BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 8, 11 January 1927, Page 5

BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

THE SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. ELIMINATING PROCESS. After the "Star" went to press yesterday the singles championship contest at the Dominion bowling tournament was advanced a further stage. Four rounds were completed yesterday, and the fifth wae commenced at nine o'clock this morning. Additional results are: — SECTION A. Ponsonby Green. Third Round.—Bremner (West End) 16. v. Addison (Edendale) 15 ; Fletcher (Tekaka) — v. Schnackenberg (Onehunga) 4: Buchan (Balmacewan) 19, v. Buxton (Carlton) 14; Reece (United) 26, v. Masefield (Waihi) 13; Torrance (Ponsonby) 26. v. Dunham (Melbourne) 11; McArthur (Wellington) v. Lewis (Canterbury) 12. Fourth Round.—Fletcher 18. v. Bremner 12-; Buchan 21, v. Torrance 12: Pilkington 18. v. Goldsmith 12; Addison 17, v. Schnackenberg 16. SECTION B. Rawhiti Green. Third Round.—Allatt (Melbourne) 20, v. Gould (Carlton) 14; Rawnsley (Papatoetoe) 15, v. Hunt (Carlton) 12; Balling'-r (Kelburn) 20. v. Pearce (Rocky Nook) 7 ; Gatland (Onehunga) IS. v. Morgan (Edgeware) 14; Hindle (Balmacewan) 20. v. Crawford (Wanganui) 16; McCallum (Temuka) 18, v. Harvey (Claudelands) 14. Fourth Round.—Allatt 25, v. Rawnsl°y IS; Gatland 19, v. Ballinger 11: Hindle 19. v. McCallum 5 ;. Gould 20, v. Hunt 17. SECTION C. St. Helier's Green. Third Round.—Edwards (Temuka) 23. v. G. Clark (Mt. Albert) 16; Eckersley (Manawatu) 22, v. Buchanan (Green Island) 19; Blanchard (Remuera) 21, v. Ferguson (Balmacewan) 11 ; Hosking (West End) 22. v. Toy (Ellerslie) 13: Efford (Edgeware) 20, v. Conder (Island Bay) 9; Layzell (Devonport) 18, v. Anderson (Claudelands) 14. Fourth Round.—Edwards 20, v. Eckersley 12 ; Hosking 20, v. Blanchard 17 ; Efford 22, v. Layzell 18 ; Clark 24, v. Buchanan 16. SECTION D. Mount Eden Green. Third Round—Lambeth (Balmacewan) 20. v. Watson (United) 15; Russell (Remuera) 19, v. Benefleld (St. John's) 16 ; Ball (Carlton) 19, v. Hopwood (West End, Auckland) 16; Keys (St. Helier's) 20. v. West (Dominion Road) 9: Wallett (Mt. \lbert) 19. v. Pragnell (Masterton> 14; Duff (Island Bay) 18, v. Reid (Kaihina) 15. Fourth Round.—Russel 24. v. Lambeth 11- Ball 21, v. Keys 10; Duff 23. v. Wallett 12 ; Benefield 23, v. Watson 10. SECTION E. Grey Lynn Green. Third Round. —McComish (Maitai) 17. v Scantlebury (Auckland) 16; Billclifl (United) 19, v. McMaster (Stanley) lo; Jenkin (Rocky Nook) 17, v. Kerr (Masterton) 12: Kissling (Remuera) 26, v. Pollard (Carlton) 5: Kelly (Dominion Road) 24, v. Potter (West End. Auckland) 17; Firman (Beckenham) IS, v. Smith (Kelburn) 8 " Fourth Round.