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Lawn Bowls Notes

CONGRATULATIONS TO HONGKONG F.C.: CLUB DE RECREIO FOLLOW?

(By "Abo")

First of all, fot me congratulate the Hongkong Football Club on their success in the Second Divi- sion of the Lawn Bowls League. Requiring two points to win the championship, they defeated the Kowloon F.C. handsomely last Saturday and kept ahead of Taikoo R.C. by one point,

In their programme of 14 matches, to represent the various the Hongkong FC. have won ten, day:

lost three and tied one. They have

been very consistent. throughout the

weason and fully deserve thele pro-Recreto B motion to the First Division.

Fire! Diviston

Civil Service Recrcio A Kowloon Dork

At one stage of the Lengue, Taikoo R.C. seemed to have a great chance of carrying off the title. As it is, they are only one point behind the Footballers; but they faltered a little Lowards the end of their programme. Kowloon Better luck next year.

teams

Kowloon C.C.

to.

V Police

за

V

Indians

Kowloon 1.G,C.

Second Division

1.G.C. v Police

Third Division

V

Yacht Club Electric

Craigengower

In the First Division, the elann- pionship should be decided this Kowloon F.d. afternoon when the Club de Recreio Stanley "A", requiring only one more point Kowloon C.G from their remaining four matches, Kowloon D.G.C. Y play the Indian ILC. at King's Park. Having won all their matches to date, the champions are not likely! to slip up now, especially as they are playing on their own green,

RELEGRATION DANGER

Recreio

First Division

Recreio II

F. A. Machado

A. M. Xavier B. Harto

A. A. Remedios

Apart from this mutch, the only C. c. Pereira raterest in the First Division resisD. C. Alven On whether the Club de Recreio "D" Pereira and Kowloon Docks, the two bottom

P. X. Boares

C. F. Remedius

teams, can win their home games Gasto to-day. It is now almost certain F. V. V. Ribeiro that one of these two teams will be 13. 3. Dasto relegated at the end of the season,

Civil Service

and the results of to-day's fixtures Simmonds may give an indication as to which ! 1. Deakin

A. W, Grimmilt side will go down.

F. Jones

The championship of the Third Division still remains very open, with the Club de Recreio, two points ahead of the Kowloon C.C. with the sone number of matches played, in

5. Eccleshall W. Burling

if. Strange

Collyer

R. Davies

the best position The Portuguese. 1. Wood will be severely tested to-day when M. N. Takupen they visit the Kowloon BG.C., but J. Holidge the Kowloon C.G., pinying at

Recreio A

home. ought to beat the Craigeugower C.C.1. J. Anything may happen yet in this C. M. Silve

J. F. V. Tuberio division.

F. K. M. Bilva During the past week, two open competitions, the singles and pairs, Lur were completed. To-morrow will see A. P. Guterres the compeltion of the third, the open rinks, when the rink skipped F.X.M. da Silva (F. A. Machado, C. L. F. Xavier M. Slive and J. F.

Fl. X. Lux

it. A. Aver

by

F. Margutes

Noronha

lay V. Ribeiro) play that led by J. C. Brown (A. Calman, C. Ö. Bilva M. Ferguson, and R. Morrison) on

Kowloon Dock This Civil Servler C. C. green.

A. Calman should provide un interesting tusale. M. Ferguson Silva's rink has been very consistent 1. Morrison during the last two seasons, but this J. C. Itrown

is the first time, I think, that Brown's w. Houston four have got so far in the compell-1. 3. Parke

J. V. Hamsay itun.

INTERPORTERS SAIL

J. Kempton

F. Cullen

B. Lapsley

G. Cooper

S. Gray

Police

G. A. Channing

11. Brow

W. Alatr

J. Fender

W. Mcleod

C. Dowma!!

J. Shepherd

A. C. Carey

J Fortret

C. Alkins

Perking

J. Orein

Kowloon C.C. VC. Labrum

J. W. M. Brown 31. Ninh

P. Goodwin

T. A. Madar

W, Hyde

J. Fraser

E. C. Fincher

Lino Lee

W. Mulcahy

E. Kero

J. Hyde

Indians A, II. Humjahni A. Baker

A. O. Madar

M. T. Abbas

J. Roosen-

B. M. Humjah

An. Minu

A. K. Minu

D. M. Khan

A. M. Wahab

M. Y. Adal

A. R. Dalinh

Kowloon B.G.C.

