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Lawn Bowls.

LEAGUE COMMENT, STATISTICS, AND

CHAMPIONSHIP PROSPECTS.

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A very interesting position arose as a result of the weekend" lawn bowl matches in that last year's champions and runners-up now stand in the same order in con- sequence of their victories. Craigen- zower again. prospered with their altered rink conditions and won easily from the Police, who took their eleventh successive defeat in their customary "sportsmanlike spirit. At least they had the Batisfaction of seeing the visi tors' most successful, rink suffer their second deleat

11. A. Chapman

(R.F.K.Y.C.). 32 12. F. Haynes (C.S.C.C.)... 97 6. J. Massey (C.S.C.C.).... 26 10. A Webster (H. K. E.R.C.) 13.

4. A. R. Whibley

(K.B.G.C.) 32 10. D. Munro (T.R.C.)......

3. W. E. Bell (K.B.G.C.) 20 9. G. E. Roylance

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1929.

Baseball Notes.

TO-MORROW'S BIG GAME.

SEASON TO OPEN AT LAST.

[BY CENTRE FIELD."]

After many delays due, to one dashed thing after another, the oficial ball season opens to marrow,| when the Chinese outfit will make thair usual aggressive effort to beat their old rivals the Japanese in the first league game of the season. The American Consul-General, Mr. Roger C. Tredwoll, will pitch the first ball while our Chinese knight, Sir. Show son Chow, will call the signals. This game was to have been played last Saturday, but the contractors were not fast enough An official ruling has now been with their work in putting up the made in regard to the procedure to stands, so it was unavoidably post be followed in the event of two or poned. The teams took full advan

tage of this, and put in another more teams having the same num-week's practice. The Dragons' ber of points and the top or bottom had a friendly seven-inning tussle position being at stake. Adventes with the boys from the U.S.S. Guam ton, although by a single shot, of the shot average method of decid on Tuesday; the latter having the in a game marked by low scoring the position will be disappoint better of the argument. I was 1ng on both sides. As expected, theed, for the Association very right the game, and it is my belief that unless the S.C.A.A. bucks up and Clui de Recreio fell on their first #dopted the rule that in case of a

play a very much better game, they will not be able to offer the Japanese very much opposition. Of course. I know they were without their regular twirler, but then that should not have made, the fielders commit so many errors.

this SCA-

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trip to Kowloon Dock, but they were by no means disgraced. Early in the game they had to pay the penalty for playing on familiar ground, but once they got used to it they retrieved much of their loss. The defeat of Civil Service at home, by the Bowling Green was in the nature of another shock. Taylor's rink "fell by 15 shots after being 20 down at one time, but the veteran Rassell put it heavily on Brawn by carrying his six shot advantage before teu tu 19 shots at the close.

tie in points a deciding match, or matches, will be played on the the committer knock-out system, making the draw and naming the ground. "Another point decided, which I referred to in my notes last week, was the relegation retention of the bottom team. Re- legation was made compulsary if the winning team division desires promotion.

iz the low

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In this game Kwok was on the mound, and if he was the "dark horse mentioned by a contem- porary. I am afraid the Chinese will have to look again into another stable. As usual, Matty Chang was behind the batter. I believe he is by far the best slugger in the Chi- rese nine, but when he is calling the signals it seems that he gets rattled too easily. That sort of thing will not do at all, more parti cularly when there are a couple of runners on bases. It would be well for some of our "stars" to keep that in mind, too, and the sooner some of them do it the better it will be for their sides. There is no doubt that Marty" is a good mechanical ball-player, but he seems alightly lacking when it comes to

portance of annexing the points in their efforts to remain champions, will be factors which will make them go all out to win. I think they will succeed in strengthening their position. Next in importance" baseball brains." is Kowloon Dock's home meeting with the Bowling Green representa

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TOPICAL NOTES ON.

AQUATICS."

TO-MORROW NIGHT'S FETE: ENTRIES AND FORECASTS.

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"THE WATER-POLO GAME IN DISPUTE.

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[BY WATERMAN."']

