1938-10-06 — Page 18

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FIRST DIVISION

RECREIO WORTHY

CHAMPIONS

K.C.C. Were Surprise Team Of The Season

MANY PROMOTIONS JUSTIFIED

(By "SKIP")

In a review of the First Division Lawn Bowls League season, one naturally relies on last year's League table as a guide to pro- gress or otherwise.

Club de Recreio, whom I have already congratulated on winning the championship for the second time, have the same record as last year, when they lost only two of their games. Commencing this season with failures against Craigengower and K.C.C., they won all their remaining games to finish up 4 points ahead of the Kowloon Cricket Club.

The personnel of their team re- mained very similar to that of last season: D. C. Alves secured promotion from the Second team after a couple of matches and proved a more than useful sec- ond man to R. F. Luz, for whom the left-handed Leo Silva also played some very good games as third man. All the old stal- warts played up to form, Joe Luz and Leonard Xavier, as leads improving on their previous sea-| sons form considerably.

ALL ROUND EXCELLENCE A tribute to the all-round excellence of the team is the fact that no fewer than five have secured Interport hon- ours this year, whilst R, F. Luz, the reserve skip, is also a Club de Recreio player.

The surprise team of the year was Kowloon Cricket Club, who, on paper, appeared to have a team below First Division standard. But they confound- ed the critics by finishing worthy runners-up with a six point margin over the next three clubs.

SEASON'S BOWLS HONOURS

Singles Champion: B. W. Bradbury. Runner-up: J. A. Luz.

Open Pairs

J. S.

Open Pairs Winners: C. M. Silva

and F. X. Soares.

Runners-up: Howell and R. G. Craig. Open Rinks Winners: A. F. Noron- ha, C. A. Lopes, J. E. Noronha and C. G.. Silva.

Open

Rinks Runners-up:

W. McLeod, W. Cameron, E. G. Post and A. E. Carey. League Winner: First Division, Club de Recreio; Second Divi- sion, Club de Recreio; Third Division, Kowloon Club, Gutierrez International Shield: Eunners- Winners, Portugal; up, Scotland.

THE CHIN

BOWLS REVIEWED

HIGHEST & LOWEST TEAM & RINK SCORES

Highest Team Score Highest Rink Score Biggest Team Win Biggest Rink Win Lowest Team Score Lowest Rink Score

FIRST DIVISION

101

Craigengower

R. Basa

C. C. C.

F. Cullen

31.

K. D. R. C.

E. Arculli

SECOND DIVISION

Taikoo

J. Rodger

H.K. F. C. "A"

J. Rodger

T. Stainton

H. K. F. C. "B"

THIRD DIVISION

Kowloon F. C.

W. V. Field

secured second place in the Skips' table and had the distinction of being the only one to beat F. X. Silva, and that with his last wood of the season!

Kowloon F. C. (twice)

W. V. Field

Royal H.K. Yacht Club W. B. Muskett.'.

"ACES, PLACES, FAULTS"

TILDEN COVERS THE WORLD

William T. Tilden has again

In John Watson he had an excellent lead, who narrowly missed Interport written a most interesting book on The famous American, throughout ... the

honours, but achieved Football

Their out- links which the Committee made every standing player of the year was un-endeavour to stengthen. doubtedly Teddy Fincher, who played

Their chief deficiency was in third

from

International

inter-

recognition. E. W. Lines, promoted tennis. second man, soon established known himself as one of the most reliable national tennis world, reviews his skips in the League and secured his experiences on and off the court in place in England's team against Scot land.

highly entertaining style.

Earlier writings by this author, have been of interest only to the enthusias- tic player desirous of improving his knowledge and ability.

