Shanghai, Sept. 12, [HE Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association Rinks championship for the season was decided yesterday afternoon on the greens of the Lawn Bowls Club when I, A. Beith (skip), L. J. Davies, IF. G. Harrison and M. Hendry of the Country Club produced something of a surprise by defeating T. G. Main (skip), G. V. Jensen, R. Manley and R. J. S. Brandt, the Recs combination, in ithe final by the narrow margin of 17' shots to 14. This is the second time that the Championship has gone into the hands of a C.C, rink, the last being in 1934, and the hope was expressed that this latest victory might give a fillip to Country Club lawn bowls land encourage a Jarger number of members to take a more active interest in the game.
As the score indicates, the game was close throughout, On the vic-Yor's'side credit must be given to Hendry for the sterling game he Played as lead and also to the oxcellent work of Harrison. On, the: other side of the fence it must be
Support from his number 1 and num-tornited that, Main didn't gat. she ber 2 which he might have expected and it was left to himself and Jensen to do most of the fighting.
Main took the first end with a single which the Country Club fol-Towed with a 1, a 2 and another 1. JAt the fifth. Beith was lying 2 when Main, with his last shot extricated himsei by burning the end but in the reply Beith took a single, bringing the score to 5-1 in his favour.
The Recs then took matters in hand and put themselves in the lead with 12, single and a 4, the largest score fof the afternoon's play. From this stage a ding-dong game ensued, the Country Club not drawing level until 16th end when 12 shots all were fered, made possible by a 3 on ithe part of Beith. Bach side added 9 single when Beith scored another 3 ing' 10 shots to 13 at the close of 10th. This Main followed with but Beith concluded matters with ingle which gave him 17 shots to 14 and game.
This final was played under perfect conditions before a large number of spectators whose Inerest was kept up to a high level by the closeness of the play.
Lawn Bowls Shanghai, Sept, 10.
During the week a number of interesting games have taken place. The final rounds of the Lawn Bowls Club Singles and Pairs have been completed resulting in H. Wallace beating T. 8. Parry by 21 shots to 16 in a game of 22 ends and a very close contest, where H, S, Bell and A, Parker defeated E.' R, Harmer and R,_ Russell 21-20, "The run of play in the singles was even throughout, Wallace started off well, being 8 to his opponent's 4 at the 6th end, Parry then took matters in hand, equalizing at 10-all fat the Jith, and shot ahead at the 13h, 12-11, Wallace then produced '4 and held the lead until the end of the game, Parry registering four more singles bringing him 1 shot in arrears, 10-17 at the 20th, A single and a 3 by Wallace @nished the contest, Bent Rik Exo Matw's Fire H i 3 H 3
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