BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 86, 13 April 1926, Page 5

BOWLING.

i • EASTER FOURS FINAL. AUCKLAND TEAM WINS. ONEHUNGA".? GREAT EFFORT. The feature of the concluding portion of the Easter fours final was the plucky and determined fight put up by the One-1 hunga team after commencing with a handicap that seemed insuperable. They | were actually 14 points down with only! 7 beads to go yet so determinedly did they set about their ta-k that they | brought its- successful termination in | sight, and with orly "four points the : diff"" and two heads to <:o. a sensational j win was quite within the range of j bowling possibilities. However, at this I stage, the Auckland team, which had j taken the full five heads to settle down, i scored two and with a margin of six. ! had the game virtually won. On resuming play Onehunga scored two ! on each of the first three heads and a j single on the 15th, and three on the ; 19th. The Aueklanders were all at sea . and even their skip. Walker, was off his | game. 1; was a shot of his played a trifle too firm that rested Auckland's nearest bowl out on tbe 10th head and i gave the opposition three. ; On the 20th head the Auckland lead, : who had boon drawing ''cli after the first few brads, lay a nice counter and Fletcher made it two. Green, with a fine; onort. shifted the kitty a fraction and, lav two for Onehunga. Fletcher sent j UD another good bowl ?nd. from a wick. | took shot. The thirds failed to alter j though Sohnackenbere's second just ! shaved the whito disc. Wright missed ! with his first. Walker drew another! counter, but shaved the jack, which had been hidden. \Yri_ht then made one i of tho few slips be bad made in the ! tournament, his drive going very wide of the mark and the match was virtually j completed. Uu tho 21st. with six points) to get and tho Aucklanders coming to J their game, the Onehunga skip was in | an impossible position. Twice ii_ sear*h of a coup he deadheated. but on the next I re-play the jack went into the dit?!i where Auckland scored one Tho toani- woro: —Pixon, Fletcher. Parker. Walker (Auckland). 25 point'-. Kennedy. Green. Schnackenberg. Wright .Onehunga-. IS points. Tho score beard j road as follows. Walker's score men- | tioned first:—l—o. 2—o. 4 —o. s—o. j 7—o. 10—0. I.l—o. 13—1, 1!»—1, 21—1.) 21 —4. 21—o. 22—.">. 22—*' (adjournment),j 22—10. 22—12. 22—14. 22—10. 22— IS. j At the conclusion <-i tho game the \ trophies wore presented by the president ; of the centre. Mr. .1. Pas.*oe. who congratulated both tbe winners and runnersup on their fine display of bowling.