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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JULY 12

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RECREIO'S VISIT TO KOWLOON B.G.C. MAY PROVE DISASTROUS

R: Duncan now a regular mem- ber of the Bowling Green first team, took up bowls when, the Civil Service Cricket Club was opened over 20 years ago.

OMAR WELL

BEATEN BY

J. V. RAMSEY

BIG SURPRISE IN OPEN SINGLES GLORIOUS OPPORTUNITY LOST ON 21ST HEAD (By SNIP)

BRADBURY AS NEW

SINGLES THREAT PROMISING DISPLAY IN THIRD ROUND

ADVANTAGE OF PLAY IN

CLOSE SEASONA

LAST Saturday was a barren one for bowlers,

the heavy rain that fell during the morn ing made it quite clear to all that the greens would be sodden and unplayable even if it clear- ed up by noon.

On Sunday, however, the weather condi- tions had improved so much that nearly the en- tire programme that had been arranged was completed, both, with regard to Open and Club

events.

The most interesting match of the day

was undoubtedly

"A bowler: for a bowler" **yz

CRAIGENGOWER'S BIG OPPORTUNITY

K.C.C. SUCCESS WOULD NOT SURPRISE

MCHARDIE AS POLICE SKIP

(By "Skip")

the Craigengower "A" manage to overcome IF

the very unfortunate K. C. C. team to-mor- row, then in all probability they will find them- W. Ward, the Craigenover selves League leaders, as the Bowling Green are due to meet the Recreio at Austin Road and nothing will satisfy the home team but victory.

skip

R. DUNCAN'S

PROUD LAWN

BOWLS RECORD

the Open Rinks game between an Indian R. C. four composed ONE OF ORIGINAL CS.C.C. MEMBERS

of Daliah, Adal, Bar, and Khan, and that from the K. C. C: Hyde-Lay E C. Fincher, Craig and J. W. M. Brown

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE HEAVY STATE OF THE GREEN. THE STANDARD OF PLAY WAS VERY HIGH AND 1 THOUGHT THAT BROWN, PARTICULARLY IN THE EARLIER STAGES OF THIS CONTEST, WAS THE BEST OF THE EIGHT ON:

VIEW HYDE-LAY WAS ALSO OPERATING IN A STEADY AND COMPREHENSIVE MANNER WHICH ULTEŁATELY WON ITS DUE REWARD, HIS DECISION AT THE SECOND LAST HEAD WAS TYPI CAL OF HIS METHODS THROUGHOUT.

DISTINGUISHED CAREER WITH K.B.G.C.

During the course of the last few days, the possibility of the Bowling Green being able to accomplish this feat has been discussed freely and opinion voiced by some keen and experien-

“U. M. Omar, abow, was sor prisingly beaten in the Fourth Round of the Lawn Bowls Singles Championship yesterday by J. V Bamsey of Kowloon Duck.

INTRA-CLUB

LAWN BOWLS

TOURNAMENTS

ced bowlers leans strongly to the belief that they will succeed. Omar Defending CCC Title Against Summons

Betting cream, or on the

INDIANS TO START FOUR COMPETITIONS SHORTLY

Whether fortune smiles on their success can be entertained.

McHardie is following his! Recreio, makes no difference to father's footsteps, being a this point; the meeting of these careful and steady bowler Hel two brilliant and talented com-is worthy of the place allotted binations will afford spectators him, that of skip, with G. Moss Taking into consideration the with an excellent opportunity of as "No. 3 to him. He is in a very number of wet days there have position indeed, and seen during the past week or two,' Commencing to play bowls seeing the art of Lawn Bowls strong, A' major sensation was caused in the Third Round of the Cology

the Civil Service Cricket demonstrated in measures that great hopes are entertained for it is ather, surprising that the

Lawn Bowls Singles Champion

At this head the score was tant to concede a score if it was Club was opened in 1904, R. Dun-may be equalled, but certainly his rink'a success.

would probably 17-12 in the Kowloon rink's fav-possible for him to prevent it, can, now a regular member of the not surpassed. The home team, th ship yesterday when U. M. Omar, the champion in 1923 and 1931, our, but the Indians were lying so he decided to take the jack Bowling Green first term, has a He skipped successfully for the runner-up on another occasion, 2 and a measure for three, with through to his lead's second record which and one of the favourites for the other possibilities about the bowl which was in a good posi rival any other in the Colony

It was seen that his bowl was Civil Service team during his stay title this year, was defeated by position. Hyde-Lay was reluc- tion 214 yards behind.

trailing the jack through, practi-with that Club, besides winning 24 shots to 20 on the Recreio

green by the Kowloon Dock HONGKONG ELECTRIC

player, J. V. Ramsey.

