1954-05-31 — Page 7

LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE REVIEW

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1954.

BARRIER

BREAKER

FIGHTING DISPLAY BY POLICE AGAINST CRAIGENGOWER, BUT INDIANS DISAPPOINT

By “TOUCHER”

A fighting display by the Police against Craigengower Cricket Club and dis- appointing form by the Indian Recreation Club at Recreio formed the main high- lights of the week-end lawn bowls First Division League games,

Although they were edged out by Craigengower In the overall score by 2-3, the Police Recreation Club claimed the honours on two rinks and with a little luck could have made the score 4-1 in their favour.

A perfect resting hot by G.f giving one of, their poorest dis- The Third Division openius Perkins

The last head, plays in the League enabled his rink to follow up al With the exception of U A. four on the 20th head with Bu-| Humjahn's rink w11? Tost to other four.

Jackle Noronha and Tals men by 21-27, the other two rinks went down by overwhelming

This spectacular recovery not only gave Perkins and a 21-16, win over Jon Landolt's four but heft Juck 1|:ty wai} with the

fighting chance

{ving to draw on reore our shot for a the aggregate and two shints to win with us, jurl whort of the afternoon.

With a he of two ngainst him. Hayward just missed taking the

jock back for a count of at least Two shots.

Most •here ful

ink of the Police team was again that which consisted of G Watt, J. Goodman, W. Hollands and Ken, Bodie, who by beating Cosited rink by 20-14 chalked up their fourth straight win this setis. 23. All four hit then played on Sustently thought, but outstanding was their skip, Ken Budie

wher Lazere une Ctr 74 with thut nd one whether in saving a count on jn drawing the first shot.

} 13 0 ply that Ken Bote will in

t me thum

unable

Again

matches showed the promise of close compitition. In all the four matches played, all the favourites Won by handseme margins, and even at this early stage 14 race for the division's

LEAGUE #TANDINGS

First Division

Superiority 1+[ the honciare seems to be limited to Recrein froul men Ume and KCC, FC, HIKERC and IRC.

gain left the Indian skips no only with the bends agains thein, but also with no alterna- tive but to play wavy shots which more often than not went far too wide,

Reerelo

*Blues" Slowly coming up to the Recruk on the KCC as win dùng

"Whiles" The week-end chalked up their CCC second 4-1 win at the expense KCC of Filipino

Club

PRO Tommy Brker for the read IRC woek in succession eland the KBGC distinction of scoring the leg at FC win of the afternoon with an uveswhelming 30-7 the Filipino Link stopped by CA Cuelho,

SKOLO over

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P. W. D. L. Pis,

4 0 0 15

: 2 0 1 10

3 2 0 1 10

2200 8

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1 0 1 4

2002 3

4

Divi 3

3 0 1 13

3 0 0 13

KUC

Second

Itecreio KCC HKFC

4

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3 3

USRC IRC

4 2 0 2 1

SECOND DIVISION

The Second Division guines Row Recreio and KCC maintain

CCC the League KBGC their leads In table, each with 4-1 win. The TC

had НКСС

going on leave Sam Tricenti Recreation Club

week and will be their

aspirations

1) little PRC

4 3 0 1 12

4 0 0 4 4

2 0 0 2 2

3 0 0 3 1

Third Division

1 1005

1 0 0 5

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contending

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EXPER

S

Leonard's 11-shot HKERC over Vistory

A. M. Hurnjahn USRC Tjenested Craigengower to take PRC spire thre-sh:1 decis

CCC HKFC

1 1 0 0 4

0 0 1

113

1 0 U

the Champlota

T

{

relieved

to lead Wh would dampened when they were sur undoubtedly be ve of the mestprisingly defeated by Craigen- KCC successful inks » E thy sem. Rower by 2-3 after winning on IRC

FC WILL BE RELIEVED

Although skim for position will know that the prospects of an right being scored against them is less likely now tha Ken wit be away, they will undebtedly all join me in wishing Ken a happy holiday and hoping that he will repent

prolife his Broring

when he plays fur Hongkong In the Espin Cup back home.

