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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20,
1936.
RANDLE'S INSPIRED SHOTS WIN BOWLS TITLE Players Erratic In Pairs Championship Final
PLAY IMPROVES AFTER
12
POOR HEADS
R. Duncan and J. E. Noronha study head during yesterday's lawn bowl championship match. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
1.EAGUE TENNIS
C.R.C. BECOME CHAMPIONS
OF "B" DIVISION LATESTMATCHES
NORONHA CONSISTENT
BUT SILVA WAS OFF FORM
(By "Veritas")
Such a poor standard of play was struck for the Grot twelve heads in yesterday's lawn bowls pairs cham- pionship final at the Civil Service Club that it needed a vast imagination to realise a Colony title was at stake. Thereafter a pronounced improvement was noted, and certainly the succeeding four heads left little to be desired.
what
S. Randle and R. Duncan Noronha getting shot with his last strolled out comparatively easy wood to lie three. But Randle came with his first delivery #kl winners against
was plong
took two out for second shot.
Silva nothing but a one-player op drew perfectly and regained the position. J. E. Noronha played position, but Handle responded nobly Silva exceedingly well for most of the with another lovely shot. match, but F. X. M. da Silva, drove with his inst wood to disturb finely built-up head, but the re- chiefly, I think through nervous- sult was to leave ftandle and Duncan ness, was no match for Randle, with two shots, and constantly failed to con- The 15th was another good head. solidate. splendid positions
Duncan laid two lovely draw shots established by his partner. on the jack, whale Noronha replied Three of Twier Novonta got in four grand with an even better one. shuts. The first time, on the fifth the first four woods were touchers. failed to block and Handle drove with his first wood to head. Silva Randle came along with a take-out tipset the position although Silvo wood to convert the position into a stiff had the shot. Handle went up winning one-shot head. The second gain with his second and scored s time, on the 16th. Silva was again wiek for the shot wood which Silva too short with his guards and Randle fasted rather dismally to dislodge.
the rammed home a drive to put Jack on Duncan's two back woods.
INTERESTING DUELS
The 16th saw Noronha lay four jexcellent shots. Dunean being oût-
bowled for once.
some und Noronha had
Randle enjoyed another wiek with Duncan Interesting duels, especially on the his first shot to lie second and with
back woods, Stil! 'Silva
chose, Duncan drew with great ac-two
hind
Chinese Recreation Club (1) short heads, which Duncan always his third carried the jack to Dunean's made certain of the "B" Divi-curacy on these heads, but Noronha plenty of chance to draw for shot, sion championship of the tennis was not easily put off and more than but he was badly narrow and dis- league yesterday when in their once finished with the shot wood, last but one match of the sea- son they defeated Civil Service Cricket Club by 6% sets to 22.
The Chines have thus secured 16 points from sight matches, and can not be overtaken,
tressingly short.
Duncan
HELPED TO OBLITERATE
This improved bowling WAN pleasing and helped to obilierate from memory the very poor heads which featured the first part of the match.
Randle dominated Undeniably
came into the limelight the maich even though he often shocklagly
short. Yet in-again on the 17th, laying two ideal. at shots on the jack. Silva altered the. variably he managed to
10 blant
the position with a couple of really good least one good wood around
times turned woods, but it was Randle who set- and several Jack, Losing positions into winning heads tied the head. He came up on the forehand with a masterly shot and as a result of a skilful drive, The luck-and there was a fair consolidated by planting in another
with, on the backhand. Club de Recreio feed only one point amount going--was certainly Fran their last match to finish the winners, but as is often the case, runners-up, while Kowloon Cricket fortune favoured the brave. Quite Club yesterday made themselves com-a few of the shots which robbed heuds good paratively certain of third place by Silva and Noronha of inating Indian Recreation Club." we wicks off two or more woods.
The
Kel game did not begin, to K.CC. play their last match this! -Friday when they are at home to interesting until the twelfth head. At which time the pairs were on level Craigengewor.
Despite Randle's inconsistency full Then Duncan nine-all. C. E. Watson came into the team terms gainst I.R.C., as Gray has become showed real Improvement in his honours must be accorded hit for had. sume in his many brilliant shots in times of! ineligible through playing wies for drawing while
with crisis. Noronha was the most con- spired moments when faced Wat the "A" Division team.
that they sistent bowler of the four und was however, proved a very warthy deputy delicate situations, so
the losing side. all three scored on the next six iteads to give unlucky to figure on the and with Crawford, wan
Duncan had some good and bad ta. Burnett and tausey were also themselves a lend of 18-1.
