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SATURDAY'S - LAWN BOWES

THE CHINA MATIN “MONDAY MAY

1955

Valley Clubs Triumph In First And Second Division League Matches

By "TOUCHER”

Honours in the opening matches of the Colony 1955-56 Lawn Bowls League season on Saturday went to the Valley Clubs Craigengower, Police and Hongkong Football Clubs-who led the way in the First and Second Division games by collecting 19 points out of a possible 20,

Craigengower displayed brilliant early-season form by handing Filipino Club a D-0 defeat in the First Division and scoring a similar margin of victory in the Second Division over Hongkong Cricket Clab.

that

"early-seasonitis in their form, the reshuffled rinks of the Craigengower seniors gave a

Although there was evidence well-above-average performance responsible for. the 29-14

affliction urual

of both individually and collec- triumph of the rink, skipped by

tively. They should be able to Ken Bodie offer the current bolders, Recreio

Probably more creditable "Blues" a strong challenge this season, possibly stranger than wit, however, was that of H. B. either, Indian Recreation Club crDewar's rink over what seemed a powerful four skipped by Jock Kowloon Cricket Club.

McKelvie.

Final Home

Soccer League *Standings

London, May 7. The Bina! Football League standings are as follows:

First Division

PWD

Chelsea

Wolves

Portsmouth Bundesland

Manche

Aston Vila

Burnley

Shefeld Uni.

Preston Chantom Tottenham West Broms Bolon Blackpool

Leicester (Wednesday,

„Luton Town

Rotherham Leeds United Stoke City Blackburn Nothy County. West Ham Buat Rov.

3wanaoa

Liverpool Klädierten Bury

Notts Forest

Port Vale Doncaster FOAM Caty Plymouth forwich Derby

Third Division

Bristol City

Leyton Orient Southampton Gillingham

Millwall

Watford

Tortay

Sout

OP. Rants Shrewsbur

Boun Read

Crystal Pal Swindon Walsall

Colches

Barnsley

Third

Scurith York Cit

Hartlepools Cheater

Workington

Oldham

South

Rochdale

Manfeld

Pollas

Clarington

Bradford Wrexbarn

Carlisle

Bradford

Creme Grilby

Chester

Airdrie Dunfermline Harndibors Queer's Park

"Third Lerare

Stenhousemuir. Se Johnstone ATT United Morton

Albion RovRZE, Arbroath Dundee Us.

Alloo

Brechin

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The Valley Chabi took the lead in all the three rinks on the first few heads, and by the time the tea-interval came, both Bradbury and Coates were well ahead of L. S. Silva and C. A Coelho.

Bradbury received excellent

his three support from

front men, Francis Lee, W. C. Ogley and Stanley Leonard and but for some brilliant saving shots

Although both Indian Recrea– tion Club "Blues" and Recreio

each collected "Blues"

four points comfortably from their club-mates IRC "Gold", und Recreio "Whites,” both teams showed considerable room for the improvement, particularly Indian first-stringers.

OUTSTANDING · BOWLERS

FAPta by Silva and some fine drawing The IRC "Gold" were actually to the jack by his lead Edfirmishing better bowls than Xavier, the Filipino rink might their more reputed opponents ou have gone down by a much Saturday, but did not have that wider margin than 21-16.

PLUCKY EFFORTS

extra bit of lucke in në great number of the heads, Out- standing among the

"Gold"> Expire Games represmia-bowlers were Sherry Bucks and tive Altred Coates was easilyA. H. Abbas who between them the

most impressive of the played a great part in' enabling three Craigengowe, skips the day's performances.

the

10a¦ skip A. R. Minu to score a With resounding 24-14 triumph over brilliant power-packed curtet of J.

help of Consistent rather

thare exceptionally

front men, he enjoyed a 14-3 Hoosen, K. M. Rujatm, M.

B. Hassan and A. K. MEN,

lead at the tea-interval. That

Had A. H. Seemin been able

to have Dane Fortune on his side, there might have been a

100 23 the Anal score on this rink was eventually 23-17 was great- ly due to the plucky exorts of the young Filipino skip Cesar dimerent result to his match. Coelho, who time and agam Time

and again his front-men

to

came through with his heavy had the better of their opposing shots to either change the He numbers, but all their good or cut down the scoring against efforts invariably cime him.

nought by the time skip U. AL Rumfahin's heavy woods came down the green.

