PAGE 2-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940.
In the World of Sports
TWO NEW RECORDS IN LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE
Senior Division Matches Resulted As Expected
"BY "NO. 1"
The bright weather is Saturday, rendered possible the comple- tion of a full Lawn Bowls League programme and results were as expected.
on
:
Recreio "A" had no difficulty in beating Kowloon Cricket Club the home green.
SECOND DIVISION
Goodwin had the better of Alves; easy time with the Docks' quar- and led for the greater part of the tette to win by nine shots... game but conceded five at the last head to win by 20-17. His was the only visiting rink that won. I no- tice Mulcahy was playing No. 3 to Goodwin instead of Fraser, his regular No. 3.
F. X Silva, after losing a few matches, recovered again by beat- "ing Kern by seven shots. Carlos Silva proved too good for Teddy Fincher winning by 27-14. after a
lend of 18-3.
C.S.C.C. WIN.
Hongkong - Cricket Club, playing at Chater Road, had the better of Civil Service C.C. by three shotz despite Maughan's defeat at the hands of Eccleshall The latter's was the only visiting rink to win Maughan lost by 23-10.
Brown started with 7-0 at the
scored, on 19 heads to
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POINTS FOR TAIKOO Taikoo entertained Kowloon Cricket Club and won on two rinks
SING TAO FOOTBALL TOURING TEAM:-(From left to right) back row: Lau Chung-sang, Soonz King-sing. Tsang Chang-wan, Siu Din-lin, Chan Tak-fal, Mak Shla-bon, Leung Wing-chiu, Fung King-cheong. Middle row: Tang Kong-sin, Trui Ah-fai, Lo G. Hin, Chan Hung-chin. Yeung. Shui-pick, Kwok Ying-kl. Front row: Lee Tin-sang, Hâu Yung-jang, Chang Yung Z, Ip'Pak- ` wah, Lau Hing-choy.
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MINDANAO PLAY FINE SPORTING
DEFENSIVE BASEBALL
Well On Way For Season's Pennant Honours
BY R.O.Y.
Playing to the largest crowd of cash customers seen at Caroline Hill this season, U. S. S. Mindanao downed Chung Hwa last Sunday by 7 tallies to 5, to hurdle one of their 'main obstacles in their quest for the 1940 Hongkong pennant,
In the other league fixtures decided during the weekend, Royal Engineers stuck hard-and-fast in the cellar berth when they went under to South China by 17 runs to 17, and the Hongkong Brewers stayed in the championship race by trouncing the Hongkong Base- ballers by the wide margin of 13 markers to 2.
FIXTURES
"TODAY
BOWLA Colony Open Pairs Championship. At KFC., A. E Castro and V, N. Atienza V. A. "W. Grümitt and F. J Jones A: KDRC., W. L. Walker and J. Deakin v. A. Hyde Lay and AJ. Hall. At Talkoo, J. C. Gill and A. M Holland v. 8. E Eccleshall and A. Stevens. TENNIS-D Division.
Filipino Club v South China; 0.0.0. KCC; C.R.C. “
V LR.C.
TOMORROW.
TENNIS-Mixed Doobles Divi
alon: HK. U.T.C. V. LR.C., H.K. C.O. v. U.S.RC. KCO (A) T. KC.C. (B).
An added attraction was the, "Sk!" Powlawski was effective, in U, S, Naval clash, staged by the chalking up eight strikeouts, and Asheville and the Tulsa, which erratic, in walking five and hitting wound up 5-1 in favour of the both Hank Chang and Nip Lum. A baseban game in aid or Asheville for whom Joe Harvey Tony Mascavage and Cecil charity will be played at Caroline: hurled seven hitless innings. Douglas stood out in a perfect de Hill next Sunday, weather per-
fensive organisation. The Chinese mitting, commencing at 2.30 pm.
"THEN CAME THE DELUGE”
Despite the six run margin held lads committed six errors, three by the winners, the South China of which came during the win- Engineers fracas was a nip-and-era second frame six run splurge in the fourth, The Tulsa outat tuck affair during which the Fielding highlight was Richard
the winners' "' with
returried from
third head and by big counts he ceded one shot on the last four, be at home to the Kowloon Bowl- kept ahead of Hillyer though the heads to win by 21-19.
