End Of Season Atmosphere Marks Closing Bowls Games Champions Have One Or Two Anxious Moments
Omar's Late Spate Of Scoring Against Eccleshall
By "Skip"
THERE WAS A DISTINCT END OF THE SEA- SON ATMOSPHERE ABOUT THE THREE LEAGUE BOWLS MATCHES WHICH WERE PLAYED ON SATURDAY, NOT ONLY AS REGARDS THE PLAY, WHICH SEEMED TO ME TO BE MORE JOVIAL THÁN USUAL; BUT ALSO AS FAR AS THE COM- POSITION OF THE TEAMS WAS CONCERNED.
Craigengower, for instance, had Eccleshall was only four down three comparative strangers into Omar after eleven heads but the home four then went mad and added no less than 22 shots with- out reply in the next seven ends!
their team against the Civil Ser- vants, whose turn-out was but a shadow of its former self.
much chance of winning the game as you or I have of drawing even a starter in the big sweep to-mor- row!
Patchy Seven
A patchy seven was included in this dramatic scoring, three
them up.
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BOWLS SINGLES
SEMI-FINAL
of
The semi-final round the Open Singles Lawn Bowls championship of the
drawn Colony -was
this morning and resulted follows:-
M. N. Rakusen v F. J. Jones M. R. Abbas v U. M. Omar Both matches will be play- ed at Kowloon Bowling Green Club
on Thursday
next and will start at 4.15 sharp. The umpires will be A. J. Hall, for the first-men- tloned game, and A. Hyde- Lay.
RAKUSEN AND OMAR IN SEMI-FINALS
tively..
VOLUNTEER RINKS PLAY TRUE TO FORM
By "Skip"
THE FIRST matches in the “China Mail" Chal- lenge Cup, were played on Sunday morning and were accompanied by plenty of enthusiasm, a vast amount of jocularity-and a few noggins!
All games were timed to commence at 10 a.m. and players were on the whole quite punctual, es- pecially considering that the Aquatic Sports had been held the previous evening!
As only one of my forecasts unexpectedly lost to the Field went wrong, it can be said that Ambulance's best rink. This form- the teams played to form although ed the biggest upset of the day to the magnitude of the wins was my mind.
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in some cases astounding, No. 5 Mobile Column had a lead on Company's second string skipped A.Š.C. Coy. "B" for a few ends by Capt. Botelho, for instance, but once Charlie Rosselet's men The ultimate result was a fore-
simply trouncing "Busty" Bower's had got in front there gone conclusion but I was sur-
"B" rink from No. 1 Company, holding them and they won by prised at the huge margin in fa-
Only a couple to the bad when I over dozen. Capt. Flippance vour of the Craigengower team,
the 12th was in good form as lead, whilst which led by over 40 shots when four woods being in close proxi-u, M. Omar (holder) and M. N. head, the losers collapsed com- Lt. Stoker played some good shots
At Club de Recreio yesterday, left the battle-field at rain drove the players to shelter mity to the Jack, others rather
were in the early stages but did not Rakusen entered the Semi-Finals Pletely subsequently and at about the 17th end, when the scattered. The target tempted the of the Open Singles Lawn Bowls able to chalk up only two more keep up the good work. visitors wisely decided to forfeit visiting three and skip to drive,
No. 6 Company's "B" team had competition when they beat A. shots to their opponents' 23. This the points. They had about as the homesters meanwhile piling Hyde-Lay and T. Madar respec-margin of 23 was also enjoyed by the audacity to begin their scor- Company Engineers, whoing against their “A” rink with a Hyde-Lay led Omar at the 13th opposed Mobile Column "A" skip-nap hand and Chico Ribeiro's men ped by Lt. K. C. Hamilton of did not recover until the seventh Green Club|head from which stage they hand- Kowloon Bowling third team. But three Seconded it out to their juniors.
Fourth Battery proved no match League players, in Castro, Howard and Bill Simpson proved too for Field Ambulance "B", whilst I could not help thinking, from much for them.
what little I saw of the game, that Carlos Silva's "A" team from No. 5, were playing with that same Company's "D" team, in much the same way as a cat plays with a mouse! Otherwise the scores would not have been nearly so close.
Points Conceded
In Second Division, Civil Ser- vants, owing to the call on their to play first team, were unable Kowloon Football Chub and they conceded the points to Kowloon Football Club, thereby ensuring the latter being runners-up, position which they secure by reason of having a better shots- up average than Taikoo, who had the same number of points.
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The scores in the Craigengower and Civil Service match were even for the first four ends but a seven to Dick Basa at the next head commenced a general blitzkrieg.
It was not a very brilliant head, the woods being fairly scattered and Dick Basa, in trying to add three bottles of John Haig, trail- ed the kitty slightly, bringing a back wood into the count but de- leting one which was a little short.
Basa had been drawing well throughout whilst Coates was also good. Penney found Jimmy Gel- latly off form so it sounds hardly Just to say that he beat him easi- ly: actually, the home lead was jexcellent.