—McComish 23. Billcliff 10 : *Kissling 19. v. Jenkin 13 ; Firman 17. v. Kelly 15; McMaster 15, v. Scantlebury 13. SECTION F. Remuera Green. Third Round.—Bell junior (Hamilton) IS v Rvan (Remuera) 14; Brake <T aka " puna) 23". v. Findlay (Mt. Eden) 13; Fookos (Carlton) 20, v. Tilley (Wanganui) 12; Denison (Dominion Road) 26, v.■ B r °wn (Carlton) 7; Hutchison. S. (Dunedin) -O. V Swain (Melbourne, Victoria) 10 ; . Jury (Fitzroy) 24. v Piper (Maitai) 10. Fourth Round.—Bell junior 22. v. Brake 7: Denison 21, v. Fookes 8: -"■ v ' Hutchison 15 ; Ryan 20, v. Findlay 18. SECTION G. Dominion Road Green. Third Round.—Clarke Nook) 19. V TTiee (Matai) 11; Wilson (Carlton) 20, v! Lane (Kahutia) 18; Cater (Auckland) 24. v. Higginson (Dunedin) 19 , Step]bens (Kelburn) 17, v. Best (Green Island) 16, Brookfield (St. Helier's) 23, v. McFarland (Xgaruawahia) 16: McCallum (Remuera) 15 v Oatridge (Mount Eden) 13. Fourth Round.—Clarke 19 v. Wilson 12; Stephens IS. v. Cater It ; Brookfield 24, v. McCallum 6; Dee 16, v. Lane 10. SECTION H. Bp-som Green. Third Round. —Evans (Hamilton) 18, v. Percy (Carlton) 17 ; Nay lor (Thorndon) 36 v. Parsons (Epsom) 8; McDonald (Bal macewan) 19. v. Bartett (Nelson) 10: Herd (St. John's) 23, v. Bray (Remuera) 14: Battersby (Dominion Road) 22, v McWhannell (Hataitai) 8: Jones (Palmer ston North) 23. v. Gribble (Rotorua) 14 Fourth Round. —Evans 16, v. Herd 23, v. McDonald 18: Battersby 1< v. Jones 12; Parsons 17, v. Percy 11. SECTION I. Rocky Nook Green. Third Round. —Armstrong (Pukekohe) 17 v. Smith (Dunedin) 15; Parsons (Pon sonbv) 20. v. Wilkinson (Masterton) 9 Dunphv (Matai) 14. v. Duncan (Auckland] 12: Butt (Shannon) 21, v. Toung (Remu era) 12; Frost (Frankton Junction) 16, v Wright (St. Helier's) 10; Cartwrigh; (Dominion Road) 24, v. Laws (Becken ham) 12. Fourth Round.—Parsons IS, v. Armstron* 13: Butt 17. v. Dunphv 16 ; Frost 18. v Cartwright 17: Smith 23. v. Wilkinson 6 SECTION J. Ellerslie Green. Third Round.—Kilgonr (Carlton) 22. v Slinn (Lower Hutt) 11; Smellie (Greei Island) 27, v. Carbines (Ponsonby) 6 Bontley (Dunedin) 24, v. Dee (Matai) 11 Gibbs "(Kahutia) 20, v. Everitt (Otahuhu 17 : Hardley (West End) 20, v. Lindber) (Onehunga) 15: Wooller (Remuera) 22 1 v. Routley (Kelburn) 17. [ Fourth Round.—Kilgour 21, v. Smelli' 11 : Bentley 21, v. Gibbs 8; Wooller 22 v. Hardley 13 ; Carbines 25, v Slinn 13. SECTION K. Devonport Green. Third Round.—Mclntyre (Hamilton) 32 v. Stewart (Southland) 13; Crowley (Tan ranga) IS. v. Fraser (Mount Eden) 16 Doherty (Kelburn) 19, v. De Launa; (Epsom) IS; Deare (Carlton) 20. v. Keitl (Pukekohe) 17: Walker (Auckland) 15 v. Koefoed (St. Helier's) 12; Fastie (Green Island) 20, v. Harkness (Nelson 7. Fourth Round. —Mclntyre 21, v. Crowle; 7 : Doherty 17. v. Deare 10 : Walker IS, i Fastier 17 ; Fraser 17, v. Stewart 16.

