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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 7, 1941.

"WICK'S" BOWLS NOTES

Activity Among League's Cellar Dwellers

Four-way Struggle In First Division:

Interest In Junior Sections

WHILE CRAIGEnGower c.C. advanced another step towards the First Division championship last week by scoring a clean-sweep win over Recreio "B" at King's Park, the bottom teams in the League were seen in a scramble for points. Of the four teams concerned, only the Civil Service were beaten, Kowloon C.C., Kowloon Docks and Kowloon B.G.C. “B” winning their matches by four points to one each.

Neck-and-neck Finish

In the Second Division, Kowloon Football, Club have caught up with the leaders, Kowloon Tong, who though down on two rinks, won on aggrogate and thus secured three points. The two teams are now on level terms, with 35 points each. A neck-to-neck finish between them is indicated.

The Third Division standing| When these two rinks hnd finish- remains very much the same.ed. Minu and F. Cullen had their last

As expected, Kowloon Bowling Green defeated Club de Recreio, by 4-1, while at Sookunpoo the Indians missed an opportunity of making a clean sweep when one of their rinks, after leading by 20-4, lost by one shot in a thrilling finish. The team on the whole, however, garnered four points and are still 2 points behind the Lengue lenders.

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BEST match of the day in the

head to play and the position was that the Indians needed four to the and five to win. This provided an exciting finish, for Khan and Yusuf, Minu's No. I and No. 2 respectively, between them laid three shots. But w. Greig, Cullen's No. 3, drew third shot.

A. II. Rumjahın, No. 3 to Minu, was

J. E. Noronha (Recreio) giving his skip the line. A.

Ming Yuen,

then asked to trail the jack a foot. Hyde-Lay and G. W. Deacon (Kowloon B.G.C.) looking on.- He carried out this order perfectly, giving the Indians three again. With his next wood-Greig having gone wide with his second-he was asked to push the jack a couple of inches further back.

Ho again gol through the port to hit the fack but did not quite to do achieve what he intended

Ming

Béalor division 'was that at Club de Recreio where the champions had

and the position was not improved, the better of K.B.G.C. "A" by four

the Indians still lying three. points to one. Only visiting skip to

Mint had a great chance of win- win was A. J. Hall, who, with G. H.

the match provided that Cullen Sherriff as his No. 3, defeated R. F. Luz by five shots. The other two failed with his last wood, of course Recreio skips, J. F. V. Ribeiro andand but for the fact that the jack H. A. Alves, won comfortably, but sprang two inches too far back, he the standard of play was always would have done so, high.

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ON the same green, Craigengower

Recrelo "B" un alli hay defcated rinks, though the scores were quite

close in two of them.

U. M. Omar's unbeaten rink were given a good game by J. J. Basto's Fink, and only four shots separated them at the end.

The same margin of victory was scored by B. W. Bradbury over

Souza, but here Eddie

BUCERAS might have gone either

Way JLE there was never very much be- tween the two rinks all through.

The last five heads in the Souza- Bradbury encounter had to be played on an adjoining rink following the shower. which came down shortly be- fore 7 nm.

The Portuguese, who had been holding Bradbury's men very well up to the rain, lost their grip the

thereafter.

Programme For Saturday's

Combined Aquatic

Aquatic Gala

THE ATTRACTIVENESS of Saturday's grand combined gala has passed beyond the ranks of the ordinary enthusiast and its appeal to all is resulting in a surprisingly rapid sale of tickets.

He played on the bunch of woods covering the jack, intending to push the kitty back slightly, which would have brought two of his back woods of the other two rinks to give their into the count, but was just too heavy side a major share of the points. and though he succeeded in making counters out of the back woods, one

back woods of Cullen's fourth shol.

if it failed.

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Lawn Bowls

Strange Brothers Eliminated

THE FAMILY RINK of the Strange brother-E.L, 8., 1.C. and 11.Ewere eliminated from the Colony lawn bowls rinks championship last night when they met the strong Craigengower four of R. Basa, A. E. Coates, J. 8. Landolt and C. 8. Rosselet at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club and were beaten 22-15.

Rosselet's rink have thus entered the quarter-finals and will probably meet their Club-mates-A, M. Omar, K. M. Omar, B. W. Bradbury and U. M. Omar some time next week.

Open Pairs Match

Prices are $5, $2 and and most of the better seats have ul. ready been taken. It

should be noted that there is limited

modation. HERE was nothing outstanding in

Excellencles Sir Geoffry Governor. and Major The Third Division matches, The Northcote, League leaders. Kowloon. Bowling General C. M. Maltby, new G.O.C., It was a good try even Green and Indians, won their mat-and-Commadore A. C. Collinson will us this second C.C.C. rink have yet to play A. Hyde Lay's four on Sun- chen,and thus retain their positions. be present.

