1941-05-23 — Page 13

INDIANS BRING OFF THE BEST RESULT TO DATE K.C.C. Trounced But Fincher Takes Limelight Shepherd Rallies To Beat Carlos Silva

SECOND DIVISION

C.C.C. ARE SETTLING DOWN

By "Lead"

Kowloon Tong, who are going great guns at the moment, had an passage

easy

ueful start

By "Lead"

BEST RESULT IN last week's programme of League bowls matches was the fine win of Indian Recreation Club over Kowloon Bowling Green Club's senior team, although the fact that I. R. C. were playing at home makes that result not so sur- prising as might appear at a glance.

Other senior matches went as expected. Crai- against Cricket gengower registered a clean-sweep against K.C.C. Club and at no time were but the Champions dropped a point to Police, for they in any danger. whom Jack Shepherd was again in the limelight Indeed in the early stages, with a brilliant win over the inimitable Carlos Silva. K.F.C. were not engaged in Second Division they were going along at such a pace that it seemed and the table is now headed by Kowloon Tong, who more than probable that had a clean-sweep against Cricket Club, with Pri- a record margin would be son Officers well in the hunt. established, but Cricket Club fought back well.

Stephens, having a

Peter looked against Cedwin, back, although the opposition did get to within two shot, just before

"The Lea

The weather on Saturday was Kowloon Tong frost

margin just about sums up the when were all m form and con-, ideal and, with the fine start the respective strengths

!

Here! sequently, Stephen, did not have) Lengue has had this year as tauch

he has had is every reason to expect that the defeat but on this occasion did uut have hitherto, Mackay had a tight current season will be one of the the best of luck edge on Aitkenhrad. whole Lam, best ever, although Duncan

in great; form and saving continually, gave) a better display than in any other Wong was lar malch this season. nure coilsistent that Rowell.

Stephens and Goodwin had a the ex-K.C.C. great tufsic and player must have saved his side the dozen shots in at least a

He was course of the match.

it came to equally adept when dead drawing or a pound on. but fortune usually favoured the visitors.

K.F.C. and I.R.C. are showing splendid form in Third Division and it is interesting to note that un- der the new system of scoring the former team are only a point and a half in arrears, although they have lost a match.

ti

it

Kew, given splendid support had an easy passage against Brown, who was at leas! obliged to come up heavy on

of the heads in order to 75 per cent

Brown save big counts

on heavy shot but usually favours

for LATE Saturday they just would pel him

altempt

his lead. For Kew, Henry Castro.

his

form

and brst louched

very

than rule Father the touchers wero

also, The exception, while Madar

two mediocre matches.

came good own with

all.round

after

into his

display.

Howard, after being 28

Costella by 18 shots

G UP

bA1 L'Antio

again played well, while Billie LaLLOS

in his first match this season

splendid display.

Costello heuselt WAS

with S 1. the best of the losing rink Lloyd doing some good work fin ured- slon

Best So Far

are

The 147 4 with us third sorcessiVP

Oh two OSCURSURIN

1 a told he took the inek Clarough when his apparents were lying a count Bal on ball occasions it sung the wrong To ly It t

it

and the feat

mprove

when he

1.R.C. pulled off the best pet-

Sykes started off very well formance thus far this sen on hy had somewhat the better +t Heusen beating K.B.G.C. "A" at Sookutt- but he then fell away There was in

own' much I their

ehnose between The other poo. The Indians. on

Mint was in brai- however,

always front aren but A K round,

liant form and had a great deal to do liable to cause

an upset and I rather expected that they would, with the victory of his mok give a good account of themselves. Holland had a ding-dong strug- Kle with Dallah and did very well to win after being 13-18 down at the 18th, Man for man there was little in it and the two-shot

Senior team, HK F.C

the chief reason Bob Meadows was for their success. his 13-shot win over for making Pearse more than Tommy Carr's defeat. Langley, brought useful late, played Info the team Kümne at No. 1 for Meadows. although he fell away a little In the later stages white Diddler Martin was generally thereabouts

#

of

П

effect of the new aystem

Was feit In the Abbas.Hall

of

The

scoring match, Hall had been 4-10 down but had well This match was the recovered last to finish and although there was aggregate result no possibility of the being changed, it was interesting to see whether Hall could secure a three or a four at the last end and so he or win and thus reduce the margin of defeat.

