
M. J. Divecha and victory with two twos and a Convincing wins of 4-1 by Tang.
Baker who fought four, their Second Division team over Tommy
1-7 th head The fourth and last First the Filipino Club "Blues" and back tram of 8-0 by their Third Division defelt to win by 26-17, Up to Division match in the opening Their week's programme saw the representatives over Indian Ite-the end of the 9th head,
to opposing four of Spotty pereira, etusir of the two badly creation Club enabled them
this Passos teams M. Rodrigues, C. E, be the only Club to gente que os Ribeira had a clear Bowling Green Club and Tal-
Personally for all its short- comings I enjoyed the encounter. in the first wook's Langue and triple
I found much to admire in the ngainst kno cille over them, man
The Taikoo twelve are for games.
industry of the players who, in For na opening-season game man. The Roccio four were away from the Talkoo team that
Let's deal with these in turn, theho reen the First Division match between enjoying a 9-5 lead until
glorious days
spite of very trying conditions, kept going at a hot pace right Martin and Owen were two of Recreio and Kowloon Cricket fateful tenth head, the last hend they won the Senior Champion-
The Amy took the leas just to the end. Oh, there wereļa kind. Both were elever ball after the half-hour mark had Club produced
reasonably before tea.
ship on ten previbus occasions
bouts ol bad passing alright players but neither of them--on been reached when Smith With Food standard of bowls and could
two and even from that of the team opponents lying probably have been higher bul strots, Johnny Ribeiro, In at they had last year,
Members of the public are invited to nominate and there were frequent spells this showing could have shot playing his last game in the
the ball for the trickiness of the green. tempting a fienvy shot, had the
LIMITED TALENTS
Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current by Individuals... but, consider their way through a damp news Colony-banged
paper. Time after me move the net from With such limited talents at
yard Greatly strengthened by the bad luck to take out his own
out. big everything, this game →→
Immediately tho
this Yu increase return of their Empire Games third wood,
after their
this year, they season.
without ever aspiring to being a ments which started in the most It is a popularity poll organised by the China thriller was at least satisfying vital stage due entirely to lack treating defence and, when left. with a count to four against him. Baker put up, however a much better
promising way fizzled out at the Luz, and
Cheuk-yin run through the re- skip, Rooul much more Formidable line-up drew in the fifth and put his
Aght against the Bowling Club
as soccer entertainment, and I positions, the Reside to a 10-9 lead for the first than expected, and on the per Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted moral stult. I shall of punch and power on the part with only all the other
to beat, he ein twelve were already wall me in the game.
tea, formance creio
of that
someflow contrived to edge the have to watch then I shall not of the inside men!! match. until the closing date to be announced later. within sight of victory even as
the KCC four could do nothing although Bowling Club won by
complain unduly.
The retreating defence polleyball past the post for the miss the fifth head, carly
Ruoul wrong. John Tang and Baker
of a lifetime ! ! 4-1,
nay well have to be they Luz's four had by then taken a particular were right in their
The little inside loft made full Nevertheless there was a lot is soccer suicide against a team among
teams In contrast, the play included 7-1 lead over Hung Sing's four elements.
at the accusation that the game whose inside forwards keep the
amends
Later few minutes o!
of the ball close and worm their way when he again slipped through the Recrelo four gradually face possible relegation at
to equal inany And Johnny Ribeiro's four a
Ciled similar lead over
fell off as attempts by than to the end of the season. Baker Tommy
Talkoo had Oghting
China-Army memorable, South
that is register some big counts were
zometimes prostablé would nullified by Baker's ability to of reversing the
be futile to pretend that when the opposition is swinging delightful right foot flick that
ter Allan helpless to save, be there with either the first
elther side measures up to the the ball about..... but high standard of even a few | toppies completely against ball- short years ago...but here at holding forwards, least we had honest endeavour.
