BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 42, 19 February 1934, Page 13

BOWLING.

CHAMPIONSHIPS INTERRUPTED ItEFKES ENTIN G N.Z. ABROAD. BRITISH VISIT DOUBTFUL. (By TRUNDLER.) A big surprise fell upon the bowling clubs on Saturday, when a brilliant afternoon suddenly changed to heavy rain. This did not matter very much in regard to tho many inter-club matches whiclj had to stop with three or four heads not played, but it seriously interfered with the club championships that were waiting for a few fine Saturdays to clear up the rounds that were held up by those who do not usually attend during the week. In the Sports Edition of last Saturday week there appeared a review of the championship positions in those clubs where the competition was approaching completion. To this may now be added Remuera. In the nest round the only two-lifers, R. G. Norton and J. H. Mingina, will meet, and as they have both had a bye the new bye will go to the winner of Hr. R. J. Short and R. Griffiths, while E. R. Allen will meet the winner of A. D. Newton and S. J. Harbutt. This will reduce the survivors to four, of whom the only two-lifer will be the winner of Norton and Mingins. Competition and committees are reminded that the entries for the annual champion of champions tournament will close on Tuesday, March 13, the tournament itself to commence on the following Tuesday. The president of the Onehunga Bowling Club, Mr. E. J. Gatland, while welcoming the Avondale visitors on Saturday, took the opportunity to congratulate the club's rink, who had just returned from winning the Tauranga annual tournament for the third consecutive year. This was a very fine performance on the part of the three members of the club, S. McMaster,. H. A. Robertson and F. Livingstone, who were again assisted by J. T. Banks (Matamata), and the record was all the more creditable from the fact that on the first occasion they had taken Rotorua "in their stride," on the way to Tauranga. He specially congratulated the veteran lead on standing up to such a strenuous week. As a matter of fact Mr. McMaster is already over SO, so he should be quite a good player if he keeps on for another five or ten years of steady tournament play, under the able generalship of his illustroue son-in-law.

After two postponements caused by wet weather, the committee have decided upon next Thursday afternoon to make a third try for the annsal match of the Auckland veteran bowlers. The game will be played on the Auckland green, commencing as soon as the draw is completed from the names handed in before 1.30. Open tournaments this week are at Balmoral and Manurewa on Tuesday, Avondale, Ponsonby and Pukekohe on Wednesday, Rawhiti on Thursday. There has not been a very heavy response to' the .invitation for the names of those who'would like to join the proposed touring party to Taranaki next week. A meeting of the centre executive will be held this evening at the secretary's office, when the advisability of making the proposed trip will be discussed, as it is riot customary to make up an-official party unless it is reasonably strong.,lf any of those who have nominated could persuade some of their friends to join in, the situation could still be saved by telephoning the additional names to Mr. Gladding during the evening. Telephone 41-645. Entries for the "open pairs?' tournament, to commence on Tuesday, March 6, will close next Monday.All bowlers will be pleased to know that Mr. J. S. Kilgour (Carlton) has sufficiently from hiß long and serious illness toagaintake~'his place at the endof the' rank. <j> At a meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Bowling Council, held in Dunedin last Monday, it was decided to appoint Mr. J. W. Beanland as "first" representative on the Dominion on the International Bowling Board, and he has signified his willingness to attend the annual meeting of that body in July. At the half-yearly meeting of the council, held during the Dominion tournament in Dunedin last month, Mr. Ivor B. Thomas was again appointed "second" representative, and authority was given to the executive to make the usual appointment of the "first" representative, who must be a resi3ent of New Zealand. Mr. Beanland is a member *of the Edgeware Bowling Club, Christchurch, and is a member of the Chrlstchurch City Council, on which body he has already served several terras. He does not appear to have ever competed in Auckland, but he played No. 2 for W. Efford in Dunedin last month, and No. 3 for the same skipi in Wellington last year, when they qualified with six wins, and survived until the fifth round, being defeated by the Carlton rink (Gladding, Pascoe, Truacott, •Jenkin). He also played No. 3 for C. W. Johnston when the tournament was held in his own city the previous year. A former resident of Christchurch authorises the statement that in his opinion Mr. Beanland is a sound debater, well informed on bowling matters, and emin-ently-suitable'to represent the Dominion in the Old Country. The previous representatives have been the late Mr. J. W. Hardley (West End), Mr. James Pascoe (Devonport), Mr. Marcus Marks (Wellington), Mr. L. G. P. Spencer (Takapuna) and Mr.'W. C. E.-George (Huntly), so the Bdgeware Club has the honour of claiming the first representative from the South Island.

