Monday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 16,
1940.
MONDAY
MORNING
COMMENTARY
CLOSE QUARTER-FINAL GAMES EASTERN BEAT POLICE
Omar Brothers Beat
Razack and Rosselet
In Bowls Pairs Tourney
(By "Wick")
TWO of the remaining three matches in the quarter-finals of the Lawn Bowls Pairs Champion- ship were played yesterday, and after close and exciting games, A. M. Omar and U. M. Omar who beat A. A. Razack and C. S. Rosselet, and W. J.
the Fairs Quarter-final match at the Kowloon Football of the opposition to W. J. Burling (behind) and M. N. Burling and M. N. Rakuson who beat C. Dowman C. 8. Rosselei (bowling) and U. M. Omar, the skips at C. Dowman (sending down a wood) who provided most U. M. and his brother, A. M., gained Rakusen in the Fairs Quarter-final match at the
Kowloon B.G,C-Ming Yuen.
and F. Channing, qualified for the semi-finals by Clab yesterday.
A brilliant victory-Ming Yuen, 22-20 and 21-16 respectively.
The H. A. Alves and F. V. ] ***
V. Ribeiro v. R. Baan and J. THE SCORE CARDS
S. Landolt game was post- poned and will be played on Tuesday.
Peculiarly, in both games, last minute rallies decided the issue. The first men- tioned, which was played at the Kowloon Football Club, was the more exciting and provided the better bowling. The second was at the Kow- loon Bowling Green Club, and though somewhat! scrappy, WAS neverthelses equally interesting as far a scoring was concerned.
A. M. Omar and U. M. Omar
1
A. A. Ratuck and C. Duwman and
F. Channing J. S. Rowselek
W. J. Burling and
drove, Sure enough
Rosewelri wrok back the Jack but lef Among the three opposing woods at the rear to leave the 3.
All four players at the Kow. loon F.C. contributed to make's gumme
It was, until the 19th head, any- The sent in a true in- dientian of the evenness of the pairs. what one apectator termed "the The lead changed hunds on five oc- fincat pairs match this scCARON, cosions, and right up to the last head Of the leads, A. M. Omar and Russelet was striving hard.
A.
With the score 22-17 against, the position at the time Romelet's lust
Wha
ond
though Bossclef
A. Razack, the latter was slightly the superior, though it wood carefully studied. They seemed largely a matter of ends. were lying 3 To the pavillon end, Razack had knew it was hopeless to try for a five, the touch beautifully, and was his wood just failed for a 4. time and again around the jack.
while at the other end. Omar
turned the tables.
Burling and Rakusen Beat Channing And Dowman 21-16
equal.
M. N. Rakuseri
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sportsmanship
Sir-With reference to "Another in your Bowler's" correspondence
instant. 1 alway# Issue of the 14th thought that, to be a sportsman, one should always be a good loser, but Ihatend, there is a jealousy etc. so it will be
best for him to learn and take it on the chin, take il
The two skips, U M. Omar and
11 may well be remembered that, as anyone Russelet, played as well
leust. nt least
the Club de Recrelo is would desier a skip to play. Two
registered as a Portuguese Club, and when Romelet trends were "burnt" showed brilliant driving accuracy In IN COMPARISON, the match at It's members are only of Portuguese The Nationality, but, if "Another Bowler" sving. But
Omar's triumph was the Kowloon B.G.C. suffered. the 4 that went for towards the re-standards
nearly will look carefully through the list of! were nowhere sult of the game
Channing, though he did, at members from the so-called Euro- there With Hazack lying the shot-this time, one through to ite beautiful pean Clubs, he will find that
of "Half-and- are quite a number rested shots, generally he was too wrak. the 18th end-UM. WIR ลง
match WLS that Half, Make-One-Full," for which eno le The duel of the wood for first shot mut the
the leads. Burling and Ands very hard to solve the ques- then proceeded to draw three other between
that ton of nationality. the It WES Dowtoon. fine woods around the white ball. and Rossclet was narrow with two
these two laid that invariably figured short with the third and failed to in the count. disturb the position The Omart look the lend at this end 16-17
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Fine Strategy
was a slender lead, but the next head brought them a 3 which was the result of excellent strategy.
shots
Furthermore, most
D. H. Taylor, Police custodian, kneeling to`gather a shot during the Police-Eastern match at Boundary Street yesterday. Eastern won 3-2-Ming Yuen.
