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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1955,

LEADING TEAMS CLASH IN LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE

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SENIOR DIVISION TODAY

By “TOUCHER”

The clash of the four top-placed Senior Division Lawn Bowls League teams-Kowloon Cricket Club, Recreio "Blues", Kowloon Bowling Green Club and Craigengower Cricket Club-will provide the main attraction in this afternoon's League matches.

All these teams are almost abreast of each other as they approach the end of the first half of the race, and the results of their clashes this afternoon will give a very good pointer as to who will be the likely Champions this season.

" League-leading Kowloon Cric) do is probably take cne point ket Club, "with 18% points from cst their gutsik · five matches, will this aflor- to third-placed noon be hosts Kowloon Bowling Green Club, are only 4% points behind who with one game in hand,

under-just a fraction. But that

HOW TO PLAY BETTER GOLF

Don't Under-Club With Those Iron Shots

By JOHN PANTON

The basis of a good golf score is good from play. If you get your iron shots near enough to the pin you always have a putt for the birdie.

I believe that one of the most important points is knowing exactly how far you can hit each iron and using that knowledge.

Yet how many players make the mistake of using the same club as their opponent just because he has reached the green!

11.

One important point - koep the head strady.

You use the same club-probably knowing only too well that you need a stronger one.

It is commonsense to take at; doesn't matter-It is the maxi-

more than you The Hongkong Football Club, mum weight that counts. A cor-least one club

usually need when playing, inte who are only ave points behind | tain amount of variation is

game is usually allowed-in calculating noting that in a cross wind an wind. But it is also worth the Dock with hand, stand keliest to profit weight the ABC allows a varia-

hit stronger club will in the major

easily Drawn tion of 1/32 inch by their week's game.

diameter.

keep the ball flying much The Cricket Club will have against Police Recreation Club,

straighter. to take at least four points from they should be able to collect

And now the technique of the shots.

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one

take second-placed Taikoo who are enjoying a bye.

this game if they are to main-maximum points to just over- tain their jeud at the head of the table at the end of the first round's matches and stil pose 2. threat to the Champion Recrean "Blues".

In

Their remaining Iwo matches in the first round they can, expect full points from IEC Gold," but still have Craigen

Lower to contend with:

RATHER REMOTE

Kowloon Bowling Green Club's chances of taking, the First-round lead

10 seem

be rather remote, unless they show exceptional form over the next few weeks, They still have a against postponed

Kame Craigongower and a first round match against Indian Recreation Club "Blues" to go yet,

be

the

In the Third Division games, eyes will again be on the Kowloon Dock team the only unbeaten side in the whole League. For i couple of teams at least, hope dawny again that the Dockmen may still meet their Waterloo, as this afternoon it willl Kowloon Bowling Green Club who provide the opposition.

The Dock bowlers have built Lor themselves an almost in this unassailable position division, and only a big derest can shake them off the pedestal, The Bowling Club may do it who knows?

Is

The chly challenger that The match between the two within striking distance of the conquerors of champion Recreio deckmen are the Prison Officers Blues" this afternoon, should, former Champion team however; provide an interesting in this Division. Five points this tussle.

afternoon against the USRC is a pity that they will not wit bees: up their challenging It be playing under deal green prospects greatly. conditions, as the heavy down. pour during the last week will undoubtedly provide extremely heavy greens everywhere this afternoon.

The Bowling Club seem to enjoy the double advantage of playing at home and of being more suited to heavy greens and will, I think, Hold that slight edge over their neighbours on two rinks.

The balance will, however, swing into KCC's favour should Don Philip's Your be drawn. against M B. Purvis' tour and Tommy Baker and Hong Sing

either drawn against

Jocks McKelvie or Alec Harvey.

For his week's talking point there is perhaps no better one than on the subject of Testing or Bowly which was brought

DOWN THE RUNNING

Next the bowls go to the canvas-covered table, which has already been approved by the bowling authorities. It is level, atrongly constructed, about 36 feet long, five feet wide down the running, nine lect at the draw end. Under that canvas which is usually 18 oz, duck, is a quarter-inch of rubber sheet- ing.

The canvas cover is kept clean and occasionally pressed with a by iron to give it the re- quired pace, for the run of your bowl is timed.

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• GRIP, — My

grip is the ordinary "Vardon" the twe hands in balanced position with the two palms opposing each other and the V's formed by thumb and forefinger pointing roughly between chin and right shoulder.

