SUMMER BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 30, 6 February 1933, Page 13

SUMMER BOWLING.

ALL GREENS NOW REFRESHED-

ROTORUA TOURNEY THIS WEEK. MEETING- AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR. (By TRUNDLER.) Even the most optimistic hardly dared to hope that the little misty rain on Friday afternoon, would develop into a solid downpour, the first really soaking rain in the city and suburbs since the morning of Labour Day. • However, it was just about perfect, and as the weather was fine during the whole of Saturday, there was a full muster of bowlers in the afternoon ' on every green, thoroughly enjoying their improved appearance, even though they were a little heavy. The first Rotorua tournament begins to-day, with a full entry of 55 rinks, 32 being from Auckland and five from Wellington. Last year's Onehunga winners will be competing again, the only change being the No. 2. This year the rink will comprise R. Sutherland, A. E. Sayers, F. Livingstone and H. A. Robertson. It is rather strange that the Rotorua committee accepted 55 rinks, which necessitates 20 players standing out in each round, instead of avoiding the unpopular bye like they did last year, when they played it in four sections. This also avoided the bye in the post-section play. However, it is understood that the second tournament, commencing a fortnight later, will be pairs instead of rinks, so probably this induced them to accept all the rinks offering, even to the extent of accepting ■nine from Carlton,, instead of the usual limit of five. Nearly all the most prominent skips from this centre are competing, and a good sprinkling from South Auckland and other parts of the North Island, so the play should again be of a very high standard. Probably the most interested spectator will be Dr. John Rusk, of Belfast, a past president of the Irish Bowling Association, who is enjoying a health trip by avoiding the northern winter. He has already spent a few weeks in Australia and the South Island, and arrived in Wellington last Wednesday, intending to leave for Rotorua last might, see the tournament and the geysers, and then spend next week in Auckland, leaving for Sydney by the Marama on the 17th. He has a good bowling record, and will be glad to see some exhibitions of what ought to be the highest standard of play that New Zealand can produce. There should be some splendid contests in every section, but if the greens are keen and both sides strike their usual form, it is unlikely that there will be anything to beat the game between Walker (Auckland) and last year's Onehunga winners, who apparently meet on Wednesday morning.' Professor Walker only returned from the Dominion tournament last Monday, having spent the ,intervenit\g week in a visit to the South Island. Accompanied by Mr. L. J. Keys, he went over to Westland to see the Franz Josef glacier, and they enjoyed their trip very much. An interesting Parliamentary bowling match was played on the Wellington green last Saturday week, the visitors scoring a heavy win:— W. Gifford ("Hansard," Tauranga Bowling Club),- A. E. Ansell (M.P. for Chalmers), S. G. Smith (M.P. for New Plymouth), Hon. R. Masters (Minister of Education) 31, v. J. Hunter, W. Ridler, A. Jacobs, W. Berry (Wellington) 12. At Canberra they have gone one better than in Wellington, for the Australian capital sports a bowling green for the special use of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament, and