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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1940. ““CHINA MAIL" CUP

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BRILLIANT SHOT BY CHALMERS

CHANGES ASPECT OF

OF GAME Spectacular Drive Brings Useful Count Of Three

HYDE AND MAIN OUTSTANDING

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By "Skip"

THE FINAL OF THE “CHINA MAIL" CUP

STANDARD OF 1940

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BOWLS NOT HIGH

By "Skip"

Although my review of the past season insofar

_COMPETITION, WHICH WAS PLAYED AT KOW- LAWN BOWLS as it concerns the various players will not appear

"LOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB ON SUNDAY, AL- THOUGH PERHAPS NOT QUITE UP TO THE EX- PECTED STANDARD AS REGARDS THE PLAY, PROVIDED PLENTY OF THRILLS FOR THE GOOD NUMBER OF SPECTATORS WHO WERE PRESENT.

5th A.A. Battery secured a very creditable win to become the first holders of the cup.

Jimmy Chalmers having put in one of my favourite shots-a counting block to make up the nap The A.S.C. Coy, "A" team, their hand! Four up and two to play opponents, began well and looked was a winning lead and although to have a good chance of winning the losers had a chance of tieing when they ran into a lead of 11/6 at the last head, Kern just failed but the Gunners never gave up to move the enemy's counters with trying and a brilliant drive by a pound or two on both of his their skip, Jimmy Chalmers, com-woods.. pletely changed the run of the

⚫ game.

I have said that the game was thrilling enough, yet when one comes to analyse the play of the eight men, only two were really outstanding-Hyde, and Main.

STATISTICS FOR 1940

Ribeiro,

CHAMPIONSHIPS Open Singles:-M. N. Rakusen, Open Pairs:-H, A. Alves and F. V. v. open Rinks:-R. Basa, A, E. Coates, J, S. Landolt and C. S. Rosselet (skip). Gutierrez International Shield:-Eng- land (C. Perkins, M. N. Rakusen, G. H. Sherriff and A. J. Hall (skip) ). Aitkenhead Shield:-Kowloon,

until I sing my swan song next Friday, I propose to-day to comment on the outstanding features of the 1940 Season.

It was what I would call a; only one game and having a de- jumpy season and taking all in all ficit of nearly 400 shots!

I do not think, that the standard of

bowling has been as high as in the Prison Officers' Success past few seasons. There are

and

Following are statistics and re- I think, being the heavy state of the season tipped to win Third several reasons for this, the first, Prison Officers whom I carly in cords for 1940:-

the greens due to an abnormally Division, did so after a tight strug- wet Summer, and secondly, the gle with Kowloon Bowling Green major reasons, the unsettled politi-Club, who secured in what the Revd. Mr. Higgs aptly Hong Kong Electric, who began cal conditions which culminated 'position

runners-up on shots average, called an emotional earthquake the season in great style but could the evacuation.

not quite stay the distance, finish- On occasions Volunteer and ed third and secured what I think other duties interfered with the must be their best League posi- game and upset some matches tion since the inauguration of the. both League and otherwise, the club. Open Singles seeming especially to suffer. Then again a larger number of players participated— with a slight lowering of the stan- dard of play in the lower divisions, due largely to lack of experience; this factor should not be prevalent

THE LEAGUE First Division

A.S.C. were lieing at least five when the skips went down but Chalmers knocked a wood up for second shot in a position which was not very accessible. Kern had the option of either trying to face These second men played some winners: Club de Recreio "A". this out, not an easy shot as I really classy bowls and it was a Runners-up-Craigengower C.C. have implied, or to block and be pleasure to watch them. Both Relegated:-Hong Kong Football Club, satisfied with the one shot. But Melrose and Cullen, the leads, I am afraid he fell between two were off their normal game, the winners:-Kowloon Bowling Green Club.next season,

Second Division stools for he was too heavy to latter being short, especially in Runners-up-Kowloon Football Club. block and not heavy enough to the early stages of the game, Joe Relegated:-Pollce Recreation Club. force the offending wood through Meyer could do little right so it is and he secured second shot. With two good woods at the back-or rather to one side of the back as the jack had gone to withim three feet of the ditch-Chalmers drove on the fore to, take the jack and score three

It was a brilliant shot, which not only brought the house down, but seemed to inspire the player who had not been good Sup to then.

Tea was taken with the scores at 12 each.

