FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1933.
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BOWLING GREEN MAY BE DETHRONED IN SENIOR BOWLS LEAGUE
Club Games
Played Since
IN
Last Friday
Second Round Draw At K.D.R.C.
the following list of Club
Tournament matches played since last Friday's supplement I have included the Secona Round draw for the Kowloon Docks com- petitions:
KOWLOON DOCKS.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP N. King v. R. G. Goodman V. Hast v. J. V. Ramsay
H. G. Cooper v. R. Morrison
J. Kempton v. A. Calman
W. Hadley v. J. Lindsay
G. N. Mitchell v. C. Atkinson G. Henderson v. F. Cullen
W. Johnston v. J. C. Brown
BAPCO SHIELD
W. Hendley (-4) . J. Crookdakei
(+3)
R. Morrison (-3) v. F. Cullen (-6)
R. F. LUZ
Bowls Personalities No. 5.
Shanghai's
High Opinion
Of R. F. Luz
1930 Interport Lost On Wrong Decision.
TO-MORROW'S LEAGUE HOLLAND SHAKES OFF NISH Clarke Wins
PROGRAMME
Probable "Double" For The
Champions
FIRST DIVISION
Police (50) v Taikoo (51)
K.C.C. '(43)
v Craigengower (68) K.D.R.C. (66) · v Bowling Green (53) |C.S.C.C. (70)
SECOND DIVISION
* Recreio (60)
SM
Craigengewer (67) ▼
*
K.C.C. (60)
Bowling Green (54) ▼ C.S.C.C. (56) Recreio (64)
v Yacht Club (61) Electric)
Police (-) Figures in brackets denote result of corresponding game last year.
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE First Division.
Elol
Shote
'D.
F. W. L. F. A. Bowling time ......30 7.8 km de di 0 14 Crugenpower (4) 0 5 1 320 471 2 0 12 Palise RC. th. 4 4 399 DOW A 19
Bereka je 30 56 370 371
010
# J
Kairas (0.41 10 8 ASU nod 0 42 A Tubes Dok (1
$44 19
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Second Division.
| Crfgengne (1) ...... 9 7 1 ST 470 145 jetoi Sorvine this 9 ↑ A BALATE TO | Boorfing Green 159 10 7 ↑ 4ig ben 109
Remi 110 3.5 611 558 720 10
(- ...... K
9 10 11 Yachi <1 12 446 $13 ... 0 € 5 445 KIT K.B. Svetre Ty ... 470 563 Indien fin) ...13 1 10 s43 714 0 131
0
Figures in brackets deuole paithan held a
S. Gray (4) or J. N. Sweeney (+2) COLONY CHAMPION: RUNNER- The Tube and the conclurion of st
v. A. Calman (-2)
W. Robson (+1) v. J. Kempton (-1)
W. Greig (3) v. J. Lindeny (-4)
J. O. MeLaggan (~2) v. A. E. Pear-
son (scr.)
R. Lapsley (6) v. E. Docherty (4) W. Johnston (4) v. J. V. Lamsay
(-5)
HANDICAP DOUBLES
UP AND THIRD PLACE.
(By REFEREE)....
Considered in Shanghai as one
27 OUT OF UNCHALLANGED LEAD
97 SURVIVE
IN THE OPEN
Second Round To Finish Next Week.
NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
Progress is to be made in the Colony Championship early next week, and, providing the fixtures are not held up by rain the Second Round should be completed.
have
IN SKIPS RECORD
FIELD STILL 100 PER CENT.
IN JUNIOR DIVISION
BRADBURY NOW SECOND
Game For Police Against Recreio
Thrilling Finish Gives
Police First Home Win In 5 Years.
HYDE LAY'S DISTINCTION.
(By SHORT HEAD). THE Police recorded a great victory against the Recreio last Saturday.
It was their first home win in five years! One shot divided the teams before the final head was played be
W.
F.
THE defeat of H. Nish's rink last Saturday by AW. Mair beat - Luz 20-13, W Of the 97 competitors who en- Hyde-Lay's quartette has given Adam E. Holland and F. X. Silva, tied tered the contest only 27 | survived.
Holland an unchallenged position at the head of Silva lett Moss 19-18. The following are the survivors in order of the rounds the First Division Skips' records, while W. V. Field A. R. Clarke's second rood Tested they have reached: Second Round:~~
maintained his 100 per cent, record in the junior an inch from the fack. Silva, with
S. Eccleshall (Civil Service), v. c. division. Labrum (K.C.C.), J. Watson (Talkou Docks), de Rome (Electric), Cavanagh (Craigengower) and F. I Remedios (Recreio).
www. The Polo and Indian B. Car Third Round Testern to the quine drision in the wharnce of
the Takes cosmd string.
