1954-09-22 — Page 6

NORMAN AND SEEMIN TOL MEET IN FINAL OF OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

By TOUCHER”

George C. Norman of Kowloon Bowling Green Club, and A. H Seemin of Indian Recreation Club qualified to meet each other in the final of the Colony 1954 Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championship by virtue of their semi-final victories yesterday at the Hongkong Football Club over A. R. A. Rahman and Peter Hughes.

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Despite an intermittent drizzle and frequent gusts of strong wind, all the four bowlers gave a grand display of top-notch 'bowls,

'Or the two matches the more by which time the score stood them had been able to master closely contested was that beat 13-18, the Kowloon. Bowling] throughout the game. He wai tween Georgh Norman and A. Green Club bowler ond last narrow wilh all his inreb re-

went to year's runner-up spectacularly malning woods, 415 Norman rose from the shades of defeat | odtled the 'third shot to win the with a two, a four and a three match by 22-18.

1. A. Rohmann, which 24 heads before it was won by Nonnun by 22-10.

Trailing behind all the way from the 7th to the 21st hend

Major League Baseball Records Fall

New York, Sept. 21.

York. Yankee team-mates hit

to mulch a 22-18 win.

WELL DESERVED

In the other demi-final 'inätch, A. H. Seemin's deadly drawing to the jack paved the way to

For Norman it was a triumph his comfortable 24-13 win over deserving .of the consisten Peter Hughes. bowvis served up by him, int

which

Tuck played almost no

He started rather shakily whil part at all. Except for a couple | Hughes having the better of

of heads or su in which enrehim in the first seven heads. lessneto marred his play and | An unorthodox driving shot by nother head where he made him in the seventh · hood with Reallej for drive, the His opponent lying one gave winner gave his usunt excellent Hughes an additional iwo' shots, performance of drawing to the 10 lend by 7-5. jacks.

ar

This, however, only spurred

An outstanding contributing | the IRC bowler to more enreful Bob Grim and his New factor to his success yesterday | bowling during the next four was his greater abity of adap-heads which saw him scoring Ink his weight tuite heuvlic֎ight sho's to lead by 13-7. A couple of individual and green when play was resumed League milestones today by on the 1972, head with the score scoring a 3-1 victory over 12-13.

dad it in 1910

With that load, Seemin gradually got to his strio wit brilliant bowls against which Hughes, despite a plucky display, could do iftife.

stand

the Washington Senators. His Bichting qualities and steadiness stood him In great Grim. B4-year-old gh- hander, beted his 1954 recorded not only in the fined slages

Time and again, the winner to 20-6 and birame the fist but also in the middle of the

in with hugging Yankee rookie to reach the 20. Hame when many a player would would come victory mark since Russ Fedhave cracker up against the tuchers when his opponent wag

lying two or three, Fbrilliant bowling of Ralimen.

One

VRAL Improvement In Norman's play yesterday was the greater attention paid by him consolidating his shots at the back- lesson learnt undoubted-

y 1 his last year's Anal

Rahman showed the makings of a great player, but still lack- consistency that necessary

Grim's four-hitter enabled the Yankees 10 pel their 101st vlery of the year and set an for American League recurd. most victories by a second place

iconeally, tram.

of manager Cassy Stengel's cham- plonshilp chain of the past five Prasons ever won more than 80 games, a figure achieved by his 103 Yankees.

horts

The Yankees cun welkar; Major Lengte mark of 104 by Winning their remaining four

Ford. now 71. games.

watched Grim match bis record. Grim struck out seven and walked two as the Yankees beat rookie lett- hander Dean Stone by collecting three unearned runs,

THE SCULES

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Washington

New York

Philadelphia

Boston (19 Innings)

Philadelphin (2nd) Boston

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St. Louis

Chicago (10 Innings)

St. Louls

Chicago (7 Innings) Cincinnati

Millwauker

Iragoname

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und steadiness.

He cracked up badly on the 22nd head.

With the score stórgling at 16-13, he threw a medium-long head lifter having been kiccessful throughicu“ on. short to medium licods. Nor- mars outdrew him with two beatable shots about

foot A away from the jack which was still open to a dead draw.

Hughes made a strong at 10-15, but Seemin continued iu forge ahead to 18-10 on the next two hends and at 20-13 on the last head, completed the match with a four.

FANLING GOLF

Draw For

Victory Cup Competition

LIA BOUND

grolip picture of the MCC cricket team, all smiles, scen aboard the "Orsova" at Tilbury, England, before sailing for Australia, for the 1954 Test tour.

-Express Photo.