The game was dour-even Kern was repressed in manner-and it

continued its even course until the vital 19th head when, with A.S.C. leading by a singleton, the Ack Acks, got a very excellent Avë.

Third Division

hardly as complimentary as it is Winners:-Prison Officers Club, meant to be to say that Keown Runners-up:-Kowloon Bowling Green out-bowled him, although it must Club. be admitted that he too has played Bottom of league:-Indian

Recreation much better than he did on Sun-

Club. day...

Leading Skips First Division:-C. G. Sliva. Third Division:-A, Jillott.

Of the skips I would say that Chalmers was the better by rea- son of his definite improvement in- the second half of the game, though Kern was beating him to begin with.

Collection Taken

Second Division:-A. J, Kew,

TEAM RECORDS. Highest Aggregate First Division:-85 (IR.C. v P.R.C.). Second Division:-95 (C. de R.

C.S.C.C.).

Third Division:-7 (H.K.F.C, v I.R.C.). Lowest Aggregate First Division:-30 (H.K,FC,' v L.R.C.).

... Biggest Team Win

C.C.).

Biggest Rink Total-

W. Waterton, H. White and ́Â, J. Hall (skip) v G. Lee, W. Mulcahy, A. M. Smith and G, C, Moss Second Division:-45 (A. M. Silva, H.

(skip) ).

lection for the Bomber Fund was Third Division:-32 (I.R.C. v K.B.G.C.). During the tea interval a col-Second Division:-26 (HK.C.C, v C, de made, the sum of $50.00 being raised and an extra dollar being First Division, 46 (C.C.C. V H.K.F.C.). The head, started off badly with between two of the spectators.

added as the result of a side bet Second Division:-50 (C. de R. v II.K. Cullen counting two over a yard short and almost blocking both Bowls Committee, in the course

Capt. Brown, Chairman of the Third Division:-50 (K.B.G.C. V I.R.C.): hands, and Melrose a long way of a happy speech, congratulated First Division: 37 (T. Armstrong, D. through. Bob Main, however, the winners, thanked all clubs for pulled out another red hot one their willing assistance in lending from the bag and, with his second, their greens and finally his sub- trailed the jack to these woods of committee, whilst before present- "Melrose's.

ing the Cup Col. Rose reiterated Willie Hyde just missed with these sentiments and both his woods and Keown added much he appreciated any sports another to count four or five. Joe effort which would Meyer drove, hit the front wood esprit de corps amongst members encourage and disturbed the head a little, for of the H.K.V.D.C. the jack came into view again, after being, in island fashion, “a small piece of porcelain entirely surrounded by Lignum!"

Winning Lead

Neither Meyer's second Wood nor Kern's two altered the lay,

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TO-MORROW'S LAWN BOWLS

Civil Service Cricket Club will entertain Taikoo Recreation Club in a friendly Lawn Bowls match at Happy Valley, to-morrow at 2,30 p.m. The home team will be re- presented by the following rinks:

J. R. Carr, WD. Gardner, E. Kirman, J. F. McGowan (skip);

M. Purves, S. Eccleshall (skip); F 3. James (skip).

R. Pinna, C, M. -Alves and¬A., M. Rodrigues (skip) v J. Carr, W. Col ledge. C. J. Walker and ́A ́Steven. (skip) ). Third Division:-42 (A. G. Gratton. S.

(skip)).

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Lowest Rink Total

Three New Teams

and

The two Football Clubs Craigengower followed closely behind in a division in which the teams werc

much more evenly matched than in the other two

divisions. Hong Kong Cricket Club and Indians made encouraging starts and although both suffered heavy defeats at times, I hope they will carry on next season.

OPEN

EVENTS

Three new teams--two from Hong Kong Cricket Club and one. from Indian Recreation Club- competed and the Yacht Club withdrew, although many of their former players turned out, for Hong Kong Cricket Club; this Jatter factor, by the way, was the cause of some adverse comment on the action of the Association in putting one of the Hong Kong Club teams in Second Division, for it could not be said that the The Open Events drew Yacht Club had gained much pro- a good number of entries minence in Third Division.

very comfortably. I may add-

By "Skip"'

the First Division, and won it be congratulated on

Once again Club de Recreio won and M. N. Rakusen is to

truly the team of all talents al-first Singles Champion- his

though they were not quite able to ship of the Colony

he emulate their feat of 1939, when they went through the season played a very steady game without suffering defent.

throughout the season Craigengower were always both in League and the waiting for the slip which the other Open Events and is the Portuguese beat their near Well worthy of his honour,

Champlons refuted to make; as

rivals twice there could be little doubt of their superíarity.

