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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1936

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CRAIGENGOWER BOWLS TEAMS' REMARKABLE RECOVERIES

The Craigengower Cricket Club "B" Division Lawn Tennis..... League team, above, received a severe setback last Wednesday when they were defeated at home by the Chinese Recreation Club,

WIGHTMAN CUP SERIES

COMMENCE TO-DAY AMERICAN WOMEN WITHOUT HELEN WILLS-MOODY

MAIR CARRIES SIDE

TO VICTORY

W.V. FIELDS' SOUND PLAY

AGAINST R. DUNCAN

K.C.C. · JUNIORS FIRST DEFEAT

THE

(By "SKIP")

Lawn Bowls League matches last Satur- day resulted as expected, although once more a major upset was averted, when Craigengower again staged one of their splendid recoveries to

retain their unbeaten record. It was Taikoo who nearly achieved fame by taking both points from the champions.

Promising

·Bowler

K.

M. OMAR, the Craigen

H

gower Cricket Club lawn A though there was never much in it, the visitors held the

educated * St. lead all the way until the 15th head, when a four to Omar against bowler, Chalmers rink, to whom he eventually lost by two shots, was the Josepà's College and until recently Basa and Wallace football was his favourite game, signal for a special effort by Craigengower.

minently in athletics while THE Wightman Cup tennis series between England and Ameri-were level at the end of their match, but Luz carried the day though he also figured very pro THE

He first took up lason ca. which are being played at Wimbledon this year, will com-with a 12 shot win against Drummond to evade defeat.

Although the Police managed to pull it off in their match school. mence to-day, and from all indications a keen fight is promised.

The Americans have up to date won nine of the matches (6 with the Indians, they owed it all to Mair, for the other two bowls et the Indian Recreation home and 3 away) against England's four (3 home and I away). rinks were both down. Shepherd commenced his game with Minu Club in 1933, and the following and the teams for this year's series have been selected as follows: in sensational style by scoring a nice six, but he could do nothing year, found him playing for the right after that and scored only 2 twos and three singles, whilst Sookungoo team in the second divi- England:-Miss Evelyn Dearman.jhis left-handed opponent was running up to 27. Miss, Marry Hardwick, Miss Freda James. Miss Nancy Lyle, Miss

GOLF UPSETS

AT HOME

HENRY COTTON

ELIMINATED

“YORKSHIRE EVENING NEWS"

TOURNAMENT ·

Dorothy Round and Miss Katherine LAWN BOWLS

[Stammers.

America:Miss Helen Jacobs Mrs.

Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Miss Carolin Baccock and Mrs. Marjorie Glad- man Van Rya.

Mrs. Moody Absent

The Americans are without thei services of Mrs. Helen Wills-

Moody, and though that must necessarily mean

that they will

not be at full strength, they have

London, To-day. nevertheless, a formidable team The Yorkshire Evening News and are confident of repeating

FIASCO ON THE

H.K.F.C. GREEN

HYDE LAY-JONES TIE RECALLED

NO JUSTIFIABLE CAUSE FOR ABANDONMENT

sion of the League. He trans- ferred to Craigengower Cricket Mair had it all his own way Club in 1935, when he played for with Madar, failing to score on their second team, but this seasom only four heads. As skips al-jhe has been promoted to their "B". ways have to take any blame senior division side and is now that is going, it is only fair to regarded as one of their most pro- give praise where it is due and mising younger players. it was certainly due in the case of Mair, who played a very sound game.

rink!

Carrying The Team Another instance of one carrying the team (against which practice there was a heated cor- The chief topic of the last few respondence in à Home - bowls golf tournament provided one their success of last year, when days in bowls circles has been the article recently) was featured at of the biggest surprise results they won by 4 matches to 3 at affair at the Football Club last the Valley, where the Kowloon to date yesterday when a 26-Forest Hills year-old Durham player, J. EL. Rudd. defeated Henry Cotton. the former holder of the British

Open title and Ryder Cup play

One English Change

FOUR SKIPS RETAIN

100 PER CENT. -

R. DUNCAN AND H. ROSE LEAD TABLES

NLY four skips who have played three or more games in the.

ONLY waste or more League have

retained their 100 per cent. records- R. Duncan (K.BG.C.) who is $3 shots up and J. Fraser (ECC.), who is 24 shots up, in the. premier division, and H. Rose (KBG.C.), who is 58 shots up and A. A. Lewis (Craigengower), who is 29 shots up, in the jun- ior, division.

