1938-06-02 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 2, 1938

K.C.C. HAD BEST WIN LAST SATURDAY

E. C. FINCHER CARRIED

THE DAY.

The best man was Mason, a new- comer to Hong but no means

Football Club "B" Shine: to the game, I believe ho once won

Walter Gill In Form

CRAIGENGOWER'S NARROW SHAVE

(By "SKIP")

the Open Pairs title in Shanghai when partnered by A. J. Hall, now of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club.

Lines scored ten-shot

not

"REVIEWER'S

SPORTS COMMENTARY

Is Benny Lynch Wise?

John Watson had the better of the tussle with Victor Ramsay, whilst Bob Duncan was very steady, as he needed to be against Cullen. Guy and Brown had an even game until nearing the finish when the visitors pulled away to secure the verdict by seven shots. LAST SADERPAYERAL CLOSE THE LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE

Harry Scott, who filled in at the last, having resisted the recent challenge of Small Montana PROVIDED SEVERAL CLOSE FINISHES AND ALTHOUGH | minute, played a very sound, but not

brilliant game

for his world fly-weight champion- THERE WERE NO BIG UPSETS, SEVERAL CLUBS ACHIEVED Brown, the old Interporter, had much for the visitors, and

ship, Benny Lynch had been con- VERY CREDITABLE PERFORMANCES. THE CIVIL SERVANTS for which to thank him.

tent to call it a day so far as fight- NEARLY CAUSED AN UPHEAVAL OF FORM FOR THEY LED the only home win and his

ing fly-weights was concerned, and had had a look round instead CRAIGENGOWER BY NEARLY 20 SHOTS WHEN THE GAME majority was just enough to force a

draw all round. McKelvie had

among the world's bantam-weight HAD GONE AS FAR AS THE 15TH HEAD, ONLY TO PETER much support, apart from Tom Cole-

opposition, his net earnings to date OUT UNACCOUNTABLY IN THE REMAINING HEADS AND man as leader, but played a more than

might not have been any the less, LOSE BY FOUR SHOTS.

useful game himself.

or his prestige either. the best win in the Second Division, have not been ill to get together, but It is difficult to say which team had after or before the Montana, scrap, Customers for Lynch appearances,

the Football Club "B" or Kowloon sundry forfeits and now fines have Bowling Green Club. The former constituted a considerable hole in the went over to the Civil Service Cric- bottom of the champion's oft-replenish- ket Club green and came away with ed purse. hundred pounds for # a brace of points which they had glass of milk or a bunch of grapes is 'not expected to earn. The results on an expensive rate at which to live, even for a champion with an idolatrous market like Benny, and especially when the chances are a bunch of grapes to a slimming tablet that he could have his grapes, and his milk, and his £100, and his championship-provided were the bantam championship.

The K.C.C. secured what was probably the best victory of the day in beating the Indians on the Sookunpoo ground, but Club De Recreio also did well to overcome the Police away. Kowloon Dock came away from Austin Road with a useful point and might well have obtained all the spoils as victory was within sight when the last head even the last wood

was played.

Hong Kong Football Club were robbed of a triple win, a feat which Club De Recreio achieved, by a bare shot, K.B.G.C. snatch- ing this narrow win at Happy Valley. It is an unusual fact that of the 24 league points avail- able, no less than 15 were obtain- ed by teams playing away from home. The good work was kept up by three of the teams in the Third Division, K.F.C., with very strong team out, having a smashing win at North Point.

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‘SKIP'S” FORECAST FOR SATURDAY

P. R. C.

+C. S. C. C.

FIRST DIVISION

(64) V C. C. C.

(~~)

K. D. R. C.

(65)

C. S. C. C.

C. de R.

(57)

V

K. C. C.

(64)

Y I. R. C.

(---)

(72) V K. B. G. C.

SECOND DIVISION (-) Y T. R. C.

(54)

(~~).

H. K. F. C. “B”

C. de R.

(59) Y C. C. C.

(58)

(−) v *H. K. F. C. “A”

(-)

K. B. G. C.

(62) V P. R. C.

(42)

THIRD

DIVISION

K. F. C.

(46) V H. K. F. C.

