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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 21, 1

1941.

"WICK'S" BOWLS NOTES

Lett V. M. Omar, the bril- fiant Craigenpower skip, who carried ແນ rink ta victory over his

club

mates skipped by CS Rosselet in

Championship

rinka game at the Kowloon F.C. last Sunday,

Right, K. M. Omar, taking the directions of l elder brother. A: M. Omar and

B.

B W. Bradbury the winning

and R. Baid

'and ́ ́A. E, Coates

(Rosaclet' rink). standing behind- Ming Yuen,

Senior Struggle To Avoid Relegation

Prospects of Promotion

for

Kowloon F.C. and Kowloon B.G.C.

U. M. Omar Brilliantly Carries Rink to Victory

THE ONLY FAULT one can find with these clean

sweep victories of Craigengower C.C. in the First Divi- sion is that they leave every other team out in the cold as far as the championship is conterned. The only interest in this acction centres on the bottom teams' attempts to avoid relegation, and although Kowloon B.G.C. "B" are at the moment occupying the cellar position, several other clubs are not yet out of the wood.

In the Second Division, Kow. loon Football Club shot out lo the front last week as the result of their own 4-1 victory over Hongkong Cricket Club, and the Burprising lapse of Kowloon Tong who, at Taikoo, beaten on all three rinks. The Footballers are now live points ahead-a lead which may make all the difference to their cham- pilonship aspirations.

were

In the Third Division, Kowloon B.G.C seem to be sitting pretly, Their nearest rivals, Indian R.C.. fell down badly last week against Club de Recreio at King's Park, and are definitely at of the run-

ning.

Home Soccer To Aid Red Cross Fund

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter),--| An attractive programme of Inter- national and representative matches has been arranged by the Football Association, and the Red Cross should receive substantiat funds from the proceeds.

Seventeen mutches have been ar ranged, including meetings between full international sides of England The only team that appear have and Scotland at Wembley and Hamp- any chance of overhauling the Bowl-den Park, and two matches between ing Green in this division are the England and Wales, Pollee, who are moving up slowly but surely in the League Table.

final rink match between the

The Services are fully catered for In several Army v. RA.F. clashes that have been scheduled, while a THOSE who saw the quarter-match between the Army' in Scot sides led by U. 3. Omar and C. 8. land and the Army in England will virtually be another full international Rosselet must have been pleased match since it is practically certain that they were there, for they saw that nearly all players will be inter- "U.M." on one

of his best days.

nationals, And only those who have seen him

at his best know what that means.

1 have heard it said that his two-

younger brothers and D. w. Brad-New Swimming Record

bury, the other members of his rink, rely too much on hin

Not

sreu

his

Swimming

European "Y" Championship

Heats To-morrow

swimming

European Y.M.C.A. championships will be held On August 26, 28 and 30, at 8 pm. on the first two nights and 9 v.m. on the final night.

Heats will be held for the 50 yards to-morrow and the 100 yards on August

20.

To-morrow's hents are.-Hent 1.-C. Guliman, B. S. Wilson. A. F. May. Heat 2-D. Hutchinson. R. Goldman. E. A. Roberts. I. Larson. lent 3-E. F. Paul, G. Arnold, N. D: Booker.

The first in ench heat and the fastest second will qualify.

Heats for the 100 yards are: Best 1.-B. S. Wilson, D. de Van Twidale, D. Hutchinson.

Heat 2-E. A. Roberts, A. F. May.

E. F. Paul. N. D. Booker.

Following are the entries:

August 20

220 yards-E. F. Paul, E. A. Roberts. A. F. May, N. D. Bobker. L. A. Benn.

Boys 50 yards. Larson, G. Saunders, N. McQueen,

100 yards back-stroke. 5, Wilson, Willis, E. A. Roberts,

August 28 50 yards Anal. 100 yards breast-stroke'. B. Gegg. W 1.Urs. D. Hutchinson.

Bowls Pairs Tournament

Champions

Easy Passage.

Into Next Round

H. A. ALVES AND F. V. V. RIBEIRO, holders of the Colony lawn bowls pairs title, had a comparatively easy passage into the next round of the current tournament when they met and defeated J. V. Ramsay and R. Morrison 23-13 at the Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday.

thal

thecould not displace their opponents'

two.