D D

AMA NASURE AND QUIE

Miss Diane Leather. 22-year-old daughter of a Birmingham surgeon, was the first woman in the world to run a Mile In under five minutes when on May 29 at Birmingham she clocked 4 minutes 59.6 seconds for the distance. Three days earlier she had just failed with 5:00.2--Central Press Photo,

THAT 7-1 DEFEAT

ENGLAND JUST CHASED SHADOWS AT

BUDAPEST

By ROY PESKETT

Three minutes from the end of the game which produced England's greatest Soccer defent, the 92,000 crowd started to handicap the Hungarian team home. It was a spontaneous, concerted, and well- deserved tribute to a magnificent performance-even better than the 6-3 Wembley triumph last November.

the People's

At the close the "Hungarian Rhapsody" boomed out across Stadium to join the paean of praise and the Hungarian players ran to each side of the field in turn to take their victory salute.

Beld.

Then their delirious excite- to the bitter end left-back It was Wembley all over agala, ment spent, the crowd whole- ) Byrne and centre-half Owen with the slow-thinking Ragland heartedly and sympathetically even went upfield in desperate players unable to find any effee- applauded

As the tired Engllah | sorties in vain efforts to reduce |tive answer to the mercßess players walked slowly from the the horrible looking total Hupgarinna, whe were their bearning down from the two masters in everything but cour- This bewildered and forlorn | vlectrie score-boards at either ag bunch had received as great n end of the field.

Jess] Kiven The Portugal in the 10-0 "drubbing Hungarians game is football per- United hal-back is in the fen Retion. Everything is there

to stay for a long time. and kng

Time and again he was op- pass, the

lesson

05

they

had

bitter

The best of ur players were Is that the goalkeeper Merrick and Byme.

a few years back.

Beaviest England defeats, be the short fore that day (May 23), were delicate, deft control which pre-pinuded for brilliant intercep Hullieter by Scolland 7-2 incedes the thunderbolt wing-lo-tions, or cool dribbles, when

1878; 6-1 1881.

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wing pass, ur the deadly low shot freed by three or more oppo- THESE MARVELS

from anywhere up to 30 yards. nents, Each time he tried to This second humbling

Twice in the match the Soccer play the ball out of trouble and England again

proved there is machine, which had been ticking help his

forwards more than nothing in European football at ver in sinooth style, burst into could be said for the rest of the

action, Each tune I defence. the moment in the ass of these ferce

brought three Magyar marvels.

goals in fashiong

PLAN FAILED vartert. were

The experiment of playing as brillant as they

FANTASTIC SPELLS

Jezzard wins, I am sorry to say. The first burst, from the tenth failure. to the 30th minute, hurled Hun- the ground in an effort to score, te ran himself into gary into

3-0 lead. Then, but Just wasn't fast enough or

It is difficult to see anybody stopping them adding the World Oup to the Olympic Champion ship they won in 1992.

But, humbled and besten as they were, the English players were never broken. They fought

Let 'Em All Come

By HENRY LONGHURST

that

was

Sewell's

the

cover-man

was just one of the

after the only spell in the match clever enough to beat the ice- when England were on top--the cool Lorant or his opening 12 minutes of the second Buzonsky.

struck again. half--they

Almost on half-time Jezzard This time the England net was should have scored but think- riddled three limes

Eve L1

ing Sewell was better placed, he fantastic minutes.

left alone а free kick from It is only fair to say that in Dickinson which he should have our second-hall spell

hended. It was nothing went right for England. First many instances of indecision in

shot hit Lorant, with the England tear. the keeper out of his goal, then Finney, for the third succes- Finney shot, following a great dive big match, was heart-break- one-handed save by Grosics, was ingly disappointing. He never charged down.

Jearned anything from The But, after Kocsis had scored speedy Hungarians, who were off No. 4 from

a breakaway, came their marks like sprinters before worst plece of luck in the the ball was kicked.

They never match. Harris fired the ball to walted to see what the England wards a vacant corner of the

man would do with the ball.