The following are the complete records of all senior and junior skips in the League this season to date:—

FIRST DIVISION SKIP'S-TAKLE

- SHOTS

F. W. L. D. F.

A

UP Down

R. Duncan (K.B.G.C)

6 6 0 0 158

C. G. Silva (Recreio)

10° 142

A. Hyde-Lay (E.C.C.)

6

5- 10:137 105

F. X. da Silva (Recreto)

A

1.1 136 104

W. E. Hollands (PRC)

11 125 126

F. Jones (CS.C.C.)

H. A. Alves (Recreio)

I. Guy (K.B.G.C.)

R. F. Luz (CCC. “A”)

J. Fraser (KCC)

R. Basa (CC.C. “A”)

W GW (CCG “B”)

C. S. Rosselet (CCC “B”)

W.. Mair (PR.C.)

A. M. Holland (K.B.G.C.)

R. P. Phillips (ECC)

J. Hollidge (CS.CC) A. R. Dallah (IR.C.) W. V. Field (C.CC. “B”) U. A. Omar (CCG "A" A.. R. Mina (LRC.). R. Wallace (T.D.R.C.) G. N. Mitchell (K.D.R.C) G. Cooper (K.D.R.C.) M. Y. Adał (LRC)

J. V. Ramsay (K.D.R.C.)

Omar was a member of the In-C. Chalmers (TDRC) ¡dian team in the Gutierrez Shield competition in 1934 when they reached the quarter-final and this year he has entered, for the first time in his career, the Open Sing- les Championship.

There was never much doubt about the result of the encounter.

THREE GOOD

LAWN BOWLS

J. Deakin (CS.CC) J. Shepherd (PRC) "1. Cavanagh (CCC. "B"") W. Macfarlane (K.BG.C) A. K. Ming (LB.C.) J. Lindsay (K.D.R.C.) E. C. Fincher (FCC). W. Weir (T.D.R.C.)

R. Lapsley (K.D.R.C.)

N. Drummond (T.D.R.C.) N. I. Bebbington (LCC) J. McKelvie (KDEC)

LEAGUE TIES AO. Madar (LRC)

K.C.C. Out To Avenge Former Defeat

4 1 0 106

2 0 139

95

21 13% 36 1. 1 113 90

1124-

0 66

76 93

106 103

_11_108

3 0 119 115

2 1

115 101 101

136

101

86

0 21

18

1 0

18

1. 0

15

10

17

1 0 10

20

20

32 43

20

20

0

.162 76 76 10 3181 3181 402 402 102

SHOTS

SECOND DIVISION SKIF'S TABLE

P. W. L. D. F. A UP Down Pts. 6.6 0.0147 89 58 ◊ .12

1 0 140 110 3:0 5 4 1 0 111 79

E. Bose (E.BGC)

G. E. F. Thompson (FRGC). 6 5

F. X. Soares (Recreio)

(By "SKIP").

J. Jack (K.CC)

There should be at least three

A. A. Lewis (CCC).

Tuesday, when. A. Hyde-Lay Dock team visited the Civil Ser- (KCC) and F. Jones (CSC.C) vants. Up on two rinks by small stopped playing after the 19th margins, the points went with There is one change in the Bri-head as a protest against the Hollidge's useful CS.C.C win over tish team which lost to the green. Under what law of the Lindsay. Americans last year, Miss Mary LBP they thought they were act First er, by 2 and 1 in the

Hardwick being included_în place ing they know best. Round.

A search of the rules revealed between the Kowloon Baseling CIVIL SERVICE LOSE DEAKIN Several other Ryder Cup play-of Mrs. P. M. King.

Miss Katherine Stammers and nothing that is at all relevant, ex-Green Club and Craigengower “B” ers, including Alfred Perry, the present holder of the British

Open Miss Dorothy Round will probably cept IV Section 2, which reads once Gay's rink fell into its stride. is stopped by They recovered from a deficit of golf championship, Charles, Whit-play one singles match each for when à game combe and i. Busson, and Tom England, while Miss Helen Jacobs mutual arrangement, or by the 13 shots early on to gain a narrow close Lawn Bowls League mat led the quali and Mrs. Fabyan will no doubt umpire after appeal to him on ac victory. But the best bowls in this ches to-morrow and not the least Williamson, who

be America's representatives in count of darkness, or the condi-match was on. Duncan's pink. On interesting of these will be the fiers, were also beaten.

play the singles.

tion of the weather, or any other one occasion, when the home club game at Taikoo, where the Police - Alfred Padgham, whose

Previous Results

valid reason, it shall be resumed

ing the shot, Duncan will be entertained. This should has provided the major feature of

Results of the Wightman Cup with the scores as they were when tried to block, but was narrow, produce a rare tussle and one well the British golf season to date,

Field just falled and Duncan got worth seeing, and Taikoo are fav- beaten by W. J. Branch since the inception of the series it was stopped."