The entries for the open races carry of the honours, as he is the to-morrow night are as follows:- local champion in this event. I saw 30 Yards Breast Stroke: H. Noronha swimming the back stroke Remedios, Pte. Early, W. Foralta, | a few days ago, and though I think R. C. Parker, Wong Kam Fan, Hó | he will give Leong a race in the lu Tim, Wong Ki Leung, Wong Ki first length, I think two lengths is Chan, Lau Shek Kan, Guk Inn Wi, too much for the Portuguese youth. Kwok Fung Shan, Tan Chan Hing. A few years back Noronha was Lo Chi Hing..

great on the back stroke, and in the 50 Yards-Back Stroke: Leung interport with Shanghai in 1983, Shiu Man, W. Lawrence, L. Roza | held at Shanghại, I think he lower- Pereira E. A Noronha, Wonged the Northern port's record for Siong Hing.

the back stroke, but that was a long

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30 Yards Free Style: Pte. Mae time ago. Roza Pereira and Law- kenzie, E. R. A. Wadham, Leung rance, of V.R.C., are "dark horsea" Shiu Mia, W. Lawrance, R. Amery, but they will have to be very S. Y. Gittens, B. Rasmussen, A. | good' indied to lower the colours of It is a pity, the V.R.C. did not Bliss, R. Witchell, E. W. Railton, Leung Shiu Man or Noronha.

E. A Noronha, fx their night fetes a few weeks

Team Race (Open);, Club de GOSPORT BUILDERS GET carlier, when the Colony was in the Recreis, V.R.C., Kowloon Swim- The free-style race will prove If CONTRACT.

throes of the water shortage. Hadming Club, Chinese Amateur Swim- very interesting, I am sare,

Leung Shiu Man is not exhausted they done so, the Clerk of the ming Union. Weather would certainly have de Team Bace (Services): Somerset by the back stroke eveuf, he should luged the Colony with rain to Light Infantry. H.M.S. Sandwich, da very well, but I think the earlier

| K.O.3.B. and R.G.A.

race will tell on him, and I know prevent the smooth carrying-out their programme. At the time

he is not cut out for stamina, of writing, it looks more than like In the breast stroke event but only speed. Lawrance might is that the second night fete of the understand there will be three heats stay out of the Club, fixed for to-morrow night, and is final, a much more satisfacto try for this event, in which will be held in anything but ideal tary way of racing than by picking case be will be tough hand- moment, and I don't think he will tion and I don't wish to be unduly especially a local stop-watch. weather, but that is mere specula-out the winner on the stop-watchful." Gittens is off colour at the pessimistic. Remember the V.R.C have had a good deal of experience apex the honours, though I hasten decided to carry on with their with stop-watches, and can safely add that he will not be disgraced. I see two very promising youngsters their programme at the Inst feta say no stop watch can record despite a heavy thunderstorm an victory by a touch" as so oftenia Bliss and Witchell, either of cur before the show, was due to happens in swimming. But enoughs, especially Bliss, who has been whom, might " in unexpected- commence, and based on that ex- about stop-watches. As to the race rerience, I venture to state that itself, the presence of Lo Chi Hing, making very good progress this

LONDON, August 21. famous The

Gosport yacht builders, Messrs. Campter and Nicholson, have signed a contract to build Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V, with which he hopes to wrest the Amerien Cup from the L'nited States next year. The New York Yacht Clb bas nccepted the challenge and the race will begin on September 3, 1930.

The new vessel to be built for Sir Thomas Lipton" will be about feet long on the water line, which will bring her into the 23 metre class.

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SWEDEN WINS YACHT TROPHY.

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unless we are actually visited by the local champion, relieves me typhoon, nothing will prevent the | from searching amongst the com- sports from coming off to-morrow petitors for a likely winner. There The matsheds for those are pine Chinese out of thirteen night. taking unreserved seats have now competitors, and if anyone should been covered in, and the raia will surprise Le, I think it will be one not be as annoying as it otherwise of his compatriots. I saw H.M. might be that is, if it should come Remédios swim the breast stroke at on. In point of seating comfort, the last fete, and on

that per I fear there will be no improve formance I don't think he will New Your. August 21. The Swedish yacht Bacchanteient, but to the real enthusiast, upset my calculations."

great discomforts can be overlooked which won the first of the series if the sport provided is truly keen of three-cornered races between and good. I expect a good crowd Sweden, Germany and the United at the V.R.C. no matter how the States at Marblehead, won again weather behaves. to-day, and thus secured the trophy.

