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REVIEW OF FIRST DIVISION LAWN BOWLS CLUBS

Teamwork The Secret Of Recreio's Great Success CARLOS SILVA'S BOWLING ALLEY 'HAT-TRICK'

FINE RECORD

By "Skip"

JOTTINGS

By "STRIKE",

strike

balls.

three

FOR BRIGHT

AS I HAVE PREVIOUSLY commented on what

AM able to announce a spare in his fourth frame, a The fine all-round form this week that on the!

in his fifth, then I called the patchy standard of lawn bowls in the

strikes in a row, only to finish Corps a seven-wicket

Bright gave Royal Army Medical win over past season, it is not easy to write with any degree request of Indoor Bowl-with an eight with the two extra camarine

ก friendly cricket of enthusiasm of very many individual players-ing Fans, another Sin-

match at Sookunpoo yesterday. This score, however, was though individualism, as distinct from teamwork, is gles Handicap Ten Pin beaten by H. R. Neale, H.M.S.

Bright, who finished with 7 for the theme of my final article of the season.

Competition will be under

Tamar, who put up 247, the re- | 34, took three wickets with suc cord Ten Pin score for the cessive balls in his sixth over. to way as soon as possible. month up to time of writing. zegister the "hal-trick." He theft

A strike in his first and second included eight fours.

This was made up as follows: proceeded to score 39 runs which

three strikes in a row, a spare in frames, a spare in his third, then. Coombes also did well both with

strikes in a row, to finish up with his seventh frame, then three

a spare with the two extra balls.

Which, considering that Club. de Recreio are once again champions of the Premier League, is rather unfortunate as I cannot help thinking that teamwork has been the secret of this club's successes over the last four years.

He had the unusual distinc-

tion of tying three games in

succession!

Truly the club has outstanding| individual players of that there can be no doubt, but not many clubs could change a skip to three

Rosselet, skipping in place of and then to number two without Bradbury, had a good season, losing its effectiveness-yet this is finishing sixth in the list, but he what happened in the case of one had one or two of Club de Recreio's rinks-and especially when he used his splen- losses, all credit is due to either the sub-did driving abilities too often, a committee or to Dick Alves for a fault to which he was prone, change which produced added efficiency.

patch!

severe

The success of this new com- up to the time of writing, there petition seems to be assured a5, are no fewer than 42 entries. I will probably be able to give the draw for the first round next week.

Handicaps for those entrants who participated in the last com- petition will be based on their tion, or at the discretion of the performance during that competi Hong Kong Bowling Alley Com- petitions Committee.

be based on 10 games submitted Handicaps for new entrants will

to the Manager of the Alleys, a score-card being supplied for this purpose.

The Winner shall have his name Pin Ball, presented by the man- on a silver-cased Ten engraved agement, and he will also receive an engraved replica of same. There will also be prizes for the runner- up, semi-finalists, top score & etc.

New Team

bat and ball.

H.M.S. TAMAR

Wilson, Lb.w., b Coombes Whiteside, 1.b.w... b Bright Perkins, b Bright Snell, b Bright West. b Bright Horgan, b Coombes Allison, not out

Merrin, st., b Coombes Boyes, b Bright Smart, b Bright Marie, b Bright

Extras (B4, LB4. W1)

ways welcome in the Alleys and A good-Duck Pin match is al- provides quite a fair amount of keen play, and is generally very was played on Saturday, it being interesting to watch. Such a match

five-game match between Corp. Blount and his men from the Ru- K.B.G.C. Consistent

yal Corps of Signals; and a new I rather think the player con-

Duck Pin organisation called the cerned deserves most for indicat-three skips held fourth, fifth and

latter are Russian horse trainers, Trainers. As the name implies the Kowloon Bowling Green Club's ing that he had struck a patchy seventh positions so can be said

from the Jockey Club Stables. to have been consistent and with

Signals won by 81 pins, after a Bright hard struggle, for they were down Luz Does Well

a couple of unavoidable excep- tions, they played throughout the

at the end of the fourth game. At Raoul Luz, who similarly struck from the second. team as lead to season. George Deacon came up

that stage, however, all their an uncertain period some two of Sherriff after two or three games

Two Good Matches

players suddenly took on a new lease of life, to secure victory by 81 three years ago-and whom I

Two very exceptional Ten Pins pins. and did very well, although he must add acted similarly-became was liable to worry too much if scores were registered during the

The Trainers were a player the skip of this rink and did very he did not quite achieve the per-week. Signalman H. B. Wilkins short and

a well known Alley well, losing only one match out of fection for which he strived. Both was responsible for one, his effort bowler took his place. six as pilót and tying the last one. John Gill in this rink and Bert being a brilliant 244; his score- Carlos Silva lost only one white the second man to Alf Hall, sheet shows that he started off match during the season-an played

with three strikes in a row, had unfortunate result I would say whilst Willie Walker was as good some excellent games, on purely sentimental grounds, as ever as lead to Holland, who but one which on the day was

was the club's best skip. a just one!..

