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SATURDAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES.
A feature of the matches in the Lawn Bowls League on Saturday afternoon was the close Anishes in the First Division games, the total difference in shots being only 20 in three games..
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The Championship of the First División now lies between the Craigengower C.C. and Taikoo R.C. The last mentioned Club are two points behind and a game in band. The ultimate destination of the Shield will probably rest on the result of the game between these two teams next Saturday at Taikoo,
-LEAGUE TABLES.
The following are the positions in the League to date
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DIVISION I
In the Second Division, East Point R.C. sustained their first defeat, and they, the K.C.C. and Taikoo now head, the table of their division with twelve points each. East Point are a game "in hand, but still have several away games to Craigeugower C.C. play. The Championship of the Second Taikoo RC Division, therefore, remains open. The Indian R.C. showed much improvement in their play against Taikoo, but have yet to win their first game in the League this
season.
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Detailed results follow:
FIRST DIVISION:
CIVIL SERVICE C.C. v. POLICE R.C...
There was A very close game, and although finally beaten by six shots, the Police won on two rinks, but on J. Clark's rink they were down 10 shots....
Scores:--
C.S.C.C.-Booker, "Knight, Oswick and Deakin (Ship). 94, Beattie, Smith, Roy lance and Brawa (5kip) 22; Maughan, Hollidge, Gregory and Pendered (Skip)
90.
P.R.C.-Tallon, Condon, Sword and J. Clark (Skip) 14, W. Clark, Fender, Mass and McLeod (Skip) 24; Reid, Field, Taylor and A. Clark (Skip) 99.
Totalses.C.C-66-P.B.C., 60.
KOWLOON DOCK B.C. V TAIKOO E.C. Taikoo defeated the Kowloon Dock by eleven shots.
Scores:-
Kowloon D.R.C. Civil Service Kowloon B.G.C. Police R.C.
505 493 89 0
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373 480 03
470 434 459 438 406 800
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49 442
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481 481 800 132 481 Q 49 333 496 0 161
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DOUBLES. CHAMPIONSHIP. ̧¡
Entry forms for this competition hare now been sent to all the Clubs, and entries will
close to the Hon Secretary, H.K.L.B.A. (Mr. C. J. Tacchi) on July 13th. The game will be of twenty-one heads, and each player will use two woods only.
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Totals:-K.D.B.C., 3) T.R.C., 81.
KOWLOON B.G.C.". GRAIGENGOWER.C.C..
In this match, the Bowling Green Club lost to the Craigengower CC. at home, by the narrow margin of three shots.
Scores
K.B.G.C-Dobbic, Beach, McLachlan and Whibley (Skip) 26: Nish Dixon, Holland and Macfarlane (Skip) 8; Nicholls, Guy, W. M. Johnston and Farrell (Skip) 23.
C.C.C-Rosselet, Fritz, Fisher and Dennis (Skip) 22; Neves, Souza, Omar and Bradbury (Skip) 20; Muskett, Rose, Rumjaha and Basa (Skip) 18.
Totals:-K.B.G.C., 57; 0.0.C., 60-
SECOND DIVISION.
CRAIGENGOWER C.C. v. EAST POINT E.C.
The Craigengower C.C. second string were responsible for inflicting the first defeat on the East Point-R.G--this season, winning by nine shots.
Scores:
C.C.C.-Luz, Razack, Rodrigues and Fletcher (Skip) 22; Bennett, Spink, Alves and Gillard (Skip) 28; Khares, Kitchell, Sellwood and Arculli (Skip) -12.
EP.R.C.-Shaw, Webster, Whiteford and Hamilton (Skip) 21; Baker, Glover, Henderson and McTavish (Skip) 13; Samways, Williamson, McKellar and R. W. Lee (Skip) 19.
Totals:-C.C.C., 62; E.P.R,C., 53.
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K.C.C.-Goodwin, Howe, Lammert and Gibson (Skip) 99; Overy, Labrum, Robin-China son and Fraser (Skip) 20; Gorvin, Abra ham, Tacchi and Hill (Skip) 22.
Totals: R.H.K.YO., 48; K.C.C., 77.
TAIKOO B.C... INDIAN B.G.
Taikoo RC. defeated the Indian RC- by cleven shots, bus the latter were by Do means disgraced on the run of the play,
Scores:-
TR.C-Maxwell, Richmond, Stalker and Grimes (Skip) 18; Warnock, Bester Simpson and McKechnie (Skip) 23; Craig, Spiers, Waid and Sloan (Skip) 18.
LR.C.-E. Bux, 8. B. Kitchell, O. B. Kitchell and S S. Ismail (Skip) 17:
•Haroon, Espina, S. Ismail and Nazarin (Skip) 11; 8. Juman, S., O. Bux, A. D. Madar and B. A. Hyder (Skip) 22.
Totals TBC, 61;-1.R.C., ST.
CLUB DE REORPIO ✔. CIVIL SERVICE CO--- At Kowloon, the Civil Service C.C. de- Icated the Club de Recreio by four shots.
Scores:--
Ode Hec.Barros, Sequeira, A. Ribeiro and Rozario (Skip) 21; Sousa, Ribeiro, Marques and J. Ribeiro. (Skip) 17; Silva, J. C. Ribeiro, C.. Silva, and L C. Bouza (Bkip) 13
C.S.C.C. Carr, Trengrove, Haynes and Massey (Skip) 27; Knott, Williams, Archi bald and Alderman (Skip) 11; Jones, Jones, Davis and Allen (Skin) 17
Totals: C. de Recy 51; C.B.C.O., 55,
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