LEADING FIRST DIVISION RINK Photo shows the KCC four of W. Hong Sling (skip), F. R. Kermani, C. 1. Stapleton and O. R. Sadick who are cur- rently the lending rink in the first division lawn bowls, league,
PLAYED A GREAT PART IN CCC'» VICTORY—Photo shows the Craigen- gower four of George Hong Choy (skip), E. G. Barros, W. C. Ogley and P. R. Ragi whose 30-12 win over T. E. Baker's four on Saturday enabled Craigengower to win the match by 3-2.
LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE
Craigengower Score Thrilling 3-2
Win Over Kowloon
Cricket
Club In Week's Feature Game
By ROBERT TAY
Highlight of the lawn bowls League gamos during the week-end was the thrilling 3-2 win scored by Craigengower Cricket Club "A" over erstwhile first division League leaders Kowloon Cricket Club at Happy Valley.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1958.
There were many who thought that the Valley Club twelve were extreme- ly lucky in snatching the decision from their Mainland rivals but on the run of the game they fully deserved, in my opinion, their slender victory.
backhand
The Kowloonltes were on the 16-3 at the tea-interval faced | Hong Sting should have follow- whole the better team in the 4me brillant bowls by their ed Leonard on the Brut half of The Anme but opments in the second half. At with a drawing shot up to the
For ond faltered at the stage where i
reason, le the aid of the 19th head they shol wood. nattered mest--the second half were leading by only four shols eculd easily follow the green. one- Savondly even If he failed he and more especially Die Insta 20-18, to give RCC a
shot lead on the aggregric.
would have few heads.
drawn in a third shol and Leonard would not The Crucial Head have been able to score a four
on this head,
Craigengower Cricket Chib owed their triumph to their brilliant and spirited fightback In the second half of the match during which two of their rinks stipped by Gong Hung Choy and 5. L. Leonard-played a notable part,
After being down on two rinks and a total of 11 shots the Aggregate, they rattled back and forced the match to a photo finish. 11 was only on the last two heads of the game that the Issue was decided.
Biggest 'If'
In a pose of many "Its", the biggest it was probably in the Fecond last head of the match.
Then came the crucial head The KCC four were lying one shot when Craigengower No. a C. C. Ma sprung the fack ubout a yard behind and towards the left to be two shots. Both these, however, were
a Hulo Male
from
did better
Hong Sling's four, however, maintained their top position in the skips table with this 21-20 Victory, but their triumph would have been complete had they beèn able to lend KCC to a 4-1 win. This was the more regret. thao yard way, jack-high on
table considering that they the furstand alde.
Hong Sing with his first played a grand game in the first wood firew in the first shol, inhalt, Hong Sling and Kermani the specially were in brilliant form, side a front-wood backhand to finish up about one und Sadick and Stapleton gave
formances, and half test in front of the better than their average per-
Among the jack and slightly to the right,
Craigengower Stanley Leonard
four, skip Leonard put up a than that with his first delivery herole display against superfor by drawing outside the front odds. With only W. C. Young wood to end up about six in-at lead, giving him any reason- ches behind the jack.
able support, he staged almost a 3 Kerman then lone battle KCC No.
in the front half. called for a forehand shot from No. 2 F. O. Madar and No. 3 his skip to tape up his ownic. c. Ma, however, came into wood or rest the back-wood. their own in the second hull After a great deal of discusion, and enabled the four to singe Sling played rather re- one of the most brilliant re- Hong luctantly the shot called for coveries ever seen in the league and inissed,
b- going yards
Eo far. hind.
Leonard then came up with a match-winning shot. when Conter pushed up an op- brifiant
At that stage, George Hong Chay's four, had given the Valley Club a tremendous lend by pol- bowling KCC's J Tag D. C. Symons, J. Chubb and T. E. Baker to the tune of 30-18.
the
W. Baker, S. Y. Do, A. M. Alves and J. S. Landoll cover- ed part of the defelt for Kowloon side by fully capitalis ing on an error by Craigen Eower's skly, A. E Coates.
Or: the 19th head. Coales' Four were lying our shots,
Again Unlucky
On the remaining rink, Tommy posing wood for the second shot ¦ He cleanly played through the Baker's KCC four were again
shot to to register only a single and opposing second
-unlucky for the fourth ilme or till trail behind by 12-14. gister a count of four for his so to draw an end rink, Pilted Landolt's four struck back on side, and not only take his own against P. R. Ragi, W. C. the slightly upset Craigengower score to 20-20, but also give his Ogley, E. G. four with a three and a four on the lost two heads to end up with A 21-12 down the Craigengower aggres gate lead to three shots.
score, and cut
CASUALTIES IN LE MANS RACE
One Dead And Five Injured In Auto-Racing Classic Won By Gendebien And Hill In A Ferrari
Le Mans, Juno 22.