A.
B. P. Phillips (Civil
S.
J
Service),
A. Holland (K.BG.C.)
(Recreio), R. Basa
E. G. Fost (Police), W. Bradbury (CCC)
Green),
(Crain owling
J. J. Basto (Recreio), A. E. Coates
The Keystone Of Craigengover, R. 9. Luz (Recreio),
of the best bowlers the Colony has A Successful
J. Brewin and N. King (+4) v. E. ever sent North, R. F. Luz, twice!
Docherty and R. Lapsley (-5)
J. N. Sweeney and H. G. Cooper (-2) an Interporter and once a Colony
R.
C. Atkinson and W. Greig (5) Champion, has been the mainstay
G. Goodman and J. Crookdake (+2) of the Club de Recreio since 1928
v. G. Henderson and J. Kempton"
(-2)
"when he joined the Portuguese
Rink
(By W. M. GRICE)
F. Cullen (Kowloon Docks). Omar (Craigengower),
(Electric), W. V. Field (Craigen- gower), N. Drummond (Taikos Docks) and J. F.
Fourth (Civil Service),
A Hyde Lay (K.C.C.), A. W. Grim- mitt (Civil Service), R. Ellia (Police), Police), B. W. Bradbury (Craigen- gower) and C. G. Silva (Recreio).
F. Cullen (K.D.R.C.)
C. E. Marques (Recreio)
A. W. Grimmitt (C.S.C.C.)
J. Lindsay and M. Ferguson (-1), Club after two years with Craigen./ English International 1921. 1928 H. Nish (Bowling Green), T. Perkins W. Mair (Police)
A. Calman and F. Cullen (4)
CLUB HANDICAP
J. C. Brown (~0) v. G. N. Mitchell,
(-3)
N. King (+4) v. V. Hart (-2)
F. Cullen (-) W. Greig (3)
(3)
(-4)
gower.
and 1924)
NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
16-all, and on the 20th head G. G. The last head was very open until
fine chance to go through, failed with both his woode, and, Moss, who was lying one, after advice from all sides, left well alone to make a lie of 19-all. I have not seen better drawing this BEASON.
Recreio were without C. E. Marques, like L. Gutierrez is not very Who Awell, G. C. Silva taking over skin.'
Silva sent down two great woods on the 10th head to score a 4.. On the 14th Moss scattered the woods, send
the jack to the ditch where Silva
. in.
won the head by one. A. Clarke bowled very well, especially од the 11th
where both his woods were touchers.
Στε
On the 18th Mass, lying badly, took the 'Jack to the ditch to score one. 17.) was at times brilliant On ive separate occasions he carried the Jack through after lying badly, but perfect blocking by Mair on the 19th head proved too much for him, and the Police sidp registered * C to snatch the game at 20-19.
FIRST DIVISION.
Complete Skips' Records To Date.
Shots
P.
W.
Le
D.
F.
.10
8 2 0
62
9
2
0 16. 0
H. Nish (K.B.G.C.)
.10
7
3
0 30
0
U. M. Omar (C.C.C.)
9 6 3
0 51
0
R. P. Phillipa (CBCC)
9 6
0 21
0
G. C. Moss (Police)
.10
6
1
0
R. F. Luz (Becreto)
.10
6
0
63
0
.10
0
39
0
8
5
0
0
9
5
0
3
0
.10
5
0
0 16
6
4
1
8
0
L. Guy (K.B.G.C.)
7
4
3
0
29
0
J. Deakin (C.S.C.C.)
4
4
0 12
O
R. Lapsley (K.D.R.C.)
8
4
Q 5 0
R. Basa (C.C.C.)
0
3 0
W. Wotherspoon (T.D.R.C.)
4
5
0
0 23
W. E. Hollands (Police)
10
4
0
15
A. Hyde Lay (KCC)
10
4 6 0 0
3
I. Fraser (K.C.C.)
8
0 10
0
J. C. Chalmers (T.DRC)
3
3 0 0
5
N. Drummond (TDRC.)
6
0 39
A. E. Silkstone (K.C.C.)
2
5
0
9
(et
F. X. M. Silva (Recreio)
10
2
7
I
0 35
W Headley (K.D.R.C.)