Ing Green Club, The Champions latter
THIRD DIVISIÓN have a better balanced team and Brown's eight.
The outstanding feature" in the should win especially as they will Civil Service" Cricket Club, play- ! R. R. Davies, making his debut Third Division matches last Satur- be playing on their own green. ing at home, beat the Follcë Re-as a skip in place of L. A. R. Dun-day was that all the winning There will be a very even tussle scores were tlen at 7-all in the Chung's snatting of Douglas' drive, were helpless against the Blants creation Club by
four and 11-all at the end of the between left and centre, which and benders of hurler for Harvey eight shots, can, had no difficulty in beating teams scored over 70, and under between the Kowloon Cricket Club sixth.
had home-run labeled all over it (hoain turning in his third Harry Strange led Shepherd, by C. Strange by ten shots. Down at|80, shots. three shots at the 11th head but one stage Davies chalked up nimej The Prison Officers Club playing they meet at Cox's Road, It is Pang fanned for the first out, Ng himself when he
and Civil Service Cricket Club when į Starting the first of the seventh Of Horseface was muttering to straight no-hit game, retired chalked up 12 on the next five to on the next three heads to lead at Stanley beat Hongkong Electric hard to decide. but my vote is for singled to left and pilfered second. his abortive run all the way to
thirteen battery by the strike-out route. The Tone Tulsa tally was lead by 24-9. Thereafter he Strange by eight shots, which was Recreation Club by 23 shots, being the home team. managed to score only two thus increased by a brace at the last up on all rinks. There were a few.
Law grounded to Denyer for the the middle cashion. Bubbles scored by Pete Péterson who walk- Hongkong Football Club will be finishing up with ten shots to his head to win 23-13. ".
changes in the Electric team, Mus- at home to the Police Recreation second erasure, Ng taking third Badrick took batting honours for and eam homes on three credit. Fender's rink was the only
successive wild bitches, which, to- kett was playing No. 3 to Paul Chab and should manage to collect
on the play."
2-in-4, but Then came the deluge, Lau was Wilson's single, that drove in two he conceded, matred Harvey's dis- gether with the six Annie Oakleys visiting four to be up beating Mc-
while Lunny did not play. Sloan another two, points, Gowen by six shots. Fender seem-
returned to skip the rink.
Recreio
safe when Ings unsucessfully tried tallies, was most valuable, -.../ Figu
play. ed to be scoring in threes and had
Jillot's and Sloan's rinks were Cralgengower C. C. and, in my walked and The batted in Lau
to stop Ng from scoring. Ma UNINTERESTING GAME
There was little of interest in the Tulsa, but ad not have the Lefty Stockton kuzled well for ers start and finish were notable very low. They were 17-all at the McGowan's 15. A. E. Carey had a shaky start against Jones and was for he scored on the first six cut 20th and but the last head saw
other with a drive to centre and the latter gave a dismal display tanning the same number 13 shots in arrears at one' period of seven heads and then on the riot, with a single, beat Sloan
SECOND DIVISION Cralgengower will meet Kowloon Wong's fly to the middle garden offering. the least opposition to which were garnered by the win- Yip talled when Wells dropped and never showed any signs of Ashevile batters, Or the six hits but improved towards the end to last seven out of nine heads to beat 18-17
Marks by 30-17:
Paul, who lost his 100 per cent. Tong at the Valley and should win
Pau drove in Ha and Wong with the Brewers, whose Dave Leonard ners, Williamson's two-bagger was Spary trounced' Keown when he record, was badly beaten by Bagley by a small margin, gend chalked up two" Aves and a four by 24-13.
a bingle to right before Pang was and George Souza, both clouted the caly extra-base det. - Kowloon Bathing Green Club! The Indian Recreation Club, scoring on eight out of the first
pegged out by Foley.
| round-trippers. For the losers, playing against Kowloon Bowling ten heads.
