THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 11, 1988.
Eventful Week-End Of Bowls
F. X. SILVA'S BAD LUCK
YACHT CLUB GIVEN VICTORY
(By "SKIP")
There were one or two out- standing features in last Satur- day's Lawn Bowls League pro- gramme. The defeat of Craigen- gower, at Sookunpoo, was a sur- prise although it affected the Lea- gue only to the extent of making the Kowloon Cricket Club cer- tain runners-up, an object which they were in the meantime achiev- ing for themselves on the Police Club's green.
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Then F. X. Silva's defeat, with the very last wood of the season, with .was one which those of us
sentimental feelings would not have liked to have happened, whilst W.V. Field's big win over Bert. Muskett provided the biggest rink win of the
sseuon.
C. M. Silva and F. X. Soares are seen below about to deliver their woods during their suc- cessful Open Pairs Final match against J; S. Howell and R. G. Craig, at Civil Service Cricket Club last Monday afternoon. ("China Mail" photos).
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U.S. BOXING BODIES IN DISPUTE
Armstrong-Ambers Clash For Two Titles New York, To-day.
The world welterweight and lightweight boxing championships are at stake to-night, when the res- |pective champions, the Negro, Hen- ry Armstrong and the Jew, Lou Am- bers, meet in a 15 round. contest here.
Henry Armstrong is a strong fav- ourite despite a cut lip sustained during training, which is now re- ported to have healed.
A later message states that the two leading American boxing bo- dies, the New York State Athletic Commission and the National Box- to to- badly down to Jan Tuck's rink, all of ing Association, disagree as whom did well, whilst Stainton secur- what titles are at stake for
beat night's bout, which was originally ing a four towards the finish, Walter Gill, who came down from the arranged for Ambers, for the light- "A" team. In a peculiar game, the
The National Boxing Associa- latter secured a five and a six in the weight title. two seven heads on which he scored,
tion announced that it would also
home
年
half of the jack in its altered posi- tion, whilst "T.X." came up to rest on this, but went off at a tangent, "Bob" drawing another to win by a singleton. Owing to a heavy shower, Alves and did not play their last The match at King's Park, which Lines would have decided the Second Divi- heads, although the match had been
*The Police steered themselves clear consider to-night's bout for Henry Green Club won, resulted, in a hand- decided at that stage and the
welterweight crown, But Raoul of the relegation Zone by overcoming Armstrong's
to be some win for Club de Recreio, who skip was 10 to the bad.
Both but the New York State Athletic have to beat Police Club at the Valley Luž had a still larger win, in beating the Civil Servants, who appear
precarious position. secure promotion, whether they Joe Meyer's four by the unlucky num-in
Hollands and Glendinning had useful Commission re-affirmed their deci- want it or not, as Craigengower have ber.
Hall played a very good game and victories, but Teddy Booker went down sion that to-night's bout was only to win both their games to draw level
materially improved the lay on several badly to "Cookie.' with the King's Park team.
Craigengower have yet to meet the occasions, but Luz was the best Football Club "A" team, an away the eight, drawing to the jack with
at deadly accuracy. fixture, and the Civil Servants home. As these two are at the bot- tom of the League it is quite on the beat cards that Craigengower may them both, thereby necessitating play-off for promotion.
to
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of
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was
all
for the lightweight title.-Reuter. FIGHT POSTPONED
Everything in the Third Division W.V. Field's was overshadowed by
A still later message states that big victory over Muskett, who able to count on only 3 heads, and was owing to a downpour, the fight has blanked out after the sixth, at which been postponed and will now take stage, he was only down by 3 points: place next Wednesday, August 17, But from then onwards it was Was
the at Madison Square Garden.-Reu- Field (and his men of course!),
ter. debacle commencing with a six!
Tommy Fergusson scored five in the that al- last couple of ends to win by
whilst Vic Chittenden,
went number,
on
though scoring on 12 heads, Way
down by four shots to Sloan, who had ocasion whilst both Ward and
-Marcus Souza had the a six mid-way through the game. were good. better of A. Brooksbank's quartette all
It was gratifying to see the Yacht the way, his rink playing well whilst in spite of sound work by K.M. Omar, Club win again, although I understand
although In the Second Division; "Jock" Russell was beaten by 10 in his match against "Bill" Way, I hear he played a splendid game and
Howell repeatedly saving his side. and Penny, as leads, were about equal, visitor's I thought the most surprising sult at Sookunpoo was the defeat of but the middle men on the
rink, Ralston and Hodges were very hands of A.R. U.M. Omar,' at the
weak. S. Leonard, as second man to Dallah, who more than doubled his opponent's score, Running into a lead of 17 shots to 2, he never looked back, all his front men playing well.
