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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 14, 1938.
Amazing State Of Affairs
Control Of Open Championship Tie Was A Disgrace
Important Shot Measured With Score Card!
THOSE POSTPONED FIXTURES
(By "SKIP")
ALTHOUGH there was every indication that further rain was in the offing, lawn bowlers duly turned up for their League matches on Saturday. In some cases, it was decided to post- pone the commencement of play until conditions became more settled; in others as many as six heads were played before a torrential down-pour at half past four, literally flooded the greens.
STAYING WITH SKIP
FULL PROGRAMME IN “B” DIVISION LEAGUE TENNIS
South China A.A. Beat K.C.C.
A full programme of matches in
As regards the third man he is in the "B" Division of the Lawn favour of the idea carried out ex-Tennis League took place yesterday tensively in England, of them staying
with the skip until it comes to their resulting in an upset when South turn to play. Although I am very China A.A. beat Kowloon Cricket .nuch in favour of this scheme, against Club, at King's Park.
which there is nothing in the rules, I Craigengower, who are also in do not think it would go down well in the running for the title, beat the this Colony.
wise failure is certain. I have in mind
Civil Servants, while Chinese R.C., the holders, won comfortably.
COMFORTABLE WIN'
There must be good feeling and good understanding between the Three and his skip, the author adda, other
the At King's Park, South China beat as I write, a certain couple in Colony who are continually in dis Kowloon Cricket Club by 7 sets to 2, agreement with each other's instruc-in the "B" Division of the Lawn Ten- better and usually has his way (with beat F. Grose and E. Blum unfavourable results) and, the same peat R. Lee and D. J. N. Ander- applies to the skip.
No matter what the skip says, nis League. his right hand man knows something
N. K. Ma and K. H. Lee (S.C.A.A.),
son
6-1
6-3
7-5 3-6 BO
6-2 As regards Number Three's duty, beat R. S. Capell and B. Soltau 7-6
J.. Hsu and W. H. Ho (8.C.A.A.). apart from directing as indicated
; 6-1 above, he and his opponent are respon- beat Grose and Blum sible for measuring shots: yet how beat Lee and Anderson many times do we see the other two drew with Capeli and Soltau ..
H. Y. Hsu and H. T. Bee (S.C.A.A.).
.... players in the rink not only expressing bent Grose and Blum waste of time when tapes are availa- lost to Lee and Anderson ble) but even measuring the shots. I drew with Capell and Soltau admit that in the case of shots some way from the jack, it is necessary for two players to measure, but under no circumstances should any one Lut the opposite Number Three hold the
Comment on the matches is neither called for nor possible, so I will confine myself this week to matters of general interest as opinion as to who has it" (such a a sort of lawn bowls adversaria and I am not sorry to have the opportunity, as quite a varied, number of matters have been the topic of conversation found club-houses during the week. First of all, to be quite topical there is the question of these postponed league matches.
Rule III (2) specifically lays
down that matches postponed on "SKIP'S" FORECAST FOR SATURDAY
account of the weather, shall be resumed with the scores as they were when they were stopped. There is no question of side- tracking this rule though it ap- pears to me to be a rather unfor- tunate one.
Take an abstract case which might very easily arise in a place like Hong Kong, where the population is to
A club may certain extent transient.
and be playing an important match the draw for. opposing skips may have favoured them. The opposing team, realising this, may quite reguarly alter their rinks-round-so-as-to-pad-up one which may be badly down though at the same time weakening another which may have a big margin in hand.
Admittedly it is an abstract case, yet the situation might easily arise in weeks the course of say five or six (when the game is resumed) and the team which is leading may well suffer defeat, for it must be remembered that it is only the skips who are drawn for, not the individuals of the various rinks, which may be altered in the normal course of team selection.
(-) v *Civil Service. C.C.
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RECREIO WIN
At King's Park, Club de Recreio beat Hong Kong Cricket Club by 6% sets to 2% in the "B" Division of the Lawn Tennis League.
M. A. Oliveira and L. A. Carvalho (C. de R.).
beat J. J. Ferguson and J. M.
Wilson
6-3
FIRST DIVISION
beat E. J. R. Mitchell and D. B.
Evans
Civil Service C.C.
Kowloon Cricket Club'
Club de Recreio
(61) v Craigengower - C.C.
**Indian R.C.
drew with A. C. I. Bowker and L.
(66)
M. 8. Lloyd
J. J. Remedios and A. M. RemediosTM (C. de R.).
(75)
V
Police R.C.
(48)
beat Ferguson and Wilson
6--3
lost to Mitchell and Evans
4-6
Kowloon Dock R.C.
(50)
P Kowloon B.G.C.
SECOND DIVISION
beat Bowker and Lloyd
6 2
(65)
L. A. L. da Silva and M. (C. de R.).
Guterres
beat Ferguson and Wilson
Kowloon B.G.C.
Football Club “B”
"Craigengower~C.C.
Taikoo R.C.
(~~) ▼ †Football Club “A”
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drew with Mitchell and Evans
B-6
drew with Bowker and Lloyd
-(74)-
----Police-R.C...
_(57)...
(49) ▼
THIRD
C.C.
