1939-06-30 — Page 33

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 30, 1989

"SKIP'S"LAWN BOWLS NOTES

KOWLOON

DOCK CAUSE

BIG FORM UPHEAVAL Morrison Carries Side Through To Good Win

Ernie Kern's Brilliant Display

(By "SKIP")

| THIRD DIVISION

DEACON'S LAST

MINUTE

EFFORT

Kowloon Cricketers took no

Bill Way showing a similar deficit to Joe Meyer, lost their unbeaten records. chances against Kowloon Football

Tommy Armstrong did well for the last-named whilst Frank Cheesman Club and their win by 51 shots is ghot heartily.

played well enough for Thompson to Then Ernie Kern, who had played earn promotion to the first team this the highest of the season in any well throughout, excelled himself; week. Jock Logan, in spite of losing division. Craigengower lay three when he was a six through having no back woods, to bowl, Alf Contes as usual having tied with Charlie Rosselet, a nice trail

Despite a couple of showers in Coates, I think, drew the shot at the next head but its position was 80 the course of the morning, and an- dangerous that neither skip played his other one just before the Happy Valley games were about to com- mence, à full programme of matches

Kowloon Bowling Green Club

was played last Saturday, at added to the lay with his woods. With with his last wood enabling him to do also had a big win, the Yacht Club

though the sun blazing down on the damp greens made it by far the hottest Saturday of the year.

Results turned out, with one exception, as I anticipated, Kow- loon Dock, whose team is quite useful, causing a big upheaval of form by beating Police at the Valley, Morrison carrying his side to a good victory.

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The game between Kowloon Cric- ket Club and Craigengower proved to be as close as expected, the at- mosphere towards the finish being electrified.

After their good showing at King's Park the previous week, the Civil Servants relapsed and were ---- heaten by Kowloon Bowling Green Club, whilst Club de Recreio

"A" WO "B" team.

Morrison's rink could do little wrong against Orem, whose team, with Per- kins as third man, looks to be quite useful: but Victor Raty was beating Forrest mostly an Alec Calman fully justified his emotion to No. 3.

The alte losers actually had the least the seventh head but could impression on the opposition three malequently and scored only Singles in the last 14 ends; the Dock rink meanwhile were piling up over a couple of dozen. Glen Cooper and "Jock" Fender had a very low scoring rame up to the 16th: end when the latter led by 14-13. Then the fire- works begarr! Cooper first of all got a four and followed this-with-a-nap hand only for his adversary to nullify the latter count at the very next head,

osing eventually. by a couple...

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a beautiful shot which barely looked so... "on," Kern took the jack through a `yard to lay three and with his last wood he drew the very first a couple of inches behind the Kitty. Two bril- liant shots which earned the applause of both teams and the spectators who had gathered round.

91 AT TAIKOO!

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being their victims, but close The game at Quarry Bay was easy for Taikoo as the Police proved to be finishes were a feature of the other very weak. Chalmers collected a cou- ple of sixes in beating a new skip in two matches, the Electricians beat Johnson by 18, whilst Munro's win over ing H. K. Football Club by a single- Riddell and Wallace's against McHardy, who also scored a six, were little less ton, and Recreio having only five J. J. Basto Shines in magnitude. Chalmers jumped to The most surprising result in the of his win and the defeat of four of Club.

the head of the skips' table as a result to spare against the Prison Officers' game at King's Park was that J. the unbeatens above him. Basto of the "B" team was able to

Hong Kong Football Club were Another unbeaten record nearly top- hold C. G. Silva to 4 shots, three of largely indebted to Brooksbank for which he obtained at the last head.

their win against Kowloon Tong, his pled at Chatham Road when Peter ting the better of Xavier, which was though Bebbington also had

Machado, as Basto's lead, was get-win by a dozen carrying the day, al-Morgan was all square with Tommy a win. Carr at the 20th and was lying the surprising but C. E. Marques was Jake Selby after an even tussle with shot at the last head. But the visitors deadly and evened matters up; which Harry Gittins, for whom Jimmy Wong gave "Chico". Ribeiro a chance to did quite well in his new position as got away with a couple. shine as third man to “J, J."

third man, went down by five.

