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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1932.
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BEING AN APPEAL AND THE STORY OF NOVICE LUCK
Thrice armed, and blessed, is to sink Into oblivion and to join! the son-in-law of a bowler who hundreds of others, so quickly re- may walk into the paternal "den," | garded as beyond any commercial get away with a full set of I.B.B. value in a national team. bowls, and go out and win, at his Yel some of the old 'um, with first essay in competitive play, their careers well behind them, silver spoon, complete with club can look back with pleasure upon
monogram.
the development of the game:
Yet this has happened in my upon its good government and its household, within the past few general uplift from a pothouse
STARS OF THE TRACK-AND THEY'RE BLIND
sightlean athletes of the Pennsylvania Institute for Blind are pictured
hours, and one wonders where it pastime to one which now has taITH wires and pulley attachments to guide them down regular lanos, will all end, writes "Skip" in the place in the list of Olympic Games. } News-Chronicle.
My
son-in-law knows nothing here as they neared the finish of a 50 yard dash during their annual track
the next.
the
game;
Have we discovered in lowis an about those good old "bad" days other young George Wright, an-when there were no amateur as- other Carruthers, or just another seintions to govern one like poor old father-in-law,when a man played as a lily-while doomed to jog contentedly through amateur one day and a profesional a green-pinying career with but a few odd baubles earned here and i He will never know the joya there?
¦ of a few stolen days spent among Invariably the same good for the professionals on the Talbot tune follows all newcomers to this Green at Blackpool, with the hal You may call it "novice's game played there in the presence luck," but 1 will not subscribe to of thousands of spectators who that description. I attribute this invaded the green and had to be early proficiency in bowls to an pushed back into lanes down which enthusiastic eagerness, especially the bowlers delivered their last in young men, to master quickly, wands!
game.
meat at Philadelphin,
Olympiana
Will Britain Send Ladies Team?
LAWN BOWLS
KOWLOON B. G. C. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY
The following teams have beesi selected to represent the Kowloon Bowling Green Club in their lengue
1st Team v. Craigengower at Kow-
A decision has yet to he made re-matches au Saturday, next: garding the question of sealing wn- men athletes to represent Great Bri-loon Bowling Green Club at 4 p.m.: Ther R. Duncan, D. W. Phillips, R. S. tain at the Olympic Games, appears to be a hitch at the moment Nichol, A. M. Holland (Skip); C. S. because the Women's A.A.A. will not Bent, I. F. Stancham, 11, Nish, W. Lors Russell (Skip); G. N. Mitchell, A. K. nominate fewer than five competitors, and the British Olympic Association Taylor, 3. W. 1 togbin, D. Gow dors not consider that its funds will (Skip). permit a team of five to make the 2nd Team Y. Craigengower ht
Craigengawer n
p.m.: G. H. trip.
Sherriff, J. S. Logan, W. E. Hale, W. S. Drake (Skip); W. Venables, V. An unofficial trial over a mile and Labrum, J. G. Meyer, F. L. Rapley a half course took piger at Putney (Skip); F. V. Whilth, C. llatt, T. recently between W... Horwood Gooding, 11. H. Rose, (Skip).
(Chiswick General R.G.), the best
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. seller produced under N.A.R.A. rules.
UNOFFICIAL ROWING TEST.
nil its details; to secure a stendy He will know nothing about stance and a true, crisp delivery, those quaint semi-professional and to overcome errors of judg-handicaps decided every Wednes ment in the matter of length. day and Saturday in Lancashire, All such proficiency comes easily with a £2 10s, first cash prize and to comparatively young men. Ita copper kettle to go with it and
for many years, and 1. F. Southwood Two matches in the Lawn Bowls
(Thames R.C.). Horwood took the Open Championship did in my own case 35 years ago,!
were played when I chased
yesterday. 30s, for the runner-up. You paid lend at the start, and made quite dim clusivo
good show for half the distance. On the Taikoo Recreation Club's pimpernel of fame at bowls in your shilling entrance fee and the Southwood, hwever, began to open green, L. de Rome defeated J. Hunter circles that were far too "hot" for landlord gave each competitor aaway just above Crazen Steps, and 21 shots to 18, and on the Police won by just aver four lengths in 5min, Recreation Club's green A. H. Oswick 58eer. The winner had the advan-defented L, E. Lammert 21 shots to 8. tage of over 2st. in weight.
JAPAN'S SWIMMING
most recruits.
the
3d tally.
Where will this latest bowls That enabled him to secure a enthusiast get to? That query free drink at the bar, and if you; haunts me. Will he be playing did not use it, it was always con- next season for his club in the aidered the proper thing to offer Kent County single rink champion-it to the man who had just benten ship? Will he put in a fortnight's you. Some men gathered these hard work at Hastings Tournament tallies as souvenirs. next August and call it a holiday?
Soriously do I make an appeat Will the president of his club to more young men to take up the one night next December hand game of bowls. They will find in over to him the silver challenge it all the muscular exercise they | cup, offered as championship, and need, for the stooping brings into praise exceptional skill for one so play muscles which go unused for new to the game?
CHALLENGE.
SWIMMING GALA.
Japan will present a formidable
TO BE HELD AT KOWLOON challenge for swimming, honours in the eighteen-year-old Nihon Univer- Y. M. C. A. TO-NIGHT sity student, Sakan Sugimoto, who| covered the 1,000 metres (free-style)
A variety of events has been ar in the world's record time of 12min, ranged for the second swimming gala 57see. while training for the games.
of the European Y.M.C.A., to take Besiles Sugimoto, Japan will be repinca at Kowloon to-night. Swim- presented by Matine, Yokoyama, and ming will begin at 9 p.m., and is to Takemura.
be followed by dancing until 12.30
1.m.
One of the events is a Hong race, in which teams representing Jardines, A. P. C., Hongkong Bank and Bodwells will participate. The aqua- ties wi Anish with a water polo
BRITISH CYCLE TEAM. The following will represent Great many hours during a normal day's Britain in the cycling events at the work. They will find in the game Olympic Games, Los Angeles, in Has England found a new inter-if they commence in right places | August: national, with Percy Snow and fellowship which has its coun- 4,000 Metres.-F. W. Southall (Nor-gante between teams representing Willians Thorn to press his quali-terpart in a certain other brother-wood Paragon C.C.), C. Holland Great Britain and the Colonies. Also fications before the E.B.A. Selce-hood.
(Midland C. and A.C.), W. Harvell on the programme ure 60 yards, 76 tion Committee? One wants "in-
(Poole Wheelers), and E, A. John-yards medley, women's and hurdles fluence to secure the E.B.A. badge
son (Belle Vue C.C.)..
events. Young men with vision. are badly and the tri-coloured uniform of needed on the councils-and in the Southall, C. Holland, W. Harvell and friends.
100 Kilometres Rond.-F. W. The gala is open to members and the international team, but merit counsels-of the game. One or s. M. Butler (Norwood Paragon only will keep a man in that side. two serious problems lie ahead of C.C.),
selected. The riders leave for Las One bad "show" and he is dropped bowls as it is developing to-day. The sprint team has not yet been Angeles on July 13.
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