Saturday's Bowls
K.D.R.C.
At A Glance
FIRST DIVISION
K.C.C.
MISS ROUND BEATS
CHILEAN
SENORITA LIZANA FAILS IN BIRMINGHAM FINAL
THE CHINA MAÍL, JUNE 14, 1937.
London, May 21.
64
C.C.C.
65
C.S.C.C.
57 K.C.C.
64
C. de R.
74 H.K.F.C.
45
K.B.G.C.
72 P.R.C.
54
SECOND DIVISION
46 T.R.C.
72
FISS D. E.ROUND-had-some-consolation-for her four defeats
H.K.F.C..
59 C.C.C.
58
C. de R.
59 I.R.C.
59
K.B.G.C.
62 P.R.C.
THIRD DIVISION
K.F.C.
46
R.H.K.Y.C.
42
C.S.C.C.
K.T.G.C.A.
.C.C.C.
62 61
C. de R. H.K.E.R.C.
H.K.F.C.
42
the final of the women's singles in the Priory L.T.C. tournament at Edgbaston, Birmingham, yesterday by 4-6, 6—1, 6—4.
Lizana at Surbiton. 69 A year ago Miss Round beat Senorita
58
THE KEY MAN
IN BOWLS
IS THE NO. TWO..
A CONTROVERSY
Sydney, May 6.
81 Since then the Chilean has been the victor on four occasions. Kho 67 Sin Kie, the Chinese Davis Cup player, won the final of the men's singles, defeating D. Prenn, the old German international, by
A controversy was started re- Senorita Lizana became over-
set cently as to who was the key man confident early in the final
I ́ have always when she led 2-0. Miss Round in a bowls rink. then tightened up her game and stood for the No. 2, and can't meet on the damp skiddy grass sur-anybody able to convince me other- face, played shots to a fine wise. I met a man in the street length and forced the Chilean to the other day, a big man from any angle, Charles Walker, of War- make many mistakes.
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE
CIVIL SERVICE
TOTALS
First Division
Shots
P. W. L. D. F. A. up Dn. Pts.
Shots
CLUB de RECREIO ·
5
5 0
0 344 261 83
0
10
KOWLOON DOCK R.C.
5
4 1
0. 338 287 51
0
8
CRAIGENGOWER
4
3 1
279 226
53
0
6
KOWLOON B.G.C.
5
3
2
0
313 - 300
13
0
6
FOOTBALL CLUB
5
1 3
1
279 323
0
44
3
`KOWLOON C.C.
5
1 4
270 0
314
0
44
2
POLICE R.C.
5
0
3
2. 273- 345
0
72
2
0 3
1 218 258
0
40
1.
.38 17 - 17
4 2314 2314
200
200
38
Second Division -
!
5
4
0
1
322 255 67
0
9
4
1 0
3 1
1
336 266. 322
70
.0
8
259
63
0
7
3 2 0
305 291 14
0.
6.
5
3. 0
295
284.
11.
0
4
5
3 0
262
331
0
69
4
5
4
0 260 342
0 82
5
อ 5
0 .236 310
40 19
19
2 2338 2338
225 225
INDIAN R.G. CRAIGENGOWER CLUB de RECREIO KOWLOON B.G.C. TAIKOO DOCK R.C. FOOTBALL CLUB KOWLOON C.C. POLICE R.C.
TOTALS
1O 1O, LO NO IG I
ગર્ગ ગ
ዑ 74 0
Third Division
1 0 313 265 48
jok jok 19 19 Go to co sa
පුප්පු
40
CLUB de RECREIO
5
4
8
CIVIL SERVICE
4
3 1
0 269 205 64
6
YACHT CLUB
5
3
2
0
299 281.
18
6
FOOTBALL CLUB
5
3
2
0
284 280
4
0
6
KOWLOON TONG
3 0
309 286
23
0
4
CRAIGENGOWER
5
2
3
277 0
348
0
71
4
H. K. ELECTRIC R.C.
4
1
3
0
206 236
0
30
2
K. FOOTBALL CLUB
5
4
0 253 309
0 56
2
38 19
19
0 2210 2210 157 157
38
TOTALS
Miss Ingram Out of Hospital
ISS Ruth Ingram, the eldest
Mdaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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A. W. Ingram, and a member of the "Y" Ladies' Brawn Cup hoc- key team, was discharged from hospital last Monday after long illness following an attack of appendicitis. It is extremely doubtful whether she will play hockey for the "Y" next season.
