1937-08-06 — Page 27

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 6, 1937.

SENSATION

FOLLOWS SENSATION!

JOCK MCKELVIE IN LIMELIGHT FOR KOWLOON DOCKS

INDIANS FINE VICTORY

OVER RECREIO

K.C.C. SENIORS SHINE

TAWN Bowls League followers had their full measure of thrills on Saturday last when sen- sation followed sensation. Firstly there was the defeat of Craigengower on their own green, thanks Then we had the to a great shot by McKelvie. double defeat of the K.B.G.C. at the hands of the Police and just to complete the upsets in the prem- ier Division, the Kowloon Cricket Club took the points, and fully deserved to do so, from the visit ing Civil Service team.

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THE KC.C. SECONDS ALSO UPSET THINGS BY WINNING AT TAIKOO IN THE SECOND DIVISION, IN WHICH THE IN DIANS PRACTICALLY ASSURED THEMSELVES OF PROMO- TION BY THEIR BIG WIN OVER CLUB DE RECREIO, IN WHICH MATCH, I. I. BASTO, AFTER NINE UNBEATEN GAMES, LOST HIS SPLENDID RECORD TO M. Y. ADAL.

The Civil Servants trounced the Yacht Club and are almost bound to be in the Second Division of the League next season, a success which will be well deserved, as witness their record to date of 213 shots up.

It is customary in report-1 (UNERARIAMANTI ing matches in the home papers to record the state of the games

every five heads, and an indica-

tion on these lines of the progress of the vital game between Kow- loon Dock and Craigengower may C.C.C. prove of interest.

SKIP'S FORECAST

Mr. Bowers, the well, known local turf figure who is better known

bove look ing into the camera lens during

on the K.CC. green.

as Mr. Lancashire, is cent open championship

I think will be the first to admit Guy's collapse was inexplicab that fortune favoured him on the With a rink which has

last head. He was then one down. I disturbed since the and with the opposition counting the season, he has

he essayed a drive which, in

missing the objective, hit a side

wood and came into the jack which it moved to count three shots!

Surprise No. 2 was the defeat, and a big one too, which the KB.G.C. sustained at the hands of the Police Club. Admittedly the Kowloon team is not nearly as strong as in some former years, but they were fully expected to overcome their hosts at the Valley and half way through the game with the Mainlanders up by a dozen shots, it looked as if they were in for an easy win.

HAD OTHER IDEAS

high place in the

fairly reliable

rink's form. Yet on this

they could do little, thou should be noted that Perkins and his men are as yet not beaten. Ás it was put to me during the week- end, by one of the participants, the losers were given their full desserts for a bad patch of bowling just as the winners received, all they deserved, and a bit more, for a brilliant recovery.”

WORRIED BY GREEN Both Walker and Tetley seemed worried by the green which was very heavy, whilst the good woods But the Police team, especially which Armstrong and Guy put in, Perkins and his men had different were promptly removed by a side (64) ideas! From being down 9/16 at with its tail up for which most the eleventh, the home rink scored things came off, Perkins being very no less than 25 shots whilst the good

FIRST DIVISION

€.S.C.C.

(55) P.R.C

(51) K.B.G.C.

(51) G de B (--) HRFC

(53)

(52)

SECOND DIVISION.

K.C.C. After five heads the Dock team were 4 up whilst after 10 heads, KDRC. and also after 15 heads they were. one down.

With both the Brown and Basa match and that between Cullen and Omar finished, the teams were all square and McKelvie and Brad- LRC. bury had two heads to play.

C.C.C. A FINE DRAW---

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With characteristic spirit the KB.G.C. home men set about their task well

P.R.C. and when McKelvie followed Brad- bury, the Champions were lying no less than five shots and the match appeared to be theirs. But they had possibly reckoned without Me de R. Kelvie, who, with a perfect shot, drew the very first shot! Bradbury was not able to alter the lay with HKFG.. his last wood and “Jock" came up again with barely dead weight to rest on the home team's second wood, some eighteen inches short, and very nearly promoted it for the shot. But only nearly you' notice there are no flies on "Jock"

HKER.C

KCG

(-) C. de R. (-) Taikoo

H.K.F.C.

THIRD DIVISION

(-) KF.C.

() csc.c

visitors scored a singleton! Carey, Moss was in the lead all the way meanwhile, was making up some of against Holland for whom A. S. his arrears against Hosking, whilst Russell was in good trim. Moss, Moss hung on to a useful lead of who was playing well, had good

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(38) RHKY_C_" (69)

Figures in brackets denote the result of the corresponding game last year.

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rinks, I do not know; but the home four appeared to crack up, indivi- One up and one to go, Pearson, dually and collectively on that last I think, drew the shot about a foot head behind and Bevie, with a perfect The conditions, or shall I say wood rested right on top of the circumstances, were such as to up- jack

a real match winner! Mar-set any player! whilst the us-- Souza was heavy with one of some 30 or more people actually ood, then wide, Coates made two on the green is not only discourte

attempts to rest out the ous to the players but is aga counter trail the jack, whilst all the etiquette of the game.

adbury also failed at the critical

LAID FOUNDATION moment to leave McKelvie lying Brown's rink actually laid the the couple which not only gave his foundation for the victory

the win, but gave him the off set the small loss which Cullen over his opponent by a sustai at the hands of Omar shot Whether it was the The Dock man was able to secure moment, the dis- the better of Basa by four shots, ing robbed of a thanks to more consistent bowling

set for a towards the

to the which Glen Co

specta for good-

Gallen

of the game, er was often noted

thought he was unlucky to lose to Oms who

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