Club de Recreio
DIVISION ·
(57) ▼ Yacht Club
(-) (80) ▼
(55)
(58)
(54)
furoff
80
†Kowloon Cricket Club
Club de Recreio
Kowloon Tong G.C.A.
beat C. Sloan and G. Baker
6--0
G. Lai and A. Kitchell (C.C.C.).
(38)
beat Pengelly and Agafuroff
6-2
beat Bendall and Agafuroff
7-5
(78)
beat Sloan and Baker
6-1
W. J. Howard and A. B. Hamson (C.G.C.).
lost to Pengelly and Agafuroff
36
beat Bendall and Agafuroff
beat Sloan and Baker
6-
Kowloon Football Club
H.K. Electric
Craigengo.
Football Club ““C”
* Denotes promoted team. Denotes relegated team.
I know that I voice the opinion of a number of players when I say that it would be preferable to have a local rule (as we have in the case of min- ensures imum width of rinks) which that all unfinished I.cague matches be replayed entirely irrespective of the of the poor skip, with sometimes.
The rule would be fair to many as three players advising him in every one and so. far as I can see, different ways7 would entail no hardship to any club.
Figures in brackets denote scores in corresponding match last year.
score. ..
EXCELLENT BOOK
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tape, the position being reversed should a re-check be called for.
CONTROLLING INFLUENCE The akip should be the controlling
C.C.C. FIRST STRING SHINE At the Valley, Craigengower Cricket Club-bent Civil Service by 8. sets to 1.
tennis "B" Division of the in the league..
J. W. Leonard and G. Choa (C.C.C.). beat J. Pengelly and I. Agafuroff 0-1 beat J. A. Bendall and B. Aga-
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M.-Singh
JI§ 111_111
ODD SET VICTORY
Indian At King's Park, Kowloon Tennis Club beat Indian Recreation Club by 5 sets to 4 in the "B" Divi- sion of the Lawn Tennis League.
S. A. and S. 8. Hussain (K.LT.C.). RINK DUTIES which I have just read an excellent book by influence in the rink: smiling in victory beat S. A. Ismail and J., S. A.
Curreem Another bone of contention deserves mention concerns the duties, Felix Hotchkiss, who was, or still is or defeat and always getting the best
their, idiosyncracies and humouring Rumjahn or shall I say, the conduct of the Secretary of the E. 3. A. and in this the of his men, studying their play, beat A. R. Kitchell and A. M.
It is "The Game of Bowls," published by various players in a rink. agreed in the first place that as laid Wm. Heinemann and obtainable local-them as necessary: being satisfied with beat S. A. R. Bux and A. Rahmin
(K.LT.C.). down in Rules V (1 and 2) "the sidpsly, I Felieve) he elaborates on the counts of one or two but not continual- Firdos Khan and I. duties of the various players in a rink. ly striving for big counts.
Reverting to the I.B.B. rules, we lost to Ismail and Curreem shall have sole charge of their respec- Briefly, he says that the Number One read that when not in the act of play- beat Kitchell and Rumjaha tive rinks and their instructions
almaring or directing, players stand beat Bux and Rahmin must be obeyed" (the italics are mine) has the privilege of placing the mat,
short behind the must stack D. M. and M. A. Khan (K.I.T.C.).. and the "the skip shall have the con- he should never be short for a
wood counts only by accident and Here is another rule which is frequently lost to Ismail and Curreem trol of the play of his own side, but he may delegate this duty at any time finally etiquette requires that he shall broken: only this week I saw a player, lost to Kitchell and Rumjahn during the game to a member of his not interfere with the game, though in the Open Singles continually break lost to Bux and Rahmin
still maintaining an interest in every this law. Having delivered his bowl
C.R.C. ON TOP rink.
he would stand anything from a yard
At Causeway Bay, Chinese, Recrea The latter phrase obviously applies wood played. to the usual custom of asking the third of the Number Two, he says that to four yards in front, and at the side man for instructions, if the situation nothing could be more fallacious than of his opponent, with disconcerting tion Club beat University by 9 sets to effecta. Not only did he transgress nil in the "B" Division of Lawn Tennis. has altered.. And it is here that I to refer to him as "Billy Second” a525 fin this way but on one vital head League. * would emphasise that far too many sometimes done: the second man has leads and
not to know all the shots, drawing, block near the end of the game, he stood YW Lee and D. S. Sze (C.R.C.).
beat P. C. Lee and WH. Lee amounting to advice to t the Number woods in such strategic position as his opponent. "eye line" and fanned him beat H. P. Ong and Y. C. Lau ... Three
P. F. Choy and K. C. Ng The player in question, although beat Wong and Teal but I have even seen these skip may direct. Also, his special sef with a towel. players making signs to their skip, not duty is to keep the score, and as he
beat Ong and 'Lau infrequently exactly opposite to what aptly says keep the score card proper perhaps not very experienced, should the third man eventually decidedly I have been some of the local at- have known better. Had the victim beat P. C. Les and W. H. Leo Quite apart from a lack of respect tempts to keep a score card, and whilst made a protest. it, is possible that his S. W. Liang and F
there are notable exceptions, I do opponent might have been upset, how (C.R.C.). for the effquetto, of the game (and respect for the Number Three w really think that a vast improvement ever wrongly so though bbviously beat Wong, and Teal placed in that, poultion because he could be made. If the second players worried. He kid nothing strall beat Ong and LaUS.
(Continued knows the game); what!
Hon took a little more pride in
-only- to“ PANTHERN MASS Eng, following through or placing his half-way up the rink,right in his beat S. Wong and A. L. Tani 7. 10–
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