1959-05-09 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1959.

LAWN BOWLS SEASON STARTS TODAY

* SPORTS PERSONALITIERY LAWN BOWLS

BILL COLLEDGE

One Of Colony's Great All-Round Sportsmen

By ANDREW SLOAN

For this week's sports personality, instead of taking one of the younger sportsmen or women, we have decided to look back a few years, and interview a sportsman who both played for and against the Colony shortly before the war.

Let me introduce William Henry Edgar Colledge, better known locally as

"Bill."

1 came to Rongkong with The Royal Army Medical Corps in 1932, from Sounghat, where be hud been stationed with Snforce for a year,

He reculls, rue day I r rived played norkey for the KAMC #21 Annatur Shield

· Match against HMS Medway. We ran out whers in that match and I was lucky enough to get both goals.

Started With A Bang

the

played with the Civil Servleë, would be used for cricket." - Cricket Club. "We had Our Bill has been with his ups and downs In that team, favourite game, even with age nearly always downts," he said creeping on. He has been An with #smile.

empire for a number of seasons now. From that point of view I asked

him to comment and compare 01 the standard of

rieket, then and now.

B gained his Colony inter- port colours the same year when he opened the Colony butting with, J.E (Dicky) Hichardson, and also kept wicket.

Bill Colledge

educated in India.

and

was born

He went to Miltary the Lawrence Royal School at Sanwar, which was

"Well, I don't think the pro- rent standard of crleket In the Colony approaches what it used to be. There are two reasons for this I think," he said.

"Firstly there is not nearly as much money spent 01

The 1959 Colony lawn bowls season officially opens today with a full programma of league matches in all the three divisions.

After Hongkong's experience in the last Empire Games, it is pleasing to note that a greater number of younger players will be seen in action this year and that the average age of participants in the first division will probably be about the lowest that there has been.

Quite & fow clubs have Uprey Valley Club and with | Kowloon Docks will no doubt translated the call for young | green advantage on their side, oguln prove to be the season's blood into netion, but there are look good for §. 4-1 victory in "giant-killers", KBGC have still number who are relying the opening match. on the old-timers to carry them

honours.

Pea30)

through to the season's top In The Running

In the main, the coming Kowloon Bowling Green Club

will

Recreation aco Interesting and Indian

Club competition not only among will most likely be the other clubs for the various division two teams that will be in the itics but alag between the running for the championship. *young' and 'old' sets of Colony The Bowling Club will be lawn bowler.

guests of "Folkbo, who like the

Commendable Step

FL is very doubtful if the younger pet, given Their first opportunities to Bill in im- portant positions in their different teams this year will be able to measure up to the veterans, and consequently the standard of bowls that will be served Ehla season will prob- ably not be up to that of pro- vlous years.

But the start made by A number of clubs to give youth 1 chance is a commendable slep not only because

will stand the Colony in good stead in future International matches but also because it w give cur local youngsters

to game up

greater incentive agalast the Hongkong

Bilt

then unte of the leading lackey cricket nowadays at there used rehools in India. He represent- ed the achoni

It is at cricket and to be. And secondly, there are also shooting At that time he not many: Interport matches held the Empire Marksman's. earthfiente.

He left India In 1023 at the age of 17, for the UK. There be trained to be phamaell,

but joined the RAMC in 1829. After six years in the Army be

Now,"

Hola-In-One

joined the Hongkong Govern-away from team next year,

and

ment,

Terrific Job

is

a much take the

too early yel at this singe to predict the champion- ship chances of the teams in the various leagues, especially lawn bowls being what it is.

However, in the Arst division Recrelo "A",

Jasi year's championu, have almost sum ployers to serve them and must be regardest as top favourites to who the again.

the

title

"The next day, I found my- E playing cricket for Army Cricket Club. At the end of our inrings had scored 96 not out," So Bill certainly started his sports in the Colony with [ bang. I could be considered an even bigger bung. because in

He added, "Then there the newspapers The following

und

question of Individual day Lance Corporal Colledge

sports, as against team games, found he had been promoted to

The Individual sports seem Lo the rank of Lt. Colonel

attract the

younger During the

people gaines like continued to play hockey

cricket, und so these sports cricket. Then in 1934, he went

suffer." down to Mucan with the RAMC

In 1949 two team where they played the B: was secretary of the Civil started golf.

years after he Portuguese Colony at hockey.

