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LEAGUE BOWLS:

THE "CHINA MAIL MONDAY, AUGUST. 20, 1956,

WELL ADVANCED

HONOURS LONG OVERDUE FALL TO THE LOT OF THREE CLUBS

"By TOUCHER”

Overdue honours went to yet another club on Saturday when Kow- loon Cricket Club annexed the First Division title. to virtually complete the 1956 Lawn Bowls League season.

By defeating Recreio in the last First Division Lengue game of the season by four points to one, Kowloon Cricket Club, who had only once previously won the title and that as far back as 1931, brought their total points to 50, just one point ahead of Craigengower Cricket Club,

Although

Club

there still remalna on average of five matches per club, the Kowloon Dock

are already practically "Blues'

of the Secont the Chainpions Division with a present imumables Textual of 7 points. Their

Just success in this division datus even further back

that of KCC

in the

Division exacly 32 years.

win-

Two

und

acts being rocorded. shots, Hong Sling's four next

Rosselet Recreio combinations, complied with a two. and his men followed up with CroigeTIGOWET und unc KBGC ther four und Hong Sling will now contest the somi-Anaïs. chalked up another three

C. P. Basto, G. A. Noronha Hive

the side an already

Roza-Pereira were ning lead. Both fluselel's and and C. E.

one Recreio combination which Sling's

then Hom

by

com- got through yesterday, beating romped home

Kowloon Dock's A Grant, W. fortable margins of 31-18

Davidson and R. S. Gourlay by 22-13 after being led 2-0 on the fifth head.

than First

21-11.

More overdue was the succes achieved by Filipure Club in the Thurd Diviriom This Was

tours

the

INSPIRED SPELL

und

The gume self produced,}

the Best in that the Filiposome very good bowls by both

included in

the Championship rull in any of the three divisions altogethe 14 Atting reward for a Club which despite its mited membership, 1925 yeast aller year supported One Langue by field.ng the TAXAT numbr

uire Teams

أي

FULLY DESERVED

KOT

to congratulating the Bowlery for then the awhney inent. I am sure that the majority of the First Division teams will agrees with me that they fulty deserved the League's premier honours

kcc

bowlers

The

The highly

favoured Recreio

three of J. Fonseca, A. P.

Pereira and Connie Pereira also

nides, excop! on the last few heads, when the KCC squad Rol through with a comfortable almost demoralised Their

Inspired spell puntals with an of bowling.

Their victory Kowloon Cricket Chib owe in a large mcusure lo their two britilant sk.jus.

Hong Sting and Duck Hunter, wh played conceptionally the bowls Throughout

op-17-0 win over KBGC's R. H. Browne, T. Gasson and W. McCull after leading all tho way.

The honom

was the greater for Risselet who shoulded the of taking charge responsibility

rink Jike Musoned veteran. HIS performance in

of

The only Recreio combination to full by the wayside was that

of A. M. Baptista, S. E. Sou and C. E. Passos who went down by 28-13 to the KBGC trio of J. Tindall. E. Lidell and A. G. Eastman, ranked ne the

top contenders of this event.

In the remaining match, J. W. Lee, J. W. Leonard and R. Baca this match, and use in that of of Craigengower were that shade the previous week, was an eye-more consistent than their Tai-

Clubs

who have koo opponents, S, Sicedd, G. H. opener

W. B. Brown, been pulling all their eggs in Claytong und that one basket of fading stars whom they eliminated by 24-15

after on even first hak,” of bygone daya.

In fact the KCC victory was also a special triumph for the new generation as none of the KCC twelve can be regarderi as pre-way bowlers.

LEAGUE TABLES

IRC "Blue" Recreio

First Division

AL The beginningg sewn i wrote "The dark horse of The Fist Division this season The 18 Kowloon Cricket Club

uzat thirty but have time tame up paper and again registered creditable wins with their steady as co- sistent bowling and excellerat fighting spirit to invariably end

Coming back to the match it- up among the top there in the self it must be said that although Division's final League table,"

the brillance of Hong Sling and ine "Gold" Romelet outshone that of the FC Thot steady and consistent

tho bwls and especially that inother, every member of

including team.