1. P. Philips

V. Scarle

J. S. Iogan

J. G. Meyor

A. S. Russell

G. E. F. Thompson

V.B. Draku

W. Macfarlane

F. A. Cheesman

F. Robson

J. C. G

A. M. Holland

The Hongkong Interport team, led by B. W. Bradbury, will sail by the Conte Blancamano to-morrow morn- ing. While It is admittedly not the

Second Division best team that could have been got

Kowloon 1.0.C, good together, it is nevertheless

AE. J. Sradbury enough to uphold local tradition; K. C. Hamilton and with players like Bradbury, A. Bower

U. M. Omar anti A. J. Hall included D. W. Waterton

in the side, we can rest assured that w. c. ladder the Hongkong men will give a good W. H. Organ account of themselves.

Ft. White n. Duncan

don't think it has been mention- ed before, but if Holl is selected to play in any of the three Interports he will set up a record which may never be equalled. He has played for Hankow against Shanghai; for Shang- he If hal against Hongkong; and,

ing

ports.

9. C. Walker F. H. Wilkinson A. E. Atkine

T. Armstrong

Third Division

Kowloon . c.

J. Ross

BIOST

plays for the Colony against Shang-c. Woodcock hal-and be is almost certain of do- so he will have played for three

J. Smalley A splendid record Indeed. The beat wishes of all local bowlers B, Wong go with Bradbury and his men, und D, Izall may they return with the Interport W. Excell

V. Petherick flag!

The following are the programme a. Prost of matches and the players selected C. Fuller

Police

Yacht Club

D. Drummond

L. E. N. Ryan G. E. Costello

B. E. Maughan

P. 8. Cassidy

W. I. Hansen

A. Nixim

A. W. Brown

A. Cornell

13. Trown

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 9, 1939. .

BASEBALL SEASON CLOSES AFTER

WEEK-END MATCHES

GOLFING GOSSIP FROM HOME

Odd Incident In Boys' Tourney

Borglum, Aug. 28.

TUIERE was an odd incident in the Boys' Golf Championship

Camoustle, Thon of Essex

Britain Plays America In Final Tussle Of International Series

(By "Bingle")

All good things must come to an end, as a wise man jonce said, and this week-end will be the last chance for the local jitterbugs to see a baseball game. The season closes with a flourish in what should be two spectacular tussies; the boys have found their batting eyes while the leather playing Paterson and but for an players are spearing grass cutters with one-handed stabs. round match, Thom night have been We've had a lot of fun during this campaign-but it This is Cuba's Davis Cup tennis team which defeated Canada in the beaten by W. M. Paterson, 17- couldn't last forever. This is the end of the line, folks. North-American Zone of the compellllon, Top left, Lorenzo Nodarse; years-old apprentice designer and All out!

Aguero; right. Rene Rulz 3 handicap Stirlingshire player, who

fought him to the 19th hole.

right, Ricardo Moralen. Bottom left. Jose Herrera (Captain).

TUFS

TARDY RECOGNITION OF CRICKETER

Interport Team Not Complete

At the time of going to press it was learned that of the players originally selected to

O up to Shanghai, only B. W. Bradbury (Captan and Mana- ger), U. M. Omar, A. J. Hall and G. Duncan were definitely able to go

A. Bower, who is going up to Shanghai in any case with the team, has now been asked to join the official party.

Some doubt still exists as to whether 5. M. White will be able to sail with the team. If he cannot do so, it is possible that A. E. Coates will go with the side.

P. Morgan

R. Hughes

P. Hompes

A. S. Michell

Electric

Stanley

A. Iftrcock

V. H, Freeman

G. B. Foster

T. Pile

I. Plumb

W. Fitzgerald McCutcheon

A. Jijoit

J. Grant

W. Hudson Glowland

T. Gooding

Kowloon C.C.' H. J. Smit

A. Madar

W. I. Hobbs

J. M. Jack

W. Nast

G. E. Taylor

W, A Ramsey

T. W, Carr

J. R. HU

J. Kempsey

A. Wright

R. S. Meadowa

R. C. Butler

W. E. Baker

Le de Rome?

