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CIVIL SERVICE BREAK THEIR BOWLS "DUCK" ON FOREIGN SOIL

ARMSTRONG'S BIG IMPROVEMENT BRILLIANT PLAY BY C. G. SILVA

PLAYER IN CLASS BY HIMSELF

(By "Skip")

INDER conditions which were almost per-

fect last Saturday, the Civil Service team This was easily secured their first two points.

the finest return of the day, and enables one to estimate fairly accurately the great progress in form that the Happy Valley side has made since the season opened.

It was thought by many that when the Civil Servants did wing it was almost certain to be on their own ground, but the critics have been confounded a pleasant surprise!

They can now face whatever opposition may be afforded They have succeeded them with a calm and tranquil mind.

at last. and on one of the most difficult-greens in the Colony!

...

overcoming the

A word of praise to Arm-, performance in strong This player has been strong four skipped by Fred! improving with every contest be Jones

A E Coates of Craigengower is one of the best No. 1's play- ing to-day.

INTRA-CLUB

LAWN BOWLS

COMPETITIONS:

Geall Beats Fletcher At K.C.C.

NISH DEFEATS HYDE-LAY

KOWLOON-C. C

CRAIGENGOWER

JUNIORS OUT TO

"1

BEAT THE SENIORS

RECREIO'S BIG TEST AT SOOKUNPOO

Kowloon Docks At Hom To Bowling Green

FARRELL'S FINE PLAY

(By SKIP)

Fred Jones, the Civil Service skip, has an enviable bowls record in Hong Kong

FOREIGN SOIL

OMAR & SHEPHERD 100 PER CENT.

BUT C. G. SILVA STILL RETAINS LEAD

CHALMERS IMPROVES POSITION

LTHOUGH several surprises resulted from last week's

A bowls fixtures, the leading places in the skips table have

not changed Hands, with C. G. Silva, heading the premier list. despite the Recreio's defeat. Both UM Omar, and J. Shep- herd retained their 100 per cent records. “

*Two new skips, W. McHardy and L. Gutierrez, entered the -senior league, but both of themsidered setbacks:

As the result of the Kowloon B.G.C. junior teams defeat, Chalmers. consolidated his position at the head of the table es the result of the defeats of G. E. Sherriff and G. E. F Thompson

The following are the complete records of every skip for the 1935 season?

First Division Table To Date

C. G. Silva (Rec)

U. M. Omar (GCC. "A")

4. M. Holland (FBG.C)

L. Guy (KBGE).

B. W. Bradbury (CCC.“A”) J Shepherd (Police)

BOWLS RECORD A Hyde Lay (KCC)

Game In 1928 F. J. Jones Takes Up

The meeting of the two Crai- gengpwer premier teams should provide enthusiasts, with a match worth seeing to-morrow. There were not a great number! of shots between them in their last encounter the "A" team won by 7 shots. The "B" team however, were not altogether satisfied with this result, and they feel that it can be reversed.

Bachanan, who has represent CIVIL SERVICE

the Colony in Interport SKIP HAS FINE The following are the most re ed has been volved in during the The Bowling Green as expect cent results in the Club Lawn matches against Shanghai and OF two who has played one course of the last few weeks-jed, proved too good for their Bowls competitions:

E. el Arculli (CCC “B) games for the "B" team, may His victories in singles compe- Portuguese invaders. The bowl-1.

He was one

F. Cullen (K-DRC) By Beating A. Erde-Lay. H-turn out again. titions which I have had the ing in this, the best match of the

FX Silva (Bec}.. pleasure of witnessing-have day, soared to heights. seldom Nish has reached the Third Roard of the finest leads I ever saw.

RF. Luz (CCC. “A”) convinced me of this. His sue reached in a League contest. Those of the Kowloon CC. President's and can still rank equal with

C. S. Rosselet (CCC "B") -P. T. Farrell, of the Kowloon

Cinb, cess in the first team is most spectators who watched C G.Cap competition.

Clark

-A. R. Dallah (LEC) storming the Bowling P P. Phillips and H. Gittens Bowling Green

F. J. Jones (CSCC) gratifying, and, should he con-silva tinue in the same vein, his pre-Green's last lines of defence, qualified for the Third Round of Atkinson, of Kowloon Docks and

J. McKelvie (KDRC) Cup com-A. E Coates of Craigengower.

WE Hollands (Police) sence there will prone a source particularly on the list 3 heads, the Vice-President's

were heard to admit this. It was petition by beating G. B. Jones Although one must expect the

Few bowlers can boast a record of strength for future events.

