BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 291, 9 December 1931, Page 9

BOWLING.

AUCKLAND CENTRE. OPEN SINGLES TOURNEY. POST-SECTIOX PLAY AT CARLTON. Tlie Auckland Bowling Centre's open singles championship tournament is continued -at the Carlton greeu-'to-day in fine -weather. The programme comprises post-section play' on ■ the "two lives" , system. , " ' ' '. . Notes on the Play. The McAlister-Robertson match M-a» very close until the thirteenth head, when the score was 9 all, after which McAlistcr steadily' forged ahead." ■ Bennett scored }0 against Mackyin tlie first five'heads and never looked like being overtaken. ' The ; boy champion , (Neil Thomson I started 'with a lead of 5—2.' Livingstone then put on eight points arid -maintains!.!' his advantage to the end. ■ • ; • ' Hills v; Binns was a peculiar gavne. The former led 20—7 on the fifteenth head , an J did not score another point. > " . Keys started off well, but de Launay sopn overtook him. ::•>-. SECOND ROUND. Bennet Vv'as only two to'McAlister's M on the eighth head, but the latter , scored on only two more liea'ds.. .' ' . Hill was leading Jenkin; 11—6 on the tenth head. . • s •-.- , - ' Denison v. de Launay was- an .exceedingly close ganie and, the former had to dijaw the shot with, his. Jast bowl. . . Neil Thomson was lying, "the four hs wanted for a tie on' the la'st head'when Higginbotham. brushed off , the shot bow, and lay on the jack. "v " Scores:— ' '■' ; . '■"■ ' ■' \ ',', _..! ' Post-Section Play. , ' First Round.-—Hilton, a bye; Turner 22, v. .Barker, 17;- McAjister. 20, v. Robertson 14;; Bennet 23,. ;v. Macky .10;,.Rawnsley 24; v. F. .Parsons' 14; Ur'e ,19;.'. V. '" Bigginbotbam 12: Livingstone 19, v.'L. Thomson .14;vFletcher 22{ v. Caddy T3; Hin 20, v. Binns 19: Jenkin ,]&, • y., W.,. J. Short 16; Kummer 25. v.'Syke's 19: TVright 20, v. A. Parsons- IS,' Denfson 22, v. Aldr.-i] IS; ,De. Launay 21, v. Keys'U. 25, v. Rudd lO:* ' ' ..%' \,-' Second -Round.—Turner, '• a> - bye;' Bennot 21, v. McAlister 17; Ure 25, v. Rawnsloy 10;- Livingstone, 22, .v.,Fletcher. 17; Jenkiu 17 v. Hill 16; Kuronie'r'22, v. l Wright 10; Denison 19, v: De Lausay 17;-Hilton 23, v.. McCarthy 9; Robertson IS, v. Barker 13; .F. Parsons 22, v. Macky , S t ; ,Higgiubotham -IC, v. Thomson 11; Caddy 21, v. Binns 6; Short 20, v.'Sylces 17; ! A. Parsons 18, v.- Aldred 14; Keys 21, v. Rudd. 14. Thte last seven losers were eliminated in this' 'r'ou.nd. ; ; / •; ' .- ■ ■ ■ ■ Third Ro'and.—Uro 21, v. -Bennet 20; Jenkin 21,- V..' Livjngton Iβ; Kunimer. 2jJ, V. Denison 17; Turner , 20, v. ! Hilton i ; Robertson 24, v. V. Parsons ■ 10; Higginbotham 22, v> 7; Shorf 20, y. A. Parsonn .12 ;;. McAlister .20,. v. Keys 10 : Rawnsley .15, v; Fletcher 11'; Wrfght 20, v. Hill 6; McCarthy 23,' v. ae Lannay.2o. The last 'seven losers we're eliminated : .i. :fhia' round.: c-J ;... l> J •-■; ■': '.. '. '/■ / 'RfeMtTERA TOURNAMENT. ■■■"-. RESULTS OF 'THREE ROUNDS. , An i open /full rink' l one-^jay,■ tournament was cpnunenced . at. Remuera. tq-day* . the - results '. for ' three .rounds being i—- •' ■ ' ■' ' * ' Section-A. —-Sheath,: Miller, Hosking antf Inglis, 2 wins,/I loss; Brown, .1, win, -■ losses ;• SaHdersdn. 3 . .' Section B.—Hobday, Morgan, Alleley am; Kissling; sr wins, -.ass ;■ Gray.; McMillan. Jackson and Garland, 1-win;, 2'losses.