1935-09-13 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1935

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TIME RIPE TO SELECT COLONY'S INTERPORT BOWLS TEAM All Points Must Be Given Due Consideration

LEAGUE LEADERS' SENSATIONAL

DEFEAT BY DOCKS

McKelvie's Four In Limelight

POSSIBLE TIE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

(By "Skip").

One of the most outstanding results in the Lawn Bowls pro

After a long absence R. Laps- ley was again seen skipping for Kowloon Docks last Saturday: He will be at the helm again to DOFTOW.

gramme last Saturday was the DUNCAN

sensational defeat of the potential } League Champions, Craigengower "A" To say that J. McKelvie, by -winning against the hitherto un-i defeated U. M. Omar made victory for Kowloon Docks would not be entirely fair to the other rinks.

Rather let it be said, that the: Dock's team. revealing unerring accuracy in the building up of the beads, and taking full advantage of the lie when the position favoured them. has contributed to this year's bowling records what I consider to be one of the best per-¡ formances of the season.

TO MEET

BRADBURY

Enters Third Bowls

·Final

MITCHELL TOO SHORT ON MOST HEADS

(B+ "SKIP").

By beating G N. Mitchell by 211 shots to 19 on the Kowloon C.

THE THREE RINKS I WOULD NOMINATE

J.E. NORONHA YOUNGEST POSSIBLE “CAP”

ASSOCIATION'S WISE MOVE

(By "Skip")

J. McKelvie, the Kowloon Dock

now to zerit his inclusion in the Interport team this year.

WE are now very near to the time when a

final decision will have to be made by those skip, is playing well enough just responsible for the selection of the Interport Bowls team to represent the Colony against Shanghai in October for the Prentice Cup.

We need not feel anxious concerning the merit of our bowlers. I have seen so many skillful exponents of the game during the course of the last few weeks that I am quite certain we will put up à magnificent fight, and I will be bitterly dis- appointed if we do not win.

Our chief difficulty is blending this talent into three quartettes, whose temperaments will permit them to work in such a manner together that victory for us will be ensured. This, as anyone will readily admit. requires careful reflection! and a fair knowledge of the character of the men chosen

my es-1 The three rinks in

J. McKelvie., on his form just green yesterday afternoon. Rtimation. should be composed now. is almost certain to be-in-Duncan qualified to meet B. Was follows: cluded in one of the Interport, Bradbury in the Final of the U. M. Omar (skip) J. C. Brown Colony Lawn Bowls Singles Cham-No. 3. B. W. Bradbury No. 2. A. S. rinks next month.

Hast, J. Revie and J. Kemp-pionship Like Bradbury. Duncan Russell No. 1 ton, under their skips' ale üirec- has never reached the Final be tions have developed wonderful-fore. He has now reached the final ed

The first three players mention-

are all well known, while

WALLACE

DOES WELL IN

LOCAL BOWLS Open Champion And Interporter

+

MOST NATURAL DELIVERY

оде

OMAR LOSES HIS

100 PER CENT.

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

Shots Shots First Division Table To Date

P W L D F A Up Da P C. G. Silva (Recreio).

15 13 1 1 396 216 180 0.27 0 26 [U. M. Omar (CCG "A")

14 13 1 0 333 202 131 14 9 3 2 299 226 · 73 0 20 A. M. Holland (KBGC) A Hyde Lay (KCC)

R. FL (CCC “A”)

L Guy (KBGC)

A. R. Dallah (LRC)

5 0 310

49

14 9 5 0 275 240: 35 13 8 5 0 258 255 14 8 60 -309 240

14 10

4 0 289

272 17

0. 201

J McKelvie (KDEC)

15 9

5 1 2SS

J. Shepherd (Police)

11 9 2 0 248 13 9

4 0 289

2814 199 252437

0 19

0 18

0.18

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230 80

0 18

0:18

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0 16

69

0 16

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Eel Arcnili (C.CC. "B")

F. J. Jones (CS.CC) C. S. Rosselet (CCC B F. X. Silva (Recreio)

J. Cavanagh (CCG *B*) J. C. Brown (KBGC) H. A. Alves (Recreio)~ A. W. Grimmitt (CS.C.C) J. Fraser (KCC)

WE Hollands (Police)

F. Callen (KDRC) A. Q. Madar (IRC)

1. Hollidge (CSCC)

S. Gray (FDRC)

G. C. Moss, (Police)

L. A. Gutierrez (Recreio) G. Cooper (KDRC)

Very few bowlers in Hong A E. Silkstone (KCC) Kong have the distinction of A. R. Minu (LRC). having won the Open Singles E G. Post (Police). Championship and figured pre-K M. Omar (LRC) minently in the Pairs and Rinks Basa (CCC “A”) Championship as well, but R CW. S. Drake (KBGC)

of N. J. Bebbington (KC.C) Wallace of Taikoo, is

W. Greig (K.D.R.C.) them.

Wallace had not thrown a bowl R. P. Phillips (K.CC.) fin his life until he came to Hong W. V. Field (CCC. "B") gularly for the Shanghai - Lawn then we are in for a great treat Kong, but he took it up the game C. E. Marques (Recreio)

Club, is

here in 1914 and played regular W. McHardy (Police) Shanghai: E C. Aitkenbead due to P. Lapsley and his men who Yesterday's game was marred by Bowls

KBG.C. and

ly for the Talkoo R.C. during his A. M. Wahab (LRC) is already.