TOURNAMENTS

Draws Announced

CLUB CHAMPION GIVEN BIG HANDICAP

.

catly from the moment it left his several prizes, including the Vic-

Hard To Bebeve It was hard to believe that the

Indian rink

оде

they still retain their form of recent weeks, should win. This will be the closest struggle of the day.

Police Juniors Improve

The intelligent tactics that the

Civil Service Changes

The Civil Service side has been altered for their match against Craigengower "B" and, it is to he hoped that an improvement on past results will be shown.

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INDIANS WITHOUT DALLAH

The Indian RC will feel the absence of A.. E. Dallah in their match with the Police R.C. co-

their popular morow, for mainstay is indisposed and has been given a week's sick leare from his offion

hand: an excellent shot this, well taxis Cup, which became his after younger members of the Police timed, and devastating from an In-he bad won it twice in succession team have disclosed in the course The Civil Service Club lost s of their last two matches make dian point of view, as it clinched

valuable asset when Duncan de their chances of defecting the The match which went to 26

the combat...

cided to transfer his allegiance to Indians quite good, even though heads, was one of the finest seen this year, being a ding-dong

the Kowloon B. G. C. in 1920. the match is on the latter's green, Before long his undoubted ability which is considered so difficult. struggle throughout, with Omar

to a skip's position, has made al magnificently-

was the same back fighting

world of difference to the team,! place in the Bowling Green team. that had been responsible for the was recognised and he was given a The introduction of Shepherd Omar was not seen at his best.

and now every confidence in elimination of Grimmitt's four a! and was only playing compara- tively well but Ramsey shone.

The following is the draw for

of, the Vice-President's! ner He played very cautiously and

trophy. with intelligent foresight, and the H.K. Electric RC. Lawn Pow's few weeks ago. Their sole idea individually, he was also not un-

A. R. Dallah- apparently heads seldom-if ever-wasted a bowl Championships and the Single seemed to be to keep the score distinguished he was twice win- Handicap, the first round of down and during the last few

Last Four In Open His opponent also played a care-

the Indian four ful game, but Ramsey's accu-which is to be completed by had become resigned to his fate;

In connection with the band plain words

In the 1928 Open Championship racy and consistency sometimes August 17..

terms to the fire and enterprise had him nonplussed.

he reached the semi-final only to A remarkable feature of the caps it is noteworthy that the were not replying in adequate

shown by their opponents. game was that both bowlers lost Clab champion. J. K. Stoan, has

The singles match between C. be beaten by La Clark, while the

At Craigengower yesterday, H G-Silva, and A. R. Dallah turned following year he reached the

On the Civil Service green yes most of their points when play-to overcome a minus 5 setback if

Singles Championship ing the heads they themselves he is to win that competition.

tion. He has played in the Bowl- A. Alves, of the Club de Recreio. Ramsey invariably

The full draw for the Singles out to be a more interesting clash last eight of the same competi- favoured

than. expected. Dallah put up, a made it a short head when he had Championship is:

their match in the Third Round Round of the Open Singles Lava the jack, while Omar preferred

great fight, and with a little lucking Green rink against Shanghat defeated M. Y. Adal, of the Indian terday, G.. Mitchell best. W. B.

In the annual inter-depart-of the Colony Lawn Bowls Singles Bowls Championship. the full-length head.

was able to push Dallah through winning side each time! at a few heads towards the finish, might have pulled it off. Silva or several occasions, being on the Recreation Club, by 17 shots in Muskett by 16 shots in he and on the merit of those shots mental Government competition, Championship which only went to

Duncan skipped the Sanitary De-16 heads Scores: Silva made victory bi

partment four to victory in 1927.

Little fault could be found with the green--indeed it is perhaps the finest in the Colony at pre- sent

Out-Generalled-In-Drawing.

W. Stoker A. F. Pani; A P. Ta buck v J. F. Barron; J. Skoná v L. de The following have received byes Rome: W. E. Peers v G. T. Padgets into the Second Round,

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he-did not manage to break his Ramsey had his adversary com-duck until the fourth head. pletely out-generalled in drawing

Silva's Better Length

ADAL SWAMPED BY H. A. ALVES

RECREIO PLAYER WINS BY 17 SHOTS

In addition, he has been a mem- Head

On the 21st head Omar had his Dallah was unable to retaliate ber of the Kowloon BG.C. com- and time without number had his greatest opportunity of wiming when the bowls lay in a similar mittee for several years-"Skip" first woods well up to the jack the match, and only just failed position in his favour, either When it came to a drive, how Ramsey sent up three good bowls being too heavy or too narrow.

ever, Omar had the better of the all of which stopped close enough Silva's better sense of length was ARCULLI DEFEATS to the jack to be the counters. He also very much in evidence. The exchanges.

