Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 7, 1941.
"WICK'S" BOWLS NOTES
Activity Among League's Cellar Dwellers
Four-way Struggle In First Division:
Interest In Junior Sections
while craigengower c.C. advanced another step towards the First Division championship last week by scoring a clean-sweep win over Recreio "8" at King's Park, the bottom teams in the League were seen in a scramble for points. Of the four teams concerned, only the Civil Service were beaten, Kowloon C.C., Kowloon Docks and Kowloon B.G.C. "B" winning their matches by four peints to one cach.
Neck-and-neck Finish
In the Second Division, Kowloon Football Club have caught up with the leaders, Kowloon Tong, who though down on two rinks, won an aggregate and thus secured three points. The two teams are now on level terms, with 35 points each. A neck-to-neck finish between them is indicated.
head to play and the position was that the Indians needed four to fle and Ave to win. This provided an exelting Snish, for Khan and Yusuf, Minu's No. 1 and No. 2 respectively, between them Inid three slots. w. Greig, Cullen's No. 3, drew third shot.
But
When these two rinks had finish- The Third Division standing| remains very much the same.ed. Minu and F. Cullen liud their inst As expected, Kowloon Bowling Green defeated Club de Recreio, by 4-1, while at Sookunpoo the Indians missed an opportunity of making a clean sweep when one of their rinks, after leading by 204, lost by one shot in a thrilling finish. The the whole, however, four points and are
behind the points
leaders.
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A, H. Rumjahn, No. 3 to Minu, was
J. E. Noronha (Recreio) giving his skip the line.
A.
Lawn Bowls.
team on then asked to trail the jack a fool. Hyde-Lay and G. W. Deacon (Kowloon B.G.C.) looking on.- garnerede carried out this order perfectly, still 21; giving the Indians three again. With
his next wood-Greig having gone, Lengue wide with his second-he was asked to push the jack a couple of inches further back.
BEST inch of the day in the
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ile again got through ile port blt the fack bat did not quite senior division was that at Club
do achlove what he intended to de Recreio where the champions hud
and the position was not improved, the better of K.B.G.C. "A" by four
the Indians still lying three, points to one. Only visiting skip to
Minu had a great chance of win- win was A. J. Hall, who, with G. H. Sherrin
his No. 3, defeated R. F.ning the match provided that Cullen Luz by five slicts. The other two failed with his last wood, of course Recreio skips, J. F. V. Ribeiro and and but for the fact that the jack H. A. Alves, won comfortably, but sprang too Inches too far back, he the standard of play was always would have done so. high.
He played on the bunch of woods covering the jack, intending to push the kitty boekt slightly, which would!
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Ming Yuen.
Programme For Saturday's Combined Aquatic Gala
THE ATTRactiveness of Saturday's grand combined gala has passed beyond the ranks of the ordinary enthusiast and its appeal to all is resulting in a surprisingly rapid sale of
tickets.
N the same green, Craigengewer have brought two of his back woods of the other two rinks to give their ON
defeated Recrelo "D" on all into the count, but was just too heavy side a major share of the points. rinks, though the scores were quite and though he succeeded in making close in two of them.
U. M. Omar's unbeaten rink were counters out of the back woods, one given a
a good game by J. J. Dasto's of Cullen's backs woods became fourth shot. It was a good try even rink, and only four shots separated if it failed. them at the end.
KOWLOON C.C., like Kowloon Docks, collected four valuable points and scom to have got fur ther away from danger of relega- tion. Their victory over the by no means weak Police side was a
all performance, more so in that they conceded only Half
a point.
creditable
the
ready been taken. neled that there commodation.
де
Strange Brothers Eliminated
the
THE FAMILY RINK of
S.. B.C. Strange brothers--E.L.. and HE--were cilminated from the Colony
bowls Lawn
rinks championship last night when they met the strong Cralgengower four of R. Bass. Av E.. Coates. J. Landolt and C. 8. Rosselet at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club and were beaten 22-15.
Prices are $5, $2 and $1 and most of the better seals have al- It should bo
Rosselet's rink have thus entered Jimited
the quarter-finals and will probably Excellencies Sir Geoffry meet their Club-males-A. M. Omar, and Major K. M. Omar, B. W. Bradbury and the Third Division matches, The Northcote, Governor.
U. M. Omar some time next week. HERE was nothing outstanding in Their League leaders, Kowloon Bowling General C. M. Maltby, new G.O.C., Green and Indians, won their mat-and
The Bowling Green conceded
ches and thus retain their positions, before A. C. Collinson was this second C.C.C. rink, have yet
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Open Pairs Match
H. Gitas and W. J. Howard, win-
League Rinks
to play A. Hyde-Lay's four on Sun- Notable among the ranks of the day in the Third Round. The same margin of victory was scored by B. W. Bradbury Over
point to Recreio, but the Indians combined V.R.C.-Y.M.C.A. swimmers Eddie Bouza, but here success
should have had a clean sweep inanare Noel Hammond und Wilfred
At the Club de Recreio, yesterday, might have gone either way
much as A. M. Wahal's four were Lawrence, past chumpions, who with
have reigning champions at the moment: there was never very much be
leading 20-4 and should not
a close and exciting game against tween the two rinks all through.
been beaten. The rain interrupted will form a brilliant galaxy of stars. E. Thomson and E., V. Searle had The last five heads in the Souza
the match for a while and when play for this Meeting.
