1938-08-15 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1938.

C. G. SILVA DOMINANT FIGURE IN RINKS FINAL His Wonderful Accuracy Wins Encounter For Recreio Four

FORTUNE SWINGS

AFTER FIRST 5 HEADS OF GAME

POLICE PLAYERS MAKE SPLENDID START BUT FALL AWAY IN THE END

(By "Abe")

Ten shots up at the end of the first five heads; 21-10 down at the end of the 15th.

These figures tell fairly accurately, without any further des- cription, the story of the defeat of A. E. Carey's rink in the Lawn Bowls rinks championship on the Kowloon B.G.C. green yesterday afternoon, by the four led by C. G. Silva.

The font scores were:

A. I Noronha

C. A. Lopes

J. K. Noronha

C. Q. Suva

but

W. Mch.end

W. Canerant

E. G. Post

20 A. Care The metamorphosis was complete not dramatically sudden. In fact. Silva's men scored only reven alerts in the five heads between the and the tenth inclusive: but then they followed up with a fun, on the tith, one on the 12th, five en Die 13th, and two braces on the 14th and 15th. This they piled on 21 shot: in

started with a foum, and in the next long heads, rected off len shuts to lead by 21-10.

Thereafter Carey's en seldom looked like renvering. The Toc- tugas players were drawing very weil then; on the other hand, the Police four

remed rattled by the

Players marching up to examine the bead, An incident in the 'Lawn Bowls rinks Anal played at the Kowloon 1.G.C. yesterday. Players on view are (left to right) A. E. Noronha, A. E. Carey, E. G. Post, J. E. Noronha, C. G. Silva, W, MeLeod and W. Cameron, C. A.hopes is the only one of the eight not appearing In this picture.--Staff Photographer.

short heads which their opponents As I See Sport

favoured.

A BIT OF LUCK

od at le row whilst Carey remalu- until the 19th head, at which stage, i

Luck, whileh so often enters intoj bowls, did not make itself evident

Silva was leading 22-13. When the Never before

In the history of the skips went down. Carey was lying inks Championship has any final three. If he could keep the three, he taken such an amazing turn.

would still have a lighting chance. SILVA MAGNIFICENT

however,

By His hopes were dashed, Credit for the Recreio rink's vic-Silva's first shot-a drive-which hit tory must

Silva, the skip, the jack, The Jack was caught by whose magnificent display after a Carey's back wouls but it sprang somewhat shaky start swung the back fully a yard to give Silva the tinkuce heavily on to his side. He shot. It was bad luck for Curey, was not only deadly with his heavy and I am sure he did not feel any woods but also extraordinarily a better curate with his drawing. Through

when Silva drew a perfect out the match he had Carey cum-i pletely overshadowed.

Ro. To

shot with his second wood!

There was no hope for Carcy after that and the Portuguese four Anlah- ed the game with two singles,

The last head was played twice because the fest was "hurnt" by Silva when Carey was lying the shot.

By "Abo"

Offer Made To Sievers

RECREIO PLAYERS HAVE SUCCESSFUL BOWLS SEASON

Win First Division, Pairs And Rinks; More To Come

for

The Club

chalked NOTHER bowls triumph has been | 527 runs, with an average of 58.55. Recreio following the victory of C. G. matches at the Oval--1820,

delle eclipsed these figures in his four 1020, INTERESTING game

Sliva's four over A. E. Corey's men 1931 and 1932: in six innings he On the whole the game was in- in the rink final yesterday. The scored 472 runs, was twice not out,

Portuguese players have already won and averaged 118.00.

D. R. Jardine played for England the First Division Championship, the

vs. West Indies (2 matches) in 1933, Open Pairs (C. M. Silva and F. X.

ted.teresting, with patches of good and bad play. The Police players started

was dificult for him to do much.

It was not until the later stages of the

game that Tony Noronha became prominent with steady drawing: but his laconsistency early on was not ton noticeable because of the dis- appointing show put up by McLead, or whom great diinga were expected. While Lopes put in some good shots, he was inclined to be errails and was not as consistent as Cameron, off in great style, but could not keep his opposite number, who, however, post were not reliable in the middle Noronha, C. A. Lopes, J. E. Noronha India

up the pace. McLeod, Cameron and Soares) and the Open Rinks (A. F and captained the M.C.C. Team in in 1933-34. A very astute WAS not playing up to his usual level.

