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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 4, 1988,

Congratulations RECREIO!

SKIP'S” FORECAST FOR SATURDAY

FIRST DIVISION

*Indian Recreation Club .....(—) v Craigengower C.C.

(-)

Civil Service. C.C.

.(62) v Kowloon Dock R.C.

(18)

Police Recreation Club .............(45). `v

Kowloon B.G.C.

(57)

V

Kowloon Cricket Club

Club de Recreio

*(50)

.(55)

SECOND DIVISION

Police Recreation Club

v *Civil Service C.C.

Craigengower C.C.

Taikoo Recreation C.

Club de Recreio

(-) v †Football Club “A”

.(-)

.(57) v

Football Club "B"

.(53)

(80) ▼

Kowloon B.G.C.

.(51)

THIRD

DIVISION

.(66)

V

R.H.K. Yacht Club

.(52).

.(59)

V

H.K. Electric R.C.

.(58)

(57)

V

Kowloon Tong G.C.A.

.(60)

†Kowloon Cricket Club ... ... (~~)

V

Club de Recreio

Football Club “C”

Kowloon Football Club

Craigengower C.C. ....

• Denotes promoted team.

+ Denotes relegated team.

Figures in brackets denote scores in corresponding match last year.

Y first

Mantt duty; and a mostulate Club de Recreio on becoming Champions for the second year in succession.

every won.

at

Constant Team,

Secret Of Success

Willie Hyde, making his debut as skip, ran up against U.M. Omar and although he drew to the jack well, he was not decisive enough in his instruc- tions, and finished 11 down,

# **

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In the match at Sookunpoo, in thrilling finish, match-winning shot by M. R. Abbas Kept the home team out of danger of relegation.

Lines, after being 18 down, pulled up well to lose by only 3, whilst Bob Duncan, the second "giant" to succumb to C. M. Silva in the Open Singles, had just as much as he could do to get the better of Dallah who was in brilliant form and saved shots repeatedly.

POSTPONED

LAWN BOWLS- LEAGUE GAMES

We have been asked by the President of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association to state that the League matches terminated by inclement wea- ther on Saturday, July 9, are to be resumed on Saturday next with the scores as they were when the original games. were interrupted.

The visitors finished one to the good and Meyer, then one down, was left with four to get on the last head to deciding the issue and breaking. the win the match. There were possibi

his back of his son's loss to U. M. Omar.lities of this result when, with

Ted Thompson had the better of Once again, it should be noted, first wood he picked out the enemy's

"Nick" Carter by five shots thanks to game: Craigengower pulled up splendidly second shot to lay four for

very Abbas was short with his first wood a seven early on. This was from a very bad position for they were and the visitor, in an effort to play nearly a "possible" but R.P. Phillips, nearly 20 down at the half way stage, and, as late as the 17th. head were short, was heavy and drew another, on the principle that you cannot serve

two masters, claimed only seven. leaving M.R. Abbas with an still 15 in arrears.

How nearly they made a tie of it is draw but a situation tense enough to though his leg has been freely pulled ever since and the question of whether matches do really bend has been de measured several times without a de

bated a good deal, I am assured that Resort to cali-

there was fully an eighth in it!

conw nearly they mado a tie of it is draw but a situat

cision being reached. pers, which had to be fetched from the neighbouring club, produced no better agreement, so a spectator was called in and gave the verdict to the home team.

THE RULES

open

But he came up as calmly as you like to rest in off the very first wood and win a good game in a manner typical of the game he had been playing all afternoon.

i

BIGGEST SURPRISE

Al-

Carr

Beginning the season with two losses, they have

ALVES GETS BREAKS! match, playing away and

The most surprising result of the Club de Recreio never had much to home, with equal consistency.

worry them after the first half dozen day was at Chatham Road where the Their two losses were sustained that the home skip was so sure that Servants, for Alves had by that time