Jones was again the outstand- ing player on the visiting side which secured a very good six' shortly after the above big count,
Joe Landolt, making his debut as a skip, had a more even tussle with Jack Hollidge but a brace of threes towards the finish gave him a seven-shot win.
head by 12 shots to 5 but did not score after, that while Omar re- gistered two threes and three twos to win at the 21st head by 21-12. U. M. Omar A. Hydo-Lay Shots Total Shots Total
The Champions had а few Head anxious moments before even- tually
Kowloon overcoming Dock by 20, gaining 15 of these In the last four ends to bring home the bacon.
They scored two fives in these last four heads, Raoul Luz scor- ing one of these at the last head to tie Bob Morrison who had held the vein all the way.
It was a good five on the whole, though the home side should have saved. F. X. Soares, who had a good struggle with Alec Calman as lead, lay one shot, Alves added a couple and Jackie Noronha blocked one hand first, then drew another to which Luz added,
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SPECIALGEENFOO:
MADAR ALWAYS
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Strong Combination Second Battery also scored 23 on the adjoining rink at Kowloon Dock but Lt. "Billy" Alves' four were able to collect a dozen shots against them.
The winners are a very strong combination and will go far, think.
Fortress Signals were without Charlic Needham, who was sick, and his place was taken at the last minute by Capt. W, C. Clark. As the latter had not, I believe, previously played in Hong Kong, the team did exceptionally well to score on 10 of the heads, al- though admittedly they totalled only 11 shots against a Field En-
It is noteworthy that all the Field Company Engineers' teams won their games, although the "A" rink skipped by Spary had a very close struggle with the premier four from No. 1 Company, whose representatives all lost, I may add.
FEEL TIRED
gineer Coy, team from Kowloon IN THE MORNINGS?
Docks.
I should say that one of the best heads of the day was when No. 1 Company "C" team' scored perfect five against Pay Section.
Bob Morrison, like Houston, played an excellent game throughout, so it seems hard, though just, to say that he fall. ed badly to savs, both his heavylsh woods being narrow. T. A. Madar was always trail-a fore, the horse in describing this the 15th head was being led by I seem to have put the cart being behind M. N. Rakusen and at last head, as the very first end on 13-6. A possible at the this rink was what might almost head brought him within striking be called an exhibition head.
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distance but he was only able to score three singles on the re- maining heads. Rakusen won at the 24th head by 22-13.
I must give it in detail. Calman Head
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toucher, but not a sitter. Calman trailed for the shot, Soares pro- moted his own to rob him again. McMaster trailed once more, Dick Alves knocked Soares in for shot and lay two, but Houston promot- ed McMaster's wood with his first
Luz then drew another. narrow, Morrison made it three and with Luz repeating his pre- vious error, Morrison-well, what would you do!
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The standard of bowls was high all through on this rink, as was in the game between Spuggy and McKelvie, the latter showing vastly improved form compared with his game against Joe Fraser who, I am told, outbowled him the previous Saturday,
Charlie Silva proved to be the "CHINA_MAIL" CUP sheet anchor of his side and was always prominent, his opponent R. Lapsley junior, being rather off his usual game. But "old" Bob put in some nice shots though he was not consistent..
Carlos Silva always had an edge on Johnny Kempton's four but it necded a strong finish to win by 16 shots.
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WEEK-END MATCHES
Down by 20/3 at that stage, two shots were against them when L/C, King trailed beauti- fully and was immediately pro- moted to Captain by the specta- tors on the bank. He then lay two shots and on adding another ons, a perfect draw, he attained Field rank, whilst Pto. Ander. son piled in a' couple more for which he received a stripe each! But I am afraid you will have to look at this week's orders to see if the promotions have been con- firmed!
The Pay Section of course, ran out winners, Tribble being excel- lent as lead and the second man putting in some "dandy", shots (joke).
Biggest Upset
Tommy Madar, skipping No.3 Coy.'s "B" team, secured that Company's only win, in opposition to their "C" outfit, as Teddy Fin- cher, skipping their premier, four, "A" v 1st Battery "A" at 4 p.m. (Winner to play No. 3 "B"" in next round).
At Kowloon F.C.-A. S. C. Coy "A" v No. 2 Coy. "C" at 10 a.m. in (Winner to play. A.S.C. "B" next round),
FIRST ROUND At Kowloon Bowling Green;- No: 2 Coy. "B" v. Stanley "A" at
10 a.m.
SECOND ROUND
Following is the list of week- At Recreio:Field Engineers end matches of the preliminary "C" v Field Ambulance “A” round of the bowls competition 10 am.
...
At Recreio No. 2 Coy. "D" v "B" at 10 a.m.
at!
Although not playing, quite up for the "China Mail". Challenge At Kowloon Bowling Green;~~ to his raputation, early on, he Cup:
Field Engineers "A" v Stanley had a gront drive at the eighth head, carrying the jack into the dyke for a couple when the onomy Jay that number:
1st Battery "B" at 4'p.m. (Winner. At Kowloon C.C.-Field Am- to play No. 5 "B" in next round), | bulance "B" v 2nd Battery at 10
"At Kowloon CC-No. 2 Coy, aim,
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