Notable among the ranks of the day in the Third Round. The Bowling Green conceded a KOWLOON C.C.. like Kowloon point to Recreio, but the Indians combined V.R.C.-Y.M.C.A. swimmers

four valuable should have had a clean sweep

are Nocl

Noel Hammond and WBred inas-

Lawrence, past champions, who with points and secan to have got fur-much as A. M. Wahab fou Wave reigning champions at the moment G.

The rain interrupted will form a brillant galaxy of sters no means weak Police side was a the match for while and when play for this Meeling. creditable performance. all thewas resunied they fell to plecės, In the Chinese team will be Ne Nin, but because the events tre 50 in that they conceded only hall n

point.

HE draw for the third round of sprint relays, Chan Chun-nam, the

the Oven Pairs and the quarter- middle and long distance champlon,; E. C. Fincher had a good win over Ted Post well to have the better of lust Saturday and has already been

while Tommy Madar did finals of the Open Rinks was, made is absent, extremely the redoubtable J. Shepherd, whose pubished.

ther away from danger of relera-leading 20-4 and should tion. Their victory over the by been beaten,

moro

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Anderson,

Programme

E. Thomson and E. V. Searle had At the Club de Recreio, yesterday,

against In close and exçiling gune

Gittins and W. J. Howard, win- wing by 17-15.

League Rinks

HONGKONG F.C. rinks for Satur- day's League matches will be:

2nd. Div. v. K. Tong (away)-B. I. Bickford, A. G. Gratton, J. A. B. Belby and W, Gill; A. Watson, J. H. Gelling, F. M. Thomson and W. Macfarlane: R. P Shaw. . . Itobertson, A. Brooksbank. And K. 5. Habertson,

Reserves-C, Carr and A. MacAlpine. 3rd Div. v. Poller thome)-A. B. Colo man, T. 1. Pearse, G. E. Stephens and

A. Mansell E. F

Bailey, J. Russell, 8. Strange and J.

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A. E. Contes, who has been out second defeat in the League it was. In the pairs, the best matches The programme and competitors of the game for a couple of weeks,

In the third rink, N. J. Bebbington appear to be A. M. Omar and U. will be as follows: made, a welcome return and played and Jork Fender had a great game in Omar v. C. Gowland and J. McCui-1. Women's Medley (3 x 3 yardai. a notable part in Bradbury's success. which the latter's front men were cheon; H. A. Alves and F. V. V. Chinese: Miss Sa Wal-ying. Milas L1 Po- Thanks to good work by his No. 1 having the better of the former's. Ribeiro (holders) v. J. A. Remedios luch, and Misa He Wai-ling: V.RC Miss A. A. Rozack, who again was con- But Bebbington himself made up for and A. Gutierrez: W. Cameron/. Guterres, als V. Churn, and Miss J.

L. sistently on the fack, and by his No. this by some good shots and it was and E. G. Post v. C. Roza-Pereira 100 yards free-style.Chinese: Wont 2. L. Gaddi, who was very steady, due to him that the rink were able and F. X. M. da Silva; W. L. Walker Sulun (Charles Huang) and Tru! Hank. V.R.C.: D. Hutchinson and L. Roza C. S. Rosselet had ten shots to spare to share the honours,

and R. Duncan v. the winners of A

of A Pereira, at the end of his game against A. P.;

M. Holland and K. C. Hamilton V. Vn.c, Women's 30 yards-free-style Timison, K. Forrow and G3 Graver-LIFE-OF-ANY-ENG--

endhary handicap. Guterres.

A. E. Confes and B. W. Bradbury; 4." Víc, noye 30 yardı breast-stroke | itsston. The Cralgengower rink were ploy-OWLOON Football Club had a J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro V. handicap. Ing better bowls and fully deserved held day against Kowloon C.C.C. E. Morques and J. E. Noronha;

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5. Women's free-style relay (0 × 50).---- their win.

and won by a margin of 54. shots, W. J. Burling and M. N. Rakusen v. Chinese: So Wal-ying; NE Poling Ho Wai-king. Ka Miu-ling, Teang Fung- being up on all rinks. P. Young-N. Bebbington and J. F. Moc-kwan and Lo Tak-ching; val.c.:

Churn, J. Anderson, C. Docks husband laid it on pretty heavily on Cowen.

Guterres, Hunghom,

Lopes, M. Noronha and E. Grant. Agathered four extremely valuable R. S. Meadows, who managed only points at the expense of the Indians, Ave shots against his opponent's 32. who lived up to their reputation of As a result of this clean sweep,

the Footballers are on the being a week away team,

footing with Kowloon Tong, who the were saved from defeat, at hands of the Prison Oflicers' Club by the excellent play of J. L. Step- hens' rink,

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Kowloon

Actually there was only one shot

in it in aggregate, but. this was due to the flue work of A. K. Minu's rink who

outplayed their completely opponents to win by 17 shots.