Police to win through against

J. Cavanagh (CC.C. “B”) WJ. Geall (8) beat C-Fletcher the K.C.C. by virtue of their bet such as F. I. Jones. He has won AO. Madar (LRC) The rinks shipped by Hollidge almost the same story as that and P E Kaight respectively. and Grimmittin comparison told when the Recreio went down

to the Police few weeks ago. (8) to enter the Third Round of ter record, one can rest assured nearly every conceivable compet-AW. Grimmitt (CS-CC)

EA. Alves (Rec.) there is nothing certain about tion. with past results were showing sawa and his men were playing the Club Handicap Singles.

Starting to bowl in 1928, Janes J. Fraser (K.C.C).. the conclusion of this meeting, a unity and cohesion which has Dever before been so much in evi-so well against Brown that they

nearly defied the rinks skipped The following have reached the and shoald Fraser, Hyde-Lay gained his place in the Civil Ser. Hollidge (CS.CC.) dence. The entire team by Holland and Guy, who had Second Round of the RGC Phillips and -Bebbington have a vice junior team the following & R. Minu (LRC) showing remarkable concentra- fairly substantial leads on either Championship:

G Sherrie beat H. Spence: story of great deeds to tell with year as No. 1 He played in that E. G. Post (Police) quite candid "I team victory, to be tion and fully deserved their meri-side of him: torious if somewhat belated vic- So close did they take their side Hardie beat. B. Rogers: W. Swould not be the least bit sar-being promoted to the senior

team tory over their hosts.

to success that, when Holland in Drake beat G. Roberts; B. Nish prised.

that In

he enter- The Indian B. C. have the proud

year opposition to Alves was engaged beat A. Snook; P. T. Farrell beat

in only name C. Farmer.

Kowloon combinations of the Club championships. Green were only leading by one

President's Prize (Second Round) be said that they fought out the shot! Alves, who was forced to

H. Nish beat G. Charlton, J. G they have met on their own green. the Non-Prizewinners and issue in a sportsmanlike manner drive with both bowls at thìa and

and partnered by I. Whant in the enjoyed the Civil Service

head, lost a five and hostilities Meyer beat B. E. Maughan; P. T. They are due to oppose the Por Pairs, winning both. He was success in the greatest of good tans closed for another win for Farrell received a walk over from tuguese team to-morrow,

F. L. Rapley! J. C. Brown beat Ahether they are able to make latter competition. The next year fellowship. Arcalf's rink

Was the Bowling Green by 6 shots Bussell, J. D. Thompson heat the clean sweep of all the teams he was still playing No. 1 and from the other side of the Har-added further laurels to his responsible for a very worthy

{J. L Tetley.. Alves Failure

bour as has been suggested, is a crown when he won the Handi- matter, for conjecture..........

cap Singles

In fairness to the Craigen-

KOWLOON BGC

WINS CLUB TILE ON TWO OCCASIONS

for three games before

+3

gower B. combination, it must on the last, head, the Bowling G E F. Thompson; W. Gill beat distinction of having defeated ed his

Medina And Coates In Deadly Mood

PAUL AND GOMES LOSE BY 18 SHOTS.

Vice-President's Prize

If one desired to separate any

(Second Round)

D. W. Waterton beat P. L

all the

If the Recreio have the ability

In-

Wins Club Title

two

the

of the players from the brilliant fours in which they were operat Farrell; V. Petherick best A. Ato overcome the green difficulty

All this time Jones was show- ing, this is the sequence such len; W. S Drake beat W. Gill;T.they will win. The young separation would have to take Armstrong beat T. Gooding: dians are "tough nuts to cracking rapid improvement and very Even amongst distinguished and Rogers received a walk-over from and 20 liberties can be taken by ahly demonstrated this truism by talented company, whose least FL Rapley; J. Fraser beat Wany 12 desirous of success. was equal to the greatest of some Spence; B. E. Manghan beat P

combinations, C. G. Silva stood out in a class by himself.

He took up the offensive at the very start, and was disturbing the lie when it was against him nearly every time. One of the most striking things in Silva's

Hosking: G. E. F. Thompson beat! 13. D. Thompson-

winning the Championship of the Club. Next year found him` 25 Kowloon Dock Hopes No. 3 to A. W. Grimiaith. That The Kowloon Docks met the year he had no prizes to collect KOWLOON DOCK RC..

