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LAWN 'BOWLS NOTES:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1939.

In the World of Sports

BASEBALL NOTES:

SEASON EXPECTED TO STRETCH Mindanao Become Runner

INTO SEPTEMBER

OPEN SINGLES MATCHES DISAPPOINT: PROSPECTS FOR THE WEEK-END

(By Jack Hy)

Last Saturday being wet, the Lawn Bowls pro- gramme had perforce to be cancelled.,, Though heavy rain fell in the morning. It was thought that the bowls matches arranged for that day could be played off as by afternoon the greens were quite dry. But another heavy downpour which fell an hour before the matches were due to start left the greens (most of which were actually under water) too sodder to be played on.

According to the fixture- and had credit of bagging the card, this week's matches scalps of two former champions should mark the close of the in U. M. Omar and R."Duncan. lawn bowls' season, but ac-1 tually there are clubs in the First and Third Divisions with as many as six (seven in the case of the Kowloon Bowling Green) matches unplayed.

This means that the season will stretch right Into Septem- ber or even the beginning of 'October, if there are more post- ponements owing to rain. In that case bowls will undoubted- ly clash with cricket which will ret under way about then.

OPEN SINGLES

CHAMPIONSHIP,

The fairly large crowd which turned up at the Civil Service to see the two matches in the fourth round of the Singles Championship on Monday must have been dis- appointed If they had expected to see evenly fought games. In both cases the matches were one-sided. both A. R. Dallah and M. R. Abbas of the Indian R.C. finding it sur- prisingly easy to dispose of C. M Silva and A. E. Coates respectively. " It was not that the standard of bowls was poor. Indeed the two winners played bowls of a high order. It had to be to win in such easy fashion against bowlers like Alfred Coates and Charlie Silva. But from the spectators: point of view both games were disappoint- ing as ittle opposition was given the winners, Dallah winning his match on the 15th head by 21-7 and Abbas on the 19th by 21-12 after leading by 20-5 on the 15th.

,:

Surprise Collapse

Dallah was playing very well and was leading Silva by 12-0 before the latter could score. On the 14th head Daliah had 18 to his opponent's 7 and on the next. which proved to be

HOME CRICKET

LONDON, Aug. 23 (Reuter)--At Bournemouth, Somerset defeated Hampshire by an innings and 82 runs.

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Somerset-433 for eight declar-

Hampshire181" (Hazell six for 60) and 230 (McCorkell 107. Meyer six for 48).

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The Chinese Baseballers subsided into a tie with South China in third position in the “League-standings when they were un- able to field a team on Sunday and consequently forfeited, the points to Mindanao, who thus become runner-up for the cham- ¿pionship.

Although no league matches with a brace of bingles and acou- were played, local fans received ple of stolen bases. Rood entertainment from the two friendly games that were staged on Sunday morning.

At Manchester, Lancashire de leated Kent by four wickets.

Kent-215 (Ames 108, Phillipson six for 70 and 254 (B. H. Valen- Mine 119, Phillipson six for 76).

Lancashire-252 and 218 for six. At Eastbourne, Sussex defeated Worcestershire by eight wickets.

Worcester:-372 and 302 for six outhut 10 to 7. declared (King" 118.

Sussex:475 for nine wickets

Practice Match Representatives of China and Britain, for the forthcoming In- In the opener, the Chinese Base-ternational Series, staged a prac ballers, with the help of Bill Hong tice match in the nightcap, but as sung. George Wu. All, and Y. T. a number of candidates was miss- Chan, accounted for the Mindanao ing, neither squad lined up as gang by runs to after being they are expected to in the tourna

China chalked up an unconvinc-. For six innings the Chinese gaveing" 11-7 victory, in this lödsely

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declared (Jim Parks 115 not out a fielding display that augurs well played game, after comunitting for their International Series four errors, of which three were and 202 for two.

At Card', Northants secured chances, although they did have debited to Saminy Chan playing at first innings points against Glam- considerably difficulty in connect the Windy Alley. Needless to say, Ing with the speedy deliveries of Tommy will not be seen in this Northants:-369 for 7 declared Tony Mockeviculs who made his position when Ching meets Ameri- and 158 for 8 declared.

local debut on the mound for Min-ca next Sunday. Nip Lum had the Glamorgan:-227 for 7.

danao.

dubious distinction of chalking up the other error with a wild peg to ärst. *

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the last, he scored three to "TELESCORE” SPECIAL

Silva was

clinch the game.

playing below form and was short most of the afternoon.

Contes Mistake

Where Coates fall down, on the other hand, was in being through ---especially on the medium heads, Abbas struck form right from the word

Во and monopolised, the scoring up to the fifth head when he was leading by 8-0 before Abbas kept Coates could score. on piling up the score and had 20 shots to Coates 5 on the 15th head.

Then Coates" made a vain attempt to turn the scales in his favour by scoring a four. a single and a two to reduce the lead to 20-12. On the 19th head he was lying a couple. but Abbas played a beautiful follow-through shot to take the game.

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Minu Wins Again A. R. Minu recorded yet another victory in the name of the Indian R.C. when he beat A. M. Omar in a closely fought match at Recreto by 21-19. This match went to 25

before heads

the issue decided.

