THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 10, 1940
LAWN BOWLS
SURPRISES IN OPEN
RINKS
COMPETITION
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Good Wins By Zimmern, Chalmers And MacGowan
SEVERAL SIXES SCORED; BIG VICTORIES FOR OMAR AND SHERRIFF
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A game at Kowloon 'Cricket Club all the First round ties in the Open Rinks
Bowls Competitions were played off yesterday.
E. C. Fincher's rink was unexpect- edly beaten by J. C. Chalmers' four -though they were leading at the 17th
head by eight shots.
Several sixeş the afternoon.
were scored during
Civil Ser- R. Keown of Taikoo.
as the result of this vice led by 13-7 and never looked back afterwards. At the 14th head they had established a commanding lead of 11 shots (20-9). Taikoo's rinks scored two threes on the remaining heads.
The biggest rink wins were registered by the rinks of U. M.C. J. Walker
H. Lord A. Steven
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Omar and G. H. Sherriff, who both won by 23 shots. U. M. Omar also S. E. Eccleshall had the highest rink score of the day in beating F. Cullen's rink by 35 shots to 12.
noon was
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C. Bovaird Cunningham J. A. Watson R. M. Keown (Skip)
Basto's Recovery
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Led at the 18th head by 15-5, B. Basto's rink put on a great spurt in the next four heads and scored 10 shots which included two fours to bring them on level terms at 15 all with Fender's four.". The Police rink scored on the last head- a four- to
win the game.
W. McLeod
W. S. Dall
J. Orem
J. C. S. Fender
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J. A. Luz
C. E, Marques A. P. Guterres B. Basto
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Fine Rally
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CLUB
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BOWLS DRAWS
Following are the draws for the various Club competitions:
KOWLOON B.G.C.
Handicap Singles:-Byes: L. Sykes (45) v J. Payne (10), W. Groves (0), J. C. Gill (scr.) v C. S. M. Thom (4); V. A remarkable rally in the last C. Dixon (1) v C. Thompson (+2); E. J. Spradbery five heads enabled J. C. Chalmers' J. R. Leitch (10) ▼
(+10); J. G. Meyer (scr.) v. G. Sher- Taikoo rink to cause a surprise bye riff (scr.); L. Guy (scr.) v H. White ousting E. C. Fincher's four. The (scr.); L. A. Jordan (6) v K..C. Hamil Kowloon four seem to have the ton (47); H. Bicknell (4) v W. Houston game well in hand till then as they+3); H. C. Spong (45) v G. W. Deacon were leading by 18-9.
Taikoo scored a three and a Ave on the 17th, and 18th heads to come the 18 within striking distance and tie
score at the next with a singleton. It was now anybody's game but Tai- next head koo scored a six in the to clinch the game. T. A. Madar R. B. Wellwood R. H. E. Marks E. C. Fincher (Sklp)
Carey Extended The biggest surprise of the after- Leading early in the game'a police at Hong Kong Football rink skipped by A. E. Carey beat a Club when E. Zimmern's four oust Kowloon Tong rink under A. H. Basto ed a much-fanaled Recreio rink by 24-17 but it was only at the 14th skipped by H. A. Alves.
head that the Police rink really broke At Club de Recreio The Civil Ser-away through a four followed by а vice Cricket Club rink under Mac- three. Carey's men . scored on 11 -Gowan did extremely well to elimin-heads which included, two fours, two rate a strong rink led by A. J. Hall.
Surprise Win
E. Zimmern's rink had a surprise win over the four skipped by H.
A. Alves. Both rinks were six at the all at the eighth head, but 15th head Zimmern was leading by 14-11 thanks to two twos and a single- At the ton on the previous heads. 19th head, the Portuguese four were trailing 14-15 but the Valley four ob tained a two on the next head to follow this up with a four. L. J. Silva
W. Penny
-Dr. A. M. Rodrigues F. X. Delgado
F. V. V. Ribeiro
H. A. Alves
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W. McNeill
E. Zimmern (Skip)
Two Sixes
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A six, followed by a three on the 6th and 7th heads, enabled J.N. Wong's rink to take the lead from Stainton's four by 11-10 at the 7th head, but this availed him nothing for the Taikoo players piled on shots thereafter. At the 18th head they were leading by. 33 shots to 13, in the course of which they scored a six, a four, a three and three twos. The Kowloon Tong <quartet scored a three on the next head
and a singleton on the last.
