The Shanghai Lawn Bowls League will enter its second week of competition this Saturday when a capacity schedule of seven matches will be run off. Of these encounters, four are in the-first division and the remainder in the second. There will be no league fixtures for Sunday.
The Lawn Bowls Club "Blues, which proved to be a formidable aggregation last Sunday when they ousted the Police Recreation Club by 5-0, will come across much stiffer opposition this week as they play the Clube Lusitano in a first division match. The latter team gave some indication of strength last week by scoring an easy 4-l victory over the Shanghai Recreation Club, the Champions for 1938.
Meanwhile, the Recs will be matched "against the comparatively weaker Hongkew Golf Club. The Junior Golf Club, after a convincing triumph over the Country Club by 4-1 last week, will meet the Yangtszepoo Bowling Club for probably one of the closest matches on this week's programme.
In the remaining first division encounter, the Lawn Bowls Club "Reds" will make their debut in league play after drawing a bye last week. As the "Reds" team may well prove as powerful a team as the "Blues", it seems that the Country Club is doomed to another defeat. The Police draw a bye this week-end.
Following is the schedule. with the matches being played on the greens of the first-named club:—
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