Pile had a good start and was should have no difficulty in over-i
Ings, Taylor and Denyer were Johnny Alvares saved the cal- 2 LEAGUE STANDINGS Green Club at Austin Road, lost Ave in the latter part of the game lend but the latter rallied though
gained another leading Thomson by 17 at the 15th coming the weak Police Recreation
put away 1-2-3 in the Sappers half cimbing when he batted in Ed
Won Lost Petg. Club team. badly on one rink which 'cost them to win by 30-15. Carr could only not sufficiently and lost by 11
of the same Inning. Kowloon Football Club, should two points. Dallah Was over-score an seven heads to lose shots. whelmed by Adam Holland losing by 23-11 to Munro
have an easy time against Hong- Kong C. C.
Kowloon Cricket Club will be
Will
entertain
Ave threes in his 21 shots against to collect the two points Chalm- playing well and the scoring was opinion, will go down by a few with a single. Hå drove in an- the H. B.-Baseballera clash, best of luck, walking · four · and
lose by 19-15.
INDIANS BEATEN
able position.
He
RECREIO ON TOP
||
C.C.C. TROUNCED The Indian Recreation
Club
shots.
by 21 shots. Man for man the Bowling Green players were more
At the Valley, Recreto beat the trounced Craigengower Cricket Club at home to Recreio but they will consistent in particular Walker,
at Sookunpoo. The Indians were and the Portuguese team a bit of Holland's lead, and the skip him- Police with comfort. self, were very deadly with their E. Souza's rink was in the lime-up on all rinks and secured victory an obstacle, woods. Scoring eight shots at the light and beat J. S. Riddell's four by 41 shots.
Taikoo Dock Recreation Ciuo last two heads Holland placed the by 28 shots thus creating a new Bakar allowed Alves to score will visit the Valley to play Civil Bowling Green team in a formid-record for the Second Division this only on eight heads to collect nine Service C. C. and should have no
season. Scuza collected two sixes shots against Bakar's 20: Lam dificulty in winging.
found Wahab very difficult and Minu was leading Sheriff for the in his 35 shots.
THIRD DIVISION most part but conceded a five on Yvanovich and Macdonald were the latter piled up a huge score Indian Recreation Club should the second last head to lose even- very even and the Portuguese rink of 27 shots.
play at home but as their First won only by a single shot on the. tually by 21-18.
Rumjahn accorded similar treat Division will be playing at Bookin- last head.
ment to Rozaric beating the latter poo the match against H. C. C. 29-13
will take place on the Chater Road green and the Indians should wiz. by a sthall margin."
Tom Fox and Inga
bat Shaw and Ha, the opposing.
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Smith with a rousing triple in the Mindanao TWO FOR TWO
third frame and himself scored on H. B. Club Pau paced the winning hitters Tony Alves' infeld, roller for the Chung Hwa with three hits of which one went only other Clab tally.
H. K Baseballers 3 6 $75 for two bags, Law double in his only time up while Powlawski called the game, on Royal Engineers
clouted a Far from objecting when umpire South China ... 1
0 & Cech Wing Lee batted for 2 in 2. account of rain, at the end of the
INTERNATIONAL " Foley singled three times for the Afth stanza, the crowd showed With the end of the league fix- Sappers, while two-hitters were their approval of the curtailment tures in sight, fans are looking of squads left much to be desired, prompting.
The fielding of the game with some pointed forward to the annust - Inter- national Series to provide the en- ASHEVILLE DRAW FIRST tertainment for the tallend of the first basemen, handled 12 chances
season. To prepare for this tourna- between them without error,
After the rain had stopped, the ment, the League committee will FINE DEFENSIVE DISPLAY .. Tulsa and Asheville nines took the hold a meeting at 5.30 p.m. - this Mindanao gang gave their nest been given plenty of advance Kowloon In addition to the pro- In defeating Chung Hws, the field to stage a battle that had afternoon, at the Brock Club, defensive display of the campaign publicity. The
Asheville com-ceeds of this tournament it is Football Club proved too good
to merit their victory despite being menced proceedings by going on a understood that a proposal will be for Hongkong Cricket Club at the
out-slugged, six bases to twelve. three-run spree in the very, first made that the league should Hongkong Football Club will en Valley. Graver found McKellar tertain Hongkong Mectric R. C. Although hits were six aplece, the stanza, and then increased their sponsor a special series in aid of rather tough and trailed the latter but will find the latter a
Chung Hwa boys clouted two lead with another pair of markers the War Pund. very closely, Club shots on the fast head but still
three combination to best.