STANCE. For the long Irons (2 3, and 4) my stance is square, with the feet about the width of my shoulders apart the line of and parallel light. The ball is two to three inches inside the left heel.

to

SWING.-Fundamentals for The Official tester. holds the irons are the same as for other Master Bowl at the top of a shots. Swing the club away gently sloping chute, releases it, smoothly back, with club head, and it makes a beautiful archands, arms, and shoulders all around the table, drawing at the moving as one. broad end and gently tipping a peg.

The time taken for the run of

30 feet must not be less than 12 seconds and not more than 15 seconds.

The first of your bowls is re leased in the same manner and timed.

It must draw a much or more"

than the Master Bowl-for the Master is a "minimum" bias

at the meeting hi the bowl. HKLBA during the week.

which

this

the

The tester lets it run down the chute again--just to cheek.

than Sen 1 draws less Master bowl.

He runs it again-watching carefully its actor

Th3 rule that was elted is Three of your bowls pass the Rule 11 (3) (B) of the Interna- test-but one misses. It doesn't tional Bowling Beard

reach the peg. states "To ensure accuracy of blar and visibility of stamp all bows shall be #2-lested and re- stamped every tenth year."

The Australian Bowling Council is stricter respect, emphasising that every bowler must have his bawis tested every seven years. I am glad that this subject Champion Recreio Blues," has been brought up, as it once who came back will to the fore and for all dispels the belief by again with a resounding five-many bowlers that bowls last nil lumph SVET Indian forever: Bowls do wear, par- Reremation Club "Blues," stand ticularly on rough and grity the best chance or taking the

greens that we have in Hong- first round lead.

kong.

On a heavy green this after- noon they will have a dennite över Craigengower. Four points and even five may

well be theirs.

Their two remaining

Arst round matches are fairly easy oney, one against IRC "Gold" and the other, against Police

Because the tester is a skilled man, he can tell just where the trouble lies. That bowl goes on the lathe. Patiently and carefully the bias of that bowl

the chute. needed.

is

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STEADY PULL

Your right hip will turn out of the way and the wrists will start cock naturally ort

tn

you get past waist high.

Don't start the downswing with a sudden rush, but with a nice steady pull of your lett hand and arm towards the ball.

As you get into the hitting area, be sure to keep the arms and hands moving on through the ball otherwise you will get a scooping action as your wrists uncock,

With the medium Irons 15 and 6), the shafts are shorter and the club is therefore a little more upright.

You

STAND CLOSER

automatically stami closer to the ball, with your feet a little closer together and the left foot drawn back'a little from the line of flight.

As

the backswing a result, becomes a little shorter, Bu swing

the hands and

armas through the ball down the line of flight — just as you do with the long irons.

wher

ALWAYS

playing irons, hit the ball FIRST, then the turt thus squeezing the ball between the turf and clubface and forcing it into the air with all the neccessary backspin.

WATCH HER AT WIMBLEDON

Angela Mortimer Lit A Beacon For British Lawn Tennis

Says ROY MCKELVIE

Twenty-three-year-old Angela Mortimer has returned

to London the holder of the women's French Lawn Tennis

rected. Another test-run down Championship. She lit beacon for British lawn tennis Just another touch as the first to win a singles title here since Fred Perry

in 1985 and Peggy Scriven in 1934.

Another test-and this time it

olows the Master Bowl. He tests it again and again about 2 time it follows the desired track nonestly tipping the pag.

dozen times or more and each

NO OFFICIAL TESTERS It is a pity that we have special efficial testers as they have in Australi and in Eng- The test of your bowls is now lund. The testing of bowls is complete they conform to the something of a minor science, accepted standard. There is just So that the hundreds of new one more operation. Each bowl players will know just what is now put under a press and 3 happens when bowls are tested, steel die with the words "BB" Craigengower, although with let us have a look at the pro-1955 or "ABC" 1955 stamped one game in hand, are in almost cedure, exactly the same unfavourable

Recreation Club.

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Each official tester is always

into it

A It usually costs only

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Her teammates, Shirley Bloomier and Pat Ward, came very near to sharing her honours. They lost one of the most exasperating yet entertaining women's doubles finals I have seen to the Americans, Mrs Beverley Fleitz and Miss Dariene Hard, by 5-7, 8-6, 11-13.