(Continued on Page 10) round his own wood and trailed oured to break their duck.. (Dorset) at the 19th--Reater.

the jack to lay seven. Field, with Kowloon Dock have Craigen-

was

Parham has already won over £1,500 in prize money and is hail- ed as the most consistent golfer) England has produced within the last five years.

SIAMESE TENNIS

PLAYERS

To Appear At H.K.C.C. To-day

in 1923 are as follows:-

1923 America (Home) 7-0

1924 England (Home) ~[! 1925 England (Away) 4—3.. 1926 America (Away) 4—3 1927 Americz (Home) 5-2 1928 England (Home) 4- 1929 America (Home) 4–3 1930 England (Home) 4-3 1931 America (Home) 5- 2 1932 America -(Away) 1933 America (Home) 4– 1934 America (Away), 5—2- 1935 America (Home) 4-3

ALL-INDIA LOSE AGAIN

Owing to the wet weather yes INTERNATIONAL first Test match

CM

only a narrow port to negotiate, gower "A" as their visitors and drew dead on to the jack amid although they are a keen lot, they sounds of jubilation from his team will probably not be capable 'nfj -the reward for a really Excellent holding the champions. shot.

(Continued on Page 10)

"Skip's" Forecast

Holland's rink were level with Gill's four at the 20th bend and lost by one shot; Meyer, who turn- led his hand to skipping an Open TAIKOO (

Bink on Sunday, was in good form

FIRST DIVISION

in this match and was always lay-K.D.R.C. (45) ting handy.

Regained Confidence

POLICE (-)

CCC. "A" (77)

C.c.c. B' (51)

CS.CC. (65)

BANERJEE TAKES 10 FOR 119

CENTURY FOR WAZIR ALI-

London, To-day The All-India cricket team, who are due to play England in the June 27,

C. G. Silva will no doubt hare K.C.C. (50) and who have up to the present displayed very indifferent form, regained his confidence as a re- INDIANS (44) Jost to Durham, by 5 wickets in a salt of his smashing win against two-day match st Sunderland Phillips strong quartette in the

match between Club de Recreio POLICE (67) yesterday.

Banerjee, of the touring team, and Kowloon Cricket Club which

H.E.F.C. "A" (68) came off with the ball for the first the former won comfortably.

In the Second Division of the C.S.C.C () time of the present tour and took London-At a meeting of the 10 wickets for 119 runs in the two League, the Craigengower "young- the Kam Loong Restaurant, and selection committee of the English innings.

sters" emulated the habit of their E.BG.C. (74) they will then leave for Canton Golf Union on May 19 it was de- Wazir Ali, on whom so much de senior team in staging a last min RECREIO (67)

The players cided to invite the following play-pends in the Test matches, again to recovery. They were 10 shots will return on Monday and in the ers to represent England in the showed good forin with the bat, down with four heads to go, but

terday, the lawn tennis exhibition on the HEC.C. ground, in which the Siamese visitors were to have' appeared, had to be cancelled:

There will, however, be exhibi- tions to-day if weather permits.

After to-day's games the players will be entertained to a dinner-at

by the night, bost.

GOLF MATCH

England Meet France

To-morrow.

evening will be entertained to international. match against scoring 139 not out in India's Ward blanked out Logan to the

SECOND

KEG.C (68)

RECREIO (76)

DIVISION

YACHT CLUB

́(50) ELECTRIC (53) HKFC B (-)

K.C.C._444):

C.C.C. (45)

H. V. Fearne (CGC)

C. B. Robertson (H.K.F.C. "A")

G. H. Sherriff (K.B.G.C.)

LE. Lammert (K.CC.)

S. Logan (P.R.C.) "W. Ward (CCC)

J. S. Riddell (P.R.C.)

J. F. Lanny (H.KER.C.) 1. Overy (K.C.C.).

J Easseli (RK.FC. “A”)

W. McHardy (PRC)

Dr. J. A. B. Selby (H.K.F.C. "B")

C. H. Basto (Beercic) A. E. Carey (P.B.C.)

A

Webster (EKER.C.)