CHANGES IN THE LAWS

Loitering Will Be Penalised -Says New Rugby Rule

By JOCK WEMYSS

Are you a "loiterer"? If you are, you will be penalised, exed the around wearing an innocent look. "Loiterers" are specially mentioned in the Notes for Referees on Law 18-OFF SIDE.

When a scrum is forming (note the two new words), or has been formed after open play, as in "a rush," players who have been in front of the ball must retire behind it without delay.

HKCC CRICKET TRIAL ON SATURDAY

in

Law 18 has a most important new plece about the Ilie-out, What it amounts to

plain language is this: Before the 05 well as after the ball has touched a player or the ground, you are 'off-side if you have either foot in front of the ball.

throw-in

HKRA Full

Bore Shoot

TEST WIVES ANGRY AT STAG DINNER

England's cricketers, who have left to defend the Ashes In Australia, Went to the traditional Hinne at Lord's as the guests of the "MOC, the night before they sailed. Self The wives were hot Invited. And as they will not be seeing their husbands for some six or seven months they were furious,

Mr Simpson, wife of the word having to spend the Notts batamah, mid: "This Is evening alone. I think. It's too the last night that we shall be bad."! able to spend with them and Mrr McConnon, wife of the

Glamorgan of pin bowlers who is making the trip for the first ume, was even more outspoken, "We don't want to make too

Keenan Regains much habe about old,

British Bantam Championship

"but no one ever seems to think Of Us"

more

Mrs Androw, Mrs: Loader, and Mrs Wardle with Frank Tyson's I'molker," passed the time

by

keing toủa cinema) and restau- *ront while waiting for the "players ta return.

too

There w

wero

Mes Wardle said: in the film for my liking.

many boats and goodbyes

Paisley, Glasgow

Sopt. 21. Peter Keenan of Glasgow tonight regained the British It's a ply that the MCC bantamweight boxing title don't throw a farewell lunch when He chocked out the instead: of a dinner, so that wo holder, John Kelly, of Bel ning with our husbands.

wives.can 1 enjoy the lost, 'oves- We fast in the sixth round of all feel the sonta way about It." their 15-round contest here the captain, said: tonight.

think we

da di dar mag | live a good chance of retaining Kelly win the fish and the Aches of one thing you European, title fraim Kochun Ban be quite sure, pil tha Jads last October. He los his Euro will be trying their utmost! pean crown to, Robert Cohen-of ... France, who is how Worl Champion.

Keenan, won the British tile three years ago and held It untu

Die

by Kelly last year.

26-year-old boxer Glasgow, dominated the Mavage" thauling:ecrumble, of a fight

Kelly, a

box

would not

let

hut Keenas, tried to} him, anttle down of the porky

From the first

lllo Best rushed into the ble

Test Tour Men

To Be Paid

£1000 Fee

London, Sept. 19.

tack,, chasing the champion all Cricket, like living, is get. over the ring with swings and ting more and more expen hooks to the body and head. Isive and during the England. was hot until the fifth round that Kelly was able to do any Australia Test series, play- thing in the way of retaliationers and umpires are to get more, money, and those who go to watch them must pay more to get into the ground.

*· DISTRESSED ”· But in the sixin;

Keenan caught him with a beautiful right hooks to the jaw and Kelly "The professionals in the Eng- dropped for a count of nino, land team have been granted When be; rese his nose was an increase which makes them bleching profusely, and he look £1,000 sterling a tour

men. "They will also rebelver - £4° The regular full bore practice ed very distressed.

Keenan Immediately rushed sterling a week living expenses shoot of the Hongkong Ride Kelly to the ropes, belabouring s well; tag #necommodation, the Association was held last Sun him with all kinds of punch fores and most of their food.

A very good and eventually, the

at

rumblas "under, a

That ly an increase of 250

So keep behind the bali the LINE-OUT in all altuations or you will bo penalised.

This should clean up The Hongkong Cricket Club legal operations so common day at Kai Tak begin their 1954 600son with A

in this phase of the play in attendance was recorded and wilted lang trial match at Chater Rond on

recent years when about half of many new faces from the Deprae sterling on the 2000 allowed Saturday.

Force and fence selected the opposing packs were Teams provisionally

Home Guards to rise and was getting to his them for the seven months visi to Austrain and, New Zealand were.. scen.. The

when he was counted out in 1951. The good conduct are 38 under, and any one who side.

ditions were fine, except for is unable to play is requested to contact 11 Stanton, (Tei.

tricky and gusty East North the act of rising, Kelly was sill 94 is now Easterly wiht which was strong dazed and unable to understand 30848) or G. H. P. Pritchard

come at times but subsided is shoot it.all when he sat in his cornet (Tel. 31146).

|ing *progressed.