a good proportion of them are regular players. However, there is no pressing necessity here, where so many spend the week-ends at home, and can therefore meet their friends in their own districts. Although the victory of H. S. Maslin and M. J. Squire, .of Hawera, in the Dominion pairs last month put the Taranaki Centre in the list of Dominion champipmrhipff fpj" the BtisTit transpires tfiat the Eltham Club is entitled to a good deal of the credit, for that is where Squire learned the game. By &coincidence the same Taranaki club was riesp° n sible for bringing out W. M. Parkhou3>e» who won the Dominion singles in the recent tournament in the Wellington colours.' .As a matter of fact, this double win was jio'V the first occasion where Eltham could' claim a win, for that club brought out C. H. de Launay, who played third for Walker when they won the rink championship last year. Not bad for Eltham. A bowler who saw most of the postsection play in Wellington says that one of the outstanding features was the brilliant performance of Maxwell Walker against C. A. Rendle's Eastbourne rink in the fourth round, which culminated in a spectacular shot to win with his last bowl. Auckland started the last head at 18 to 16, but when Rendle had played his Second bowl, Eastbourne were lying what looked like a perfectly safe 5, to win by 3. Most skips would have smashed the head, trusting to mixing the counters, but Walker decided to draw through a narrow opening on the backhand. His bowl: got a very slight wick off one of Rendle's and gave him the shot," to win by. 19 to 10. In the next game, agamst the Carlton runners-up, his team admit that., if they had given him anything like fair support they would have won, for Walker never played a more brilliant game, continually winning applause from the bank for his wonderful exhibition._ It is splendid to see how he retains his capacity to reproduce his best form when up against it, for it was all wanted, as Jenkin's rink were all playing well, noticeably Pascoe, and at one stage Walker saved 19 points in five heads. It will be remembered that at the half-yearly meeting of the New Zealand Bowling Council, always held 4 U P U S the tournament, it was decided to give Australia a timely confirmation of the arrangement made when their party of (38 competed in the Test in Wellington four years ago, that the next Tests in New Zealand, which would be the fourth, were to be played in Dunedin next January. However, "Boomerang" gives in the last issue of the "Sydney Referee" the very startling intimation that if the next Dominion tournament is to be held at the usual time and consequently the * Tests also, it will clash with the next carnival of the Australian Bowling Council, to be held in Adelaide, whereas it was understood here that the Adelaide function was to be at Easter. The matter is too much involved to be treated in this column, and will , be dealt with in the Eight o'Clock Edition , on Saturday, with a suggestion for solving the apparent difficulty. • In the meantime it must be admitted that "Boomerang" has placed the bowlers on both sides of the Tasman under an ] obligation through his early warning ot ; the clash in dates, as also through the publicity he is giving to the Dominion tournament last month, to create Austra- , lian interest in the Tests in Dunedin next ] year. CLUB GAMES. f — ( AUCKLAND GREEN. Anniversary Day Open Tournament Final—The linal of this event, for which 30 teams had entered, was played on the Auckland green on Saturday afternoon. It was a close and most enjoyable game, and , resulted in a' win for an Auckland team skipped by Colin Huston. The play was ot a high standard throughout, and the result was in doubt, until the close of the game. Result: Kummer, Myers, Moir, Muston (Auckland) 23, v. Purdy, Jones, Gifford, BALMORAL GREEN. Ordinary Draw.