L.R.C. Revival

was

And So On!

Blount Again

Coombes

Total

Bowling Analysis

0.

M.

7.5 0 0

34

R.A.M.C

Webb. 1.b.w., b. Allison" Shorthouse, -c Boyes.. b' West Coombes.. c Allison, b Whiteside

Dunne, Snell, b Horgan.

Mussori, b West

Bright, ́s. Merrin, b Allison Don. Wilson. b. Whiteside Butler, run out

Boyce, b West

Howe not out

Extras (B13, LB2, W2).

Total (for ́wkls.) Major Swyer did not bat,

West

60

Bowling Analyals. !.

O. M.

R.

G 1.. 34

30

16

3

0

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Blount of Signals as usual had the highest score of the match with a brilliant 531, which includ- ard generally

not goodied the highest individual score, enough. The occasional absence a good 131 in his fifth game. In a team which has altered its

of Fred. Jones seemed to me to

J. Chijoff of the Trainers was personnel só little in the past

make too much difference to the not very far behind with a useful. three years, little can be said, for The Indians who secured fourth team; I may be wrong but I form- 510 pins. I have already called the Cham-place in the Division, a slight im-ed the impression that they lean- Percboeff for Trainers was third pions the team of all talents. Leo provement on last year, lost, sixed too much on him. Some of the with 493, while Wright of Signals Aluson Silva, it is true, fell off a little out of their first nine games but old players like Deakin, McGo-had 485. Johnson and Wathen of Whiteside but, like Dick Alves, he showed then a revival set in and they wan, Hollidge and Gellatly played Signals tiid very well indeed. Horgan no resentment at demotion but succumbed only three times more. brilliant games at times but the Johnson netting 479 and Wathen Boyes rather took pride in the fact that; Both Abbas and A, K. Minu lost team seems to lack something.

460. These scores were particular- a reorganisation of the "A"team, their first four games but both

ly good when it is taken into con.. which involved the promotion of improved their records greatly,

sideration that in Johnson's case; Jackie Noronha, brought honour the former though having the

it was his first Duck Pin match, to his club..

slightly inferior record, was near-

So we go on-the lower in the as far as I can recall, and I think ly 50 shots better than. Minu. table the less complimentary 1 Wathen had only played in one or Dallah, though playing four fewer must perforce become. So my two matches before. games, was really their most suc-friends at the Kowloon Cricket

Feature of the match was the cessful skip.

Club will forgive me if I say that remarkable number of scores of Both S. M. and A. M. Rumjahn their play was particularly dis- 100 and over, there actually be- Craigengower players displayed improved a lot during the season, appointing to me. Teddy Fincher, little improvement, unless I in the younger one earning promo who was so reliable last season, This is probably a record for the clude Willie Hong Sling, who con-tion as three to Abbas, where he did not prove to be nearly so Alleys. tinued to show the progress he was quite useful.

deadly nor was Frank Goodwin, Signals secured 10 of them, Owing to the difficulty hithertq displayed in 1939, though I still

although he seemed to improve Wright (2), Wathen (2), Johrison experienced in securing umpires think that his proper place is lead,

towards the end of the season. (2) and Blount (4) 100, 101, 107 for Association Tournament On the other hand Ted Ramsey and 131 being responsible, Train-hockey games, all of which have Police won three more games

improved out of all knowledge ers "Centurians". were Pereboeff been played in the morning, it than they did last year, their vic-and his inciusion in the premier (3), Izziekoff (2), and Chijon (2):, was decided, at a meeting of Hong tory over Club de Recreio being team was fully justified. the sensation of the season.

Hong Sling's Improvement

a position from which he

was

moved for the last few games of the season.

་

Of their skips U. M. Omar was as good as ever, while Dick Basa, after a bad run of losses, recover- ed well to win six of his last seven games.