B hit a hole- Service team and each week, The RAMC apolled the proud said, it used to be a terrine Job you know, with

in-one on the Fanling course, record of the Portuguese team to get teams to play even friend-yours

The strongest challenge, wil advancing by defeating them

from Cralgen- home for ty matches,

(patting his expanding probably came We used to end waist-ine with a smile) the Brst time. The Medles won tip with 19 players, a grounds-Is

gower Cricket Club and the golf пт becoming 2-1,

attractive

match between these opening whose man and a couple of dogs." and I Was Bill

two sport. Especially the 10th, and

teams this fpcbing altek brought the goals,

afternoon at During the occupation, he was 27th holes."

Rcerclo will give a good indica- The same year, he tried his interned here. Just after the

tlein of hund ut swimming in the

war, the iongkong Cricket Club ment cross harbour race.

chances. At

faced with u dilemma. that time It W3 organised by

The Army wanted their cricket authorities. the Milliory

ground. Unless it was used for managed to place ninth in that | cricket, the Army were going

race. The Arst eight places take It over, were taken by swimmers of the South Wales Borderers team."

Interport Colours

In 1035 Bill decided to leave

were

#

many the

Five years ago, Bill, after Inpmber of years of lawn bowls, with the aid of Frank Howarth Cowie ("a and Bill bolties of beer") become Colony triples champions.

Bill will be retiring from Government in a few weeks. 4, to spend He leaves on June one year's leave before retire-

Fortunately, the No. 1 boy of the club had stared away all the erickel gear and looked after while the Japanese were hero. Party Owen-Hughes, in sing-ment. "I will probably go to the Army. He joined the im-tet and shorts, led the HKCC Jersey, Lisbon and India," he port and Export Department of cam out onto the held, where sudd, "but I haven't yet decided the Hongkong Government, Be-we played a loken game against where to settle down. All I Ing in the Government, he Army. The result is of no now is that I en golpy all out turned his sporting inclinations real consequence, but we proved to enjoy that first year 10 the crickel feld uguin and In the Army that the ground leave,"

Softball League Review SURPRISES GALORE IN MEN'S SENIOR LEAGUE

By OLLY VAS

Surprise results in senjor league games were the rule rather than

the exception during the past season.

of

As an indication of how evenly matched the teams were, not a

single game was curtailed at the end of the

the fifth inning. There were only two walk-overs given, these after the cham-

̈pionship had already been decided. No game went into - extra time and there were two shut-outs, both through superb pitching by the season's Most Valuable Player Vic Pedruco of the Braves.

A Lot To Learn

The Fandas were a big cus- appointment. Junior Peng took

over mound duties from retired Jackie Wei but Junior still has Team With Future an awful lot to lern about

pacing himselt over

Strong Challenger

their

respective

Personally. I feel that Recreio has a better balanced and more cohesive

team, though by no means spectacular. Craigen- gower on the other hand, have Individually a stronger tean, and are capable of producing brilliant bawls at times but will have to show a much better teamwork and consistency not only in today's match but also throughout the remaining sea- zon if they are to slay as a challenger.

On average from and aistency,

the Portuguese bowlers appear to have T elight advantage over the

con-

He Introduced

His Pal

Brian Daykin met Jin Mit- chell when they were in the Forces together in Germany. Both were National Service- men, Brian was a professional with Derby County and Jim kept goal for Ilkeston Town in the Central Alliance.