Just how evenly matched these two players were can be judged by the fact that in the .course of the game each took

the lead in turn.

On the 22nd head, when the score stood at 18-al, 'Omar 'took a

The collapse of Coates and Silva three to lead by 19-16. But for was incomprehensible.

the rest of the game he failed to The former who is a former increase his score and allowed singles champion of the Colony Fatty Minu to win by 21-19.

has of late been playing very well, so well in fact that from lead he has been made nümber three to B.

W. Bradbury. Silva last year went at far in the Singles Championship

Sporting

Fixtures

TO-DAY

Cham- A. J. Hall v.. U. M. Omar (Kowloon F.C.).

LAWN BOWLS,--Singles

pionship, fourth round,

tournament,

TENNIS, — Kowloon

-Court No. 1-RE Lee (-3.0)

J. H. 8. Durican (Handicap "B"); Court No. 2--R. T. Broadbridge and Miss Harker (~15.3) v. W. C. Hung and Mrs. Eymard (-30); Court No. 3--B. Soltau and Mrs. Fincher (-15).) V. A. Perry, and Mrs. Sweeney (~15),

WATER POLO-Chinese Bathing

Club v. South China, (North) Point, 3.15 p.m.).

TO-MORROW

TENNIS-Mixed" doubles, 'Hong-

kong Y. Chinese; Kowloon

A Good Game

Another good game was played the Kowloon Bowling Green

(Continued on Back Page)

SCOTTISH F.A. -LEAGUE

LONDON, Aug. 23 (Router)-The following were the results of matches played in the First Divi- Bion of the Scottish Football Lea- que tu day:

Partick 2 Hearts 2.

8. Mirren 6. Rangers 0. Third Lanark 4, Cowdenbeath 2

THE HONOURS LIST

P.A. CUP

Portsmouth.

Clyde.

SCOTTISH CUR,

LEAGUE-DIVISION I

Champions: Everton.

Runners-up: Wolves."

Relegated to Division II: Leices-

ter and Birmingham.«

LEAGUE DIVISION. II Champions: Blackburn.

Runners-up: Sheffield United.

Relegated to Division III (South)

Tournament, Court No. 18. A. Norich and Tranmere Division III Gray and Mrs. Kevan -(-(30) v.] (North).

“J.A. 8. Duncan and Mrs. Blackburn and Sheffield U. pro-

Smeby (-3,8): Court No. 2-A, moted to Division L

E. P. Guest EC. Fincher v. LEAGUE DIVISION III (SOUTH) D. J. N. Anderson (Senior Champions: Newport.

Championship); Court No. 3-B Applied for Re-election: Walsall Boltau (30) v. W. L Rapley and Bristol Rovers."

(scr) (Handicap "B"): Court LEAGUE-DIVISION HI' (NORTH) No. F. A. Broadbridge and Champions: Barnsley.

AL Fisher (-15) v. N. A, E Applied for Re-electim: Accring- Mackay and T. A. Madar (-3.8). ton and Hartlepools.

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The winners were again outbit, cellent batting eye by connecting time at the Hot Corner, but batted on the right. Deld bank and in-

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HOME SOCCER FORECAST

BY "TELESCORE”

The following are the English and Scottish League football matches to be played on Saturday. The teams in capital, letters are tipped to win.

Aston Villa CHELSEA EVERTON

HUDDERSFIELD T. MANCHESTER U

PORTSMOUTH PRESTON NE-

Shemeid U. Stoke C SUNDERLAND Wolves

DIVISION I

V1

Middlesbro' Bolton W.

DIVISION II

BARNSLEY Burnley Bury

Y.

CHESTERFIELD Leicester C Luton 'T. MÜLKSVALL Newport Co.

Brentford

Blackpool Grimsby T. Blackburn R... Leeds U. Liverpool Chariton A. Derby Co ARSENAL A

Notts F.

COVENTRY C.

-Fulham

Bradford

Manchester C.

Sheffield W Newcastle U SOUTHAMPT′′N West Ham m 17. BROM. A Birmingham

DIVISION III (NORTHERN SECTION)

PLYMOUTH A.

Swansea T.

TOTTENHAM H

BRADFORD C..

DONCASTER E

HARTLEPOOLS, IT HULL C.

Darlington

Gateshead"

OLDHAM A..

STOCKPORT CO.

TRANMERE B

WREXHAM

York C.

Accrington S

Southport

Rochdale

Crewe A.

BALTOW

Lincoln Ci

Carlisle D.

Halifax T.

Rotherham V.

New Brighton CHESTER

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ALDERSHOT

BRIGHTON.

Bristol R.

CLAPTON O. Exeter C.

Mansfield T

NORTHAMPTON T.

NORWICH C

NOTTE CO. QUEEN'S P,

Bristol C.

Fort Vale

Reading

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TORQUAY U Crystal Palace Swindon T Cardiff 0. Bournemouth

Watford

Walsall

SCOTTISH LEAGUE (DIVISION 1)

SOUTHEND U

ABERDEEN

ALBION R.

Alloa

Clyde

Cowdenbeath "HAMILTON

HEARTS

KILMARNOCK

QUEEN OF ETH: RANGERS

Hibernian

St. Mirren

MOTHERWELL.

St. Johnstone

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Falkirk

AFT U.

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Partick Th

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