Sequeira and das: sis Defeat Main and Madar After Closely Tought Match Shanghai, Sept. 18.
[HE final of the Shanghai Law Bowls Association Pairs Championship was played yesterday afternoon on the Lawn Bowls Club greens when C, M. Sequeira and A. A. d'Assis of the Hongkew Golf Club defeated T, G. Main and F, O. Madar of the Rees by 19 shots to 15 in a game which favour, might have closed in anybody's Of the four players, Sequeira undoubtedly put up the most outstanding performance, playing consistently well throughout; only in the 16th end did he fail.
Main also played well but his opposite number had the edge. get into their stride until after commenced some good drawing towards the close.
Neither of the leads seemed to the first three ends when both play, d'Assis, however, fell off The game opened with the Rees taking 0 single which their opponents equalized in the following end after a fine closing shot by Sequeira, Another 1 and a 2 for Hongkew brought the score up to 4-Lat the 4th. The next fell to Main with a single after which the H.GX. couple reaped a 3, a single, a 2 and another single in the 9th, in spite of a couple of excellent shots by Madar. Main's nal wood in the following end stopped the run but at this end, the 10th, he was standing 8 shots down, 3-11, "The Hongkew Golf pair, thanks to Sequeita's efforts, then produced a 3, By the 14th the margin was 10 shots in the favour of the H, G. 16-5. At this stage of the game both Main and Madar settled down and added 4 to their total in the next end which they followed with a single, The 17th they lost by one shot but uth put in some beautiful woods in the 18th which collected them ain, with his last shot but one cartied his opponents wood leaving himself with the score stated.
'The 19th end was were Sequeira distinguished himself, He had two woods to' play and the. Recs were lying 1. He came up and took the ungkew wood out leaving his side with 3 shots, "His final was a beauti-
'A Presentation A pick-up game was played on the Lawn Bowls Club greens between {the Club and the Yangtszepoo Bow-ting Club." At ths conclusion of the Jgame Mr, W. A. Bailey, on behalf of the Y.BC. presented to the SLB.C tink, which had won by the largest cumber of ends, cigarette cases. As. a_number of rinks ted by this method the one withthe" largest margin took the prizes-—A. Harvey (kip). A.A. Chalmers, N. Ht. Lacey jand A. H Childs.
In making the presentation, Mr. Bailey took the opportunity of thanked ing the Lawn Bowls Club for their hospitality during the season. The tawa Bowls Club provided spoons for the visiting Fink winning by the west ends, Mr. Wallace presenting these to. W. Chisholm (skip).
(Greenhalgh. W. Simpson and" Int.
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