THE PAIRS FINAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 47, 25 February 1929, Page 14

THE PAIRS FINAL.

WON BY PONSONBY

Played on the Remuera green on Saturday, the final of the pairs championship of the Auckland Bowling Centre was won by A. Parsons and E. Jones (Ponsonby), who beat W. Ball and A. Coutts (Carlton) 20—17. At the end of the seventeenth head Parsons led, 17— 14.

The eighteenth was a grei'.t head for Coutts, who claimed three counters. Parsons tried for a trail and touched kitty with his third, but Carlton still held one, and Ball drew another. Parsons drove, but was caught on short wood. and Carlton counted two. Parsons 17, Ball 16.

Jones came again on this head and notched two counters. Both skips failed to get close on the fast green, but Ball just landed the shot by inches, with his last bowl. Pareons drove and the jack shifted, but went to an opposition bowl. 17 all.

With the scores even and only two heads to go, playere and spectators were all at tension. Jones finished up witli two counters. Ball's lirst was second shot, and Parsons ran past with his first, and his second blocked the draw. Ball tried a run and chitted kitty to count one three feet away. Parsons drew the shot. Ball's final effort touched kitty, but rolled inches too far, whereupon Parsons, amidst applause, drew another shot. Parsons 19, Ball 17.

Jones made it hard, for the opposition by playing his first a few inches behind the jack and his next close. Coutts tried to rest it off, and his first found the ditch, but he succeeded with his second. However, Jones then promoted his own for a shot. With his second, Ball drove out the opposition bowls and lay shot. Parsons' third ran to the edge of the ditch. Ball now had a chance to rest the Ponsonby bowl out for three. He drew on to the head, and it was then a measure for uhot. Parsons played short. Ball again tried the trail, but ran past, and the game was over. The measure gave the Ponsonby pair a single they did not need. HAMILTON RINKS' WIN. A bowling match between Hamilton and Claudelands, at Claudelands. on Saturday, was won by Hamilton by six games to two. Details are as follow, Hamilton players being mentioned first: — Scrimshaw, Stevenson. Salter, Wilkes 23, v. Kivell, Curling, Darlington, Clevely 21 ; Hall, Lock, Smith, Jones 23, v. Snell. Wilson, Reynolds, Balllie 18; Lambie. Clarke, Varney, Pilkington 21, v. Stubbs, Sayers, Bagley, Coombes 23; Leak, Hyde, Going, Bell 21, v. Fow, Gibson, Paterson, Carter !); Pile. Wilson, Robinson, Andrews 23, v. Howe, Bennett, C. G. Speight, Whitten 22; Aiken, Raven, Peterson, Meredith 24. v. Mathieson, Ireland, Fraser. Curteis 12. Juniors. —Heywood, Roberts, King, Masters 26, v. Mnir, Houlden, Lamprell, C. R. Speight 13; Wrigley, Pitcher, Barton, S. Arthur 16, v. Gudex, C. A. Speight, E. A. Butt, H. L. White 25.

PLAY AT ROTORUA. KOTUItUA. this day. "I'lie Kutui-ua Howling ("li-.U's championship pairs, on the two-life system, resultedHamilton ami I-'owkes l'.t. v. Thurbuni and .Nesbitt 15; Hall and Wilkin in, v. Schullz" and Dixon 17: Molii and Bleiieowc 2!t v Gardner and Webber 1". ; French and Pukes' IS. v. Watts and Gritiiths IS: Miller and .Manson 13. v. Piummer and Tavlor S- Williams and Poflley :u. v. Lasenby' and Kirkbv 13; Goodwin and .Slienherd I's defeated Tapper and McLean; Urc]iihart and' Piehards .",:.', v. Christ.ipher and F.irber 31' ■ Butt and Bertram 35. v . Fitzgerald ami Junes 14 : Wash and Lindsay 31 v l,e ( . p-,,1 McGuffng 12. *

GAMES AT CAMBRIDGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) CAMBRIDGE, Saturday. '" The local bowling greens presented quite a gala appearance to-day, no I"--' than fifteen rinks being occupied. The club received visitors from the Frankton and Taupiri Clubs, while a Matamata rink met Frankton Railway in a group hnal fo rthe How den .Shield. The five local teams beat Frankton on tlie aggregate by 134 points to 73, while the four local team's were also successful, beating their Taupiri opponents on the aggregate bv 82 points to 73. The Matamata team 'beat Frankton Railway by 20 points to 17. ResultsTaupiri v. Cambridge (Taupiri names first).—Gorman, Murphy, Cowell. Main 21 v. Henricksen, Martyn, Grumitt, Richardson 14: Catley, McCarthy, Laybourn Jackway 20, v. Muller, Hulme. Taylor' Rowland 10; Whitburn. Day. Seath. Il'iU 14 v. Hart. Bourke. (iardnor, Halliday 33 ■' Buss, Charles, Horwood. Barber is y' Allen, Waghorne. Perkins, Ward. ]■(' Frankton v. Cambridge (Frankton names first).—Coiimbes, Peale. Norrell, Ostle 13, v. D. Low, Edgar James, J. Low S Lewis. 32; Fenlon, Doleman, Watts Burton 12, v. Richards, Gibson, Wallis l)ix 29; Barrell. Dodder, Gallagher. Zalnev 12, v. McN'amara, Edwin James, Mclvor ' Butler 27; Pollock, Laft'erty, 11. Coomb, -s Frost l!t. y. Cooper, Nicall, Easter, Pearce 27: Phillips. Baker. Jordan, Lucas 17 v Speight, Boultoii, McCathie, S. R. James Ilowden Shield Game. — Matamata (Barnes, Green, Gates, Crabb) 20, v Frankton Railway (Buckley, Skelton, Simpson, Yoeman) 17.

THAMES RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent, t TIIAMI'S, this day. There was a large at leinlanee at the Thames Rowling Green on Saturday, when the annual fixture, Thames Joekev Club v. Other Members, took place. Other Members were the victors by a margin of -1.". points. The holders of the memorial badges, Holmau, Chilton, v Gooder and Smith, who had successfully defeated three challenging teams, had to "lower their colours to Fearn, Taylor, Gordon and Adamsou. The foilowing were in the main match, Jockey Club members being named first: Fearn, Taylor, Gordon, Adamson "7 v. Ilolman. Chilton. G coder Smith is' Hosking, Slendon, .lolins, Cameron 10 y' Jackson, Palmer, Delamore, II Cordes ■•[)'■ Lloyd, Murray, Rovvell, Whitehead I'J, v' Hain, Shand, Alexander, G Cordes n; • Wallace. Lowe, McCullougb, Mackay 1M y' Boyle, Gallop, Griffin, Muset'n-ld • <;ibbons. Rhades, Wilson, Clark 10 v C Tavlor, Wood. Strange, Millington WZ ; l),„|,"| Mutton, Howe. Green Uo, v. (Jleesou Cartwright. Morrison. Buchan 'J. 2