CLEVELAND
INDIANS
RESUME THE LEAD
NEW YORK. Sept. 15 (UP) ~~~Cleveland indians resumed the lead In the Philadelphia the American Baseball League to-day when they beat Athletics, while the Detroit Tigers were humbled by the Washington
Senators.
of these A-Detroit called European teams are dependen! on their "NONS" to win a game or two, but very seldom or never have of kind any won competitions in
Bowler" is
Rakusen was far the better of the two skips, and he was very much to the fure in the scoring burst over the last five heads that gave him and his sport. partner victory.
wander if "Another
13
1
1 7 0
Philadelphi
Dattery: Podgajky, Masterson, Atwood Milities.
Scores were:
St Lou
7 10
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Battery: Medioe, Pedgett, Owens Philadelphia
Battery: Pearson, Miles
St
Louie
Washington
6
10
Battery Leonard, Ferrell,
Battery: houry. Tebbetts,
Philadelphia
Battery: Vaughan, Hayes Cleveland
Battery: Faller, Hemicy
Battery: Bowman, Owen,
2
3
Hutchinson. Corsica.
New.
Chicago
7
0
1
Battery. Passeau, Har Forton
ger, Todd.
74
X
0
0
Battery: Balvo, Derres.
Chicago
2
13 1
3
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Battery: Collins, Todd.
Ostermueller, Peacock.
Boston
2
Chicago
9
1
of
Lyons, Tresh. Battery:
New York
Battery: Ruffing. pickey. St. Louis
13
Bundre
Chandler,
10 11
Battery: Nigeling, Susce.
Boston con- Battery
The highest score un any head really a pure European, or, la he just vas a 5 in Rakusen's favour
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And one of those "Haif-and-Half"
A. M. having laid two shots, U. M. this was not due to his own play so sidering himself on European play- proceeded to lay the third. Then, inuch as to the failure of Channing.ing for their team. anticipating Romelet's drives, Omar Channing close to disregard Dow- laid Iwo woods alongside one of man's advice to bowl on the fore- A.M.'s at the back.
hand, and with
MAKE YOUR
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"Another Bowler's" jetter. The lai- ter correspondent 13 21.3 anti-dis- crimination as any other.-Ed.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sir-In your issue of the 14th in- Cincinnati
13 16
stant, your correspondent "Another Battery: Walters, Lombardi, Wilson, Bowler" seems rather ignorant as far Brooklyn
Battery: Davis, Casey. Head. Tamulla,
A Map reoding is concerned.
I don'l Phelps.
blame him though, with all this war and grabbings by Hitler and Musso- Jini, he has probably lost track.
remind him that Portugal
May
Macao Sweep
Have You Won?
is still in existence, and in Europe, not Asia or Africn. Club de Recreio Portuguese Club is registered as both in Hongkong & Macao and flying the Flag of the Republle of Portugal, Her mernbers arc Portuguese nationals and I can guarantee "An- other Bowler" that if he took the trouble to trace back for 10
gencra- tions, he will find that at least 95%
MACAO, Sept. 15-Results of the of the members have no mixed or Asiatic blood in them. So how come cash sweeps at to-day's race meeting the "NON-EUROPEAN"? Perhaps also considers "Another Bowler" those British, French, Americans, Dutch etc. Born in the Far East, as Asinties.
PORTUGUESE EUROPEAN,
took out his own third shot leaving Rakusen a 4 to which the latter had a simple draw for a 5.
The 10th end put Rakusen in the limelight again-he bowled with the wrong bias!
are:
Battery: Strincevich, Posedel, Coffman. Berros, Andrews.
Battery: Sewell, Davis,
New York
Battery: Melton, Dean, Joiner, Odca.
Pittsburgh
10 1.4 A
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SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Further Changes To Be Made In Chinese XI
THOUGH there is definite improvement in the Police line-up which faced Eastern, at Boundary Street yesterday, their defeat by the odd goal in five was more in the nature of a warning note of things to come.
From accounts given by their. manager, Chan Fook. yue, there are to be more changes in the Eastern line-up before the season opens. Two players, who travelled with them on their last tour will sign forms for them, and will appear against Sing Tao in their First Division slash on the 22nd.
of
Taylor appeared wiser in this while Yu Hao-hing had Wong com
toak. match than the last and pre-pletely bottled up not discult Eastern's forwards, Cheung ferred his goal aren to going far out, but he could not resist the Kam-hol and Hau Ching-to were the temptation once, and that was prettier to watch. Leading his line, the occasion of the second goal. Cheung showed he is even trickier Blackburn and Chan Kwong-yua this season than last, his footwork
watch. were not a safe polt. But for the Being a treat
Chung Yung-sum did not have excellent work of their halves, the score w
would have been much more. much to do, but what he had to do Chan was replaced by Pope dropping was done well. Eastern's inside for- by were overshadowed back, in the second half.