There Alett Holated glimpses who had been trying to get out of Broadis, who did score a mag- of the way, to stop the ball with nificent goal from the edge of his stomach.

the penalty area. Bul Sewoll had a

a very poor game and little p.m. dimly visible in the distance, goal in this period, and the For their narrow win. Cra

was seen of Harris's speed. and include Longulddry. Lufforeboard might have looked a

little less humiliating. The Hongkong Gun Club "at home" at the Club printed in small type, stretched onwards. gerpower had a lot to thank the

Here is how the goals came: is the far end of the bed and As the day's play started at ness, Gulianer and North Der-

The hopes that the new defence 10 minutes, Lantos, 22 Puskas, 30 rink comprising P. K. Lab, A. J. near Tsun Wan proved to be a most enjoyable and success- it was Kew. F. Lee and CR. Rosseful function yesterday.

manifestly impossible 8 a.m., and with a notoriously | Wick

would hold this lightning Hun Kocsis, 36 Kocsis, 58 Toth, 80 con- Naturally it

the has been single person could dilatory player at that, any let The three front men were

were attack garian

nover Hidegkut, 89 Broudis, 72 Ruskas. secne of much golfing history. realised. siderable moaning at the bar Starting at 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the have survived the lot. brifiant,

The half-backs were. leaving! especially

There were

vere 305 of them and was taken for granted on Tues-In 1948 King George VI, a

decoyed

their Rosselet little to do throughout) day until late in the evening, the "at home" saw over 150

THE TEAMS they represented the second day evening.

past-captain of the R. and A., except Bik! Arr1of shots on members, friends and guests enjoy themselves in friendly largest entry.

Hungary-Grosics; Buzanszky, And

quite the No attle of this came, under- come to watch the Open there positions in manner little short

of ridiculous.

Lantos; Bozsik, Lorant, Zakarios: competition with rifles, revolvers and shotguns.

most_catholic, in the history of standably enough, from mythe only reigning monarch, I

The middle was open to any Toth, Kocsis. Hidegkuti, Puskas, ever 10 the Championship, our old and esteemed colleagues at the end believe,

do so and

of the quick-footed Hungarian Czibor. the of their from valued customers

stint

2 00 and Colton laid un

for his

inside forwards, while

most of the heads,

match between Roercio

Thr

"Blues" and Indian Recreation

Enjoyable "At Home At H.K. Gun Club

Oficial guests include the of a "closed season" on migrn- Club saw two extreme forms Hon. T. L. Bowring and Mrs tory birds which the Colony Recreto playing well up near Bowring, the Hon. Kwok Chansportsmen were in the habit of their top form and the Indians and Mr Kwok, Mr A. St G. shooting at any time of the year

Walton, Mr A. R. S. Major, Mr for the past several decades, R. V. Turner, Mr G. D. Bin- This imposition Includes the stead, Mr E. C. Van Helden, shooting of snipe, and in view Col. J. A. Dawson, Mr T. O. Tso and many others.

Volunteers Win Centenary

Bowls Match

Meeting in eight rinks at

During the afternoon a mag- nificent array ol quality shot- guns, rifles and pistols were on display, and it was estimated diozen odd pieces were valued 3 |

$50,000, of special interest were two owned by Dr Li Shiu Fan, President of

the

over

the Gun Club, a Holland and

Holland 20 bore double barrel-

and

A

Kewloon Bowling Green, theed shot-gun weighing only tire Volunteers defeated the and ሰ. half pounds Royal Hongkong Defence elaborately

and engraved Force lawn bowlers on five Grin & Howe 210 ca rifle, of the eight risks and by and al: appurtenances.

romplete with telescopic sights

Churchill's margin of 13 shots-155 to

142 yesterday.

It was

11

Temporarily laid low by a bout of the prevailing whatever-it-was, I prevented from doing a couple of highly congenial lodging turns in North Wales, where I would have liked to have been watching

middle-aged pike, Henry Cotton, dispersing the minnows at Llandudno.

