1937-09-15 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 15, 1937.

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OPEN SINGLES BOWLS FINAL TO-DAY

THRILLING GAME EXPECTED BETWEEN OMAR AND RANDLE

(By "Skip").

SHALL we have a new Open Singles Champion in S. Randle as the result of to-day's big game or will U. M. Omar create a new record by winning the title for the third time?

WILLIE RUSSELL, WHOM OMAR BEAT IN 1923 TO WIN HIS FIRST TITLE, HAD A GREAT RECORD IN HAVING BEEN CHAMPION TWO YEARS RUNNING, 1912 AND 1913, AND THEN GETTING INTO THE FINAL THE FOLLOWING YEAR. WHEN OWING TO THE WAR IT WAS NOT FOUND POSSIBLE TO PLAY THE MATCH WITH G. MILLER AND THE TWO HELD THE HONOUR JOINTLY.

U. M. Omar, will, this after- noon, be all out to win the Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championship title for the third time.

TABLE TENNIS TOUR OF AUSTRALIA

(Continued from Page 18) HUNGARIANS” ITINERARY

Should Omar win to-day, he will beat the veteran's record by having won it outright on three occasions! a record which would no doubt remain for some years when it is noted that the best per-

"The Hungarians' tour will open in formance by any other player is to win and to be a runner-up once: Adelaide on Tuesday, and they will this has been achieved by the late G. R. Edwards, R. F. Luz, J. Ferplay in Victorian country centres be- guson and L A. Gutierrez, the latter losing to A. E. Coates, the present holder.

But what of to-day's match, at! the K.B.G.C. at which a very large crowd of spectators is expected? From the list of results which I give below it will be agreed that Randle has had the more difficult route to the Final As I write it looks as if the Green will be very heavy, and this will, I think, be somewhat in Randle's favour as Omar is at his best when there is not much “hold” in the grass.

SIMILAR TYPES ·

The types of play of two men are similar in one important respect, namely that they both go for their shots with a certain amount of fire and abandon.

Fro instances of which we have had in earlier rounds! Randle won a brilliant victory against Glen Cooper by having the courage and ability to be well up when his ́op- ponent was lying game, whilst Omar. endeavoured to shorten the semi-final by a similar effort

Whilst the Indian has more ex- perience of big match play, I do not think he will have any advan- tage on that account as Randle, who is brimful of confidence, will show no sign of nerves..

NO FORECAST!

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THEIR RECORDS

U. M OMAR beat J. J. Basto 21/9 beat J. H. Gelling 21/5 beat J. Pau 21/5 beat T. Armstrong 21/13 beat G. H. Sherrif 21/13 beat A. S. Russell 21/20

S. RANDLE beat R. O. Read 21/4 beat C. F. Remedios 21/18 beat H. G. Cooper 21/19 beat A. R. Dalich-21/18 beat A. S. Gomes_21/20 beat H. A. Alves '21/16

YORKSHIRE PROVE SUPERIORITY

VERITY REACHES

200 WICKETS

London; To-day. Yorkshire once and for all prov:

I may be expected to forecast the led their superiority over their big- winner but no object can be gest rivals during the season just achieved by doing so, and what is concluded. They beat Middlesex still more important, the task is im- by an innings and 115 runs. possible when one gets to the last two in an entry of 119 players! can only express the hope that the better man wins, that the joss is equal and that the game is played badly and the southern county in the

sporting spirit which has featured the two players' earlier

were dismissed for only 185. rounds.

C.R.C.-K.C.C. MATCH

TO OFFS

The " Division Tennis match scheduled for to-day be- tween the Chinese R. C. and the Kowloon C. C. will not be play- ed. It had been mutually agre- ed to play it off yesterday as some of the players from both sides are taking part in the Hard Court Tournament this afternoon

Yorkshire had first lease of the wicket and thanks to big scores by Leslie Hutton (121), and Mitchell (86) ran up the respectable total of

401

Middlesex batsmen

i

failed

Following on, they gave a pitiful display against some typical, bowl- ing by Hedley Verity (8 for 43) and were only able to top the cen- tury mark by one run.

CONSISTENT, VERITY Verity in the course of this game, reached his 200 wickets in a season İfor the third time' in his career.

LITTLE INTEREST IN TENNIS PROGRAMME

PRACTICE FOR CHINESE

(By “ADREM”)

Three matches are down for de- cision in the "B" Division of the tennis League this afternoon, none of which appears to offer much in the way of entertainment.

Chinese Recreation Club, vir- tual champions, meet the Kow- loon Cricket Club at Causeway Bay and should be able to in- dulge in a little gentle practice. K.C.C., without exception, have - been the most disappointing team of the season and after of starting off with a blaze glory, have now faded into in- significance.

fore appearing in Melbourne on

On the other hand, the Chinese August 23. They will arrive in have now struck peak form and but Sydney on August 25, and play at for misfortune last week, when the Rushcutter Bay Stadium that their match with Craigengower was evening, at Lithgow on August 27, abandoned in the course of the jand Rockdale on August 30. The third round, would now have the

Australian teams, carnival for men

title in their pockets. and women will begin at the Stadium I shall be very surprised if the on August 31, continuing on Septem-Kowloon team manage more than a ber 1 and 2. The rational champion-couple of sets.

ships, in which the Hungarians will compete, will be held at the Stadium

on September 7, 8, and 9.-

The New South Wales champion

MAXIMUM WIN

Club de Recreio, who tra-

is Cecil Smith, who will play Szaba-vel to Pokfulum to meet the Uni- dos at the Stadium on August 25 versity, should have little difficulty in winning nine sets. The Un- The other matches for that night

are probably the are: Kelen Hodgson, Kelen and dergraduates

weakest team in the Division! Szabados Comber and Greene, Szabados Kelen (five sets); Miss Jacobs (State champion) v Mrs. Ward; Kelen and Miss Jacobs Szabados and Mrs. Ward, Kelen and Szabados y Smith and Baker, Szaba- dos v Baker, Kelen Greene. The box plan is available at leading sports stores.

Civil Service, a very keen team,“ are certain to give the powerful Craigengower a good run for their money but it is inconceivable that they will manage a win.

The following is the programmè: University

T Club de Recreio Chinese R.C. V Kowloon C.C. Civil Service

TO DRINK

Craicengower C.C.

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A TRIAL AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

New Zealand played a pleasant two day match with the Gentlemen of Ireland and had little difficulty blog in winning by an innings and 52 Tuns. The tourists batted first and scored 286 and then dismissed their opponents for 160 and 74, Weir (5 for 27), and Galichan (5 for 25) doing the damage in the second innings.

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