1941-08-15 — Page 29

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 15, 1941.

CRAIGENGOWER DOWN TO BOWLING GREEN AT THE HALF WAY STAGE

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THERE WAS NOT MUCH OF REAL IN- TEREST IN LAST SATURDAY'S LAWN BOWLS PROGRAMME, MOST OF THE GAMES FINISHING AS ANTICIPATED.

In First 'Division, the list was slightly cur- tailed due to the inability of Kowloon Cricket Club to field a team on account of Volunteer duties

Craigengower went a step further towards their goal by beating Kowloon Bowling Green Club, whose "B" team continue to lose, Club de Recreio being their latest conquerors, Indians won a thrilling game against Civil Servants whilst Police, thanks to a good win by Jim Shepherd, secured the majority of points against Kowloon Dock. KOWLOON Football Club

115- tion left vacani b the other player. as number three Joe Meyer skipped

this season and had some small con- against the Doctor for the third time solation, after two defeats, in winning by the smallest margin.

Herbie Bicknell

sumed leadership of Second Division by reason of an all-clear win against Club de Recreio, Kowloon Tong losing on one rink to trail by a single point. These two will fight out the promotion | visitors played a question.

Hong Kong Cricket Club, who are going great guns, snatched three points from Taikoo, thanks to the rink skipped by "Confident

Costello,"

In Third Division Kowloon Bowling Green Club managed

retain The leadership. but will have to do better that they did on Saturday, when the beat the Electricians only narrowly, it they hope for promotion,

Police, their chief rivals, only Fu managed to get the belter of FER Kong Football Club to Sustain thel strong challenge.

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Omar Has Badly Needed Seven

HANKS to ʼn tablesturning seven to M Omar, Cralgengower bat Kowloon Bowling Green Club quite comfortably, but at the half-way stage they were actually about half a dozen down,

Omar, whose rink was being out. bowled up to this stage, secured their big count when 7-14 to the a pretty good seven, bad. It was Alf and

Hall failed for about the only time In the whole game,

The home four, or three rather, for

AS lend for the

J. Shepherd's rink entered the Semi-Final of the Colony Lawn Bowls Rink Championship on Sunday at Craigongower when they beat a rink skipped by W. J. Burting by 21-20 after an extra head. W. 'B. Harris, No. 2 to Shepherd, is seen here delivering a wood. Others in the picture are W. McLeod, S. Ecologhail, W. 8. Dall and E. Kirman.

KOWLOON TONG LOSE WHAT MAY PROVE

VERY VALUABLE POINT

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will be appreciated. “Every shot

is worth a point," as I have said before!