—Mason. Barton 24, v. Fort. W. Fisher 20; Fleming. Gordon, Davis 22, v. Ashley, Holmes. Betts 13 Sweeney; Pollard, Vercoe, W. Richardson 121, v. Fergusson, Stem, Bernard* SpftiT-jlS*,

MOUNT HDBN GREEN. Percentage Fours. —Walter, Crichton, Dignan, Taylor 19, v. Smith, Ovens, Rintoul, Miller 15; Doull, Faram, Findlay 15, v. Murdoch, Burley, Baker 39 ; Watson, Ferguson, Sergeant, Bourke 17, v. Forgle, Simmonda, Almao, Fraser 25; Mason, Cowan, MeNab, Daisley 16, v. Harland, Gray, Martin, Gatenby 20; Hough, Derrick, Sherrlff, Robertson 13, v. Stevens, Jones, Robertson, J. Smith 19; James, Darrach, Richards, Vivian 18, v. Spence, Kinnlburgh, Cribble, Surman 15; Cave, Wicksteed, Chambers, Bigelow 13, v. Watson, Jones, Rich, Julian 36; Taylor, Nairn, A. Jones 16, v. Bowler, Reid, Baker 21. PONSONBY GREEN. Percentage Fours.—Scanlan, Schischka, Conway, Griffiths 23, v. Baggett, Clarke, Fanch, Ryan 12; Cuff, Grahurne, F. Carbines, Somervell 18, v. Piper, Brown, Richardson, Parsons 24; Richardson, Frieberg, R. Carbines, Colebrook 17, v. Milliner, Mercer, Gilmore, Johnson 16; Lambert, Malloy, Harris, Peters 20, v. Webster, G. Grahame, Lovett, Payne 15; Edward, Grey, Watson, Mclnnes 18, v. Craig, Parkinson, Wright, Murray 23; Abbott, Drummond, Galloway, Rowbottom 14, v.. Colmer, Bishop, Waterworth,' Crowe 23; H. Moore, Lowes, Bell 19, v. Ferneyhough, Oswald, Rowe 17. GREY LYNN GREEN. Ordinary Draw.—Marshall, Shaw, Snell, E. Buckley 21, v. Mason, Cadness, Brown, Liversidge 19; Sage, Mclvor, Gibbons, Baildon 18, v. Beehre, Trewhella, J. Preston, Cronin 19; Gadd, Christmas, A. Buckley, Hlgginson 21, v. E. Caddy, Lamont, Donaldson, R. Caddy 18; H. Barrell, Gebbie, Reid, Tongue 20, v. Lawson, Person, Prince, Teague 19; Knight Raynes, Lye, Walker 28, v. Cunningham, Christey, Cunningham, Hawke 17; A. Mason, Stevens, H. Reid, Hale 20, v. Cox, Parnell, D. Moran, Newton 13; Everex, Sanders, Skitch, Whittle 19, v. S. Smith, Leydon, Lanigan, Preston 18; E. Wingate, Solomon, D. Young, Mincham 20, v. W. Smith, Hudson, Paul, Emerali 18; Laing, Scott 20, v. Dougan, Curtis 18. WEST END GREEN. Ordinary Draw.—Court, Tudehope, F. Smith, Thomson 14, v. Butler, Earle, Kirkham, Whitten 18; Delany, Mortimer, Faire, McCarthy 17, v. Sandlman, Service, Worsfold, Boyle 21; Esliclby, Jacobß, Buckland, Cooke 17, v. Parkinson, Sands, Skinner, I. Clarke 26; Kirk, Kemp, Hardy, Plummer 21, v. Bell, Goldwater, Thomass, Horsley 14. EPSOM GREEN. Ordinary Draw. —Rabone, Dowding, Furnell 25, v. Alfrey, Harrison, Ramsay 19 ; Jansen, Moyle, Smaile 19, v. W. H. Lamb, Burton, Gordon 16; Freeman, Howard, Robs, Millen 28, v. Sinclair, Ormiston, Nash, J. Wright 16. DEVONPORT GREEN. Ordinary Draw.