1941-05-16 — Page 13

EXCEPTIONALLY FIERY GREENS ON SATURDAY Bradbury Scores Seven As Result Of Good Bowling Madar's Change Of Tactics SECOND DIVISION

Pay Against Carlos Silva K.C.C. DITCH FIVE &

By "Lead"

A VERY HOT LAST SATURDAY WAS AN IDEAL DAY FOR BOWLS. SUN WAS TEMPERED BY A COOL BREEZE AND WITH MOST OF THE GREENS IN SPLENDID CONDITION AFTER THEIR OFF-SEASON REST, THREE HOURS ON THE BOWLING GREEN PROVED A VERY ENJOY- ABLE WAY OF SPENDING A HALF-HOLIDAY.

The dry spell had its disadvantages, however, as most of the greens were as hard as iron and exceptionally fast. From all over the Colony I have had reports of heads being completed with 50 per cent. or so of the woods in the ditch. Most remark- able case brought to notice was in the K.C.C.- P.O.C. match in Second Division, When Carr, of K.C.C. went down to bowl against Bagley, on a long head, the latter's front men had left only one wood alive!

Two singletons

a!

All matches went as experied against Rect Pio's in First Vision bat Craigen- those singletons proved the malgi he gower, Arst victims this season of tween the tanks Prison Officers, had a good w over the Hong Kong Footballers

in Second Division. 10.C. agai did well, on this occasion beat- ing a strong KC.C. side comfortably

XX

Lady Luck

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CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES

Intending partici- pants in the various Lawn

Cham- Bowls pionships of the Co- lony are reminded that entries close on Monday, May 26.

to

AN

201

from the skin, young Bob Lapsley the only Dock player

A Razark ustrally had the better ad Y

Fast Green

GOWLAND SCORES 7

By "'Lead"

Gowland had a comic game against Meadows

in the P.O.C.-K.C.C. match at Stanley in Second Division as although he scored at only eight ends, and at one stage was 5-18 down, he got to within one shot of his opponent's score.

Meadows was having matters, also did well, although they fell away

until somewhat in the later stages. very much his own way

we the

the 13th, when Gowland scores! SPAONS one of the most curIOUS. are likely to have for

a long

not

Lock's Big Win

A comfortable win by Tominy Luck

was the deciding factor of the CCC- HKFC match

Broadbrkige, selected for Lock's rink, by 1 had not made an appearance

2111 even

struggle with Howell, but Graver had

the belter of AA Razack, who could Gall did not always not find his touch

mont of have the best of luck and Lock's efforts came off 5(1 It is not The Craigengower rink surprising that

I am told that when the final Prison count was taken, the

Officers had their seven alright -there was no argument about lock and "Sky" Kerrison was press- auto servICK 21 No 2 and played that--but the threes did

FAZ11 a setul game, especially with have to Indulge in any higher

Gaddi had his heavy anes mathematics in arriving at this result as the only K.C.C, woods alive were one of Curtis's, which and short, wäs very, very

re- Teddy Fincher went down to Lar by

couple of Meadows'--the shols and there Wan little

mainder were in the dyke quite taghout, Recrem usually having such

hick as was going As an instance of Police and Civil Service had a grand!

The KCC, rank, did not deserve Most notable result in Third this KCC were on one occasion by g

tussie on an extremely fast green that to win by more than one shot

could the Division was

bug Victory foul,

chawing very well f

although they had most of was not always | 12148

Bowden was right cured

Club by

over wicked off Cricket

{}h Case UN will be appreciated from Scoring. Hong Kong Electric, in the latter which Fincher could not disturb with This last drivery. On another occasion,

the fact that FO Rakusin's game with form and Mulcahy, playing Lean's first match of the season. Jackie Noronha came up narTON

the former nolehed up a couple his first game since his Post.

it from leave, Found difficulty #11 outsifie Heereie Wood.

own Lockhart's Grand Game konced in for shot, thus ruling out of fours, at the 5th and 6th ends, the

only keeping his woods on his

the rink although he did play some

brilliant shots.

W

striking

1.uz. 12 h 14NT

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another four KCC counters

Wate

Had and Sherriff had a FORgh time

The twoS and threes cat both sides annst McKelvir and Duncan, iespre-

Hot bowing very wril and the tively, but with Holland scoring steadily from the 8th end onward, KBC Areal interest lay in the Intant fight supporters were never unutuly worried staged between the two leads

all the ultimate result of the nutch with their juniors

this

get the weight

The

In

return

won

Medina's rink, with J 11 Xavier back at lead, pulled together very well and the had a close tussle with Macfarlane in a

was lied at off low-scoring match which

16- all There was little to choose be- tween the two sides

Randall had bit of luck against Pearce and with Ward playing some useful woods, won by three, Brooks- bank was the outstanding man for the Footballers and gave his skip splendid

being praebeally Counters woods on the rink at the others having been ditekted

Rakusen had a goud fight and thece

Support The leads and was never much in al.

well Two (71 both sides

Arthur Perry was brilliant and had matched. while Harper,

of his form. Lur was somewhat better

chel

top

were very

who

32)

A alight edge on F X. Soares, alfine form, had a slight edge on Cares. Rakusen though the latter was also at the although it was only slight

had a shade the better of the argument

There than in with Post. although again

Bol nucts if

of his fiesent Shepherd played one

He had to games to beat McGowan,

Mac was very be in good form as 1

consistent and was continually trick. ling in to save.