This has been proved many Unpolished (t
sometimes may Fometimes
times. In many parts of the tune and they might easily bave too, have been:
It was endorsed again got their pose in front had there lacked the fire one world. may have
weat been just a little more bit and has come to expect when these here where the soldiers traditional rivals are to oppost-into retreat in the face of every menace in the front rank, tion: but generally it held the South China attack. Ho Cheung- Interest of the spectators, and you and Yiu Cheuk-yin each
In
er
and his men. On the thir
the third ink, the Beerelo four skipped by A. A. Lopes were also enjoying » jead, though a smaller one of 0-4 over Farley Kermani's four. As the match progressed some very fine bowls were seen in the game between the fours skipped by Raoul Luz and Hong Sting. Although Luz and his front-men led all the way to win confurt- by 20-11 some very good ubly shots were played by both sides, particularly the threes and the skips, mi the winners made to light for their shots all the way.
**
Ranul
were
Lutz
shol or second.
After
Fot
Allan
The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess. (2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to the meetings of the past... and it tough to goal. It iù a system the defence to equalise with a
chance score on the land two honda of the match.
Brian
Douglass,
entrusted Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street. With the Indian Recreation with the skip's role for the first
he took
up bowls Club "Blue" deprived of four time since
their opening game barely three years ago points in
own club-mules the through his debut with flying To the Editor, China Mail, by their
Playing 'xceptionally My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of "Gold", Recreio's main opposi colours.
a ne game, hhaself, and given Year, taking into regard his playing ability and tion this season will undoubted-
Craigengower good support by his front men, sportsmanship on the field of play is jy come from
Valley Club he gave Taikoo an early lead The Valley Cricket Club.
20-18 win over G. bowlers have been knocking at
Jefries, T. Gasson, F. Frapels The door of the Find Dividon
and A. Eastman. title for the
last few sen5061
Saturday, they
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BA
his
with
W. B. Brown's Talkoo four had and have an equally if not more
an up and down battle against balanced team than Recreio.
In their opening The winning fou, F. X. M.
Le Gaddi. match on
Eric Liddell, M. Purvis and C. Rounsefell. Trail- had tick
of the Silva, Alurcom, Jackle Noninha
ing behind by 2.8 on the 6th Raoul Luz showed up well well on their side, when they
head, the Taikos four
lour look a a comblantion with Jackte took 4% points off the newly- LLS
lead of Moronita
of 13-11 by the 15th head. promoted Kowloon Dock Club.
The formidable Briliant bowling by the Dock
drawing power particularly in top form,
the three KBGC front-men, For the losers, Red Symnos skip, C. Coles prevented playing
Liddle lead shewed the team
Gadell, being completely
and Purvis was in evidence in the white-washed. effects of a season's lay-off of
From 3-9 and very much the game and bad that unfor-8-14, he and his men fought text five leads as they chalked funate experience of repralingly back pluckily to end up with falling that yard short of the two successive twos and the Jack.
20th and 21st head to te the Stapleton at No. 2 though less score at 10-10 against W. C. opposing Young, G. P. Santos, G. Hong consistent than his number. did, however, put up Choy and A. E. Contes, his share of scane good shots, Both Jack Chubb at No. 3 and stelp Hong Sling were the main- stays of the losing four. Buf
AN EVEN MATCH The KDC four of W. McKay, R. Morrison, W. Davidson undi
for their ability to match the R. S. Gourlay were short of brilliant play of their apposing numbers, the margin of their just that little bit of Juck
Dock
Ju
up seven shots to almost make zure of their final win of 18-14.
For the losers, Gardner wak especially
conspicuous with his consistent form. Last to finish, Telkoo's Jimmy Baxter and his mon were tied at 10-16 agaleist KBGC' S. Bicheno, G. Leslie, 1. Cosgrove and A. Harvey. Taikoo were then just two shots behind in the aggregate.
The KBGC collected a single
last head, needing three to win on the aggregate No. 3 Fraser
not being able to earn another on the next head and on the defeat could have easily been
the point for
Pitled dible of what it was..
gainst F.
w. c. Ogley. Loe, A CLOSE FIGHT Recreto's J. A. Luz, C. Roza-, A. Souza and J. S. Landolt,
they had an even nútch Pereira, C. C. Pereira and Lopes were given a close night the 20th head when the score
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the match
had a good chance of giving his skip a count of three by taking the jack into the ditch but narrowly missed, with both at- With his lust wood tempts about a Buster could still trial the jack foot for a three, but fell short and narrow and left KBGC the winners by # 4-1 margin.
the
his
than many
that is a lot more
recent games have done.