SECTION L. ! Auckland Green. Third Round. —Howarth (Canterbury) . 25, v. White (St. Helier's) 8; Johnson (Stanley) 20, v. Gardiner (Otahuhu) 16; j Keatley (Rocky Nook) 22, v. Johnston I (Ngaruawahia) 12: Livingstone (Onehunga) | 15, v. Fitzer (Te Kuiti) 14; Lamb (Carlton) ; 21, v. Langley (Caledonian) 14; Patterson (Ponsonby) 19. v. Shannon (Shannon) 14. I Fourth Round—Johnßon 22, v. Ho wart h ! 12 ; Keatley 21. v. Livingstone 19 ; Lamb I 22, v. Patterson 14; Gardiner 17, v. White! 14. SECTION M. Epsom No. 2 Green. Third Round.—Knight (St. Helier's) 17. v. McPhail (Waitemata) 16: Tutt (Mount Eden) 17, v. Colthurst (West End) 12; Lindsay (Caledonian) 21, v. Gilford (Tauranga) 12: Duncan (Wellington) 19, v. Roach (Shannon) 17; Stone (Rocky Nook) 19, v. Forgie (Kelburn) IS: Dick (Ponsonby) 23, v. Shillito (Timaru) 17. Fourth Round.—Knight 20, v. Tutt 11 ; Lindsav 19. v. Duncan 14: Dick 22, v. Stone 11; McPhail 23, v. Colthurst 16. SECTION N. Mount Albert Green. Third Round.—Bell, sen. (Hamilton) 31," v. Lloyd (Caledonian) 9; O'Hagan (Timaru) 19, v. Hutchison (Dunedin) 15; Sykes (Otahuhu)" 23, v. Adeane (Rocky Nook) 13; Spiller (Wellington) 19. v. Thompson (Rawhiti) 14; Lomas (Kelburn) 15, v. Tonkin (West End) 18: Franks (Masterton) 19, v. Mason (Auckland) 14. Fourth Round. —Bell, sen. 18, v. O'Hagan 15; Spiller 25, v. Sykes 8; Franks 20, v. Lomas 14 ; Hutchison 24, v. Lloyd 7. SECTION O. West End Green. Third Round.—Laurenson (Carlton) 18, v. Porteous (Wellington) 12; Harraway (Green Island) 19, v. Land (Whitiora) 13; Cutler (Takapuna) 26, v. Henderson (Te Awamutu) 18; Letham (Fonsonby) 21, v. Haslam (Rawhiti) 13; Jury (Rocky Nook) 15, v. Jones (Mt. Eden) 12; Mellars (Remuera) 20, v. Walker (Mt. Albert) 15. Fourth Round.—Harraway 18, v. Laurenson 10 ; Letham 21, v. Cutler 11 ; Jury 21, v. Mellars 18; Porteous 27, v. Lang 14. SECTION P. Carlton No. 1 Green. Third Round.—Feilding (Hataitai) 16, v. Smart (New Plymouth) 15; Gray (Kelburn) 25, v. Clark (Sydenham) 9; Duflin (Carlton) 18, v. Nairn (Mti Eden) 13; Mcßobie (Remuera) 21, v. Roy lance (Rocky Nook) 13; Meredith (Hamilton) 23, v. Rigby (Dunedin) 11 ; McGill (Waitemata) 23, v. Kirkwood (St. John's) 14. Fourth Round. —Gray 17, v. Feilding 10 ; I Mcßobie 13, v. Duffin 12; Meredith 19, v. McGill 18 ; Smart 19, v. Clark 12. SECTION Q. Carlton No. 2 Green. Third Round. —Maher (West End) 21, v. England (Whangarei) 15; Hollows ( —) 18, v. Crowley (Tauranga) 17 ; Senior (Waihi) 18, v. Gibson (Ponsonby) 17 ; Eagleton (Rocky Nook) 19, v. Warren ( —) 14: Crawshaw (St. Helier's) 18, v. Tanner (Epsom) 14; Champion (Fitzroy) 21, v. Tomlinson (Mt. Albert) 15. Fourth Round.