In those Gaffney's four who

were the newly-crowned Champions was

KDC "five" 10 never more in evidence than in down, put in

only KCC combination go HKFC more than their USRC their last two matches and par-

KCC into the game. average shore ticularly m their deciding match

Regrelu On the first rink Tony Alves CCC against Recreio on Saturday.

John Tung had periodic PRIC With only eight heads to

and Jack

KDC "Winte four for Hong Sting's rink and spells of brilliance another four for Dick Rosselet's Chubb, though fading to measure rink. Gaffney having completed up in the first half of the game,

domitable fighting spirit of the

go,

his game three shots in arears, the Cricket Club were one shot down on the JARTEKATE and behind on two rinka

Ribeiro's four Rosselet's

four.

and

came

In with me good woods

in the last quarter of the game.

IIROC

Per

Hong Sling stood like a rock

PC

for the KCC four. It was true KKPSA that tuck was on his side on a KBGC

bowls,

Hong Sling's four then held a couple of heads, when he saved inre Horrow 14-11 lead over Johnny & count of live on the third head Riche

Dick with a heavy drive and another KCC after having count of five on the ninth head PRC conceded a six on the previous with a wick, but throughout the head, were one hot behind C. game he played almost faultless Rozz-Pereira's tour.

Displaying the same storm ing finish

that they

Gaffney's four did their best showed

the circumstances, but Indian Reercution Club "Gold" under

were rather unfortunate to find the week

Cham Lady Luck" before, the

the side of AMMI their opponents

Passos opposing skip

whose standstill as most Art &

they

heavy shots ended the right way raced to the finishing

Ior him. with plenty to spare,

With every man throwing his weight into the tray. Dick Bos- selet's four rallied by chalking up

a four with well-drawn

pions left

» Bayer's « TONIC

points

W

14 11

9

Second Division

13

Third Division

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Eric Sandstrom Runs 100 Metres In 10.3 Seconds

Preparations are well advanced for the Melbourne Olympic Games, which open on November 22. Stands

have been erected, at a cost of about £A5,500,000, around Melbourne Cricket Ground, now said to be the largest arena ever provided for the Olympics. Record entries from 74 nations have so far been received. Picture shows, top, an aerial view of the main stadium at the cricket ground, one mile from the city. Picture bottom shows work in progress on the new cycling velodrome track at Olympic Park.—Express Photo.

Touch Wood-And That Olympic Bogy Can Be Laid

Says HARRY CARPENTER The Olympic prize that Britain, the country who gave the world its first four-minute miler, would dearly like to bring back from Melbourne is the 1,500 Metres the lantalising metric mile.

Becauso

As if intent

on

Melbourne Will Be Mr Brundage

As Hospitable As Was Helsinki

Melbourne, Aug. 19.

Insists

London, Aug. 19.

Any Olymple sportsman or woman who Intends to turn professional after the Games at Melbourne should know by the end of the month whether it will be na

Australia will welcome' every overseas visitor to the easy to do an it was for Olympic Games. Complex entry regulations will be eased | those like Sonia Henie. She before and after the Games, to be held in Melbourne from | made a fortune when she November 22 to December 8.

capitalised on her Olymple When the estimated 70,000 competitors, officials, skating successes of 1932 journalists and visitors are in Australia they will feel the and. 1936. effects of the nation's greatest burst of peacetime hospitality.

Are

Tho International Olymple Committee recently directed

A

the

United በሰ

There should be no hitchen | hospitality from people whose that competitors must pledge in accommodation, language, hommes, normally, strictly they intend to remain_amateurs after the Games. Previously currency or transport.

private.

competitors only had to pledge Organisers have kept in mind Throughout Melbourne special that they were and always had the Taof that Australia in the banking, post office and infor- been aniatours. Arst nation An the Bouthern matlon centres will be set up.

by request Hemisphere от the Western Ai the Lower Melbourne Town Pacifle to have been allotted the Hall, guide and interpreter ser State Olympic Committee

vices, travel information, indefer the new rule is to be dis- Backed officially by the Aus-migration and Laxation details cussed in the next few weeks. If the new rule sunnda, how- tralfári Government, they have will be provided.

ever, it is unlikely to deter worked since 1949 on the pro-

us anyone with professional aspira- Melbourne is parations. Their overriding aimn

As Mr Edgar Tanner, of is that all Australians will help my visitors as possible should tions. to create Ayesh spirit of study the scenery and resources the Australian Federation, said "Anvatours could turn fraternity among the 75

Victoria Slate.

to Toura

D minuw after beacties, industrial projects and

Games.