The losers retaliated with a single moments, which is to be expected on best form and the Kowloon team- and wiwo ou the 19th and 20th when playing on a somewhat strange won handsomely with the loss of two heads, but this was clearly Insufl-green and under the stress of such orient, and with Noronha choosing aan occasion. Silva, unhappily, could Civji Service put up an excellent maximum head on the 21st, the not touch anything like proper form, showing against C.R.C. (1) and won Kowloon Bowling Green Club couple though there were, tinies when he two and a half sels. Bradley and Pengelly had the satisfaction of win chalked up another single and ning two sets, while Todd and Bendall you by 10-12. only just last two of their's and drew The third
Detailed scores and amended lengue}
(Continued on Page 8.).
forms at
so had reason to protest against his bad
Joss.
BEST HEAD OF THE MATCH The 14th head was probably the best of the match. It started with
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The trouble with all four players was their insistence on bowling short. of valuable opportunities Dozens were wasted because of this weak- ness.
It was not the best champion- ship final seen in Hongkong, but it did have its brighter moments, and nobody will deny the winners credit for their achievement.
Н. Duncan and
6. Tandte
*Hend
P.X.M. da Silva and J. Noronha Score Total Score Tola]
BRADDOCK'S HAND INJURY
Our Daily Golf Hint
Swing rather upright for an explosive shot out of a bunker. Keep the head still and tear into the sand at the back of the ball. Don't bry to follow through.
James Barneş,
HOME FOOTBALL
SCOTTISH LEAGUE SURPRISES
Celtic Lose Away
London, Aug. 19. Eight matches were played in the first division of the Scottish Football League to-day, with one or two sur- prising results.
Celle visited St. Johnstone and went down by the odd goal while Third Lanark upset Kilmarnock on ground by three clear the latter's
goals.
their
Dundee and Rangers entertained won in a canter, but Aberdeen, before own supporters, could do no better than a draw with Hibernian.
The full list of results, as cabled by Reuter, and the revised league table
follow. Aberdeen Albion Hamilton
Hearts
Kilmarnock
1 Hibernian
28 Mrren
:
3 Falkirk
Queen '8th Rangers
St. Johnstone
3 Dunfermline
0 Third Lanark
3 Partick
3 Dundee
2
Celtic
AMENDED LEAGUE TABLE
Motherwell
Aberdeen
Rangers
Falkirk Partick Hearts
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts,
ม
Q 7 4
0 8 7 5
5
04 0
4
111 8
St. Johnstone Hamilton
Third Lanark
Celtic Clyde Albion ¡Dundee
May Cause Title Bout St Mirren
To Be Postponed
New York, Aug. 18. Arbrouth
The Athletic Commission dias post- Queen's Park poned until August 21 the decision Kilmarnock on the request by Mr. Joseph Gould, James J. Braddock's manager, for a Queen O'Sth. postponement of the scheduled light
Hibernian
between Braddock and Schmeling in Dunfermline, September for the heavyweight
championship of the world.
3 0
3
€ 12
The request has been made be- predicted that an operation will end
of an injury to the cham- Braddock's ring career. se soft hand.
Following the examination of his Five physicians have asserted that hand, Braddock said, "Pr all right.
I want to fight." an operation would not alleviate the ar- However, Gould has Injury
Gould replied "You are not all. You won't fight either. I ranged for Braddock to enter hos right. pital for an operation on Thursday am stopping this fight."United although Dr. William Walker has Pros.
Above, S. Randle in action during anal, and yesterday's lawn bowls
¿
opposite, F. X. M. da Silva delivers a wood. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
ARSENAL GETTING PREPARED
For Soccer Season
How England
England Retained The Davis Cup
HURRICANE PERRY WILTS CRAWFORD
Quist's Grand Win
(By H. S. Scrivener)
By 7:40 yesterday evening Great Britain had won the Davis Cup for the fourth year in succession. It was F. J. Perry who rose in his wrath, after his team-mate, H. W. Austin, had gone down to A. K. Quist and put us in jeopardy, to beat his old rival, J. H. Crawford, by 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.
He treated us, when we were be ginning to dither, to a priceless ex-
hibition of the Kreatest ving HOW AUSTRALIA
exponent. He is par excellence the man who seems able to crash the ball whenever he wants to in
CDK- which leaves such a manner summate artist as Crawford power-
AM
n
matter of fact Crawford played finely, but not finely enough.)
the Arst set Ferry pipped him twice on his service, and was out mi 6--2. He was up on him again in
WON DOUBLES
GAME A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING
(By STANLEY N. DOUST)
London, July 20. the very frst game of the second The challenge round of the Davis set with the aid of a rather lucky Cup between Australlo, the challen- net-conier to take him out at 6gers, and Great Britain, the holders,
The third set Wan UVEN nore is still alive. rapid than the second. Perry again Yesterday, before a big crowd on gol his service lead early, and went the Centre Court at Wimbledon, gaily to 5-0, but dropped three. it. Crawford and A. K. Quist (Aus games after having a match point tralla) beat C. R. D. Tuckey and in the eighth.