to

Za

It was A VUTY long head. which Suffad proceeded make longer by trailing the jack and then following on

With the kitty only into the ditch vard from the dyke, White drew two beauties but K M Rumjahn took the Jack back to within a foot and followed Irita the ditch. With les next Wood Rumahn drew second shot, his wood Curtis played one of his beat games

side by

White's consequently resting

side with and had very much

to | Meyer's second wood was a foot short

but counted fourth

the Season Meadows rarely worry about,

AV

10 was receive the

£1

to

And

vnels The Craigengower rink was fairly consistent all through.

Notwithstanding The briliant efforts of Jue Fraser, who was in great form, his rink went down to Rosselet by 15 shots Fraser was 8-9 at the 10th end bert was Then blanked for the next eight ends, during which time Rosselet put together 17 shots Taylor played some useful shots but the other mem-

bets of the KCC rink were no match for their opposite numbers Fine Win

Although the on their victorious way, the outstand. ing performance of the wock was returned in the course of their match with Police. I refer to Jack Shep. herd's win over Carlos Silva,

Championa continue

It is possible that Silva feels the absence of Johnnte Ribeiro, who is Shanghai, but this is the

second

suc-

THIRD DIVISION

BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY

L. DE ROME

By "Lead"

KOWLOON FOOTBALLERS DID PRETTY WELL TO BEAT THE USEFUL, K.B.G.C. TEAM.

Evans beat Ted Thompson by nine shots but it WRS

close struggle all through, the fine form of Fuller having much to do with the Football Club's success.

I am told that Fuller, on two occaɛlons, played lovely shots to save with the opposition ly ing fivel

"Edgar Wallis had an even ressive match in which he was estab- tussle with Basil Thompson and lished an early superiority only to fall honours were just about shared, GWILY badly 113 the Infier stages; but Langley and Dinnen were ARMARI KTC Tommy Madar nearly right off and rarely beat Charles pulled it off, scoring 14 shols after tea and only losing by

Wong and Puller. Ted Thompson iwo After being B 20 down

played a useful game, on one oë- casion saving a six with a specta- Shepherd went one better. At the tea interval he was

10-10 down, and cular shot, but he had little on would have been

down Ben Evans, who was also on form. Even further

There was A high standard In the the sink had be not scored a tour at

the

Nish-Ogden match, both sides playing before last end

The breather. After tea Silva scored

well und only the slight superiority of two, bul Shepherd went away

four Ogden over Nish turned the scales. with singletons In succession, 3 1 3 21--18 He then conceded two at the last end to win by the narrowes! possible margin,

01

Individually their was little to choose between Che TWO vtniks Jue taiz and McLeod had a great struggle at tenet, pul Marques as

well. Harris were matched Dick Alves and Dall that all that could be expected of them, while Shepherd, who is in grand form this year more than held his own agains his brilliant opponent and thoroughly deserved his success

to

at

this

There was nothing in the encounter between Hamilton and Smalley up to the tea-interval, when the scures were 9- all, but later on Hamilton's rink got the nuses in front and when the skips went down to bowl, they usually had the shot Hamilton did not go in for

slage but Spectacular shots at this concentrated on holding what he had, His blockers rather had the effect of putting Doc Smalley off and the latter's game fell away. The Bowling Green never far away and Frost and Abbas were the pick of the Foul- ballers

en were

It IN interesting

note juncture that Carlos Silva played 18 matches last season and only lost one -the last but one against Fred Jones' Civil Service rink, the three front men being W J. Burling. J. Hempsey and from the senior team Police proved far

a!

H E Strange. Silva then had the same rink that played on Saturday except that Johnny Ribeiro was in No. 3 instead of Alves.

Ted Pust lost **Spuggy*

by nine shots to Silva, the slight superiority of the front men proving the deciding fuctor Smith, erstwhile junior player. made a promising debut for the Police and can be said to have justified his Inclusion

From the

scores it would appear that Wally Mair was given an awful lacing by Laz I am fold that

Qus was far from being the case, however. and that things would just not go right for the Poller rink. The front men were fairly well-matched but Luz him- | self was in brilliant form and although | Mair did his best-and

a very useful

beat Kowloon Ducks by 12 shots.