TWO MAIN REASONS
Club.
(Signed)
BASEBALL
jt
got two goals....and both.might have scored at least another one aplece....that's the proof.
South China tried hard to take
the intialive but in the period
right after the interval it 'was
who called the soldiers
the
A BLICK CENTRE Ho Cheung-yau 'put hi, eido into the lead after 01 minutes, when he got his head to alick
a 1.
centro from the right and edged In Hogan, the Army had the it into the net. Seven minutes
worker afield. hardest
The later Yiu Chouk-yin was at it again. This time he turned up.
the inside
Ide right posliion:
J
There were two main reasons why the soldiers had to accept | right-half had a grand game. defest after establishing an early | and several umes he tried to in goal. The first was woeful bolster up his wilting forward beat two men; slipped the bail to Lee Yuk-tak: ron into post- lack of finishing power in the line by going right up into the Inside forward bertha....and the attack himself. His distribution tion for the return
pass 2nd was as good as I have ever seen cleverly pushed the ball under from him and his enterprising | Allan's body and into the net play deserved better than the as the big goalkeeper advanced defeat that came to his side. to narrow the angle.
SOCCER DIGNITY.acit, the 80th minute when Hogan sliced one off the de- was grund 16 ace Tong he clashed a nerce drive at the South China gool and had the Sheung, Football's Gentleman', back in action again. A little heavier than of yore, and maybe short of a burst of speed, Tong strode through the game with
I expected fireworks at this have the soccer dignity we come to admire so much. His stage but they didn't materalise
made
world
of as the pace and the heat had difference to
taken toll. strength. With two minutes left for play
Milwaukee Braves Now Leading By Two Games
National League
In
New York, May 5.
Han Aaron contributed a three-run homer, a double and a pair of singles to lend the Milwaukee Braves to a 10-7 vielory over the Brooklyn Dodgers today and enable them to increase their National League lead to two games.
The Braves overcame a four-run deficit to win, coming up with three runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth, and then rode to victory on the fino relief pitching of Ernie Johnson, who gave up only one scratch hit over the last six innings.
rapped him for a two-run homer in the second frame.
The Yankees took over the
League lead
by
اله
It
presence
satisfaction of seeing it hit defender on the back and over the goalkeeper's arms into
the not
ence to the balance of this apparently
players
often inconsistent South China
team, and his return can
only
of the
be to the benent of his club Ho Cheung-yau clinched, the
und of course to Colony
ball.
foot-game for his side. He carried the bail right through the Army defence, resisted two late tackles, of play, and from a very
narrow trigle the soldiers showed plenty of drove it to the net.
In the early stages
relief from Ike DeLock-ia eighth-Unitcil Press.
Boston Cleveland
THE ACORES
American League
(1st Game)·
D
Apart from Hogan, the Army got good service from Lamb, the Fowler, and from goalkeeper Allen in defence. .but up front Higgins expended n lot of energy, while Martin and Owen provided a lot of attractive frills that were more picturesque than profitable. Smith had a very ordinary game at centre-forward and Grinths, wna seldom in the
J
choose from between the twosite that Gourlay coukl do to Division init of Teddy Fincher, hits, and three runs during ing his first goffie in Philadelphla } 4-2 and 3-0, to extend their Pitula (3). Mielulah (5), Tomanek (0) picture.
and accurate
in-
A.
A.
Fix
Was
Kucks
300 010 000-310-9 000 000 910-1-12-1 W. Nixon (2-0) and White; Lemon
and 2. Nixon. LP-Lemon (1-9), (
(2nd--Clama)
300 002 100—4—10—0
Hwas
nt 20-29. by KCC; W. Baker. T. Alves,
All throughout, J. E. Duffield and F. R. Kerman
by dine bowling until the tea-interval when he was featured gate stood at D-0 after the 10th by the two loads and the No. 3's. head. Play resolved itself into On the last head, the Dock No. mainly a drawing tussle between Davidson drew what ap- the two sides. Baker gove apeared to be a winning shot just
A feature of the Second and Third Division games played Hood account of himself during two inches behind the jack. the first by holding his OWN
George Souza, however, went
inck during the week-end were the against his reputed opposite ond
one better by slicing the
two sevens registered.