The Belgian-American combination of Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill in an Italian Forrari won the classic 24 hours Lo Mans automobile race on a rain-soaked track here today. This gruelling endurance test for men and machines was marred by the death of French driver Jean Broussolet. Five other drivers were slightly injured in accidents caused by the slippery track. Only 20 teams completed the race out of the 55 starters,
The stock was only dry for cord with the total distance mobile race which ended today. right hours of the 24 hours of of 4,101,03 kilometres, Blacky
¥!!!F© £t f¥!anu6: racing.
broke the record for the "D" The British ace, Stirling Mass, Class (2,000 3,000 to 3,000 In an English Aston-Martin, et cel
a furious unce from the start In The previous an attempt to smash the records "D" class was
record for the 4,018.003 kk-
Aston
ret up last year by the British metres, set up by an Vanguards and to grind the rest Martin e 1950. of the "Big Boys", including] Inguors and Ferraris, down to n standstill.
But the pace he set was 100 but for his own Aston-Martin ard a broken piston forced the fender out after two hours of racing.
Gendebten and Hill look turns
to loke and keep their Ferrari In the lend throughout the rest
of the race.
Creditable Third
second
The British brothers, P. and A. Whitehend, Favel Aston- Martin's honours by finishing with the French nee, Jean Behrn and Germany's H. Hermann bringing in their for n 1,588 c.c. Porsche in creditable Uhird, behind the more powerful Ferrari and Aston-Martin.
Results
Overall results based on dis-
tance covered by all categories: 1. Ferrari 2.053 cc (Gende- bien-Hill) 4,101.920 kms.
2. Aston Martin 2,922 cc (P. and A. Whitehead) 3,049.888
ma
3. Porsche 1,688 cc (J. Behra-
| Hevinuan) 3,909.000 kms.
4. Porsche 1.489 cc (E. Barih- P. Frere) 3,890.102 kms.
6. Porsche 1,489 ec
(D Beaufort-Linge) 3,800.234 kms.
d. Ferrari 2,653 ce (Dechangy- Beurys) 3,744,813 uns.
7.
Ferrari 2,953 ce (Hujus- Erikron) 3,733.043 kms.
0. A. C. Cars 1,071 er (Balton Sloop) 3,449.805 lams,
Class "D" (2,001 to 3,000 cc.)
1. Ferrari, Gendeblen-Phi | Ti!, 4,108,920 kilometres 120.014 k.p.h.)
2. Aston Martin, P.N. White- head and A. G. Whitehead. 3.040.088 kilometres (104,204 k.p.b.)
Class "E" (1,501 to 2.000 c.c.)
1. Porsche, Jean Behra and metres (162.002 k.p.h.)
kilo- Hermonn. 3,909.647
H.
2. A. C Bristol, P. Bolton and R. Stoop, 3,449,805 Idlo- metres (143.744 k.p.h.).
Class "F" (1,181 to 1.500 0.8.)
1. Porche, E. Barth and P. Frere 3.890.188 kilometres ((62.341 k.ph.)
2. Porsche-G. De Beaugeri and H. 1inge, 3,889.204 kilo metres (18).31 k...)
Clams "H" (501 to 780 cc.)
1. Osin-Do Tomaso and D. Colin, 3,385.760 kilometres (14.074 k.p.h.)
2. Daimler-Benz-G. Lutikenu and L. Cornet, 3,383,480 kilo-
(140.145 1,971 cc motres
k.p.l.) -- France-Presse.
9. A. C. Cars (Pathey-Berger) 3,420.612 kins.
10. Porsche 1,498 ce (Ker- De Tomaso and D. Colin inuen-Devez) 3,415 kms. their 140 c.e. Onco won the Index performance ruce.
Jaguar's remaining hopes of winning or taking an honourable place were smashed when Hamilton in one of the two re- maining Jaguars skidded out of
bend and crashed Juni as a violent storm broke out at 1130 hours (local time) this morning. Hamilton, who suffered slight leg injuries, had opened up bis Jaguar in an attempt to close the two lap gap between himself and the Gendeblen-Hill Ferrari.
Record-Breaking
He was teamed up with I. Bueb, who won last year's Le Muris in 23 Jaguar, with R. Flockhart in the record- breaking distance of 4.307.20 In!lometres.