Morrison'a success was largely due

to the brilliant efforts of Ferguson, hia right-hand man, and his own marvellous form. Getting away to a good start, the Dock rink were never in any difficulty.

With only KM's wood slopping Fur Pearse, Brooksbank

best it was-the experience of the count that would at least have given a star tum but he did not

Recreio skip enabled him to register De Hall tried a Spectacular shot necessary support

big counts at the right moments Care did not du badly against Gill pick the offending wood out but failed and Abbas did not alter the lie With but he did not

Morrison's Big Effort always have the best

was holding Howell his last wood Hall attempted to knock Canell Useful Combination 11 Back

not Meyer's wood on obviously

to Rumlahn's

Notwithstanding Bob Morrison's big hut Tony Fabel

half an remove by that method. He succeerted | win over Jock McKelvie KB.GC, "D" Craigenkower, having recovered fanm happy and Stephens usually

certain extent but was nol henvy Hubert Overy, although to n the shock Riven

try them

Prisipedge on him. Officers in their first Lengue match of trifle erratic, played some excellent enough and although Meyer's wood hit and Carr himself on occasions the other, it was onty knocked off to the season, have now settird des into ! shots a useful combination and 1 await the was brilliant, his heavy ones particu-one side and Hall only counted one in

the final check-up. result of their match with the potential larly so, but they just would not run

Sufliad had an

even match with champlons, Kowloon Football Club, on for him. Gill, near the end, was draw-

edge Saturday with much Interest

Ing beautifully and on his own show- Phillips but White had an

K. M. Rumjahn. A. M. Rumjahn Lock, with a reconstituted team, hading thoroughly deserved his win. a very good win over Melrose, despite Steven had a dour struggle with Mac- usually managed to beat Joe Meyer the great individual efforts of the lat-farlane and it was not until the 16th and Hail, although he played

showet head that he got his nose in front and brilliant shots Including one ter. Razack, back to lead, much improvement

liis previous just managed to hold his lead in the who had display, and Kitchell,

not face of a big challenge by Macfarlane played previously for some four years. at the last two ends. was useful at No. 2. Erale Zimmern was an extremely valuable man to his skip, who usually had less to worry about than his opposite number There was little to choose between the front men as MacArthur, Gouli and Mal all did their stuff on necasions, but Melrose had a slight edge on Lock.

Randall

on

well in his

his game, but the Talkoo skip played

Prison Officers Again

to

Prison Officers continue

knock 'em over. Their latest victims were Recreto, who were beaten on their own territory.

some

uncanny

dead draw, could not get the better of

Abe", who was excellent.

Fincher's Task

De Rome Brilliant

Strengthened by Soutar and Nolan

too strong for Hong Kong Electric and only the brilliant bowling of De Rome and his men prevented a clean sweep, Johnson played wall as No. 3 to Channing and generally had the bet- tor of Barron and when the skips went down to bowl, De Rome mora often than not had the shot against him. He was in brilliant form, haw ever, and time on end saved with perfect drawing.

Channing also played well for Police and on the whole had an interesting afternoon against De Rome though he lost by 11 shots.

The other two matches were walk- overs for Police.

Game Fight

The Recreio novices put up a game fight against Hong Kong Football Club and were beaten by 4 points to 1.

Yvonovich was unfortunate not to register his first win this season as at the last head he was leading by one shot, only for Morgan-to score a five.

Morgan and Yvanovich were even. y matched but the man of the rink was S. Strange, who played an ceptionally brilliant game for Club at No. 3.

ex-

He spolled a lot and gave his skip invaluable assistance.

Morgan's five at the last head was.. The deadly form of the two front

well descrved. He was lying two early men, Scard and Deacon, played a big

on and when he went down to bowl, part in Guy's win over Tommy Cole Club were lying four, to which he add- man. Although the two first-nameded another. Yvanovich in spite

of

were rarely, for away. they did not every effort was unable to save. have matters all their own, way by any A fine last spurt enabled Carvalho to means, as Bob Lapsley and McMaster reach double figures in his game were always thereabouts.