Alec Macfarlane, erstwhile Football Club skip, proved invaluable as second George Norman, pro- man to him. bably the biggest player in the League,

This latest book should appeal to a It can be read by played a very fine game as lead after a consistently good game throughout men. "Alfred Coates, an ideal lead, his promotion from the Second Divi- much wider circle.

ex- all and sundry. Even people with the and fully justified his Interport re- was forced to play in that position, sion and was probably the best

met vaguest knowledge of tennis can derive cognition. It is a notable fact that where although good, he was not as ponent in Meyer's Rink which

great enjoyment reading what is prac- with Herbert Overy as his third man, useful to the team as he might have with average success.

tically a humorous summarised” his. he had not lost a match since

GOOD START BUT! the been.

lory of tennis since the Great European middle of last season until he went B. W. Bradbury was consistently The Indians began the season down by a singleton to Jack Hollidge, good and produced many great shots great style, but did not keep it on July 28 the combination having at vital times. Charlie Rosselet, although finishing equal on points with It tells of his travels through 41

for the Interports.

VERY LEAN SEASON Craigengower had one of their

close second.

up,

war.

countries, and how the game started,

the old

the

played 17 matches in that period.

whose heavy ones have earned him a both the two last mentioned teams. W. Mulcahy also played a sterling

He deals with all the notable people game

and many thought he might reputation, secured promotion to Skip Their Star players were A. R. Dallah and is progressing in those countries. secure higher honours, whilst "Labby" in the later games and did quite well. "capped" for the first time and

U. M. Omar has the unusual dis- singles semi-finalist, A. K. Minu who he has come in contact with during his staged a sort of come-back as lead. tinction of losing as many 88 six seemed to gain wonderful confidence memorable tennis career, with many

Bob Craig, runner-up in the Open matches, but it must be

remembered as the season progressed, and J. Hoo-illuminating and distinctly humorous

sidelights regarding such contacts. Pairs, touched his best form and show that he was a sick and restrained man sen. ed good improvement on his previous during the early part of the season:

The latter made great progress as a Tilden infuses into his work the dy-

namic characteristics that were year's displays, brilliant through some and then again, a bad game by him is lead, whilst E, el Arculli of these were. His reward came în

tennis courts, being selected as reserve Number Three almost as much news as is a team se- Craigengower hand, played some very evident during his activities on

curing a possible!

good games.

Vividly before the mind of Few can be singled out in the Police WITH HIS LAST WOOD. team for special comment: The team reader is brought the great players of Kowloon Bowling Green Club, field- had rather a precarious season, but the world, during the last 20 years, as leanest seasons for some years and ing practically a new team as com- finally finished up third from the bot-well as many outstanding personalities disappointed their many supporters. pared with the previous season, stayed tom, a slight improvement on 1987. in other walks of life.

Tilden possesses inside knowledge of tennis Most of the old stalwarts maintained where they were, neither making pro- Ted Post was their most consistent their form, but there were some weak gress nor back-sliding Bob Duncan player, with W. McLeod running him activities in the professional

ranks, and details it in a style extreme- He also deals in a ly informative. very constructive way with so-called "shameturism," which is a difficult pro- blem that confronts tennis nations throughout the world. WORTHY HONOURS Kowloon Dock fell back a good deal There are seven separate parts, and This allows of reading

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Owing to duties and the exigencies of the service, frequent changes were made in their ranks and this may have tended to inconsistency.

reader may desire.

Each part is practically a self- contained story of its own particular interest, and can be read almost en tirely separate from any other part. "Aces, Places, and Faults," by wil- liam T. Tilden, is the name of this delightfully Interesting work, which contains 88 illustrations.

The Civil Servants had a very poor year and were unable to avoid the bot- tom place and compulsory relegation to the Second Division. They have players,

Second Test between the touring three or four outstanding foremost of whom was Jack Hollidge Indian hockey team and New Zea-

who, after many years of steady play land resulted in a 4-0 win for the

has been selected to skip the second tourista. Once again the ground be Interport rink against Shanghai. J. E. came worse as play progressed and. MacGowan, and George Sherriff were confusing to the Indian players. Thoy also brilliant at times, whilst Gellatly's met with a solid resistance from the League consistency secured him a place local side. As a spectacle, the match In Scotland's Shield team,

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