1956-07-07 — Page 16

WEEK-END BOWLS

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1956.

A CRAIGENGOWER VICTORY TODAY MAY DECIDE THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Says "TOUCHER”

What may be the deciding match of the First Division of the Lawn Bowls League will be played off this afternoon at the Valley between Craigengower Cricket Club and Kowloon Cricket Club.

TOY

if the

sne

full

IRC time

A 4-1 win for the League-leading Valley club will practically assure them of the Championship. With only four remaining matches to go after this afternoon's game they have only to contend with KBGC, Filipino Club, Taikoo and IRC "Gold",

to averag They have only

The position would be stili The Kowloonites have made four points from these remain-

some changes in the No. 2 posi- ig gunes to bring their aggres

ons and look a well-balanced ced gato paints to 51 which should

but their inability to by ampl to cam them the title.

adapt themselves 10 foreign gren hoe been their biggcat

handicap this season

in both Championship

League and matches and will probably fur the odds in favour of Craige pregower this afternoon.

Al-

he

Last year Recreio became Champions with 03 point: from 10 matchen, and st ཐཱཀཐཱཏྟཱཎ་ཙཟདཔཎཧཱུྃཕྱུ ul fur show that a average points per inatch has always ben good enough to win the Chains plansirip Fifty-one points wit actually give Craigongower even alghtly higher average,

an

Interesting

at the Hurs"

points succoed in taking from KHOC 1715M afternoon. That will leave them the reta- lily wasier tasks of trying to collect 17 points from their re- maining five matches,

are

Fully realbig that the mier League honours most within their grasp after a lapse of six seasons, the Valley club bowlers will undoubtedly put everything they have infa

match. this tiernoon's

being what it ure dnes very often piny much worse the harder one tries.

The chances of KCC or IRC "Blues" of becoming the Cham-town bowls plons will depend largely on the outcom VI 1

afterion's At the moment, KC has Kame two postponed games in hand- one agains: IRC "Gold" und the In seven other against Recrela. matches they have collected 26 points

four

But L

The other match in the First Division with a bearing on the Chumpionship title will be that between KBGC and IRC *Blu The "Blues" must win

Icrust by al match

a markin

keep alive hopes of staying in the race for the lite. Playing on the KBGC green, I don't think this will be an easy task for them and an

to

It reminds me of un interest- g point often brought up and that "Is there any explant-upset is not unlikely. tton for the very common 1-

<T-

8

4-1 Lhuir

This afternoon will also Acc currence of a lawn bowler play- | another crucial match when

ng op grade bowls for

Filipino Club take on Kowloon tain period and then all of a Bowling Club in the Third hidden falling

sixxdiocrity?"

If they losse today's gone by 4-1, they m

BYCTURE rmining polets in their games to equal Craigengewer's Akely total of 1 points.

Considering that among their six remaining matches KCC stall has to play IRC Blues". KBGC and Reer do twice, the chances of their coming ou, on top mid be regarded as very remote

The same can also be said of IRC "Blues who will have one postponed muton against KBGC In eight matches they have taken 20 points An average of four points Jo ther etalning matches

Klv will only

them 50% points umd on top of that they still have Recreio and KCC among

renwink oppus nents.

tindr

HOWEVER

A 4-1 win for the Kowloon – ites is afternoon will, howe ever, take the race to an - Calgengower teresting finish

can then probably end up wis only 48 points and the Kw- loonites will need only 19 potnis from their maining six matches to overtake their rivals

into u rul O

interesting

10

I would gather opinions from exper all over the world, but perhaps the best explanation may prob- ably come from the neurologist. In

a game where comentrailon. and the sense of touch anal co-

ordination play such important parts could there possibly be such thing as "brain or nervo fatigue"?