triple-baggers and a brace A good game is promised at doubles, of which one of each on all rinks found himself short by one shop Austin Road when the Bowling! were garnered by Tuffy Chinn and
"Granpop" Leung. Wallington was well ahead of Green will play the Prison Officers tory over Bebbington to collect the against Way but scored nine shots Cassidy and beat the latter easilClub, 1 favour the former to fellorts batted in three of the
- Abbas had the better of Hall taking the lead from the first head Remedios fell an easy prey to which he maintained to the end Channing who ran away with a to win by 27-19.
| margin of 'eight shots at the 13th end but the last head saw him win by six shots.
K.B.G.C.. WIN
OMAR ON FORM Craigengower Cricket Club visit- ing their neighbours, the Hong- kong Football Club, won by a Kowloon Bowling Green small margin of five shots. They playing away won should be thankful to Omar's rink against Craitenzower." which had an overwhelming vic- Duncan had a shaky. start
а
NARROW VICTORY
20-10.
Barnes.
TOO GOOD
He
scored
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annex the points.
hard
"
of
The latter's
two points for Craigengower. A on four consecutive heads to lead by 14 shots, 31-17.
losers' tallies and were made to K. Ismall was playing No. 2 to 14-10 to finish by beating Way.
the accompaniment. of hearty. Watson treated Abraham simil- Another good match will be de- Omar, as the latter's brother, A. M. 27-20. Omar, was Indisposed.
Omar
arly and allowed him to score atided at the Valley when the cheering from the Mindanao and McNeill's 100 per cent record six heads only. The finish saw Kowloon Football Club will play,
Chung" E7 supporters alike. scored on 14 heads while Bebbing was shattered by H. L. Lockhart Watson win by 16 shots.
the H. K F. C. who should manage ton chalked ap six singles and al after six victories. Both rinks brace on the other seven. Omar played excellent bowls and it was not appear for the Footballers for
Incidentally, I notice Barnes didto win by a small margin.
THE TRAMS
Bickford, A Brooksbank and N. J. won by 11 shots.
anyone's' game as the score at the the second in succession. He is a The following have been chosen Bebbington' (Skip); B. I. Didsbury. Duncan, on the adjacent rink, 20th head was 16-all but a brace very consistent player" and the to play for the various clubs in A. W. Hodges, W. Gill and G. made В fine recovery to beat on the last head gave Lockhart Footballers could strengthen Gra- the Lawn Bowls League on Satur-Duncan (8kip); Rooselet 22-17.
the distinction of breaking Mc-ver's rink by the inclusion of day:- Robertson had
“Third Division (v, H. K. E. R, C., very even Neill's record.
MLB C tussle with Basa and managed to
Away):-B. Į Mansell, F. Flip- beat him by a single shot. Gelling ed between Drew and Lewis the, Another close game was witziess-
SMALLEY SHINES'
First Division (v. K. D. R. C.. pance, G. Stephens and G. 8. Kowloon Football Club, playing home)-D. M. Khan, K. M, Rim-Graver (81p); A. W. Gratton. played an inspiring game which former winning by 23-21. Drew at "home, beat Kowloon Bowling jahn, A. M. Rumjahn and M. A 8. H. Strange. G. F. Needham and was greatly responsible for the started off very well but fell of Green Club by 19 shots." defeat of Basa's rink. It is high towards the end.
Abons (Akip); J. Hoosen A. ET Watson (dp); H H. Beddow, Smalley's rink was the outstand Sumad, A. R. Minu and A. K. Minu C. O Bolts, B L. Strange and time that the Footballers strength- ened Bebbington's Tour if they
ing of the six on-view."
