1937-07-02 — Page 27

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2, 1937.

CRAIGENGOWER'S BIG VICTORY

RECREIO SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT

POLICE SURPRISE THE

H.K. FOOTBALLERS HYDE T

CORRESPONDENCE

SOME VERY SOUND SUGGESTIONS

Umpire Question Must Be Settled

"..

Hong Kong June 30.

"Skip" c/o China Mail.

In view of the

interest

you

$.

Page 19.

In the game of Lawn Bowls the duty of the umpire shall consist; al- most exclusively in the enforcement of rule VII (8) whereby "each play- er, when delivering his bonol must have one foot entirely on the mat.” It is obvious that the intention of the rule is not that players should have one foot entirely on the mat, but that are each player, when delivering his bowl,

HYDE LAY'S RINK'S COLLAPSE "TWAS a famous victory" as the poet said, al-Dear Sir,

though he was not referring, as I am, to the showing in the lawn bowls competi- must have the whole of one foot with great win which Craigengower scored over their tions, I take the liberty of bringing in the boundary of the mat and at the following points. for your consi- least a portion of that foot_resting, on visitors from Club de Recreio! Right from the deration, in the hope that, should you (and not over the mat. It is there- word "go" the Craigengower team were in the lead in your next criticism or comment on should be altered to read more or less

agree with me, you will touch on them fore suggested that Rule

VII (3) and actually F. X. Silva was the only Portuguese

the Open Championship.

1. The Open Championship being structions be given to umpires to 80 as stated above and that definite in- skip who ever held an advantage over an opponent, pointed by the Association from the

a major event umpires should be ap-interpret the present rule. and although he had that distinction t

4. Another three times start of the very first round of the like to call your attention is the great point which I would during his game with Dick Basa, the honour was, nis, cricket, hockey, football, polo, required minimum bias 3.

competition. If in all important ten- nus iber of bowls which have not the on each occasion, a short-lived one.

The have badminton swimming and

matches seen during the present open rink there is always an umpire or referee, matches all the players of a there is no reason why in the Lawnplaying with almost straight woods, rink BRADBURY, IN BEATING LUZ BY 14 SHOTS HAD THE none, particularly when the rules of won the tie. There are at present 288 Bowls Championship there should be and it is not surprising that that rink BIGGEST VICTORY FOR THE HOMESTERS AND HE WELL the game specifically provide for um- players in the league matches who use DESERVED THE HONOUR, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID HE RE- pires. It is really disappointing to see 576 bowls. If we take into account CEIVE GOOD SUPPORT, BUT PLAYED A VERY FINE GAME good players, whose standard of play that a good many bowlers have com HIMSELF. OMAR, IN OPPOSITION TO DICK ALVES, RAN INTO to foot-faulters who should not have ly estimated that at least 700 bowls

is that of champions, losing their ties plete sets of bowls, it can be safe A LEAD AND ALTHOUGH THE VISITOR SCORED A FIVE ON gone beyond the first round, had an are being used in competitions and THE EIGHTH HEAD, THE HOME SKIP WAS ALWAYS SITTING umpire been appointed from the very tournaments promoted by the Hong PRETTY AND WAS 13 TO THE GOOD AT THE FINISH.

start of the competition.

Kong Lawn Bowls Association. If the 2. Perhaps it would be argued that Association would make it compulsory The game between F. X. Silva and Basa was very closely con-pires for the 1st and 2nd rounds, par- the Association and a fee of $2 be it is impossible to find enough um that all bowls must be stamped by tested and the latter scraped home by three shots in a very high ticularly if all the matches scoring game, no less than fifty-one shots being scored, with a five same day as in the case of open rink $1,400 which would be

of the charged for testing and stamping each same round are to be played on and a six to the winner as the high spots! This victory has placed championship,

the bowl, the total fee collected could be both the Craigengower and Kowloon Dock teams within striking counts for umpires being appointed testing track.

and perhaps this ac- for the Association to about enough its own distance of Club de Recreio, who lost their unbeaten record. three teams are now virtually level, and must fight it out among advanced when the match reaches its the competitions with more enthusiasm, WA]] only in the Semi-final and · Final I am sure if the above rules are rounds. But this argument cannot be strictly adhered to players will join themselves, as no other team is in the running.

3rd round when not less than 75% of the game will be more interesting and the players have lost their ties and matches will be more keenly contested. : would be available to

umpire the Should you agree to comment on these match. Anyhow, I should certainly points in the “China Mai", I hope think that umpires should be appoint-you will do so in its to-morrow's issue, ed at a much earlier stage of the so as to give time for the sub-com- competition or at the very latest for mittee. of Lawn Bowls, which sits on the round previous to the quarter- Friday next (to-day) to consider the final, which in the present competi-matter and appoint umpires in time tions is the 3rd round of open rinks for the next Sunday's Open Rink mat- to be played on Sunday next, the ches and also for the 4th round of the 4th July, and the 4th round of open Open Fairs. pairs to be drawn for on Friday next

4

The Police

team surprised

their supporters, the opposition

and probably

themselves

as well, by beating the Hong

Kong Football Club on the P.R.C.

SKIP'S FORECAST

FIRST DIVISION

C.C.C. (62) .

K.C.C. (42)

green which has to accommodate | K.B.G.G. (54)

two matches these days, 'owing C. de Recreio (74) to the fact that it was unplay- able early in the season.

Perkins made a successful de-

but

C.S.C.C. (69)

SECOND

as skip in having the bet~ K.D.R.C. (~~) ter of Hyde Lay, who was play- ing brilliantly early in the after-C.C.C. (64) noon, and saved a five and two fours in succession. He went off K.C.C. (43)

a little towards the end of the I.R.C. (~~) game and his team was not able

THIRD

to resist the pressure which the P.R.C. (—) opposition applied after the 13th. head, from which stage they chalked up 14 shots to three to win by seven!

K.T.R.C. (———)

*C.C.C. (68).

In an experimental rink, D'all took de Resrein his chance at Number Three whilst

Post proved that he is of most value HKFC. (—)

P.R.C. (56)

H.K.F.C. (—).

DIVISION

K.B.G.C. (55).

C. de Recreio (57)

H.K.F.C. (—)

T.R.C.

DIVISION

K.F.C. (-)

G.S.C.C. (54)

R.H.K.Y.C. (—) H.KER.C. (~~)

to the team as a lead. Carey just in second Division last season. managed to get the better of Alec Figures in brackets denote the re- Macfarlane, who held the lead forsult of the corresponding game last

most of the game only to be pipped at the finish by a couple of shots. In the Shepherd Rodger duel, which

year).

the latter won by half a dozen shots SKIP'S REPLY

interest centred in the battle be

tween the two leada, Glen TO MR BASTO'S

dinning (L) and Howell, with

the homester coming out on top after SUGGESTIONS

a really sound display. Haynes as No three to the only winning visiting Skip played a very useful game, whilst Rodger's play was often bril liant and he was largely responsible for the six which his team scored quife early in the game.

~SHERRIFF FOUR'S VICTORY

As Sherriff was the only K.B.G.C. skip to win when they visited the Civil Service Club, I will discuss his rink first. W. Russell came back to

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Club

Co-operation Necessary

TIME UNRIPE FOR WOODS QUESTION

ledge the above letter, as it gives I am very pleased to acknow- me a further opportunity to re- turn to a subject, which as my readers will have noted, always (Continued on Page 20):

(only eight matches in each round);

AS

Yours faithfully,

B. BASTO.

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