Instead, I folded the draw for last week's Amateur Championship-Hungarian not only for Finney, modestly described, I saw, as "Amateur Golf Tournament to be played on the Links of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, Muirfield." names car headlights

This document.

that

the

from

10

14-hour

and follow, demandinging. I hoped, it had been 22

An event

KRW

weck

overrun,

I

a

both

England. Merrick (Birting- ham); Stanforth (Huddersfield), (Manchester Uid.); Wright Byne (Wolves,

Owen captain). (Luton), Dickinson (Portsmouth); Harris (Portsmouth).

Sowell (Sheffield Wed.). Jezzard (Ful- ham). Broadis (Newcastle Utd.). Finney (Preston).

Referee: Signor

(Italy).

United States like Fraals powerful articles will no doubt beneßt. Strunahan, Bill Campbell

some rigor- For all that, strangely enough, wingers showed dazzling speed.

lost

limes count of the James McHale being fortified by ous form of

years since

Puskas checked the ball, looked the four snugly the full strength of

these Muirfield that perhaps,

the Amateur Commonwealth countries whose would be resisted, whatever

ever Championship, when the win-round, then hit a long, scream-v

pass to the opposite wing ner was that leech-like match was sheer teams

were to play St shambles may have occurred on

al of the fact that almost all of

poetry to watch Tuesday,

John de Forest, who Andrew's the following week.

on the ground that player,

Kocsis, Bozsik, or Hidegkuti trap the 700 game licence holders

cgaln the Championship is not mainly performed

last KEEPING TO SCHEDULE

with their are onlpe shooters, and the snipe

to find the "Best and was quoted by book-the bali in mid-air The miracle envisioned

then thighs, are strictly migratory birds, he

was Golfer of the Year"—since often maker, I see, a lutte unkindly

play it whore they willed,

leaving

Ant-fooled could not see

that two gentlemen would start there any reason why

obylously isn't one-but at 50-1. Spring Salpe

English other

helplessly n any

opponent His win on that occasion was gish an annual gathering of golfern

the Hungarian Tuesday at 0.24 in the evening whose migratory birds should have a

the watching for main purpose is to re- the more remarkable cluse m.ason.

old friendships and to fact that he was suffering from shadows streak away over the brilliant known as "getting stuck."

The defence was more the merrier.

For some moments he would while the black-clad Grosics is The Honourable Company stand gazing at the bal trans- one of the finest catchers of the did not, of course, always play fixed, twitching slightly in his ball I've ever seen. at Muirfield. They started with efforts to move a clubhead glued Ανα holes at Leith

However, he assured every- one, that during deliberations of the ordinance, the Government was prepared to make amend- ments when the occasion arose. SALE OF PARTRIDGE Another point of gravest Im- Portance, was that although the new Bill has been in force for two months, the aale of live

their

and

it

third

Found

battle

оп

was understood thot

new

members of the Championship establish new ones. and the that curious golfing disease sun-drenched turf.

Committee would personally line the fairways with their motor-

Will

Infatuation

Not Run In The Derby

He was replaced by Geiler 13 In 1744, to the ground by some invisible minutes from time for no ap ten years before the Society of force. One could only hape parent reason,

but I mode no

St Andrews Golfers, and their that the virus had not been difference to the result. Drst president was

Duncan lying dormant at Muirfield. If Forbes, of Culloden, "Patron of it had, we would not have been

the jus!, the dread of

villains through tili August.

and the good man's trust," who tried to prevent the Clan rising in '45 and afterwards did all hỏ could to mitigate its horrors.

revived

AUSTRALIA MAY

SEND 72

TO EMPIRE GAMES

Sydney, May 30.

H.K. Archery Association Win Friendly Match

A team of archers comprised of three members of the Royal Kongkong Defence Force and

Against

skin disease and itching

Bernhardi

Mitigal

ADIRVINE BAYER PRODUCT, BAYI

MANUFACTURID IN LEVERKUSEN, GERMANT

one from the regular Services SOAPY WATER

Boss's, C. P partridge and quail is being Sauer, W. C. Scott Imperial and legally and openly carried out

slood In gula affair, despite Winchesters

proud In Hongkong, as well as the the threatening clouds and mray and surmounting

Epsom, May 30, these Territories. It was earnestly Sir Malcolm McAlpine's coll, turn-out

were two Hammerlay Olympic hoped that the Police will put large

tif supporters

22 pistols with custom

Infatuation, will not run in the from both teams were present match

an end to this as soon as pos- grips, cach silent-if occasion-huilt

measuring to provide

Derby, it was announced today. sible,

Squeezed out of Leith by the about 15 inches

overall broken-moral support.

