THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6, 1940
ELECTRIC'S "DOUBLE"
HAD been for some time looking↑
forward to a Ten Pin match be- tween the Minnie Champs and the Alley, Team, and it was finally played off last Friday.
As the name implies, the Minnle Champs are a team consisting of the only two of the original] Champs team remaining in Hong
Having by mutual arrangement Kong viz Ernie Hearther and Doc.
In the full game there were only MINNIE CHAMPS
two
Total
four began
quite Doc. Molthon
Ernie Hearther 930 042 F. P. Hollis 778
H. Blount J. H. Watts Joe Harvey
E. L. Woods
18 shots in it, Paul securing must of these, against Cornell,
The latter's well and were leading by 13/10 W. R. Chiarulll 730 at the interval but could do noth- ing in the way of scoring after-
3280
In
BOWLING ALLEY
JOTTINGS
831 games.
By "STRIKE"
Good Match
ALLEY TEAM
Total
878
760
721
673
ASHEVILLE C.P.O'S.
Page 15 Watt's Consistency
Watts.. of the Alley Team was, top scorer of the match with 670...kaoine thing like this player's usual score) or an average of 178 pins per game. He bowled consistently well, and with súiné mensure of luck might easily have made his 900 or 180 pins per game, his worst effort being 150 on his fourth game, and as I have mentioned above his best effort being 100 on his Summers was not very far behind
on his first, game.
E. L. Wood for the C.P.O.'s just fall- ed to make his 800, He made a good 798 or an average of slightly less than 180. This was. a much better effort than in his game for the Alley Team against the Minnie, Champs, his bowling being Total consistent and steady, his lowest score C. J. Summers 848 being 152 and his highest 179. E. L. Wood · `798
Neither Garret nor Merkel for C.P.O.'s L. C. Garrett 731 did as well as was expected from them.
G. C. Merkel 712 Garrett's 731, or 146 average per game being very much lower than his usun). The same can be said, of Merkel...his score of 712, or an average of slightly 8089 over 142 pins per game, being about the lowest I have ever seen him put
played two heads of an outstand-Molthen-Chas Miller and Dick of 150 pins, being much lower than his future, and is to be hoped that the full ing game before the real battle Venezia, the other two members usual standard of play. I do not re teams will turn-out, including Joe Lan-last and fifth game, commenced, Hong Kong Electric of the Champs' team having left man he did in this mulch, his dad on dolt for the Alley Team, and Camp for
|member putting up tower scores proceeded to secure their second the
ог on Colony and
for C.P.O.'s with a good 040 leg of the "Daily Double" at the from the U.S.S. Mindanao. H. P. 130 on his fifth, being very poor efforts.
players his first game, 147 on his second, and the Minnie Champs.
average of almost 170 pins per game. of Hong Kong Cricket Hollis.and. Camp.
This player also bowled expense
consistently Although Chiarull had lowest score Club.
well, his lowest score being 150 and The match resulted in a very close for the Minnie Champs, it must be re-
his highest 183. North for the Alley The visitors were over 20 to win for the Minnie Champs by 65 pins membered that he was brought into the good in this continued game only; the individual scores being as the match at the last moment and played on Friday between a represen-worked out at an average of 168 pins There was a good Ten Pin match Team bowled very well indeed, his 073 for the four games he played and had only six heads to play, follows:-
furthermore, I bellove it was. his first and they eventually won by 26.
important match. His 730 was a fair tative Alley Team. In the unavoidable per game, and had he bowled a fifth ALLEY TEAM score, his average being 140 per game. absence of Blount, Harvey and Landolt, game and scored the average" of the TotalI think this player will do much better Birkett, Ismail and Joe. North deputis have made 841 pins, or third highest four games that he played he would 803 after a little more experience in matched. North could only play four of the score of the match. It was a pity that five-games and H. T. McCulley finished he started off badly with a lowly 137 806 Corp. Watts, for the Alley Team. off the last game for him. 725 made quite a fair score, although lower The Alley Team were successful, than his usual, but his 831 or an aver-winning by 08 pins, the individual 3225 age of 160 pins per game did quite a scores being as follows:- wards. Tarbuck was more than Camp, of Minnie Champs, was un-lot to keep the scores of his side with-
absent useful as lead to Paul and he bet-avoidably
and Chiarulli, of in reach of the opposition, filed tered Razavet, whilst Owens was U.S.S. Asheville,
the gop. Harvey, for the Alley Team, was not, more consistent than Doughty who Landolt. of the Alley Team, was also as good as usual, although his 606 or could not get the weight, especial-nable to turn out owing to the fact 181 average per game was also a factor. J. H. Watts
that his lawn bowls activities are takin keeping the score up for his team. G. Birkett ly on short heads.
