THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 19, 1988.
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Shanghai Bowlers Beaten But Were Unlucky
(By “UBIQUE")
HAS IT COME TO
THIS NOW?
Golf Ball That Signals
Honours
The lost golf ball problem has at last been solved, according to the inventor of one which emits a smoke signal as it finds its way Inte tall grass, ditches, or woods. A squib with a short fuse is in- serted in the ball and lighted be- fore it is driven, so that its flight may be traced and the spot where it finally comes to rest may be easily located.
HE 'Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association team sustained its first defeat in the Colony yesterday when they were beaten by a selected rink from the Police Recreation Club, at the Valley, before a large crowd of spectators which included Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Commissioner of Police and President of the Police Club, Mr. W. Heath, A.S.P., Mr. R. H. E. Marks, A.S.P., and Mr. A. Hyde Lay, mommmmm...ANNUN President of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association.
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Though Shanghai lost by 22 shots to 19, which included a five on the last head, they should on the general trend of the play, have been so far behind on the se- cond last head as they were all playing well and were decidedly un- lucky.
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VITAL SECOND INTERPORT
GAME TODAY
Victory May Mean Everything In Series
"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY
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The Interports
WITH barely four months to go to the Chinese New Year holidays, the time of nearly all our Interport contests, sporting circies in the Colony aro naturally curious to know, as I am, what Interports will be taking place and when.
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Shanghai started the ball rolling this year by sending an Interport Lawn Bowls team here, which has so far up- held the Northern port's reputation for sport and sportsmanship, while the Combined Hungjao and Shanghai Golf Club team also visited the Colony and raised the question of the resumption of the Interport series between Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Although the Northern golfers were convincingly defeated, they were by no means disgraced. They were not re- presented by their best.
I feel that their visit augurs, well for
Although February is several months
The Police four were good, each with clever play on the 19th head playing a useful game without be-which brought out
best in the ing unduly brilliant.
Police team. Both No. 3's, J. Fen- The first three numbers had ader and A. Guttierez, were good and slight edge on the opposition and drew the shot in turn. Carey, with MacDermott had slightly the harder his last wood, had bad luck when
The first Interport Lawn Bowls task as the shots were often against he narrowly missed the jack with match between Hong Kong and the resumption of the Interport series. to Shanghai having resulted in a draw, off; Rugoy enthusiasts in the Colony Shanghai lying one, intending The Police rink started off like trail the jack for a four to his last Sunday at Kowloon Docks Re- are eagerly awaiting the day when creation Club, the second match of Malayan representatives meet Hong a rocket, scoring a four on the back woods. intital head and a two on the next
the series, which takes place this Kong and the United Services in the official Interport between this Crown afternoon on the Civil Service Cric- Colony and Malaya. ket Club green, is certain to evoke tremendous interest, particularly as a victory to-day may more or less
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The visitors scored a five in the head and limiting the opposing last head to make the score respect- team to a single on the third. At able, but Police should have placed the fifth head, the Police were lead-a wood among their opponents'. ing by 9 shots to 1 but Shanghai Mention. must be made of the scored on the next five heads to excellent arrangements, both with reduce their arrears to 9-8. After regard to seating accomodation and this, however, they fell off some the score board. Tea and refresh- what, allowing the Police to forgements were provided by the Club to further ahead and were led by 16-8 the competing team and spectators at the 14th head.
decide the series.
Hong Kong will be presented by a fairly strong rink which is as follows:
L. F. Xavier (Recreio).
H. A. A.ves (Recreio).
E. C. Fincher (K.C.C.).
J. Hollidge (C.S.C.C. (Skip).
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The Malayan Kugby Union are to be congratulated on taking the initiative in proposing to send a team to the Co- lony and apparently much preparation was made before Hong Kong were sounded as to the advisability of send- ing a team here.
The Malayan Rugby Union were de- termined that nothing should hamper their efforts to send a side fully repre- sentative of Malayan Rugby standards alike, and Inspector Post, convenor
to the Colony, and their decision to of the Bowls section of the Club,
pick the team and reserves following Following Shanghai's defeat yes-the annual North. v. South Match, spared no effort in his role as host. terday at the hands of the Police (giving them roughly two hours for the In the evening the visitors were Recreation Club, there are likely to task) which takes place on January 28, be several changes and the team Hong Kong and the United Services in Singapore, makes it certain that will, in all probability, be as fol- will meet with formidable opposition. lows:---
Probably the most interesting fea- tures of the arrangements in connec-
· Shanghai staged a revival on the next head to tally two and any promise of a close finish was blight- ed when Police scored a four and honoured with a steak-and-kidney a two on the next two heads to pudding dinner presided over by rive them a 12 shot lead with four Hon. Mr. T. H. King. Spoons were heads to go.
presented to the visitors after which an enjoyable concert was held.
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Shanghai, however, kept plodding along and delighted the spectators
K. L. Swartzell (S.J.B.C.).
A. M. Gutierrez (C. Lusitano).tion with this Rugby invasion were the
J. M. C. Lopes (C. Lusitano). H. Wallace (S.L.B.C.). The match will commence p.m.
H.K.C.C. TEAMS
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arrangements made with shipping com- panies for passage to and from the Colony.
The P. and O. Steamship Co., London, when requested to delay the sailing of the Ranpura from Singapore to Hong Kong to the evening of, January 28, in order that the team. reserves and sup- porters would be able to sail on the vessel, readily complied to the extent to make it certain that the team will reach Hong Kong on this vessel. The B. I. Steamship Co., London, were also
The following wil represent the requested to delay the sailing of their Hong Kong Cricket Club against Kow-vessel, leaving Hong Kong soon after loon Cricket Club on Saturday::
1st XI (home).-H. Owen Hughes, F. H. Stokes, L. T. Ride, A. C. I. Bow ker, G. Longfield, J. B. H. Leckie, A. C. Beck, J. L. Ilsley, R. E. H. Nelson, H. F-L Haymes, 'L, D. Kilbee.
*2nd XI (away).-E. J. R. Mitchell, R. S. W. Paterson, R. M. M. King, S. 3. Cooke, D. O. Parsons, C. W. E. Bis- hop, N. P. Fox, G. E. R. Divett, V. C. Bond, H. J. D. Lowe, C. E. Gahagan.
P.R.C
G. Perkins
C. Downman J. Fender
A. E. Carey.
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the final game, which will be held on February 11, and the Company likewise agreed to delay the sailing of their vessel even to the extent of holding it up till the next day!
I feel sure that the Colony, following this Interport against Malaya, will make every effort next season to con- tinue the series without, if possible interfering with the annual Interport match against Shanghai.
In this connection I am reliably in- formed that the Shanghai Interport team, if they do accept our invitation and come to the Celony, their visit will not coincide with that of the Ma- layan team, and so Rugby enthusiasts can possibly look forward to two out- standing" events.::
CLUB "A" XV TO MEET ARMY SIDE TO-DAY
A Rugby game will be held oir the Club ground at Happy Valley to day, when the Club "A" XV will play an Army side. The Club team has bton selected as follows:: Med
G. Low: A Munro, M. W. MacGrath, DB. Nelson, H. F. Hopkins; F, Ceas ford, R. Rutherford, W. A. Johnson, 1 ESH. Nelson, W. Stoker, T. Swan, B. Hynes, A. Dalziel, G. L. Eastgate and J, Redman (Gay
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