1955-08-20 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST · 20, ' 1955.

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LEAGUE THIS AFTERNOON

By "TOUCHER"

two in the

Three crucial matches will be played this afternoon First Division and one in the Second Division -as the Lawn Bowls League season approaches its close.

In the First Division, champion Recreio "Blues", with already a lead of 51⁄2 points over Craigengower Cricket Club, take on their Happy Valley rivals on their home ground. Only a five-nil win for the Valley bowlers can put them anywhere near within reach of the Championship.

Even then their chances pro | against CCC earlier in the, clash in the fourth game. Of the two combinations, Craigengower's extremely slim as in addition to seasons.

L. Silva, G. F. Santos, R. Tay Police Recreation Club they still

Uit3049 the Kowloon Dock and P. K. Lau have already have Kowloon Cricket Club to

the right of contend with in their two re-bowlers lose this afternoon, it is earned themselves

almost certain that the deciding being termed this year's git maining matches."

match in this division will be killers as they eliminated the two dock Bodie's Police rink and followed played between

at the end of this

defeating clubs, probably

up by

C. E. Passos redoubtable four. They the season.

should hold a slight edge over their Kowloon. Dock opponents of W. Chambers, R. Morrison, W. Riley and A. E. Elliott.

On current form it looks as if today's match will only con- solidato Recreio Blues already almost sold position, I doubt that Cralgengower can manage take more than one point from their hosts.

to

Club in

RINKS QUARTER-FINALS From tomorrow and through out the coming week there will Whe be a mounting interest in

off

The other Senior Division Championship contenders, Kow-various events of the Colony be at Open Championships. Tomorrow Club will luce Cricket

of the Rinks home to Kowloon Bowling Green the quarter-finals

event will be played one of their four re Recreio. raining matches. They must win his match by a 5-0 margin to keep alive whatever slender hope they still have of winning

the title.

interest

On Friday the quarter-finals of the Singles will be played at Football Club. the Hongkong These should see a very high

standard of bowls.

My pick for the semi-anniisl

The hardest night, I think, will

Best of the four games should berths are W. Hong Sling, M. B. be that between the KBGC four Hassan, C. C. Me and R. F. of E. J. Liddell, T. Kavanagh, Luz. P. Hughes and J. McKelvie and the IRC combination of A.R.A. Commanding probably as much Rahman, K. M. Rumjahn, R. be that given by F. R. Kerman

as the battles of the

M. V. Ribeiro and U. A. Rum- R.. F. Luz and an upset leaders is the match between tho

two lowest-placed teams, jahn. Much will depend on the very prouable.

day's form, but the IRC four Filipino

Fercio and "Whites". Both teams are fight-seem to enjoy a slight superior- ing desperately to avoid relega-ity in ability to play

aggressive game. tical and a decisive way for either side today may spell the end of the other,

can

Club

a more

The highly favoured IRC four of J., Hoosen, A. K. Minu, 1: Ali and A. M. Omar take on

In the Second Division, for. A. Victor, A. V. Lopes, R.

G. Laurel and C. R. Rosselet.

One KCC tour at least w, 1

mer League leaders Kowloon Dock Club will make a strong bid to gain ground on the cur- rent top team, Taikoo Club, by think, figure in the semi-finals collecting as marry points as they of the event. D. Symons. G. against Craigengower Madar, S. Ramchand and F, R. Cricket Club this aftern Kamani may, however, be push- ed to the limit of their ability before overcoming the tremend- ously improved Taikoo four B. Douglass, W. D. McHardly, score J. B. Baxter and R. B. Mar-

shall.

With ground advantage in their favour, the dockmen have a very good opportunity of in- proving their. 41

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TODAY'S GAMES

First Division

· Recreio "Blues" V. ccc. IRC "Blues" v. PRC. FC v. Recreio Whites". KCC v. KBGC. IRC "Gold" (bye).

Second Division

HKCC 'KCC. PRC v. HKFC. KDC v. CCC. FC v. USRC. TC (bye).

Third Division

KCC v. HKERC. HKFC v. PRC. USRC v. POC, KBGC v. KDC. FC (bye).

SKIPS' TABLES

FIRST DIVISION

دوند

is

F

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QUIZ

Where are the headquarters

in Britain of the following games, (u) Coll (b) Cricket?

2. How many players mako up a team in (0) Rugby Union (b) Rugby League (c) Polo (d). Water 'Polo? 3. Give the cricket equiva-

Lenta of

baseball

These terms (2) Catcher, (b). Pitcher (c). Striker?