I. L. Stanton, R. M. Moc-

once

from

intentional

off-

wei

or

weather. con Though counted out while Inbonus 'remains it £160 but the

many/missos were signalled

Were

MORE TO COME

Norman inade full use of the

And there in indre to

There is a considerable dif- Jick on the next head when he

about inc-out \play when

some time after the bout had terence between the payments threw an almost full head. With

reach Law 27. TOUCH. The following is the draw

ended.

to the England professionals this Brst wood he 'drew the sho

Now digest this little piece At 600 yards this... rendered foot behind the Jack for the First Round of the pherson, D. W. Leach, F. Van about offside at a rerum: Re-rood scoring most difficult and

the wild scenes of and

stipteurs. The about

with

crowds amateurs have been given an and adried three more around Royal Hongkong Golf Club's Oorde, R. H. Camplon, H. H. ferees are instructed that they the leek, each about a similar. 1954 Victory Cup competiH. Nelson, M. L. Hardingham, advances beyond the ball, oven disheartening when after scoring Keenan, who was eventually This is nevertheless

over ringside seats increase of £25 to bring their Holgate, M. G. Maroney, R. E. must penalise player who the Markers.

a distance away.

This was most in an effort to congratulate expense allowance for the tion to be played at Fanling: G.

monils to £326. not Aitkenhead, K. M. Comp- it was Roman's nerves failed him in

bell, A. Hooton.

a big Jardines & Pan American; il-G. H., P. Pritchard, C. J, B.

no escorted by police to the dress advance on the £200 they were whether or not he retires at other reason then a sudden gun ing room though a throng of allowed immediately after the

at a bull, the next shot. for this hend. He was nurrow with

the offside position. the first wood which went Jackmans Talkoo, HK Electric v

of wind, ma

mado it,hn-outer orcheering supporters Reuter- & 8 Bank; RAMC v 1st King's; Leader, K. G. E. Spink, P.Read that again if you are a

even a mies. Lt H. J. Orpen- short with D. Hutchison

Gibbons, L. D. Klibee, C. J. serum

halfiy Kowloon V

Uro, J. N. R. Plekstone, A. N.

of the NER.A. and ai keon ride World Amateur And you chaps who are wing Smelle of the newly aff

Essex Regiment, t

a Life member cantile Bank; Bank Lino v Gibb Livingston;

you are NOT in the scrtim un- Malden, R. J. C. Howes.

·Sal (Little Won) v Pacife Far East Lines and P. J. Hart

Umpires: II. Owen Hughes less you are firmly binding a shot at Hoitie, made his first an

pourance at the Range. Owing Public Works Dept

colleague with either arm. Royal En

Scorer: R. McAdam. gincers: 14th F Regt RA V Medieri Dept; Marine Dept v Harry Wickding: B.AT. v Inland Revenue:

LO.. v Lowe, Bing- saw Norman at his best. With his

hams; Cable & Wireless Y first

Dairy wood he drew a toucher that Farm: R.A.F. (HQ) v Police stayr alongside the jack. Dept; China Light V Labour

Dept.

Ehigh on the negative side out of

the count, and was

o his second and third woods.

He was a little unlucky with this hat wood, When it went through the Cluster without resting any of them,

AT 'HIS 'BEST

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Rahman, drew die second "shot about a foot behind the Jack from the forehand.

with

Ducks; 25th Fd Regt RA v Mer-L. Bruce, F. B. Thorp, A. A. forwards had better note this

RAF

The first round is to be com pleted by October 24, 1954, the Notinan came

per-second round by November 14, fectly delivered wood to rest the third round by November 28, the backwood for second shot, semi-finals by December 10 and and Rahman mande another the Final is to be played on or

intor diror which he changed before January 2, 1955.

his hand to the swinging back- hand which nelther

Home Rugger

Results

of

London, Sept. 21, Rugby League results today were:

3.

9.

Yorkshire Cup, second round Huddersfield 7, Hull 2, Bradford Northern 6, Hunslet

·RUGBY UNION

One Change In Irish Team

him.

Billiards Ch'ship

Sydney, Sept. 21.

“AUSSIES GET RAISE Australiais rest cricketers

have also been given arise by

the “Australian, Bohret of Con- trol. An inorento - Fat 128); MON

their allowance

for eath Tert to 204, 2wngra

brought

ayer pay or own travel-

What's the idea? To stop to the tricky wind and being as wing forwards getting up as the yet infamiliar with the local ball la emerging from their side, conditions, he ald 'not'make of the serum and "shielding" good a score is was expected of Frank Edwards of England ling, hotel and incidental » ax- the serum half,

heat Wilson Toffes the Indian | penses out of "their" 'allowance. Champion,, by 3,074 points to under the new arrangement 4704 In the World Amateur those playing, in all five Tests

will draw a total of £320. Billards Championship here.