When they were demobbed Daykin introduced Mitchell to Derby County, and he too was. signed Q professional forms. Now Mitchell has just made his Second Division debut Brighton, and poor Daykin can- not even get a place 'in “County Reserves,

The champlons, Ed Carvalho's their stride early in the seasonners they can take pride in some Braves staged fighting come by the Cheyennes, who upset of the line performances they hack ofter two shock defents them 4-2, The Inclusion of put up. They put up strong early in the season to deservedly sluggers Roy Lamontagne and resistance against the Saints win the Senior le but not Douglas Murray plus the re-twice. In Lionel Dayaram 1 feel without some st oppositionable an of "Goose" Wong that they fiave the season's best from arch-rivats St Joseph's. raised pennant hopes. The outfielder.

When the Cheyennes upset Pandas and then the US Navy the Braves 10-8 mid the South, also beet them unexpectedly lo China boys took a 1-4 decision | knock them out of the race for all peasant hopes died out. the title. This is a team that Then to make it worse the cortainly deserved a better fate US Navy's "Pickaway" teun than being runners-up, edged them 3-2.

But Vie Pedruro led them to win the crucial play-off game against the Saints and lita eopped the Robert Remedies' Cheyennes innings. 10's about time the championship for his side. The gave some of the top teams a Panda's rizo above the ille team rallied magnificently be- real scare, Two upset victories they have gained D5 'good hind Pedryco's steady hurling over the Braves and SCAA plus | lovers," Their only notable to win a great uphill battle. A * ner-upset against the achievement was their fine vic- terrifle rally by a grand team Saints earned them 9 spot tory over SCAA

Finid-way in the final league As for the US Navy they standings. They ean console could not put the same nine out themselves with a batting title" every week because of shilpa The Saints did not do so well through Danny Gostno who | movements. They shared the this year, Pitcher Salleh seems showed int of hitting power bottom rung of the ladder with able to loss a good game only and was second in the MVP the Pandas. Their sloppy fielding when his side is ahend. The voting tou.

contributed to their poor show- Joeys scraped through a few Dave Malig and Onofre ings. Like the Pandas they had easy matches, L C Poon, Souza caught the eye with some one great victory tucked under Meme Xavier and Georgle fine plicting and folding. A their belts,hen they Ribelto lent good support ably very young. fast-moving side, triumphed over the Braves olded by veterans Omar, still a te inexperienced but To sum it up it has been__*}* Ovorio, Bucks and the ageless one with a future in the same very pleasant playing spuson Fir Dave Leonard. The Saints will if they stick together.

all concerned, Bomo

'Hard Luck Team'

'Lough

live to fight another day, have The Semlagles graduated to | matches wore witnessed. and no fear of that.

the Senior section "after" a bow fans were kept in doubt as to

The title of "Hard Luck Team years in the minor division, who would eventually "win the of the Year" goes to South They lacked a suitable burles. Commissioner'a trophy se China AA. They were put of | Apart "from" this" glaring 'whik- thay should be 'avaiy"Sèkson.

THE

at

about the some

ROBERT TAY

Newly promoted Filipino Club will take on KCC at Cox Road, i The cricketers are fielding '40. experimental team-this year and do not appear to bẹ as strong as they have been in previous years. A close match should be seen with home team cil joying a slight_odge.

.

Not So Easy tram es Insi Not to te taken lightly among year and if they play true So the fret division teams this year torm, should be capably 'are Recreio "B" consisting registering a 4-1 opening win. mainly of Hecrelo's old-timers. Kowloon Dock Club have alOn their day they can be a ways played well on their own maleh for Any Brşi division green and with a strengthened team and their clash against team this year will probably | INC "A". this afternoon may not have te allestity in account-¡us sich an oasy game for the ing for IRC "B" di Hunghom. Indian as many may expect.

Today's Games

First Division Necrolo""A" VI edel

TC v. KBOC. KDC v. IRC "B". KCC v. FC.

IRC "A" v. Recreio "B",

Second Division PRC "B" v. KEC. CCC v. PRC "A". FC v. HKPSA. HKCC v. HKFC. USRC (bye).

Third Division CCC v. IRC. HERC v. HKCC. HKFC v. KBGC. KDC v. BC. TC (bye)

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