Despite predictions holders would not survive, Alves and Ribeiro were again their true selves on a green that played very well,

The leads-Alves and Romsuy were always in a keen tussle, though over the alter stages of the game, the Alves showed superiority, and result, therefore, was the outcome of the skips' duel.

A

Scores were: Pinna & Baulo:

3, 1, 2, 4, 4, 1, 0,

1. 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 2-21 cameran & Post: 0.0.0.1, 0.0.2.

0, 2, 0, 0, 3, 1. 5, 0, 2, 1, 0, 1, 1, Recreio's Third Win

10

Opening with a 6, L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro scored Recrelo's third win of the day when they beat Y. H. at tho Tong and A. J. Kew 22-17 stages had the measure of 31or-Kowloon B.G.C..

F. V. V. Ribeiro at almost

ali

Silva and Ribeiro were never led, though with thele 4 on the 9th, the Kowloon Tong pair drew up within striking distance.

, 1

rison, though I was not until the 14th end, when the Recrelo pair registered six that fortune made a definite turn in their favour.

on the 13th end was 11-10, Score

Scores were: and thus after the 14th was 17-10-

2. L. which difference

and sites & Ribeiro: Ramsay

1, 0, 3, 0, 1, 0, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0—22 Morrison were unable to make up. Tang & Kew:

0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 1, 1, of Пис The six was the result.

0.4.0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 6, 3. 117 bowling by Ribeiro, and with a little more luck he and his partner would Omar Brothers Through have celebrated with a bottle of whisky, for his last wood was just slightly too heavy to draw for the

seven.

1wo Ramsay and Morrison lay when the sitips went down to bowl, but having all his woods at the back. Ribeiro came through slightly heavy Land trailed the jack into his own

nest, eventually counting six.

Scores were:

50 yards back-siroites. 3. Wheon, W. 8. Gerg, F. Wills, F. A. Roberts.

410 yards-A, F. May. A. D. Pepper, A. Benn.

August 36. 100 yards free-style, Throwing the polo-hall-W. B. Ure, C. Goldman, It. Goldman, E. F. Paul, A. F. May

Iloys' 100 yards.--R.

Saunders, N. McQueen.

Larson,

wills, D. Hutchinson, N. D. Hooker

6.

50 yards breast-stroke-W, S. Gegg. F. Diving (la and Fancy)G. Saun

Wilson. G. Quickendon.

des, N. D. Bookter, R. Goldman. P. B.

880 yards, G. Hamage. A. F. May, L. A. Benn.

To-night's_Gala

Alves &

, 4, 2, 0, 3, 3. 0. F. V. V. Ribeiro:

0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 3, 023 J. V. Hamsay and K. Morrison;

2. 2. u. 2, 0, 0, 1,

The Omar brothers, A. M. and U. M., entered the next round of the Tournament at the expenso of W. Williamson and C. 8. M. Thom over the though it was only last few heads that the Omars acored 12 shots to win!

They led all the way, 7-0 on the 4th, and 12-1 on the 9th, but a 5 on the 10th brought Williamson and Thom nearer at 12-3, and eventually the latter pair were only one shot down, 16-15, on the 16th.

But then over the last Ave heads,

1., 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1. 6. 1, 0, 0, 0, 113 the Omars scored 3, 4, 0, 0, 0 and

Very Close

At Craigengower, H. R. Pinos and B. Basta recorded the day's second win for Recreio when they beat W. Cameron and E, G. Post 21-19-the deciding head being

drew

won with their 9 shots margin.

Scores were:

A. M. & U, M. Oniar: 2. 2, 1, 2, 9, 0, 2,

1. 2, 0, 3, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3, 4, 0, 5, 0 26

= 10

Wiliamson & Thom: 5.0.0, 0.3, 1, 4,

game

R.

