The Archive · 1940

Nom Barnsley 2, Chesterfield 9 Blackburn 0, Liverpool 3

Bradford " ly 4, Hull 5 Crewe 6, Cücster 3 Everton 1 Manchester City 0 Grimsby 2, Lincoln 1 Halifax 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1 Huddersfield 1, Bradford 1 Manchester United 0, Bury 1 Middlesbrough 2, York 1 Newcastle 1, Leeds 0 Gicham 4. Stockport 1 Preston 1, Southport 0 Rochdale 1, Burnley 2 Sheffield United 1, Doncaster 1 Tranmere 5, New Brighton 1 bowls yesterday when he defeated C.M. Sequeira in the final of the Singles Championship by 21-20 on the S.L.B.C., thus becoming the first player to have won the title four times.

Aitken-head won his first singles championship as far back as 1918 but he showed that he had lost none of his skill when he emerged torious once more yesterday.

He scored successes in 1923 and again in 1929, but it was not until 11 years had elapsed that he established his supremacy once again.

Yesterday also saw another two finals being decided with W. R. Chisholm's four capturing the Rinks Championship while the combination of C. J. Bull and A. B. Hogg rau away with the Pairs Championship. Chisholm's four scored their triumph after engaging A. M. Gutierrez's rink in a bitter struggle, winning finally by 16-13, the engagement taking place at the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club. At the same time on the Yangiszepoo Bowling Club green, Bulland Hogg were exerting their supremacy to the extend of a 24-13 victory at the expense of W. J. Monk and W. J. Wrad. o nm n 2 0 13 12 3 1 5 13

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