Ing up so much of his time,
E. L. Woods substituted for Joe Lan-S. A. Ismall "Stops" Thomson who had Hearther was easily top scorer of dolt and was entirely off form, his 725 Joe North figured in a big scoring game by the match with a good 930 pins, or an or an average of 145 being a long way (4 games) way of an appetiser, chalked up but this it not strange for he is gener- unenviable distinction
average of actually 180 pins per game. below his usual form; Woods had the H. T. McCulley 145 another couple of dozen in op-ally about 900 or over in a match game, meagre 116, in his fourth game.
of making Q (1 game) position to George Costello, whose
3177 The second highest score was regis- rink looked rather weak on paper. tered by Blount who netted a good 063 of 200 scores, there was actually only It was in the previous match that up in a match game.
Feature of the match was the dearth "Jow" Cassidy, victim of Thom-or an average of slightly less than 173 one, recorded by Ernic Hearther on mentioned in these "Jottings" that I Ismail might have done much better son's earlier venom, had his re-pins per game. His scores were very his third game when he made: 202 pins. moaned about the fact that there was than 721 or an average of 144 if he had ' venge on Jim Lunny, a margin of consistent, his lowest being 153 and his There were five scores of 190 ar only.one score of 200 registered and been more consistent in his bowling.
highest 192,
over, the Minnie Champs..getting, two five scores of 100 or over, but in. this he made a very lowly: 113 on his third Doc. Molthen, for Minnie Champs. of them, both by Hearther with 191 match there was not one single 200,game, to follow up on his fourth, game did quite well to make 842 or an aver-land 102, while the other three were score throughout the match and only with a good 193. age of a little less than 169 pins per bagged by the Alley Team through two scores of 100: and one of exactly. As regards the match itself, it looked game, but he would have done much watts, who registered 103 on his first, 190, scored by Corp, Watts on his fifth odds on the C.P.O.'s team winning for The game between the two better had he not registered two football clubs resulted in an
game, Woods, who scored 193 on his game, and 193 by S. A. Ismall on his they were 52 up on the first game. un-medioere scores, on his second and third, and Blount with 192 on his se-fourth game, yet, taking into consider-which they increased to 54 expected win for the Mainlanders, fourth games at 158 and 141 pins res-cond game.
ation that the Alley Team were with- second game, but on the third game who once again had Dr. Smalley Pectively, which is rather lower than
My impression was that as the match out their, three most formidable players the Alley Team took a look in and to thank for this result, as he
was likely to be very important all the score amassed by the representa- reduced the C.P.O.'s lead to six only. had the only visiting win.
Hollis Off Form
players.were "keyed up" and this tive team, that is, 3,177, was a very in the fourth game the Alley Tearn affected the final scores.
creditable-onc...and with a measure of went ahead to lend by 52 pins and still Hollis for Minnie Champs, was en-| time against Jim Smith until half-tirely off form, his 778 or an average match. both teams.again, in the near than 88 pins in the lead.
However, occasion will be taken to luck they might have been much more further ahead on, the fifth and
game to be victors by 88 pins. way through the game. Down 16/2 at this stage his rink pulled them-: selves together to such purpose that they actually had a lead of four with one head to go and they lost a four to tie. Jim Smith was playing. very well for the Kowloon Side and received good support from Joe Henson, whilst Jack Watson was the hero of the home side.
10 being shown in his favour,
Mainlanders Win
Jack Watson was having a bad
rc-
George Graver pulled up markably well against Ben Evans and, scoring a dozen shots in the last six heads, he won by a shot. Dr. Smalley had a brand new skip in Charlie Needhamn ns hist opponent and he always had the mastery of him.
Walter Bagley fairly ran riot against Rosario in their game at the Valley and his big win put the Stanley team into the sweep money. Jillott had a much hard- er time against Pau but a bout of scoring after the break put him well. in front. Coelho, proved toj -be the best man in Alves' side
against Tom Pile and his. good! play enabled this rink to return! the best result, though not a fav- ourable one.
POLICE SOCCER
TEAMS
Police will entertain Kwong Wah Football Team to-morrow afternoon at Boundary Street in two friendly matches. The fol- lowing will represent Police:-
First Team (at 4.45 p.m.): MacHardie; Pope and Chan Kwong-yu; Mak Hong-san, Gough and North; Wong Man-kwai, Howlett, Parker, Ferrier and Moss...
Second Team (at 3.15 p.m.):- Taylor; Mui Siu-ki and A. N, Other, Fan Kwal-choi, Hogarth, and Wong Sam; C.617, Morrison, Wall, Coull and Kong Hing.
Reserves:-Aitken.
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