stages of the game, and left too and C. G. Silva). Prospects of fur-

fur- captain, and great student of the Ted Post started off quite well but much wo

work for Carey

do. And t

ther honours

this

season are cx- game of cricket; his greatest success fell off in the

rosy; they have good was the bringing-back of The Ashes middle stages. He Carey was so often blocked that it tremely was not as steady as fuckle Noronha,

einnce of carrying off the Second In 1932-33: he refused to be rattled, who gave his skip more support thin

need or diverted from his purpose, by any Division championship-they

amount only to beat the Pollee R.C. In their

of abuse

adverse and Post did to Carey.

ita match to pass the Kowloon criticism. And when the West In- dies attempted body-line bowling at

representatives. A the "unplayable" attack could be A word of praise must be paid to the Committee of the Kowloon

round of the singles is that nings of 127. A very good batsman, excellent 1.G.C. for the

been with the soundest defence, he cx- arrange all four Recreio

men have ments for both players and spectat two must go out, it also means

drawn together. While I

means celled against fast bowling. that the Recre are sure to have Wet Wicket Batsman two representatives in the finals, whereas if the four were not drawn together there is a possibility

DOMINANT FIGURE But after the first five heads, Silva was the dominant gure, and his heavy shots were so deadly that he was able to change the heads on many occasions. Apart from one Indstake on the third head when. lying two, he came up heavy to spring the jack on to an opposing

he was always doing some or other in favour of his side. On the sixth head, with Carey lead- ing 10-0, Siva drove with his wood, and pushed the jack through for the shot. Again on the eighth head, with Carey lying the shot when the skipa went down to roll, Silva drew two perfect woods.

thing

Carey came into the picture on the tenth end. With Silva lying four, Carey drew third shot with his lost wood.

"Tea was taken at this stage, with Carey leading by 10-7.

Immediately after the interval, went off with a rush, He

Silva

Dr. J. T. Smalley, Vice-President of the Association, who was appoint ed to umpire the match, could not officiate as he had two urgent cases B.G.C.-nnd in the last 16 of the to which to attend, and his place Open Singles they have no fewer Manchester in 1933, he showed that was taken by E. W. Lines.

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Perhaps the greatest compliment

of all four being eliminated. I won't to his skill was paid him in the third say that this would be probable, but Text Match of 1920-29. In the the possibility there the same.

fourth innings of that contest Then the Recreio will also be able on a most difficult wicket, England'

to put up one of the strongest teams for Portugal in the Gutierrez Inter- leg- national Shield competition inter in the season. Strange as it may seem, Portugal has never been able to win this tournament, the trophy for which has been presented by u Recrelo member. This may by Por- tugal's year.

Farr's Reasons

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required 332 to win. Hobbs and Sutcliffe began the task, and before long Hobbs signalled for a new bat. "Whichever of us gets out."

was a message he sent to A. P. E. Chop- man, "send Mr. Jardine in nexi."

Hobbs judgment was justified, for when he went back at 105, after scoring 49, the amateur remained with the Yorkshireman whilst 94 runs were put on for the second wie- ket. Jardine made 33 ad them: Sutcliffe held on to score 135 out of 319, and England won by three wie- lets,

SINCE writing that bit on Satur- day about Tommy Farr and the British heavyweight boxing title, I havo come across an item sent out from New York on July 30 which stated that Tommy Farr had ro- nounced his crown. It was said that his decision was made in order to aki his world-title quest and "clear the British boxing situation." Farr, however, emphatically denied Wins Golf Bet

England suffered a sad loss when, after the Indian tour of 1933-34, Jordine decided to retire from first- closa cricket. Now he writes about the game: his "Ashes and Dust" was a musterly défence of his polley in Australia,

his intentionship, which, he said,

of surrendering hin Em-

Pite

he

SMITH Ferebee, 31-year-old

would be defending against Chicago broker, won complete Maurice Strickland early in Septem-

Mike Jacobs has ownership of ber, "Promater included mo

a

$30,000 Virginia

1 me in an elimination series plantation in un all-day golf mara- for challengers for Joe Louis ille," thon recently at Olympia Fields, Ill.