IMPROVED FORM

encounter, the winters after-

In their Bra Valley club

enranged by a 4-1 margin. This toon they wil not only have the advantage of a home green

but niso

no fewer than threo

Division. Both these teams and the Hongkong Police Sports Association are almost abreast of euch other in the race for the Third Division title and a wis for either skle will put team sightly in the lead.

thint

The first round gume between these two teams was posipated and his will be the first - counter between them. Pinying on their under-sized und Ex- tremely fun green, the Filipinos tremendous will start with

them advantago that

may se win rough to a 4-1 The HKPSA, however, should. still be at the top of the Leapuo Lalte after this afternoon's gums On relative standard of bowls they should take at least four points Ir not five from

members with tremendously - KCC: They will do well, how-

Im- proved form-Alfred

Coutes,

the remember that eves, to itemie Roselet and Bradbury, 1190

Kowloonites scored a grund 5-0 Among those

doubtful

win

last over Crulgengower form are Fred Madar, Stanley

week and watch out for the un- Lord and Joe Landoll,

WILH

Win

# their three rinks well servexperteri in front men much will depend on the form

three of these

players whether Craigengower win by a 4-1 or 6-0 margin or jose by a 4-1 seure

but there's nothing like a

Carlsberg

EXCEPT OF COURSE ...another Carlsberg

NOW taste the Difference-

“ASIATIC CO., LTD.

OPEN SINGLES

During the week no fewer than 20 out of the 32 first round matches of the Colony Open Singles Championship wero player UFT Top individual honours went to KCC's Second Division League bowler H Phoenix, who eliminated the

1993 Champion and last year's runner-up M. B. Hassan by 23-10

Kahsa Nazarin, conqueror of the 1955 Champion, Eric Lia- dell. filed to reproduce the some form in his match against Talkoo's C. McLennan to whom he lust by 10-23.

Excellent form was shown by the three past champions,

SPORTS SPECTRUM

Big John Is

Struck Out

By Mr Wong's Power Play

It was hot and sticky outside | line as I have heard. from any-

and both Big John and Mrone in a long time,'

Wong breathed a sigh of relief

and

AS they entered the cooler

club Mimosphere of the made straight for the bar,

"The Art Item on

the pro- gramme, my dear Wong, is the urgent replacement of today's sweat loss, and a serious spot of thirst-quenching," sald Big John as he settled himself on high stool under a fan.

Mr Wong watched the studied actions of the bar boy as bo prepared the drinks and he socmed to be anticipating engerly the pleasure that wid just chead, but his face changed quickly and completely as his companion, ilfood his glass, boer against admired the cold crystal clear the light of the window, end, with a twinkie in

It was all too obvious that Big John had touched his companion on a raw spot and could have killed it looks John's insurance company would have been on the wrong end of

claim.

Tho

truth is that Wong whe so annoyed at the his altuation that he missed chance to reply before Big John was at it again.

"Surely

B

you can see where Anish up auch a plan would We would lose

the dear old

STÜMPED-BUT NOT OUT.

THE MOST AMAZING INCIDENT I HAVE EVER

SEEN IN CRICKET

Says BRUCE DOOLAND

The excitements of the Test match took publicity the other week from one of the most astonishing incidents, I have ever seen in cricket, No, I am not referring to the hat trick of my Notts colleague Allan Walker achieved with the first three balls of the Leicestershire innings-although I had never seen that before either. The even more involved incident occurred when Allan Walker bowled the last ball of his third over.

It drew Maurice Hallam right forward, beat him, and flashed through to the wicketkeeper who was standing back. Seeing that he was out of his ground the wicketkeeper hurled the ball at the stumps, shattered them, and there was Hallam "stumped." The square leg umpire immediately gave him out and Hallam walked off.

Saints, the Pandas, the Braves But by this time Vie Jackson, The other two reasoun were palibles in styles of tempera-

other Leicester batsman,concerned and all the other familiar out-tho

with tuc batting ment and

was

PROPER PLACE

now that Len has The stubborn retired I think England' "would a that have been with us for was talking to the umpire at the of the two sides. years. And what would we get bowler's end. In effect Vie was opening of McDonald and Birko gain by re-trying him.

their place? If all the big protesting "*.

here supported by ...but he can't be was

the com

the idea we out because YOU called 'OVER" | middle stability of Han Mackay, concerns took up might

have the before that ball hit the wicket The latter came in for a deal day one pleasu

ball of seeing Dodwell's and the

therefore of criticism for his slownese, but pleasure

he did a fine job for Australia, his eye, sald "First today. Dodgera sloshing it out against DEAD," Here's pink woods in your eye Gilman's

DY tho

And that is what eventually

bos been the lock Carlsberg Cubs In the play-off | held. Hallam, who had taken

stability in tho Jaguars, bla pada off by this time, was serica with Jardines

even get to a recalled

between Ki the

momen!

