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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1958.

COLONY'S EMPIRE GAMES LAWN BOWLERS

Four Of The 1954 Team

And Three Newcomers

By "TOUCHER”

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Three new names wore added to the list of Hongkongʻs` in- ternational lawn bowlers aftor the Hongkong. Lawn Bowls Association's announcemont yesterday of the team represent Hongkong at the British Commonwealth and Empire Games at Cardiff from July 18 to July 26. These are those of Dr C. C. Ma, A. P. Pereira and M. B. Hassan, who have been selected in addition to Raoul Luz, Eric' Liddell, Robert Gourlay and Alfred Coates who were in Hongkong's last Empire Games team.

Contes Was this Colony Lion Committee have done n The only member of the 195, 60, Hongkong team who has not | Bingles winner in

The dimeuliles 1930. He [zplendid job. been included is Joe Luz,, who was member of the CCC that a Selection Committee have has already left Hongkong Colony Champlon riik in 1040 to face are seldom appreciated make his home in the United and has been one of Craigen- and in perhaps no other sport

selection B States,

gower's most consistent No. 3's is for a great number of years. lawn bowls. Former Sprinter

Both he and Kaoul Luz have At lawn bowls, novice on голу inke the Of the three newcomers, two represented Hongkong in many lucky day

matches against micasure of a Colony champion. all-round Interport well-known

in addition to the problem of aportamen in their younger Shanghai,

varying form,. the Selection days.

Committee have to take into

selecting

number of

Were

Dr C. C. Ma, who is now 40, wan Hongkong University's out-

Bet

up i

of

Youngest At 36

Erie Liddell, who surprisingly

standing penformer in the inter-made the last Empire Games varsity athletles meet betweenteain, is at 30 the younges Hongkong University and member of the Hongkong team. Lingnan University in 1831. A He, however, showed his worth that meet, Dr. Ma

by not only his displuy at the Chinese national

Empire Gaines, but by winning 10.9 seconds for the 100

the Colony Open Singles title Metres and ai establishoj a

time of 22.6 sec inmediately after his return. new record onds for the 200 Metres Kwangtung province.

In 1933, this versalle sports man was awarded a tennis blue at the University of Edinburgh and in 1936 captained the "wliss. ning Edinburgh University ten- nis team against ten other Uri-

tish, Irish and Scottish Undver-

alties.

λ belter than average Lilliards player, he

took up lawn bowls as recently as 1853 bus, gifted with an extremely keen sense of sports, hus made astounding progress during the last few years.

When on leave in Australia In 1956, he figured prominent- in the Masters' Tournament which "A" Grade club chain- National plons and Slate or title-holders only are entitled to

(ebmpetus,

Besides lawn bowls,-Eric was en Rolfer before he took up bowls serously and had his handicap as low as tour. Since cuming to Hongkong, he has not, however, been playing regular-

consideration in

dimcult as in

Hongkong team other local factors. Their duty. aptly put by the Association President, the Bun. C. E. M.

Was to ferry.

select ROVER bowlers who are "best fitted" to represent the Colony.

Strongest Possible

They have to make it the a1 strongest team possible und the same time perhaps make 11 as representative

as possible distribution of Gs for seven players among the local clubs and also among the many com- munities who play the game is concerned.

In the final breakdown, the team shown two players from Recreio, Lo from Craigen- ly and is still trying to Improvegower, one from the Indian Re- on his handicap of seven,

Surprise Selection

Robert Gourlay of Kowloon He has reached the finals of Docks, was the surprise selection the Colony Open Champion in the Hongkong team, mainly ships in the Singles, Pairs and owing to the fact that he has Risks

last year been away on leave in Scotland events und earned his first inajor honours and has not taken part in the when he skipped the Chingartals: Gourlay was the No. 3

Creation Club, one from Kow- loun Bowling Green Club ani one from Kowloon Dock Club.

I personally think that the most unlucky player among the fast sixteen candidates was C. K. Sung, This bowler played an extremely good and consistent nine throughout the six trials, but he may take heart that there Four in 1953.

are st many Empire Games to Ina consenting

go and, being still a compara- selection of the Hongkong team, Lively young bowler, he may Snooker Champion must be sold that the Selee-yet be given his due reward.

four to their rst-ever victory of the Kowloon Dock Champion

in the Gutierrez Shield Inter- national Competition.