In the Chinese team will be NE ning by 17-16. Bradbury encounter had to be played
was resumed they fell to pieces.
Nin, but because the events arc on an adjolning rink following the shower which came down shortly be
THE draw for the third round of sprint relays, Chan Chun-nam, the THE fare 7 p.m. The Portuguese, who E. C. Fincher had a good win over the Open Pairs and the quarter- middle and long distance champion, had been holding Bradbury's men Ted
Ted Post while Tommy Madar did Onals of the Open Rinks was made is absent. very well up to the rain, lost their extremely well to have the better of last Saturday and has already been urip thereafter
the redoubtable J. Shepherd, whose published.
HONGKONG F.C, rinks for Balur- In the pairs, the A. E. Coates, who has been out second defeat in the League it was.
best moteles
The programme and competitors day's League matches will be uf the game for a couple of weeks, In the third rink, N. J. Bebbington appear to be A. M. Omar and will be as follows: made a welcome return and played and Jack Fender had a great game in Omar v. C. Gawland and J. McCut Wanten's Medley (3 x 50 yards), niekford, A. G. Gratton, J. A. R. Belby and W. G; A. Watson, J. H. Gelling, J. a notablo part in Bradbury's success which the latter's front men were chean; H. A. Alves and F. V. V. Chinrse: Miss Sa Wai-ying, Miss L. Po-
Brooksbank Thanks to good work by his No. 1, having the better of the former's. Ribeiro (holders) v. J. A. Remedioren and is to Wal-ling, VBC MM. Thomson and W. Moctarlone; RP
Shaw, C. B. Robertson, A. Anderson, A. A. Razack, who again was con- But Bebbington himself made up for and I. Gutierrez: W. Cameron & Guterres, Miss V. Churn, and Mlas 3.
Reserves, Cars and A. MacAlpine, sistently on the Jack, and by his No. this by some good shots and it was and E. G. Post v. C. Reza-Pereirn2 100 yards free-style-Chinese: Wong Bob Curr
3rd Div. v. Pollee (home).A. B. Cole- ៣៦ L. Gaddi, who was very steady, due to him that the rink were able and F. X. M. da Silva: W. L. Walker Blu-lun (Charles Huang and Teul flung
nan, T. Pearse, O, E Stephens and 2. S. Rosselet bad ten shota- to spare to share the honours,
B. A, Mansell; E. P. Arlow, J. M. Thomson, K. Forrow, and G. 3. Graver: A "the end of "lils"TM#athle ̃ugainstTMÂTM P~~~~
Uniley, J. Russed. S. Strange and J.
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Programme
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The Cralgengower rink were play-OWLOON Football Club, had ing better bowls and fully deserved field day against Kowloon C.C.CE. Marques and J. E. Noronha: 5 Women's free-style relay 10 x 60)
and won by a margin of 54 shots, W. 4: Bebbington and J. F. Mac- kwan and Lo Tak-ching; V.C. being up on all rinks. P.
their win.
D. Hutchinson and n. Duñean v. the winners of A Pereira, M-Holland-and-K-C-Hamilton-v. V.R.C. Women's 30 yards._free-style A. E. Coates and B. W. Bradbury; C. Boys 50 yards breast-stroke L. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro v. handicap.
Chinese: Sa Wal-ying. Ng Po-hing, lo Burling and M. N. Rakusen v Wai-kinit. Ko Mu-ling. Tsang Fung Young N. J.
Churn, J. Anderson, C. Guterres, Lepes, M. Noronha and E. Gront.
6. Men's medley relay (3 x 50) -Poon King-kai, Ng Nin and Tsul Itang: V.R.C.
and A. K. Itumjahn, D. Hutchinson Hammond.
T Hunghon, Kowloon Docks husband told it on pretty heavily on Agathered four extremely valuable R. S. Meadows, who managed only points at the expense of the Indians, five shots against his opponent's 32. who lived up to their reputation of being a week away team.
Actually there was only one shot in it in aggregate, but this was due to the fine work of A. K. Minu's rink who
outplayed completely
their opponents to win by 17 shots.
despite this, the Indians could take only one point as A. R. Dallah was nine shots down to A. Calman and M. R. Abbas was the same inar gia down to M. Ferguson.
As a result of this clean sweep, the Footballers are on the same footing with Kowloon Tong, who the were saved from defeat at hands of the Prison Officers' Club by the excellent play of J. L. Step- hens' rink.
Gowan.
In the rinks, if both Omar's rink and Rosselet's rink gel through their third round matches-which at the time of writing have not yet been played it will be a veritable meeting of the glants when they clash.