Jillett, well supported by his No 3. Other, had down on the card By A N

le duculty against Steven and won by shols Mr A N. Other I know his name but will keep it dark-wHI and Stevens had He great form chance when he went down to bowl

Jess responsibility Jillott hat much than the KCC, skip and was quietly eficient all through

The man in the Bagley Carr match was Harrop, erstwhile Police player, who was in uncanny form at lead for

the 'Stanley skip.

it

McKelvie at une stage appeared in have the seasure of Hall, when he led 15 7 the 14th, but the luck then

at

big run for the senior changed an a

There was another even struggle be- skip from thest onward enabled him toiseen Joe Fraser and Spuggy" Silva. win by two shots, although he requited which was decided in favour of Recreto a three at the last end to accomplish by some uncanny drawing on the part of "Spuggy" himself, who judged his

perfectly. On Cate ocension | At the second end Shepherd had a

He

was who laid the foundation Phillips, to whom the sympathies of weight

seven いぞ great chance

25 bagging all bowlers will go on his bereavement, Fraser was lying Ave and instead of

McLeod and Harris were through with and with Fitzgerald and Foster having had rather the better of Marton, while | altempting to bluck, went for another there

His opposite number there-both their woods and when the No 3's rather the better of the argument with was little

choose between enunter

gol down to bowl McGowan was lying | Fabel and Overy respectively. Bagley White and Peckham, both bring rather upon came up with a perfect wood to

draw the very first!

three. Dall then played a grand shut had hitle to do against Cary but con. patchy

through a narrow port to trail the jacksolidate, which he usually did pretty and leave Police with five and he then successfully.

With

first BIM a sixth.

the to Shepherd added

Count

bit of McGowan, coming up with a

Hall and

uf

Brew

wood After

Xuxier wa15 as steady us a ruck at lend and usually had the beller George Lee, who gave the unpression of being out of practice, but the Na 2's were pretty well matched. Taylor did beat his stuff well although he was melined weight in an effort to save, had bee

to be short at times, while Ribeiro played some good shots. Fraser tred hard and at ng fine would admit Silva to be his superior.

Lockhart, however, พณีล in grand form and WAA too good for Meyer,

and

McKelvie wore well matched and usually had something of their own in the count, Duncan finished strongly to Sherriff after being three shuts to the bad with only three heads 24 Hodder had the better of Sykes, who played such a fine game last week, and honours between Gill and Dixon were shared Levett did not do at all badly against the experienced Hyde-Lay. while Sherri although he showed some improvement on his form on the previous week, could not get the batter of Duncan, who was as sound as ever,

There was little to choose between flie front meu b the Holland-Guy match, the issue being decided on the superiority of Hulland over Guy. The former was in great form and on t least three occasions took the kitty back to turn adverse counts to his own advantage. In fairness to Guy, how- ever, it must be mentioned that he was Indisposed--it was even Worse thun that he went home after the match and discovered he was running a tein- perature of 103!

Madar's Rally

Bradbury's Seven Highlight of the Craigengower-Kow- loon Dock match was Bradbury's seven against Kempton

gather it very good head and at one stage there were sine five woods draped around the jack-none of them more than foot away.

1

was

ย

Souza, who played sound game right through, had two counters, and Doc Karanjia, after putting his first in

Kew Decides Matters

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Melrose Shines

Kowloon Footballers had a surpris ingly easy wih uver Talkoo, despite the fact that the latter team were playing at home.

Field had everything his own way against Watson, whose rink could not The KFC. skip received at get going good support from young Lapsley, lead, and Vie Chittenden, while Ogley. in his first match, played a very useful Kame.

With Melrose In marvellous form and getting all the support he wanted from his front men, Talkoo, in this encounter, completely outplayed the Footballers.

Simpson did not get much help from Dowman or Fergusson, but Dand was steady

Not until the Footballers got their heads in front at the 15th with 17-10 did they ever feel reasonably safe The Talkoo all played well enough but the experience throughout Younghusband's rink carried the day.

Although Chalmers lost by 10 shots to Younghusband, the score is no indi- With Kew always a long way abracation of the closeness of the tussle. With of J

A Remedios, Kawion Tong were narrow and finished in the ditch

the with his last delivery, however, the Civil generally chiefly concerned Service skip, knocked one of his own number of points they would be able woods in for secund shot which Shep- to score against Recreio herd couldn't get at.

At the tea-interval Stephens was a Wally Mair was up against if all the couple or so up on Jocky Soares and time but never gave

the ghost Howard was five down to 0. P. Reme

whether ог not Kew carried against Charlie Strange with the result idios so that he got his aose in front near the the side through to an aggregate win, end and won by two,

Kowloon Tong had every chance

of

men

For Mair. Soutar was fair until the dropping a couple of points down the THIRD DIVISION

17th, when he plunked two on the jack, sink. and never looked back again and the remaining members of both rinks were very well matched, both skips doing their stuff well on occasion.