A different tale has to be told of Dick Alves was always having the Civil Servants just managed to get better of Remedios's four, for whom the better of Kowloon Football Club, other two rinks, as Jimmy Jack F. X. Soares turned out as third man the biggest win being one of three 25 shots upon "Doc" Smalley. instead of in his usual position as skip, shots, the margin by which Bagley beat Hirst only one less to the good in F. X. Silva's four had an even bigger Tommy Fergusson. the Jack Beautiruny and mee

to securing a good five at, the of his team as easy as it was difficult came back to form as third man

There's nothing Hillyer who beat Field by the mini-head to secure victory by a single sho

reversed Deacon, I understand, played a mum, whilst Vic Chittenden for the opposition. like one on the jack!

Kowloon Bowling Green Club, al-this verdict at the expense of Syd. shot to secure the big count, al though they lost by a singleton on one Eccleshall, who, rather than risk losing he actually finished four shots to rink, had a big victory against the the match for his side, sacrificed his bad as did Louis de Rome on

Willie Macfarlane own unbeaten record when he puta rink. Sloan, however, was nine to, Civil Servants started off with a five only for Hol-blocker in with his last wood rather good against "Jock" Russell. lidge to reply with a six at the next than try to make a count of it. That's bead. The home skip-led by 11 to 8 team spirit! Both the skips were in a third of the way through but could good form in this game, while "A B." do little else and with the enemy get-(Allan) was more than useful to the ting no less than seven counts of three, homester, succumbed by 20 shots. Deakin's rink, thanks to good work by Dai Davies Holland's and Collyer, gave Adam four a good game until the 18th, but then gave away ten shots in the re- maining ends. Dai Davies was deadly to begin with, but R. P. Phillip stuck to his task and honours were even at the finish.

TO-DAY'S BOWLS MATCHES

AT KOWLOON CC.

L. C. R. Souza and C. S. Rosselet

Glendinning and W. Mair.

AT: KOWLOON B.G.C. G. Duncan and W. Gill v. W. Penny and. Av/M. Omar.

In spite of scoring on twelve of the heads, Johnny Brown was down by a Harry Strange won his game again- W. singleton to Joe Carey in a game in st A. J. Hall by a singleton, after a which some very good bowling was neck and neck contest in which Walker provided. Fred Cullen appeared in shone for the losers and both Burling an unusual position-lead to Brown and Strange for the winners who scor and like the rest of the rink pulled |ed on 13 of the heads. his weight very well, although he was up against a sound player in McLeod.. Kern Brilliant

Teddy Fincher got away to a flying start in his game against Dick Bast and led by 10 shots to NIL after only six heads. The handicap was too big although the visitors fought back well for a time to get within five of their opponents only to give away seven in. two heads near the finish;

SECOND DIVISION

K.B.G.C. LOWER

C.C.C. COLOURS

In his eleven-shot win, Fincher had The outstanding resjilt in splendid assistance from Joe Fraser, his partner in the Open-Pairs, whilst Division was Craigengow the other front men. Tommy Madar defeat of "the season, Kowloon Bowling Green Club lowering their.

and Willie Hyde held the opposition

Basa had a new third man in Joe Landolt but the combination did not colours at Austin Road,

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HAMILTON'S WIN

Although Jack Dinnen had only narrow win against A. W Brown, the other two Kowloon Bowling Gree rinks were all over the Yacht Chi had over 30 in hand at the finis J. A. Hamilton had the best wi 21 up on Bert Maughan.

In the remaining match. Recreio had forgo all out Prison Officers at Stanle Jillott did well to get Eddie Souza. D. PAR ved his 100% reco Alves Rim, won

Maintaining Balance

By BEST BALL Watching Lawson. Little drive); one is struck by the length of are his clubhead travels through. Na- turally there are golfers of con- siderable more height than Mr. Little who get greater length in their swinging arc. However the effort the former amateur cham pion puts into the stroke makes his performance really, stand out, Seemingly he gives the ball every thing he has. Perhaps. mar ble part about his twing in. that

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