BOWLING

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 31, 7 February 1928, Page 16

BOWLING

PARTY FOR ENGLAND. A I'CKLANDEILS LEAVE TO-NIGIIT. Sixteen Auckland bowlers leave by the express to-night or Wellington 011 'their way to England. The English Bowling Association forwarded an invitation for New Zealand trundlers to visit Britain this year. Thirty have accepted the invitation. of whom sixteen are from Auckland. They meet at Wellington on Friday and leave by the Llimaroa for Sydney, where they take passage on the lSth by the Orvieto for Europe. Some of the bowlers will be accompanied bv wives and daughters. The journey is to be broken at Toulon to enable* the party to tour Italy, Switzerland and I lance, reaching England 011 April 20.

ROTORUA TOURNAMENT.

WALKER'S DAY OFF. (By Telegi aph Owu Correspondent.) ROiORLA, Monday. Hie bowling tournament was continued this afternoon when play was carried to the third round of Section E. The greens were a bit stiff at the start, but with the hot sunshine thev soon improved. Maxwell Walker appeared to be off his play, losing three games. Leatham (Ponsonby) at fine stage of his game against Urc (West End) was 24 to nil. Smytheman (Papatoe toe) tied on the twenty-first end with MacPherson (Rawliiti) and won bv- a single on the twenty-second. Details of the play are as follow:— SECTIO.V A. Second Hound.— Carlton (Rifchio>. 14. /t> I'.vnn (Buckley), ji ; Kemuera ' fray), Jl. y. Auckland (Moir) "s ■ H.-nvhiii ( Thomson). 3:;. v. Devonport (I'aseoe). West End (Cre). •>;: v I'onsouby (betham). 20; Sydney (Bovliin) IS, v. Poverty Bay (Wilkinson), 17 '• Onehunga (Robertson). a bye. Third Round.— Hitchie 24. y Bray "I - Pnscop 27. v. Ire 1!»; Eetham 17.~y] whittle 3(i: Buckley 22. v. Hubertson 19" -Lhompsou 24, v. Moir 21. SECTION - B. Second Round.—Carlton (Clarke) y Auckland (M. Walker). It: West' Emi (Brcmner), 1(. y. Kemuera ](i ■ Eljerslie (Godfrey), 21, y. Ponsonby (Kelly). ]J; Grey I.ynn (Whittle). 2!», Rauhiti (Mnel'herson), 32: Paparoetoe (Smytheman). 24. v. Wellington (Marriott), 21; Rocky Nook (W. Jenkiu), a bye. Third Round.—KUgnur 22. v. Wakerly ]■?; Godfrey 25, y. Broniner lf> : Whittle 36. v. Kelly 15; Kissling 23. v. M. Walker 10; Smytheman 10, v. Maephcrson IS. SECTION C. Second Round.—Wellington (Ilill) 2fi v Poverty Bay (Hartley), !> ; Rotorua (Brown). 20, y. Devonport (Lowe) 35Carlton (Parry), 20, v. Otahuhu (Harper)! IS: Masterton (Kerr), 21. v. Whitiora (Higgott). 16; Epsom (Blanchnrd) 25 y New Lynn (Wells), 10; Pon'sonby (Parsons), a bye. Third Round.—Harper 19. v. Iliggott 16; Parsons 2K. y. Hartley 10; Perry 27 !Vrmii 4 i : 2 Kcrr " ,J ' v - Wl ' lls 1l> ' 3jrowu ' SECTION D. Second Round.-—Auckland (Scantlebury) 28, v. Remuera (Russell), Is; West End (Garry), 25, v. Masterton (Ewingtou) 30St. Helier's (Keys), 24, v. Ellerslie (Dickson), 10; Carlton (Truscott). 30, v. Gisborne (Sinclair), 15: Waiteinata (Potter) 19, v. Whakatane (Forrest), 10; Rotorua (Pakes), a bye. Third Round.—Garry 22, v. Russell 17Sinclair 20, v. Potter 15; Truscott 22, y' Keys 20; Pakes IS, v. Scantlebury 10" Ewington 24, v. Dickson IS. SECTION E. Second Round.—Rotorua (Loffley), 2.°>, v. Taneat;; 1 (Ferguson), 11; Dominion Road (Ramsey), 23, v. Morrinsville (Branch), 15; Carlton (Coltman), If,, v St. Leonard's (Maher). 13; Mount Albert (J. Thomas), 23, v. Whakatane (Ramson), 21; Hamilton (N. Bell), 20, v. Tauranga (Moncur), 13; Remuera (G. Walker), a bye. Third Round.—Moncur 21. v. Thomas 10; Cornish 20, v. Coltman 12; Long 20, v. Ferguson IS; Ramsey 28, v. Loffley 13; Ramson 28, v. Maher 26.

ST. HELIER'S TOURNAMENT.

The following skips have entered teams for the pairs tournament at St. Ilelier's Bay to-morrow: Bridges, Epsom; Gollan, Ellerslie; Farrow, Ponsonby; Millcn Epsom; Potter, West End; Bainbridge, Mount Eden ; Smith, St. Ilelier's; De Launay, Epsom ; White, St. Helier's ; G. Bonlton: McCarthy, Mount Eden; G. Hoskinjr, Carlton; Hendry, Ellerslie; Cross, Carlton.

PLAY AT WHANGAREI.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHAXGAREI, Monday. The Saturday section of the full rinks competition is nearing an end, and two games to he played by McKenzie will reveal the finalists. The position of the skips is as follows :—Cutforth, 4 wins 3 losses; Donaldson. 5 wins 2 losses; Gribble, 1 win 7 losses; Harrison, .'•> wins 4 losses: Judd, :j wins 3 losses; McKenzie, 4 wiDs 1 loss; Stone 5 wins 2 losses; Walker. 1 win 5 losses. The winner of this section will meet the winner of the game between Almao and Allan, who have to play off to decide the Thursday section.

HIKURANGI BEAT KENSINGTON.

WHA NG A REI, Monday. On Saturday two full-rink teams from thn Kensington Howling Club visited Hikurangi in quest of the Swann Cup. Although they were not successful in winning the trophy the games were most interesting. Results were as follows:— Malcolm, Gibson, Phillips, and Campbell (Hikurangi) v. Fulljames, Hayward, Barry, Tihbits (Kensington), 19; Wood, Kobinson. K. Taylor. Seceonibe (Hikurangi) -'0, v. McMath, H. Ililford, Huyton, Courtney (Kensington) 10.

TATJMARUNUI GREEN.

TAUMARUXUI, Monday. Tl'°. Taumarunui Bowling Club's green , ln K°o»l order during the week-end, when several competition games were played. Cup games resulted Doughty, Gardner, Heed, Todd 28, v. Brown, Girvin. p5l n " 0 ';o Lawler, Hall, Malier, Henrv' in ' I' . >v "»«,«• Stevenson, Smith, Henrj, 10 Pairs: Peek and Forbes 29 v Baker and Girvinl2. Singles: Baker 22,' v. Vuyich 21. Full rink game- Vuvirli Parker, Mat tar, Sarah 23 v. DrvHn' Christmas, Andrews, Gilpin 20.