Fol

Geeting L looked

Wong had us though lord his desire for the cooling beverage in his hand but, taking A long drink, he slowly placed his glass on the bar. "John," he said, "you and I have been friends for a long time and I think you should have known that if there

to was one way ruin

of that my enjoyment drink 11 was to mention the Coloured diabolical subject of woods..."

I don'

"Oh,

know about that replied Big John, "I hear that one of the local radky sports programmes is threatening tu discuss t 100."

The top man of the Hong- kong Lawa Bowls Association talked about it on Rediffusion three or four weeks ago....i fnel that was where 1 Arst heurd about it....now every Line I hear mention of coloured woods I see rod.........‚'

Olants,

might

battle

and we pennsl Fot Pirates Monarchs. ...“

and

Leicestershire Palmer who

the skipper Charles Mall had come to the wicket had to go back and wait his turn all over again.

John stopped for breath and Mr Wong pitched into the fray with a speed and accuracy that

have brought would

a cheer of imiration at King's Park,

a load of ..You are iniking Tommy rot....spelt R-U-B B-1-S-H ............ and pronounced UTTER NONSENSE,

Technically there is no doubt about the issue. If the umpire at the bowier's end had called

OVER" the game

was Dead. And nobody can be put out Uti But, ethically, I am still convinced that the batsman was airly and squarely stumped and should have lost his

that he wicket

It

of

1 would slil play Peter Richardson but would. moWĘ Colin Cowdrey to his best and proper place down; the order.

this England could both the opening the nów wobblý

Australian side which bas boon By doing

middle of the

the real cause of their downfall strengthen

recent seasons. Mackay, the balance and Queenslander, could very easily uwkward but Ever watchful middle of the alde.

be the bulwark on which the Auszies could climb back.

....

In the England bowling đ partment

I would still prefer course Tony Lock... at of

do Johnny Wardio. Other wise I wouldn't alter the Eng lend side very much.

And I the odds will suu would say be dead even when the two teams line up again at Lenda,

COACHING HINT;

As for England's batting. readers of these notes will well remember that I have never boen very sure of the opening experiments and general bat ting power of the home alde. im- 1 just don't think one can provise with openers and make of yours "In the last couple

batsmen play a game that is REAL SPIRIT softball in Hongkong has been

foreign to them just because they Miller as a bowler is an ob- and slipping. The sliding

happen to be in a Test match,ject lesson to every bowler.... standard of play has પુત્ર I suppo the whole issue

worse and worse, and

If you don't get carried away comes down to steadily

a question of

I will say that the best open- with his genius and try so much with the

always how quickly the bowling and same facea

The Ing batsman in the country is jos he does, But he uses the around the crowd in the stand umpire calls "OVER."

One ball thinner. MCC urge them to keep up the teg Simpson, my own skipper crease all the time. has got thinner und The game needs a good shot in pace of the game by not wast-at Nottingham And that is not he bowls against the attemps,

tant the bet from the extreme But surely It should am prejudice. anding tins.

come edge him of

the croise, the next mali- not come as quicidy as this? In because I have batted with him

Always he is trying I am not sure that the and can see the form he is in.

way. any case real spirit of the game is served There is nobody in the country vary the angle of the bat LO Lay

If the wicket is good. technicality being allowed who can play the moving ball the bat. wali. Nor fit any good he will

even go round the to over-rule a perfectly good se

bowl na wido as bringing up the argument that wicket and of cricket. picer

he has had his chances. Bui there

I say possible to angle the ball again that the whole set of cir-Deroes the bat. He got Tom astonishing gum of ours is al-

cumstances have changed since Graveney that way in this last us with new ways providing

He Test. It is worth trying some talking pointer and I think this Reg opened for England,

and Hutton were Dever com- time. otus is about as remarkable as дву

I have ever seen. But then what more ærmark-

The Aus able than the Test?

one

In the

the arm to liven it up)

another 1: needs pocket to back it up.

"Even amateur sport is ex- pensive to run there days and the truth is that the game here And a very distinctive

If some is really impoverished. colour too.