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Pope gave an excellent display in Cheung, but they worked quietly both positions he filled, but with the and effectively on many occasions.
Eastern put on pressure from the better making of
right halt. Parker appeared more of an attack-whistle, but it was not till many ing pivot and to a great extent did minutes had passed before Cheung
wns given not consider the existence of an openined"
E opportunity. Hau possession to send over posing
'However, centre-forward.
ja nice that which Cheung tired well This foraging work redeemed his re-
to pass Taylor with a hard drive. tense, and no did his passes, some- times.
SCORES LEVEL:
with became quite even Eastern, if anything, slightly on
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The First Bell will be rung at 1.80 p.m.
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No. 427 110
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No. 302
158
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144
54.00
$370,00 104.DO It was only a last wood from
62.00 Rakusen that saved a very difficult Unplaced ponies (49.80 each); Nos, 296, measure on the 18th, Dowman and 110, 673, 421, 510, 82.
Race No. 4 Burling each had a wood practically,
No. 121
$251.00 21.90 glued to the jack. The mere eye
243
$5.00 could not discern which was the
Unplaced ponías (813.30 each): No. 254, It is doubtful whether 457, 409. shot,
and
Haco No. 8 callpers could have been inserted be- tween. Rakusen: broke it up te save argument. and, incidentally, gained the shot.
The 20th was "burnt" when Chan- ning saved a 2 wiib' a fine drive, but when it was replayed not even Dow- man could break up the three that was founded by Burling and con solidated by Rakusen:
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Actg. Secretary,
·∙Hongkong, 16th September, 1940.
North played an unobstrusive bat good кате throughout. He had DLAY
the knack of being there, doing or repairing damages, and slipping out the ascendancy. A sudden Police of the scene again without having made his presence felt.
PROMISING FORWARD
rald and Wong was given a nice pass by Howlett, after a hard tussle with Enstern's intermediate line. Wong tricked Taul to centre for Gordon to
GORDON Have fure-to-word.
ORDON gave further promise of trap the ball, dance round the oppo- Hestion, and beat Hunng with a beau-
tiful low shot in the corner. was not such an opportunist on in Eastern regained the lead more by his previous game, or maybe oppor luck than anything else."A ̈high ball tunities were not made for him, but bounced within Police's penalty area. that did not deter him from making
and Taylor rushed out, 'bus -Cherng his own, which reflects to his credit.
was there a little before him to kick Ferrier was again guilty of hangin the ball from Taylor's arms into the back too much; he would have done
roal, better up forward.
Police kept up the hot pace set by flowtels
played An exceedingly Eastern. Chung received a nice pass good scheming same. He is the to centre arst time, Fung mat the nearest approach to Fung King ball with his head to send it just out cheong.
but A sight moéo boisterous,
Wong Man-kwal was a complete of Taylor's reach for Eastern's third. waste on the right wing hardly do- Ing anything much
the other Moss, on
hand, played a
game
FINEST COAL.
than last week, and was responsibleUNDAUNTED, Police kept press- ing and Gordon scored the finest tow goal of the match within 'a for at least one goal.
As backs, Chan San-fal and Taut minutes of the final whistle. Po-wan have still
to get used to Moss received the ball to race up each other's play. Their covering the field and send in a nice centre. faulty, and their clearing, at Gordon teinted a swerve' round an times, very uncertain, especially Eastern, took a lett foot kick; the
ball hit the post and glanced in. under pressure.
WAS
GOOD AS EVER
The term "WEIT:
Eastern uang Tsiang, Chan Can-Zal, Twul Po-wan: Lau Chi-teang, Bul King- HUI King-sing has lost nothing of stating Churung wiem, ve Taal-ping, Chiesang Kam-hol, Fung Kwong- his last year's form, and did ashing, and Hau Ching-lo,
Folce: Taylor Chan Kwong-yus, great deal to curtall the activities of
Blackburn: Pope, Parker, North tak Ferrier and Howlett, Lau Chi-tsang gul-fai); Wong Man-kwal, Howlett, Gur- was the better of the wing halves, don, Ferrier and Mom.
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