The closest

game in this

match was seen between the rinks adpped by Joe Landolt and Dick Basa. With the exception of Joe Leonard at lead,

The only consistent rink among the winners was that skipped by A. M. Omar whose the Craigengower rink never 21-12 win over Johnny Rum- reached any exceptional heights jahn would have been bigger and were extremely fortunate to but for some fine saving drives edge out their opponents by by Rumjahn. 2021-20.

(9999999958EBRAJO YUAKAASHABAZAERS

The Big Fight Rules Are Very Complicated

In their match against the

On the last head, Basa's men "Whites" the Recreio "Blues"

were

one shot up, and looked also showed that early-season

well set to salvage one point for

trouble of not having had

Grimacing with pain, LAC Court of the RAF (left) throws a left at Bdr. Gommersall of the 42nd Field Regiment after receiving a hard right from his opponent in the welterweight bout at the Earl Halg Charity Boxing Tournament held on Saturday at Southern Playground. Gozimersall won on points,

Forced to the roper by bls aggressive opponent, LAC÷Corbyn of the RAF skilfully ducks a left from Pie Hauldin of the North Staffs in this Bantamweight bout at Southern Playground in the Earl Haig Boxing Tournament last Saturday. Corbyn won on points

China Mail Photos.

MEMORIAL CUP FINAL

.

EARL HAIG BOXING SHOW

GOMMERSALL & RAWLINGS PROVIDE THE POLISH-THE PUNCH COMES FROM SADD

By OUR BOXING REPORTER

After the thrills and general excellence of the recent Colony Boxing Championships the show at the Southorn Playground on Saturday in aid of the Earl Halg Fund was something of an anti-climax.

Many of the boxers who were expected to participate did not, for one reason or another, step into the ring, and few of the bouts reached anything like the standard achieved at the Championships..

Apart from the disappointments in the ring there was also cause for some regret that the promotion, clashed with the big football match at the Club Stadium for the crowd was not up to expectations,⠀⠀

The emphasise

Abchullah

NO BRITISH

EIGHT FOR MELBOURNE

02

show did however, did well to weather the storm | Blackstock; - RN -once again did

one important tact after being dropped by a beaut-an excellent job as Master me that is that the temptation ful left hook in the third round. Ceremonies. to promote a novice-whether her title holder or not should The antics of Wong Pak-wing gave the be resisted until the oicials are and LAC entirely satisfied that he is ready crowd plenty of entertainment to take on an opponent who is Neither showed any knowledge clearly of a higher class,

of the finer points of the game but their spremodie, bouts of In the last bout of the even fistic fury, punctuated through- ing we were treated to the un-out by the strange mannerisms pleasant sight of seeing colons of the Chinese boy, kept the Heavyweight Champion Postlespectators in good humour. knocked out in under a minute į Abdullah got the verdict on by that tough New Zealander, ¡points. AB Sadd I know that in the boxing ring anyone can run into such a fate but it was the man- ner of this one that made some of us think

In the early seconds of the

Aght Postle looked competent enough while he was on the attack but as soon as Sadd's heavy artillery

came Into

Action Postle had neither the

.

results

were

The other follows:-

Flyweight Pie. Fletcher (A) beat Tan, Mo (ABC) on points.

Bantam LAC. Corbyn (RAP) best Pie. Hauldin (A) on points, SAC. Said (RAF) beat Cta. Hay (A) KO in 1st Rd.

Feather. Gar. Meiver (A) beat Fong Yan-chum (ABC) on

London, May 9. Britain's rowing prospects at the Melbourne Olymplo Regatta next year are being scuttled. Their hopes of success in the eights the blue riband event of the championships are being submerged in the choppy waters of high finance And their rawing prestigi is being sunk without trace.

The British Amateur Rowing Association selection committe recently decided not to send an eight to the Olympics. They said the high cost involved would knock the bung out of the Asso- ciation's financial boat

ring experience nor the basic boxing knowledge to keep his points. guard-up and his chin down.

Welter, AB Rawlings (RN) The blow that knocked him beat LAC Pearson (RAF) on out' was a brillant pinch but i'points. Bår. Gommerall: beat the expored chin on which, it | LAC Court (RAF) on points. landed was one that simply shouldn't have. been there. LA Middle. Pie. Harris (A) Postle has great promise and a beat Gar. Kilgannon (A)-KO lot of fighting instinct. He now in 2nd Rd. needs coaching and practical

Middie. Cpl Roes (RAP) beat Experience he can only get Finn. Ricks (USN) TKO 10 There is still a chance that that standing up, and we can 2nd Rd.

