BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 69, 23 March 1927, Page 9

BOWLING.

CHAMPION TOURNEY. TEXSE STRUGGLES FOR ttttj, walker defeated. ; thrilling panes have bee* seen oa Auckland bowling greens than thai played in the champion of cham- ' pions competition at Remuera thi« j morning, when J. F. Has kings. of West End (a one-lifer) ousted the title-holder, Max-well Walker, of Auckland, in fifth round of the competition. The gam« •was only won by the West Ender after five extra ends had been plaved. It was a most thrillmg finish to a sram«j

■which throughout had been marked by fi.Ee positional play. ;rrand drawing. and magnificent driving by Eosking. Five times in succession he carried the kitty, burning the end. when Walker looked • winner. It w a great game. ! The three other matches in the fiftll i round produced nothing e'-pecialiy strik" ing in point of play. When plav vu .entered upon this morning there were ulu | club champions left in, T. A. Georg® j (Onehunga) v. S. E. Harper (Otahuhu), ; both two-lifers: C. Addi>on Iv- EL P. Andrew < Panatoetoe >. -T. F. Hosking (West End i t. M_ Walker , i Auckland i. Gr.bble i\\ "arTP v. E. J. Wilkm~on 'Epson:). ail one-lifers; | and 0- Gallagher t'.rey Ltlb , a bve. * ' two-lit er. Fifth Sound Play. H"*>king ijc.it Waikt-r ;7—aft-er s\~# I citra head-. Ho»kir.r »tond i'» up wb-a tne fourth nth head a.is entered ir»ru , This head wa.s reaily the hcz.r.n.nr of I the tense struggle whi'h f"'l.-wfvi. Walker up •h - had r. r ~ -eemed S» able to fir.d The -"r* ngth of the ™ees. and his drawing ha i r. t - • f h - u-ual ' quahty. but at tr. - er. i he be ran tu draw heautifuilv srd w.-nt ahead ct the sixteenth, when the scores wiifp i 4.— ].3 in h:« favour. .r; had r°c» his I length a brut *he th tree nth. but he '"ante 'ara.n. and ■» hen the t « _ enpv-first hea4 wy contested the >-oir?s were Walker was o-r.*e«t-i Walker i»d 10—15. On th;« h-" -. i Walker drew ..ne richt oa the -a.-k. and Ho«Vinr frroe the kittT ry turr.;sz the *rd. ,% n the £r«t extra head Waiker lay hut again w;th his third h.iii the Wet End chaicr.oa burned th" head- At the next Hosking lay short, but Walker w-.th his extra bail carried away the shot bail and lay one. Hosking drove and away went kitt v. At another extra head Waiker lay two and Hoskmg burned arain w:th a magnificent drive. The final was mulled by the failure of Waiker to pia.ee a tactical bo■» 1 to au~ant.apre. Walker lav two when Hosking took up his third balL The Wf-t Ender rested out one. and the Auckland green champion anticipating a drive, tried to place a raver to the right of the jack and near the ditch, but hi wa_s too strong by a few inches and wer.« into the ditch. Hosking drove * Scently. carried the jack between the ;»» peg=. and. count in? two. won. Gribble was four behind W : ";.ir-s n in their match at the twelfth head. Jt irawing splendidly, won bv f.v?. Ad.dison wa.s drawing much ton por.d all the way fc.r Andre-a-. and was 15 ahead at the thirteenth w:th th? sec res !■>—3 in his favour. Andrew's ef -- too late. Both George and t laved i-t -teady and w-re r. t tar a-.ar* ...i the way to the end. when Ge-.-rge hr..-h~d three ahead. FIFTH ROT'NP J. F. Ho-t:;; TT<- : v-.j , j-_ x Walier • X ark-a r.ii > I " S. Gribble 1«. r. E J. Williamson "3 T A_ <re.-rr» < L'~*h.z~zz i v. S Hj— r ad;.«<.a ■ V. H ?. >:s:ii n;- •• r t-b » V. A; i -on - At fx 3 c;r«-k the n-.ttee -i n v.ew of the weather conditions to rostpene ftirth-r tiay until li-3u unorrow.