Ramsey opened splendidly with failed to block and left a port Bowling Green rink to which

a "four" and this in itself seem- which gave Omar his opportunity this contest was confined—was

ed to set Omar back a little for

FOURTH ROUND OF RINKS CONTEST

Dates Arranged

culties to At

He sent up a medium drive in-simple, and not hard to master, tending to trail the jack to his each hand was only taking a yard backwoods for a count of three of draw, thus the contestants had or four. Instead of taking the really no ground difficulties to jack clean his bowl wicked on a overcome.

Continued on Page 13.): little and, although this skyed the game and gave Omar one, he never had another oppor Trike it.

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J.T.

Score:

Holland's rink (P. T. arrell, E. Duncan and J. G. Head

been drawn 1 Club-mates in 2

Championship,

tie against T

Hale, D. W. 8 Henderson

Recreio green on

following rinks games layed off on Sunday,

Razack A

Sosten Rami

SLOAN

ENCOUNTER GOES TO

23 HEADS

At Talkoo yesterday, E el Arcalli, of the Craigengewer Cricket Club, defeated J-K. Sloan, the Hong Kong Electric Cham pion, by 8 shots in their match in

DUNCAN TROUNCES Third Bound of the Colony

BRAWN

VICTORY BY 16 SHOTS AFTER 13 HEADS.

On the Kowloon Docks green yesterday BDuncan beat A. O Brawn by 21 shots to 5 in the Third Round of the Colony Lawn Bowls Singles Championship..

Scores

Tawn Bowls Singles Champion-

ship, which went to 23 beads.

The sco

Hond

MUSKETT OUT OF OPEN SINGLES

G. MITCHELL WINS BY 16 SHOTS AFTER 16 ENDS

Scores:

M.Y. Adal

0

H. A. Arves Head

G. Mitchell

W. Mudkett

“SKIPS” FORECAST FOR TO MORROW

Intra-Club Lawn Bowls competi tions have advanced as far as they have

CRAIGENGOWER CC Club Championship with the exception of one fixture. he will be decided next week, ali. the games in the Second Bound of this competition have been played. The following is the complete result of the Bound:

G S. Summons best. J. Cavanagh and meets U. M. Omar, who beat. A. S. Gomes: H. Beer best W. Atkins and will now play either W. E. Way or D. Rumjaks; R. F. Laz beat Cs Basslet and plays LC. R. Souza, who beat W. Ward; De- Temando beat HW. Randall and now meets J. S. Landolt, who received a bye, Singles Handicap (Third Round) W.-F. Field (25): beat A. F. Pani (and now plays. A. E, Coates, (-7), who beat Dr. Fernando (+3): J. B. Soares (sen) beat. C. S. Sam- mons) and now meets either W. E. Way (1) or Dza Karanjia (+); H. W. Eandall (sec) beat W. Ward (2) and plays either M. J. Medina (2) or G. Duncan (—9).

Rinks Champaonship

U. M. Omar's risk (G. Duncan, A P. Paul, and M. A. R. Souza) is the first one to enter the semi-fas

they beat this competition: Aranil's four (7. I. Delgado, Ward and W. Gall

Pales Championship (Third Round)

A. E. Costes and M. J. Medina v AS Gomes and A. F. Paul:

J. S. Landolt and W. Wad v W. V. Fiell and J. R. Soares;

C. S. Borselet and Dr. Fernando D. Ejsin and G. Gargett; U. M. Omer and Dr. Karanjia v J Cavanagh and J. W. Leonard

Football Club

A. Steven and J. Russell, who beat S. Strange and J. F. MacGowan, have entered the Sem-final Round of the competition

Singles (Championship (Third Round) Es. Tock, beat F. G. Edwards: 3. Bussed beat P Morgan J. F. Maes Gowan: best A Jackson

POLICE-RC

Singles Champineship (Third Round)

G. Perkins 7 Wa Malroda

A Baker best. A Glendinning and is now in the sem

The

FIRST DIVISION

and

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KOWLOON CC-(49) CRAIGENGOWER "F" (48)

KOWLOON BGC (57)- TUIAN RC.O

CRAIGENGOWER “Ang(81) Z CIVIL SERVICE (72) CLUB DE RECREIO (54)

POLICE RC()

Singles

Handi

SECOND DIVISION

(55)

KOWLOON CC (72)

KOWLOO

CGSHYA LOSES AT RECREIO Club Tournament

CPUB