0

peling ratione.

com-

This campaign to win friends will swing into action at major ports and alx terminals.

or

Coger that

torming areas will be sponsored competing in the Games and no

Olymple Committee by public-spirited citizens.

ALL-OUT EFFORT

any

Special organisation of trans- other amateur body could do a port will simplify journeying thing about it." The Olympic Organising Com-around Melbourne and to and mitice has vent out thousands from the nearby Games venues, of official identity cards to be in walking distance through used by compofitores, officials the glittering, flag - decked and press and indie reprcacata- tives.

In certain circumstances these cards will be accepted instead of parsports or visas.

They will also entitle the holders to specified faciütles

in

Melbourne.

For other

much

Olympic visitors. wearisome form-filling overseas and in Australia will also be cut.

Their visas will Government representatives

be

free.

oversens have been empowered. decisions to make on-the-spot

in granting visa applications,

BASIER

tine checks

THAN EVER

Essential security and quaran- but will prevail,

travel within Australia will be easier than ever before,

chiry, departure and

inserted in the

immigration formalities,

streets will be dozens of special Olympic exhibitions, concerts, displays and theatre presente tions to be known as the Olymple Auts Festival and typifying the vigour of Australian art-China Madd Special,

MAAA Ch'ships

North Borneo

Athletes Win Three Events

•

North Borneo athletes One example: A small card won three events at the AAA Champion- passport will Malayan spare the traveller from routine ships at Penang on Friday

and Saturday. Nearly £A500,000 (£400,000

The proudest victory was that sterling) in being spent to im-of Tarence Janting who won the prove online and shipping ber-100 Yerde Dash in 10,1 seconds minals in Melbourne and other from a fleld that included several places of entry.

and better-than-evens evers Particular emphasis

sprinters,

Gabuh bin

Tiging, North placed on facilities to speed Borneo's first Olymple selection, health, customs and immigration shared honours with Australian clearances.

this

building programme has been

An

Oliver boat Cabuh with 48

The IOC is making an all- out effort to prevent this trend towards the paid ranks. If thờ new rule is refected or falla in its purpose them, says the com- mitteo's American President, Mr Avery Brundage, the next step will be to throw Olympics those sports in which professionalismn

the

ocours,

trend

to

Out of the

soccer.

*Th,000 sports" appear to be lee-skating. boxing, basfootball and swanming.

Numerous boxers have gone into the paid ranks after win- Olympic medals, the most ning

lustrious being American Floyd Patterson, now on the verge of a world title fight with Archie Moore for the vocant Heavy- weight Championship,

A

A soccer team was clled by Mr Brundage as turning pro- fessional "as uni!" after successful Olymple campaign.

1948 Games, the winning American basketball team joined a professional league

After the

on their return home and even adopted the name "Olymplans," -China Mail Special.

ד ניוד

Chinese Swimmers Do Well At Budapest

Most of the teams will arrive Champion Brian Oliver in the In Ken Wood, Sheffield's bespectacled paint salesman; by air. One official courst places Long Jump and Hop, Step and

Jump. we have the man who could end a 86-year losing sequence, at 200 the number of Olympic It was at Antwerp, in 1920, that a British runner, Albert fights to be handled by Essendon

Budapest, Aug. 19. Hill, last won the Olympic "1,600," although we have had alot, on the fringe of Mel- foot 4 inches to 48 feet 115

German swimmer Zleroid pet bourne. Cars will be on hand Inches in the Hop, Step and up a new East German record a finalist at every Gumes since.

night and day to carry the teams Jump. Gabuh came back to today

when he clocked 2 to Olymple Vilage. After each turn the tables in the Long minutes, 8.8 seconda for the Why Wood?

