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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 15, 1939.

LAWN BOWLS, NOTES

Senior Champions' Fine Of Consistency

Record

Uninterrupted Run Of Twenty-Five Victories

(By "SKIP")

the fortunes of the home rink" as they

never looked

FOR THE THIRD YEAR in succession it is my pleasant scored three themselves on the replay- duty to congratulate Club de Recreio on becoming Cham-ed end and thereafter pions of the Lawn Bowls League.

Their consistent play week in and week out has been re- markable and having so far won all their games I can fore- see their equalling Kowloon Dock's record in going through a season unbeaten, which the latter club achieved when they secured First Division honours in 1927.

The play of the Champions has been Hoosen was his opposite number remarkably consistent.during the past end whilst he played a really fine three years; they lost only two games game, his woods being never more than in 1937 when, the Craigengower and 18 inches from the jack, the home Kowloon Bowling Green got the bet-lead was beating him to it nearly all ter of them, then, after losing to Crai- the time. gengower again, and Kowloon Cricket The Portuguese skip had good sup- Club in the first two games of last port all the way, both Charlie Silva season, they have had an uninterrupt- and Johnny Ribeiro playing well up ed run of no less than 25 wins; in to form. the course of these they show a mar- gin of over 400 shots.

Coming back to more recent events, I think it will be admitted that they had a severe fright on Saturday when only a brilliant shot by Carlos Silva saved the game.

The latter lost his unbeaten record, to A. R. Dallah, in no uncertain man-

ner.

K. C. C. TROUNCED

Dick Alves lost to M. R. Abbas by six shots and the latter was full value for his win; he was drawing to the kitty very well as was his lead, A. H. Rumjahn. Only R. F. Luz shone in the home. rinles

HOW COME! Something must have gone wrong with C. G. Silva's rink, for them to go down by as many as 17 shots; and I do not mean to deprecate the play Civil Servants trounced Kowloon of the I.R.C. rink when I say that. Cricket Club at the Valley to the tune Dallah was in great form and of 46 shots which may well jeopar- his team

all playing a dise the latters', chances of being run- steady game, each in turn put- ners-up as they were last year.

ting in some very good shots. Other match in this Division

Kowloon Cricket Club started was between Kowloon Bowling Green Club quite well against the Civil Servants and the Kowloon Dock team which but after the fifth head there the former won more easily than I ex-only one team in it, pected.

were

back.

Adam Holland had k huge win against Johnny Kempton at Hung Hom and it looked at one time as if some tors led by 24 shots to four after a dozen heads.

records were about to fall as the visi-

LEVEL PEGGING

The home team subsequently kept about level pegs, thanks to seven shots

in the last two ends.

as

as lead and the following men,

Frank Cheesman played a good game the score indicates, gave adequate help. Joe Meyer made a successful debut as skip, against Sammy Gray, getting home by half a dozen Searle was in good form for the visit- shots. Ted

ing skip, who had run into a lead of

the home team pulled up well

a dozen at the interval, but and were actually within striking distance the skips went down but the visiting at the last head. They lay six when

skip managed to draw the second shot.

over

SECOND DIVISION

ond Division, that between Police and There was only one match in Sec-

Kowloon Football Club on which have already commented.

I

STANLEY'S RECORD

Everything In Third Division was overshadowed by the huga score which the Prison Officers' Club complied against Hong Kong Electric Club.

Their total of 101, is, of course, the highest of the season in any division, whilst Jillott's total of 43 shots and his win by 30 against Thompson, are divisional records.

Deacon being his victim, and he se- Tommy Gooding also had a big win,

the visiting skip. cured a seven at the 15th, head against

Tommy Pile had the better of Paul to the extent of over 20, finishing up

strongly with a nap hand.

their

leadership of this League by means of

Club de Recreio maintained

a useful away win against Kowloon Bowling Green Club, whom they beat by nearly a score.

O. P. Remedios, whose rink was described to me as being as good as any in the Second Divi- alon, had the biggest margin in bettering Jack Dinnen by 11 shots, Kowloon Cricket Club made no mis- re-take in their game against Craigen-

gower.

By their win, which was not nearly as big as one would have expected, Police may save themselves from off

legation, at the expense of the Civil Servants, as both have now an equal number of points.

was

Ted Ramsay, making his debut as skip, scored 10 in the last four heads Police to have the best result.

As late as the 17th. head were only one shot to the good, but In spite of a good victory for Bert they finished strongly to win by about Maughan over Petherick, Yacht Club a dozen, all rinks sharing in the spoils. went down, as I anticipated, to Kow- - Willie Dall, the only regular. skip loon Football Club, although there on view, had the biggest win in over- were only the

five shots in it at the coming Field by 11, but both Fender finish. and Carey only just scraped home Peter Morgan had a useful win over against Tommy Fergusson and Vic A. W. Brown but Doc Smalley needed Chittenden respectively.

a five on the last head but one, to

the advantage

over A. S. Mitchell.

Jack Hollidge continued his run of Game between Police and Club acesses at the expense of Frank Recreio "B" was postponed by the Goodwin who scored on only five former on the grounds that they were ends. unable to raise a team.

Davies was in good form again and As the Portuguese team were not in-was beating "Labby" nearly all formed of the postponement, and time:

"Timber" Wood and Rakusen furthermore, as the Police fielded a also contributed their share to Hol- team consisting of six First Division [lidges win of 22 shots-Not 26 as some players against Kowloon Football Club of my Civil Servant friends endeavour- in Second Division, the Portugueseed to point out to me. club have a good case should care to claim the points.

Although it was Carlos Silva's great shot which saved the game for Club de Recreio, F. X. Silva was the real hero of the day as he trounced Minu to the tune of some 25 shots which was a big enough margin to carry the day for the home club.

they

Leo Sliva as lead played a marvellous game; there 18 no other word for it.

Scoring was on the low side through-secure Ernie Kern and Jimmy Hyde chang-out, under 100 shots being recorded. ed places again the former going skip, but the rink was not able to hold Harry Strange's, who won by 10 shots.

Fred Jones was at the last minute unable to turn out and his place was ably filled by Arthur Grimmitt, who, after trailing for the first seven heads, won by over a dozen.

A heavy shot at the eighth head, when he burned the jack with the enemy lying three, seemed to change

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By BEST BALL

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The right hand furnishes, the strength that sends the ball roll- ing over the green, but it is this point of the right hand that adds the niceties of range and roll. The fact that the tip alone is pressing antỏ the shaft gives one more- stroke mobility so that little ad- justments in stroking to conform to the speed of greens, speed of stroke, etc., are possible: Try such a grip if you haven't already incorporated it into your game.

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