A.^F. Perrlin-"Spotly" to his many friends-now ai 40 has been the undisputed "king" of snooker In Itongkong for the last few years, and is still the holder of the Colony snooker tille.

Although he has since Inst year given up cricket, he has been for many years one of the mainstays of the powerful Recreto First Division eleven. His hostile tedium-fast bowling Jed Recreio to many u‘victory and only as weakness in bot fin probably deprived him of An Interport berth. Baseball and softball were other sports in which he also excelled.

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Al lawn bowls he has been perhaps the most consistent lend in Recreio's Firat Division team for the last few years. In 1849 he was lead of the Colony Champion four consistlag of himsvit, J. H. Xavier, J Remedios and C. C. Pereira. Last year. playing at No. 3, he was again In the Champion four that included A. Sales, Jr., A. Collaco. and C. C. Periera. In 1833 "Spotty" substituteil fur R. F. Luz in the Colony Open Pairs and together with Joe Luz won, that event. He was also A mumber of the winning liecrelo Triples team In 1950,

The thinl newcomer to the Hengkong Empire Gaines Townh M. D. Hassan, won the Coluny Open Singles Champlonship in 1955. He was also a member other Singles annis in 1949 and 1055.

He was a member of the IRC combination which Won the Colony laks title in 1852 ani 1955, Ho was also a member of the victorious Malayan team which won the Internalionul Competition in 1951 and 1952.

Old "Caps"

Of the four old "caps", Raoul Luz is undoubtedly the most outstanding. Now 04 years old, Raoul has been perhaps the best local bowler since the death of 'U. M. Omar.

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Also an extremely versatile sportamon in his younger days, Haoul proudly showed no special trophy when I visited him

homo. This was at his awarded him for the highest break of 127 at billards in the Portuguese Interport match be- tween Hongkong and Shanghai in 1025.

tar

At soccer he was a member of the Lusitano eleven on 'back as 1927 ant in 1939 and 1040 he showed himself equally adept with the softball bat and ball by helping Coble and Wire- less to win the penont

He was the Colony Lawn Bowls Styles Champlon In_1920 and 1957. In addition to being runner-up twice in 1930 and 1993. He was skip of the Craigengower Colony champion four in 1936 that included J. 9. Landolt, A. S. Gomes, and W. V. Field. Partnering his brother Joe, he won the Fairs tille in~ 1951.

Second oldest member of the team_la - Alfred Costes. Agad

upon

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Milwaukee Braves Sports Diary

Take Over Lead In National League

New York, Apr. 29.

The Milwaukee Braves took over first place in the National League for the first time this season by whipping the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, today be- hind the combined hitting and pitching of "old pro" Warren Spahn.

In the National League's only other day game, the Philadelphia Phillles downed San Francisco, 7-4, drop- ping the Giants into second place, a half-game behind Milwaukee.

Spahn drove in

three runs Temppe, Neman (9), LP-Meyer of doubles with a pair

and | (1-1), HRS-Walls 2 (0th and scattered nine hits in posting 7th), Mathews (6th), his third straight victory of the Phila- season. The veteran southpaw delphia 100-040-002 7-13-0 struck out eight and allowed Ban #19 walks in increasing his carver record over the Cubs to 20-14.

Lee Walls of the Cubs hit his sixth and seventh home runs of the season both coming with the bases empty. Eddie Mathews unloaded his sixth homer for the Braves, who col tected 10 klis off six Chicago pitchers

Only 0.801 tons, tho Glants' smallest home crowd since they moved to San Francisco, watch- ed their heroes drop out of first place. Davo Philley clouted a home nin, a double and a single in helping Curt Simmons pick up his first victory after two carlier selbacks.

Simmons was Ufted in the elghth inning after giving up two-run homer to flank Sauer. Dick Farrell mopped up for the Phillies. Ramon Monzant, the frst of five Giant pitchers, was the loser.

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