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SECOND DIVISION

PEREIRA'S BIG PART IN RECREIO'S SURPRISE WIN Craigengower Still Winning

K. Tong Down On All Rinks At The Tea Interval

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Biggest upset in lawn bowfs circles on Saturday was the defeat of Kowloon Football Club at the hands of Club de Recreio în Second Division. Re- creio, incidentally, did Kowloon Tong a good turn, for the defeat of K.F.C. has enhanced their chances of championship honours in this division.

The result of this match was beat Kowloon Cricket Club all the more surprising as the Cox's Road to register their third

Footballers were playing on their successive away win. own ground.

Gaddi The overwhelming defeat of Younghusband by C. C. Pereira (33-11) was too big a defeat for the other two rinks to wipe off, even though Field did finish up on the right side of 25-18 against J. R. Soares. O. P. Remedios beat Tommy Fergusson 21-19 to complete Recreio's suc-

cess,

Younghusband was unlucky in that not only he, but also the other members of his rink, were off formi against Pereira's' four who, as it happeried, were play- ing top-notch bowls.

Pereira bowled like a veteran

and his front men were always they doing exactly as

there, were told.

was scores

Fighting Finish

was on and off but bowled well enough to beat his opposite number, T. Hunter, who appeared to be suffering from the effects of some tooth trouble and could not get going. Solina had on the whole a bad day and only

sent down few good woods. { He was handicapped by the heavy

did not appear green which suit his style of play. Leigh of K.C.C. more than held his own,

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THIRD DIVISION"

SPLENDID WIN FOR RECREIO

OVER K.F.C.

RECREIO SPRUNG A BIG SURPRISE WHEN THEY BEAT KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB, AFTER FOUR SUCCESSIVE DEFEATS.

P. A. Yvanovich the ve eran, down by his lead, R. K. Pavri, who is spending much time and who, playing in his frst League patience in bringing out the new match, was

outbowled by players, was particularly, pleased. the more experienced Dr. D. J. The Footballers could not settle Valentine. Delgado and H. F. down to the green.

Shields • were very evenly Yvanovich had an easy win over matched But A. S. Mitchell, who Evans arid M. P. Pinna and was playing really good bowls, Rozario, both newcomers to the had the edge on Dr. C. W. Lam. game, played well indeed and mude Yvanovich's task easier. Recreio had whatever luck there was.

On

Sunday's Game

Sunday, Craigengower A. F. Noronha was the best Cricket Club advanced to second

the be player in

game between place in the table perhaps at times liable

when they short with the shot against him. Carvalho and Smalley. He out- beat Recreio by 4 points to 1.

J. M. Jack and Steven played bowled Abbas, bis more ex- M A. Carvalho beat A: J. Coelho well and both sent down good perienced opponent. Sequeira and by 28-15 but it

at was only woods particularly in the closing Ogley were evenly matched as the last few heads that Recreio stages of the game.

leads, while Carvalho was general- ́scored eight shots to win. A. F.

than Smalley Noronha was again ly better placed

outstanding as Recreio's No. 3 and had the when the skips went to bowl

Ogden prevented a clean sweep better of Franks. but it was only at the last four The Valley team were too good ends that the Footballers put on for Recreio on the other rinks. the spurt that enabled them to win by 7 shots.

Ward was the best player in Randall's rink. Kitchell seemed to be in need of some practice while A. A. Razack's forin was indifferent.

Randall was lucky on occasions. At one head his opponents were lying two shots, both of which were touching the jack. Randall's next wood was about three inches in front. He was well blocked.

With his last wood he came up heavy, hit a wood about two yards in front which pushed the

rst shot out. After the measure

the head was declared "dead."

On another occasion he wicked in to get the shot with his op- ponents lying three.

Rough Passage Kowloon Tong had a rougher passage on Saturday than in any other match this season. At the

Good Debut

Playing on their own ground, Electric R. C. went down to Kow- loon Bowling Green Club.

BOWLS TEAMS

The Electricians were trying The following have been chos- out a new skip in R. C. Butler, en to represent their respective

who was pitted

K.F.C.

against Hughie clube in the Lawn Bowls League Nish and lost 14-19, but Buller to-morrow: give a good account of himself! and his front men also played· [well against a very well-balanced

rink.

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and T. Fergusson (Skip).

