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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1932.

FRIDAY, JULY 8

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BOWLS THE GAME FOR YOUTH

BEING AN APPEAL AND THE STORY OF NOVICE LUCK

Thrice armed, and blessed, is to sink into oblivion and to join the son-in-law of a bowler who hundreds of others, so quickly ro- may walk into the paternal "den,'' | garded as beyond any commercial) get away with a full set of 1.B.B. value in a national team.

bowls, and go out and win, at his Yet some of the old 'uns, with Brat esany in competitive play, a

their careers well behind them,; silver spoon, complete with club; can look back with pleasure upon

the development of the game:!

monogram.

Yet this has happened in my upon its good government, and its household, within the past few general, uplift from a pothouse

STARS OF THE TRACK-AND THEY'RE BLIND

WIT

hours, and one wonders where it pastime to one which now has its ITH wires and pulley attachments to guide them down regular lanos; wili all end, writes "Skip" in the place in the list of Olympic Games. sightless athletes of the Pennsylvania Institute for Blind are pictured News-Chronicle.

My son-in-law

here as they neared the finish of a 50 yard dnek during their annual track knows nothing:

ment at Philadelphja. Have we discovered in bowls an- about those good old "bad" daya other young George Wright, an. when there were no amateur 85- other Carruthers, or just another sociations to govern the game; one like poor

old father-in-law,when a man played as a Illy-white doomed to jog contentedly throngh amateur one day and a profesional *reen-playing career with but a

the next.

Few odd baubles earned here and there?

Kame.

Invariably the same good for tune follows all newcomers to this You may call it "novice's fuck," but I will not subscribe to that description. I attribute this early proficiency in bowls to un enthusiastic eagerness, especially in young men, to master quickly all its details; to secure a steady stance and a true, crisp delivery, and to overcome errors of judg- ment in the matter of length.

All auch proficiency comes easily to comparatively young men. IL did in my own case 36 years ago when I chased the dim elusive pimpernd of Faine at howls in eircles that were far too "hot" for

most recruits.

Olympiana

Will Britain Send Ladies Team?

He will never know the joys of a few stolen days spent among the professionals on the Talbot Green at Blackpool, with the fan! game played there in the presencegarding the question of sending wo- of thousands of spectators who invaded the green and had to be pushed back into fanes down which the bowler delivered their last

wonds i

LAWN BOWLS

KOWLOON B. G. C. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY

The following teams hnve been selected to represent the Kowloon Bowling Green Club in their leaguo A devision has yet to be made re-matches on Saturday, next:

1st Team v. Craigengower at Kow- men athletes to represent Great Bri-loon Bowling Green Club at 4 p.m.: tain at the Olympic Games. Thera R. Dunean, D. W. Phillips, It. S appears to be a hitch at the moment Nichol, A. M. Holland (Skip); C. S. because the Women's A.A.A. will not Beat, 11. F. Stoncham, II. Nish, W. numiante fewer than five competitors. Russell (Skip); G, N. Mitchell, A. K. E. W. L. Hogbin, D. Gow and the British Olympic Aanslation Skip les not ennsider that funds will permit a team of five to make the 2 Tenm v. Cinigengower at trip.

Craigengower at 4 pm. G. II. i

UNOFFICIAL ROWING TEST. Sherriff, J. S. Logan, W. E. Hale, W. S. Drake (Skip); W. Venables, V. An unofficial trial over a lle and Labrum, J. G. Meyer, F. L. Rapley a half course took place at Putney (Skip); P. V. Whitta, C. Hatt, T. recently between W. E. . Horwood Gooding, II. H. Rose, (Sp).

(Chiswick General 1.G.), the bestj

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. Beuller produced under N.A.R.A. rules for many years, and L. F. Southwood Two matches in the Lawn Bowls

Thames R.C.). Horwood took the Open Championship were lend at the start, and minde quite a yesterday. good show For half the distance. On the Taikoo Recreation Club's

He will know nothing about those quaint semi-professional handicaps decided every Wednes- day and Saturday in Lancashire. with a £2 10s, first cash prize and a copper kettle to go with it and 30s, for the runner-up. You paid your shilling entrance fee and the Southwood, hwever, hegan to open green, L. de Rome defeated J. Ilunter landlord gave each competitor away just above Craven Steps, and 21 sets to 16, and on the Police won by just over four lengths in min, Recreation Club's green A. 11. Oswick "The winner hnd the advan- ! defeated L. E. Lammert 21 shots to 8. lage of over 2ut. in weight,

Bd tally.

xsec.

JAPAN'S SWIMMING

CHALLENGE.

played

SWIMMING GALA.

TO BE HELD AT KOWLOON Y. M. C. A. TO-NIGHT

2.11.

Buence to secure the E.B.A. badge, Young men with vision are badly. and the tri-rolonged uniform of needed on the councils-and in the the international team. but merit counsels-of the game. One or S. M. only will keep a man in that side. two serious problems lie ahead of One had "show" and he is dropped howls as it is developing to-day.

Where will this latest bowls i

That enabled him to secure a ehlhusiast pet to? That query free drink at the bar, and if you haunts me. Will he be playing did not use it, it was always con- next season for his club in the sidered the proper thing to offer challenge for swimming honours in Japan will present a formidable Kent County single rink champion-it to the man who bad just beaten the eighteen-year-old Nibon Univer ship? Will he put in a fortnight's you. hard work at Hastings Tournament tallies as souvenirs,

Some men gathered these sity student, Sukan Sugimoto, who next August and call it a holiday?

A variety of events has boen ar covered the 1,000 metres (free-style) ranged for the second swimming gala in the world's record time of 12min of the European Y.M.C.A., to Laku Seriously do I make an appeal 57ser, while training for the games place at Kowloon to-night. Will the president of his club to more young men to take up the Beside Sugimuto, Japan will be eming will begin at 9 p.m., and is to Swing- one night next December, hand game of bowls. They will find in presented by Makino, Yokoyama, and be followed by dancing until 12.30 aver to him the silver challenge it all the muscular exercise they¦ Takemura. cup, offered as championship, and need, for the stooping brings into BRITISH CYCLE TEAM. praise exceptional skill for one so play muscles which go unused for

One of the events is long race, now to the game?

The following will represent Great in

in which tenus many hours during a normal day's Britain in the cycling events at the A. P. C., Hongkong Bank

representing Jardines, and Has England found a new inter-if they commence in right plares August

work. They will find in the game Olympic Games. 1. Angeles, in Dodwells will participate. The aqua- ties will finish with a water polo national, with Percy Snow and a fellowship which has its coun-

4.900 Metres.-F. W. Southall (Nor-game between teams representing Wiliam Thorn to press his qualiterpart in a certain other brother-wood Paragon CC.), C. Holland Great Britain and the Colonies. Also feations before the E.B.A. Selce- hood.

(Midland C. ond A.C.), W. Harvell on the programme are 50 yarda, 76 tion Committee? One wants "in-

(Poole Wheelers), and E. A. John-yds medley, women's and hurdles son (Belle Vue C.C.).

events, 100 Southall, C. Holland, W. Harvell and friends.

Kilometres Road.-F.

The gala la open to members and

C.C.).

Butler (Norwood Paragon] =

selected. The riders leave for Los The sprint team has not yet been Angeles on July 13.

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