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The Americans should have served for the match and failed in two sets, the British to store a single point. In those could have won in three. games she served seven double-

By her victory over Mrs faults, Dorothy Knode by 2-6, 7-5, Yet Miss Ward, winning ber 10-8 in the women's ral Miss service for the first time at 4-3 Mortimer established herself in the second set, had saved the among the leading challengers British pair from going down in for Wimbledon. She should be two sets. Her good play the position as the Bowling Club as provided with a Master Bowl shillings for one set of bowls to seeded three, below Doris Hart helped her side to a 4-1 lead they still have KCC and ng bowl manufactured, turned be tested. It is unfortunate that

and Louise Brough,

in the final set. Bowling Club in addition to and finished with great care by

Mis Mortimer. looks frail and Despite a torn thigh muscle, IRC "Gold" as their remaining the

we do not have any official tester makers, true in shape.

in Hongkong yet, and that sometimes timid on court, but Miss Bloomer played like a little first round opponents,

weight and bias in every way. it

It may cost us as much as 34 she has shown herself, to be a terrier. She did her best to win shillings to

competitor, send them back to tough

Conquering the match England. However, it is a duty the nerves that in the past have every lawn bowler owes to his held her back here.

ponent to see that his bowls conform to the standard just as

NOT TOO EASY

to these master bowls krved to

in most countries, in addition the testers, eath Controlling or "Bluc:" may not find things alganisation issues to each state a

Indian Recreation

GROUND STROKES

Without

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TRABERT AGAIN

Mrs, Fleitz, the hard-hitter of their own way against Folier Main Master Bowl, and every 12much as he has a duty to look

the American pair, herself be- Recreation Chab on the latter's months the bowl issued in ine after him when he is his host, the soundest of ground strokes, second and in the final set. Her alamina, nerve, and come nervous at the end of the testers is tested against this According to figures of an official Miss Mortimer would not have return of service was not nearly Main Master bowl.

tester about ten per cent of all

brought in adjustment."

Division

Australia

green and may drop. even twe points if they don't play care-

enough.

On the bias side, these bowls. other First

a number-for instance in game between.. Resteio "Whites" Aust

No. 1 1 is the NSW and Filipino Club at the Re-Main Master Bowl, No. 6 the erelo green holds a special signi- one on Issue to the NSW Bearce in that it will be a Official Tester. On the larger vita match between the two disc are the words, gold on a teams in deciding who will be blue background ABC Mini- relegated to the Second Division mum Blas Bowls, 1954.. at the end of the season, in alcations are that it will be the Filipino Club.

That then is the background of bowls testing. What hap- pens to your bowls when they Main attraction of, the Sea are passed, en for testing? Division games will be the c- First, the tester looks at the counter between League-leading size, which is stamped on each Kowloon Docks and Craigen bowl. Yours are 5-inch and gower at Happy Valley. The according to the IBB Law each Dock bowlers are too skrong one should weigh a maximum of all-round a team to go down to 3 lb. 4 oz. (In ABC Law the the Valley squad and the pros- maxmum is 3 lb. 5 pect of an upset may well be put into the category of "post- ble" but "improbable". The most that the Valley team can

POP

oz.)

So the official tester weighs each bowl. All tip the seals just right except one. For zome reason that is just a chadel

scis

need

TODAY'S GAMES

First Division CCC v Reorțio “B” FRC v IRC, "B"

Recrelo "W" v FC KBGC v KCU IRC "C" (bye)

Second Division KCG v HKCC HKFC. V PRC CCC v. KDC USRC FC TC (bye)

Third Division

HKERC v KCC PAC v HKFC POC v USRC KDC.v KBCC FC (bye)

won her two-hour

somé

Mrs Knode.

wax:

his

In battle with so good as the early games.

Throughout the match Darlene Hand maintained a She has limitations on the zest that will make her a great gaiety and volley and overhead out her favourite at Wimbledon. charming opponent's 1ribute

Tony Trabert retained "Angela's ground strokes Leat me. He's lasted better than men's singies title, looking as good in the final against Sven mine."

Miss Mortimer alsh lasted the Davidson whom he beat by 2-6, in the final better through Mrs Knode dia 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 25 not fade in a "tough match as last year.

Trobert will come to Wimble- some had expected."

don as second favourite after This victory must encourage Ken Rosewall of Australia. those who believe that hard work He and Vic Seixas were con- can produce rewards, even with-fortable winners of the men's out great natural talent, Miss doubles, beating Nicola Pietran- Mortimer has made herself a geli and Orlando Sirola of Italy.

Mrs Knode was the 6-1, 4-6; 6-2, 6-4. power.

The mixed doubles was won easier the more natural player.

about the by Gordon Forbes of South The sad truth women's doubles final was that Africa and Darlene Hard. They Fet Ward lost her nerve in the best Luis Ayala (Chile) and fl set. Four times at 6-4, Jennifer Staley (Australia), 5-7, 7-8, 9-8, and 11-10-she | 6-1, 6-2..

Potted

CALEY

make

wonderful

chocolates

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THE PANTON POWER

Here is the perfect top-of-the-swing position for full iron shot. Note the braced right leg, the straight left arm, the firm grip and the feet well anchored.