This game, if it comes off. promises to be one of the best mat- ches in the tournament.
In the other three games in this
7. Comedy Act, 8. V.IL.C. members 50 yards back-stroke handicap.
50 Men's tree-style relay 10 x Chinese: Ng Nin, Tsui Hong, Wong Cal hung, Wong Stu-lun, Ng Chun-man mvd Shek Kain-pul; V.R.C.: D. Butchinson, W. Lawrence, N. Iainmond. G. Saunder
Winning by 36-4 against A. W. Hircock, J. Jamieson, J. W. Fitzgerald round, If paper form counts for any-F. Paul and B. 8. Wlison. and W. J. Bagley, Stephens' rink thing, the rinks ted by J. Shepherd, (N.A.E. Mackay, T. K. Lim and J. N. A. J. Hall and M. R. Abbas ought to Wong) covered the adverse balance win through to the semi-finals,
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10. Diving Exhibition-Chinese Wong
Ка King-woon, Koo Ka-kui and Lam Lung: V.LC. L. Roza and G. Saunders.
11. Mixed reiny 10 x 50)-Chinese: Misses Sin Wal-ying, Ng Po-hing, Ito Wol. king and Ko Mlu-Knë. Ng Nin, Trul Hang, Wang Chi-hung and Wong Slu- Jun: V.11.C.: Minen V. Churn, J. Anderson, C. Guterres and 3, Lopes, D. Hutchinson, N. Raminond, W. Lawrence and G. Saunders,
J2. Inter-Club water-polo.
At the conclusion of the gala, there will be dancing to music supplied by Art Caneiro and his orchestra, courtesy of the Peninsula Hotel.
London Clubs
by
2nd Div. v. K. Tong laway)-
Electric R.C. Team
ILK. ELECTRIC RC, will be re- presented by:
v. Kowloon B.G.C Taway)-RA Owens, E L. Groane, W. E. Macfarlane and A. F. Paul J. F. Darron, R. F S. Deacon and J. K. Sloan; W. Gregory. Galingan, R. C. Butler and Stoker. J. F. Lunny.
Basketball League
CLOSE GAMES AT Y.M.C.A.
S. China Win Again
Two well contested matches in the basketball league were played at the Kowloon Chinese Y.MC.A. inst night, South China beat Fing Ching 36-31 and National Univer slty beat Ya Leang 39-31.
Still rejoicing over their win against Sing Tao, last week, South China were over-conndent against Ping Ching and were inclined to take things too easy. | South China opened the score but their
opponents nearly always followed with
an equal number of points. At half- thine, South Chinn was leading 19-17.
Expelled From The second half saw South China
Soccer League
LONDON, Aug. 6 (Iteuter) number of southern football clubs, Including 11 in London, having decided to play their own League Cup events this season, have been *expelled from the Football. Lea-
gue...
showing more Interest but they were nearly too inte os Ping Ching took ad- vantage of the alnckness and followed goal with gogl. The winners raliled. towards the closing minutes.
Second Match
Titc game between National University and Yu Leang - Was mucli more lively, and although the former were by far the faster, they found it dimeult, to have the court to theinselves.
The controversy goes baele several weeks when Londoners objected to,
·Axtures: fald down by the League on
Varsity started off well but like. The grounds of excessive travelling. They suggested their own league, South China were too sure of them-- which other southern clubs joined. The selves and began to slacken towards Football League thereupon threatened the end of the frat ball. The stamina expulsion if the southerners did not of the hardier Yu Leong players proved tuin the original fixtures.
an advantage in the second half when
Shares Cancelled
The Londoners held a meeting and the losers piled up goal after goal to stood by their decision, whereupon the bring the scores level late in the hall. capitision, which concerns such famous Varsity's victory may be attributed to tears ax Arsenal, Chelsed, Brentford the fine combination of their forward und Tottenham; came into force foi trio, Yu Shul-luen, Chang Sang-kow lowing a further League meeling last Chan Sul-luk.
Goal-scorers! richt.
Bouth China-Shek Chun-chi (3), Chung Ling (0). Chong Yuk-kwon It was then decided that in the Un(2), Sul Kit-man (4), Shek Tain-tak animous opinion of the Football League (8) Ng Shin-chiu (13), management committee, all 15 southern clubs who refused, co full the Axtures made for them had, by their action, Ynn-wing (12), Fung Chik-tung (2), ceased to be members of the Football Lo King-sing (4), Jo Kwok-chu (4), League and the committee resolved Lo Pak-tat (3), Pun Wing-ting. (2). that the alinres in the tongue hold by the eight full members were now can- celled.
The four clubs who joined the Lon- doners in revolt pro Aldershot, Brighton. Reading and Walford,
Ping Ching-Chan Yu-ling (4), Sing
National University-Yu Shul-luen (11), Chan Sang-kow (12), Pun Kam- hung (0), Chan Sul-luk (10).
Yu Leang-Ng Chi-nagai (10), Leung Wal-hung (0), Kam Yim (1), Wong Yust-cho (1), Clio Sal-wong (3),
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