CHRISTMAS BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 306, 28 December 1931, Page 11

CHRISTMAS BOWLING.

TOURNAMENT IN PROGRESS. A NEW TROPHY FOR WINNERS. CHRISTCHURCH PREPARATIONS. (By TRUNDLER.) The Christmas holidays have often been enjoyed in charming weather 'by the residents of Auckland, as well as the numerous visitors thereto, but even the proverbial oldest inhabitant would have to stretch his memory towards the so-called good old days, in order to recall more delightful conditions than those under which the holidays opened this year. Consequently the Auckland Centre's bowling tournament commenced as an exceedingly enjoyable function, and all the competitors seem to be assured of three perfect days for the section play, even if they do not get enough wins to qualify for going forward to poet-section play.

While, the Christmas tournament has always been a popular event, added interest will be given to the competition this year 'and for the future, by the inauguration of the Hardley Cup as a trophy for the winners, as a memorial to the late Mi*. J. W. Hardley. The committee which was set up during the recent singles tournament authorised a small sub-com-mittee to select and 'buy the trophy, but when the latter met last week they found that there had been such a cordial response to the general appeal for voluntary subscriptions, although donations were limited to 1/, that they hardly knew what to do with all the money. However, they decided that for this year they would procure four miniature cups for the members of the winning rink, in addition to the memorial cup for their club, and let the full committee decide what to do with the rest of the money.

The committee are therefore invited to meet during the afternoon tea adjournment on the first day of post-section play (on Wednesday of this week), at the Auckland Bowling Club's pavilion. All the bowlers throughout New Zealand are apparently taking an interest in the Auckland proposal, .but it is probably not generally known that a somewhat similar memorial lias been arranged by the late Mr. Hardley's own club, West End, of which he was president for three years. There will doubtless .be general satisfaction that both schemes have been successfully launched, and the widespread interest in tho major scheme may 'be gathered from the fact that four of the first subscription lists to hand came from the most distant clubs, the two at Tauninga in the extreme east, Kaukapakapa, in the extreme north, and Tuakau in the south, while the response from the city and suburban clubs I has really been beyond all requirements. Tournament Incidents. They sometimes say that a bowling match is not lost until it is won, and ail incident 011 Saturday would take some beating as an illustration of the contention that bowling is so uncertain that one never knows who is going to win until the last bowl stops rolling. A splendid game had readied a tie 011 the twentieth head, so it was no surprise that the twenty-first was burnt twice. At the third time of asking, the lead 011 one side blocked both draws with a bowl 011 each hand, about a yard in front. The number two put both his bowls behind the jack, at exactly the same distance as the lead's bowls were in front, making a perfect parallelogram. The opposing lead and second just overran the head, as did also both the thirds. The skips went to. the mat, doubtless each thinking lie had an easy problem to drop inside a rectangle that was a yard wide and a good two yards long. However, the first three bowls joined the eight that were bunched behind the head, and all held their breath as the last came along in what looked like a perfect delivery. Long before it reached the head the side with the four counting bowls began shaking hands with their opponents, and congratulating them on having such a good skip who could draw the shot with his last bowl when four down, but to everybody's amazement it went right through the head, missing tho jack and pulling up just beyond the two back counters. The strain was relieved by the laugh on both sides which followed the realisation that the eongratula-. tions were a little too previous. It will take several weeks to relate unusual incidents during this tournament, for it is wonderful how many always occur, all differing froqi previous experience, and yet in a game which manv consider too prosaic to be really interesting. The Dominion Tournament. The programme of the 19th annual tournament is to hand, and it bears ample evidence that the visiting competitors will be well treated. In addition to seven committees to attend to them, one on and oft the green, there are two special functions, a social and a motor run, and visiting bowlers are also to be vory generously granted the privileges of the Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association, the Federal Club, the Pioneer Club and the Automobile Association. Visiting ladies arc to be entertained at functions, including a visit to Kaiapoi, as the guests of the wife of the president of the Canterbury Centre. Doubtless they mean the Christchurch Centre, as there is no such body as the Canterbury Centre. The programme contains the first official announcement that the tournament is to be conducted under the new rules, so competitors would be wise to spend a few hours in swatting them up, as it is very unlikely that the umpires will have mastered the great number ot' alterations that have been made since the revision was first undertaken. In this connection it is rather peculiar to note that, while the general conditions seem to embody all the revised clauses, the instructions to the markers are an exact eopv of the old list, and not the new. Probably an official notice will be given in due course as to whether the old or tlie new are to be used, for otliei wise there is bound to be some confusion.