Easy to see a

of the more generous bushes lightly packed head, Bui cool

houses are ready to come for old man, I was hoping

ward and kit and equip teams you'd put me in the picture who will play. In their name i about this commercialiser`soti- | think they will be doing a great ball you were talking about the other day, Tell me, is it 83 sordid as i sounds....?”

Of

WE are.

This

deal for the benefit of the sport,

"Their general interest will tralians go in without a county be just the shot in the arm that win...having been licked by softball needs. while their Surrey ... and yet they call the material assistance will be the tune throughout Ove days shot in the pocket that is so against Englund. How do you vitai to the welfare of swot reckon it all up? and sweat Let me assure you that another sison like the one just finished and softball can hang up the shutters for good and all.

"Sordid?" queried Mr Wong, "wherever did you get such an kea? The whole thing started at 120 Softball Association's Annual Duiner and Dance at the Pen. Dog Molthen, who used to be Commissioner for the sport, made a short speech and during it he dropped a hint that he was

Mr Wong was 50 abow to wrow a bombshell into in his argument that the softball worka. He gave noticed Big John no hint at the

ne stool and make for Line what Intended to do and that of Almost at the last Course sparked all sports

speculation and rumours.

i

I tell you how I reckon it up....and I did this before this Test....I set it all down fairly and squarely to the genius of Keith Muller as a a boiler and to

known weaknesses engrossed the

The Aussic he hardly England's batting. slip off his boys really got down to the the door, business and, with Ken Maelry mément he doing a splendid Job, they were

solici πιστε of realised that his companion was infinitely Adoing runout on him but he England.

just had time to drive took

his final point.

оп

short time afterwards he

Interview part in Redi Rusion's sports programme and the secret was out. "The at the steady Doc, concerned deterioration in Interest in the sport, had drawn up plans for

scheme of things, A tw

All the familiar trimmings of 10- day were to disappens and in their place commercial softball and

artse...."

Connie Pereira, W. Hong Sling and Alfred Coates, during the week'a Championship matches and the 1966 Singles Champion may probably be plekod from among them.

Pereira

Both Connic Hong Sling won their gamen with plenty 10 spare, but Coates was extended to 21-18 Pereira in what was probably the best

match

2 new

ста Wha

"What....commercial

of

10

Soft-

mean you

just to make you feel home....

στης

mala door The crush of the drowned Big John's reply.

па

bo

than

than

say

HIS FILM BIOGRAPHY CLAIMS

Rocky Graziano Grew Up On Cold Spaghetti, Soda Pop

And Some

Some Swift Pick-Ups

The boyhood of former Middleweight Champion Rocky Graziano may prove his point in “Somebody Up There Likes Me."

His childhood dietary mainstays were cold spaghetti, soda pop and whatever fruit and salami he could swipe from grocers on New York's East Side. Graziano also survived violation of the most fundamental rules of physical safety.

learn how much Graziano

anybow -- boy

For a number of years now Keith Miller has wanted to con- on his batting. He Banging the counter with his centrate

enjoys batting

thome to come Asts he shouted, " promise

But along when the new slogging away as a bowler.

the real genius of the man has I'll ask the

"been in his bowling.

Ernest Lehman, screen writer when แlways

his bike took on a car league starts and

coloured Over short spells he has always handling the script for MGM's and a concussion when a truck officials to play with balls. and even coloured bats been more dangerous even that flming of Graziano's auto- flipped him against # fre

at Ray Lindwall. Ask Len Hutton, biography, said he was amazed hydrant," Lehman said.

Cyril Wachbrook, or any of the to

"This last made him totally other great players who have went through. had to face up to him.

deaf for several months. How "Just the food he ato ક ever, a playful blowisho calls it And when Pat Crawford enough to startle you," Lehman playful,

pal. Mr Wong chuckled

and Davidson said. "The idea of a balanced cleared up, this problem." Joined Lindwall pry looked at himself in the mirror on the Aussie injured St and diet probably meant as much fessional players making an behind the bar, He appeared he Just bad lo pitch in and to him us the theory of re Leiman's only conclusion is appearance at King's Park?" to be satisfied with

bowl

Australia changes Jalivity, The stuff. be con- the game one that hus beeri The Colony Open Triples asked Big John in surprise. caw...."Boy!" he called, such

stepped up.