But despite this, the Indians could take only one point as A. R. Dallah was nine shots down to A. Calman and M. R. Abbas was the same mar gin down to M. Ferguson.

Kame

In the rinks, both Omar's rink Men's medley relay

RC and Rosscles's rink get through King-kai, Ng Nin and Taul Hang: V.R.C.: their third round matches--which 4, K. Rumfahn, D. Hutchinson and N. at the time of writing have not yet Hammond.

7. Comedy Act been played it will be a veritable K. VLC, members 50 yards back-stroke. meeting of the glants when they handicap. clash. This game. If it comes of Chinese: Ng Nin, Taul Hang, Wong

off, 9. Sten's, free-style relay 1050) promises to be one of the best mat-hung, Wong Slu-lun. Ng Chun-man and ches in the tournament.

Shek Kam-pul; V.A.C.:sh. Hutchinson, W. Saunders, Lawrence, N. Hammond, G.

Winning by 30-4 against A. W. In the other three gomes in this Hircock, J. Jamieson, J. W. Fitzgerald round, If paper form counts for any and W. J. Bagley, Stephens rink thing, the rinks led by J. Shepherd, (N.AE, Mackay, T. K. Lim and J. N. A. J. Hall and M. R. Abhas ought to Wong) covered the adverse balance win through to the semi-finals.

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[11." Mixed relay (8 x 60) Chinese: Missen Sa Wal-ying, Ng Pa-hing. No Wal- king and Ko Mu-ling, Ng Nin, Teui Hanyuci Miases V. Churn, J. Anderson, Wong Chil-hung and Wong Slu- C. Guterres and I. Lepes, D. Hutchinson, N. Hommend, W. Lawrence and C Saunders.

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At the conclusion of the gala, there will be dancing to musie supplied. by Art Caneiro and his orchestra, by courtesy of the Peninsula Hotel.

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CLOSE GAMES AT Y.M.C.A.

S. China Win Again

Two well contested matches in the basketball league were played at the Kowloon Chinese YMCA. last night. South China beat Ping Ching 38-31 and National Univer- sity beat Yu Leang 30-31.

Sill rejoleing over their win against Sing Tab, Inst week, South China were over-confident against Ping Ching and were inclined to take things too easy. South China opened the score but their opponents nearly always followed with an equal number of points. At half- time, South China was lending 10-17.

showing more interest but they were nearly too late as Ping Ching took ad- vantage of the slackness and followed gon with goal. The winners rallied towards the closing minutes. Second Match

Expelled From The second half saw South China

Soccer League

LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter)-A number of southern football clubs, including 1X In London, having decided to play their own League Cup events this season, have been expelled from the Football Lea- Ruc.^

National

The game between University and Yu Lean Wha much more lively, and although the former were by far the faster. they found it difficult to have the court to themselves.......

but like

The

"controversy goes back several weeks when · Londoners objected to Axtures laid down by the League on the grounds

Varsity started off well of excessive travelling. South China were too sure of them- They -suggested' their own league, which other southern clubs joined. The the end of the first half. The stamina selves and began to slacken towards Football Lengua thoreupon threatened expulsion if the southerners did not of the hardler Yu Leang players proved Tulsi the original fixtures.

an advantage in the second half when The Londoners held a meeting and the losers piled up goal, after goal to stond by their decision, whereupon the bring the scores level late in the half. expulsion, which concerns suels famous Varsity's victory may be attributed to teams as 'Arsenal, Chelsen, Brentford the fine combination of their forward and Tottenham, came Into force fol. Lrio, Yu Shul-luen, Chang Sang-kow lowing a further League meeting Inst and Chan Sul-luk.

Digit

Shares Cancelled

Goal-scoreTR

South China-Shek Chun-chi (3). Chung Ling (0), Chang Yitik-kwan I was then decided that in the un- (2), Sul Kit-man (4), Shek Tain-tok animous opinion of the Football League (a Ng Shin-chlu (13).

clubs who refused to fuld the fixtures

| management committee, ail 13 southern Ping Chinx-Chan Yu-ling (4), Sing made for them had, by their action, Yan-wing (12), Fung Chik-hung (2), cessed to be members of the Football Le King-sing (4). Ho Kwok-chu (4),

the committee resolved Lo Pak-tat. (3), Pun Wing-ting (2). Longue and

Bhul-luen that the shares in the Lengua, held by National Univeralty.-Y the eight full members were now can (11), Chan_Bang-kow (13), Pun Kam- colled.c

hung: (0), Chan Sul-luk (10). The four clubs who joined the Lon-To Leang-Ng Chi-pagal (18), Leung

doners in....ravolt are Aldershot, Brighton, Reading and Walforde

Wal-hung (0), Kam Yim (1), Wong Yust-cho::41); Cho-Bal-wong - (2); ::

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