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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 7, 1940

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Eastern Win First Match In S'pore; Record Crowd Gates Closed 20 Minutes Before Start

CHALMERS WINS MATCH FOR TAIKOO

By "Skip"

whilst Ted Ramsey's Heavylsh shots usually connected and though it sounds like a left- outshone Atienza handed compliment he

Chittenden saved his side on many occasions and was better than Carr on the day's play. Chris Dow man, after a spell of illness, came back to the team as three to Simpson but could not find his touch, which left Bill Simpson with a difficult task against Spary, and he did well to be only seven shots down, five of these coming as late in the 19th head. Both Groves and Mezgar held their own, especial- ly the latter, who was, I believe, playing his first game in this division.

who was off his game.

Jimmy Chalmers won the match for Taikoo against Club de Recreio at

STEPHENS DOES WELL Quarry Bay, two great shots at the

Winning on two rinks and ticing on the big win last head enabling his side to win by other, Kowloon Tong scored

against the Civil Servants at the Valley. a single shot. last end, the visitors were lying three good and his win by nearly 20 was certainly an

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Hsu And Chang In Brilliant Form

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Singapore, To-day.

BEFORE A RECORD CROWD of 15,000, Eastern won their first game here yesterday when they beat Combined Services by four goals to one after leading at the interval by the only goal scored by Chang Kam-hoi.

two.

The gates were closed 20 minutes before the start of the game and the match was played at a fast rate with Eastern dominating most of the ex- changes.

When the skips went down to bowl at this Stephens played his first game of the season Chalmers auspicious debut. His team were all play- shots and needed these to tie, came up with a heavy one first of all and ing, well and the opposition was for the most only for Eddie part weak. Kirman, whom I regard as a removed one of counters,

sion on "the old man" who was deadly and drawing man, was asked to drive too often Sousa to put it back again. Then with a

I am told, whilst Johnny Purvis was in- piled up the shots relentlessly.

Lockhart and Maughan had an even game deadly draw, the home skip secured third

with the visitor always having a slight mar- shot and the points, Eddie Souse just fall-clined to be narrow, especially in the early

stages. ing to improve with his last wood.

Charlie Strange and Kew had an interest-gin thanks to good leading by Bicknell and

Hsu King-seng was in great form in ing game; the latter ran into a lead of 10-3, adequate cupport from the other

though the pivotal position and with Lo Wai- and could not score again until his oppon- George Costelho showed improved form and

kuen formed a strong intermediate ents, by steady play, especially on the part was the best of the home rink, C.C.C. ALWAYS IN LEAD of Harry Lord as Number Two, had chalked Maughan put in some nice shots.

Craigengower always had a lead on the line. Ng. Kee-cheong was very safe at up a dozen shots.

a dozen shots, back and covered Lau Hin-hon effec- Police and won by over Lewis' win of nine being the best home retively. The latter brought off some

both sult. He had good assistance from Rosario and Lock, and played his own part good saves particularly in the early four and robbed the opposition. of a bottle well. Glendinning was the best of the Police stages of the game. of whisky-between them-when he secured the fourth shot on the very last head.

Chalmers was actually the only home win- ner and his 11-shot margin, as I have said, carried the day. He had an excellent lead in Melrose, whilst Tom Stainton was steady with his weighty ones-his speciality, whilst Chalmers, was as good throughout as the lart head indicates.

Then it was the visitors' turn and they "Smoky" Xavier was probably the best scored on all but one of the remaining seven Charlle Strange heads to win by four slots. of the visitors, who were deservedly beaten,

was quite good but I think Kew had the "Baba" Remedios made a valiant effort to save the side and was nine up on Donald.better of him, Howard, as third man to the Munro thanks a good deal to J. A. Reme visitors, made several opportunities for his dios who was his best man and to his own skip, chiefly by heavy woods.

the home efforts. Main played well for team, who were trailing all the way.

'O. P. Remedios preserved his unbeaten record by means of a count of three against Dick Keown on the very last head, when he changed the lead for the fourth and most Important time.

for 16 cnds A. B. Allan trailed badly against Tony Basto, who was in fine form. then started a "blitzkrieg" and, chalking up 11 in the remaining heads, finished all square. Walker drew some very nice shots for the home akip but was not fond of a weighty one.

Alec Pearce, better known in more active

and forms of sport,, played a wonderful game as

Brown of the Cricket Club

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Hsu Man-fu and Chang Kam-hoi were the most dangerous players in

Hau Ching-lo Eastern's attack, the latter being

on the left wing was speedy. good shooting form.

Bill Hollands seemed to have Way on toast, as he was leading 17-2 at one time, but the curry puffs did the trick and the of it: he needed a five at the last head to home four pulled up valiantly to make a tle

Chang Kam-hol scored before the achieve this result. He was lying a couple when Ward rested the third shot to lay four. nice ones and Bill Way added another, Bill-interval and in the second period Chau Holland falling with both his heavy ones. Tsoi-ting and Chang Kam-hoi (pen- Aitken, who has met with some success in competitive bowls in Scotland, was the best alty) added further goals. The other man on the Police side, and that honour goal was scored by a Singapore de- went to Randall amongst the Craigengower fender. four, the other three being poor until the Was

revival in those last few heads.

enabled that rink to have the best result a tle against Kowloon Bowling Green Club who won quite comfortably.

ANOTHER CLOSE RESULT The other "one-shot" match in this divi- sion was at Chatham Road, where the Kow-lead to loon Cricketers secured the points. Tommy Carr and Spary each won by seven shots, which was just too much for Younghus -band's strong rink to carry. This four was with the outplaying Jimmy Jack's rink,

three, possible exception of the number where Bob Marks held his own against Hall. Joe Gibson, as lead, was deadly and Arthur Dand, though playing well, could not hold him.

There was an exciting finish, as may thinking be imagined; Younghusband that three was all that was required, blocked perfectly when he lay that num- ber only to find out, too late, that he needed four to tle!

In the absence of Walter Naef, who is get- Tacchi ting along quite well, thank you,

played lead to Carr and played quite a use ful game against Tony Lapsley, who shared the honours with his skip in Vic Chittenden's

rink.

Paddy Wellwood was in excellent form,

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Morton, who' was pitted against Pearce, played a more than useful game but the play of the home load really uncanny and he secured all the limelight.

Brown played his best game of the season and Guy had to play well to achieve a tie.

Bob Duncan had his son L.A.R. as his adversary and well though the younger one played he could never make much impres-

Eastern were represented by the follow- The other game was a battle of the skips.ing:-Lau Hin-hon; Ng Kee-cheong and Lee Wright and McNeill, and they shared the Kwok-wat; Tse Kam-hung, Hsu King-aeng Individual honours, though the home rink

and Lo. Wai-kuen; Chung Yung-sum, Chang won. McWalter was good as three to Wright, who was not as well served by his Kam-hoi, Hsu Man-fu, Chau Tsof-ting and

Hau Ching-to.-Our Own Correspondent, front men as was McNeill.

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