BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 306, 27 December 1935, Page 11

BOWLING.

AUCKLAND CENTRE.

RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP.

THREE ROUNDS ON BOXING DAY.

Sixty-eight rinks competed on six greens yesterday in the opening rounds of the Auckland Bowling Centre's rinks championship tourney. The programme provides for nine rounds of 21 heads, and section play will occupy to-day and to-morrow. Up to 15 rinks will qualify for post-section play, and these will assemble at the Carlton greens on Monday morning to continue on the two-life system. Results of later rounds on Thursday:—

SECTION A—At Epsom. Second Round. —Thomas (Mount Albert) 26, v. Vincent (Auckland) —; Little (Carlton) 25, v. Dyson (Hallyburton Johnstone) 12: Findlay (Mount Eden) 24, v. Ramsay (Balmoral) 18; Lancaster (Carlton) 19, v. Cross (Onehunga) 18; McLeod (Ponsonby) 31, v. Bennett (Epsom) 17. Third Round. —Dyson 23, v. Bennett 221; Vincent 21, v. Lancaster 14; Thomas 20, v. Pindlay 19 ; McLeod 10, v. Ramsey 18; Little 32, v. Cross 24.

SECTION B—At Balmoral. Second Round. —Scott (West End) 17, v. Lamb (Carlton) 16; Eurnell (Epsom) 25, v. Puddle (Grey Lynn) 10; Fookes (Carlton) 29, v. Crichton (Onehunga) 10; Sinclair (Carlton) 22, v. Clarke (Stanley) 13; Taylor (Mount Eden) 25, v. Franks (Balmoral) 17. „ . Third Round. —Sinclair 24, v. Crichton 17: Furnell 20, v. Clarke 12; Franks -.4, v. s?uddle 18; Taylor 30, v. Scott 7; Lamb 21, v. Fookes 20.

SECTION C—At liemuera. Second Round.—Coburn (Ponsonby) 21, v. McMastcr (Stanley) 15; M. Walker (Auckland) 23, v. J. F. Hosking (Papatoetoe 20; Sykes (Otahuhu) 23, v O Hoskine (Carlton) 21; Roberts (Carlton) 28, v McKendrlck (Onehunga) 15; Scott (Grey Lvnn) 227 v. Darby (West End) 17: Russell (St. Heller's) 26, v. Hill (Rocky Nook)

19. _ Third Round. —McKendrick 23, v. G. Hoskinff 20; Sykes 25, v. Hill 17 ; McMaster f 3 v. Scott 17; Darby 27, v. Russell 12; Walker 29, v. Roberts 25; J. Hosking 20, v. Coburn 23.

SECTION D—At Mount Eden. Second Round. —De Launay (Carlton) 22, v Israel (Auckland) 10; Meese (New Lynn) 25, v. Dick (Ponsonby) 24.; Campbell (Mount Eden) 23, v. Higginbotliam (Henderson) 13; Moon (Te Papapa) 24, y. Gatland (Onehunga) 23; Melville (Devonport) on v Whittle (Grey Lynn) 13, Wright (St. Heller's) 27, v. Wakerley (Rocky Nook) 13. Third Round—He Launay 20, v. Camphrii 18 • Gotland 20, v. Israel 18; Meese 22 v 1 Whittle 15; Moon 24, y. Wakerley oo'• ijvrigiit 28, v. Melville 16, Higglnbot'ham 22, v. Dick 21.

SECTION E.—At Onenunga. Second Round—Parsons (Ponsonby) 21, v. Jones (Kensington) 14; Hay (Ellerslie) 03 v WUson (Mount Eden) 13; Wright (Onehunga) 25, v. Potter (Waitemata) 8; Keys (Auckland) 2S, v. Graham (Carlton) 16; Buckley (Grey Lynn) 24, v. Ij " nc l?n (Devonport) 16; Keatlcy (Rocky Nook) 25, v. Dawson (St. Heller's) 19. Third Round. —Buckley 28, v. Jones 18; Parsons 29, v. Hay 11; Graham 2a, v. Wilson 16; Lundon 30, v. Dawson -3, Keatley 29, v. Potter 17; Wright 19, v. Keys 11. SECTION F. —At Ponsonby. Second Round. —Mingins (Epsom) 32, v. Phillips (Hallyburton Johnstone) 7; Shlrriffs (Mount Eden) 21, v. Short (Pukekolie) 17; Robertson (Onehunga) 24, v. McMillan (Remuera) 18; Torrance (Carlton) 25, y. Sheath (Auckland) 16; Walker (Mount Albert) 21, v. Gifford 18; Hunt (Ponsonby) 18, v. Evans (Hamilton) 17.

Third Round. —Hunt 28, v. Short 5; Mingins 20, v. Evans 14; Robertson 24, v. Sheath 19; Torrance 26, v. Shirrlffs 7; Gilford 24, v. Phillips 16; McMillan 24, v. Walker 20.

AUCKLAND CLUB.

A pairs tournament held on the Auckland Bowling Club's green yesterday resulted:—Winning skip: Osmond, 1; Neil, ■Oake, Lyell, Keeslng, equal, 2. Winning lead: S. Harris, 1; iSturmfeis, 2.

ST. HELIER'S CLUB. The result of a progressive pairs bowling tournament conducted yesterday by the St. Heller's Bowling Club is as follows: — Skips: J. Bradshaw, 1; H. J. Smith, 2. Leads: S. Greenhough, 1 ; 15. Cox, 2.

EDENDALE CLUB. To-inrs to represent the Edendale Bowling Club against Rocky Nook to-morrow : — At Rocky Nook: McMillan, Ball, Mayhill, Jackson; Pollock, Cndness. Hill, Roan; Bhikemore, Bluck, Smith, Greenwood. At Bdendale: Stehr, Grant, Anncsin. James; Fielding, East, Bradstiaw, Edmonds; Nimmo, Noad, Bayliss, Brownett.

WHANGAREI CLUB. The Whangarei Bowling Club held a progressive pairs tournament yesterday. Five rounds were played, at the conclusion of which Dr. H. A. Good won the Skips with Ave wins, while T. Nobes and G. Marshall, Ln the leads, tied each with four wins and one loss. In the play-off Nobes won toy one point.

WHITIORA CLUB. A one-day full-rink tournament was held on the Whitiora Bowling Club's green, Hamilton, yesterday, thirteen teams from the Hamilton, Claudelands, Railway and Whitiora Clubs taking part. Five rounds of 13 heads were played. F. Swain's team from the Whitiora Club won with 4J wins. The other three members of the victorious rink wero Rotheram, Booth and Davis.

MORRINSVILLE TOURNEY.

CLAUDELANDS WINS AGAIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) MORRINSVILLUS, this day. Fourteen rinks from all over South Auckland competed in the Morrlnsville Bowling Club's annual Boxing Day fullrink tournament. The winning team was C. A. Speight's Claudelands Club rink with five wins and no losses. Rinks skipped by Gee (Te Awaaputu) and Frulsh (Claudelands) tied for 'second place with four wins and one loss each, while Powell (Te Aroha), Hollard (Putaruru) and Sing (Morrlnsville) had three wins. This was the fourth year in succession that a Claudelands rink had won the Morrlnsville tournament.