BOWLING.

Auckland Star, 2 January 1931, Page 13

BOWLING.

CHRISTMAS TOURNEY.

fl POST SECTION PLAY. P' A REVIEW OF THE GAMES. Further play in the Auckland Bowling '.Centre's Christmas tournament took place on Wednesday afternoon and all day yesterday. Results:—■ Fifth Round. Bird, Bates, Kilgour, Clarke (Carlton), a bye. Baildon, Mincham, Liversidge,' Whittle (Grey Lynn) 23, v.. Clarkson, Coutts, Truscott, Ball (Carlton) 13; Robertson, Johnston, McNab, Turner - (Carlton) 22, v. Miller, Turner, Baker, Findlay (Mount Eden) IS; Roulston, Bish, Keith, Armstrong (Pukekohe) 21, v. Gladding, Jenkin, Carter, Higgott (Carlton) 15. Ball, Findlay and Higgott were eliminated in this round. Sixth Round, Clarke (Carlton 23, v. Whittle (Grey 1 Lynn) 18. This was an excellent game, the main feature being the beautiful, recovery shots played by the Carlton skip when the opposing forward division had outdrawn his own. He had to open it up with several drives, while his resting shots and trails usually came off- successfully. His only important failure was in missing two drives on the eighth head, when Grey Lynn, were lying four, and this turned fortune in favour of Whittle. After being eight down, at 2 to 10, Grey Lynn gradually pulled up, •to lead by 18 to IG. Then came Whittle's only failure, running a little narrow when Carlton were lying six, and this Tirtually finished the match, there being no time to recover.

Armstrong (Pukekohe) 25, v. Turner (Carlton) 13. The provincial visitors led all the Avay, causing very little interest to be taken in the match when there ■was such an exciting struggle next door. One little happening showed up Armstrong in a very sporting light. A disc fell out of one Carlton howl, causing it to run completely off its course, and the Pukekohe skip immediately sent it back, amid hearty applause". Turner was the only one eliminated in this round, Whittle heing a two-lifer. Seventh Round. Clarke (Carlton) a bye. ■ Whittle (Grey Lynn) 22, v. Armstrong (Pukekohe) 11. Pukekohe scored two 'points on the first head and one on the eighth, all the rest going to Grey Lynn until the thirteenth head, when the latter "led by 20 to 3. The score hardly indicated the play., however, for Armstrong made some good saves, and only just missed a ■ few trails which would have com- ' pletely altered the score. Careful play allowed Pukekohe to get six more points in the next four heads, making it 21 to 9, and on the eighteenth they got two more through Whittle picking up the jack and having the misfortune to-, leave it alongside two Pukekohe bowls.' With the deficit reduced to ten, there seemed just the hare possibility of wiping it off in the remaining three heads, and the position was working up well for a nice "pocket." Bish had the shot until Baildon beat it, and had another hehind, while Roulston had both his bowls alongside the latter. Arm-' strong put Keith at the trail; and attempted the same himself, all four going just a little narrow, leaving seven howls waiting for the trail, but Grey Lynn's shot bowl to count. Armstrong apparently considered eleven in two heads an impossibility against a team who were playing with machine-like accuracy,' so he shook hands with Whittle and abandoned the attempt. He was eliminated in this round, having already been defeatqd by Clarke in the fourth round.

Eighth Round. Whittle (Grey Lynn) 22, v. Clarke (Carlton) 19. Three heads gave each side three points, and then Whittle doubled his score by pushing out two Carlton bowls for three. Clarke was equally resourceful in the next, and turned Kilgour's bowl over, rolling it on the jack, which it pushed far enough to make two. Six points went to Carlton in the next two heads through Whittle's disastrous drives. He missed the first, and when Bird and Bates were lying in the second he smashed up the head and'carried the jack to the boundary, where four Carlton bowls measured in. Clarke burned the eighth, when a draw, was impossible, and on the replay he himself drew the shot. Baildon was now .drawing well and his-first bowl stayed on the jack until Bates beat it, to make Carlton's score 13 to 6. Expectations of 13 making a change were fully realised, for Grey Lynn rose from 6 to 15 in the next six heads, while Carlton stayed on 13.' It was not for want of trying on the part of Carlton, for Clarke kept down the score with some useful saves, but could not get the actual shot, and Kilgour played a beautiful trail which put the jack alongside the wrong bowl, Liverside and "the fifth man" being" just then unbeaten.

Fortune returned to Carlton on the 16th, when Bates pushed out Baildon for three, his own and both of Bird's, and Whittle carried out an extraordinary tactical move in putting Liver - sidge behind, ready for the drive. It did not eventuate, so Carlton led again by 16 to 15. Live'rsidge beat Kilgour for shot,on the 17th, but Clarke drove him out, an'd although Whittle in turn drove out the shot bowl, he moved the jack and was still one down. Baiklon and Mincham were both putting in splendid bowls now, and each had a counter, Whittle turning over another for three, and thus leading by 18 to 17. Bates had a beautiful shot on the 19th, but Liversidge drove out all the short wood, and then rested the shot bowl for two. Whittle added another, but Clarke saved all but one, leaving Grey Lynn 19 to 17. Clarke himself evened the score on the 20th, by pushing out Whittle after the latter had beaten Kilgour for shot, so they commenced the last head at 19 all. A little misty shower had made the green rather' heavy for ttfe last two' or three heads, and there/Vas -a lot of short timber on the 21st. Mincham turned his own bowl over on the jack, for what looked like two, and Whittle got round all the short stuff for a wide counter, Clarke's drives being wrecked on short wood, so Grey Lynn measured in three. This gave Clarke his first loss, so he had to meet Whittle again this morning, on equal terms this time, the winner to take the banner and the trophies, and the result will be found in another unbeatable.

GLEN EDEN TOURNAMENT

A full rink tourney was held at Wen Eden yesterday, fifteen teams competing. The green was in good order, and many close contests resulted. Sunrte (Glen Eden) and Paplin (Hallyburton Johnstone) tied with 5 wins each and divided the trophies.