I understand from a reliable source heads of their match against the Civil home team just failed to hold Kow- loon Cricket Club; It was Jack Hirst against Craigengower at King's he had the second shot, that he REFUS-run into a big lead against Randle, who did the damage by overcoming Park and versus Kowloon Cricket ED to measure the shot; On What The woods have not run kindly for Vic Chittenden by nine shots. Club at Cox's Road, both of which grounds I do not know as rule V(4) the Portuguese skip so far this was a few down to Fergusson whilst says that skips-shall be judges-of-all season but they behaved betted on W.V. Field had a hard struggle to re- results they have since reversed. disputed points and when they agree, Saturday and he ran out the winner tain his unbeaten record, though his It is worthy of note that nine of them does not measure how can he it would be many more, but Randle's feet on Jimmy Jack's last wood might their decision shall be final. If one by five shots. Indications were that 100% went west. Another couple of of their players have played in either agree or disagree: the naked men staged a revival late in the game know if the state of the game in gen- has done the trick, I hear, but I do not matches to date; that one

and chalked up 10 without reply.

eral warranted any undue risk. missed only a single game and that another player missed two, incidentally, the two which were lost.

all

By "Skip"

It is an object lesson which might well be learned by other clubs, just as was that of the Indians, who last year won pro-eve e certainly not sufficient measure- motion to the Senior League by ment if it takes half an hour to make playing the same team through- out the season.

RETAINED PLACE.

a decision!)

Although they lost by the unlucky

Club de Recreio were all over Foot- number. Hollidge's men, especially ball Club's "C' team, as I expected, George Sherriff and the skip, played a whilst Kowloon Tong, thanks mostly good game against the champion skip to Spary, were able to retain the It was their misfortune, however, to find their opponents right on top of points against the Electricians their game, the side playing well to a man, with the two Silvas in sein- tilating form.

They could do nothing wrong and gave an indication of why they are still unbeaten.

but

Waterloo Road,

INTER-DEPT. LAWN BOWLS PROGRAMME

at

Never had my pet phrase "Every. shot is worth a point," been more ably McGowan and Luz had a close game vindicated. The situation when two until round about the interval heada remained to be played on the then, as so often happens, a minor Hyde-Bradbury rink was that the rot set in and the Portuguese, players

The following is the amended pro- visitors required 4 shots to tie. As went down by eight. Gellatly and gramme for the First Round of the the result of a brilliant shot by Brad-Xavier had a good struggle for supre- Inter-departmental Bowls Competition The latter team, who were in the bury, who drove through a narrow macy as leads, with honours about for the Goscombe-O'Sullivan cup. danger zone, retained their place in port to count a couple, the visitors even, but the turning point was the

All matches will be played at the the First Division as a result of a needed two more on the last head to home skip's superiority over Luz, who Police Recreation Clubs close win over Kowloon Bowling Green tie the match and thereby remain well could not strike his form. Club, the match finishing in the drama in the running for runners-up tic manner which I will describe later. honours: they could only manage the

one shot.

80

But, exciting as was the end of this game, it was not nearly close as that in which Kowloon Cricket Club beat Craigengower, considerable time elapsing before a spectator was called in to make a decision which went against the visitors and gave Kowloon Cricket Club a one shot victory.

SECOND DIVISION

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7′′ Sanitary "B"... vP.W.D.B" P.W.D. "A" v Postal Dept. Sanitary "A" v Prison Dept. Small Units.

Revenue “B” SUNDAY, AUGUST 145

v. Police "D”.

Bradbury played a lone hand throughout, his three men being off their games for the most part, whilst Division, Kowloon Bowling Green Medical Officers v Revenue

In the only match in the Second W.D. “C” the home team, elated by an early Club consolidated their position as

Medicals lead, played consistently well,Craig leaders as the result of a useful win

Police "C" especially being outstanding.

against Football Club "B,"

ROSSELET RECOVERS

v Police "p"!

Police #A

E. C, FINCHER THROUGH

Down by a singleton after 9 heads, Another outstanding feature of Vic Labrum played a good game as Jake Selby from that stage and finish- "Jock" Logan virtually blanked out curtailed programme

A. E. Contes, former Lawn Was lead for Kern and Dick Basa had ed up nearly a score to owloon Football nothing on him, but L. Jack after Lockhart was the star man of the beaten by E C Fincher the good. Bowls Singles Champion, TM was und, at the hands

playi we reby shots

to assist in a lead 20 home rink as second man but all the Pseemed to go off as the home rink were good.

gsod and did little effec-

|by 21 shots to 17 in the third round of the c contest yesterday.. Tommy Armstrong's rink ran away

Jan- Tuck before the ten in- 21 shots to 16.

W. K. Way beat J. E. Hensen b every one of the four being on macbut!" reaction, then set in

hand to the Football-The Aquatic Sports of the Police

flade them to Prison Departments have been prov

namgyllonally fixed for September