G. E. Cross, C. Woodcock, A. Macintyre and R. M. Ogden (Skip).

B. Williams, G. Frost, Y. Abbas and J. T. Smalley (Skip):

Reserves: J. Gibson, W. C. Ogley, W. Seraphina.

K.D.R.C. First Division (v. C.S.C.C., Away) V. Ramsay, C. S. M. Thom. T. Cole- man and M. Ferguson (Skip).

9econd Division (v. H.K.C.C., Away) Zimmern played a good al!

B. D. Evans, A. A. Dand; V. Chitten- round game. Curtis, his opposite

den and W C. Simpson (Skip).

W Nomy. A Rostman, C. Dowman number, had the better of him be- interval but after

Owens held his fore the tea

own against and E. Kern (Skip). Langley and

Young- the interval Zimmern turned the

Groome played a

Altenza, P A. Lapsiev. V tables with a vengeance.

modest game while Barron was husband and W. V. Field (Skip).

Third Division (v. H.K.E.R.C., Homa) " good. Butler, it was generally Lock, the Valley skip, was valley, against H.K.F.C.. they

B. Thonison. S. C. Wong, C. R. Fuller steady and drawing quite well were down on all three rinks at agreed after the game, did very W. V. Field's four somewhat but falled on several occasions the interval after fighting hard all well in his first outing as skip.

J. F. Lunny and his front men made up 101 the failure of with his heavy draws and drives the way. There was little in it!

and Younghusband and his

men, but Meadows was also steady

as far as any of the individual were off, but de Rome's quartette were all on form and they won although they won by 25-18; brought off several good shots by

scores were concerned, however,

comfortably (23-14) against K. C. against J. R Soares, the game good drawing in the latter part and a good start after refresh-

Hamilton. than the of the game. more interesting

occasion ments placed the visitors well on

Wallis's eight-the second of the would indicate.

Craigengower lying Leading with

the way to victory on two rinks, 11-4 at the 9th, Field

Just allowed Meadows, with his

Kew, who was 16-all, started teason-was almost handed to him a silver plate. When it came Soares to draw up to 19-18 at the trailed the jack to give his side off with a five, which he followed on 18th, but 4, I and 1 by Field in two shots.

up soon after with a six. Brooks- to the skips turn to bowl Electric the last three ends spelt "Finis" In Medina's rink, Xavier was bank came back with a five but were lying third-it might easi y McMaster and F. Cullen (Skip). for Soares.

steady as usual and had a great Kew was never in any danger. The match between 0.

with P. struggle with Tribble,

The skips really enjoyed a rare Remedios and T. Fergusson was, honours

criticall even. At E

duel on their own and both play- a short featured by some very fine bowl-moment, Xavier threw

ed some brilliant shots with Kew was ing on the part of Arthur Dand, head when his rink

con-

being the more consistent. as lead for K.F.C., but his skip sistently up on medium to

Stephens, after conceding a was off his game and Remedios, heads, and this turned the

at the 10th, and being 11-14 down. venth with his first wood and, when Lunny was about 12 feet who was sound, and was well-against his rink.

at the interval, had a grand run from the Jack with his last wood, supported by the rest of his team, Lammert played very

well,

and scored on every one of the time jack was able to finish with a two-drawing well to the

remaining heads. Reason for this, ally drew the eighth. The near- est Electric wood was 12 feet away and shot majority.

again, Ladd and Medina

possibly, was the recovery of farm from the jack! Cricket Club were both steady with Medina by T. K. Lim. For a long time

On their own green Police beat "T.K." could do nothing right, Hong Kong Football Club. being able to get neither the Joe Carey, who scored at 10:

Craigengower

Oh grandmama!

“HE right frilled bodice, and the flared crinoline skirt have comó straight out of the old family album, but the figure is her own Great grandinama could never have achieved this sim athletic line without the high-pressure help of a sturdy, Lay's maid, but she achieves it by watching her diet and her drinks. Her cocktail for example is always a “Gimlet” because she knows that the girl who insists on Rose's Lime Juice today avoids a headache and a Rubens contour tomorrow.

long

tide

have been second-and fifth shot.

break up

the Lunny decided to hoad, but had the misfortune to take his fifth shot out, cannon off this on to his third shot and finish Wallis added a up in the ditch. 6

green nor the weight, but after tea he found his touch and he invariably had one on or near the jack.

W. Houston, W. C. K. Mackle, W.

W.