4. Ho has been vlee-captain of England's cricket team; hus, scored more runa iri first elning cricket in one season than any player's іл the world; has won an Association Football Cup wlaner's medal, Who in ho?

B

What oarsmen sit directly facing each other in s boat, crew?

6. Disguised nicknames.

Who

were (1) James the Gen- tleman (b) The large slow- moving mountain?

7. How long is a marathon.

course?

0. In which game might you be (a) caught in the gully (b) sell a dummy?.

9. What is the height of n at tho

lawn, tennis net

centre? (a) 3 ft. (b) 3 (L. 0 ins. (c) 4.

10. Does it vary? If so how

much?

(Answers see page 17)

Achieve Gremlins Hockey

Springboks' Physical Fitness Has Helped Them To Achieve

Such Magnificent

Says

Results

BRUCE DOOLAND

got

into hot water again;

The England Selectors have self-appointed critics have angrily denounced the team they chose for the final Test..

But to my mind it was a shrewd combination. The crowding in of left- handers in form helped spike the tactical guns used so well by the Spring- found it pretty tough to keep them as boks. Left-hander Trevor Goddard

Practice

On Tuesday

Gremlins Hockey Club will be holding a hockey practice on Tuesday, August 23, at the Police ground, Boundary Street at 5.30 p.m.

All are welcome

to attend. Members unable pre asked to contact Mrs Mulr,

telephone number 03403, on Monday.

Sports Diary

quiet as he can keep the right handers by his method of steady attack on the leg Sports

stump.

other.

the

Д

batsman. he was specially ad- vised. This individual treatment for each player has pata big dividends.

TOO MUCH CRICKET

day.

TODAY

Bowls

Football

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TOMORROW Bowl

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Before he starts any know that

when Emic ritual.

First Division; Recreio "" Toshack specialised in this came over of bowling, he kisses his

ccc: IRC "B" V PRC: FC v. Recreio "W" KCC v KBGC. Second Divi kind of attack in Australia it cap badge as he hands it to the

alon: BKCC KCC; PRC V KKFC: was only our left handers who

umpire; he then stubs his toes

KDC v CCC; FC v USRC. Third could find an adequate answer. into the turf before starting to

The science of physical at-Division: KCC V HIKENCH HKFC V And he also stubs his On one occasion the whole New bowl. South Wales team decided to tors into the lurt when battingness has progressed so much in PRC; USRC V POC: KBGC v XDC.. "have a go" at Toshack's leg-before he receives every ball recent years that the appitte- But even that's not all. Hetion of proper training methods hope of stump stuff in

completely transform hitting him off. But we failed. also stubs his toes against the cun

It is these methodu, for We fell to him one after the dressing room skirting board ide..

and kisses the wall before he instance, which have produced

other athletic records which are Recreio, Trevor Bailey is the player goes out! If things get really the four-minute miles and the

at the Light

Oval I can 56 | 01 who has most reason to feel

new skirting hitting the headlines day after Aggrieved at being left out of they'll need board there,

Certainly, for a team going. the original selection.

SPRINGBOK'S

on tour, I consider this high- degree physical training on Are all there foibles childish

essential though I am less sure I don't think about it and ridiculous?

for ordinary players Little

things afflicted by They 50.

six daya

⇓ week hat which help to

settle the mind cricket year after year. concentrated cfort

For too much cricket doesn't And any give physical training a chance. power and personality which which lies ahead.

helps concentration In Australia the Board of 8 counts especially on the Oval thing that

is worth

doing, for concentra-Control always insisted that 71⁄2 Wicket.

tion and singleness of purpose their Test players should be in are essential success in the town where the game is to big cricket.

be played for two full days before the start.

I feel that whle

8 Look has that little bit of extra for

own inimitable

In his way he has

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Pls. been a

tremendous servant

R. F. Luz (Rec. "B")

13 11

1

1 312 207

105

1114

England.