LA. Gutierrez (Recreio)

B. E. Manghan (KHKY.C.) H. F. Westlake Jr. (C.S.CC)

J. Eodger (H.K.F.C. "A")

W. H. Maskett (B.KER.C)

L. I. Silva (Recreio) H. Rosario (Recreio)

A. Chapman (HLF.C. "B")

A. F. Pan (H.E.F.C.)

S. Deacon (HKERĆ.)

G. E. Costello (HREY.C)

W. Phelps (CCC).

T. W. Carr (LCC)

N. M. Currie (HEF.C.E

J. Gregory (EK.F.C. "A")

W. S. Drake (K.B.G.C.)

A Kitchell (CCC)

L. C. R. Souza (C.C.C.)

Y. Abbas (CCC)

A. McKellar (HKF.C. “B”) .P. A. Tranovich. (Recreio)

R.. R. Davies (C.S.C.C.) J. Bentley (RHKYC) H. F. Westlake Sr. (CS.C.C) E. "I. Edwards (HKF.C. “B′′)

5 4 1 0 117. 88

3- 3.00

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20 0 108

2.0 110

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103

118

76

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Tong Club. The visitors are good of the Royal Cinque Ports club, at 203 for Suis previous heads, while Abbas secured two -BOWLS TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW

FIRST DIVISION

The following are First. Division

badminton match at the Kowloon France, to he played on the course second innings, when they declar-tune of 12 shots in those four badminton players, Frachaub be Deal, to-morrow,

best score of the present tour was fours in the last two ends from Carey and Phelps, making his ing the champion of Siam.

Crawley (Brancepeth Castle), 'F. Francis (Sunningdale), W. L

The scores were?—

where the" Electricians entertain-farlane. L. Guy (skip). Langley (Northwood), P. B. Lucas (Wazir Ali 139, not out)

S. A. Bright, R. Hall, S. Randle, E. (Sandy Lodge), Stanley Lant Durham: 178 (Banerjee 5 for 54) and led the Civil Servants, Webster was

fortnight.ago.

tie.

KBG.C.

C.C.C. "A"

HG. Bentley (Hesketh). L. G. 85 not out against Cambridge *{}

Įdebut as a skip, held Riddell to a

A. A. Bazack, D., A E. Contes, Á lawn bowls teams for to-morrow Ramjan, B. F. Luz (skip), WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS Hartley (B. St. George's), J. D. A. All-India: 174 and 203 for dec In the match at Ming Yuen, A. S. Russell, J. Watson. W1 Mace C. S. Sammons, A. S. Gomes, E. ef

Arcolli, U. M. Omar (skip),

J. S. Landolt, Dr. „V. "N." Atienza, J. Cavenagh, R. Basa" (skip). -

KCC

DRAW LARGE ENTRIES

London, To-day-Play in all (Moseley); EF. Storey (Adding-ar 203 for 5 (EN. Randle 85 in good form against Westlake. Danica, (skip).

J. E. Henson, A. G. Meyer, M. J.)|

Starting off with a five, he found Henderson, A. M. Holland. (skip).

CCC "B". beat himself five shots in arreste

England lawn tennis champion-ton), C. Stowe (Penn), T. J. Thirsk Banerjee 5 for C)...

Derby's Eary. Win ships will begin at Wimbledon on (Bridlington). (D)

A

Derby, the home county The team to represent England Gloucester by 10 wickets. June 22: Batries 'for the Men's Singles championship number 118, in the international matches at Gloucester: 95 (Mitchell for

and 194 while there are 88 entries for the Prestwick in July will not be Ladies Singles British Wireless chosen until after the British Derby: 200 (Worthington 30) and 91

for 0. amateur championship., Service.

at

the ninth end, his opponent hav-A J. Coelho, B. Whiteman L. C. R. 26)ing secured a very good six Souza, C. S. Rosselet (skip).

J. R. Soares, W. Phelps, K. M. | against him. Then Webster settled

Omer, W. Gil (skip).

Reuter.

H. Gittins, W. J. Geall, E., C. Fincher and 1. Fraser (skip).

G. Lee, B. G. Craig, F. Goodwin and A. Hyde-Lay (zip).--.

AE. Silkestone, T. Ferguson, N. down to real business and scored J. W. Leonard, H. W. Randall, A. J. Bebbington and R. P.. Phillips

(skip).

· (Continued on Poge 10) M. Omar, W. E. Way (skip)

Berrelo

F. V. V. Ribeiro, L.-F. Xavier, J. E. Noronha, C. & Silva (skip).

C. E. Marques, L. A. Gutierrez, A. A. Remedios, EL A. Alves (skip).

JJ. Basto, GLP Remedios, D. C. Alves, F., M. da Silva (zlop).

Pasco R.CAR R. Elis, W.: Dall, T. EE Booker and J. Shepherd (skip)..~

W. Mckay, C. Pile, W. MacHardy and W...Mair (skip), ke

W. Greig, C. Dowman, J. Orem and W. E. Hollands (skip)-

Continued on Page 10)