reminding

convoy

reaches the village & Jump with a victory at 22 test 200 Metres Free-Style event, August 4, when he won the selectors their best is yet to nag-raising ceremony will show inchest against Oliver's

which he won at the Budapest mile in

Britain Czecho come, winners on August & wore the latest addition to the family reet 74 inches. the

international swimming meet. piovakia matich at the White full of self-criticism. City, London and on ten other winnlig occasions this season,

of this “lone wolf"

athletics who

from takes arylco one, 109 demonstrated Olympic qualities.

no

vital

of nations.

was not

From within Austraila whil

22

the

Swimmers from Communist

North Borneo took second, Wood, for instance,

come tens of thousands of citi-third and fourth place in perfectly It was "Just a

Zen---many

in families and big Hop, Step and Jump through China took the first two places

Gabuh, Slum bin Dian training run" for him.

and in the 200 Metres Breast Stroke representing groups,

every

event. Ma Chium-bu was first Derek

Sarawakis Chan Fak-wong. Ibbotson another.

state city and town.

Aloysius Sibidol gave North 2 minutes, 39.4 seconds, and Yorkshireman and 01:31 cosy The

Olympic Organising Boroo her third victory as no Shit Ten-you was second in 3

19 in chunge of

won the Shot Put

43 feet 1 alll-nch.

The hop, stop jumpers were

In the 1948 Olymple Anal, Bin Three, Miles winner, sold: "What ( C for tears,

Narkeville locked the class of the then ell-powerful Swades, In 1932. Roger Badster be came strung up on his too-taut

Un the third rink both S. Y. Doc and

Budapest, Aug. 19. C. Thompson bowls consistently throughout and Eric Sandstrom, of the were

with their Royal Air Force, ran the nerves. about even opposite numbers, G. Guterres 100 Metres in 10.8 seconds and E. Alarcour, unill the last here today at an interna

tional athletics meeting.

Metres Dush by a Briton.

the fastest over 100

four trends when the two Reortio root men faltered.

The same was also true be- tween the two No. 3s and skipe

until the last four heads when

OPEN TRIPLES

This is

Wood is different, He has a stolid Yorkshire temperament,

with a wrenched ankle and a

I've hardly elals, Journalists and Important trained muscle,

a fort-visitors. done any training for night."

NABBED GRAF

faci

minutes 41 seconds.

Hungary won the four times mace in 8

beaten to make the Chames a success / Clearod 4 feet 8 inches in the France-Presse..

women's High Jump but placed second on more failures.

Ceylon's Nagalam · Ethirivo erasingham won the men's High Jump at 0 feet 41⁄41⁄2 inches.

Indonesians Lose

At Baku

minutes 48.7 seconds. The Melbourne City Council jumping against the wild, both 200 Meties Relay has set up a special Olymple Oliver and Gabuh being more

record- Hungary's Olympic Civic Committee responsible for

theri a foot short of their best However, he nabbed the crafty organising accommodation and a result, Considering the holder, Valerie Gyenge, won the that Oliver is one of the Women's 400 Metres Free Style

event

tonight in 6 minutes 11.8 300 yards entertainment for everybody.

Thousands of

world's bizt tripla jumpers, seconds. a quiet faith in la own ability, Czech, Mirko Graf,

pald and just when for

Gabuh's defent tactics, from home,

Graf, youmiary staffs will form the a cunning brain

by only three Velerle Gyenge set up on Every Inches stame him as a great Olympic record for the 400 Remember in May he thrashed who sneaked past unwary Ken link with the public.

broke Norris on the inside, threaten skill, lehce and profession of spect in

this event. the man who recently

North Borneo's Adina Abed 1952 with 6 minutes 12.1 seconds. Metres at the Helsinki Games in the world 1,500-Metre recorded to skate it,

the modern world will be used Hungary's Istvan Rozsavolgyi. Only Chutaway has

Ibbotson's time in England. for the crowds, Wood could not have run a

John Disley broke ruce on August

British Jobs range from preparing better-judged

Indian English native

curries to erecting "two- he national and 4. Fifty yards from home

ton street decorations. pounced on Stanislay Jung-recards with his 6min. 40,6sec. wirth and his chief British in the 3,000 metres Steeple-