Mr. W. E. Arey (Carlton) writes from Sydney with great regret that he has heard that the proposed visit of the British bowlers to Australia and New Zealand has been cancelled, although it is only a. month aince Mr. James Wall had shown him the proposed itinerary. Probably even now, however, the position is much the Kame as when Mr. Arey's original information appeared in this column on January 22, when this proviso was added: "Naturally there is nothing really definite yet in regard to the British visits except that it is the intention of the International Bowling Board to arrange the trip, and that is always contingent on a sufficient number volunteering to join the party." When the original advices left England, the Old Country was just beginning one of the worst winters that Britain has ever endured, and their bowlers may have a very different opinion in July, when Mr. Beanland tells them how they can avoid a repetition of incessant fogs and snowstorms by spending their own winter in the eummer annehine of Australia and New Zealand. Furthermore, nobody can yet tell how the recently-arranged visit of Prince George to the Melbourne centenary celebrations may alter their attitude. _ CLUB GAMES. EDBNDALE GREEN. Ordinary Draw.—Grant, Pollock, Sakey. McCarthy 11. v. Rattray, Credin, Bradsbaw, C. Hill 24; Durrant, Baylis, Foreman, Jackson 22, v. Blakemore,. Bleakley, •Tames. Roan 15: Diamond, Jones, East, S. Hill 20, r. Feilding, Bluck, . Mayhill, Maud 16. ■: EPSOM GRBBN. Ordinary Draw."—Morrison. Freeman, Hill, Matchett 16, v. Hamann, Jansen, Rolfe, Laud 12. CARLTON GREEN. Percentage Fours.—Thornes, Brownlee, Leitch, Wrightson 23, v. EL Allen, Whittaker, Tulloch, Vaughan 16; C. E. Clarke, Stokes, Fletcher, Lamb 20, v. Angove, Costall, Pitt, Kent 13; Hailey, Walker, Buchanan, Carter 26, v. Neuinegen, Proud, Fraser, J. Duncan 21; P. Isaacs, Bell, F. Robertson, G. Pollard 28, v. Crozier, Katterfeldt, V. Little, Lancaster- 18r Snedden. Buckle, J. Cook, Marriott 27, v. Adamson, Morris, W. Cross, Kllgour 20; Riffkin, J. Robertson. Dillicar, Higgott 23, v. Dickson, Brokenbead. Johnston, Josey2o. DEVONPORT GREEN. Ordinary Draw.~-Procter, Goudle, Newman, Pitts 32. v. Beere, Davis, Valle, T, Wrlgley 13; Bell, Bolton, A. Morgan, Hessey 25. *, SB. N, DaTlea, Kay, Spicer, "~iLeo& 24. "