Farr, "which means more to

and minutes, Ferebee won a $2,500

me than the British title. I do nothing the 144 holes in 15 hours

want to hold up the British boxing side bet as well as complete owner- situation and if someone can win the ship of the plantation of which he title and make more money, then

half then I previously was

owner. The bet was that Ferebee should finish

do not wish to stand in his way. If none of the 18-hole rounds in more and when, I am eliminated from the none running for the world, title, I intend than 95 strokes. His rounds ranged to challenge whoever

10 90, British from hoever the

82 10 giving him an ug- Board of Control have recognised as

gregule of 087. Ferebee plunged the new British champion. As

on. As a through two thunderstorms

from matter of fact, I feel sorry for the dawn to dusk. He finished with B.B.B.C., who

blisters on both heels and was hard-

driving good arc

Hghters away from Great Britainly able to walk. But it was worth and are not trying to foster good it. feeling."

Tribute to Jardine

Woolley's Record

WHEN Woolley reached his 1,000

A TRIBUTE to D. R. Jardine, the

runs for the season during his Surrey cricketer and former Innings for the Players against the England captain, was paid by The Gentlemen at Lord's on July 14, he Cricketer in a recent issue. This is set up a record which is unlikely what the Journoi says;

lover to be beaten. It is the twenty- eighth season in succession (exclu- D, R. Jardine had a splendid re-sive of the war years) in which he cord in Gentlemen Va. Players has scored a thousand runs, Prev!- matches. Appearing at Lord's, first ously he held this record jointly with In 1920, he played again in 1927, Philip Mead who reached a four- 1920, 1931, 1932 and 1933. In these figure aggregate in the twenty-seven six matches,, tine, innings, ho scored i seasons from 1900 to 1938.

M. W. Sievers, the Victoria and

Australian Test cricketer, has announced In Melbourne that he has been invited by a North of England league team to play for them as a professonal next season. Slevers is the tallest man in Australian cricket and through the dearth of Australian alle rounders. In the second innings of the first test against G. O. Allen's team, he took three wickels for 29,

Arst hus his chance in 1936

In the third test in Melbourne, he found a wicket to his Ilking and took Alve for 21. Since then Sievers has advanced still further as a bowler. He can command length and control direction and puts some real life into

his balls.

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THREE NEWCOMERS IN ENGLISH TEAM FOR FIFTH TEST Leyland, Fagg & Goddard Included In The 14 Picked

London, Aug. 14.

The English Test team to play the Australians in the fifth and last Test match, to be played at the Oval on August 20, will be selected from the following 14 players:

Davis Cup

AUSTRALIA DEFEATS

JAPAN

W. R. Hammond (Copl.), Kenneth Farnes, Leyland, Verity, Bowes, Hulton, Paynter, Ames, Fun, Wright, Compton, Edrich, Goddard and Jarstair.

are

ners to the present series Fugg and Goddard. All the others have played against the Austrations in the. Tests this year,

Ames makes a welcome return to the side. la presence will streng- then the English batting considerably. By winning the Fourth Test, Australia made sure of retaining the Ashes, but nevertheless the Fifth

Reuter,

Quist Obtains teh will be played to a finish.

Winning Match

Montreal, Aug, 14, Australia has qualified to meet

TOURING SIDE

London, Aug, 14. Fifteen cricketers have been invited by the M.C.C. to tour South Africa for the 1038-39 season. amateurs and ten professionals, and The side will be made up of five consists of:

| Germany in the Inter-Zone Anal of the Davis Cup competition to be played at Chestnut Hills, Massachu-

W. R. Hammond (Gloucester), sets, next week.

Kenneth Furnes (Essex), N. W. D. Yardley (Cambridge and Yorkshire), Japan in the American Zone final to shire), B. 11. Valentine (Kent), Ames Having won the doubles against | P. A. Gibb (Cambridge and York- lead by 2-1, Australia to-day obtained (Kent) Edrich (Middleses), Hutton the third match for victory through; (Yorkshire), Paynter (Lancashire), Adrian Quist who defeated Jiro Fagg (Kent). Wright Yamagish! by 8-4, 6-4, 2-0, 0-7.

'The full scores are:

SINGLES

Jiro Yamakishi (Japan) beat John Bromwich 0-0, 3-6, 7-5,10-4.

Adrian Quist (Australia) beat Fumio Nalcoño 6-3, 4-0, 0-7, 6-1.

Adrian Quist (Australia)

(Kent), Goddard (Gloucester), Perks (Wor- cester), Wilkinson (Lancashire) and Verity (Yorkshire).-Reuter,

Yamingisht 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 8-7.

DOUBLES Dromwich and Quist (Australia) beat Yamagishi and Nalcario 0-2, 6-4, beat-3.-Nruter,

C. A. Lopes, member of C. G. Silva's winning rink, about to deliver a wood in the course of yesterday's match, while the other players' look on.-Staf Photographer,

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