1938-05-26 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 26, 1988..

Good Bowls Despite

RE-SHUFFLING OF POLICE RINKS WAS JUSTIFIED

Teddy Fincher Retains Unbeaten Record

L. J. XAVIER'S OUTSTANDING DISPLAY

(By "SKIP")

NO THANKS!

Don't buy or even accept a pro- sent of a second-hand set of bowls. If somebody discards them, that is prime facie evidence of their inefficiency, and they come under the heading of "something the matter with them," like many of our incorrectly tutored players. Take one bite at the cherry, get the bowls that you Need, not the ONUA that somebody needs the money for.

Rain

"REVIEWER'S"

SPORTS* COMMENTARY

Bradman Right Again

skip, narrow with his first attempt, took timber with the other wood.' ITICE on does that the writer stat

in yesterday's cricket cable

TEDDY-ONLY HOME WINNER ed "for some extraordinary HEAVY RAIN LAST FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY SHOWERS

reason, Teddy Fincher scored the only Bradman elected to bat again.... ON SATURDAY MORNING GAVE LOCAL LAWN BOWLERS

home win to retain his unbeaten I am inclined to think that Don Brad- ONE OF THOSE OBJECTION ABLY UNCERTAIN MORNINGS OF record, but by the barest of mar- fifth Test will be played at the Oval, man did quite the right thing. The SUSPENSE WHICH TURN UP ONCE OR TWICE EVERY YEAR.

gins only, Wally Mair scoring on and as far as we know there were at THE UPSHOT OF IT WAS THAT ALL THE MATCHES BUT ONE

the last three heads in an un- least two players in the Australian SCHEDULED FOR KOWLOON TOOK PLACE, WHILE THE

availing effect to snatch a vic-side against Surrey who were playing WHOLE ISLAND PROGRAMME WAS CANCELLED, EVEN

on this ground for the first time. tory.

Badcock and Hassett, who scored 95 THEN, A HEAVY SHOWER TOWARDS THE END OF ONE OR At King's Park, Club de Recreio and 98 respectively, were the two we TWO OF THE MATCHES CAUSED A SHORT INTERVAL AND won on two rinks to overcome Kow-know of. It was quite a natural thing MOST UNPLEASANT CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINING TWO loon Bowling Green Club by five for Bradman to give as many of his OR THREE HEADS.

shots, F. X. Silva coming along with

team a thorough tryout on this wicket, There were two matches in the First Division and the Police a burst, ably led by Jackie Noronha, satisfying to him to see Badcock "come and it must have been particularly team achieved a fine win in overcoming the Kowloon Cricket Club, to overtake Guy after the scores off" in the second knock after appar- at Cox's Road. There was not much in it, admittedly, but enough had been tied at 13. Silva's men

ent failure in the first innings. to justify the selection committee's rather revolutionary attempt to rallied round well to score a pair win over Surrey, or any other county.

The Test series must come before a discover winning combinations.

Club De Recreio, after some anxious moments, beat Kowloon

Bowling Green Club, whilst their "SKIP'S" FORECAST FOR SATURDAY

second team had a great win at Austin Road; they failed to secure the treble; however, Kowloon Cricket Club juniors winning at King's Park.

It was staying power which pulled off the game for the Police and ended Kowloon Cricket Club's little run of successes, for they were pretty well down at both the 10th and 15th heads, only to produce a nice spurt in the remain- ing heads to win by five shots.

BIGGEST WIN OF FOUR ONLY! Shepherd, of football fame, had the biggest win and that it was one of only four shots and an indica- tion of the closeness of the game all round,

He had a more than useful nap hand near the finish of the game, and as it was sandwiched between a two and a three, it will be seen that a sudden change in the aspect of the game occurred. All of Shepherd's rink played well, whilst they had not a little to thank their skip for.

George Lee, played a useful game lead for Jimmy Hyde, whilst Smith also played well, as his third

as

man.

Nothing disturbed the equanimity

C. C. C.

*I. R. C.

P. R. C.

K. B. G. C.

H. K. F. C. “A”

(-)

(~~)

FIRST

DIVISION

(66)

C. S. C. C.

(53)

K. C. C.

(-)

(40)

C. de R.

(78)

(58),

K. D. R. C.

(71)

SECOND

DIVISION

(~~)

K. B. G. C.

(-)

*C. S. C. C.