—Jamison, Knight, McDonald, Miller 16, v. Fulljames, Jackman, Peek, Gray 16; Stack, Uarty, Pitts, jun., Trevithick 20, v. Kewish, J. Davies, Palmer, Elllsdon 19; Bell, Kennings, R. Warren, Cox 27, v. Helnold, _ Brooks, S. Wrigley, Jackson 17; Bush, A. T. Davies, Scotland, Elvy 19, v. Mundy, Martinson, Sullivan, Lowe 26; Heldt, Thornton, Wright, Blackburn 16, v. Buckley, Connell, McLeod, King 21; Corlett, Oborn, Buchanan, Blaekie 14, v. Ansell, Goudie, Frater, Pascoe 21; Bolton, Klrkman, Plrrie, Elllsdon 18, v. Salmon, Koefocd, Davies, Simpson 20; Clialloner, Morgan, Bartl-jy, Snoad 14, v. Howarth, Weight, Tessey, Anderson 20; Hibbs, Murphy, Mlncliln, Bach 11, v. Barber, Clarke, Richards, Newman 21; Fraer, Latta, T. Wrigley, Gooding 20, v. McSkimmlng, Aldis, Vaile, Hamlin 16. ST. HELIER'S GREEN. Weir, Bradshaw 14, v. Whaley, Reid 24 ; Goldsbrough, Norris, Cameron 24, v. Dean, Appleyard, Wright 18; A. Smith, D. White, Roberts 19, v. Warren, Russell, S. Diamond 19. EDENDALE GREEN. Ordinary Draw. — McCarthy, Thayer, Greenwood, Bennett 27, v. Bluck, Oldham, Smith, Taylor 25; Harris, Bradshaw, Francis, Butler 24, v. Feilding, Foreman, Addison, Chapman 14; Florey, Gash, Nimmo, Jackson 21, v. Hayes, Credin, Polkinghorne, Brownett 13; Durrant, McLeod, Hill, Annison 16, v. Noad, Conway, Kuan, Sakey 22. CARLTON GREEN. Percentage Fours. —Stokes, P. Isaacs, White, Dickson 33, v. Muir, C. Clarke, Molloy, A. Cutler 13; J. I J ascoe, Clifton, Stokes 15, v. E. Allen, Stuart, Bockett 15; Baker, Wyburn, C. Little 21, v. Whaley, McLaughlan, Marlow 15. RAWHITI GREEN. Percentage Fours.—Wrigley, Torrens, Swabey, Keller 17, v. Aylett, Wayte, E. T. Walker, Martin 20; White, Carter, Jones, W. Inness 17, v. Allan, Scholield, Leaning, Murray 15: Bennett, Moncrur, Morris. 8, v. Roberts, Worthington, Noonan 20; Ryman, Gibson, Stubbs, N. Thomson 19, v. Ryder, Coleman, Towusend, I\ Thomson 19; Mason, R. Walker, Stewart, Culpin 14, v. Samways, Barker, Morrow, Savin 16. WAITEMATA GREEN. Ordinary Draw.—Swindale, Sampson, Stewart, Blackledge 21, v. Bernard, Smith, Holland, Hillam 20. TAKAPIJNA GREEN. Percentage Fours.—Brettwell, Hay, McKnight, Trice 22, v. Archibald, Corse, ('■lullens, Bennett 13; Carr, Kenrick, Duddtitw, Collins 24, v. Reeder, Cameron, Lade, w .Cameron 18; Knight, Elleray, Veale, n>>r 28, v. Griffiths, Ruaciman, Tidman, Hnnt ,16; Pedersou, Johnstone, Butler, Fenton §. v. Vallentinc, Walters, W. Elleray, Henderson 23 : McCarthy, Glover, SomerfleW Waterman 22, v. Howie, Freeman. A. Tr.inV A.uif'V 16; White, Prentice, Elliott, Cutler 28, v O'Neill, Jury, Lisk, Christey 13. • ' \ MOUNT .ALBERT GREEN. riiih Fours Thompson, Harris, Blakey, Jenkin 20? bage -0 : Rowntree. iine. xomlinson, Edmunds 18- Taffi a a S re r s' Entr McKay, Floyd 34, v 8 ' Brown? b Poole' rl ~s 12; Sheppard. Loader, Old.V™, 1 , . Rhodes, Barton, Paters.®". Humphries it, Wrigglesworth, W. Thonvas. Townley Muu 14, v. Watts, Lonsdale, 33; Service, Bec^f 'H. Dawson' 22'; Correy Blam-'res So ™^Ue. Wilkinson 17, v. Kimber, * Maxwe Henry, Holdsworth 29; isyoerg, Pickens, Cusforth 15, v. Bau_ ter > sevens, [Dawson, Clark 24. \ + j,p AnnlTourney Final.—The final "'■• lent was rersary Day full rink d ilayed on Saturday. ResuU: Edmunds, iStevens, H. Dawson, R. jj ar K U f4. louden, Harry, T. Maxwell, Dj Hart)u 1 • ■ jf" INTER-CLUB G^ MES * BI'SOM V. ST. H-i3l'llsll'B- - St Helier's (EP9OJP Xce 8 11, ?rfc?° 20°;' Paget 19," !?• 25; 18, v. Twiname 2fpEPSOM V. Wjfe»T E^ D " .. At Epsom (Epsom Z namcs Kich " nond' 22, v. Bridges EPSOM V. r/tOCKY NOOK. ..At Rocky Nook no r nd; y Tright aJ 2O.-;v. Joass, Renshaw, Stornont, Davidson _ BALMOU^ 1 ' V - ROCKX . NO At Balmoral } ■ skips & first). y 'oncue 16 Nekton 21, v. Itandell 15 ; Vin'19, v. 'A-m l 6 ; Codd 26, v. Anderson 0 ; Benson 9,e v - B- v Kayes — CARLTON V. REMUERA. Af rnrltoA (Carlton names first).