2
0
6
H. Overy (K.C.C.}
I
0 40
J. C. Brown (K.D.R.C.)
.10
1
9
0
0 54
1 0 I
0
The following are the matches down for decision next week: Monday
After two years with the HappyT has been my privilege to skip ¡Valley Club's first team, during [or some years now in club, which time he gained considerably county and International matches, R. Lapsley (-6) V R. Morrison in experience. Luz'joined the Re- and I have had players of all
creio, who were entered only in the standards with me.
F. Cullen v. R. F. Luz (at K.C.C.) C. Alkinzou (6) v. G. Henderaan Second Division; That year the Although some were better than R. Bann v. E. G. Post (at K.C.C.)
E, M. Remedios H. G. Cooper (-1) v. A. E. Pearson King's Pork side won the title! others I have always been on the J. Cavanagh v
(at K.B.G.C.) Luz did not take long to settle best terms with them, coaxing those A. E. Contes, V. J. J. Basto (at) down in his new Club. In his first who lacked the necessary finish, not K.B.G.C.) year he won the Recreio singles from any unwillingness, but pro-
J. Lunny v
v. W. V. Field (at C.S.C.C.) Tuesday: title. In the following year he bably from a nervousness
experi-v. C. Labrum v.
5. Eccleshall reached the Fical Round only to enced by most players in their ear- (P.R.C.) ly appearances in important mat- Wednesday:
(scr.)
W. Robson (+1) v. J. Kempton (1) A. Calman (-2) v. J. C. Brewin
(+4)
NON PRIZE-WINNERS
American Tournament)
. R. Logan beat J. P. White and lost he beaten by H. Alves.
to J. B. Sturgeon,
BOWLING GREEN,
VICE-PRESIDENT'S CUP First Round
J. Hosking beat W. Orr 23-11
G. N. Mitchell best A. Hyde Lay
CLUB HANDICAP
First Round
V. Petherick (scr.) beat W. S. Drake
(-3) 22-15.
HANDICAP DOUBLES
Third Round
(-2)
F. Rapley and G. N. Mitchell
beat G. E. F. Thompson and W. S. Drake (-2)
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
First Round
J. D. Thomson beat T. Armstrong
W. S. Drake beats. N.
Second Round
F. Nish bent J. Spence
PRESIDENT'S CUP First Round
J. Watson beat J.. Roberts
NOVICES COMPETITION :
Second Round
W. Waterton beat E. G. Searle
CIVIL SERVICE
*
DOUBLES HANDICAP
Second Round
(at C.C.C.)
In 1980, however, ke again won ches. I find a few words of en-N. Drummond v. J. F. McGowan the title and followed it up with the couragement Better than continual "hat trick" to make the trophy kisnagging, which only makes men, jown property. He is favoured to play worse.
win again this year.
Wins Colony Title.
In 1929 Luz, made his mark in Colony Bowls when he beat J. Ferguson, the holder, in the Final Round of the Open Championship. In 1930 he very nearly retained the title, Adam Holland just beating him in the Final.
2
If I were tear selector, 1 jshould insist on a good second
man, putting the weak man lead. Many believe in the weak | man playing second, but such plac-| ing is a great mistake. An out- standing No. 2 is the keystone of a successful rink, and where I have been able to influence the make-up ļof a risk, I have always insisted on
Pars At
Random
(By Jack.)
In 1930 he received his first In-my pet theory being carried out. A. secretary, is progressing favour- terport recognition and skipped and I have proved it profitable.
ably after his operation for
He is hoping, to the three Hong Kong rinks against In every match a skip should be dicitis, G. L. Campbell, A. A. Malcolm, and in the position of having an open place in the England team in the In- ternational Shield Final against Scot- Hiis jack to draw to when he plays, but land early in Septemper. The match G. B. Stórmes in Shanghai. rink (F. C. Goodman, G. McLeod often he finds nothing but a close I will probably be decided on the Recreio and C. Atkinson) beat Malcolm's cluster of woods hugging the kitty, green in recognition of L "A, Gutier- four, which included R. P. Phillips owing to the failure of the third Tez, the donor of the handsome shield. the Civil Service skip, by 20-15, but man's drive, which should have
he was unsuccessful In the other broken the woods away and made two games.
jan opening.
It was in this year that he de- feated U. M. Omar for the Craigen gower Championship.
R. R. Wood and R. R. Davis (+4) Strong Candidate For Interport.
beat N. J. Bebbington and J,
Macgowan (-1)
CLUB HANDICAP
Second Round
J. Deakin (8) beat T. Laing (+2)
Third Round
F.
T. Jones (5) beat Mucgowan (4-1)
in a score 21-20.
CRAIGENGOWER.