(skip). A. A. Malcolm No. 3. Erst year and continued to play R. Lapsley (K.D.R.C.) held se grimly on to a rink that an unfortunate incident. Midway the

only in his second

Harvey No. 2. J. W Brierley No. 1-

H. Nish (K-BG.C.) threatened time and again to leave through the game Mitchell drove although

Hong Kong:- C Wallace (skip),[for them, except during the years them hopelessly behind. They with his last bowl and dicked the year with the club, the present

TOTALS finished only four jack to lay the shot. As Mr: holder of the Champion's Cap W. Macfarlane No. 3, J. Laing No. 2 when he was on Home leave, ultimately

and C Atkinson- No. L

until three years ago, when he' points in arrears to the Craigen-Tacchi, the umpire, went forward which he won in 1934

more or less retired from the Second Division Table To Date rower four skipped, by R. F. Luzito inspect the head he discovered

I diring the course of the last of all three Open competitions Russell,who once turned out re

honour is this season. two months. But all

Glen-Cooper's Four

Glen-Cooper and his three will ing assistants, Cullen, Humble and Greig. had the measure of their opponents from the very begin- ning, and, as a matter of fact 3 greater should have won by margin of shots. Still, to defeat

1

now

.

withThe teams in 1927 were:-

A. M. Holland (skip) A. W. that the string, had snapped. Mit Grimmitt, No. 3, J. McKelvie No chell evidently thought that the 12, and E. G. Post No. L' jack had gone into the next Tink

L Guy (skip). C G. Silva No. 3." making it a burnt head and a Duncan No. 2 and J. E

Noronha No. 1. jcordingly began to throw

woods back for a re-play.

Head Re-Played

the

Reserves:-R F. Luz, J. V Ramsey and F. J. Jones.

Other bowlers I have in mind, are A Hyde-Lay, J. Shepherd, J.

On inspection after the string Budding J. C. Chalmers. Bradbury's quartette by a score of had been joined it was discover- Cooper, A. R. Dallah, H. A. Alves, 17-13 on the Valley green is a very ed that the jack still lay inside J. Cavanagh and R. Lapsley

the precincts of the rink Mr. Tac- fine return indeed.

KOWLOON DOCKS

SHOULD DEFEAT

ame

He was nothing if not a credit J. Chalmers (TDBC) ito his team, and it has been said T. F. Stainton (TDRC) jof him that he has the most G. H. Sherriff (EBGC)

natural delivery of anyone play-G. E. F. Thompson (KBGC). COX'S RD. TEAM in the game in the Colony.

(Continued on Page 13)

Struggle Between K.B.G.C. & C.S.C.C.

G

ELECTRIC SHOULD BEAT CS.CC JUNIORS

(By "SKIP)

These are all men on whom ab The position at the top of the chi studied the rules, but after solute dependence can be placed. League table is now as follows some discussion, it was decided to

There is a faint possibility of both the Recreio and the Kow- loon Bowling Green Club equal- fing the number of points secured by the leaders, but to make this possible. Craigengower

"A"

would have to lose their next two matches and the Recreio and the Bowling Green must win theirs.

have to Craigengower "A"

play the head over again.

Zone Games Abolished

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INTRA-CLUB BOWLS

J. J. Basto (Recreio) F. Soares (Recreio) A Brooksbank (H.K.F.C.) H. H. Rose (KBGC)

W. Way (CCC).

W. Glendinning (Police) A. W. Smith (Police) W. Ward (CCC)

H. Westlake Sr. (CS.C.C)

STEADY PROGRESS AF. Paul (HKERC)

MADE

COOPER BEATS CULLEN IN DOCK'S TIE

A Macfarlane (H.KFC), T. Carr (RCC)\. G. H. Stewart (TDRC) LE Lammert (E.C.C-)

G. Logan (Police). JW. Bonnar (RHKYC)

In the Senior Division of the Taking a general survey of the

The HKLBA by excluding Lawn Bowls League to-morrow the! very the zone matches from this year's best, and what may turn out to came it did not produce a high standard of bowling. There programme. have acted very wise be the closest match of the day were far too many short woods. ly indeed, as, after all, these con- should be that between the Kow-

The various club competitions B E Manghan (RHKYC). especially by Mitchell. Both play tests were of very little interest loon Cricket Club and Kowloon

|Docks. The latter had

a very are making steady progress to AH Basto (Recreio) ers favoured medium heads, and if

to anyone. Mitchell had played more short

H. Overy (ECC) The Shanghai team is consider-strong 12 out last week and many wards the final stages, and below A Webster (HKERC) meet the Indians and the Kow-heads the result might have beened in some circles to be the best old bowlers were pleased to see lare given this week's results:

R. Lapsley back in his old posi- loon Bowling Green at home.

Duncan demonstrated his weak- The Shanghai team is as follows: tion of skip

(YBC), It is not generally known that Chub Championship (Third Round) and should have no difficulty in defeating the Indians at least Itaess when driving, for on nearly is very unlikely that they will be every occasion he played this shot cw Glover (S.L.B.C.); J. M. C. “Bob was once the mainstay of A. W. Smith: beat A. J. John G. Costello (RHKY.C)

as it was narrow.