Although Gendebien and Hill were unable ta break this r
LAWN BOWLS
LEAGUE STANDINGS
FIRST DIVISION
P. W. L. Pis. 7 0 1 20
"Recreio "A" KCO CCC "A" MC TC KDC
Recreio "B" KBGC
CCC "B"
4 3 24
6 4 2 18
€ 4 2 18
7 2 5 14
9 9 19
2 5 11
0 2 4 10
2 4 10
Classifications by categories
in the Le Mans 24 hours auto-
THAILAND'S HUMAN MACHINE-Charoen Wad- hamasin, played in Hongkong a few years back when he was only Thailand's Javior champlon. Known as Thai- land's human maçlıine, be has Just won two titles in the Malayan International Championships.
THIRD SHUTTLE TITLE FOR
THAI PLAYERS
Penang, June 22.
A STRONG FINISH
J. Young (Oxford) winning the 100 yards event from 1. Roberson (Cornell) during the Athletics Meet hetween Oxford-Cambridge and Cornell-Pennsylvania Universities at White City last week. Young's time war 10 seconds, — Reuter Photo.
NO UPSETS IN STANLEY SHIELD SOCCER MATCHES
FOOTBALL CLUB GIVES TWO WALKOVERS
The annual competition for a rather battered old relic of less happy days started at the Club Stadium on Saturday evening when the 1958 edi- tion of the Stanley Shield got under way.
The Shield has a close association with many great names in Colony sport, whose indominable spirit set the pattern for the annual charity tournament.
The crude eroblem of courage | Kitchee 'A' team against Tung Gymnasium 0, Eastern 1; Tung which is now competed for was Wah (Rod). originally carved by them while in_captivity in Stanley Camp.
Wah (White) 0, Sing The 'B' }; Sing Too A7, S & S Tomer Dj
Those who remember the C & W 2, Walaons 1; St. Joseph's
The crowd on Saturday even-marathon between Police and 2 (2 comment), Prisons 2 (1 cor- Ing was a disappointment parti- KMB last season got anoat aner): Kitchee 'A' 6, Tung Woh
night when cularly as both South China and repent last
St. Kitchee 'B' necolved a walk- KMB had all-ator Sevens in Joceph's and Prisons had to toll over from Club 'B'. action.
two periods of extra !
through
and to round by
The first night's play provid-lime before reaching a decision.
The sides
shared four goals ed no upsets and all the favoured aldes got through to the next but It was not until the second round.
extra stanza that the Buints The games finished as follows: forced their plucky opponents -RAP received a walk-over to give away a comer from Club 'A': South China 4, moved into the next CMB 0; Army 'A' 3, Police 'A' the narrowest possible margin," 1; KMB 0, Navy D; Kwong Wah The ttle Rediffusion side put 3, Police 'B' 1 Aircraft 3, RIL
a surprisingly good show in I CAA 1, Caroline H 0; Army the first game of the evening against Jardines from the Fast Division.
'B' 3, Taikoo 0
Individual Stars
China,
and
McKenzie
up
Wilderer Wins
German Derby
By A Neck
the
The senior had to fight every
Hamburg, June 22. The individual stars of the
Wilderer, owned by first evening's play were Launch of the way after getting
quick goal end were glad, to Thailand scored its third con- Chi-tom who scored all the six
Ravensberg stud, Westphalia, DIVISION
wen the German Derby, by P. W. L. Pls.winning the men's doubles of Royal Navy; Ho
secutive victory over Mulaya by goals for his side against the move on by a spiltury counter.
Lo Kwok-tut was the star Cheung-yau
neck here today. 888 33% the Malayan international bad- who was tu excellent form for feast against S & S Tainar, The performer in Sing Too's gool 7 5 2 25
Jockey W. Gossmann brough: minion championships here to South
Colony forward always hed the cull with a devastating late day.
who gave a scintillating display move up his sleeve and apart ran to snatch the lead from Charoen Wadhanasia anil for the Army. Kamol Stuhivanich beat Johnny
from scoring three goals, he was Ozcan, ridden by champion Ger- The First Round they were
to the opposi-man Jockey H. Bollow. Hean and Lim Say Hup 15-11, continued at the Club Stadium always a WOTTY 15-11.
again last night and seven of Earlier in the day, Charoen the scheduled rames Were Wadhanasin had won the men's played
Too Claver
SECOND
FC "" IRC HKFC
6 3 3 22
HKCC Recreio
8.4 4 21
7 3 4 1D
KCC
7 3 4 17
FC "A" HKPSA PRC
34 15%
3 4 15
34
13
THIRD
Barros and G. de an aggregate lead of three Hong Choy, they were never shots.
able to reproduce their last KDC head, Kermanı) week's form. On the last
Except for John Tang, they silced the jack to one side after opponents had lain two shots were all playing well below
CCC On the Cralgengower and in the drawing tussle beform. On the third rink, the KCC
the two skips, Hong side, Ragi, making one of his USKC four of
tween D. R. Sadick, C. 1.
