1935-09-25 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1935

Sporting Page

"SKIP" REVIEWS LAWN BOWLS SEASON

CRAIGENGOWER WIN FOR SEVENTH TIME

CIVIL SERVICE PROVE DISAPPOINTING

INDIANS MAKE FINE DEBUT

YET another bowling season has drawn to a close with the Craigengower “A” team finish- ing at the top of the senior league for the third time in succession to record their seventh victory The serious challenge the in the complete series. Recreio set up early in the season failed to come to anything, despite C. G. Silva's herculean efforts,

J. McKelvie, above, has render- Docks throughout the season, his risk being responsible for the

ed great service to Kowloon

dawnfall of both C. G. Silvs. and

Momar

and the best they could do was finish with four R. DUNCAN N

points less than the champions.

Perhaps the most striking decline was the one witnessed in the case of the Civil Service, who, although they fought very hard- throughout the season. F. J. Jones' rink being especially worthy of

ACHIEVES

AMBITION

DESERVING TRIUMPH KBG.C. NOW

IN LINE FOR

PROMOTION

Taikoo Lapse Loses Fine Opportunity

FOOTBALL CLUB ADVANCE AS YACHTSMEN SLUMP

The improvement that ·was noted in the Kowloon RGC. junior team last year, when they admit». ted their inferiority to none but the Indian RC, continued this year, and the result is that they

C. G. Silva, above, the Recreio skip, concluded the season at the bead of the premier league alipa“ table.

now occupy the top position in the MEDINA AND

| league table, with ample qualifica, tions for promotion to the First Division next year.

A great deal of the credit for the team's success is due to the

WIN

CAVANAGH

OPEN PAIRS

mention, they could not avoid occupying the lowest place in the Open Singles Result three skips, G. H. Sherriff. G. Craigengower Couple league, and placing themselves in danger of relegation. indeed surprising inasmuch as they were third last year.

Great

This was

The Kowloon BGC were, to former team by a matter of 74 say the least, a bit of a disappoint-shots. ment to their, followers.

Champions' Two Defeats things were expected of them when Of the two matches Craigen- the season commenced... but their]

sower "A" lost.

Causes Surprise

MITCHELL, AND ALVES TWO

COMING CHAMPIONS

F. Thompson and EE. Rose, the latter especially towards the end of the season, when he was instru-

mental in saving the team from

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defeat on several occasions.

In 18 matches the junior cham- When the bowls toumeys start-pions lost only three games, the first one ed at the beginning of the season, performance that can be justif collapse before the terrife on-against the Recreio, was away-R Duncan was not even men-ably compared with that of the slaught of Craigengower and the second, with Kowloon tioned as a potential singles cham- caused many bitter afterthoughts Docks, was at home. while the pion, and even when the com-

Taking all things into considera-Recreio. who conceded four}

petitions were well under « way tion the Indian EC. did very well games, did not lose once on their nobody seemed to notice that the during their first season

in the

senior division, chiefly because of A. R. Dallah's excellent skipping

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and to finish ahead of the Civil Servants and the K.C.c gratifying return.

Kowloon Dock Surprises

own green.

The Kowloon CC failed to make any improvement on their

record of last year, and again

their wit from. Craigengower "B"

Kowloon BGC veteran was play- ing a brand of bowls that would be hard to beat.

But not only did he win the

finished second from the bottom singles championship from BW. Bradbury after being 3 shots in last Saturday just saving them arrears at the 17th end, but he Koowloon Docks proved to be from sharing the wooden spoon took a leading part in the winning of the rinks, while he was by no the "dark horse." and sometimes with the Civil Service. caused as much surprise by their

ineans disgraced when he was sudden strength as they did by

eliminated, together with his son, The following shows how AI- their occasional weakness.

in the final of the pairs cham- though they only managed to rob team fared:

Kowloon BG.C-Beat E.C.C. 64-pionship

How Teams Fared

each

the Indian R.C. of sixth place on 52: Lost to LEC. 54-55: lost to When the present open competi- shots, they had the distinction of Recreio 52-79 beat XDRC. 60-tions were introduced in their beating both Craigengower, "A" 48; beat CS.C.C. 63—55; lost to and the Recreio. They did very C.C.C. "B" 55 56, beat P.R.C. 59 present form last year, A. W. well, however, to raise themselves 3 beat KC.C. 68-50; beat Recreio Grimmitt set a record that is in- from the foot of the table, and J. 58-52, beat KD FC 53 52: beat possible to improve upon, winning

