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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 18," 1988.

B. H. VALENTINE'S 100 BEFORE LUNCH

TO-DAY'S WATER-POLO

LO

Scored Out Of

MCGRORY DEPRIVED

ENCOUNTER 183 For 3 Against OF TITLES

The European Y.M.C.A. and the Army will meet in their third wa- ter-polo encounter in the European "Y" pool at 6.30 p.m. this evening when some exciting sport should be witnessed.

Leicestershire

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London, To-day.

B. H. Valentine, the Kent amateur batsman, stands a very good chance of securing the Lawrence Trophy for the quickest century of the season.

Overweight In Bout With Caplan: LAST NIGHT'S FIGHT DRAWN

Playing for Kent against Leicestershire at Oakham yesterday, pro-

Valentine reached his century before lunch scored out of 183 for 3.

The Army have made one or two changes while the "Y" will bably field the same team as last week, with possibly one change.

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The Army:-Pte. Berry (Middlesex); Gnr. Howell (R.A:) and Gnr. Wilson (R.A.); Lieut. J. M. Calvert (R.E.); Sergt. Collins (R.A.), Pte. Stemp (Mid- dlesex) and Pte. Haigh (Middlesex).

European "Y":-F. W. Webb: G. Payne, and F. Ashford; E. W. Railton;

W. F. Kerr, J. Dignan and R. Goldman."Y" HOCKEY

Lawn Bowls

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SECTION ELECT NEW OFFICIALS

A successful past season was re- ported at the annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A. hockey section yesterday at which Mr. A. W. Ingram presid- ed.

secure 3, the visiting skin being narrow to save. The latter played a dangerous shot shortly afterwards, It was decided to continue just failing to spring the jack to the field two team on Saturdays, and enemy with his rink scoring. 3 shots.

a mixed team on Tuesdays. Social

Lucky a

The Dock team secured couple at the seventh head. Burling functions during the season

to

will

The following officers were elect-

being inst too narrow and bumping be held. one of Victor Ramsay's short woods un for shot, to which J. C. Brown subsequently added one. With the ed. Dock Iving a brace at the next head,

Secretary:-A. F. Austen; Captain Brown added one again. but McGowan (1st XI), J. R. R. Jenkins; Vice-Cap- gaved well to reduce the score to a tains V. M. Benwell, D. McLellan; singleton. Sammy Gray, at Number Captain (2nd XI), L Macey; Vice- Three, was playing a very good game Captain, K. Broch; Selection Commit- hereabouts, but neither Gellatly nor tee, R. Henderson (chairman), Cap- his skip were consistent enough, whilst tains and Vice-Captains, W. Ashton." Collyer never seemed to get the green with any degree of confidence.

·Mc-

Gowan had a notable shot towards

the finish, about the 18th head I think, YESTERDAY'S BOWLS

when he trailed the kitty to

when the Dock team seemed to have

at least a couple nicely tucked away.

He excelled himself again at the

next head when. aided by a little for-

RESULTS

The following were the results of tune. he draw, first shot after Brown the remaining games of the Fourth had brilliantly taken out the visitors' Round of the Open Singles Lawn second shot to count four and added a

terday. be

fifth with his last wood. At the Bowls Championship, held at the penultimate head, the visitors' skip Kowloon Bowling Green Club yes- also did well in saving a big count al- though J. C. Brown appeared to unlucky when he failed to score after resting this brilliant wood of Mc Gowan's.

Altogether an interesting match in which the score just about indicates the superiority of the Kowloon Dock

team.

SURPRISING RESULT

L. F. Xavier beat C. M. Silva 21-17 on the 26th head.

J. F. Luz beat H. A. Alves 21-17 on the 23rd head.

being the only visiting skip to win. which he did by eight, whilst both Dick Keown and Tom Stainton lost by identical scores.