PRC R. Kermont and just managed to beat Leonard rare appearances Stapleton, F.
a. put up W. Hon Sling after leading
creditable game, W. C. Ogley TC to it by a measure, W. C. Young, F. O. Madar, C. The consensus of opinion was at No. 2 gave one support IRC
but the KBGC C. Ma and S. L. Leonard by that on the second last head throughout the game,
SC key man in the CCC tour was skip George Hong. Choy, who
IKFC gave one of his finest perform-FC ances so far this season in lead-HERC Ing his four to a 30-12 win over KCC the KCC rink,
SKIPS' TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (quallicationTree potata)
W. Hong Sling (KCC)
J. E. Noronha (Ree "A")
3. S. Landolt (KCC)
A. K. Minu (IRC)
W. L. D F. A U. D. PL. 7 8 1
0 100 122 34 —
7 5 1 1 140 100 37
751
6 1 0 120 103 25-5
0 62
150 122 28 - B
G. Hong Choy (CCC "A")
1
0 120 130 18
A
T. E. Baker (KOC)
6 2
0 180 193 17
15
R. F. Luz (Rée "A")
4 2 1 150 121 29
4%
C. E. Panca (Rec "B")
3 2 2 145 131 14 --
4
R B. Marshall (TC)
M. Q. Wang (CÒC "B")
9. L. Leonard (CCC "A")
C. McLennan (TC) ...........
C. Roza-Pereira (Rec "A")
U. A. Rumjaha (IRC)
7 3 2 2 140 139 10
4
20-122 113
2 2 130 112 24
3 3 0 100 100 0
5 2.0 07 97
2 2 3 101 122-21 3
On the remaining zink, KCC's four of W. Baker, S.Y. Doc, A. M. Alves, and J. S. Landolt each enjoyed alight edge over his respective op- The gume would havo ponent been much closer but for a bad lapse by the CCC four on the last two heads when they lost
urce and a four.
The
other matches played Word featured by two sevens scored. One was in the first division and this was recortled. By CA Rom-Poroira's ·Retralo "A” four against W. William- non's KBGC four. The other DOVI WELM scored by. Craigen- gowor's third division four of Y. T. Cheng, J. W. Lac, P. W. Quickmire and J. A. Fox aastast
ton, J. Allan and J. Dewar,
(Skips' tables for `2nd and 3rd' ilvlitons will be publislied" | "Talkoo's L. Lowris, à. A. Crịch-
BOXT WEEKY.
0 % 9
DIVISION
P. W. J. Pt.
slagles title in beating Malayan For the second time in two Tch
Kew-san Patiabongse took
and
4 3 ID in the all-Molayan
Kichee
a walk-
tion.
Kitchco
Aglo (F. Drechsler) was thres lengibs further behind in a field of 16.
'A' were much too
British Jockey Lester Piggott,
Pralatoutal
Miss nights Club conceled the women's over to their opponents. This clever for a disappointing Tung who rode last year's German 1274 singles lille by beating Miss Tan is a sau state of aftalts and Wah (Red). Seyes and showed Derby winner, was 13th today 0 0 0 25 Gaik-bee of Malaya.
now in 'B' pre
the how this sort of foolball should on Liechtainn.
The favourite, 52.2234 Malaya scored its first victory | second
through
thebe played. round
two false furt women's failure of Club 'D' to
Chu Whig-wah brought his went lamo after 7 4 3.17% | doubles Anal. Miss Tan Galk-out against them
shooting boots to the party and starts and was pulled up after. 33 15% ber and Miss Lam Kit-Ein beat
netted three times while Kwok going two furlongs when the The crowd got 24 goals for You (2) and Leung Wal-hung race eventually was started. 7 2 14% Samuel 18-5, 17-15, 16-9. Thal- their money. Seven of them chared the others.
2.4 10 land was not represented in the were scored by Sing To 'A'
women's doubles, France-
in their games against S&SlowB Presic.
Jardines by a powerful Tomar and six
6 3 3 15 Mrs Aminy Henh und Mrs
1 6 7 0 6.4
THE GAMBOLS “
They Ti be hang of a minile The table's laid and the
house clean and tidy Che meals all ready
The coli, pald 60 mariki for a 10-mark win stake, with places paying 48.10 and 33 tranICH,—+ 0: Reuter.
The full results were as fol-
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