Lopes (Lusitano), J. Munro, C. Bowling Greer rink, and, in W.J. Shepherd bent T. Tallon. displaced from their position

Richards and W. H. Train Russell's opinion, the most consis-Pairs Handicap (Semi-final Round)

tent bowler the Bowling Green W. E. Hollands and A. Baker (+3) leaders.

beat T. Tallon and J. C. S. Fender my (ser.) turns had for many years In If this combination

Remarkable Collapse

different

ever seat to Hong Kong..

Scores:

Head

1

G. N. Mitchell

R. Dunera (SL.B.C.).

1

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0

1

1.

3

the

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6

of 6

Q. 10

In the contest between Police and Craigengower "B," the

collapse remarkable most Moss's rink is something that re- 7 The 8

•quires ample explanation. chief reason seemed to be that Moss and his men did not over-lii come the ground difficulty to any-112 thing like the same extent as did | 13 Arculli Field, Brightman Duncan

Continued on Page 13)

in a friendly game to-morrow..

2nd 14

Brierley

1 out to be better than the opinion, both from a temperamen- set of bowlers who were here in tal and playing point of view, be

1927 captained by R. C. Aitken-is one of the best men one could

8 head, and who won so easily from have in a big event."

8 the pick of this Calony by 31-17,

INDIAN R. CO

KOWLOON. B.G.C. (65)

KOWLOON DOCKS (51)

CRAIGENGOWER "B" (45)

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FIRST DIVISION

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CIVIL SERVICE (38)

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KOWLOON C C (59)

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CLUB DE RECREIO (61)

PRO. SCULLING TITLE SUGGESTION

HLK ELECTRIC" (66)

KOWLOON BGC (56).

TAIKOO R. C (~~)

YACHT CLUB (53)

in brac

H.K.F.C RINKS FOR

FRIENDLY GAME.

The following have been select- ed to represent the Football Club

THL Galling, F. Anslow, 1. Russell

and E. Tuck (skip).

A Humphrey, A. Steven, N. Curie It has been sugge

and A Jackson (skip).

PMorgan, F. H. Glover, A Me

Kelar and A Brooksbank (skip).

G. Stephens, J. Dobson, A. Hacfare Jhol

Line and F. H. W. Haynes" (zirip)")

that the ing championship

Ted: Phelps, shall take

ptember.

place on a

SECOND DIVISION

CRAIGENGOWER (65)

CIVIL SERVICE (51)

KOWLOON CC ()

CLUB DE RECREIO (61)

denote the result of the

POLICE E. C.

INDIAN B. C.

A Kitchell (CCC)

E. Tuck (H.K.F.C.)

E. Bern (KCC)

A. O. Brawn (CS.C.C.)

C. Strange (CS.C.C.)

H. Bosario (Recreio)

J. P. Robinson: (K.CC.)

L de Rome (HKERC). 3. Watson (TDRC) W. B. Muskett (HKERC) Singles Championship (Second Round) E. Remedios (Recreio)

A R. Minu beat B. Singh, M. Y.

P. A. Ivanovich (Recreio) Adal beat A. 0. Kadar, A. & DallahRR Davies (CS.CC) beat: S. 0. Bux

Singles Handicap (Second Round). H. Hampton (ECC)

AM Bumjahn (-5) beat A. 0.1A. V. Barros (Recreio) Madar (-2); A. M. Wahab (r) A. Jackson (EKFC). beat AR Minu (-2); SO. -Bux (a) beat A. K. Mina (+3); A. Bumjahn (ser.) beat S. M. Enmjahn (+3).

TAIKOO R. GA Club Championship Second Round N. Drummond beat

(Continued on Page 13)

D. Peoples.

Wallace (T.D.R.C.)

L. A Luck (CSCC) W. McHardy (Police). Y. Abbas (CCC): J. Purvis (CSCC)", R Basto (Recreio) C. J. Tacchi (K(C) W. Geall (KCC) ** D. Fernando (CCC): J. M. Jack (KCC)") J. Russell (HKFC) F. L. Rapley (KBGC) N. M. Carrie (HKKC) LAA Lewis (CCC)

GS. Alexander (Police) There will be a meeting of the E. G. Post (Police RC). Committee of the HKLBA at WS Drake (KEGC) 6 p.m. to day in the offices of the LCB Sousa (CCC) President, Mr H. Nish Items CH Basto (Recreto) on the agenda include the final Shellshear (EHKYC). farrangements

HKLRA MEETING FOR TODAY

the Colony

Singles Championship- and the Aitkenhead Shield.

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