In another match, Australian The umpires have been given an Increase of 24 for, chen which Brings their fothl They will also be ciating out

hand on a colleague. Any more is a man to watch at the bex Bob Marshall beat T, GRees to her £2. 100% when

It has been 'common for wing When he gots more used to forwards to do this and get the local conditions much better away with it by just keeping a scores are sure to result, and the of that and you will be of Hangkong Bisley. Below is the London, Sept. 21.

side, and guilty of obstruction top scorer and whiner Ireland made only one change as

Spoons well. team to meet England at Wind-bound you had better, not stick

their international soccer And if you stay down

tightly

sor Park. Belfast, on Saturday, out the seat of your shortspat Class "A" October 2,

an angle as an opponent comes |38;*27—89: Mabel Wong 311 Norman Uprichard, the Forls-round the scrum lifter "the ball. 38-88. competition, played under hand-mouth goalkeeper who returned As always, you will be penalised cap over the Old Course with 0: to *football this season, after for that, too. maximin handicap allowance being nearly a year out of the

This is a Foursomes knock-out

in

In

of 18. Stroke play handicaps, game with a fractured hand, ruling on date of play, are to be returns

of Gregg of Placo taken,

Correct number the

of Doncaster. This is the only strokes received or given being change from the side which three-eighths of the difference beat Wales last March. between the aggregate handicaps The team is:

on either mide. Players must be declared before the first match is played:

Uprichard (Portsmouth); Gra-

hom (Doncastor), McMichael

Aston

› played; no substitution of play=|| (Newch. Blanchflower ers is permitted and the frat named team in each case: is te beutil),

ponsible for arranging the Cellie); match.

*Souza

201

South Africa, by 3,184 points to 1,620 tonight.

lette outside their home

the ball former holder of world title, had 11 Breaks

states but t they must pay their rotura century or more, his own accommodation of

bighest being 486, Rees made two century

Bert

The Australian Board breaks with 130 Control and the M

MCC have agreed that the minimum prien 'n?" admission: for, their Test. is favourite for the title, meets series will be four Shillings. Wilson, Jones in the next match | When F. R. Brown toured

with beglining tomorrow-Reuter,

Bin 1951 the charge

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Class CL H 29 29; 20-74. -

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Ladies' Bowls League Meeting On Friday

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CRASSHOPPERS BEAT ARSENAL

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have been hard, hit by a which

of

rainy season, will be glad the rise in price. After the 1946-47. tour coch County - "10- ceived - 2860 but-there was nothing left for them at the end of Brown's tour.

"The dedalen to cover the

Omcidis and players Interest- Dickson (Ar-ed in the above are reminded 26) 20: 24-79.7 Pocock

(Glarrow that a Ladies/wn: Bowls The next practice shoot will Grasshopper FC of Zurich, to (Sunder-League Meeting will be held in be held on Sunday Delober 3 night best Arsonal, English wickets after, the clors of play Blanchflower (Man- the Board Room

**Mortir po south lat ~19 aim. 'nt, -Kal. Tale 3* | First Division (side). by, Ave-goals each evening is another in- United),

McAdams Chihi

Lid, Range when it is "inspected that to four in a floodlight match at surance for the -- 1.0.C. One Mellroy through the kind courtesy of, ile many moro new, combra to the Highbury, north. London..

blank · Saturday, during the McFarland Management, on Friday, Sep- Colony will attend. wiring" will Arsenal “ang duo to play in first Test In 1950-meant 'n loss.

|tember: 24 at 5 pm. sharp. be 'at, 200, 800 und 600 yards, Mokcow, next month --Reuter, at more than £4,000,--Router.

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Gutierrez Shield Trial Game

O on Sunday, are as follows:

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Dyington 530 am, way he and mula and. H.D. Bolton; 9.15 a.mas A 11. Robinson and Ald. Donn; 9,20 ath., E.W:8.. MacGregor and· GiD, Saet: 9.20 #.m.. GOW. Blowert ahdi KV5. / Vaughan: (9.30 Kan., Pill. zággal, and B. Graham; s | GKG, „Moyle and H.C., Bamhain; 240 am., W., Harper and R.M.TOT Chriallo and Jir Khoma 952-6m., 1. Hoycott and

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