W. B. Muskett

J. F. Barron

A. G, Gardner

T. Padreit

G. G. S. Thomson

K. A. Owens

Sorby

S. Beacon A. F. Paut

Craigengower F. C. Kerrlson F. McNay

J. Caellio

O. 9. Loqd

S. R. Salina G. Winch A. B. HamsON A. E. 8. Alves

W. Hon Bling

F. Fetersen C. W. Lam J. Pau

woa

error by the referee in his Afth-

There are two tits slated for the A really great game in which the week-end. America tangles with Agures were so good that both beat Britain to-day at 2.30 p.m., for the the par score for this long, testing Mamuk International Shield at Paterson played one of his many fine bals with Chef Bennett's Union approach shots to take the lead for Brewery to-morrow at 10 am in the first time. The Scottish boy, a charity match under the sponsor- stimly built, had bern outdriven most of the way and in attenthership of the Hongkong Chinese Wu-

men's Soldiers' Relief Association. to carry the burn which winds its Beside Um Mamak Shlek, which way across the eighteenth fairway | goes fo the winning nation, the Cregk Publishing Company will present them with fifteen medals as

course went to the sixteenth, where Caroline HD; and China will cross CHAMPIONS

he drove into 31.

Was

Who is George Mobey? Cricketers everywhere outside of England were anking this question when the numes for the M. C. C. team to visit India Spectators saw the ball disappear souvenirs. (the tour has now been cancelled) Into the stream but the ball could were recently announced, Little not be found. The referee ruled had been heard of him, and even in that " lost ball means a lost hole" England few people outside

The rule of and Paterson conceded 1. Surrey knew him.

quoted by the referee

rescinded years ago and as a matter of fact But he has been on the Oval staff Paterson might have dropped an- for 13 years, Such lardy recogni- other ball behind the burn Anel tion of gentis could never happen played three from there with a pos- in Australia, where every boy with sible chance of halving the hole and erleket ability is rapidly advanced. But one must realize that, unite winning the mulch, instead of that,

he went to the nineteenth, bowlers and batsmen, there can be Thom played the better second shot where only one wicket-keeper in a team. to the green and won it in a par unless he be such outstanding 4 for the match. batsman as Leslie Ames.

Mobey

Americans Should Win

Comfortably

VERSUS CHINESE

This correspondent dwelt at length some little time ago nnent the forth- coming tussle between Bennett's Union Browers and a team to be chosen by Barnum Vie Hugo. That still test

It should be a grand and even- matched battle, with the Jockeys probably having more fun than the players.

over

As this tussle winds up the ball- | season, there should be a large turn-

out

as fans won't have another chamer to see a

Came until next summer.

The

combined Chinese Baseball Club and South China Athletic As- sociation make up the Chinese the edge When the Rambling Recs, who re-squad, and I give them Is a magnificent but to be at number 6 or 7. Ile is sound: hasENRY Cotton tells this story so

presented Portugal in the Inter-

the league champlons, especial. the strokes, and is of an even tem-

ternational Series, were eliminated face hurler Earl Wong is on the against the perament.

chucking is true. "A story by Britain, all the dopesters took it sinb. Ilis

Americans two weeks was nothing He is an emclent Kttle man with which I heard on the Continent and on the chin. That was certainly o smooth blond hair and beautiful one I know to be true, is worth

package with a hefty snart of superb, and I'm sure he can hands, and he does his work without passing on. At a new course opened team that day played heads

wallo

Even the scrubs on the do it again. fuss or flurry.