After ten Stephens went away with a Soun In a virtually un- rush and was

Howard assailable position but

was With two having a lough time of i heads to go he was no fewer than five

the ditch, drew a third shot, Coates "Abe" Reduces Margin down, but he fought hard and a four

thereupon put two

But for the fact that M. R Abbas able tie. won his match against B. Basto by

more in the count and when the skips went down to bowl, Craigengower were lying a certain four. with the possibility of a fifth and a seven shots, R.C. would have been this last head of Howard's.

beaten by a much bigger margin than Tong the majority of four which Recreio scored over them at King's Park.

Accustomed as they are to

sixth.

A some-

RECREIO

NOVICES

WELL DO

By "Lead"

at the last end gave him a very credit-

There was an unusual Incident after Kowloon were conceded three without 'B' argument and secured the fourth on a Bradbury, anticipating a drive, placed

measure Relieved at having Ued. his first wood behind the jack-a lovely

however, Castro, the home No. 3, shot-and sure enough Kempton had a go. Instead of removing some of the what heavy, green, the Indians found grabbed the jack-and thus did his rink there out of a chance of winning as offending woods, however, he cracked the Recreio green too fast for them

of his own, which knocked into and most of them were inclined to be was another Kowloon Tong wood that another to remove

might have counted and was certainly comers in the side, Recreio his two possible on the heavy side.

Dallah, who went down to "Doc" worth a measure i

J. A. Remedios, with thres com were not expected to beat Guterres by 10 shots, was completely

parative novices for his front men, Police in Third Division of form and it was unfortunate that all his front men also could not find

BOBO but the performances of Finest player of the eight was un- the right touch that afternoon, doubtedly Karanjia, who was

соп Abbas, who had good support from alatontly deadly, but his opposite the rest of his rink, had an 8-1 lead

one

had little chance against Kow, who touched his best form thia

and could do nothing wrong.

With at least six new-

Kew was well-supported by Tang but the rookies augurs well for

Prior to the tea-interval, it appeared probable that the Champions would lay it into K.C.C. far more thickly than they eventually did, but a good rally counters, Bradbury proceeded to draw by Madar improved matters to such an a seventh and Kempton tried to draw extent that there was only 14 shots in to save but was heavy and finished in it all round when the match ended. the ditch.

Madār adjourned for len at the wrong end of a 6-20 score and I gather that he then went in to committee with his No. 3, Bobbington, and adopted an entirely different policy which almost enabled him to at least tic. Luz and

were apparently Marques were completely outbowling Guest and Parsons and although Beb- Greig could not get the weight-the scored a singleton and three twos in a side's run of success,

Teddy Castro was Howard's greatest bington hold Dick Alves pretty well all Craigengower green was particularly, row to win 20-13.

their first League through, Madar was not given much fast-but although he was absolutely There was very little to choose be help and Howard himself rose to the in chance of getting in when he went down unable to draw. is heavy shots were tween J. J. Basto and A. K. Minu, and occasion. when necessary. to bowl,

very effective and he saved on several the ultimate scora, 186-17 in favour of rink were all steady with o. P. Reme game, it was evident that After tea the K.C.C. rink adopted occasions by trailing the kitty, or take the former, was a fair indication of the dios continually doing his stuff when they will quickly improve.

number was not to be put off by this at the 6th but Basto managed to creep his other two men were just ordinary.

sart of thing and gave a great dis up on him and at the 14th, thanks to a Remedios put up a great fight off his future games and though

play, probably being the best of the four, led 13-10, The scores were tied own bat but although he saved fro visiting four.

"blitzkrieg" tactics. Evary time Ra-ing out a counter, creio had the shot-and that wis Bradbury did not have as much to nearly all the time-Bebbington had do as Kempton, who never gave up a crack at breaking up the head. trying,......

Three times he was so successful that Dmir conceded three fours to Morri he carried the kitty Into the ditch, son but was novér in any real trouble. When he uld not succeed Madar him- while Rossclét had little to worry about self had a try, and Carlos Gilva was altogether given quite' a hootio time! K.C.C. put together 14 shots, after tea

against Coleman, although, the latter. gave a remarkably plucky display in the face of big odds all the time. Apart

some

again at the 17th, after which Abbas quently, he could not stem the other i affected by stage, fright

run, of play.

Other Bowls On Page 14

The other

men

the opposition were lying.

E... Cunha Stephens and his front

took P. d'Almelda · and some time to settle down against Soares were the best of the newcomers but having got ahead there was no and the assistance they gave their stopping them. The Kowloon Tong rink skip undoubtedly helped Recreio all played well on occasion with

Stephens himself playing some brilliant to obtain the only point of the shots. Beltron did some useful work game." M., A. Carvalho, who for Soares and invariably had one right formerly played as a No. 3 for on the kitty, while Xavier and Soares (Questions on Page:14)