GC.C "B" 5351; beat P.R.C. 53-all three championships. ⠀⠀ AF-| McKelvie, G. Cooper, J. Kempton 51: lost to C.C.C. A 52-56; best though Duncan has not equalled and R. Lapely were largely res LR.C. 75-58; beat CS.C.C 625this performance he was only a

lost to CCC “A” 47—840 the Kowloon CC-lost to K.BG.C step behind “

52-64; lost to CCC "A" 4268: lost to P.R.C: 56–57; lost to K.D.R.C 56-66: lost to Recreio 44-68; lost

ponsible.

and Craigengower. *B** Police R.C. also tied for fourth place, each winning seven games.

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the issue eventually going to the to LRC 54-63; lost to EE.GC. A. M. HOLLAND'S

KOWLOON DOCK CARRY.

• OFF DORRANCE CUP:

5068: lost to cac. "A" 41–70;]*

best P.R.C. 6847: Lost to Recreio

45-64; best IR.C 65-60; beat CS:GC 65—48; lost to C.C.C. "E 53-61; lost to CS.CC. 52-56; beat The Dorrance Cup, presented KDRC. 60-55; beat CCC. “B” by Mr. Dorrance, the Shanghai 7-52

:

Craigengower: "A"-bext asac) Interport skip, on one of his visits 79-39; beat KDRC. 77-45; beat to Hong Kong, for annual com KCC 68 42; beat C.C.C. “B" 56– petition between Kowloon. Docks 9; best LEC. 7340; lost to Recreio and Taikoo Docks, was won by 59-61; beat CSS.C 61-52, beat the former team by 81 shots to EC.C. 70-41; beat CCC. B 75 75, when the match was played 53; beat Recreio 80 58; beat P.RC 7247: best K.BG.C. 55-52; best

at Hung Hom last month. Kow-P.R.C. 6351; lost to K.D.R.C. 57- loon Docks have won four times, 59: best IRC. 79 40. and Taikoo Docks three times.

FINAL 1935

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STANDINGS

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FIRST DIVISION

∙16 14 2 0 1109 776-393 0.28

16 12 4 0-1045 829 216.

FOUR WIN THE

RINKS TITLE

Sensational Success Over Recreio Rink

PROPHETS OVERLOOK PERFECTLY BALANCED

QUARTETTE

Confound Critics

DISAPPOINTING FINAL AGAINST

DUNCAN COMBINE

The pairs competition provided the biggest surprise in any of the bowling events this year, the title eventually going to two compara- tively unheard of playera, MH. J. Medina and J. Cavanagh of Crai- gengower

Taken individually, this year's

net at pairs champions would tract more than the usual atten- tion by their play, for they do not until become really dangerous they are playing together. Even Grimmitt and Jones, last year's titlists, - bad to surrender before the understanding and consistency of these two.

Champions Eliminated The best game of the series when the was probably the one present

the champions and former champions met Low scoring and well built heads were the features of the game, and the issue was still in the balance on the second last head, while on the final end the Civil Service pair were fighting hard for a replay. In this competition the favourites were again well and First Division champions, Craigen- truly besten Luz and Beer fell gower "A." who conceded two before another favoured couple. Fax. Silva and C. G. Silva, after xames in 16.

a battle royal, while they in tarn had to bow the knee to: R. and

J. C. Brown, above, is regarded in some quarters as the finest No. 3 in the Colony, and Hin omission from the Intake-port team was most unexpected.

Taikoo's Costly Lapse The champions' greatest rivals LAR. Duncan, the finalists.

were,

anticipated. Taikoo ** Docks, who, but for a rather un- fortunate start, might have been

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MALAYA IN

even more dangerous contenders INDIA BEAT |J. C. Chalmers and T. F. Stainton rendered yeoman service for Tai- koo, and the fact that they won first and second place, respective. ly, in the skips' table is a great tribute to them and the rinks they

SILVA THIS YEAR'S BEST SKIP

The following are the complete records of ev

the 1985 season:

First Division Table To Date

C. G. Silva (Recreio) U.M. Ümar (CCC. “A”)

A Hyde Lay (E.C.C.)