(69)

R. H. K. Y. C.

K. T. R. C.

: (-)

v *K._C._C.

(62) V C. de R.

C. C. C.

+ Indicates a promoted-team.

* Indicates a relegated team.

(61) V H. K. E. R. C.

(-)

(67)

(58)

Figures in brackets denote the scores in corresponding match last season.

H. A. ALVES' BIG WIN

it

Lynch could lay the fly-weight cham- pionship down with the one hand and pick the bantam championship up with the other. He's good enough. But if he persists in clinging to the fly-weight illusion, one day he is going to meet fistic trouble. Benny Lynch is a mar- vellous young man-marvellous boxer, marvellous weight-shifter-but sooner or later he is going to meet, not a slip of a boy like Kane, or a Phillipine phan- tom like Montana, but a man who can match him all the way for strength and endurance at the weight.

That man may well be Jackie Jurich from America, and the result of this summer's projected fight in that case would be a Lynch with the fly-weight championship gone and the bantam one very far away indeed.

Nor does that make up into any pro- phetic effort-it just makes up into a morsel of commonsense. You can't train and be a feather-weight in March, and be a first-class fly-weight in May -not even if you are Benny Lynch.

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Jockey Begs Off Winning Ride

FINE WIN OVER OMAR Sherriff secured the chief honours in the match at Craigengower, by his fine if narrow win, over U. M. Omar. He had the lead over the opposition almost from the beginning and a wonderful spurt in which he secured 10 shots in- four heads, made it a certainty for him. He had some excellent support from Gellatly, who played a fine game at lead. It was the opposing skips who figured most prominently in the Basa- Hollidge duel. Both reached very great heights and it would be invidious to single out the latter of the two. Hollidge made a heroic effort at the last head, when Dick Basa was count- ing-three. Taking a perfect green he the skip especially-sor

all-three-rinks-were-very-close, Jake trailed the kitty beautifully for some

Selby and E. Tuck both winning by distance, only to see it strike a wood Club de Recreio scored the biggest three shots, and Frank Haynes drop- whilst his own wood rolled on the left win in this division and their majority ping his points by a couple of shots. Dick Basa with four!

of 15 shots was a true indication of

WRAGG, well behind on Stafa- five

ralla, had a good view of the Randle was a neck-and-neck race for touch and go on two rinks, Dick Alves ahead at the 18th, but a four follow-finish of the One Thousand Guineas on most of the game, but the home Pre- reverted to previous form with a wned by a five, to Syd Eccleshall, com-April 29, and must have watched it sident gradually pulled away towards of a dozen ahots against Waily Mair.pletely altered the situation and Selby ruefully! In the ordinary way he the finish.

The inclusion of Marques in his rink had to fight every inch, ably assisted should have ridden the winner, as he Randle came right back onto form strengthened it considerably. Joe Luz and played his best game of the sea-played his best game to date and, al by Joe Beach, to emerge as winner. son, but he found the opposition too though he was up againat tough op- strong as he was receiving poor sup- position in Cameron, he had the better "Jock" Logan with a reorganised port from his front men, with the ex-lof the argument. I was pleased to see

carried the day for K.B.G.C. stamina. ception of Simmonds, who dropped in F. X. Silva preserve his unbeaten re- with a five shot's victory over Jack some more than useful woods. Brad-cord for it looked at one time as it Rodger, for both Drake and Meyer success, his first having been with Fel- bury was, as usual, consistently good he would be deprived of it by Ted went down. by two shots to Brooks- stead, the sire of to-day's winner, in and in spite of the bad news from the Post. Seven down with only five heads bank and Gill, respectively.' Com- the Derby of 1928. He was second in other rinks he stuck grimly to his to go, his team rallied round their skip mencing well, Logan just managed to the Derby with King Salmon and third guns to eventually win by eight shots. to chalk up nine shots to their oppon-keep his nose in front until the 16th with Orpheus.