["(Sk{p): A, H. Rumjahn; §. Yuquf, H, G. Wallington (Sup). Smalley started, with 15-0 at the M. Y. Adal and A, R. Dallah (Skip). went to win more matchës. “I Kowloon Football Club, visiting 6th end, 16-3 at the 10th, and
· CLUB DE RECKMO Kowloon Tong managed to get finished up 35-10 against Jordan, home by a small margin for which aereditable scare. Evans led H. Madar and A. M. Wahab Soares, RF Luz, HA Alves Simpson's rink was mainly respon- Hamilton when he scored a ave on ekipy M, B. Hassan, J. MA (skip); L F. Xavier, C. M, Silva, Kowloon Docks, blaying at home, sible. Simpson was down by four the 12th head and finished up Rumjahn, U. M. Rumjahn and F. V. Ribeiro, F. X. Silva (skip); managed to beat Recreio "B" by shots in the first half of the game 21-20 after conceding three singles M. Rumjahn (Skip); M. Hassan L. A. Luz, C. E. Marques, 1 F. nine shots and this was due to the but chalked up 13 on the next on the last three heads. Dinnen P Madar, A, G. Samad and A Ribeiro, C. G. Süve (skip), Stent win of Cullen orez C. Roza-seven out of eight heads to beat was the only visiting skip to be up. Pereira who took the place of J. J.A. H. Basto, 18-11. Stephens made He chalked up 18 shots on eight
Bakar (Skin),
1st Div Recreio "B" (home)»»y. Basto as 'skip.
e fine recovery to beat Younghus-heads in succession and was lead Third Division (V. H. K. F. C., Rodrigues, C. Roza Pereira, B
EEEE. C.
Cralgengower:-D, C, Alvés, A. M. The other two Portuguese rinks band by two shots despite the fact ing 20-7 at the 12th end but Salth won by 14 shots but even that that he lost to Duncan by 23 shots managed a five and a six to make home)--A O. Gardner B. F. Easto (skip); F. A Machado, C. R. Ecofe could not make up for the the previous week Younghusband up his 18 shots. Dinmen won by Gregory, J. F. Limny and A. Basto, A. P. Guterres, J. J. Basto Heavy defeat of their third sink was three shots up at the 15th end seven shots, 05-18
Paul (Sup), A. P. Tarbuck, C, E. (10p); A. T. Pereira, C. A. Lopës, Roza-Pereira's six shots sets a new but on the next four heada
Gahagan, HB McKay and C. Remédios, J. E Noronha record for a low scafe in the First Stephens chalked up a three, two
JK. Sloan (skip); W. Stoker. (skip) ag and single to take the lead 18-19.
Butler GT Faddett 2nd, Div. Recreio "C" (away) v. and G. G. S. Thomson (Skdp),
Kowloon CCM Alarcon, Reserve-W. E, Macfarlane, A. F. Normha Ò. C. Pereira, O. P. Remedios (skip); P. M. N. Bilva Pirat Division (7. PR 0,3. A Remedios, C, M. B, AIVÉE P-"| **--1) Böre) --F. P. Anslow, J. H. Gell. Yvanovich (skip); A. J. Osmund,
would suggest putting Gelling, as No. 3 to Bebbington,
GREAT WIN
༞
PROSPECTS FOR ASATURDAY-
Division.
"Basto, led" Morrison 4-3 at the Younghusband could only score second Bead but concéded a six at two singles on the last two heads the next to be led 8-4 but here to lose 18-17. covered to beat Morrison by five. A more even game was seen befand should have no dimiculty in shots,
Indian Recreation Club will be entertaining the Kowloon Docks
tween. Kew and Field. They were I beating them,
away)-A. 8. Sumad. A. R. Kitchell, Kowloon B. C. C-L J. Bilva, F.
Third Division (V. H. K. C. C 1st Div. Recreio "A"" (home)
R
J. E. Noronha proved a hard nut 18-all at the 17th end but Kew. A good game is expected at Ing, L., E. Lammert and E. 8. ho. CF. Vas. A M. Tarler. E. Bouss to crack for Kempton and had in managed three singles and con-King's Park when Recreio A will bertson (Ship); A Watson, B. (skip)
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