The

fact

therefore, that Drew and Guy had it against Russell and to lose by only 7 shots. Russell Was very steady and K.C.C. were never In the

Scard picture the to do reflects the 'showing

here again a No. 3, in Bickford, who against Craigengower,

the and Deacon, Greig, the Dock No. 3, showed good understanding with Rus- who, for second week in succession, registered | had a bad day but Coleman drew some

sell, contributed greatly to Club's win. nice ones. a clean sweep.

Mansell, deputising for Needham, Canny Bob Duncan had all the supheld his own until the 19th head in an

hts port he wanted from

rink and

even game during which there wos consequently had an extremely easy seldom much difference in the score.

the Dock passage against Kempton,

A single and a two on the last twa quartette scoring at only six ends.

heads gave Alarcon a three-shot win to prevent a clean sweep,

Medicos Good

Another I.R.C. Success

Indian Recreation Club continued their run of success, beating Craigon gower Cricket Club at Happy Valley.

Teddy Fincher, drawn against Omar's task Gowland, well-supported by his front all-star rink, had an unenviable Solina. Forman and Ward supported men particularly McCutcheon at No. 3. and, with his front men all being out

against had ganse

the better of O. P. Remedios bowled, was consistently up against it. Chalmers, Ward in particular being on throughout and was never in difficul. I am told that nearly every time he an uncarny game and the fact that he is. At one stage he was leading by went down to bowl the other side were He played a wonderful 24-6 and eventually shed 19 shots lying a bunch, won by four shots is ample testimony to the good,

game-in fact his gallant display was to his prowess.

Recreio "B", which seems to be a Jillott, who suffered his Brst setback, the feature of this match-but although Chalmers was saving continually had little assistance frum his front he saved on numerous occasions, he particularly well-balanced if not bril- On one ocansion, Cralgengower wero men and was always up against it. could not do it all himself and, notilant side, had yet another success, on lying five, when Chalmers came up Pereira, Marques and Noronha were in unnaturally, he went down by-21 shots. Saturday, when they beat Civil Service with his fast wood to draw the very grand form and completely outbowled Tommy Madar, who is in great at the Valley: Alg first.

their opposite numbers, with the result form in his first season as ʼn skip. The Medical Profession were well to "Sambo", Rumjahn was beaten by L. Randall had an off day.

did very well against Bradbury and the fore in the Guterres-MacGowan Gaddl 28-20 and would have that Remedios, himself, had little to do j With his rink bolstered by the pre- but consolidate, which he did with but for a last-minute lapse would not match, the fine form of Guterres and gone down by a bigger margin but for sence of Luigi Souza, Medina had a

have lost by more than three or four Albert Rodrigues proving the deciding a 6 and 4 at the last two ends,

Rumjahn had bad luck in that none” comparatively onny passage ngainst Bagley's rink had some difficulty In after being, at one time, dówn by factor, Watson, and won by ʼn round dozen.

finding the green in the early stage and

517

The deadly form of Charlie Strange of his front men "were there", Hassan. were completely Off.) Joe Xavier at lend and Lionel Lam they dropped seven shots on the first Guest, who after all has not had very and Burling who overshadowed their and Rumjahn fërt both did well for the winners.:

two heads. but, having settled down, much, experience, could not get the opposite numbōrs, was responsible for form and Abdul-Razack, his No. 3. fell they were never in any further danger. hang of the tricky Craigèngower green. Strange's rink beating B. Basto, Derios off after a somewhat promising start.

Gaddi, on the other hand, bowled Foster was the pick of the winning and Parsons, hithough, he played, some Alves was the plek of the Recreio four.

Rakuson, the rink, being particularly deadly with useful shots, was also not very happy.

Colony champion, extrenibly well and was woll, support. ed by other members of his rink, A very useful-looking team on paper, his drawing, and Bagley himself, did Consequently much depended on Nor- struck a bad patch against J. J. Basto

(especially Lee, his No. 1, who Kowloon Cricket Club took two matches well. Soares, I am told, had an off man: Bebbington and Madar himself, and was beaten by 12. The Recrolo

bettor vary consistent, to settle down but they finally got away day and on many occasions came up Their success can be gauged from the rink all through were the with a win last week over the erstwhile much too wide.

fact that the. K,C,C, rink scored at 9 players.

'(Continued-on' Page 14)

Curtis Shines

some success.

even

was