F. Hillon
.J. Tang
"T. K. Lim
H. Y. Hsu
J. N. Wong
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J. Waid
W. Scath
T. Stainton
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Shipp Good
threes and the same number of twos..
E. G. Post
W. J. D. Cameron G. Perkins
A. E. Carey
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H. Castro
C. Mose
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H. Gittins A. H. Basto
(Sklp)
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Early Lead
The
But for a two at the first head Way's rink were never behind in their game against the rink skipped by E. de Souza, though at the 17th head they were only leading by 15-14. Valley four scored a three and a one on the next heads and finished up with a brace. The Recreio rink scored a singleton on the 20th` head.
J. Leonard YA: Razack
L. C. R. Souza
W. K. Way
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J. C. Remedios C. C. Pereira
O. P. 'Remedios E. de Souza (Skip)
Highest Rink Score
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Scoring
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heads which included three. Alves U.M. Omar's rink) had no difficulty against that skipped by F. Cullen and won by 23 shots.
At the 10th head the Indians had established a lead of 25 shots to 3. The Docks rink scored three twos and a singleton on the next five heads to reduce the lead somewhat to 26-10. The winners scored a four and three on the 19th and 21st heads. A. Lapsley
A. A. Razack
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R. Lapsley
F. Cullen
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K. M. Omar
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A. M. Omar "U. M. Omar
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Sherriff's Fine Feat
By beating a Portugese rink skipped
W. Melrose R. Main
D. Munro
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J. C. Chalmers
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Tables Turned *
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Down by 7 shots (12-5) at the 13th four turned the head McGowan's tables in the remaining heads on a strong K.B.G.C. team to win by 18-14.
The Civil Service rink scored two threes, three twos and a singleton on the remaining heads and limited their opponents to two singletons. J. Gellatly
W. L. Walker H. White D. Hollidge L. A. Collyer
J. F. McGowan
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A. Hyde-Lay
A. J. Holl
*>(skip) Silva Too Good
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C. G. Silva's rink was too good for F. Goodwin's and led from the start, At the 12th head on which a four was scored, the Portuguese rink were dead- ing by 15-5. The K.C.C. team scored on six of the remaining heads, the high- est scores being two twos. V. C. Labrum
J. W M. Brown J. Fraser F. Goodwin
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A. F Noronha C. A Lopes
J. E. Noronha
C. G. Silva
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Recovered Well
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(scr.); W. C. Hodder (46) v C. E. Turpin (48); E, A. Atkins (15) v W. Mulcahy (3); E. Scard (4-7) V J. Hurst (10): H. G. Patrick (47) v R. P. Phil- lips (scr.); A. Rogers (410) v F. Wilkin- son(+8); D. W. Waterton (scr.) v W. L. Walker (scr.); J. McKelvie (scr.) v A. Bower (45); G. W. Elphick (46) v W. S. Drake' (41); J. Watson (44) v W. Harrower (+1);- H. Lockhart (44) v A. Morton (+3); E. Abraham (45) v A, J. Hall (scr.); C. E. Langley (18) V A. J Thurston (49); J. Fraser (sér.) v P. A. Peckham (47); R. Duncan (scr.) v T. Coleman (scr.): J. S. Dinnen (46) v T. Armstrong (scr.); E. Pope (43) v E. Levett (45) and L. H. Oatway (410) ▼ A. Hyde-Lay (scr.). Byes;-F. Cheesman (41) v W, M. Wilson (9): E. V. Searle (5) W. H. Organ (6).