A BARE CHANCE The other First Division match was between Craigengower and the Indians onto a bare thread of hope, by over- The Civil Servants managed to hold and the latter surprisingly repeated coming the Police to their previous week's victory, though chance of a play-off for relegation, give them a only by a small margin.

should they be able to beat Craigen- gower on Saturday. Syd. Eccleshall had the biggest win, but

W. Cullip also did his stuff to obtain a narrow victory over Bill Hollands.

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A. K. Minu's four played a great game to secure the advantage over B. W. Bradbury, who was again in fine form, whilst A. R. Dallah recovered brilliantly in the last five ends to The clear cut victory of the Elec- score a double over U. M. Omar, whom tricians over Kowloon Football Club he had met and beaten handsomely the was a surprise to most of us and previous Saturday. M. R. Abbas on that there was no fluke about it is in- the other hand was always trailing dicated by the margin of 29 shots in Charlie Rosselet and finishing up near the home club's favour. Bert Mus- ly a dozen to the bad."

kett achieved the best result in over- Chief Interest in the Second Divi- coming the previously undefeated Bill slon was contred in the game between Field by 8 shots, although this was the Football Club "A" and Craigen- actually the smallest win recorded. gower, the latter roquiring a win to What a reversal of form after the keep them challenging for League Kowloon player's huge win the week before. All square at nineteen heads, honours and promotion. But they surprisingly failed to produce their L. de Rome scored a seven and a two form and lost by eight shots, George to beat Tommy Fergusson whilst J. K. Duncan having a ten-point victory Sloan after running into a lead of a the over I. Cavanagh, the biggest win of dozen, was able to keep it until the match: J. S. Howell secured the finish.

The Yacht Club are finishing tho most limelight though he lost, by scor- ing a "possible" against. Bill Way, season on the crest of the wave and who's opinion on the ease with this secured a smart win over the Football achievement may be prevented must Club juniors, for whom only J. Skin- ner was able to secure a win, and that now have changed! ed

A. Brooksbank scored a ukrrow win a narrow one. over M. A. R. Souza, whose rink ap- peared to lack cohesion. The

His best batting performances this

season are:-

151 v. Essex.

100 v. Worcestershire. 118 v. Sussex.

Glasgow, To-day. Johnny McGrory, the holder, of Scotland, and Benny Caplan, of London, last night fought to a draw in a.15 round featherweight contest at catch-weights, although the fight was originally scheduled for the British and Empire Feather- weight titles. McGrory, however,

Lunch scores of first class matches was four pounds overweight, and which commenced yesterday were:

At Aldershot: Army 78 for 2 v. Aus-as a result the title was not in-

volved.

tralians.

At Chesterfield:-Derby 128 for 2 v.

Hampshire.

McGrory was very aggressive in At Swansea:Lancashire 158 for 2 v. the early stages of the bout and

Glamorgan. At Oakham-Kent 183 for 3 v. Leices-short count in the second,

sent Caplan to the boards for a tershire.

dlesex.

At Lord's: Essex 87 for 8 v. Mid-lefts and rights to the chin. At Birmingham:-Surrey 114 for 3 v.

Warwickshire.

At Worcester:-Worcestershire 118 for

7 v. Somerset.

At Scarborough:-Yorkshire 78 for 3 v.

Gloucestershire.

4.2

CLOSE OF PLAY

Army 113 v. Australians 211 for 5. Darby 282 v. Hampshire 31 for 2.. Lancashire 888 v. Glamorgan 10 for

with

In the third round, the Londoner

defended very gamely despite the was shaken by body punches but

fact that he was bleeding from the mouth.

CAPLAN RALLIES

From the 10th to the 15th rounds. Caplan rallied strongly and punish- ed McGrory with hard rights to the head and body, being in the as- cendancy just before the final bell.

A crowd of 8.000 spectators cheered Caplan's plucky display.

In view of McGrory being un- able to make the weight for what Olar fight, the British Boxing Board was supposed to have been a titu- EX 108 v. Middlesex car for for

of Control have announced that Surrey 410 v. Warwickshire 8 for 1. McGrory's British and Empire fea- Worcestershire 146 v. Somerset 144 thereweight titles are now vacant,

Kent 519 v. Leicestershire.

for 5.

Yorkshire 346 v. Gloucestershire 11 and that Caplan is considered as

for 0,-Reuter.

the chief contender-Reuter,

They're well

but they've

thanks to KIWI

BLACK POLISH

Polishes, Protects

Kowloon Tong, playing at home, Foot severely trounced Craigongower

and

and Preserves.

this

ballers second string did well to over-finished worthy runners-up in come Taikoo, the very steady D. Munro division.

TAN POLISHES

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