Britain will be represented, bu but hope that the sort of "e

unless an eight of "outstanding perience he had on Saturday Lit Herty. ^ LAC_O'Connel, | quality"! appears selection may will not camp his enthusiasm (RAF) beat Gur, Davies (A) on | have to be confined to other events. This, my, the Associations, the

game.

posputin soci will enable them to" "coven su

AB. Sadd (RNZN)

| many events'as possible. weight division provided the beat Gar. Postle (A)-KO in ing for both had a fair share of goed boxing and hard hitting

The two bouts in the Welter-

best entertainment of the even-

PUNISHING ROUNDS

Beky7.

1st Rd

OTHER BOUTS Ceich. LAC Abdullah (RAF) beat Wong Pak-wing (ABC) on points

The selectors will regard this year's European Championships as a preliminary to Olympics, and it is hoped that the team selected for the European event will be available for the trip to Melbourne.

With this policy in mind the made special

In the first of these: AB Rawlings beat LAC Pearson

Exhibition, Ramsey Bucks after three bard punishing

(ABC) fought Cin. Daniels over selectors have rounds in which both books & three rounds. deal of punishment. Pearson

their side when their No. 3 J. enough practice and perhaps Hongkong Chinese 5 Kowloon Chinese 2 tended to be a litle wild in his

Tibble laid a hugging toucher on the last head,

In a desperate drive to burTY the head Joe Landolt was wide with his first wood, With his second wood, Landolt connected with the shot-wood on the side sending the wood and jack in different directions to tally a

count of two,

50

but

only Raoul Laz, C. E. Passos and Johnny Ribeiro were any- where near their best.

Fielding almost the same team which won the championship last year, the "Blues" however, will be a hard team to beat this season once they start fall- ing late their grooves, and even at this early stage many will ' concede them a more than even, chatice of retaining the title..

in

were

The duties of referee utfacit, and thereby lost several shared by Messrs. Berrett and good chances, but Rawlings Cooper of the Royal Navy showed that he was able and while Sar. Comd. Gnr. J.B. wiking to meet his opponent half-way, and

Hongkong Chinese Were wo

Streets Ahead In Memorial Cup Soccer

punches

demanded.

bar

or trade occasion

the 19

Bdr. Gommersall who gave what was probably the best boxing display of the evening | carried too many guns for LAC woocomfortably. [Court and

Before a big crowd at the Club Stadium on Saturday Both men gave the crowd some evening Hongkong Chinese won the Memorial Cup after thing to shout about and Court. an exciting and entertaining tussle with their com patriots from across the harbour, “

The standard of play was often high and the tradi tional close passing of both forward lines provided some delightful interludes.

Sowell Runs

454 For 440

SWAPS WINS KENTUCKY

DERBY

** Louisville, May 1, Mr R. Ellsworth's chestnut cot; Swate, by the British-bred

| training · facilities available for scullers to reach | international standards.

They

have

appointed Bric Phelps, top line professional coach, to handle the training of scullers who show prontise and have invited several diets couchée to report on the avaliability of carsmen and scullera in their

particular areas...

In this way every potential competitor will be brought so notice, -- China Mai

Special

sire, Khaled, won the Kentucks Gouget

Derby min over one and a quar». ter miles bere today

Nashua by the Irish sire second, with

British sire, Heliopolis, in third

$153,500

Over at Austin Road, Police Recreation Club surprised the depleted Kowloon Bowling

CRUCIAL MATCHES Green Club senior side not much with their 4-1 win,....

The "Whites" put up a grand with the case in which they fight especially in the first half accomplished it. Rosa Yu and of the game when they kept the Bill Gillies, playing at lead and Champions to only

a slender No 2 were especially brilliant in three-shot lead on the aggre- this match and were largely gate. That confident play burn

out of years of experience which The great difference between the two sides was in bas stood the "Blue" in good the inside forward positions where Ho Cheung-yan and stead in many crucial matches Viu Cheuk-yin in the Hongkong team were streets ahead On Relay Leg, a son of the

the past, was once again of their counterparts in the opposition. prominent after the tea-interval.

Pittsburgh, May 8. place. The race was worth America's promising athlete, score head after head. Only one scoring in the third minute and huen, Tong Sheung and the two Ernie Sowell, “-achieved ring stood up vallantly against the perfect

Swape was a 14-6 chance in understanding be- inside forwards, Ho Cheung-yau striking record, bere last nightg the giants-A. A. Lepea and his sen him and Yiu Chuc-yin and Yiu Cheuk-yin, were ran his part of a 4 by 440 yards favourite.

when after a flying start to the betting with Nashua a men--to deservingly emerge saw two more goals chalked up while Tang Sum, An Chl-yin with a narrow one-shot decision before the Interval, but in the and Szeto, Man were the only relay race in 45.4 seconds in a thrilling Anish. -

who played"" to meantime the Mainlanders had Kowloonera

He achieved this performance during contest between Pitts- Requiring four for a tie, not been entirely idle and Au form.