Here are the probable line-ups: this year-I won't give names-two

CHINA

UNION You never see him snatch at the days of competitions were drafted, up ball, and the reason for that was ball. He waits for it to come to But they were never finished. The probably the fact that they were

playing in fast company, him. but is always in the correct rough, consisting of thirk under- it happen toug before now! position to take It.

growth and short fir trees, was so

COUNTY OF BIRTH

I suppose

thal

dense that everyday

lost so

the

many

BREWERY

I've seen

Fari Wong Hank Chang Nip Lum Dynamo Ho Chaney Chan Tommy Qian

p Slim Arquill

- Hal Winglee

Bin Sing

George Wu Wally Ching

P. F. Choy

Dyaamo Ha

balks

However much I might be lending slonal's stock was sold out. Plants with my right, I see little hope for But for his phlegmatic nature, the caddles

the Union Jack to-day when they went out on the hunt clash with the formidable Stars and such which makes him

and found 200 of the lost balls-not Stripes. Two American ships, the Richard Chung wicket-keeper, he would have left a bad day's work. Apparently the tin can Edwards, and the gunboat the Oval and qualified for another fairways were hard, bure, and slup- Mindanao, are in port, to come to county years ago. Instead, he presing, and shots bounced Into the trees ferred to stay with the county of his nii tuo easily. It is perhaps a story And, if the two tubs together can't

the ald

Stor Spangled Banner. of the birth and take what Fate might die to hush up, as it is not a good testi- field a ball team that'll take any- tate. Now he has his rewardi

the

For

many years he has played for montat for a new course, but at least thing in Hongkong, then I'm the Surrey second eleven, and even is fault that can easily be re-grandmother of a duck. No less! with the county colts' side, Young medled. Players of Surrey.

When the county committee felt shane-faced about asking such

Какіров В.О.С.

E. F. Pope

E. S. Hammond

E. V. Scarle

P. J. A. Hamilton

A. Morton

J. W. Deacon W. Harrower II. L. Lockhart

P. A, Peckham

A.. E. E. Jefīries"

1. J. Bicknell J. 3. Dinne

Decreto

J. C. Remedios

M. F. Alarcon

A. M. Rodriguos

Q. Remedios

A. F. Noronha

F. A. Xavier C. A. Loper

E. Souza

C. Var

A. Remedioa C. M. S. Alves

P. A. Yvanovich

Britain's pilot, Dave Leonard, will be on the mound, but Dave has done very little hurling and has nothing aside from a straight ball cricketer to waste his

little speed. He'll have to with talents with the colls he cheerfully depend on support from his mates.

นี took on the job of umpiring their Word has reached this department matches and even acting as scorer.

abrilliant

in nction

Obear Arculli

Ib Terry Leonard ab Georga Sousa

3 Dutch Lingenbrink

Dave Leonard

1 All Lee

of Rian Leonard

if Joe Bowen

PROMINENT SPORTSMAN MARRIES

that there is a whiz of a battery on The wedding of Mr. A. K. Suffiad,.. Bat George Mobey might still have the Edwards and that they'll be seen of the Colonial Secretary's Office, this afternoon. Unfor- and Miss Rahima Razack took place Janguished if he had not played for the Minor Couniles against the Westtunately, we could not learn of their according to Mohamedan riles yester-

names, but the line-ups of the op- day. Indies at Lord's this summer.

will look something

BRITAIN Dave Leonard

Not only di he score valuable posing teams

| runs, but the vialtors were loud in

acclaiming him

one of the

best

| stumpers they had soon...Their good word went the rounds and publicity was created,

like this:

AMERICA

Larry Lawrench Rony Mockevicula Muddy Ruel

Painis Thomas

e Minky getr Horseface Bougias 1ḥ Norman Leonard Pooch Chase, ab Dave Walker

Dutch Lingenbrink 3b Joe Bowen

Eddie Rogers Bubbles Badrick Keplinger Puddle Jumper

is Terry Leonard

If Sin Leonard

Wilson of Jack O'Bullivan Terrible Terry rf Sam Iratt

The bride and groom belong to two prominent local Indian families in Hongkong. The bride is the young- est daughter of Mrs. Razack and the Inte Mr. Abdul Razack, and the groom the eldest son of Mrs. Suffiad and the late Mr. Sumad, formerly also of the Colonial Secretary's Office.

M.

В.

A regular member of the Indian R.C. cricket teams, the groom is u well-known sportsman, being a keen tennis player and lawn bowler.

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Jack Crawford (left) and Adrian Quist, members of the amonémful Australian Davis Cup teams, inspect site of the Davis: Omp Challenge Hound, for the famous trophy as (36) Merion Oricket Club, Fhiladelphia. They did carry bff the Davis Cup, after being two matcher deven in the United States at the end of the opening singles,

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