1937-06-11 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 11, 1937.

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KOWLOON DOCK TEAM CAUSE UPSET

J. McKelvie, prominent in the skip's tables."

JUNIOR

DIVISION

LAWN BOWLS

Yacht Club Still Tops League Table

SIMPSON'S USEFUL

In the

WIN

(By "SKIP") Junior league Kowloon Tong scored their second win of the season ⠀ and their margin against the H.K F.C. team was a handsome one as they were up on all rinks. Simpson, with Spary, another former K. C. C. player, as his Three, had a useful win against Joe Beach, whom he led from the beginning, but closer results, both with exciting finishes, were seen on the other two rinks.

BOWLING GREEN OUTPLAYED

HOSKING ONLY WINNER

SATURDAY'S SENIOR LEAGUE

BOWLS REVIEWED

(By "Skip")

SECOND DIVISION MATCHES

L. JACK'S BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL WIN

W. K. WAY SAVES CRAIGENGOWER C.C.-

(By "SKIP")

""The toast, gentlemen, is the

name of Mr. L. Jack who had to his

THE biggest upset in last Saturday's first divi-K.C.C. and I couple with it, the

in the Second League.” That

“duck".

day.

were

half

sion bowls was the victory of the Kowloon credit, the biggest individual win Dock team over the K.B.G.C. at Austin Road. might well be the prologue to my Although not by any means in the nature of a remarks on this division's matches. sensation, it came as a surprise to most people. The cricketers at last broke their The homesters won on only one rink, on which measures about their win, w which Hosking beat the more experienced Brown, by came as the chief surprise of the seven shots. That it was not very many more was To get the better of the H.K.F.C. due chiefly to the old Interporter, who saved time second string by no fewer than 31 and again. Walker and Bright were usually get-serve as a stimulus to the team. L

shots is very encouraging and, may ting the better of their opposites and with Gill Jack, as I have indicated, had much beating Joe Fraser most of the time, it was usually to do with the big win as he was up to the visiting skip to save the count, which as lips, who had two fours in his total I have said, he did with much success.

up by 22 shots against D. W. Phil-

of eleven a pointer to the way the heads went for the home quar- tette.

MCKELVIE LOST A FIVE TO SHERRIFF ON THE FIRST HEAD BUT WAS HE UPSET? NOT IN THE LEAST! HE AND

· PECULIAR GAME HIS MEN SETTLED DOWN TO A STEADY GAME AND BY THE

Hughie Nish and Brooksbank SEVENTH HEAD THE SCORE WAS 14-5 IN THEIR FAVOUR. had a rather peculiar sort of game. THEY REMAINED ON TOP FOR THE REST OF THE GAME The former went into a lead of 16 AND FINALLY ENDED WITH A MARGIN OF A DOZEN.

to 3 on the "eleventh head, largely Kempton played a very sound game whilst 'Jock' himself was due to a seven the tenth, but an ideal skip, but his opponent had an 'off' day and was inclined to four ends later, the visiting skip be short. Fred Cullen, on the other rink, got the better of Guy by was only two shots in arrears. Back eight shots and well deserved the win. He had good assistance came his opponent with a couple from all of his rink but apart from Armstrong, the home skip was of natty fours and it was all over. not well supported.

Jake Selby was the only visitor to

Trailing all the way, Morgan all but caught up on the Houghton the twentieth only to lose a four on the last roll-up and the match by five.

Down at Happy Valley, the Club de Recreio played the win and he had only three to spare shots. Gelling had Basto (A. H.) KCC put up a very good fight Police on the Football Club's ground against Vic Labrum, who started in his pocket right until the nine- against the Football Club but and had matters pretty much their off well but was gradually over- teenth head when he had a lead of could not quite make the grade. way on two of the rinks, but Post taken. six shots. But then what a trans-Alec Macfarlane had the best did well to tie with Luz, whose The Police very nearly caused a formation! The home skip got win for the Valleyites in beating rink is, on paper at least,

a

very sensation by putting it across the very useful five on the next head Silkstone

10 shots. The strong.

The Portuguese skip ran Craigengower outfit but once again and clinched matters by going one visitor after trailing, drew level into a lead of 17-6 at the eleventh Bill Way saved the situation by better on the next to win by five with a nap

hand at the eighth end and it needed great determina- having a very comfortable win over points.

head but from then onwards he tion on the part of his opponent to Fraser. With a lead of only four, A great recovery on the home could make no headway and he pull up to 20 all C. F. Relate in the game, the winner put on skip's part and one which came as lost a five and a four on the last medios, former Shanghai singles a spurt to win eventually by eleven much as a surprise to the winners two heads. The second home champion, was not at his best as points, which was enough to coun- as it did to the visiting rink.. victory was scored by Hyde Lay No. 3.

ter balance the gains which Carey K.F.C. BEATEN

in opposition to Jimmy Jack but

and Riddell had in their games. The Yacht Club remain at the there was only six shots in it at

(Continued on Page 22) top of this league by virtue of a the end; the visitors scored on win against the Kowloon Football ten of the 21 heads but could Club who won on only one rink, on only twice get more than the which Lapsley got the better of bare shot.

.

Abraham by a couple. Maughan - SCHOLASTIC PROFESSION had the edge on Bob Hall's men all The scholastic profession, in Ed the way and was a dozen to the wards and Mulcahy, had a

great good, but Joe Gibson and Robert-tussle as respective leads with hon-

ALVES, ALL THE WAY Dick Alves had the biggest win in the division, in beating Mair by no fewer than 22 shots-this after had a margin of 16 in his favour. the latter had led by five after Marques, who seemed to go right three heads had been played! Apart off his game last season, has staged from a solitary single here and a brilliant “come back"

and

has "Alves, Alves, all the been playing a deadly game all way to the finishing post F. X. this year C. G. Silva, who is not M. Silva, whilst not quite so punish-enjoying the best of health these

in his game against Moss and he game. ལu

there,

it was

son were neck and neck until twofours just about even at the ting, had. nothing to worry about days, pulled his weight well in this

BRIGHT EFFORT

thirds of the way through when a Tuck was in good form for the nap hand to

the home skip gave ballers but Hyde Lay was not up him a lead of six, which he increas- to his usual high standard. I will ed by one before the finish.

refrain from the obvious pun in saying that Goodwin's victory over Club de Recreio, in the remain- Jack Rodger was well deserved. His ing match in this section, had a team started off badly but stuck nice win against their Craigen- to their job gamely to get the lead gower visitors, winning on two at the ninth end, only to find them- rinks and tieing on the other in Iselves in arrears again when double which no less, than 48 shots were that number of heads had been chalked up. In this etter

game played. Then they finished drama- Rosario and Bagley kept on losin tically with eight in the last three the lead alternately until a tie be trundles to gain a seven-shot came the only just result.1 home skip got a good six early on whilst Bagley just failed to get a similar count late in the game. Botelho also had a six in his match with

The

__. POST DOES WELL

| Rodger played well with help from his lead whilst

good Craig

with 2mmern, who was trailing all was always doing something useful!

the

eventually to get home for Goodwin. ⠀

a nineteen shot margin.

It required á bright effort on the rear most of the way until. part of Roza-Pereira's outfit to last four heads were played “bring home the bacon” against in those last ends gave Alves (A.E.S.) as they were in the victory by the round half dozen.

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