—Maher 23, v. Hollows 6 ; Senior 25. v. Eagleton 14 ; Crawshaw 17, v. Champion 10; Crowley 21, v. England 14. TO-DAY'S PLAT. LAST STAGES OF SINGLES. The 'weather was again beautiful and the greens keen when play was resumed this morning in the singles championships on the Carlton, Mount Albert, Epsom, Remuera and Mount Eden greens. All two-lifers were pitted at Carlton, as well as four one-lifersw The other one-lifers were engaged for two rounds at the other greens, and the survivors were to come to Carlton for the last stages in the struggle. This Morning's Survivors. At the end of the second round of to-day's play (the sixth round in section play) there were only five two-lifers— Kilgour (Carlton), Maher (West End), Parsons (Ponsonby), Clarke (Rocky Nook), and Mclntyre (Hamilton). The remaining 25 players left in the competition were one-lifers. At 1.30 p.m. all the bowlers still in assembled at arlton green for the third round, and some exceedingly keen matches were being played. The one-lifers were: Senior, Edwards, Fletcher, Bell, jun., Harraway, Hosking, Duff, Herd, Lindsay, P. Jury, Wooller, Walker, E. Jury, Benefield, McMaster, J. O. Smith, Hutchinson, Bremner, Naylor, Smellie, Laurenson, Gray, Knight, Russell, and Johnston. ONE-LIFERS. Carlton Green. First Round.—'Senior (Waihi) 21, v. Crowley (Tauranga) 15 ; Hollows (Dominion Road) 23, v. Crawshaw (St. Helier's) 8. Second Round.—Senior 19, .v. Hollow 14 ; ; Edwards 19, v. Bell, sen. 17; Fletcher 21, v. McCormish 16; Bell, jun. 21, v. Allan 16 ; Harraway 20, v. Evans 12. Remuera Green. First Bound.—'Bremner (West End) 24, v. Kawnsley (Papatoetoe) 13; Lambeth (Balinaceivan) 21, v. Eckersley iJlanawatu) 12; Brake (Takapuna) 19; Billcliff (United) 14; Naylor (Thorndon) 23, v. Stevens (Kelburn) 14; Smellie (Green I Island) 22, v. Armstrong- U»ukekohe) 17; ■ llowarth (Canterbury) IS, v. G. Cro-wley (Tauranga) 15; O'Hagan (Timaru) 22, v. I Tutt (Mti Eden) 18; Laurenson (Carlton) ; 23, v. Feilding (Hataitai) 14. ' I Second Round.—Bremner 16, v. Lambert "111; Naylor 23, v. Brake IS; Snclling 17, v. Howard 16 ; Laurenson 24, v. O'Hagan 9. . I Mount Eden 4 Green. I First Round. —Pilkington (Hamilton) 20, Iv. Hin die (Balmacewan) 15 f Jury (Fitzroy) 124, v. Firman (Birkenhead) 13; Brookfield (St. Helier's) 24, v. Battersby (Dominion Road) 9: Wooller (Remuera) 20, .v. Frost (Frankton Junction) 15: Walker (Auck--1 land I 22. v. Lamb (Carlton) 14: Franks ; (Masterton) 18, v. Dick (Ponsonby) 17; • Jury (Kocky Nook) 20. v. Meredith (Hamil- [ ton) 14 ; Ball (Carlton) 18, v. Efford ' (Edgeware) 17. Second Round.—P. Jury 13, v. Pilkington 15; Wooller 20, v. Brookfield 15; ; Walter 19, v. Franks 17; E. Jury 21, ' v. Ball 11. EPSOM GREEN. First Round. —Addison (Edendale) 21, v. Gouid (Carlton) 13; Benefield (St. John's) 19, v. Clark (Mount Albert) 18 ; • MoMaster (Stanley) 18, v. Kyan (Remuera) - 10; Parsons (Epsom) 19, v. Dee (Maitai) : 17; J. Smith (Dunedin) 26, v. Carbines 7 (Ponsonby) 12; Fraser (Mount Eden) 22, 1 v. Gardiner (Otahuhu) 8; Hutchison (Dun- • edin) 24, v. McPhail (Otahuhu) 11 ; Smart r (New Plymouth) 20, v. Porteous (Welllng- • ton) 8. Second Round.—Benefield 18, v. Addison f 11 ; McMasters 19, v. Parsons 12; J. D. . Smith 17, v. Fraser 14; Hutchinson 14, v. Smart 13.