Bradbury's gain of eight on Sam their superiority, for although it was tion well in hand when he was

Selby appeared to have the situa-H

rink

REORGANISED RINK

has a retainer from Sir Hugo Cuniiffe- Owen. But he begged off the mount, and it was given to his brother Sam, who had more confidence in the filly's

This was Sir Hugo's second classic

FINCHER HERO OF MATCH ents' one, in the remaining ends and end, then finished up strongly to Rockliffe, the dam of the One Thou- Kowloon Cricket Club had a rare so win by one!

achieved his all-important win. A sand winner, had a curious history.

tussle with the Indians before emer- Jackie Noronha was again in good newcomer in. Arthur Lay made good as Bred by Lord Londonderry, she carried ging winners by four shots.. Teddy form, whilst C. G. Silva was also giv-second man, whilst Frank Cheesman his colours during her racing career. Fincher was the hero of the match as ing his namesake sound support. Luz was also on his game. Brooksbank's After she had won a selling race that he secured a very useful victory over won again and met a good deal strong-rink, promoted. EN BLOC from the owner had no anxiety to keep the filly, Dallah to counteract Ernie Kern's los cr opposition than he had anticipated "B" team, justified itself in beating W. and she was sold at the auction to her to Minu by a similar number. Jimmy in Shepherd, whom he overcame by S. Drake's rink, although, as I have trainer, O. Bell. Subsequently she was Hyde, meantime, was hanging on only a couple of shots. Some very indicated, there was little in it at the taken over again by Lord Londonderry, grimly and his dourness was ultimate good bowling was seen on this rink, Jfinish. The scores were level at the and after winning another selling race ly rewarded with a comparatively big with loose ones conspicuoua by their 9th, 13th and 16th heads (when Drake she was bought by T. Rintoul. count of five towards the end and vic absence. The visiting rink led all the secured a nap hand), but the home skip The Lambourn tory by four.

trainer, however, way to the 12th when the board in finished up the more strongly to win never lost faith in her and when she cidentally read 12-12-12, but the Poller by a couple. Jack Watson was a use-came up at one of the Ascot sales he had the better of the next few ends ful man for the visiting skip, whilst bought her for 300gns. Once again she only for Luz and his satellites to stage Norman Bebbington, more than pulled a revival and secure six counters in his weight for Brooksbank. the final three ends.

POOR FINISHING SHOT

The match at Austin Road-finished: as equitably as could be hoped for, taking things all round, neither side deserved to win, although the visitors had it within their power with the last wood of the match to secure as addi-

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The phrase "Walter Gill beat Meyer's rink by two shots" may be read literally, for as far as the home rink was concerned there. was only one man in it, his three front men failing to touch their form by a long way. Walter Gill sent down some deadly

GOOD RECOVERIES

was returned to Lord Londonderry, for whom she proceeded to win good long- distance races.

At the end of her racing career Rockcliffe went to the paddocks at Wynyard Park, where she bred Rock- foil, a winner last season. Then she was purchased privately, for £8,000 by Sir Hugo, and the One Thousand win- ner is the first foal bred from her at the Weir Bank, Stud at Bray,.

Fincher was deadly at times, and had the better of his adversary pretty well all the game for after taking the lead at the sixth end, he never looked back. Bilkstone was in good form again whilst the two middle men were well on their game and missed few opportuni ties to improve matters. The closeness of Arculli's game with Jimmy Hyde can be estimated by the fact that 14 singles were recorded in what proved to be a low-scoring match. tional point. Though playing an ox-shots and fully deserved his win. The family partnership again worked cellent game throughout, I think that well, Willle Hyde being quite useful Cullen should have scored, or made 'a Two good recoveries were staged in the same to Joe Carey to force's drawn - as lead to his father, whilst Smith better attempt to score, shall I say, the match between the Police, (at game, the second in which the Polico played a good game also.

further shot, as he had only to repeat home), and Craigongower, for George skip has figured this season. Ernie Korn's men could not get go- the effort which had given him the first Moss: after being 7 down at the 16th, Cavanagh also finished strongly ing at all against Minu and were out-shot with his previous wood. But he blanked K. M. Omar to win by a cou-win by 7 shots and carry the side to bowled. Both the Minus played well, was very short.

ple, whilst Medina similarly placed, did

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