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The Giant-Killers

HOCKEY UMPIRE

ing 17 out of the 40 games played. TROUBLE

Kong Hockey Association held yesterday, to arrange half the CLUB “A” TEAM Recreio "B" In Rut

matches fixed for each Sunday. Jock Fender was their most re-

and the other gular skip and he played

Club "A" fifteen to meet Com-in the mornings excellent games, while Ted Post two

Club de Recreio "B" produced bined Small Units on the Army half for the afternoon, to start at,

10.30 am, and 4 p.m., three greatly improved ground, Sookunpoo, to-morrow at showed that he had lost none of players, among whoin I would 2.45 p.m. is as follows: Pecorini, tively.

some

'

or

to

respec-

his cunning by being beaten only mention "Veteran Vas," Alarcon Wilson, Van Leeuwen, Day and Schedules for each week will once in a total of seven games.

and J. A. Remedios but the team Hopkins; Morgan and Clemo; Lee, be published in the Press on Mon- Joe Carey was not nearly successful as previously. Perkins, the rut.

as seemed to be able to get out of Olsen, Moodle; Hackett, Benn; days and Club Secretaries are

Some of the older hands Dalzie!, Davies and Redman..

asked to Orem and Cameron impressed me fell out towards the end of the

Mr. confirm with

of on the few occasions I was able season but with their return

Small Units Selections the Association, before Wednes-

D. T. Smith, Hon. Secretary to see them, whilst Tommy Hun-lend experience, with some of the ter, and McLeod, though not able youthful players I have in mind

Combined Small Units will be. days. to play in all the games, did well. adding enthusiasm, the club represented by:-

should do better next season, Morrison Outstanding

Reorganisation Necessary

Sgt. Hamlen (Service Corps); 2/Lt. Turner (Service Corps),

C.B.A. TEAM'

Sig. Willis (Signals); Pte. Pratt The following have been select- I would say that the outstand-

Medical Corps) and Pte. Whybro ed to represent Central British ing player in the Kowloon Dock

(Medical Corps); Capt. Scriven Association in their tournament team, especially where improve-

(Indian Medical Service) and match against, Recrelo, starting at ment is the criterion, was · Bob Hong Kong Football Club, Capt. Barcley (Medical Corps); 11 am. on Sunday:T, Lockhart, Morrison, with B Houston and wooden-spoonists, never left the Sgt. Bedford (Signals), Cpl. D. Taylor and J. Bull; W. Uce, young Bob Lapsley also showing bottom of the League the whole Chandler (Medical Corps), Capt. N. B. M Whitley and M. Dunne, good, but not always consistent season and it looks as if some re- Crew (Service Corps); Cpl. Edge D. T. Smith, G. Woolgar, T.-S. D. form. Fred Cullen, of the old shuffling will have to be done it (Medical Corps), Lt. Col. McPher-Whitley, E. Fowler and F. Fow- school, had some great days as the team hopes to get back "top-son (Ordnance Corps); Pte. Mohanler. Reserve-D. S. Blako, well as some bad ones, a remark side again. Kenneth Robertson (Medical Corps); Sig. Harrington which applies equally to Jock turned out to be their best skip | (Signals) and Flt. Lt Taylor (Air McKelvie, who seems to have lost and he played some excellent Force)

some of his zest for the game, games against Kowloon Cricket Reserves, Pte, Morgan (Medical whilst Johnny Kempton was Club his rink carrying the side to Corps Sig. Latter, (Signals), about the unluckiest player of the one of its three victories. Llonel L/Cpl, Hoskins (Service Corps). season the woods simply would Lammert's game seemed to be and Pte. Clifton (Service Corps). not run for him. ..

come rejuvenated just as Arnold Brookesbanic went right ofl.

Civil Service Disappoint

"Skip's" Review of the Second and Third Divi sions will appear on Tues-

Little can be sold of the Civil Servants, who were on the whole disappointing. They have some good players but the team's stand-day,

REFEREES' DINNER

KHALSA HOCKEY

STEAM

Following will represent Khalsa

at hockey on Sunday against Gun- |bonts at 10 a.m.;

U. B. Souza; Kishan Singh, J. S. Grewal; Balwant Singh, M. H. The Hong Kong Football Re-Hassan, Mohinder Singh; Karmin ferees Association will hold their der Singh, A. E. P. Guest, Gu annual dinner on Saturday, De- bachan Singh Awtor Singh and cember 7, at the Hotel Cecil, com- Jangcer Singh, Imoncing at 0 p.m."

Reserve:--Gurdial:Singh,