*
PAIRS COMPETITION |
Second Hound
W. B. Muskett and J. Dominy boat L
E. Lammert and E. C. Barry,
HANDICAP SINGLES
First Round
W. B. Muskett (5) beat D.
Rozario (+7)
Skip of the Portugal rink in the International competition Luz is considered a serious contender for
It may not be generally done, but when the opposing woods begin to cluster from the play of the opposing first and second men, I have no heal- tation in asking.my No. 2 to have a go at them.
R. Wallace (T.DRC)
T. Young (T.D.R.C.)
F. J. Jones (CS.CC.)
0 2 1. 0 1 0. 0 11 1 0 8
THE Kowloon Docks registered a
surprise win by 7 ahots against the powerful Craigengower side.
The result was in doubt untű the last head when
six by Bradbury would have pulled the game out of the fire.
The best bowling of the match was provided by
alk.
R. Lapsley who skipped his rink remarkably well,
On the 14th head J. C. Brown scored
great 5. J. Cavanagh and 3. Lindsay both drew
well
to the jack, and D. Bumjahn with a great wood had the lie after Brown's rink were lying 3. J. V. Ramsey's wood. however cannoned of Rumfaha's wood tolle 2, and Brown, drawing well, made the score 5.
F. Callen and U. Omar had a great tussle. Cullen blocked perfectly at
C. G. Silva (Recreio)
2 0
W. Weir (T.D.R.C.)
2
W. Macfarlane (KRG.C.)
0 2 0 0 44 3 0 3 0 0 30 SECOND DIVISION.
to
Complete Skips' Records To Date.
W. V. Field (C.C.C.)
W. GII (C.C.C.)
S. Eccleshall ̃^(C.S.C.C.)
Shots
A
P W. L D. F.
9 9 0 0.. 91 0 7 1 2 62 + 豐 2 1 40 0 470
3 0
W. S. Drake (KBG.C)
.10
Harry Hampton, the popular L B.
F. Rapley (K.B.G.C.)
.10
R. R. Wood (C.S.C.C.)
୫
6 1. 1
appen.
A. W. ́E. Davidson (K.B.G.C)
6
0
take his
A. Razack (CC.C.);
8
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50 0
8
5 3
0 4
0
9
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+
R. Marks (Police)'
9
-15
31
0
4
A. H. Basto (Recrefo)
9
4 0
22
0
W. H. B. Muskett. (H.KER.C)
4
0
35
0
F. Sutton (RH.KY.C),
3
k
6
0
A. F. Paul (I.KER.C)
3 4
◊
-0.' 10
A Macfarlane (R. H.K.Y.C) W. Glendenning (Police) AM. Wahab (LRC)
4
2
35
B
+
The Semi-Final, of the Spey Royal Cup is to be concluded by August 20, The Semi-Finalists are the Recreio, the holders, Civil Service, Kowloon C. C. and Craigengewet. The final is to be played early in September.
Though an invitation was sent over five weeks ago to the Shanghai L.B.A.: to send a team down in September or October no word has yet been received from the Northern city, though it is If he fails, and it is not every re-understood that one of the skips positions in the gulat No. 2 who can put a firm players will be able to make the trip all their leading (forthcoming Interport against wood up, then my No. 3 has to do if selected. Shanghai. A. O. Brawn, the Pre-it, and usually he succeeds. jaident of the L.B.A.. considers that
If for any reason he fails, then I
But
Luz and Omar are the finest skipsam bound to hit at them, but I In the Colony, but the Recreio would sooner have the head open player will have stern oppositioned, to enable me to draw shots.
The 1938 Interport against Shanghai gengover green, the home of the will probably be staged on the Crai League champions, the Kowloon Cric
1 L. Juck (K.C.C.)
J. M. Jack (KC.C.) A. E. Carey (Police).
Sir Thomas Southern (R.H.KY.C) C. Lopes (Recreio)
H. F. Rosario (Recreio)
F. H. Holdman (CS.C.C.)
L. de Rome, (IKER.C) J. P. Robinson (K.C.C.)
K M. Omar (LRC) R. R. Davies (CS.C.C.)
ket Club, and probably the Civil Ber. A. R. Daliah (LRC)". vice. Should the latter green not be
from A. W. Grimmitt and B. WA fast Bratwood, if effective, ready in time it is probable that the H Westlake (CS.CC.).
Bradbury,
may leave the jack exposed, but to Palice will supply the third venue. Luz skipped the Recreio rink to draw a delicate shot after a furious Their green is one of the best in the victory in the Spey Royal Cup com- drive wants doing, the strength, Colony, but just a little on the abort Apetition last year, and is again in and delivery being entirely differ
charge of the holders' rink this ent year..