R. M. Wood, the Civil Service Cricket Club wicket-keeper-bats- man, and a very promising novice jockey, is a very enthusiastic tennis player. Apart from League games, he is to be seen at the Valley at least once a week practising..
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J. Fleming, who plays bowls for Taikoo Docks, is better known as a footballer. He played for the Hong Kong Football Club first eleven during the past season.
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The final set was a thrilling one,rawee Club, to wit. for Senorita Lizana still led. 3-2. Miss Round played splendidly
to Charles Walker is a gentleman to assess
win the next three games and had whose business it is
the ninth, values, convince boards, lead com- two match points in
mercial sinners to the paths of which, however, she lost, and
it
was left to Senorita Lizana to fail virtue, and protect others from
Miss
themselves in arriving at financial on a service return to give
conclusions. Round the match.
HARD FIGHT Prenn fought hard and retrieved the against everything he could fleet-footed Kho Sin Kie. Prenn had three set points at 6-5 in the first set, but Kie pulled him back and won the set after a great struggle. Prenn had now shot his bolt, and Kie, whipping his forehand drive fiercely, easily won the second set to love.
In amateur sport he is a bowls executive officer, with the presi- dency at his feet, a bowls enthu- siast next, and a bowler last. that he is the "last" bowler.
Not
He told me a story of a trip on the Rivers, after an interstate visit to Brisbane. His team consisted of Bert Eslick, of Petersham, in the lead; Percy Pryor, of Quirindi, as No. 2, and His Dignity Mons. Hol- lingsworth, of Warrawee, as third
Both Kie and Miss Round gained a second success, Kie, partnered by D. W. Butler, winning the men's man. doubles from H. Billington and G. R. B. Meredith, and Miss Round, with Butler, easily beat Prenn and Senorita Lizana in the final of the mixed doubles.
FINAL RESULTS Men's Singles.-Kho Sin Kie bt D. Prenn, 8–6, 6–0.
Every rink they met on that tour had the same lament. Whenever the lead was beaten, and things were not favourable for the draw, Charles brought Percy Pryor "into them," and with such effect that the opposition was unable to ma any stand.
Women's Singles.-Miss D. E. Round bt Senorita A. Lizana, 4—6, 6—1, 6—4.
Pryor has a devastating drive Men's Doubles.-Kho Sin Kie and D.
even "Mat" W. Butler bt H. Billington and G. R. that would convince B. Meredith, 9-11, 64, 6-4.
that it pays handsomely to use him. Women's Doubles. Senorita A. Li-Nobody was able to withstand the zana and Miss A. E. L. McOstrich bt
Mrs. J. S. Kirk and Miss M. Heeley, destructive tactics employed by the 6-2, 6-4.
skip, and nobody had the honour of Mixed Doubles.-D. W. Butler and "stopping" them on that trip. Miss D. E. Round bt D. Prenn and Senorita A. Lizana, 6-3, 6-0.
Skinner Turns To Bowls
L.S
D. SKINNER, former Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong Badminton Association and who previously played for the Fire Brigade team prior to going on Home leave, has now taken up bowls and has joined the Hong Kong Football Club.
So Charles Walker is convinced that the No. 2, when you get the right one-an all-rounder, who can play any shot--is the key man in a rink.
I have told many times how Sam Hotchin, Harper, Bill Potter, Bill Charley Barrell, and others have proved it for me in big games, and even at the expense of a compara- tively weak No. 3 in the rink.
Ready Response To "Y"
Swimming Section Appeal
A ready response was the outcome,best sprinters, has resigned from the of last Sunday's appeal in these Y.M.C.A. columns for more entries for the "Y" gala and as a result aquatic gala at the
a distinct success.
ex-
There are
in many newcomers last
athough these night's the Men's Section, - YM.C.A. was have been reluctant to come-for- ward for some unknown reason. The of the "Y" are very unfortunate in that A disappointing feature gala, however, was the almost total the swimmers at their disposal are absence of lady performers and with past the stage where they can show the exception of Mrs. M. Major, and any appreciable improvement, the Misses Winnie Ingram and Enid cept among the youngsters, among whom A. Keown and H. Millington Watson, the rest of the ladies seem- ed to be suffering from an attack of are steadily improving.
F. Anslow has practically termin- shyness.
ated his connection with the "Y" The Ladies' Section have unfor- after a promising season last year, tunately lost the services of several while H. G. Lange will no longer be of their best performers in the George available, except possibly for water- sisters, now happily married, while polo, so the "Y's" prospects for the Mrs. Turpin, who was one of their season do not look particularly bright.
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