G. P. Hughes in the doubles by 8—4,
It was, Indeod, to hark back to 2-0, 7--5, 10-8. The score thus the time-honoured poem, a glorious stands: Great Britain 2, Australla 1,
are men of real might.
has
QUIST'S PLAY
+1
not
many
(By G.W.R. Smith) Sunday Express. George Allison is back in see the elect of Australia with two singles to be played to-
day, harness again after his holiday,
"Yesterday's doubles was back in the atmosphere of that
great one. There were too severe and sombre room at the The defeat of Austin by Quist bad returns of service and too many Arsenal headquarters that looks emphasised the fact that the Aus-short lobs by both sides.
the most consistent Quist was more like a bishop's study than tralian is a really fine player. Ho
the virtues--Recuracy, player of the four, and Tuckey not liked Tuckey's aggres- the office of a football director. aggressiveness, the ability to make far behind.
all the strokes in the board and lon. Ile never Binched in making Not that there is anything episcopul | retrieving powers which are at his returns, his interceptions were
quite about George Allison, although per-times
I put good, and he served magnificently. phenomena.). vollying in the van of โร gonally I think he would look rather his
Much of the patchy play was be- vel in gaiters. He has one of the accomplishments.
cause the battle was so grim. Bri- All the same I do not think that thin had the advantage of serving, hardest jobs in all the realm of sport.
when sets. But Keeping Arsenal un top of the fout Austin should have lost that match; nest in all four
his play from the point of task that takes
view Hughes lost the first game of the world is a
of what
have WO tall of mind and body.
right 10 match to 0, and Quist winning hils of him was disappointing. service for a 2-0 lead, the Austra- compared with Quist, he
walans, never looked like losing that insecure of the ground, was nimost In the second set the English- beaten in duel of base-line driving men were on top all the way, cap- ΠΟΣ and (as agninst. Crawford on Satur
Quist's service twice and das) was the less powerful, server, qulance.
As things went he ought
The third set went with the ser-
That is
d
expect As
.A
Do you know that last year Mr. Aillson travelled 30,000 miles on foot Lall business" He rushed up north again this week-end. every man's kiga of an easy job.
Anyway, he has come up smiling for another scuson. His welcome was questionably to have staked his all on
AN ARMY AT WORK
13-
set.
tralia ahend to 0-5.
It was left to the fourth and Just set in provide the thrills. Attack-
us warm as ever, when he ushered me volleying, which was fine when he ice for ten games, when Hughes to a seat beside his carved and curve-gave it a chance. But he was chary again lost a love gume, to put Aus-
WAN of taking risks because he enveloping chair.
passed now and again, and that is where he slipped up.
He was a bit unlucky to lose the Ing splendidly, Hughes and Tuckey Through the window came the first set, in which he was quite went to 2-5. Then for the next four noise of an army at work, the men good. by dropping his service after games Crawford played inspired ten- who are labouring day and night,vantage to put Quist ahead at 54 nis. and with Quist holding his own week-ends included, to complete with the aid of a netcorder. Then they passed the English Arsenal's new East stand.
6-3.
score nt
Here Quist faltered, and the Eng- ishmen drew level at 6-all and led by the odd game to 8-7.
Quist vent out with a love ganie. The new stand, which is costing
Rain interrupted the second not £100,000, will be ready for specta with Austin, just about at his best, tors on the opening day of the lending 6-3. He won his service for
Australia levelled at 8-all, and, scason, August 20. The directors' 0-3 on the resumption and had old quarters in the West stand are healthy chance of wing the third discarding their tentative lobbing. which he held the servico sent over some lovely returns which to be converted to the use of en-sot-in
carried them to victory. (Continued on Puge, D.) cissure patrons.
most
These will, surely be the luxuriously housed in the country. They will have a special entrance, a lounge, buffet, restaurant, snack bar and American bar. Anything from a Arsenal cocktail to caviare Is the clitering slogan.
NEW GYMNASIUM.
The directors are to be housed in the new East stand, which will have scating accommodation for 10,500 people. Alrendy the work is well under schedule, and it is hoped that the official opening will not be later than September.
"The players are to have a gym- nasium, fitted with the most up-to- date appilanees, new dressing-rooms, rest room, and bathrooms," Mr. Allison told me. "The trainers, too, will have new quarters.
"Perry Wilson, chief instructor at the Carnegie Physical Training Col- lege, Leeds, will spend a week with the Arsenal players in August, giving them instruction in
physical training based on the most modern lines.
"I believo that in these hectic days the psychological side of spart has a very distinct bearing on the results achieved. It is not sufficient for a man to play football in a purely physical sense. He has got to train his mentality to it and use his brain to figure out the cause and effect.
INSPIRATION
"if home surroundings and home comforts can inspire a team, to greater efforts and inall into their minds a greater determination for success, then I am sure that the Arsenal Stadium will be an inspira- tion.
"When our new East stand is com pleted, the stadium will rank as the finest football enclosure in the world. In
the stand there, will be some thousands of rubber-cushioned up- holstered seats All told, the ground will then hold just 80,000 people, with a seating capacity of 18,500.
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