Shanghai, Sept. 14. (THE visiting Hongkong lawn bowls players met defeat in their first match in Shanghai yesterday afternoon when the Recs scored three shots on the final end to win by 30-27 after breaking tie of 27-27 created on the 20th head of a friendly game on the Shanghai Recreation Club green.
That the match was exciting goes without saying, especially on the last end, when both sides were given equal chances of breaking the tie, 'A. good indication as to the closeness of the "match may be gained from the fact that' during the encounter, the leadership changed hands no less than six times, Fate may have played a part in delivering victory into the hands of the Jocal side, but they thoroughly deserved the applause they received fu that they played together as a well-knit unit, their ce-ordination counter-balancing the more. spectacular plays of the Hongkong side.
The teams partlelpating were composed of:—
Sranghal Recreation Club:—G. stores (skip). G. Thompson. (No. 3). Gon. Manley "(No. 2), ior
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