Lock for

of or

C. E. Passos (Rec. "B")

10

9

1241 153

BB

9

Wardle, my

A. E. Contes (CCC)

13

4.278 228

30

9

have been Lock.

selection would

Wordle 19

J.F.V. Ribeiro (Ree, "B") 13

W. Hong Sung (KCC)

B. W. Bradbury (CCC)

A. M. Omar (IRC "B") 12

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371 186

4 208 246

9

fine player, but

13

1 4 288

4288 235

51

12

4 256 226

8

30

A. A. Lopes (Rec, "W")

14.248 231

15

₺ 280 211

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230

235

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1 5 257 227

30

1 2 187 103

24

5 216 102

224 -

A. Harvey (KBGC)

J. M. McKelvie (KBGC)

T. E. Baker (KCC)

D. Phillips (KCC)

K. Bodle (PRC)

Kink of

SECOND DIVISION

R. Gourley (KDC)

W. B. Brown (TC)

J. B. Baxter (TC).

J. H. Iinal' urgh (TC)

Greenwood (HKFC)

(USRC)

D. Amew (USH

F. D. Angus (HKCC)

P. K Lau (CCC)

W. M. McCall

(KDC)

B. I. Bickford (HKFC)

J. Leonard (CCC)

A E Elliot (KDC)

K. Forrow (HKFC)

R. Hetherington. (USRC)

W. J. Howard

D. Trail (HKCC)

R. Tay (CCC)

(KCC)

D L F A

2 272 179

3 310 225 2 275 207 289 218

315 193

255 256

6 269 273

102 143

202 187 282 187 K 563 224 6 260 224

3 205 174

3 205 174 250 229 5 259 4421

6 247 243

6 257 272

7 284

207 248 200 200

THIRD DIVISION

A. G. Gardner (HKERC) 12

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1 320 189 137

2 281 213

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P W

R. Lapsley (KDC)

13 11

J. McKittrick

(KDC)

13. 10

2 312 218

V. A. V. Ribeiro (FC) 12

3

R. Rosen (FOC)

W. C. Higgs (POC)

270 221

12

12

A. Kutton (KBGC)

J. Rovio (KDC)

L. J. McTavish (POC) 11

M. N. Rakusen

A. Ribeiro (FC)

L Cosgrove

(HKFC)

(KBGC)

E. Champelovier. (KCC)

H. Shields (HKFC)

W. A. J. Bayne (KDC)

C. Terry (KBGC)

R. Mackenzie (PRC) ..

UNTIL YOUR BOY;

JOINED THE,

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3 240 245

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Wacko!

SUPERSTITIONS

South Africa's star bowler, 6% the likable and shrewd "Tooy" t through $ Tayfield,

went superstitious ritual every day of the match.

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'I can't think of any company of people who are more ad- dicted to superstitions than cricketers. Nearly all of us we Inaist routines have little on performing. I myself, for

always instance,

insist - putting my left pad on first. Denis Compton has spasms playing with his shirt sleeves buttoned at the wrists because he playet one of his best inn- ings that way and doesn't want to tempt providence by playing

6 any other way.

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the

arc

for

LESSON

But another essential is physical fitness. The Spring- boja hava proved the point this Seaso It la their tre mendous fitness which has help ed them to achieve such magni- ficent results,

Two Hore

That, at least, ensured days of reasonable rest, in Britain the usual allocation is one day, while this week a number of players, turned up straight from a County game. in The sooner the Australian two- day rule is applied here, the

the balaman at a very different angle from the one bowled from the extreme edge of the return crease.

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Frankly, for Brst-class cricket in England, I don't believe over-training. I' know that

come from League better. when I cricket into the County game I

COACHING HINT trained to peak fitness for the

Both-batsmen and bowlers first match. But before the sea- son was three-quarters over I especially bowlers should re- was jaded, tired and ready to member the bowler has a four foot return crease at his pull muscles every day.

disposal. A ball bowled from Now I work my way gradually close to the wicket comes into to peak fitness and I find it helped me last the season far better. But don't

get me wrong. My Notts colleague, Cyril While I don't believe in over- Poole, hit one of his best hun-going physical training, I do feel dreds earlier in the season when we have all a great deal to learn personally favour the

was wearing his MCC about it. And the Springboks from close to the stumps as the stock ball, for it gives the Before they left home, every bowler mere chance of hilling the wickets if the ball deviates man was carefully advised on

off the it in the next game where he how he, personally, should keep one way or the other 10% hlt another humired!

muscle tone and speed, in re-seam. Anyway, think about it

to his build that crease gives a Bill Edrich, of Middlesex, also action. According

or plenty of scope. used to think a great deal of an MCC sweater. It was one he wore on a number of dangerous operations during his years as a war-time pllot. It became his symbol of luck, evon survival. So for many many years Bill never moved to a match with- out that sweater in his bag.

However, of all superstitious

he

sweater. And not all the heat of

the hottest week of the year can teach us much. Pis could make him dispense with

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5% players, I think Hugh Tayneld

5% goes to the top of the class,

5% Many of you may have been fils

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