Bowling Green a year ago in the as he met Grimmits in the first Club Championship

fast match of the season. and few rounds of the competitions (Second Round)

gave them a severe trouncing-for which he had entered G Mitchell; They are hoping to repeat the In 1933. he gained his first. In- W. Greig Y Machaggan J. Revie; G. Cooper fest to-morrow. That the Dock terport honour, playing No. 3 to Vplayers are capable of occum-A. M. Holland, the rink lost by a R. Morrison; A. Pearson v play was the uncanny knack he Hast; J. McKelvie J. Lindsay:plishing this no one need have single shot. The result of the en-, "M. J. Medina and AE Coates had of saving when the opposing J. Brown T. Coleman; and W the least doubt "A very strong counter was rather surprising AS team is turning out, and they they were the only Interport rink administered an overwhelming de-rink seemed almost sure to add to Forsyth J. Kempton

should fully extend the men from that year to be unbeaten in the feat on A. F. Paul and A. their score. He continued to de

Austin Road.

trial genes. Gomes, whom they beat by 88 this until the last head, when he

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(Continued on Page 1 shots to 12, in the quarter finals reached the climax of a very en- of the Craigengower CC Pairs(tertaining afternoon's bowls.

He forced his opponents" bowlsson (scr.); V. Ramsay (----5) ▼ √. Championship yesterday. Accord-! ing to the rules of the competi-through for a count of four on Crookdake (+2); J. Brown (-6) tion the game was concluded when his head, and left Alves, who hady W. Forsyth (+); D. Parks

one head still to play with great (+1) Morrison (-3) 15 heads had been played

The winners scored a seven and possibilities, but the latter failed Handicap Doubles two foura!

Basa Beats Razack At Craigengower

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ENCOUNTER

Playing in the Seco the Craigengoger. Singles Cha

"Babeo" Shield (Handicap Singles)

J. Berie (+2) v G. Cooper |(-6); S. Gray (4) ▼ A Pear

He need not take this tool The following is the draw for much to heart, for apart from his the Second Round of the Handi- failure at this head, he maintain cap Doubles... ed a fairly high standard of form L. Revie and J. Lindsay (ECL) V throughout.

J. Crookdake and R. Morrison (acr.) F. Brewin and J. McKelvie (SCT) V. Hast and G. Cooper worthy (2). Machaggan and F. Cal

Jeir (-1) G. degades, Gray (ser);

his Lapsley (-1) Never J. V Ramsay

Gay's Com Another offernention

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"SKIP'S" FORECAST FOR TO-MORROW

--CRAIGENGOWER “B” KOWLOON DOCKS

POLICE R. C

INDIAN EC.

CRAIGE

ROWLOON BGC

KOWE

FIRST DIVISION.

CRAIGENGOWER “A”

"KOWLOON BGC

KOWLOON CC

CLUB DE RECREIO.

W. Greig (K_D-RC-) 5. M. Omar (LRC): R. Bass (CCC. “A”) 3.C Brown (KBGC) W. S. Drake (KBG.C) AE Silkstone (K.C.C.) S Gray (KDRC) R. P. Phillips (ECC) G. C. Mass (Police)

W. McHardy (Police)

G. Cooper (KDRC)

LA Gutierrez (Recreio)

CE Marques (Recreio)

R. Lapsley (KDEC)

A. M. Wahab (IRC)- HL Nish (KBG.C.)

TOTALS

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Second Division Table To Date

J. Chalmers (T.D.R.C) G. E. Sherriff (KBGC)

G. E. F. Thompson (KBGC) T. F. Stainton (TDBC) J. J. Basta (Recreio) W. Way (CCC)

H. Westlake Sr. (CSCC) F. X. Soares (Recreio)

G. H. Stewart (T.DEC)

A. W. Smith (Police)

H E Rose (KBGC) A Macfarlane (HKFC) A. Brooksbank (HKFC.) A: F. Paul (HKERC) H Overy (KCC) W. Ward (CCC)

W. Glendinning (Police) H. Rosario (Recreio) J. P. Robinson (ECC) G Logan (Police)

J.-W. Bonnar (RHEYC) B. E. Maughan (EHKYC) W. E. Muskett (HEER.C.) AE Biso (Lacrelo) ....... E. Remedios (Becrein) G. Costello (REFTC) A. O Brawn (CSCC) LE Lammert (K.C.C-)" C. Strange (CSC

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VISION

YACHT CLUB

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P-W L-DE A Up Da Pts 9 8 01 219 123 86 017 97 20229 143 860 14 9 7 2 0 192 139 53 0 14 P107030 220 185 350 14,

86 2 0 158 118 40 0,12 8620 182 146 38 0/12 9630 190 160 300 12. 10 6 4 0 194 169 25 0.12 10 6 4-0 190 192 0212 10 5 4 1 203 189 14 50 11. 8 5 3 0 156 122 34 07.10 8 530-140-1550 15 10 9540 175 165 100 10

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