1937-04-30 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 30, 1937.

BOWLS SEASON OPENS TO-MORROW

OPENING

DAY BOWLS PROGRAMME

:

CRAIGENGOWER SHOULD WIN

:

H.K.F.C. TEAMS VERY STRONG

(By "SKIP")

With only a vague idea of the personnel of the various teams, it is no easy task to attempt a forecast of the opening of the League's fixtures to-morrow.

Craigengower, the present League champions, seem certain to fall into their stride with a win against the K.C.C., and I also fancy the chances of Club de Recreio to beat the Civil Servants at King's Park.

The K.B.G.C. entertain the Hong well tested, although they will

Kong Football Club and should be

emerge narrow winners, a remark

which applies with equal force to the home team when they act as hosts to the Police, at Kowloon

Dock.

In the Second Division of the League, the closest match will pro- bably prove to be that between the two teams which were in the pre- mier League last year-Taikoo and the Indians. Ground advantage

should tell.

H.K.F.C. FAVOURED

Three Divisions Featured

MANY TEAM CHANGES:

R. DUNCAN AWAY

H.K.F.C. HAVE 60 PLAYERS

AT DISPOSAL

CRAIGENGOWER WEAKENED (By "SKIP")

AT 3.30 p.m. to-morrow afternoon, no less than

above,

Hollands, W. E. “Bill” will be badly missed from the Po- . lice First Division bowls team to morrow afternoon for their open- ing match of the season against Kowloon Docks.

288 players will begin the 1937 Lawn Bowls season. As in other parts of the world, the game is increasing in popularity in Hong Kong, and this year we have not only two new clubs in the Kow- loon Football Club and the Kowloon Tong Club, but the Hong Kong Football Club, who commenced the game so recently, are, like Club de Recreio, they have Tetley and fielding three teams.

who

To compensate for this however, Armstrong both back from leave in the "off" season, and both due to play for the HAVE 60 first team. The latter, an old I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SOCCERITES PLAYERS AT THEIR DISPOSAL, WHICH MUST MAKE ONE C.S.C.C. player, has been figuring OR TWO OF THE OTHER CLUBS ENVIOUS. EVEN IF THE

as No. 3. to A. W. Holland and the BOWLS SUB-COMMITTEE HAS A NOT-TOO-THANKFUL JOB combination has done well. OF WORK TO DO. TO REVISE THE OLD JOKE ABOUT NOT

Kowloon Docks, if duties permit, AND WORRYING! DO YOUR BEST, PLAY THE GAME

should do better than last year al- DON'T WORRY THEN ONE DAY YOU'LL BE ELECTED TO THE

COMMITTEE, LUCKY IF YOU GET A though there is no true indication BOWLS SELECTION

of their strength to date. Both the GAME AND HAVE ALL THE WORRY! !

A tour of the clubs has not given me much information as Police and the Civil Service appear regards the formation of the various teams, although some clubs to be pretty much the same as be- have had practice matches which serve as an indication of the fore in playing strength, although

they have lost “Bill” Hollands probable constitution of the rinks.

was third in the Skips table last Moss has returned, whilst Club de Recreio may have little Several players have transfer- K.F.C., and M. J. Henderson, who season. difficulty in accounting for thered their services, the most not-is away on leave, whilst Guy can-one hopes to see Post and Fender Police, but in assessing the Foot-able one being R. F. da Luz, who not spare the time to play every on the green again if they are able

thehas returned to Club de Recreio week, I'm told. ball Club's chances against junior champions, their big "friend- after several seasons at Craigen- ly" victory against the Police sec-gower the Senior League cham- another onds must not be forgotten. They pions. Hyde-Lay, is should win by a small margin interesting transfer, but he will not be lost to First Division imagine.

The Kowloon Cricket Club will bowls as he is playing for the W. Gill meet more than their match in the H.K.F.C's "A" team. Craigengower "B" team, who are and G. Duncan, late of Craigen- have also gone to the gower, favourites for this section.

Whilst I congratulate the Asso-Football Club and should do well ciation on forming three Leaguer for them. instead of two, I cannot say they have given the poor scribe an easy task in picking the winners, but I

NOTABLE TRANSFERS

Indications are that Bebbington,

will take past experience as a guide late of the K.C.C., will also be in selecting all four home teams playing First Division bowls as he to collect the points in the Third

appeared as No. 3 to Alec Macfar- Division.

lane, of the H.K.F.C., in their The following is my forecast giv-friendly game against the

Police ing in brackets the corresponding last Saturday. Alec's elder brother, result of last year's match, where w. Macfarlane, has as far as I ever possible:-

FIRST DIVISION

C.C.C.

RECREIO

K.B.G.C.

K.D.R.C.

(67) K.C.C.

(74) C.S.C.C.

(-) H.K.F.C.

(73) Police

SECOND DIVISION:

(-). C.C.C.

(42) K.B.G.C. (90) P.R.C.

(44) IR.C.

K.C.C.

H.K.F.C.

RECREIO

*TAKOO

(*In First Division last year)

C.S.C.C.

THIRD DIVISION

(-) K.F.C.

know, not signed up for League bowls this season. A player who open figured prominently in the (57)

Singles a couple of season's ago, H. (47) Nish, is turning out for the K.C.C., and if he produces his old form, he (-) should be a useful acquisition to a team which does not appear very (57)

strong on paper.

Club de Recreio, in addition to Luz, whom I have mentioned above, have the services of C. F. Remedios, (79)

winner of the Open Singles title at (44) Shanghai last year, and he should prove of great strength to them as (70) both his brother, "A.A." and I be

lieve also Jackie Noronha, are un- able to turn out.

(50)

YACHT CLUB \ (57) --C.C,C. H.K.E.R.C. (-) Kowloon T. (-)

+H.K.F.C.

(-) G.D.R.

(† In Second Division last year)

R. DUNCAN AWAY

The Kowloon Bowling Green Club have lost R. Duncan former Colony Singles Champion, who, has gone to (-) Australia for a holiday, R. Hall who is "fathering” the newly-formed

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