R. F. Laz (GCC "A") B. W. Bradbury (CCC “A”)....

A. M. Holland (KBGC)

A. R. Dallah (IRC)

L. Guy (KBG.C)

J. McKelvie (FDRC)

J. Shepherd (Police)

E el Arcalli (CCC "B") F. X. Silva (Recreio) F. L. Jones (CS.CC)

C. S. Rosselet (CCC "8′′) A. W. Grimmitt (CS.CC) J. C. Brown (KBGC) J. Fraser, (KCC) J. Cavanagh (CCC "B") H. A. Alves (Recreio)

W. E. Hollands (Police) F. Cullen (KDEC) 4.... A. O. Madar (IRC)

J. Hollidge (CSCC) G. C. Moss (Police) S Gray (DRC)

N. J. Bebbington (ECC) J. Deakin (CSCC) L. A. Gutierrez (Recreio) G. Cooper (K.D.R.C) A. E. Silkstone (KCC) A. R. Minu (LRC) K. M. Omar (LRC) R. Baga (CCC. “A”) E. G. Post: (Police),. W. S. Drake (K.BG.C) R. Lapsley (E.D.R.C.) W. Greig (K.D.R.C.) R. P. Phillips (ECC) A. H. Kumjahn (LRC) C. E. Marques (Recreio) W. McHardy (Police) W. V. Field (CCC. “F”) A. M. Wahab (LRC); H. Nish (KBGC)

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Second Division Table To Date

Chalmers (T.D.R.C-)

T. F. Stainton (T.D.R.C.) G. H. Sherria (KBG.C) G. E. F. Thompson (K.B.G.C.) HH. Rose (KBGC)- FX. Soares (Recreio) A. Brooksbank (HKFC) J. J. Basto (Recreio) W. Way (CCC) :..... A F. Paul (HKKRC) A. Macfarlane (HKF.C) W. Glendinning (Police) A. W. Smith (Police) H. Westlake Sr. (CSCC) ∙W. Ward (CCC). -T. Carr (K.CC)

J. W. Bonnar (RHKYC) G. H. Stewart (T.D.R.C)

LE Lammert (K.C.C.) G. Logan (Police)

B. E. Maughan (RHKYC) E. Kern (KCC)

SHIELD FINAL A Kitchell (CCC)

Unexpected Results In

* International Series

ENGLAND SUFFERS RUDE SETBACK

Of all three open tournaments skip |the rinks championship final was The Recreio shared the honours the most disappointing- It had with Taikoo for second place, been thought throughout that it failing in shots to secure pride of would provide a really exciting position.

Here again the skips finish to what had, taking all played brilliantly, with J. J. Basto things into account, been a very very much in the limelight. This The

Gutierrez Internation 1 successful and interesting com- skip will probably be doing serShield competition has now lived petition.

vice for the senior team next year its third year and the outerme is P WL D F A Up In Pa The general opinion was that C

that the name of Indian minst bei |G. Silva's rink would be the ulti- Football Club's Progress

added to those of Scotland and 0:24]

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Holand's Bowling Green zink in a them in good stand when the next in any case, it did not 144 72 72 8 8393-8893 585 585 144 devastating manner. SECOND DIVISION

CRAIGENGOWER “A”. (1) CLUB DE RECREIO (4) KOWLOON BG.C. (2). CRAIGENGOWER "E" (6) POLICE R. C (7) KOWLOON DOCKS (9) INDIAN RC (-) KOWLOON CC. (8) CIVIL SERVICE. (3)

TOTALS

KOWLOON BGG (2) TAIKOO DOCKS (--) CLUB DE RECREIO (9) KOWLOON C. C. (5) CIVIL SERVICE" (8) FOOTBALL CLUB (10) CRAIGENGOWER (6) POLICE P C (3) H.K. ELECTRIC (77) YACHT CLUBK4

TOTALS

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much as. England zwould bea whichever one succeeded to the next round It thus came as

1935 ROLL OF HONOURTHY great surprise indeed when the England rink was trounced by Malaya, despite the fact that Bradbury

experience Grimmitt

First Division Chi gower *A*

Second Divizian Champ 028 Joon: Bowling Green,

Open Bingles Chany (Kowloon #BG.C).

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