Sland like this for long irons.

Feet closer for medium irons.

SPORTS QUIZ

What Do You Know

About Wimbledon?

Famous Sports Stars I Have Met

Alan Melville

By ARCHIE QUICK

The popularity of young Jack Cheetham who has " achieved the seemingly im- possible by captaining South Africa in seven winning Test Matches during his leadership in twelve recalls

a famous predecessor of his -tall-willowy Alan Melville. -

Melville was

one of the Lew South Africans who have also captained an English county," for the harzisome Oxford Uni- versity "Blue" was

charge of Sussex for

also

* SCÜSTAN

or five-and right well did ho do the job.

Now 45 years of age

he s

engaged on the Stock Markét in Johannesburg, but he let an indelible stamp on cricket England. His

greatest

feat

was to score four successive Test. Match centuries.

He got 103 against England in the second innings at Durban » in March 1939 in the Limeless

Test that

lasted a

week, and produced Bour-figure from Pete Var der Byl, Dudley Nourse, Paul Gibb, Wally Hom-

mond and Bill Edrich dition to Melville's own,

lp ad-

Then the War came and the long years passed. The Souti Africans were in Englanki agzin in 1647, and delville, taking up his Test bat again--this time as captain-hit 189 at Nottingham, followed by 104 not out in the sacond innings of the opening Test and 117 in his next knock in the Second Test at Lords.

There the sequence

ended.

By far the greatest contribution of these was the first Notting- bam hundred when, in partner- «ship with Nourse, they added 319 for the third wick t He also assisted Bruce Mitchell in 289 stand for the seventh wicket for a South record for Transvaal against Griquiland West at Kimberley.

MOST STYLISH

African

He played in only the one series in England, but the cricket Joving public knew him as the most stylish of bats-a veritable right handed Woolley when" he was with Sussex. He played in all in eleven Tests, all of them against England, and it saya much for his high calibre that he notched centuries in five of thema remarkably high -average.

Melville once said to me at Hove: "I wish I could stay on.

in England. There are enough young cricketers in Sussex to mould a championship team in a couple of years and I would be proud to lend them."

Well, he did not stay, and Sussex were commanded by f series of captains who never seemed able to extract the full

essence from quality

the they -had. Result: Sussex never won the Cham- plonship, although they twice eure very close to it with Hugh Bartlett at the helm.

material

SPORTS BRIEFS

James

Geoffrey

Palmer, centre-three-quarter of Rosslyn Park (Rugby Union) has signed professional forms for Halifax (Rugby League). He received a fee reported to be in the region. of £3,000.

Palmer. 21-year-old carpet salesman. played regularly for He Rosslyn Park last season, " was also in the Middlesex side which lost to

in the Lancashire

*** Palmer

23.

County final.

Halifax regard their

most notable, capture sincs they signed Tom. Lynch, New Zealand centre, a few years ago. But they must be surprised. For it is rare indeed for a Union player to cross over to the pro- fessional Rugby League.

Shirley Bloomer, 20-year-old Lawn Tennis starlet and ope of Britain's brightest hopes for Wimbledon is at present out of the game with

a pulled 100 Shirity, who muscle

could

play at Wimbledon last year, boke cause of mumps, hopes that,

ment will get her fit in time for the Wimbledon opening on June

• Wimbledon starts on June 20. These questions will daily massage and heat treat

test your knowledge of past Championships. 7

1. (a) When did the first Championships take place;

2.

(b) Who was the first Merys Singles Champion?

(a) When was the Ladies tournament introduced;-

(b) Who was the first winner?

3. Who won the three Doubles titles in 1954?

4. Who was the last non-American to win the Ladies Singles,

and

when?

has provided the last five Men's Doubles Chart plons, but with four completely different partnerships.. Name the country and players.

5. "One country

20.

•

Peter May, 25-year-old cap- tain of England in the First Text against South Africa at Nottingham, has set a new te

cord for his county, Surrey. Peter is the first Surrey cricketer

maichi at. Trent Bridgn

6. Nicknames. Who are or were (a) The Boundin

Bounding Basque to captain England in Test

Big Bu

the last man to win three, tilles in one year?

the last wolfhan triple” crownga vinnere.

last

49 Rivalry of the two Helens added tenseness to the Championi en Engan lead

ships of the thirties. Who were the two Helens?

10. From 1924 to 1929 France gained six muccessive wins in the

Men's Binges, but through three different players. Names please.

where

in

sie in a rest nhy-

the country was

Douglas Jardine 122 RTA 120.

He skippures the side, against the West. Inile at Lord's at Manchester in 1913, 20