1953-07-11 — Page 13

THE CHINA. MAIL, `SATURDAY, ``JULY ́ ́11, · 1953,

The Recreio Grip Has Tightened On Two Championships

By "TOUCHER”.

Although Recreio further consolidated their 'positions in the First and Second Division of the League to almost a certainty of winning these two titles with further wins last Saturday, there was no abatement of in- terest in the other matches.

Police Recreation Club claimed the honour of scoring the best win of the week when they upset Kowloon Cricket Club by the narrow margin of 3-2.

Largely responsible for the PRC viery was the foe per- formance of the two PRC skips, W, Hillyar and K. Bodic, after being given adequate support by their front mies.

con-

best greens In the Colony to- day.

Recreio, IRC and CCC Unued further with mounting excitement.

Iteerele made up for their loss of one point the previous wock to HKERC by taking full The CCC-IRC game at Happy points last Saturday from the Valley, although ending in a 4-1

Football Club to edge out IRC win for Craigengewer, provided by half a point, though the

two gumes. Indians still have eloge finisher

B game There

WICK

interesting hand. ont hoad in the

game between

dropped Craigengower Rosselet's rink and that of A. M.

valuable points and were Omar. It was just after

tremely fortunate to get away when A. M. Omar made u per with three points, as the POC feet drive with his last wood. had the better of them on two ing away from the green during but the

jack hit

et the backwoods, jumped up in the

one

rinks.

in

two **-

air and nomersaulted backwarda CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

yard to rinks

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give the of count

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almost Rorselet's five!

Horselet added the xth shot wood with his last

in a freak the showed that bead which Jack could backwards and

a slip be that there is many twixt a drive and a big count. its the Second Division, He creio "A" established them- selves as indisputable with a repeat convincing win over their dubmates closest rivals, Recreio "B".

leaders

and

Use was

The biggest surprise Second Division.matches the 5-0 defeat suffered by the current holders, KCC,

at the honds of Kowloon Docle Club

The

however, Dockmen, not having done tou though well so far this season In Usin form that division, displayed should see them through 10 much more successful round.

A

strond

Another club which deserves special mention is Taikoo Club, All those bowlers who have had the pleasure of playing their on the Championship matches Talkoo green have commented on the excellent co-operation glven not only by the Tulkoo Club officials in providing um- Bro always ready pires who before time, but

also by the Talkoo lawn bowlers 30 Д whole, whose attitude in keep

merits Championship matches the highest praise.

The week's triples Champion- ship matches saw 10 combina Very good progress was made Lions into the second round. of the first CUsually In the Colony Open Triples and Biggest Open Singles Championships round was suffered by the Luz eliminated during the week. Before ro- brothers, who were-

of R viewing these matches, how-by the Filipino Club trio of

and W. C. ever, i would not be out of sa, V. N. Atienza place to make few

Of the 10 surviving, favourites on the excellent support given combinations the top to the Hongkong Lawn Bowls now are J.S. Landoli, G. Midar Association by

the different and F.

of Craigengower, J. J. clubs in the Colony In putting Tindall, A. L. Eastman and their greens at the disposal of McKelvie of KBGC, the Omar brothers and J. Chubb, T. E. the Association.

or Baker and W. Hong Sing Special

mention must

be KCC. made this year of the Police Recreation

Club

Likely upsets may come from who have coine to the aid of the Assocla-

J. Dlvechi, F. R. M.

Kermanl tion in no small nieustre in ve

and U. A. Rumjohn, R. Basu, V. N. Allenza and W. C. Ogley, comenodating the greatest num-

A. R. Abbas, G. Hong Choy and ber of Championship matches on the Hongkong side almost C. A. Souza, and C

Pope, Pile and W. J. D. Cameron, every day,

Thirty-one

competitors tered the second round a re- sult of the Championship

remarks

Both their lawn bowls con- venor, C. Willerton, and their gandsman, K. Hodie, have put in a great deal of interest and effort in transforming the

The neck and neck race for PRC green during the short Third Division honours among period of one year to one of the

LEAGUE TABLES

FIRST DIVISION

59898511||

P W

D

L

F

A

D

Pts.

Recrelo KBGC

0 577 401 104

331

3 528 429

496

453

43

3 420 393

2014

4

492

405

20

5 415 422

U 304 554

100

4 352 422

70

0 344 303

.169

CCC

IRC

KDC

KCC #KFC

PRC

Talkoo

Recreio Recreio "B"

SECOND DIVISION

KCC

KBCC

FC

IRC

KDC

BKCC

year,

C.

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SPORTING SAM

By Reg. Wootton

BRITAIN'S FASTEST EVER

MILE RACE LIKELY TODAY

AT THE WHITE

come

By "RECORDER”

Main

There is a

A NEW CHAMPION

A new Champion must come At the British Games on Maşii în

that the 440 Yards now 25, Nunkeville beat Macmillan Arthur Wint has retired. Three byn whisker in the 800 Metres, newcomers to the top class have

best Half Mila in 1:51.9 this

ran

CITY

Darl:

With Alan Paterson emigrated