Mount Albert Green. First Bound.—Buchan (Ponsooby) 24, v. V. C. Wilson (Carlton) 17 ; Hoskingrs (West End) 19, v. Gatland (Onehunga.) 13; Duff (Island Bay) 17, v. Kissling (Remuera) 15; Mcßobie (Remuera) 16, v. Dennison (Dominion Road) 14 ; Herd (St. John's) 27, v. Butt (Shannon) 15; Doherty (Kilburn) 23, v. Bently (Dunedin) IS; Lindsay (Caladonian) IS, W. Kenetley (Rocky Nook) 14; Miller (Wellington) 22, v. Lerham (Ponsonby) 17. '* Second Round.—Hosking 19, v. Buekton 10; Duff 22, v. Mcßobie 19; Herd IS, v. Docherty 14; Lindsay 19, v.. S-piller 1 . Two-lifers. Carlton Green. First Round.—Johnson (Stanley), bye; Clarke (Rocky Nook) IS. v. Edwards (Temuka) 17; Kilgour (Carlton) 21, v. Bell, sen. (Haa»llton) 14; Gray (Kelburn) 19, v. Fletcher (Takaka) 12; Knight (St. Helier's) 22, v. McComish (Maitai) IS; Maher (West End) 20, t. Allatt (Victoria) 16; Parsons (Ponsonby) 22, v. Bell, jun. (Hamilton) 17; Russell (Remuera) 25, v. Harraway (Dunedin) 12 : Maclntyre (Hamilton) 24, v. Evans (Hamilton) 15. Second Round.—H. Clark, a bye: Kilgour 19, v. Grey 14 ; Maher 16, v. Knight 10 ; Parsons 24, v. Russell 19 ; Maclntvre 18, v. Johnston 5. NOTES ON THE PLAY. Edwards, who won the pairs four years ago at Auckland, and Kilgour, the first winner of the singles under the auspices of the association—that was in 1914 — and Harraway, the skipper of the Dunedin team rink, were among those unbeaten at the "end of the first dav. Allatt, the Melbourne player, looks like being the real hope of the Australian contingent. He played a wonderfully consistent and well-judged game yesterday, going through without a loss into the fifth round. Swain had a setback after a successful first round, and Dunham and Booth both went under in the first and second rounds. Some interesting games were played on the Carlton Club greens. That between Maher and Scrivener (Wanganui) in the first round was particularly keen. At the eighth head, Maher was 13—-1, but the visitor put up a great fight from this point and was only one point behind at the nineteenth head, the scores being 16—15. The West End player then ran out to win 18—15. Tanner and Haldane (the Wellington bowler) had an exciting tussle on the same green before the former ran out the winner of the first-round match by 19 —17. Haldane was five up at the end of five heads, but before he could score again the Epsom player in five heads scored nine. The Wellington player replied with ten points in six heads, the result of good drawing, making the score 15—9 in his favour, but Tanner made another strong rally. In the' fourth-round game at Carlton between the two lives, Maher beat Hollows handsomely by beautiful drawing by 23—6. Hollows showed little of his previous good form.

At Ellerslie in the first round, Kilgour and Bentley tied on the last head at 15 all. On the extra head being played Bentley lay two, but Kilgour -with a fine drive scattered the head and lay shot. Many of the greens were very keen and in consequence those who were slow in getting the "feel" of it fared so badly in the first ten heads or so in the first round that good play afterwards failed in many cases to pull the game round in their favour. The sensations of the first day's play were the defeats in ttye first rounds of the ex-champaons, Ingram and Best, and perhaps the greatest of all was the I thrashing that Maxwell Walker, the champion, received in the second round from Mclntyre, the Hamilton player. Kerr's defeat by Scantlebury Was not altogether surprising, for the runner-up in the recent Christmas tournament was in good form. Clever Work at Carlton. Keen contests took place among the two-lifers at the Carlton, greens. CParticular interest was taken in the Kilgour v. Bell (sen.), the Harrawav v. Russell, and the Edwards v. Clark "matches. Kilgour, Russell and Clark, kept on their winning ways-. Kilgour and Bell played remarkably good bowls, and nearly all the heads were splendid, heads being continually altering. Both drove well, but Kilgow was the first to get the "feel" of the green, and this gave him a bit of a start. Edwards went down to Clark in a great fight. He was one up on the Rocky Nook man on the last head, and the latter wanted two to win. Clark played a splendid shot to split two balls and stop on the jack with his own for two. In one head Clark drew four, and four inches would have covered all. Russell beat Harrawav 25—12 on the 17th head. The Dunedin bowler was unfortunate with his drives, generally leaving his opponent- lying three or four on the head. Good drawing by both men was a feature of the Parsons—Bell (jun.) match, and once the latter drew a four, and again a three. Parsons, however, was the more consistent and won by five up on the 20th head. Mclntyre's drawing was simply superb in his match against his colleague from Hamilton, and he went right away to win. At one time the score was 20—3. Allatt, the Australian hope, played a fairly consistent game; but Maher was about at his best, and, drawing the better, won. Hollows got in first against Crawshaw, j his fellow one-lifer at Carlton, and kept on doing so. His consistent drawing was too much for the St. Heliers player, who never scored a point while Hollows was going from B—s8 —5 to 17—-5. Nothing outstanding occurred in the match between the other one-lifers on the same green, Senior and Crowley. The match was somewhat of an easy give-and-take order, without any particularly striking head being put up or shot made.