AUCKLAND GREEN. Club Fours.—A. S. Reid. Newbegin, Macpherson. Kelly 28, v. McCrca, Dicketts, Irime, Nicholson 20; Diinmcck, Binns, Williams, K. S. Macky 21, v. Fillmore, Forder, Hislop, Barker 25; Williams, King, McDougall, R. Smith 21, v. Mills, A. Clarke, R. Wilson, D. Campbell 21 ; L. Ure, Hewit- [ son, Cronin, Woolley 23, v. Wallace, Whittaker, Keesing, Maher 12; Dawson, Moon, Fletcher, Keys 24, v. Mooney, Darlow, McMahon, Spackman 13; Bailey, Clayton, C. Allan, Steele 23, v. Beaumont, Lenderyou, Oake, Mackay 15 ; Hardinfr, Self, S. Coldicutt, Neil 23, v. P. It. Colebrook, De Renzy, W. Caini>bell, Osmond 21; Simson, Dimery. White, Kummer 20, v Bruce-Smith, Wright, Dadley, Molr 11 ; Barnes, Beck, Pierce, McPhail 20, v. Alexander, Dixon, McKinlay, H. Allan 17; G. Allan, Redmond, Bourke, Lyell 24, v. Leser, G. Read, Israel, W. Ure 14; Plummer, Matheson, Battersby, Andrew 25, v. George, Susnian, Waters, Gilles 22; Adams, Pearson, Barlow, Donald 18, v. Waite,-. Green, Perkins, Foster 17. REMUERA GREEN. Bray Badges.—EUerbeck, Bowles, Allen, Wooller 17, v. W. Jackson, Acheson, W. Bell, Smith 12. Junior Summer Badges.—Penn, Penty, Walker, Annandale 20, v. Coath, Clarkson, Vincent, Keys 10. Ordinary Draw.—Loosemoore, Bauer, Murphy, Jones 21, v. McKechnle, Sheppard, Harrison, Adams 14; Fisher, Munro, O'Leary, Scholield 27, v. Coatli, Watt, Donaldson, Cutiield 14; J. Johnston, Shannon, Potts, M. Reid 21, v. Hessell, Wilmot, Symes, Gavey 17; Choyce, Whitley, W. Johnston, Arinitage 10, v. Penn, Richardson, Franklin, Ilenson IS. PONSONBY GREEN. Ordinary Dww.—Hill, Faneh, Peters, Harding 20, v. Richardson, Johnson, Oates, Dick 13. TE PAPAPA GREEN. President's Fours. —Noonan, Bond, Davenport, Sissons 19, v. R. Moore, Mitchell, Allcock, Dawson 12; Tolleday, Orton, Harriman. Moon 18, v. Thompson, Patterson, Burridge, Pilkington 13; Lcgge. Turnbull, Neil, Johnson 20, v. taking, Jackson, Wilson, S. Moore 21. OXEHUNGA GREEN. President's Fours.—O'Connell, Kirkwood, Harlock, Welham S, v. Walsh, Keeling, Munro, McFnrquliar 23; Phillips, McLean, Kerns, Wigginton 1!), v. Rowe. Ramsay, Petchell, Maeklow 13; Pople, Bell, Jones, Kenny 16 v. West, Farnsworth, Collin, Vella 20; Turnbull, Adams, A. Brown, Wright 22, v. Watkinson, J. Skinner, McBeath, Schnackenberg IS. Ordinary Draw.—McMaster, Beere, Harrison, Bayers 20, v. Goode, Wilkinson, Flowerday, Livingstone 14.

TAKAPUNA GREEN. The Takapuna Bowling Club held a topsyturvy play on Saturday for the president's cakes. The winning rink in the final was Christiansen, Ileeder, Veal and A. Hunt — all four of whom skipped for five heads. STANLEY GREEN. Ordinary Draw. —Langridge, Wilson 22, v. Robertson, Bertrand IS. GREY LYNN GREEN. Club Fours.—Troughear, Mclvor, H. Reed, Higginson IS), v. Lawson, Coakley, Cox, Whittle 14 ; McMurchy, —, Scott, Gibbons 28, v. —, Sanders, Shaw, R. Caddy 8; Street, Christmas, Lye, Moran 17, v. Sage, Stevens, E. Caddy, Baildon 16; Cameron, Leydon, Beehre, Mincham 26, v. Stock, Gebbie, Boden, Cronin 14; Gadd, A. Young, D. Young, Tonge 21, v. Laing, Winter, J. Reed, Curtis 20; Person, Castaign, W. Smith, Uversidge 16, v. Everex, Collier, Skitch, E. Buckley 15; Hosking v. Newton, and Teagne v. Donaldson, to finish next Saturday prior to commencement of another round of club fours. WEST END GREEN. Percentage Fours.—McCarthy 22, ▼. Worsfold 12; Kirk 27, v. McNalr 8: I. Clarke 22, v. Colthurst 13; Cooke 22, v. Pelham 21; Thomson 16, v. Faire 14; Brookes 2t), v. Hopwood 14. Handicap Pairs.—Fourth round: Draffin, Bremner 24, v. H. White, F. Smith 19; Raynes, Wynard 24, v. Hardy 22; R. Cox, c. Hardley 20, v. Kirkham, Price 18; Wilson, Plummer 20, v. Kemp, Harkins 26; Green, Stlchbury 27, y. Bell, Colthurst 14; EBhelby and linox a bye. , . Handicap Singles.—lrving: Clarke 22, v. C. Adams 15 ; Falre 18, v. Rowe 17 ; Parkinson 27, v. White 17; Bell 20, v. Cooper 17; Harkins 24, v. Kirkham 10; Fraser-Smlth 20, v. Worsfold 18; Raynes 18, v. R. Cox 10; Wynard 18, v. Colthurst 17; McCarthy 20, v. McNalr 13. _ Club Pairs. —Draffln, Bremner 21, v. Kirkham, Price 10; Adams, Casley 10, v. Collins, Klnsey 11; F. Clarke, Falre 20. v. Clarkson, W. Hardley 27; Wilson, Plummer 21, v. Taylor, Worsfold 7; Thomass, Hopwood 20, v. McNalr,- Needham 19 ; Clarke, Falre 25, v. Bell, Colthurst 15. Champion Singles.—Wynard 21, v. Parkinson IS; Parkinson 20, v. Adams 21; Faire 21, v. Plummer 10; Whitten 21, v. F. Smith 11; F. Clarke 21, v. W. Hardley 20; Bremner 21, v. C. Hardley 14 ; Needham 21, v. Worsfold 18 ; Hopwood 17, v. McNalr 18. Ordinary Draw. —Earl, Stichbury, Raynes, Brookes 20, v. Casley, Kemp, Watson, Hopwood 14; Service, Brummell, Kirkham, Thomson 16, v. J. Irwin, F. Clarke, Thomass, Faire 14: Hudson, Green, White, Cook 22. v. Bell, Overington, Hardy, Pelham 21; Delaney, Rowe, Harkins, I. Clarke 28, v. E. Cox, Collins, Price, Colthurst 13; SandUands. Tollerton, Knox, W; Kirk 27, v. Eshelby, Jacobs, Parkinson, McNair 0; Klnsey, Wilson, Draffln, McCarthy 22, v. G. Kirk, Sands, Taylor, Worsfold 12. INTER-CLUB GAMES. PONSONBY V. DEVONPORT.