Bob
and Buhl
Sal Magile ed out southpaw Curt Simmons The Bumber
four-run rally In the Joe Luz und up to this to one of his she's own woods
but neither with a honour of carning the first bottle were the starters stage there was very ittle tond with the Jack almost touch of whisky this season goes how-
lasted long, Bubl giving "up ¦ sixth. Highlight of the rally there was ever, ing the shot wood,
to the. KCC Second Ave runs in the first inning was a two run single by ex- Américan throes and skips, each putting
and Maglie being logged for Falllie Del Ele, who was play. defeating the White Sox twice, up a fair number of good shots stop the CCC four from chulk-E. Wille, C. Lee and R. S.
then lapsing into
log up the winning shot.
Capell who ran
Ho Choung-you, Yiu Chouk- the three losings he pitched, since being traded to St Louis, winning streak to six games. up the next to play, Two
checked Boston Vakies Suprise heads
Relieve Renc of the possible count in the 4th head performance
Johnny
the Cleveland 000 000 030 100 yin and Tong Sheung were the however, deserved special evening was given by
The Cars then went on to Chicago on three hits la
Sisler, DeLock (8) and Aley: Gar- South China stare but Luk Tak- the of their game against the USRC charged with the loss, however, inention. On the 7th head, the Cralgengower four of C.K. Sung, four of E Van Zuiden,
Roy Campanella hit a three-
in the
victory cla Phula. Narleski (9) and hay, Chan Chi-kong, and Lau more run score three Recreio four, who were leading M. Q. Wong, F. O. Madar and Buckley, R. A. Edwards and G.
Miller. whcap for his Arst
lefty Bobby Shatz scat Nixon WP-Bisler (3-1). LP-Garcia Chi-ping also got, through a lot run homer for Brooklyn.
seventh off loser Bob
tha: (0-1), 1111-Jensen (3rd). by B-2 were lying five shots, C. R. Romelet. Rosselet took Agnew, The other seven of the Cincinnati ran
its winning Som Jones hurled a four-hitty toood seven hils to win
000 100 000 of hard work. Lee Auk-tak. The Yanks rallied for Baltimore when KCC skip Kermani drew over the
Detroit to
100 000 203—3—-0---0 started very well. He faded out skip's role owing week was scored by the streak to seven-Straight games in the nightcap, out-pitching ex- opener
three runs off southpaw Billy n benutiful toucher with his the inability of Stanley Leonard Stanlely Club Third Division by
Harvey Cardinal
Johnson, Consuegra (8) and Trian-later but his inspire pass which taking both ends of
Hucka. Pero in the fourth Inning of do-Lary (2-21ood House. last wood to stop his opponents to make the game and gave arine of R. Hali, E. M. Gemmell, doubleheader
both St
Pled to South China's third goal from Pittsburgh Ennis singled home
Arst gamo On from staging a runaway
Gll | Jotinson 210.4), - UN-Kuenn- 11st). Bob creditable
was the best football titbli ́ of performance. G. McGrath and J. E. Burns win.y praiseworthy
0-2 and 7-3.
McDougald's Brooks Lawrence Louis: runs
triple, On
Mickey
· : the 9th head, Lopes
was the
over Craigengower's Y Tscattered six hits for his third Chicago Cube snapped m
Mantles Home,. A double by New York 000 310 0002 the day..
Chicago ****** 004 000 010-7-0 (mulated the feat ot his bowling ot/C.K. Sung and M.Q.
Chong, D. Kingdon, J. H. victory in the
which game losing streak with a 10% Yogi Berta and Billy Martin's Shantz (2-1) and Derra; Pierce, opener opposing skip
VERDICT: I found the game. by drawing Wong," the two bowlers. who Merchant and Z, Took on the
Howell (8)and Loder, LP-Place entertaining others thought was decided
inning 8-3 victory over the singe similar chot
by Frank Robin-
(3-3), HH-Martie (3rd). with
count of came up from the ranks of the
14th hond.