A.K. Minu had a close win
re-
over
Charlie Rosselet after being all square at the 18th, but B.W. Bradbury ran last away from A.R. Abbas in the eight heads, to record the visitors' only victory. In the needle match, at the the Valley, Civil Servants induced Kowloon Dock team to join them at the bottom of the League and so kept their hopes alive, but a visit to Hung Hom, as their remaining fixture, does not sound too hopeful for the Valley
team.
over
McGowan was really the saviour of the side as he had a great win "Jock" McKelvie, who could do little right. Playing with the run of the woods against him to begin with, the latter went off his game later on, es- pecially when a heavy shower slowed the
But the green down a lot. opposition rink were all more than use- out- ful, Burling especially being standing.
very
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Johnny Brown's rink was steady all the way down and had the better of Hollidge by 10 shots, but Sam Randle and Fred Cullen had very close game before the homesters, as a result of scoring on the last four heads, emerged the winner by a brace.
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0
In the game between the Police and
Way, was positively brilliant
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EUROPEAN SWIMMING TITLES
London, To-day.
E. Weiss, of Germany, won the Men's Spring-board Diving event
"SKIP'S" FORECAST FOR SATURDAY in the European Swimming Cham-
Craigengower C.C.
Kowloon Dock R.C.
+Civil Service C.C.
*Football Club “A”
Football Club "B"
FIRST DIVISION
(-) v †Indian Recreation Club
V
(50) Civil Service C.C.
SECOND DIVISION -
(~) V
.(-) ▼
(38) ▼ Taikoo Dock R.C.
(56)
Police Recreation Club
.(-)
Craigengower C.C.
(-)
(76)
H.K. Electric R.C. Kowloon Tong G.C.A. R.H.K. Yacht Club
THIRD DIVISION
(65) ▼ (70) | ▼ Craigengower C.C.
Kowloon Football Club
(47)
(47)
(63) ▼ Football Club
(54)
* Denotes promoted team. .
+ Denotes relegated team.
Figures in brackets denote scores in corresponding match last year.
Kowloon Cricket Club at the Valley, Cavanagh could not hold George Dun- that H.H. Pegg had the mortification
pionships, which are now being held in Wembley pool. Fritz Master, another German competi- tor, was second, while H. Hodges, of England, was third.
was
The final of the Women's 200 Metres Breast-stroke event won by the Danish girl, Inge Soerensen, in 3 mina. 5.4 secs. Miss D. Storey, of England, was second, whilst the world record- holder Miss Jopie Waalberg," of Holland, had to be content with third place.
The German team won the 800- metres relay race in 9 mins. 17.6 seca. France was second and England. third.—Trans-Ocean.
SIR M. CAMPBELL
Ted Post had the only home win, but can, who secured an eight shot wind of giving away a shot which made all ATTACKS WATER
as it was against Teddy Fincher, he in his debut as skip, had reason to be satisfied. and Hyde the two Willies-had
McLeod
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the difference. when lying a couple.
He had the only win for the Football
SPEED RECORD ers, which may be some consolation.
CONDITIONS WERE were Archie Nissim was at the top of his dour battle with honours about even, Kowloon Bowling Green Club
instrumental AGAINST HIM but it was Chris Dowman who turned a couple to the good with 5 heads to form as Number Three to G.S. Arch-
after-butt, and was largely the scales in favour of the home skip, go, but could do little right
in enabling his rink to win by a sing-
Geneva, To-day. WRA Tommy Armstrong who it should be added, played a more wards.
stage,
leton. C. G. Sollis was another player
Sir Malcolm Campbell, the than useful game. Ernie Kern's rink ahead all the way until that
Pegg.
famous British motor-speed king was the acme of steadiness, all four but losing the kitty changed the situa- who caught the eye, leading for H.H. putting in good shots at vital times, tion, and J. J. Basto conceded only a
and lately turned speed-boat chal- and they proved worthy of their win singleton in the remaining ends. to by seven shots, whilst Jimmy Hyde's win by half a dozen. Br Basto ro
Thompson Owing to a misunderstanding the lenger, who has been here for men also proved too consistent for covered well to beat Ted Joe Carey who went down by a similar by a couple after trailing all the way, Craigengower team went to Kowloon several days, made his first com- but F. X. Soares, the co-winner of the Tong to play, with the result that the plote attempt on his own world At Austin Road, Club de Recreio Open Paris; had a more than useful game did not commence until their re-water-speed record 'in the Bluebird resumed thinfraarze with&m - lead" of win of 10 shots over J.E. Henson, turn round about 4.80 p.m. about a down's shots and continued in substituting for Drake.
count.
that
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The
result was a pretty easy. victory for and averaged 122.48 miles an hour, Kew, Spary which is only seven miles below the visitors, for whom and Atienza (until it became, dark) the record mark
Sir Malcolm had to fight bad thank for were the most prominent.
Kowloon Cricket Club were no conditions on the water, and was Mateliigade Club de Recreio, although only able to cover the messured
mile one way-Reuter, an
suüzyade a swin overlYvano-
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