I don't remember the Ball Club

having turned out a stronger side than this before, and if they could only play the saine nine every time they take the field, why, my money would be on them for championship honours. Russakoff, their first base man last year, is pitching for them. He has a very fast ball, and when schooling in Yokohama way back

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The back stroke race has only attracted five entrants, among them Leung Shiu Màn, who I think will

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The typhoon having passed over. it is hoped that the weather will be such as to put the greens in proper condition for play to-morrow. Im- Craigengower and Civil Service Portant issues are involved in the junior players as well as spectators matches, the principal one in the bad plenty of excitement over the senior division being the away meet ratch which ended in a small wining of Craigengower at Kowloon for the home teas. It was a re. The Valley team's last defeat petition of the experience Civil at home after helping the other Servier had recently at the Bowling side with a substitute, and the im Green Club. A win for them on Saturday would have made them aurt of the Shield without further worry, but Skip Wiltshire frus trated this by securing the winning stols when the other two rinks had halanced their profit and less. It was hard luck on Skip Murphy

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left The Bowling ground recently, will find the home Green Club, who have an outside hear that Skip Drummond, who was

are well placed to secure the points. As was anticipated, recently indisposed, will probably the Electric team lost at Taikoo, resume his place in the Taikoo team With the exception of Webster's A good match should result from rink, which has been consistently the meeting of Civil Service and p in the last six matches, the other Recreio at the Valley. The visiting two have not been very successful. team will be striving hard for the Still, as I have said before, they peints and I wish them success. have done very creditably for a new team with several novices, and handicapped every week by the absence of one or two players on shift duty. Webster, by the way, has been doing exceptionally well, and he is one of those players who Barry on modestly without crowing over their doinga..

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little to be desired. I

too pleased to give the local aines

all the friendly games they want, and would be good for the man- agers of the various sides to fix up couple of games with them before they leave port.

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The Phillies will make a bold bid contemporary returned the score as to retain their title, and have put 10-4, whereas the scorer, together in a lot of work both at Caroline with most of the onlookers, made it Hill and at King's Park. The Taikoo juniors receive the Civil. The same acribe, I remember, rumour, about a week ago that Service. The visitors wil be faced

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season. An entrant who commands " a good deal of attention is B. Ras-.. mussen, who until a few years ago "horses." If Rasmussen has been was one of the Colony's strongest working as hard in Canton as he

did in the V.R.C.-bath in former rummers, I shall not be surprised to see him walk away with this. will have trained in fresh water, race. Rasmussen, being in Canton,

and when a man trained in fresh water takes to salt, he simply moves! Rasmussen will take a good deal of beating to-morrow, night.

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the grecos prove to be heavy after the rains, and I cannot see much prospect of their being able to win. The Yacht Club may just about be able to gain the points at Club de Recreio, but in any case the game Open should be a close one. In the ComDerby" of the Kowloon neigh

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LEAGUE TABLES.

Division 1.

P. W. D. L. Pts.

Only one match in the Singles Championship was was the second round tie between N. Drummond (T.R.C.) and C. Atkinson (K.D.R.C.) played on Monday on the Police ground. The game was completed in the rain, Atkinson being the winner by 23-11. The only uncompleted tie in the second round is that between Brown and Macfarlane, the winner eeting Gow to decide the opposer for Luz in the last quarter for the semi-final.. In the connecting bracket above are Atkinson v. Silva and Craigengower....11 Grimmitt Arculli, the winners Kawloon D.R.C. 11 meeting each other in the third Kowloon B.G.C. 10 quarter for the semi-final. In the Club de Recreio 10

Bradbury and Civil Service upper half are Omar, the winner raceting Basa to Kowloon CC... 10 decide the first of the four semi- Taikoo R.C. finalists. The other semi-final is Police RC. between the winner of the Ferguson- Wotherspoon and Atkinson-Silva tica. The closing date for the third round matches, of which only two have so far been played, is August

31.