In

Infatuation, who was one of ally,

The Club, Mr Kwok continu-

builders in 1830, they length.

the early fancies for the Epsom themselves at Musselburgh and At the conclusion, as an-

ed, has had a very successful Present had Competitions varied

classic, until his failure in the then in 1891 acquired the ground nounced that the

from 22 year, and aside from the im- won by a margin of one single rifle 50 metres and 38 Pistol 20 provements by the addition of

2,000 Guineas, injured himself

lost to the Hongkong Archery for their present links, He was shot,

new but a check up yards to Skeet and Trap shool- solitary

ranges,

in training last week. the membership

This was instantly recognised Enough money has now been Association by 1307 to 1591, at Tiffin was followed hos

archersterday Ing events,

cry competition in 500- revealed that the cords were

been increased to 165, n

quoted at 25-1 at the last Derby

as being so good that the Open raised to send on Australian 1en, and this preceded not all marked uniformly and by

record since its formation.

call-over.

Championship, for which trophy team of 53 to the Empire Games kunne foursome from the Royal Present "named, lavish cocktail and canapes la- some had the

He wound up

Later in the day it was his speech int

the Honourable Company, the at Vancouver, Me J. Eve, team first whilst others bad Past, Aterlude at the end of the com- saying that although the Club nounced that another one-tume Royal and Ancient, and Prest-manager and secretary of the Hongkong Defence Force and further cheek showed victory petitions,

private one, it welcomed all

favourite for the

Derby, wick

had

subscribed when Australian Empire Games Asso- the regular Services were Col. sportsmen keen in shooting but American-owned Ambler 11. Young Tom Morris won the clation, said today.

Carter, D. Field, D. Whitemon, Shiu Fan, the who are not yet members of the would not run.

Belt outright, was played there A further 19 athletes, selected and E. Y. Mac. Mr M. H. Hilton, Royal Liver-own expenses, were also expect-Hongkong Archery Association L. Chow, I, Gooey, pool, 303,

ed to make the trip, he added. were C.

|K, Vivian, and G. Chow. -Reuter. LONGER WALE

0

for the Past, which, taking all In his speech of welcome to into consideration, really didn't guests, Dr L

an-

an

matter at all as good time President of the Club, extended Club, and welcomed them as Ambler II, trained by Captain in the following year-winner on condition they paid their Those who represented the

was had by all.

The following

sults:

Fast Members

A. Stoven

L.E. Lammert R.C. Butler J.G. Meyer

1xkip) 3.E. Bouza

CAP. Elasto C.C. Pereira ZA. Luz

(kit) Q.A. Guterres L.M. Rodrigues AA Remedios J.F.V. Ribeiro

(skip)

J. Luke

E.F.A. Baker

A.L.G. Essteoart

W.C. BimosOn

(skip)

are

the

re-

Present embar Sequeira

1. Owen Hughes

J. Tintail

F.V.V. Ribeiro

13 (p)

22

E.A.V. Remedios

W. Howard

r. Loo

G.A., Bouza

C.R. Logan

JR. Lelich

J.V. Rammy

Lapsley

软

Reves

V.A.V. Ribeiro

Gi, da Luz

13. Rodrigues

(ap)

JA. FO

M. Scott

Bickford (skip)

M.A. Baptista

V.M. Numer

A.P. Permin

C. Nora Pereira

(skip)

K. Nazarin

A.Hl. Beemin

AR. Razack

K.M. Omar

10

FA. Gutierrez

RJC. Ribeiro

C.A. Coelho

A. Boyd-Cowan

F. Hunt

21

(skipj

B. Ladd

M.N. Rakuens

29

(skip)

***

20

J. Tibule

D. Smith

H.A. Bootf

W. Taylor

P. Collier

(skip)

CA Noronta

DC. Bymor L.C. Strange II.A. de D.