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Kowloon Bowling Green Club, H. A. Alves.and F.V. V. Ribeiro H. Strange, R. R. Wood and J. Wat-the only other team to beat Crai- Jachieved a remarkable feat in son (skip). V M. Hassan, M. P. gengower, again finished up a winning the Open Pairs for the Madar, A. G. Suffiad and A. Bakar good third, eight points ahead of second year running a dif- the Indians, who improved their ficult performance when one con- First Division:-5 (R. Lapsley, C. S. M. position slightly. These four teams siders that everyone is after the Thom, J. Kempton and, F. Cullen Were the only ones to show a cre- blood of the holders. no matter (skip) v J. Gellatly. A. B. Allan, J. dit balance as regards shots, in what field of sport. Deakin and M. N. Rakusen (skip)).though the last-named only nár- Second Division:-3 (3 Headridge, C. rowly came into that category.

Pope, A. Soutar and W. E. Hollands) Club de Recreio were 361' shots to The Open Rinks gave Charlie (skip) v C, J. Tacchi, R. B. Well the good when the season con- Rösselet another win--he skipped wood. A. W. Ramsey, and W, Hyde cluded. (skip) )..

Third Division: (L. E. N. Rean, E. W. Hamilton, W. A. Cruickshank, E. S. Abraham (skip) v G, Frost, B. Thomson, J, T. Smalley and Y. Abbas (skip) ).; 1. tota

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the winners in 1937 with a totally Police won half their games and different rink-and he was good Bob came up to fifth place, but Kow- value for his victory over loon Cricket Club dropped down Duncan's four, who, after having considerably, to eighth out of 10. to find a substitute, did re-

Club de Recreio "B" again markably well to reach the Final. - Biggest. Rink, Win

finished next to the bottom and I First Division 25 (W. Hang Sling, think the club would be happier

M. Omar, J. S. Landolt and CS with a team in each division and trumph for A. J. Hall's English The Gutierrez Shield proved) a Rosselet (skip) v A. Watson, G. E Stephens., Lammert and N. no relegation and promotion, rink which eliminated India,

Wrong." scheme in operatión. I may be Bebbington (kip) ·),'\\,

• skipped by U M. Omar, while Hong Kong Football Club were

last, but by no means least in always m danger of the relegation the interest it caused, was the which they eventually earned and Kawloon team very narrowly re- Aitkenhead Shield, in which the Third Division:30 (M. A, Baptista, class ponies-I mean teams next will do better amongst the "B"

peated its success of last year. E, Franks, 6. R. Solina and G. S. Ladd (skip) v. V. A, Rumjahn, s A. R Bux, A. G. Sumad and S. O Bux (skip) ).

C. J. Walker, W. H. Colledge, J.Second Division: 35 (A.-M. Silva, H. R. Pinna. C. M. Bilva and A. M. Rudrigues (skip) v J Carr, W. Col ledge, C. J. Walker and A. Stevens (skip).).

St. George's Team

on

Will all members of St. George's Society wishing to^participate in the annual Lawn Bowls match against St. Andrew's Society December 7 at Kowloon" Bowling Green Club, send in their names to Mr. P. S. Cassidy, care of Messrs John D. Hutchison and Co.

Bowls Closing Days

The Prison Officers! Sports Club, Stanley, will, hold their Lawn

BOWLING ALLEYS Bowls Closing Day to-morrow at

Lockhart Rond. Tell 21800,

2.30 p.m. and Kowloon Tong G.C.A, will hold theirs of Sundjy afternoon.

Owing to pressure on space. "Bowling. Alley Jotting's" has been held over and will appear to-mor

season!

K.B.G.C:\Win Promotion

After, an Interesting fight all the way through the season Kow- loon Bowling. Green Club won promotion from Second Division; Just benting Kowloon Football Club and Talkog on the post, with Crafgengower a further two points, | behind. Pe

Hong Kong Cricket Club did quite well to secure 12 points und eighth position in its first year in spite of what I have said above, but Civil Servants and Police had la förry time, the latter winning

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