CLUB MATCHES.

CARLTON GREEN. Ordinary Draw. — A. Taylor, Fields, W. Thomson, Johnston -6, v. C. Little. . Tattle, Trendall, J. Robertson 16: fctuart, A. Brown, Roberts, Fookes 28, v. rhornes. Hailev, Buchanan, Brittnm, 14: Sampson, Henton, Gage-Brown, Marsden 19, v.. Julian, Holland, Buckle, C. Malcolrn . Angove, Noton. Pitt. Blair ll>. v. T.PSPr, D Dickson, Lister. C. Stevens 23 Sawyer, Neumegen. ?ell. W. Stevens 10, v. Abdullah, Wildisli, Doyle T. Mountain 22. REMUERA GREEN. Ordinarv Draw. —Tenn, Wight, E. Merhnok S Kissling 24, v. Miller. J. Ornnston,' Bowles, Blincliard 15; Walker Cutfield, Bull, Somerfleld 24, v. Tancred, lomlinson, Spooner, Smith IS; Loosemore, Annadale, Dempsey,. Mellars 19, v Johnston, Fullerton, Susman, Baker 14. DEVONPORT CLUB. The ordinary club draw, played on Fridav, at Devonport, produced the following results: McCallum, Pitts, jun., Bailey, Peek 19, v. Rush, Fulljames, Clarke, McDonald 27: Batten. Mundy, McLeod, Boyne •>■> v Davies, Wrigley, Goudie, Xewbegin 14'; Eees-George, Elvy, Layzell, Morgan 21, v. Hamlin, Cos, Melville, Pascoe 20; Foster, Butler, Lundon, Jackson 21, v. Scotland, Wrigley, Baker, McMasters 22; Murphy, Watson, Gooding, Warren 10, v. Naylor, Hurley, Richards, Perritt IS. AVONDALE GREEN. Ordinary Draw. —Cunningham, Cairns 24, v. Beatt, Beaton 11; Barnes, Nun 11s 17, v. Bennett, Adams 22; Ansell, Woolcott 24, v. Craig, Gilbert 14; Brothers, Porrltt 15, v. Crawford, Newell 27. GREY LYNN TOURNEY. The Grey Lynn Bowling Club will' hold a two-days full rink tournament on January 1 and 2. Entries will be accepted now. !

TOURNEY AT HAMILTON.

SOUTH AUCKLAND PENNANT. HAMILTON, this clay. Twenty teams are competing in the South Auckland Bowling Centre's annual Christmas tournament which commenced on Saturday. The winning rink will be awarded the centre's pennant and the most successful Hamilton team will hold the Eraser Smith Cup for a year. Results SECTION A, AT FRANKTON. First Round. —Crump, Chainey, Miehell, Loveridjge (Whitiora) 20, v. Crowliurst, Gall, Carswell, Hare (Whitiora'* 17; E. .Tames, Lundon, Pearce, S. .Tames (Cambridge) 28, v. Whineray, Barrell, Astle, Burton (fc'rankton) 15; Plummer. Stevenson, Darlington, li. Coombes (Hamilton) 18, v. Elliot, Crowley. Frost, Mara (Frankton Railway) 17; Bliss, Rosenfeldt, Shell, Wallace (Te Arolia) .19, v. Clague, Hitchcock, Webster, Chapman (Hamilton East) IS; Webber, Stubbs, Anderson, Patterson (Cloudelands) 2G, v. Krocknell, Webb, Clayton, Hill (Ngaruawabia) 10. Second Round. —James 24, v. I.overidgo 21; Burton 29, v. Chapman 21; Mara 24, v. Patterson 14; Coombes 21, v. Hare 17; Wallace 27, v. Hill 10. Third Round.—Loveridge 19, v. Coombes 13: James 24, v. Chapman 8; Hare 23, v. Patterson 10; Burton 21, v. Hill 17; Wallace 24, v. Mara 14. SECTION B, AT HAMILTON EAST. First Round. —Pomeroy, Qualtrougli, Robinson, Pilkington (Hamilton) 20, v. Aitken, Davidson, Yeanian, Hawken (Hamilton) 13; Boyle, Bennett, Gordon, Adamson (Thames) 22, v. Coombes, McIntyre, Dunkley, Karton (Hamilton East) 17; Cann, Doleman, Halliday, H. Coombes (Franklori) 31, v. Wallace, Bennett, Bagley. Wycherley (Cambridge) 12; Blewden, J. McFarlanc, Kelly, It. McFarlane (Ngaruawabia) 18, v. Davis, Swain, Martin, Cole (Whitiora) 13; J. T. North, Dunkley, Melnnes, Gee (Te Awamutu) 20, v. C. A. Speight, White, Eraser, C. G. Speight (Claudelands) 10.

