BOWLING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 88, 24 January 1938, Page 3

BOWLING.

ALLENTON DEFEATS METHVEN.

Four rinks from the Allenton Bowling Club played Methven at Allenton on Saturday afternoon, winning three rinks and the match by 92 points to 72. A colts rink was also played, Allenton winning by 19 to 14. Details (Allenton names first): —

McGrath, Freeman, Braxton, Gibsou, 19; Stevens, Lowery, Campbell, Waddingtou 24. Argyle, Wilson, Welsh, Bathurst 22; Duff, Watson, Guthrie, Gourlay 12. Tinker, Norrish, J. Boothroyd, H. Silverwood 26; Findlay, Robinson, Calligan, Thompson 22. G. Knox, iShillito, P. Boothroyd 23; Grigg, Kelliher, Wootton, Renal 14.

Colts—(Dickinson, Aston, Watson, J. Lane 19; Shaw, Wright, Dickson, R. Duff 14. ASHBURTON DEFEAT LINWOOD. Nino rinks from the Lin wood Bowling Chib visited, Ashburton on Saturday and were defeated by the Ashburton Club by 198 points to 164. Ashburton won six rinks.

Details i(Ashburton names first): — Guthrie, Carter, Pritchard, L. O. Dunn, 24; Vincent, Moore, Morrison, Kearney 15.

Porter. Self, Horsburgh, Dunlop 24; Hurlev, Hooker, Scrivener, G. Dickson 20. Tarbotton, Hawke, Tulloch, Higgins 19; Duncan, Thornton, Hannah, Plummer 23. Gilchrist, Percy, Thomas, Matthews 26; Britt Horton,, Rountree, j-cLri'o 17. T , _ Hosken, Bowden, Sawle, Voids 23; Dobbs, Robb, Duncan, Teasdale 1". Gregory, Todd. McElhinney, Christie 21; Bryant, Lockwood, Kilner, Kershaw 23. Chambers, David, W. R. Lane, McEachen 23; Harrall, Dunn, Bradbury, Burson 15. Bonifacio, Gowans, Amos, Cockrott

19; Bigwood. McDougall, Butler, oi'idgit 15. Briscoe, Bond, Mitchell, M.v tier 19; Webster, Hill, Jefeoate, D. Gibson 21.

ROSLYN WINS PAIRS TITLE.

DUNEDIN, January 22

In the final of the New Zealand bowling pairs championship R. B. Clarke and C. E. Tyrrell (Roslyn) 28, heat J. R. Smith and H. B. Oakey (Elmwood) 9on the nineteenth green. A play-off for third place between H. Belcher and, E. Long worth (St. Kilda) and P. Delargey and P. Munn (Canterbury) resulted in a win for the latter by 17 tq 15.

NEW ZEALANDERS AT SYDNEY. (Received January 23, 8 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 23. A few games of bowls were played on Saturday between showers and on sodden greens. The New Zealander, W. Bremner, had two consecutive wins, 21-10 and 12-8. The New Zealander, Davis, lost 9-21. Robertson lost 11-21.