A. Calman, R. H. A. Lapsley, Greig and R. Morrison (Skto).

TWO RECREIO VICTORIES

The Club de Recreio, at King's Park, bowls visiting fawn entertained two

The visitors, How- teams yesterday. loon Tong and Kowloon C.C., lost there matches:

Recreio beat Kowloon Tong 56-48: J. A. Luz, F. P. Sequeira. C. E.

Marques, C. G. Silva beat H. Gitans, T. K. Lim, W. J. Howard, A. Spary 10-15.

F. X. Soares,

A.

ends in his game against G. S. Graver, which he lost 23-24, described his own rink's play as

Ferreira, J. A. {"patchy" in spite of the fact that

they scored a Ave at the 15th Remedios, F. V. V. Ribeiro beat A. Madar, A, E, F, Castro, T. L. Stephens, after having conceded a like J. Kew 27-11. score at the 11th.

Better Support

A. J. Osmund, G. R. Remedios, C. Mackay was generally beating

J. MacDonald won easily (29-9) H. Basto, F. X. Silva lost ∞, A. Watson on the short hearts and against Mansell, the Police four Castro, M. 9. Phoon, J. Tang. J. N. D. Thomson, who was playing in being much the better in every Wong 10-20.

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his first game this season, put department, while J. C. Aitken Recreio beat Kowloon CC. 67-48.

down some good shots, although scored on

L. A. Rozario, C. A. Marques, D. C. Alves, B. Basto beat R. S. Capell, R. Jimmie Wong had a slight edge against G. Stephens's 13,. the J. Fenton, A. H. Marton, Lloyd' 33-6. on him throughout. Macfarlane Police quartette here again out- and Stephens were very well bowling their opponents. matched, the latter winning be- cause of better support.

Gill and Howard were neck and

C.C.C. Successes

C. F. Rozario, E, A, R. Aïves, C. A. Lopes, Ed. Sousa beat R. Broadbridge, H. Langley, R. Leight, Steven 21-18.

G. A. Pereira, M. Guterres, O. P. Remedios, C. Roza-Pereira lost to S.

At Happy Valley, Cra gengower H. Spary, E. C. Curtis, A. W. Smith, eck all the way through and Cricket Club scored their second E. C. Fincher 13-23. the last end produced an excit clean-sweep. win of the season ing struggle, with Howard need when they beat H.K.C.C. on all ing one for a tle and two for a rinks in the Third Division. win. A good shot by Selby, the is interesting to note that H.K.F.C. No. 3, washed out three Craigengower's only other win Kowloon Tong counters, and Gill was recorded the Saturday before

It

TO-MORROW'S

then proceeded to dig in, leaving when they beat Electric R.C. in SWIMMING

Howard practically no chance of their first clean-sweep” victory, securing the necessary count with thus amassing 10 points in two his last wood.

Man for man the two rinks

games.

There was nothing outstanding

AT V.R.C.

Victoria Recreation Club's first

were very well matched and it about this match which saw A. J. was probably the advantage of playing at home that weighed the Coelho beating R A. Edwards swimming gala of the season will balance in favour of the Football 29-13 and D. A. Rosario getting be held to-morrow night at 9 the better of A. Nissim by 28-10, p.m, and will be an intra-member. Club rink.

The gumes on these two fluks, affair. At Chater Road, Hong Kong as may be imagined by the The programme will consist Cricket Club beat Taikoo comfor-

scores, favoured the home rinks mainly of short distance events tably.

G. E. Costello and Frank Good-right through but Karanjin had for the various classes of swim- win both won by 11 shots in a fairly stiff bat le against mers, while there will also be their matches against J. A. Wat- McKellar, who led 12-3 at the mixed relay race and a novelty

8th and 18-0 at the 18th only to event. son and J. C. Chalmers: respec- tively, but A. W. Brown went see the scores tied at 10-all at If is hoped that this gala will the 17th after Karanjia had lod help the swimming committee In down 19-21 to W. Melrose.

Without trying to detract from for the first time at the 10th with their handicapping for future

galas. H.K.CC/ fine, win, it must be the scores, at 16-15.37 said that none of the Ta koo The

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players, experienced as they are, scored 3 lower skip then. An admission of '20 cents will

1 to win 20-17 be charged, and there wil were any too Happy on a green arter at excellent game, the dancing after the swishman”! which they found extremely skips on both sidon played well key's Melody Makers being in

Tallink was rather let attenditrice;

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