THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1941.
ROSSELET TOUCHES HIS BEST FORM TO SECURE BIGGEST WIN
By "Skip"
TAIKOO CLUB CAUSED ONE OF THE BIG UPSETS OF THE SEASON WHEN THEY HAD AN ALL-CLEAR VICTORY OVER KOWLOON TONG IN SECOND DIVISION OF THE LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE LAST SATURDAY. THIS RESULT GAVE KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB THE CHANCE, WHICH THEY GRABBED WITH FOUR FINGERS, TO CONSOLIDATE THEIR POSITION AT THE
·HEAD OF AFFAIRS, WHERE THEY NOW HAVE A FIVE-POINT LEAD.
In First Division the three leading teams won and Craigengower's clear win over Kowloon Bowling Green Club "B" makes them still surer-if that were necessary of the championship, in which Club de Recreio must inevitably be the runners-up. Civil Servants unexpectedly beat Kowloon Dock at Hung Hom to leave Kowloon Bowling Green Club "B" firmly ensconced at the bottom of the League, whilst Indians were at last beaten at Sookunpoo, where they prove so deadly.
In Third Division Police con- Drew the home lead who really WON tinue to challenge strongly, bist the match as he held Peter Lloyd down the promotion question here will very well-
Adam Holland got a. live BI the
not be settled until the postponed second end against Teddy Fincher, but games, of which they have a sur- the latter.
ably Aaa'ated by Reggie feil. are played off after the end. Broadbridge, very nearly caught up on of the official programme. Like two occasions, but another nap hand their premier team, they had all the 15th end sealed his fate. five-point victory, whilst the
This second five was rather unlucky Electricians had a useful win over as Fincher, who was quite the best of
Kowloon Football Club. the youthful "Dan" Gardner inflicting a heavy defeat on "Bob" Ogden, present leader in the skip's table,
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HARLIE Rosselel's rink Trad the ink win of the day, when thes
Meyer's four by nearly beat Jut
Only John GI couple of dozen shuts
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of the hose four showed good form, in the latter part of the exprctally záme, and his pray enabled the home. aters to hold their own over the last 10 heado.
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the visitors were running into their lead uf 25-2 Joe Landolt was better than Gil up to this stage, whilst Charlie Rossele: played an inspired ganie,
A singleton followed by a count of 6. In which Landolt sprung the jack in his own woods, gave Rosselet's rink a flying star and they shartly followed up with a couple of ives and a two. then two 38. Meyer was poor most of
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was this big margin which must have eased the minds of the other two visiting skips, who were by no means having things their own way for hair the game. Omar being down quite a bit, at that singe and Bradbury only Just up.
hla rink, look out his saving sho' in an effort carry the jack for A Maeful
count.
B. W. Bradbury, No. 3 to U. M. Omar, about to send down a wood in last Sunday's game, when Omar's rink (A, M. and K. M. Omar were the other two members) beat R. Basa, A. E. Coates, J. S. Landolt and C. 8. Roscelet 22-13 in the Colony Lawn Bowls Rinks Championship. Rosselet's four, the holders, found they were playing against U. M. Omar at his best and could not cope with him. In the above picture, from left to right, are Bradbury, Landolt (towel in hand), Coates. (with hat) K. M. Omar, A. M. Omar (with glasses) and R. Basa.
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