1941-09-09 — Page 15

EX-HOLDERS GUEST ELIMINATES

TO CLASH FORMER CHAMPION IN

TO-DAY

R. F. da Luz, champion in 1929, will meet A E. Coates, 1830 title- holder, in the; First, Round of the Colony Lawn Bowls Singles Championship to-day,

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COLONY BOWLS SINGLES

The Colony Lawn Bowls Singles: Champion- A. Hyde-Lay, 1933 winner will ship got under way yesterday when a batch of seven have a tough proposition in J games were decided, the other seven which were Shepherd, and R. Duncan, who scheduled to be played off having been postponed. won the title in 1935, will be up against another skip in J. G.There was a minor upset, A. E. P. Guest eliminating

Following is. to-day's, prom|||

L. A. Gutierrez, former title holder, by 21-14, while it took J. C. Gill 27 ends to chalk up the necessary shots for a win over L. F. Xavier; whom he eventual- ly beat 23-14, the 23rd end being a “dead” one.

A. J Hall, Kowloon Bowling 0000000 Green skip, took only 14 ends to y Beat M J. Shields, scoring three "possibles" while, others to return "Tours" were Curtis, Aitken, Nish and Makelyte..

At Kowloon B.G.C.

F. Channing J. G. Mayer, W. L. Walker

v R. S. Meadows, v B. Dunoan: V. L. Sykes

At Kteloon CO

C. H. Busto B. E. da Luz

v. X. Abbas

A. E. Contoo At Kowloon F.C. As HyxiesDay V. Shepherd T. A. Modar VJ, F. McGowan

At: Civil: Service G.C.. M. R. Abbas. C. Gowland.

Mi marw At Lapsley,

At Polite. R.G.,

W: V; Field! M M Humjaho: J. S. Landolt v H. Overy

At Hong Kong RC W. Matr

v C. S. Roseclet, D. A. Rororo w F., Alaropn

At Craigengower, C.C. A. Brookstank- VS. H. Marvin É. G. Post v J. J. Basto

Recreio Cricket Prospects

By "Incog."

Results At A Glance

Results of yesterday's matches were

. It is interesting to note that Halt scored dnly:tivo, singles, in, his game, as follows: ‘against Shields who scored at 6 ́ends,

At Kowloon ́F.C.

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a, comparison of the two cards, being]L. F. Xavier. as follows:

T. C. Aitken 211. E. Curtis, ke 2 14

1. At Kowloon-B;G.C H. F. Shields

DA, J. Kali

|Hal: - 03.40 2:0 14 à100×2 41 14421 Shieldss 1 0 0 1,0.1 0.0 13.2 0009

ER Guest ZL, A. Gutierrez 14

At: Civil: Sarvijo CTC. E. Kirmont V HE Strange T. C., Monaghan v. F. Nolan.

At Craigenggwer, C.C. 3; W. Harrop v A, H: Rumjaśn C. Dowman v W. McLeod

At Club, de Recreio.DATA E; C. Fincher 3. J. McKelvic

v. W., Noah:

Fincher was expected to put up a bellar game, tian. he didr against McKelvic, but could only notch five singleş, against. McKolvið's card, of-21; Here again a comparison between the cards interesting and is as under McKalvie: 111020111403200:-

3 1-21 Fincham 0:0. 1° 0° 1:0,0›Q-0 1·00 1 1 [B., Leigh

At Kowloon G.G.

Although, GUI: blanked Xavier H.. Nish for six ends in a row, it took him ("A. Eastman

23. X. H. Tang v B. W. Bradbury

:27. ends to secure the required, s. Riddell

At Hong Kong F.C.

number of shots: to wing though; the 23rd was a “dead”ona, Xavier was by no means discouraged and¡ after being led 13-3 at the 12th, had a run of 2 0 0. L 2 1 Q1 Li

then finished up well with 3 0. 1 31 Scores were:-

Gull: 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 13--23 Xavier: 100-1000 0.00 10·2 0·0

Club de Recreio will probably be without the to trail 12-16 at the 22nd, but Gill

Wilson popped services of Luigi Gosano, their left-handed opening still on a groover, after his heavy batsman, for the earlier part of the approaching bludgeon had fouled two pitches, cricket season as this player is nursing a dislocated for hurler Ching, Henry Ruel then shoulder, sustained in a basketball match recently, slammed a clothes-liner to left to and feels he does not want to risk aggravating the Navy lead and eventual victory, injury by further strain.

chase in two of his mates for a

as the blue-jackets 'dished out a

brilliant brand of ball to smother Over and above this, Eddie

their Gosano, who

a Hong Kong uprising in last batting session.

BOWLS. MATCH AT

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was their captain last season, is likewise resting a damaged shoulder which he

MING YUEN acquired in the course of a recent softball game. He will be playing. Following have been chosen to regularly, but it is doubtful whe-represent, Hong Kong Electric Re- ther he will be able to do much creation Club in a floodlit lawn bowling.

bowls match against Local Staff at Ming Yuen on Friday next at 0

Left gardener Dick Chung was the only one to connect for moro than one safety in the fracas, both of his singles in his three batting attempts being stinging liners to left, whilst Hank Chan "Greasy" Moore and Henry "Crooner" Ruet Against this, however, news la were the only ones to produce to hand that Albert Rodrigues, extra-base knocks with a double who is still considered one of the apiece.

soundest batsmen at this club, is speaking of playing in First Divi- sion again, It will be recalled that last season he preferred to play in Second Division as he was

Action-Packed Game Although both sides connected for nine safeties, Lou Pawloski's

then not sure about being able to mariners came through with the long end of a 9-8 count at the end turn out regularly. of an action-packed encounter, which went into four over-time frames, on Saturday.