This splendid Championship begins is first

"Well no, that isn't quite how in success calls for nothing but character is such a genius that sumed barely supported life reathed by many, many persona. cri- before him boya "are in- round tomorrow with 10

the best....bring me a double he to scheme is Intended

[destructible. matches on

courage it." different greens,

in his greatest weapon. When The best game of the after-

work" rolled Mr Wang who rich and skip the sodu..he just doesn't bowl fast. Spoed and "I'm sure it didn't

“Personally? I hope lots of obviously noon will be that between the was

enjoying

Graziano, who was consider. the

-B. E. JANT he wants to let rip he is the In the world. fastest bowle the idea is that KBGC three of J. Tindall, Eric discussion,

od one of boxing's roughest and mothers seo this film," he mid, But that would be both wearing toughest champlons, hod aronlly think it will give them Lell and Joe Eastman and business houses throughout the

and boring. Just to how fast, physical examination when he hope. They 11, sag", "Look what, - the Recreio three of J. A Colony would sponsor teams

And one thing Keith can't stand was 12 and was shown to be this kid went through, and beg Luz, F. G LA17 anxi A. A Lopes. This will be played at

The result

formed chest because of ma KCC.

game he is playing nutrition. EVICT

by

A P.

of the week.

TODAY'S GAMES

First Division

Talloo Recreio

mc "Gold" v FC

CCC v KCC

KBGC V IRC "Blue"

Second Division

POC V HKFC

USRC v PRC

Recreio v KDC "White"

4

HKCC V KDC "Blue" (bye)

Third Division

PRC v CCC HKERC v HKFC

FC v KBGC KCC v HKPSA

Ladler Learne

COC "Green"! v FC.

KBGC v UERC

KCC "White" v KDC

PRC v CÓC "Yellow"

TC KCC "Rod"

TOMORROW

Colony Open · Triples", arat round matches at Recrelo," ING, KGC ROC KCC. HKFC and KDC."

MONDAY:-*

Colony Opm Fuire first round matches at . INC, KBGC, CCC, ROC, HRCC Récrélo, KDC and

ball....do

tho

what ho

and so bring some hadly need WEEKES AHEADJ Is boredom is that in what suffering from an Incorrectly" still around.""—United F

financial backing to the mamo...."

ACCIDENTS

And there are

other Items

Two Batsmen In One

“Wong," said Big John, “I What a remarkable cricketer whether it is a club match, or n in ashamed of you and quite is Everton Weekes. When he is Test znatch, he will boldly mix honestly I'm surprised that you not acting as mainstay for the leg breaks, googlies, off breaks, of all people should show such, West Indice in Test Matches he a pecular round arm apper... enthusiaan for an idea that is de filling a similar role for Bacup anything he can think of... Lehman discovered For die wood (Later Club, all

In the Lancashire League. So with the uzual, agteriment of thing, Graziano tried to

inc

Frank Whitehead of Hollm

nothing less than covered up this season he sul has en bouncer and fast yorkers.

Jun brighter cricket, and more ca another trom one tenerent to professionalism. You're the

average of over one hundred one who is always trying to sell 108 to be exact for ten imings away with it. But, being broke his ab-storey fall. In was much ghoster than the undred Technically he should never got on a dare. A clothesline ising cricket tooAgust Delph 1 he noticed one boundary your airy fairy Ideas of four times hot out and Miller, he does,

another opisode, he ran through other, so he batted right handed sport for sport's sake, and here aggregate of die. He is also

a plato glass window and re- one end and left handed the you aro míting on the very seat eighth in the bowling order" of

"ecíved« 07 siltches.

other. It pura dividends for he where you've made so many of merit with $2 wickets to bla

"Am I might as well mention made top, acorn, and algo the your over little

speeches, credit at a cost

ten runa shooting sa pro-professional - a aplece.

that he received a broken leg winning hit

POP

'THINK POP IS PERFECT

PUPPET

BITS

MINO IF I MSTEAL HIM

ONE DAY

STABILITY!

So Miller the, bowler, was one reason for Australia's supremacy.

ANYTIME - AS LONG AS YOU TAKE

THE KIDS AS WELL

Umpteenager

CHERRY ERING