The Archive · 1928

Local Lawn Bowls

CHAMPIONSHIPS

H, Berents on Friday, September 28, won the. Shanghai lawn bowls singles championship the greens of the Hongkew Golf Club at Hongkew Park by an-overwhelming margin from A. MeLeod. "Berents scored the necessary. 21 points to win the match after only 14 ends, due to the fact that] McLeod was right off his game.

'H, Gordon Wright and R. J. Bowerman defeated G. L.-Campbell and T. Large with score of 3218 in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Pairs-Championship which ras play eat the Shanghai Bowls Playing an uphill game all the. way tothe 21st end t draw level and then finally to snatch victory by The weather was cold and showery, but the spectators numbered over, 20,000, After being almost put to rout by a sustained attack that gave the Argentines an early 5/2 lead, Hitcheock's hard-riding and hard-hitting quartette staged @ sensational finish, beating the invaders in a thrillingly close battle.

Harriman, who was recently sum marily removed from the No. 1 position and was only put back two days ago, scored the deciding goal with a fine 75-yard shot after a Desatiful' run.

The score by chukkers was as follows:— lat chukker 2nd chukker Sed chukker ith chukker Beh chukker 6th chukker chukker Sth, chukker United States Argentina Hitchcock scored 3 goals and Harriman 4 for the United States and Lacey 3, Miles 2, and Kenny 1 for the losers. Team United Star Hasrimat chock, Malcolm Stevenson, Guest.

Arzenth Kenny, J. Nels Miles, L. Lacey.—Reuter.

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