Chis own HE Jackić Noronha with a He of Chi-yin and The Kam-ho had Two stars on opposite sides burgh Univeraly

2 three just failed by a traction of both sent Tax Nal-huen to the had indiferent outings. Was team), and the U.S. Army and 5 80 an inch to draw in the fourth back of the net to retrieve the Fat-kin is becoming something Ohio University prydn

shot. Credit for this win goes bak."

of an enigma, -In this game he did his Littlefeld, Face (7) and in no small menere to his No.

brilliant things, and things that However, Sowell's mark will not constitute an official record.

Major League as they began to pile up the Ho Cheng-yar started the For the winners Tam Nai-

Baseball

New York, May a. THE SCORES National Leagito

R

(1st garne)

Pittsburgh

New York

12

The

Wins

"Peace Rally”

Cycle Race

Chemnitz, East Germany,

May 8, France's Pierre Gouger wor 65 the sixth lap of the Frugt

Berlin-Warsaw Fence Rally" ridden

·winner,

by cycle race when he covered the America's top focker, Wille 103 kilometres from Dresden to Shoemaiste, took the lead short Cheminitz in 2 hours, 51 minutes ly after the start and covered and 46 seconds at an average the distance in two minste one poced of $5 kilometres an hour

today and four-fifth sexaids.

Stan Brittain of Britain, stili The time was only two-atika

beaded the general individual Wairlaway

Shepard Gomez, Wilhelm (4). 2. B. Rivero who played a con- In 20 effort to wipe out their are not nearly so clever, 40 “de in view of the fact that it was of a second" outside the race planification, een 400 McCall (5), Corwin (1), Gris alstent game throughout, though single goal deficit the Kowloon San Yung-sang once again dis- achieved after a flying started stablebed b

On the other SUCCESSION

محمد .

som (8), Maglie (B) and West-dip Lopes did the damage with team made post-interval posi- run Grasso (7), Katthis heavy shots sometimes taking dual changes but these did not

Lifelfeld (2-2). Ithe jack with them

have the "desired effect and it Gomez (1-3). HB Groat (lit), Lynch (1st), E. Freese (3rd). In the principal second division was the Hongkong boys who Brocklyn

D B (1 mates: the mlegated, Kowloon, sot further goals when att Philadelphia

B: 14 1 Docks tour experienced agh Chu Wing-keung and then Ho Fodres, Roebuck (7), Hughes job in taking four points from Ying-fm beat Wal Fat-kim. the winners by Mrs. McRdvie. years ago,France Presse, first thewo to finish

pointed his

Czechoslov loyal fans with present word record for Af-you-can't get the bail-

general team Clea the same distance li held by Except for Trim Destiny being a total of 81 hours get the man tactics. He was frequently penalised and finally Jainalca's Herbert McKenley bear the that in the cast and 44 come with spoken to by the referees who clocked 48 seconds in a stages the race was a struggle 19th and last with 122

the minutes The trophy was presented to compelliion in California seven almost throughout; amORÍ

the Kowloon Cricket Club rat

Unil the last three heads the THE CAMBOLS

(8) and Campanella, Wehmeier, Cox's Lovenguth (1), Kipper Miller (5), Mrozinad (8), Dick son (9), and Seminick WP London May 8 Podres 9-1), LP Wehmeter Mr E. J. Waltham, Secretary (2-2) HE-Hodges of the British Boxing Board of Szider (Eth), Control, Jellt London by air to Chico

night for San Francisco,

He is to meet chefais of the

Cinelosiati

California State Boring Assocía- Jones, Perkowald tion on Tuesday to clarify the (9) and McCullough; rules before the World Heavy Lane (8) and Bur weight Championship contest be Jones (3-3), HR Speake tween Back Marciano, the holder, and Don Cockell of Brix (8th), Burgess (3rd).

***We want to get the rules

ly clear before

don

KCC led on two rinks and in the aggregat, everything pointing (4th), to as upeet result, t

McCall badly wading again? Divecha came back with a four-on-the last bend, while bols Howard conceded

on the

(8), Andre 20th and 21st heads to allow the

Budzik, Docks to convent a lowing pow

lion into a two-rink and aggre pile victory

Kowloon, Doelas

Tell be quite a

Barry

(th), will p