27

30

13

gallops

the warmest welcome to the brothers in arms at all times. c. Boyd-Rochfort, Rs dls-

the members of guests and to

Mrs Bowring, wife of the appointed In recent the Club which represented the Director of Public Works pre- Jockey W. II. Carr has been Colony In the recent Asian sented the prizes to

to Ambler's Winners switched

stable of the competitions held during companion, Blue Princo II, who Kwok stated that the the day, and A perfect day is also owned by an American. team although they did not ended with the showing of two Reuter,

Games in Manila.

Mr

bring in any laurels or prizes excellent shorts covering grouse from Manila brought back with shooting them. a priceless

and a

in Scotland, experience, colour-movie of dovo-shooting and have accomplished, incon-in France in which a number of junction with the other athletes sportswomen participated. that went to the Games, one

font-that of great

placing Hongkong aquarely on the map of the Asian Garnes.

OUTSTANDING COMPETITOR

PRIZE-WINNERS

The following are the results of the competitions:

Singapore Not To Be Represented At Empire Games

Singapore, May 30. Singapore is not to be re- presented at the British Empira Games at Vancouver in July dua to lack of funde.

The Presidents Cup-Trap Com petition 20 birda, 16 yds single rise

Miss Mabel Wong (37) 2 Wond Referring to the members of Bor (38); 3. Dr L24 Shiu Fan (33). 12 the Club which participated, he The Vice-Prexklante Cup-23 61, specially aclocted Misa Mabel K. Y. Eu (229); 3. Miss Yang Ching Pistal-bo metres-30 wts: 1. Wm

The Singapore Olymple Sports Wong, who was outstanding in the 5. 0. R. Sadlex (2237.

Council had overspent nearly being the only woman compet!-The Ion Tressers Cupa M$15,000 (US$5,000) on the 14 for in all the shooting.compell-loo Hein-chiu (79); . . Colony contingent to the second

yds; 1. Wm K. Y. Ex

Asian Games at Maria' and

tions.

Endijk (79).

Turning up Horace Hutchin- son's book "British 'Golf Links" written in 1887he was himself! to be runner-up at Muirfield six years later I find "The circuit is three miles 610 yards and the

is 70,"

1” and to think that we par now have to walk nearly a mile farther and the par is three or four strokes lessl

Muirheld today is perhaps the brightest jowel in that tiara of shore of the Firth of Forth, the Unks that lle on the southern tracery of the great bildge

Tommy Uren Dies

Reviewing -- the activities of The Field Captain's Cup-Skeet had

Melbourne, May 30, the Club, Mr Kwok said that Competitiers-80 sholer Davidad to use up all its reserve

Tommy Uren, 12 the

former Light greatest

accomplishment Wone (634 2. 3. C. V. Ribeiro (15): funds.

Heo Chwee Kok, the swim weight, Wellerweight' and was the repeal of the out-dated k-hung (34);

The Tion Secretary's Cup Calmer, Mary Kinsh, the printer, Middleweight Champlon

OF Games Ordinance and the enact-nate=60 matre Proce: 1. ment of the new one. -.

zu and the water polo mind wort | Australia, died today aged 60.

those earl nominated M Wallet the Club welcomes the (194): 3, Miss mebel Wing (194).

began Uce

fighting before Improvement. In the new Bill,

worthy of representing Sulge the First World War in the

· Mysail · Done" "Trap: 1. De ka | Wh Mr Kwok continued; it was re-Chung Thu Cheung aid pore at the Empire, Games, but days of 20-round Bghts. When gretted that, one, unjustifiable dor), Fund

inck of fund prevoked the, he won his triple filles he was item was found which constiture Cat Pistols 1. In Bingapore Olymple sport Coun: hung top rankers from all juted, a major set-back,

**IGH? Hán Kam Chiu al from seride any of them puber the world. He retired in

#TRIO, ka Sadick:: 8. insy for the Game United Pre 19.0.RELEA He referred to the imposition: Reinarsi || Kane Chamkt

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