Shanghai, Sept, 3.
IN one of the most closely contested finals in the lawn bowls Rinks Championship in recent years, R, Thomson's rink emerged victorious by 22 shots to 20 over the highly favoured H. Wallace's four yesterday afternoon on the Police Recreation Club green at Hongkew Park.
The match was replete with excitement as Thomson's men, after trailing for more than three quarters of the encounter, made a brilliant spurt in the final stages to win by two woods. Some 70 appreciative spectators, including W. J. Monk, president of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association, were Present to witness a fine struggle which produced a high standard of play.
Meanwhile, on the Hongkew Golf Club green close by the combination of R. Conduit and W. Craig, scored a convincing triumph at the expense of A. M. Souza and F.MF, Gutierrez by 23 shots to 10 to win the Pairs Championship. The winning Police Recre tion Club couple commanded the play for nearly the whole of the match with the exception of the first four ends.
R. Thomson's victory in the Rinks Championship, is all the more creditable in view of the fact that the Shanghai Junior Golf Club have not een able to make much of a showing Inthe league recently.
With Wallace's rink (H, Wallace, F, 8, Ward, G, Sinclair, L, J. Hughes) scoring a three and 'a four in the fourth and fifth ends, Thomson's men (R, Thomson, K, L. Swartzell, W. A. Watson, P. Hf, Shaw) were left be: hind almost from: the start, trailing by $9 at the fifth head.
Spectacular Rally The deficit was made up in the next five ends as Thomson skipped hig Junior Golf Club four to a splendid five-shot win in the eighth end. While they managed to register eight woods, they allowed their Shanghai Lawn' Bowls Club opponents to. get in only two shots. At the tenth end, the score was tied at 11-11, 'The SL.BC. players wrested the Jead once' more from their rivals when they forged ahead, increasing the margin to 18-13 at the 15th head, This proved to be the Anal effort for Wallace's four, for the Junior Golf Club played irresistible lawn. bowls to win the championship in the following period of the match.
Always in Doubt
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