— 1 Isaacs 18?> Br!, y 13; 2\Jlanderson if: Laird 25, v. Meßars IB Norton 16; isira 16, v. tidelev 2l" ■ Baskiville 24, v. Minglns 18; 'owe 23 ?, 'v- 'Kissling 7 ; Turner 18, v. Roller 21 f. V 'i? arbUtt 15: D ° ■aunay v - McMillan 16. grpij. HELIER'S V. EPSOM. »(- gt Helier's (St. Helier's names ~s t ) Kf'iefoed 20, v. Ironmonger 22; 'nhill 26 V. Phillips 10; Gordon 13, v. 'arsons ; Brookfieid 18, v. Montgomery 12. KO'' CKY NOOK V. BALMORAL. At Rr'«<cky Nook (Rocky Nook names rKt \ vliagletoii 20, v. Rattray 24 ; Alder 7 v iiNorgrove 13; Wakerley 20, v. ta'msav l 27; Pearce 17, v. Chappell 19; .amb v. Fisher 15; Williams 16, v. Jayers 0160 16 - _____ i' REMUERA V. CARLTON, u (Remuera names drst). — Vnrto ; 'n 22, v. Hatewcll 16; Daniels 29, v. ione« . 4; Harvey 17, v. Harvey 24; Newton 'V 22, v. Cutler 16; Paterson 21, v. Jen--in -*?16; Macfariane 22, v. Perry S; Sheath Mr. Wrlghtson 26; McCallum 13, v. 30: Jackson 17, v. Pitt 29; CaugMey 32, -W. Haerieoa 14,

RAWHITI V. GREY LYNN. At Rawhiti (Rawhiti names first). — Beer 27, v. Troughear 12 (first-year players). GLEN EDEN V. HILLSBORO." At Glen Eden (Glen Eden names first). — Croucher 26, v. Shephard 19 ; Vrangea 18, Salnty 26; Hosking 12, v. Scarborough At Hillsboro' (Glen Eden names first). — Firth 19, v. Pollard 16; M. Marinovich 20, v. McCullougn 24. JTirst Year.—A. Sunde 21, v. Slmms 13. Each club had 3 wins and 3 losses. TOURNAMENT FINALS. The final of tha Auckland Bowling Club's Anniversary Day tournament was played on Saturday, resulting:—Kummer, Myers, Moir, t0 ? (Auckland) 23, v. Purdy, Jones, Gifford, Roberts (Balmoral) 18. In the final of the Mount Albert Bowling Club s Anniversary Day tourney, also played on Saturday, Edmunds, T. Stevens, H. Dawson, R. Thomas 19, beat Louden, Harris, T. Maxwell, Harbutt 18. The final of the Anniversary Day tournament played on the Mount Eden green on Saturday resulted:— Henderson, Carruth, Gillies, Hull 15, v. Gregson, Moon, Kendall, Cornes 13. NORTHERN WAIKATO TOURNEY. Playing at Pukekohe on Saturday in the semi-flnal of the Northern Waikato Bowling Association's championship pairs tourney, D. Roulston and Bish (Pukekohe) defeated Wyatt and Short (Pukekohe) by 20 to 14, and Young and H. M. Barriball (Waiuku) beat McKenzie and Whiteside (Waiuku) by 28 to 17. The final, between Bish and Barriball, had to be postponed owing to rain. The winners of the association's B pairs tournament was also finalised at Waiuku, where D. Ingrain and Burrows (Pukekohe) won from Mcintosh and Hayes (Waiuku) by 29 to 14. PAEROA V. THAMES. Eight rinks from 1 the Paeroa Bowling Club motored to Thames on Saturday and played an inter-club match. At the conclusion of the games the Thames rinks ■were declared the winners by 22 points. Results (Paeroa names first). —Mattovich, Vowlcs, Turner, March 22, v. Williams, Saunders, G. Cordes, Strange 14; Purdie, Harmes, Towers, McDougall 23, v. Hudson, Taylor, Pratt, Smith 15; Kidd, Menzies, Cane, Mettam 18, v. Lockett, Palmer, Boyle, Gordon 21; Cockerton, Nicholas, Smith, Henderson 19, v. Candy, Clendon, Wallace, Adamson 17; Johnston, Carter, Holes, Silcock 25, v. Currie, Bell, Buclian, Alexander 23"; Haines, Forrest, Brocketi. Taylor 10, v. Middlebrook, Twentyman, Bennett. Mlllington 28; Pye, McNiell, Day, Gibb 19, v. Martin, Poland, Gallop, Griffin 26; Weedon, Vowles, Pascoe, Chamberlain 12, v. McConnell, Taylor, Long; Liggins 26.