1937-05-21 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 21, 1937.

R. P. PHILLIPS' RINK'S BAD COLLAPSE

P. E. Knight, above, of the Civil Service Cricket Club, was in the team which shared the spoils in all three rinks last Saturday,

C.C.C. JUNIORS TOO GOOD FOR KOWLOON B.G.C.

Yvanovich Plays Good Bowls

TAIKOO SECURE FIRST POINTS (By "SKIP")

game

The Craigengower second string carried on the good work of their seniors by winning nicely at Austin Road, and they had chiefly Way's rink to thank for the victory. I wish to em- phasise the excellent which Medina played. Whilst Way was very good himself, the victory was "made" by his No. The rink 3, who was deadly. lead Meyer's quartette, by 28-5 with only two heads to go, but a three, followed by a five at the very last end, made the score appear less of a debacle than it really was.

was a

Drake was in great form against Ward and was in hand all the way before winning by 10 shots, but it

different story on the other rink where Guy's team, after holding a small lead lost 16 in eight heads to become 13 down.

outstanding.

: SEVERE DRUBBING

The K. C. C. juniors received

a

TRIPLE TIE RESULTS FROM LAST WOOD

JACK RODGER HOLDS OWN

AGAINST CULLEN

RECREIO WERE VERY LUCKY

"ONE

(By "SKIP") .

NE tie, all tie" would appear to be an apt description of the sensational match between the Police Recreation Club and the Civil Service Cricket Club, last Saturday, for it is now common knowledge that the game finished up with all three rinks level. Whether this is a world's record as has been suggested, it is hard to say, but it has certainly never previously occurred during my experience of bowls.

GREAT AS MUST BE THE

SKIP'S FORECAST

C.C.C. (55)

FIRST DIVISION

P.R.C. (53)

K.C.C. (51)

K.D.R.C. (51).

C.S.C.C. (-)

K.B.G.C. (52)

C. de R. (64)

H.K.F.C. (———)

SECOND DIVISION ...

I.R.C.

C.C.C. (44)

K.B.G.C. (~~);

PR.C. (-)

K.C.C..

C. de R. (62)

TAIKOO (—)

H.K.F.C. (——).

THIRD DIVISION

C. de R. (--)

K.T.R.C. (-).

H.K.F.C, (—)

K.F.C. (—)

C.S.C.C. (----).

c.c.c. (~~)

"H.K.E.R.C. (38) R.H.K.Y.C. (69)

(*In Second Division last year). (Figures in brackets denote result of

corresponding games last season).

Cox's Road, where Club de Recreio ARITHMETICAL ODDS went on a point-hunting “expedi- AGAINST SUCH A RESULT, HOW MUCH GREATER MUST tion. On paper they looked to be THEY BE AGAINST IT BEING ACHIEVED BY SCORING A easy winners, but it is shots that THREE AND WHAT A GREAT THREE ON THE LAST HEAD count and they had to wait until OF THE MATCH. IT FELL TO POST. TÓ ACHIEVE FAME BY the last wood of the match to scrape DRAMATICALLY TAKING THE JACK THROUGH, WITH A home by a solitary shot-and that the was given to them by HEAVY ONE, TO SCORE AS GOOD A THREE AS EVER SEEN,

HOLLIDGE WAS ["enemy"! All square with the last AND SO BECOME THE THIRD SKIP TO TIE.

TWO BETTER bowl to deliver, Goodwin tried to LEADING POST BY THREE, RANDLE WAS THAN MAIR, AND PHILLIPS HAD A LEAD OF FOUR WHEN play heavily onto the two Recreio THE RINKS HAD EACH ONE HEAD TO PLAY AND THE FACT woods which were "lying," but was THAT THE POLICE SECURED NINE IN THESE THREE just a shade narrow and had the HEADS SHOWS HOW SENSATIONALLY THE POINTS WERE misfortune to bump up one of the SNATCHED FROM THE HOMESTERS.

one

Recreio's woods to give them the

As the match is likely to be spoken about for some years 1 points, Goodwin's team did well to propose to give the names of the participants for the sake of hold Dick Alves quartette to three posterity.

shots, Craig's play being especially noteworthy..

C.S.C.C.

P. E. Knight J. Gellatly

J. F. McGowan S. Randle

(Skip)

L. A. Collyer

P.R.C.