At Ponsonby (ronsonby names first). — Somers 28, v. Layzell 23; Colebrook 10, v. London 14; Griffiths 19. v. Frater 20; Richardson 23, v. Howell 18: Somervell 20, v. Gray 15; L. .Tury 24, v. Bach 12 ; Hunt 25, v. Jackson 16. At Deronport (Devonport names first). — Snoad 17, v. McLeod 21; Lowe 15,. v, Murray 23 ; Tosker 18, v. Bridges 27 ; Trevl thick 23, .v. Best 15; Hamlin 17, v. Mclnnes 2S; Cox 25, v. Letham 16; Anderson 21, v. Bryant 17; Blackburn 14, r. Gilmour 22. EPSOM V. RBMUBBA. At Epsom (Epsom names first). —A. Wright 16, v. Alchison 15; Tanner 10, v. Watson 20; George 21, v. East 19; Richmond 20, v. McFarlane 15; Burton 10, v. Shaw 12; Ramsay 20, v. Harbutt 22-, Jr Wright 18, v. Mingins 19; Grattan 8, v. Lawrence 21. At Remuera (Remuera names first). — Sutherland, Brook, Bowles, Norton 21, v. McCullagh, Brown, Graham, Kissllng 12 ; Scott, Ellerbeck, Mellars, Daniels 11, v. Groves, Stehr, Moyie, Wilson 24; Walker, Clarke, Griffiths, Young 27, v. Wiseman, Leigh, Smith, Furnell 15; Bolton, Macey, R. A. Jackson, McMillan 15, v. Slater, Wood, Hayes, Bruce 20; Ormiston, H. Wright, Feldon, Newton 28, v. Newman, Gribble, Phillips, McDougall 14; Annondale, Baker, Burcher, Sheath 29, v. Evered, Forbes, Monty, O'Callaghan 14; Vincent, W. T. Bell, Allen, Muhon 15, v. Smale, Blood, Wallace, Hooper 24; Harle, W. Jackson, W. Hill, Wooller 13, v. Holies, Wells, Kelly, Paget 18. k- " EPSOM V. PONSONBY. At Ponsonby:—First year players (Ponsonby names first). —Evans,' Webster, James, Beattie 17, v. Harrison, Hounsell, Graham, Blackley 19. First-year Players.—Parkes, O Donnell, Flynn, Drumniond 8, v. Hill, Foster, Meltzer, fjtewart ,16. AUCKLAND V. ROCKY NOOK. At Auckland Green (first-year players, Auckland names first). —Chapman, Ferguson, Brinkjnan, Pitkethley 18, v. Bach, Huston, Dorrington, Stehr 19. ,>• RAWHITI V. ELLERSLIE. At Ellerslie . (Rawhiti names first). — Culpin 18, v. ftllan 21; Thomson 16, v. Joll 15; Savin 22, v. Godfrey 18; Keller 10, v. Lynch 29; P. Thomson 14, v. Gollan 21; Murray 19, v. G. Wood 27. RAWHITI V. ELLERSLIE. At Rawhiti (Rawhiti names first). — Chiplin 21, v. Maud 20; Martin 18, v. Hay 17; Brown 11, v. Johnston 38; MacPherson 27, v. Wood 16; Leaning 18, v. Dickson 9. CARLTON V. BALMORAL. At Carlton (Carlton names first). —B. Jones 21, v. Jones 20; Turner 14, v. Vincent 23; Cutler 20, v. Codd 13 ; de Launay 29, v. Ramsey 21; Roberts 34, v. Denison 14; Muston 29, v. Roberts 11: Hodd 19, r. Lay '.and 17; Hosking 16, v. Hillman 16. MOUNT EDEN V. ROCKY NOOK. At Mount Eden (Mount Eden names first). Julian 16, v. Wakerley 19; Morison 31, v. F Preston 25; W. E. Taylor 27, v. Loram 17; J. Smith 22, v. Pearce 20: Sergeant 22, v. Anderson 10; C. Biker 25, v. Kayes 18. ONEHUNGA V. AVONDALE. At Onehunga (Orfehunga names first).— E. Gatland 17. v. Cairns 17; I. Sutherland 19, v. Fisher 8; Bassett 13, v. B. Myers 18. ! At-Avondale (Avondalfc names first). — i Porritt 23, v. A. Gatland 21; Darrach 26, r. Cross 19; Adams 22, 7. IRoaf. 14.