Handicap Pairs:-Byes:-J. R. Leitch and D. W. Waterton (42) v J. Watson and E. A. Atkins (44); L. Sykes and J. C. Gill (ser.). First Round:-W. Groves (Continued on page 18)
TO-DAY'S GAMES
Following postponed games in the First Round of the Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship will be played to-day, -wea“ ther permitting.
At Kowloon F.C.-A. Hyde Lay and A. J. Hall v S. H. Hill and R. S. Meadows; W. Harrower and H. L. Lockhart v C. H. Basto and J. J. Basto; L. F. Xavier and R. F. Luz v W. Glendinning and L. Glen- dinning.
At Police R.C.-F. A. Cheeseman and G. E. F. Thompson v D. Munro and R. Main; L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro v A. W. Hircock and T. M. Pile,
At Kowloon B.G.C.-W. J. Burling and M. N. Rakusen v C. Mose and W. J. Bo- ward.
At Civil Service C.C.:~~L. A. Gutierrez v E. G. Post and A. E. Carey,
At Kowloon Docks R.C.:-A. Eastman and J. C. Brown v J. N. Sweeney and J. Revie: C. H. Fuller and W. 3. Mezger v Y. H. Tang and J. N. Wong: W. Hillen and T. F. Stainton v C, Woodcock and B. O. Hughes.
At Hong Kong F.C.:-J. Pau and G. S.
Though they did not score till the fourth head, when they were being led Ladd v W. L. Walker and J. Deakin. by six shots, W. E. Hollands' four had the measure of their opponents there- after and at the 12th head were lead- ing in 17-7. The Bowling green rink reduced the lead by five, shots in the heads. The police rink next three scored a five on the 19th head to lead 26-14. but the losers registered a six on the next head. Buster Hollands, who was brought, into the Police team at the last moment in place of Mac- Kenzie, played a useful game.
F., Hollands
A TEMAGUW: "Elphick
3. W. MacDonald W. E. Hellands
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J. Hoosen failed to put in an ap pearance at the Hong Kong Football club and Shipp was pressed into Minu's rink and played a good game.
There was never much difference in by L. A. Gutierrez, a former open B. Fraser
singles champion, G. H Sherriff's the score but Rosselet's team gener-rink tied with U. M. Omar's for the ally had the advantage throughout, The highest score was a three by the highest win of the afternoon. Sherriff C.C.C. team at the third head who at scored on 15 heads, the 18th head were leading by only 13-10 They scored two singletons in the next two heads to which the Sookunpoo four replied with a brace at the last head. C. E. Shipp
R. Basa
A. Bakar
A. R. Minu
ARK: Minu
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J. S. Landolt
A. E. Coates
· C. 8. Rosalet
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Tide Turned
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E. E.Lengicx
G. S. Hammond F: Wilkinson (Skip)
Warders Trounced
The Bowling Green rink opened with a two and followed this up with Scoring on only. five heads, which a Ave and were leading at included a five, at the second and a the 10th head by 12-1.The Por-four at the sixth, a Prison Officers" tugese then scored a three and an- team was badly trounced by a Hong other on the ninth head. At the Kong Football Club side led by A. 18th head they were being led by Brooksbank
only shots but the Bowling Green Starting with a six the Valley four scored on all but one of the re- team were leading by 18-8 at the maining beads, included in this eighth head and at the 14th had in- three firess four, and EDE WOS. creased the lead to 27-11. LE FRODE EN
Marcon
G. Durican
·HAP-də B. Botelho A Bower
E. A. Xavier: L.. A. Gutierrez
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A five at the eighth · head for EC32 Henson cleshall's rink changed the complexion G. H. Sherriff of the game against a rink skipped by
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A. W. Hodges NAJ. Bebbington ·
1 A. Brooksbank i' (Bkip)
V. Freeman A. W. Hircook 8. Hodge W. J. Bagley,
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