W. Greig

19

W. McLeod

J. Orem

W. Mair

19

(Skip)

J. Forrest.

C. Strange

L. Glendinning

J. Deakin

F. E. E. Booker

R. P. Phillips

(Skip)

G. C. Moss

21

(Skip)

21

E. W. -Simmonds

F. Nolan

H. E. Strange

A. W. Grimmitt

J. Hollidge

(Skip)

20

W. S. Dall

G. Perkins E. G. Post (Skip)

20

RODGER'S RINK SHINE

Whether Jimmy Jack caught Luz on an off day, a very unlikely con- tingency, or whether the home skip was bang at the top of his game, I cannot say, but it certainly came as a surprise to see the former beat- ing his more prominent: opponent. is And that he lead all the way testimony to the value of his win for the opposition was very strong, C. F. Remedios, playing as usual, as No. 3 to the old Craigengower, player.

MULCAHY SHINES

In a low-scoring game Mulcahy

close heads with the

.

Then a slight re-action set in and he finished up only six to the bad against Pearse, who was in fine R. P. Phillips, the old Shang-1some years of skipping, but he more was outstanding as lead to Jack, and form and received good support haiTM Interporter, was skipping it than pulled his weight, while Sim-had many from his rink, K. M. Omar being will be noticed, and was leading mons, as lead, also rendered good younger Luz, who has developed in- to a more than useful first man. by as many as 13 shots at one service to Hollidge. stage, only for Moss and his men

Silkstone had the upper hand of F. to gradually reach striking dis- The Kowloon Dock team had as X. M. Silva for most of their game, severe drubbing at the hands of tance, before securing the four much as they could do to put it but the Portuguese skip came along which I have mentioned. Sam across the Hong Kong Footballers with a four on the last head, after Club de Recreio, who, it is note-

Randle and Mair, the former for whom chief honours go to Jack scoring on only eight ends up to worthy, secured the first triple of

playing for his third club in Rodger, for his handsome victory then, to win by a single shot. the season. To A. A. Remedios

three weeks incidentally, had a lover Cullen, who has been in such Craigengower scored a very hand- went the chief honours for his win

much more even game all the deadly form this year. And there some victory over the Kowloon against L. Jack, by 19 shots, and he way through and the lead chang-was no doubt as to the merit of his Bowling Green Club and fully de- had much to thank Yvanovich for ed several times before it was win, as he lead from the word "go" served their 32 shot win, the second in achieving this big win, for finally levelled. Knight was and finished up strongly with a best one of the day. the latter played a very strong right on his game, whilst Randle three and a four to secure a 10 Omar had the biggest win in hav- game. Vic. Labrum did not meet

was doing something useful all shot margin. But his was the only ing the better of Armstrong by 17 with much more success against C.

the time.

winning home rink! McKelvie and points, and his rink played well to G. Basto, and ended a long long trail

It was unusual to see Grimmitt Alec Macfarlane were 6 all after a man, notably Souza who was dead- with a 15 shot deficit.

playing as Number 3 again after nine heads pretty dour bowling-ly and simply couldn't get his woods but then the former broke clear away from the vicinity of the kitty. away to win by nine-each scoring Basa's men started in hearty a four in the last two ends.

style by scoring a five from Sher-

1.

It was Nish who put up the sternest fight, and he had J. J. could do little against Adal, with Basto on toast until the 15th end Robertson in still worse plight in when the latter scored two singles opposition. to Dallah until he got Another good duel took place on riff's rink, at the very first head, to put him on the e “hoo-doo" num-seven in the last two heads to finish the adjacent rink in which Hyde and they gradually increased their ber, from which he jumped off with ten down.

Lay met J. C. Brown in a game lead to win by 13. The homesters a five and scored four and three în The Taikoo team secured their featured chiefly by a strong re-were pretty well on top most of the last couple of heads to win by first points of the season by beating covery on the part of the former, the game whilst Sherriff's three four

the Police team on ty

two drinks at after the tea interval. Trailing by could not seem to get going at all. WELL REWARDED

Quarry Bay. Keown had a very 13 shots, he began to get the mea-The closest result was achieved when The Indians paid a visit to the handsome win against Glendinning, sure of the opposition and scored on Bradbury encountered Hosking, H.K.F.C. and were well rewarded, who worried the markers on only all, but one of the last eight heads who is making good in his job o coming away winners on all rinks six heads, whilst Riddell was nine (on which the visitors secured a skipping. It is true that he did not and having a total majority of 20 down to Stainton. Carey was the very handy nap hand), to pull up quite pull it off, but it is no disgrace shots. Only Dr. Selby put up very visiting winner played a great game to within five of his adversary.

to be only four down to a skip of serious opposition in finishing four to overcome Polson by one short of

Bradbury's calibre, ably backed up down to AR, Minu, but Brooksba a dozen.

at by Coates.

EXCITING FINISH An exciting finish was seen

of