0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2. 1, 0, 0, 3,

Another Close Match the-31stt-

and Dasto went into a com-

Playing their postponed A quadrangular gala will be held in

yesterday. W. L. Walker and the

YMCA pool to-night when manding lead of 11-1 by the 6th end, came backt Derne, Aug. 20, V.M.C.A. will be hosts to Royal Scots, but Cameron and Post

Duncan qualified to meet E. Levett having

and II, Spong in the fourth round other Ragnhild Bveger, famous 20-year-old Midlesex and Small Units in the fol-strongly over the next 10 heads, matches this season, I cannot say Danish swimmer who has held many lowing events;

scoring a 5 on the 14th, and

to-day. They beat K. C. Hamil the or not this is true; but world records during past few The water-polo teams are:

level it 16-all on the 16th.

fon and A. M. Holland 22-20-a 3 whether or

Odds and Sods-Benneit (Signals); can say without reservation that if years, to-day broke her own 800 metres

They went into the lead 17-18 on

and a 4 en the 18th and 20th heads to the semi-final and final tree style of 11 minutes 11.7 seconds Millar (Scots), Hyman Middlesex); B. "U.M."

Goldman (Y.M.C.A.): McCarus (Signals the 17th, but the Recrele pair scored

respectively giving them victory. From the 1st to the 14th head, 10.325.-Reuter.

Out and Outers.-Bankler (Scots); Bed-3 to move to 18-17, and two singles

score last Sunday, Bradbury

ford (Signals), L.A. Benn IV.M.C.A.): on the 19th and 20th ends dead-Walker and Dungan led, the W. B. Ure (Middlesex); Dignan (Signals, iccked scores at 10-all for the cum- moving 5-1. 7-2. 7-0, 10-8 and even- and the younger Omars have to-

A. F. May (Y.M.C.A.), Sutherland (Scots). mencement of the 21st.

tually 11-10. Humilion and Holland thing to worry about.

Ieserves. Tunmer (Middlesex). Morgan Pinna laid well for the last head, took temporary command at 12-11 (Sigants). Allen Signals). Wilson

and the efforts of Cameron and Post and ngain at 15-13. (Y.M.C.A.), Bindon (Middlesex)..

ran

heduce the same form that which has stood since 1936, returning Paul (Y.M.C.A.), Jennings (Middlesex).

with F. X. Soures, R. P. Luz and The four vinks left in the semi-V. V. Ribeiro on the opposite side finals are:

W. McLeod, W. B. Harris, W. S. and lastly C. Roza-Pereira, who bad

charge of the rink.

Dall and J. Shepherd.

A.

Omar, K. M. Onar, B. W. Bradbury and U. M. Omar,

L. Sykes. W. MeNelli, R. Duncan

A. J. Hall.

and

J. Hoosen, A. M. Rumjalin, A. K. Ballah and M. R. Abbas. At the time of writing, there has been no announcement as to when the draw will be made, but I under- stand that the semi-finals will not be played for some time.

IN

The third Recreia rink, J. A. Luz, C. E. Marques, L. F. Xavier and J. F. V. Ribeiro were far too good, men for man, for the LR.C. four led by M. R. Abbas and their 15-shot mur- gin of victory just about represented the difference between the two rinks.

SIVIL Service C.C., who are one

of the teams in danger of relega. ton, did very well to beat Kowloon Docks by two rinks to one at Hung-

н

N the League match between Crai-hom.

31. N. Rakusen, who has done so gengower C.C. and Kowloon

well for them this year, won his B.G.C. "E", the only thing of note

consecutive match And seventh was the hurd'night U.M. Omar, with-

with W. J. Burling beating F. Cul- out R. Dosa as his No. 3, had to re-

Ien by 14 mois, victory was n*- tain his 100 per cent, record.

sured. Drawn against L Sykes, who

of Fercy The four points the Civil Servants was skipping in place Peckham, Omar only managed to obtained in this match have given win by three shots after being all the 21 points lead over Kowloon Equare at 19-19 on the 18th head. B.G.C. "B" but the League program- Sykes, given good support by his me has yet nearly a third way to go. front inch, nearly pulled off what and anything may happen in bo- many an experienced skip has failed tween.

to do this season.

T Sookunpao, Club de Recreio

the IB.G.C..