Second Hound.—Karton 25, v. Hawk on 17 ; T'ilkington 2'!, v. Wycherley 17 ; Adamson 22, v. Cole 21; Coombes 20, v. Speight 1!); Gee 22, v. McFarlanc 13.

Third Round.—Gee 25, v. Adanison 12: Hawk en 10, v. Wycherley 1G; Pilkington —3, v. Speight 14; Karton 2ft, v. Cole 13; McFarlanc 21, v. Coombes 19.

DEVONPORT CLUB PAIRS

A progressive pairs tournament at Devonport on Saturday resulted as follow : — Skips.—Blackburn, 3 wins, 3 losses; Newbegin, 3 wins, 3 losses; Atkin, 3 wins, 3 losses; Snoad, I win 5 losses; Frater, ■I wins, 2 losses; Peek, 1 win, 0 losses_; Lowe, 1 win, 0 losses; Bach,. 1 win, i 5 losses; King. 2 wins, 4 losses; Speight, 2 wins, 4 losses; Gray, 3 wins, 3 losses; Ellisdon, 5 wins, 1 loss; Richards, (5 wins, 0 losses ; HcLeod, 3 wins, 3 losses; Scotland, 25 wins, 1 loss: Coleman, it wins, 1 loss; Wrigley, 3 wins, 3 losses; Oake, 3 wins, 3 losses. Richards won this without auloss. Leads. —Fulljames, 4 wins, 2 losses; Locklc.v, 2 wins, 4 losses; Koefoed. 1 win. 5 losses ; Flynn, 2 wins, 4 losses; Rush, 3 wins, 3 losses; Davies, 2 wins, 4 losses; Heldt, 3 wins. 3 losses; Pitts, jun., 3 wins, 3 losses; Mortinson, 2 wins, 4 .losses; Bailey, 4 wins, 2 losses; Munday, 3 wins. 3 losses; McCallum, 3 wins, 3 losses; Weight. 2 wins, 4 losses; Harwortli, 5 wins, 1 loss: Pirie. 5 wins, 1 loss; Jackman, 4 wins, 2 losses; Clarke, 4 wins, 2 losses; Spicer, u wins, 1 loss. Harwortli, Pirie and Spicer tied, and in the play-off the former won.

BUCKLAND PAIRS TOURNEY.

PUKEKOHE, Sunday. The Buckland Bowling Club held a pairs tourney on Saturday, 26 players taking part. Deed and A. Steele (Buckland) won A section, and Ward and Wiggins (Buckland) were successful in B section. The final resulted in a win for Wiggins by one point.

TOURNEY AT MORRINSVILLE.

MOHRINSVILDE, this day. In the progressive pairs tournament played by the Morrinsville Bowling Club on Saturday, G. Howie was the winning skip with 3 wins 1 tie and 1 loss. G. H. Kirk won in the leads' section with 5 wins.