The following are the successful skips and their scores, figures preceding the names indicating the number of matches played:-

DIVISION I..

11. R. Bass (0.0.0.)

Up. 102

19. J. Puncheon (K.D.R.C.) 49

7. L. Guy (K.B.G.C.) 49

11. A. W. Grimmitt

(C.S.C.C.) 39

6. 8. Gray (K.D.R.C.)

30

11. U. M. Omar (C.C.C.)... 25 10. R. F. Luz (C. de R.) ... 29

11. J. C. Brown (K.D.R.C.). 21

10. J. Gibson (K.C.C.)

...... 20

8. D. Gow.(R.B.G.C) 19

10. J. Ferguson (T.R.C.).

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For Agat. Up. Dn. Kowloon D.R.C. 708 508 139 Craigengower... 791 588 135 Kowloon B.G.C. 672 561 Club de Recreio 397 588 Civil Service....605 633 430 605 Taikoo R.C. Kowloon C.C.... 324 005 Police B.C... 538 003

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(8127 verbial fiddle. Candidly, I do not think they will do it, for they are sorely in need of a good pitcher. Johnny" Alvares may be all right, but like most of the local twirlers- of the Japanese team the other he goes all to pieces if he gets knock. prospects of running away with the shield were very bright. Koga is their regular pitcher, but in Touka guchi, a smart boy who swings them from the starboard side, they have a more than sacful reserve man for this particular job. Then again their third baseman is a very clever worker-I saw him at prae tice on Wednesday, and he has an arm like a whip! As a team the Japanese are hard to beat, and more than one ball fan is of the opinion that they will be the league champions.

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Although it is hardly the time to make any predictions as to the ultimate pozitions of the teams, I cannot help feeling that they will finish up in the following order:

1. Japanese."

2. Hong Kong Ball Club.

3. South China.

4. Filipinos.

5. Kiaras Club.

In my opinion, it will more or less The Japanese line-up for this depend on whether the Ball Club game (I doubt very much whether will be able to turn out the side it will on, because of the weather ) mentioned above regularly. If they will be:-

Pitcher: Koga or Taukaguchi,

Hachiuma,

Catcher: Soejima.

1B.;

Murata,

2B.:.

Honda (Captain).

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C.F.:

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R.F.:

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Morizono or Kusano,

Takahashi or Saido. Sagara,

do, I should certainly tip them as likely champions, but if they do not I am afraid they will have to give the second place to the Chinese aggregation. The Kiorae, of course, are the babies of the " Big " league, and though I feel they will put up a few good games I fear they will find their more experienced oppon- epts 'too much for them just for a start.

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Murata is the heavy slugger of the team, but the others can also be Baseballers in general and the P. W. D. L. Pta relied upon to keep things going Kipras in particular will be sorry to Civil Service ... 12 9 0.3 12 once they arp at bat. A very evenly learn that the hard-working Secre

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3 18 balanced side, and I shall be very tary-Treasurer of the Association, Kowloon B.G.C. 12 8 0 4 10 surprised indeed if they do not and the manager of the latter club, Taikoo R.C.......10 .ឆ 0 4 19 romp home with the bacon on Satur-Harry Honk Sling, will not be

day.

3 0 9 8 In their game on Sunday with the I 0 10 2. Filipino Club, the Hong Kong Ball

Club will be reprosented-by:-

1B.:

Howard. 2B.: Harris.

Electric R.C.....11

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Yacht Club .......11 Club de Recreio 12

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For Agst. Up. Do. Civil Servico... 780 .644 188 Kowloon B.G.C. 763 840 123 Taikoo R.C... 013 642 Craigengower...861 810- Yacht Club...... 621:'453 Electrio B.C..... 637 677 Club de Recreio 600 7300 Kowloon C.C... 559 792

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10. D. Walmsley (T.R.C.)... 75 10. D. Warren (K.B.G.C.)... 64

11 W. Collins (0.0.0.) ...... 55

8. J. Archibald (C.8.0.C.) · 40

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R.F.: Brennan.

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