**

Soccer Tourists Return

From Australia

Splendid Trip But Happy To Be Back In Hongkong

LOOKING splendidly fit and well pleased with themselves on record they ought-members of the combined Eastern and Sing Tao soccer Clubs arrived back in Hongkong from their tour of Australia yesterday.

The team left Australia on real pleasure to play football against i August 2, calling at Manila on such sportsmen.

Whatever misgivings may have

August 17. Of the original been entertained prior to their arrival Third Division, Kowloon party, only two are yet to returnt. In the southern continent, they were although down on two These are Yeung Shiu-ylek and certainly dispelled after the playing A and little dificulty in ink rinks, were up on aggregate, thanks Wu Lai-tin, who acted as Secret of the first few games, for consider- ing four points from the Indians. It to C. Wallis rink, who bent E. S. would have been nuch better Abraham's four by 10 shots, casily ary to the team. game had the Indians been at full covering the deficit of the other two strength, but with two nuvices tak-rinks. ing part, the result was a foregone conclusion.

A. It. Dallah' was the only Indinn. skip (o win. His front men, D. M Khan, A. K. Ismall and J. Hoosen, played brilliantly especially after 1en when they scored 16 shote in

Nearly all were full of praise for 30,000. the treatment they had received from

The

.

nble crowds. turned out for ench

match. The average Was about!

koni

one of

tour. had caused hardly any But though the K.B.G.C. have a "down under." The soccer, especial interruption in the Australian Lea substantial lead and the Indians by that of the "lest" matches, was of que programme, which was have dropped out of the running, high quality, and, generally speak the reasons against advanced by one to be careful about the ing, the whole team are proud of of the Aussie officinis prior to the have to they

who are making last their record. They sustained only Police

four defeats in 19 matches three of departure of the team from Horg minute spurt.

the "test" series. Last week, the Police made a clean these being in their form at the moment is so good remaining 14 were won.

Those who arrived yesterday were thole they are regarded now.as the

Im (treasurer),Tsao. Hau Ching- V. K. Iyul Kul strongest challengers in this section. Chan Fok-yun (mannger), Slut Tin-

UIE Indians had a happy time at Wing-fook, C." TE

to, Cigung Kam-hol, Ng Ki-cheong It was just as well-for the Por- the Club de Recreio last week as and Y. S. Yen (Eastern), Li Tin-sang, tuguese rink that J. E. Noronha, regards entertainment-they had tif-Tsui Ah-fal, Fung King-cheung, and donce, It No. 3 to Alves, was in great form, n, tea, dinner and then were guests Lai Shlu-wing, Cheung Wing-choy, shortly, be arranged to welcome the for had it not been for him the at the horse-racing at the Recreto Leung Wing-chiu, Soong Ling-sing retumed players. Indians would have won by a but from the point of view of bowls, and Ip Pak-wa.

eight consecutive headsand Ballah | sweep against Craigengower C.C. and One match was drawn, and theciation had been expressed by

himself showed more confidence than he had done for some time.

The result was that 31. A. Alves, the opposing skip, was always up

gainst it.

wider margin on this rink. Although he himself played one of

his best games this season, A. K. Mine had to bow to defeat by, soven shots...

they were well out of it.

It has been suggested by a wng at

the Sookunpoo club that after all

Hospitality Praised

the other hands, warmest

the Australians to the Chinese team for having made the trip, which had created no little interest among soccer supporters in the Antipodes.

A reception in the form of a dinner is understood, will

"Y" Win Water-Polo

the hospitality lavished on them by THE hospitality of the Australians, In the water-pola tournament yes- their hosts, the Indians did not have they said, ·was second to nonc.ferday YMCA. beat 8th Coastal Regi- But then his front, men were not the heart to walk away with the Courtesy and kindness met them mant J-6. P. B. Wilson, L. A. Denn at thoir best and he had to contend points as wellt

wherever they went, and it was a and A. F. May scored.

their 1. With their 5 and then however, the winners moved up to 18-15 and then-22-18, and on the last jend Hamilton and Holland could do

nu better than two.

Scores were:

Hamilton & Holland: 0, 1, 0,

9, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 8, 3, 0, 3, 0. 2-20 Walker & Duncan: 3, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0,

2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 5, 0, 4, 0-52

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