E. Cordeiro (+7) bent. J. Johnston
(+1)
L. E. Lummert. (-4) beat J. Dominy (+3)
POLICE R.C.
NOVICES COMPETITION. First Round Merriman beat J. Johnston 21-$..
CLUB HANDICAP
"First Round
Woods
In 1931 Luz was a member of A. E. Silkstone's losing rink against T. G. Main's Shanghai four.
Drawn against F. Cullen, the 1925 champion, in the Third Bound
of the Open this year Luz is expect-
ed to win, but he will have to over-
PHILLIPS ENTERS
· LAST 16.. Beats Carey To Meet Hyde Lay.
come U. M. Omar, the 1923 and R. P. Phillips. (Civil Bervice) en-P ||1931 holder, in the next round if tered the last sixteen in the Open
dep
E. Kern (KCC).
F. V. Ribeiro (Recreio)
E. M. Itemedios (Recreio)
A. V, Barron (Recreio)
Four Police rinks are to play the H. V. Pearse (GCC)) Hong Kong Football Club on the 8, Deacon (HKERC) Police, green on Tuesday at 6 p.m. A. Chapman (RIKY.C.), They are: Forrest,
Riddell Hollands, and Glendennig (skip) and M. Curro (HKERS) Kophane, Moss, Brittain and Carey H. Alves (Recreio).
Alexander, Mair, McWallers and
40. Brawn (CBCC)
1 1. Basto (écielo)
Marka (skip).
Tallon, Cheater-Woods, Melood, and J. F. Lunny (HLKERC Perkins (skiptvejevanj nach quan va ·J. Bentley ~(R.HEYC)
Reserves: Kirby and Mist and i BBA., Hyder (LR.C.)
PAREDNE KAZANEC F. Alexander. (Police) The Police, win by ons shot over. Cha]
beat A. Chester Second Round
The is to proceed to the Final. Last yesterday when he beat A. E. Carey Recreio at the Valley last Saturday B. Basto (Recrelo) W. McLeod (4-8) beat J. Fender (4-2) fear he beat A. IL_Oswick for (Police) by 21 shots to 14 on the was their first home win sines they L Luck (CBCC)=1/ J. S.: Riddell (4-4) beat A, W. Smith third place, after being beaten Craigengower green,
East The Civil Service on July 28. J. S. Riddell (Police) (+2) C. Gooding (scr.) best A E. Carey The store was 21-8.
badly by H, Nish in the Semi-Final, Phillips will meet A. Hyde Lay 1928. It was also their first win over W. McLeod (Police)
the, Recreio in the history of the
8. A. R. Ismail' (LRC)
(K. C. C.) in the Fourth Round League.
every opportunity, not "being afraid
takea
rtak The credit of Kowloon Docks victory must go to the great akipping of R. Lapsley, J. C.
F. Cullen. Brown' and
Led 20-18 at the 19th end H. V. Pearse's four (E C. Barry, F. K Modi and G. Duncan) recorded at on the next head to beat A. Macfarlane's four by 26-20. Bob Marks' quartette (C. F. Alexander T. Keohane and J. MeWaltera) staged a brilliant recovery in their game against F. L. Rapley's rink, Led 17-18 on the 18th ond they scored a 7 and a 5 to win by 26-17 after a dead head.
*
E. M. Omar's rink (A. M. Omar, 8. O. Bux and A. M. Rumjahn) made
a fine recovery against S. Eccleshall' four, but the effort was unavaliing They registered 11 shots on the last four ends to lose 21-18. The Civil Service rink, scored a 7 on the Arst kand 01
3 Б 0 180
*
Lod 18-14 on the-last-end W. E. Hollands played his last two woods 17with such precision that he forced a draw with F. X M, Silva's Borrelo quartette
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(H. E. Strange. Jones) recorded the highest rink win of the seRBON
when they beat Wally Wotherspoon's four by 85-10. They led by 10 at the half way stage. Another big win was credited to J. Basio's rink (F. Xavier, B. Basto and E. M. Remedios) who beat J. M. Jack's four by 31-8.
Alec Hyde Lay had the rare dia- | tinction of recording an eight against so formidabia a skip as EL NIL I was the sole result of very fine team work under good captaincy, W. Hyde, J. A. Howe, and E. C. Fincher WETE members of the rink which won by 15 shots.
This feat was performed by W. 8. Drake's rink (C. L. Farmer, G.
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