The World Champion got to the Giants in the first game of son's three-run home in
(2nd Game)
it was not to standard
maybu three against him.
Craigengower Second Division After the tea-interval,
another New York 000 300 000mb the glories or the past are dim There were no major upsets afth. Don Gross went the dis-twin-bill but the Giants won the Jack Hershon for in the Second Division.
socond Teams nee
game, 6-2,
004 000 000-01 on Joe three-sun rally, in the fourth Chicago flectelo
exerted
for the four
nedlegs in the argoner's revers-hit pitching inning of the nightcap on two McDonald 11). Staley ff, Lapalme the present
Kucks (1-1) and Berra; Harshman, ming the grimmer realities of Bell and Hay
'but how good, all on the 15th, 10th and 17th bead, Wuch are expected to be well nightcap. Gus
XA the top this year amang 2 the Craigengower four lead all Recreio, CCC, HKFC, KCC and
tcnhan cach drove in two
Jim Bolger drove in Ave runs Walks Berni's single and Elston (9) and Better, Lallar (9). It was to see Tong Sheung back positions except that of No.
Karminian (3•1). £?*** Howard's triple. and
in the limelight once again. The runs for Cincinnati, Bell At Filpino
Wa in the first gume, which - was where Tony Alves put up any the way to win by 25-10,
"Red" won all Club
Hank Foiles of the Pirates hit decided when the Cubs rallied
Kansas City
iresult was just about right,' sort of resistance, Specially the end of the 14th head they ther games fairly comfortably-homers. Luis Arroyo was the for five runs in the 10th, Rookla
Unet were well up by 17-4. distinet
Недуу
In the Third Division, Kow-laser in the opener and Bob Dick Drott who reloved-Bob the shots that gave adverse results over by skip Rossclet and a fine stand leon Bowling Green Club, last Purkey suffered the defeat Rush in the seventh gave up
showed the
only two hits in the list four fa- the nightcap. alk by the KDC four of R. Lapeley, year's runners-up Chalk-
ránge to reglater his first major Telford, W. Riley and A. most impressive form with an
leogue" victory,
superiority in practically
evident
advantage enjoyed
WIN the
by
Recrelo three
and skip their opposite numbers.
the
team.
their
6.
Except for a
dramatic turn
tance
in
4
HIS FIRST GAME The St Louis Cardinals swept
In the nightcap, the Glants
WINNING STREAK ·
The Detroit Tigers ran their winning 'streak to five games as Frank Lany pitched them to 3-1 triumph over the Balli- more. Orioles Charley Max well's two-run single in the seventh off loser. Connie John-
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·Pascual, Hernandez (8) and Bers beret: Morgan: (2-2) and Smith. Lf-
Pascual (1-3).
National League)·
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ing up a four with drawn shots Biltott saw them collect a three, overwhelming 08-38 win over on the resumption, they corn-
in five and a three on these HKFC. Recreio, HKPSA and fortably carried the score to three heads to close up the gap Stanley Club who all emerged 24-13.
to 15-17. Sobering up the winners Ini their respective a doubleheader from the snapped amidve-game losing now whs - the winning blow: Craigingower four put all games will probably be the other Philadelphia Phillies, 8-4 and streak of their own by knock out Tarvey Kuesin Hovered for ads (3-17 campanella Mok Ch The Cricket Club's only point they had Into the remaining top contenders in this division 2-0, St Louis tralied the Phils Moe Drabowsky In the third Detroit.
14-0 in the first gamą but knock- I inrünig · affer Daryl OpenCES:
ONLY POINT
was scored by S. Y. Doe, J. four heads and made sure
of this season
by Barry Applee
AND I DON'T -WANT-A- HANGOVER
AND THIS IS AN ABSOLUT CERTAIN PREVENTATIVE
TO PAY
AFRAID
THE SAMBOLS
YESTERDAY
THERE
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the Senatorg, absorbed their | Mocall, (303, Worthing
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