CARLTON V. REMUERA. First-year Players (at Remuera, Remuera names first).—Clarkson, Thompson, Weir, Thronsen 16, v. Hedd, Reynolds, Northurst, Thronsen 23. MOUNT EDEN V. HILLSBORO.' At Mount Eden {Mount Eden names first). Findlay 18, v. Jackson 16; A. Jones 21, v. Buckle 21; J. Baker 15, v. Williamson 22. STANLEY V. WAITEMATA. Marine Pennant, at Stanley (Stanley names lirst). —Ross, Lock, Baker, Smith 24, v. Martin, Swindail, Simpson, Bilkey 17 ; Howitt, E. A. Jones, Hitchen, Parker 20, v. Chinnery, Aspden, Hilliam, McKinstrey 17 ; Forbes, White, Clarke, Cusworth 22, v. Osborne, Cadness, Rogers, Hurley 19. At Waitemata (Waitemata names lirst), — Walsh, Delaney, Holland, Lethbridge 3G, v. Whitley, Sainty, Hooker, Brookes 15; Roberts, Rackett, Corin, Blackledge 21, v. Aldridge, Bartielt, Gale, Johnson 12; Marshall, Munro, Copelaud, McGill 15, v. Butters, Byrne, Hutt, McMaster 18. First Year Players, at Stanley (Stanley names first). —S. U. Johnson, C. H. Jones, Mason, Woolfe 20, v. Joy, Howland, Davidson, Munro 20. At Waitemata. —Webster, Walters, Jackson, Grinter 17, v. Uordon, Freeman, Tarbutt, Herrick IG. CLOTHIER SHIELD.

A further round of the Clothier Shield competition among the clubs of the Goldfields Association was played on Saturday between Thames and Ilikutaia and Waikino combined. Four Thames rinks played at Ilikutaia, all winning their matches by good margins. Three rinks went to Waikino, two registering wins and the other a loss. The visitors were greatly Impressed with the excellent state of the Ilikutaia and Waikino greens, which were extremely fast and true. The final and deciding game in the B section of the Clothier Shield between Paeroa and Wailii resulted in a win for the latter by 5 games to 3. Results (Paeroa first) : Chamberlain 27, v. McPherson 10; Marsh 10, v. Brownlee 22; Gibb 10, v. Lorimer 1G; Henderson 30, v. Farrell 13: Williams 17, v. Dunston 22; Towers 19, v. Stump 2S; Taylor 14, v. McDermott 26; McGonagle 32, v. Mettaiu 20.