Lou Pawloski's "eleven strike-out" performance will go down in the records as one of the most outstanding pltch- ing performances of the sea- son as he staged his come. back on

the hill with his blazing tossca mixed with hooks and curves.

Nets Late In Month

That, then, is the position with Recreio, who otherwise will have practically the whole of last sea- son's players to call on. They have decided not to start nets practice until the end of the month.

As far as I have been able to ascertain, there will be no school- Besides whiffing 11, the Polack boy talent for Recreio this year, passed only two to first with his Salle all-rounder who joined up though Micky Remedios, the La superb control, whilst Ernie Hear- ther, who started for the losers last season, will still be playing, was derricked in the third after and there is every indication that the promise he has shown will be passing two.

Wally "Dimples" Ching, who maintained.

worked for the remainder of the

tussle fanned four, and issued

Prata Disappoints

free transportation to first to one I am rather surprised to see sailor. Both Hearther and Ching were charged with one wild pitch that Albert Prata,

who was so: each, whilst Al Lau, working be- keen on the game as a schoolboy, hind the batter, allowed three has lost practically all his keen passed balls...

Anybody's Match

ness. It seems such a pity, for he was in addition to being a more- than-useful all-rounder, «one of the few younger players to make a real study of the game,, For six eventful frames it was and showed promise of developing anybody's game, as the lead into a shrewd captain. changed hands several times, with Efforts, I hear, are being made the tars tieing the count in the to get Dick Alves sufficiently in sixth. In the seventh both sides terested in the game again to turn, were unable to produce a tally out regularly. It would be just necessitating extra innings. In the the thing for Recreio juniors if eighth it seemed the All-Hong he could be persuaded to captain Kong side had the game sewed up the side, Another of the old in the old bat bag, when they brigade" who would also help a chalked up three markers, but great deal if he would play, is their defence cracked wide open F. J. Remedios, but I am doubt- when they tooks the field, with a ful whether he will be able to get Couple of expensive miscues and the necessary time to do so even a pair of costly passed balls for if he were so inclined. the sailors to draw level 7-7.5;

** Excitement reached fever pitch ng both "sidea worked unsuccess- fully for a tally in the hinth and "tenth, and the etrain reached bursting point as the eleventh rolled around.

• Dick Chung atoned for an car- lier bungle with a rousing double to chase in Al Lau for a counter, but hopes of a triumph soon died

Other Sport Will Be

Found on Page 12

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W. Stonehouse, W. E., Baker, R. C. Butler and L. de Rome (s)

R. W. Smith, E. L. Groome, A. F. Paul and J. F. Lunny, (S).

G. W. K. Crawford, R. F. Gre-

1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0:01 200---14-

Finishes At 22nd

The game

between Ward and Broadbridge went to 22 ends, al- though at the 12th Ward was lead- ing 13-2;, made possible by a run of 3 1 1FF 1 when he was 10ad- fing 6-2 at the 6th Trailing 610 at the 16th, Broadbridge scored 3.2.0.1.1 to force the game to the 22nd before Ward won by 22-11.

Ward:

0112013111110)

120 0-1 0-0-23222 Broadbridge: † 0.0.0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0 9 2

002.30 100-11 Negding one, shót m win at the 20th, Nish scored a tice to beat. Tang by 23-16 Nish was: lead- ing 13 9 at the 12th when Tang

U A M: Omar

21

16

W. Ward 22 R. T. Broadbridge: 11

• Postponed.

Other Canda

Other cards rend: Guest:

1012 101: 12.0.0.1:0 1

20 3 2 0 1 2-21

Gutierrez: 0.2.000 200.0.2 1

0 3.0 0 2 0 0——–14

Shields: 1 0 0 1 0 1:00 13 2:00.0 9

0 3 4 0 2 0 1 4 0 0·0 2.4 2-21

Hall:

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Curtis: 0100400-201 13 100.0

0 0-1 0-14 Aitken. »2:0, 1-2: 0:3; 1; 0-1 0-0 '1740 1—–—–21

Wed

Clubs, who took part in last season's competitions got £172 each from the Football League pool.

gory. W... Macfarlane and A. G. scored 1 1 1 2 2 to be 16-13. up, Danny Litwhiler has faced -Larry Gardner (3)

Reserve, G. Everett,

Prior to the game a'pïesentation |will be made to, Mr. J. G. McKen- na on his leaving the Company..

but Nish finished up with 1 33 3, French of Chicago Cubs six times this Nish: 010011 20:14 2 1 0 0 0 season. The Phillies' outfielder had

0 0 1 3 3 323

been retired twice. Once he singled.

Tang:

30 31 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1.1 The other three times he hit höme 2 2.0,0.0 0-16

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