NO WORRIES rival, Brian Hewson, to win by chase, then carefully pointed a firth of a second in

Chames' competitora and Amin. out that he hadn't really expect

Moscow, Aug 19 9.8sec.

ed to run, and was climbing spectators need have no worries

The Indonesian national Welsh mountains the day before, about accommodation, say the

soccer team now on a tour of organisers. A villago with

Poitiers Aug. 19. Injured Edie Bhirley,

the Soviet Union' played their whose every fodity has been built for Franco's Victor Sillon broke first game in Baku today against Wood records Disley clipped by all the expected athletes and his own national record for the the long "Nettionic

have officials

Coll right accond and who should

pole vault when he cleaged 4.86 worker)" alte, and lost 1-3, the been in the race, watched from

Hotels have been booked out. metres (14 feet 3% inches) at Soviet news agency, Tas, res the stands,

But Melbourne. cluzens, living sin whletic meeting here today. ported th In a fast 100 Metres fat, won

He saw Chris Brasher, the | k attractive Habitab have His former record was 4.31 by Britain's Eric Sandstepen in

man who helped push Banals offered their homes to accom- metres, i

The Indonesians opened 10.3 seconds, Hungary's Kiss He is listened to with respect tor to the four-minute Mile, modale up to 18,000 visitors.

At the same moeting, Guy score in this 10th minute but the Anished third in 10.4 beconds, now. when

strong he so she unexpectedly makeu

Accommodation in the homes Husson, broky, his own French Baku tents equalled "Just before to equal the Hungarian record. could run a sub-four-minute claim for Olympic, selection, of the host nation kus boen a Hammer: Throw record with a half time and scored two other uponderals get a bed to the whole train Brasher noted and Deyre success / In previous Olymplex diary of 18,50 metres (the cools in the second half-

o new Hungarian gecapi for ing schedule is aimed to bring with bis old friend Dialcy over One reason for fixing nåbed most dead 11⁄2 incha). His previous The me took place in a the 400 Metres whền hồi won him to peak around Melbourne the last 100 yards, and also beat breakfast la to mve the guest record was

58,48 -* mekrog, on (warm) and ( friendly this event in 46:9 seconds, The time.

the record.

any feeling of obligation for France»Fresse,

sphere," Tras qckled. previous national record stood

both Kamani and Rosselet Czech athlete Jiri Skobla 'm- ended up in a blaze of glorious proved his own Europem record bowls to give KCC the League for the Shot Put with a throw Championship amidst tremen-of 17.03 metres (57 feet 10% dous applause.

inches).

Skobla's previous European record of 17.47 metres (57 feet Yesterday's quarter-finala of 8% inches) was set up in Prague the Colony Open Triples Cham-in October, 1953. plonship produced дотро 0030- The track events today wETO sided results with no major up-marred by the heavy going, re- THEY LISTEN NOW

sulting from a cloud burst over Butiigest this

Whatever morning, but

the pace, several national records were SCENA 13 know the besten.

moment to strike, although last year he was accused of being a poor judge of these things,

PHOTOGRAPHS

by our Staff Photographers

',

Soccer Exhibition

Miklos Gafni Recital

Olympic Swimming Trials

Police Passing Out Parade First Division Lawn Bowls "Final Korean National Day Reception Opening of Woon lu Bridge. Talpo European YMCA Swimming Cala. OAC Visits Government Printing Department Cocktail Party on Board Easter Argosy

ndonesian National Day Reception Children's Golf at: Deep Water Bay Army Dog Unit Demonstration 74 LAA Regiment Swimming Cela New Ponies at Jockey Club AB Local Sports Local Presentations

Local Weddings,

Etc. Etc.

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LTD.

at 47.8 seconds.

A Polish national record was beaten when Henryk (Habowie won the Long: Jump event with 7.67 metros (25 feet Incise).

Jack Parity (Britain) the 110 Meists, Hunddelin

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