(-)

H. K. F. C. “B”

P. R. C.

(56)

C. C. C.

(59)

C. de R.

(58)

T. R. C.

(55)

THIRD

DIVISION

R. H. K. Y. C.

+K. C. C.

(61)

K. F. C..

(42)

(-)

H. K. E. R. C.

(-)

C. de R.

(75)

C. C. C.

(50).

K. T. R. C.

(75)

H. K. F. C. “C”

(54)

* Denotes a promoted team.

+ Denotes a relegated team. Figures in brackets denotes scores in corresponding match last year.

his two woods near the Kitty, the fun started. All the Police players were on the short side, while the to like the home team, seemed

* * **

Substitutes At Soccer

When the English professional soc- cer team visited Australia-some 14 late years ago--their manager, the Mr. John Lewis, refused point blank to allow Australia to play substitutes. So adamant was "Honest John" that Australia cabled the parent body in London on the matter. Back came a cable: "Mr. Lewis is in charge of the tour," or words to that effect.

However, ideas change in sport, and word comes from London that no less an authority than Mr. Wagstaffe Simmons is now advocating that sub- stitutes be allowed.

He says: "For years I strongly opposed substitutes in competition games because of the abuses that might follow, but, with the in- creasing fierceness of football and the greater proneness to injury in consequence, I am being converted. "From what I have been able to gather in conversation with direc- tors, team managers, and legisla- tors, there is a growing feeling that something should be done." He refers to the recent English Cup tie between Charlton and Villa, in which a prominent Charlton player broke a leg half an hour after the start, and adds:

"Why should not Charlton have been allowed to send on another player to complete their side?

"Those who oppose the reformi be- lieve that clubs would take -a mean

of the game between Ernie Kern weight, and just piled them up, occasion when with "F. X." missing advantage of their opponents if onc

leaving Ernie Kern with only block shots to put in, which he did suc- cessfully.

and Ted Post, until the 15th head. Fourteen-all at that period of the game, the home skip took the op- portunity to bag a nice six count, In the next head, Mulcahy went

and only for his opponent to return the narrow through with his compliment on the very next head.bowls, and both Brown and Craig Fireworks!

seemed obsessed with the idea that they must trail the jack, when a

NOT CLOSED HEAD

of fours and three twos to their op- ponents' three in the last six heads. Noronha was usually having the better of Hall, except on one vital

the Austin Road men a drive,

C. E. Mar- secured a four count. ques was as steady as ever and to be, as Thompson was needed very dangerous at times.

L. J. XAVIER SHINES The outstanding player in the game between Luz and Lines was

or

more players were much below their usual form.

"I do not believe that those who control clubs would be guilty of such reprehensible conduct, and in any event the referee would not be so easily fooled,

"In the matter of goalkeepers, the unanswerable. case for substitutes is

I have seen goalkeepers knocked out been taken out of the field to fill the vacancy, Here we have a double handicap.

In neither case was the head a dead draw was indicated. With both undoubtedly L. J. Xavier, who early in a match, and a player has closed one: Mulcahy threw a long failing in their objective, their op- head after the enemy had been do- ponents put in four more, all ing well on short ones, and placing | shortish, yet counters, and the home

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played a really wonderful game as lead: An Interporter in the making, on, his current form. Phillips had an off day, whilst Alec Macfarlane's "There is something in the conten-

tion that a substitute should not frequent good woods did. not secure allowed after half-time, but that the the reward they deserved by rea-opposition should send off the field the son of the fact that he always had player in the same position as that to be up amongst "em"; he was not of the injured man. to blame for the nine-shot defeat "There would not be the least element

of unfairness in that." anymore than was Lines who, nevertheless, made a good debut as skip.

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Bob Duncan's big win was not QYDNEY.-Is a batsman out if a chip quite enough to carry the side to

flies off his bat and dislodges a bail? victory in spite of a four on the

This question was considered very last head. His rink played well decided to refer it to the Board of Con- again at the V.C.A. meeting and it was to a man, John Watson laying the trol: At an earlier meeting it had been foundation for the win by beating decided that the batsman was not out his opposite consistently, and Sam but later it transpired that the Maryle- White usually consolidating the batsman was out.

bone Cricket Club considered that the position; with the result that things were mostly in the visitors' favour when the later men played.

(Continued on Page 19).

D. L. A. Jephson for Surrey against Middlesex at the Oval in 1894 was given out when a splinter from the bat, in making a stroke, dislodged a. baff.