BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 185, 6 August 1936, Page 18

BOWLING.

AUCKLAND CENTRE. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Auckland.—Winter Fours and Diggers' Badges match: Holder, W. Ure; challenger, It. Sutherland (Avondale). Balmoral.—Two-Saturday Tourney continued. Carlton.—Ferns and Winter Fours. Devonport.—Stars and Winter Fours. Kllerslie.—Mclsaae Cup. Kpsoni.—Ordinary Draw. Grey Dynn.—Winter Fours and Edwin Stars match: Holder, 11. Whittle; challenger, T. It. George (Epsom). Ilallyliurton Johnstone.—AVinter Fours. Ilillsboro.—Ordinary Draw. Mount Eden.—AVinter Fours. Oneliunga.—Winter Fours, club challengers, Denison Pins Match: Holder, AA'. H. Keatley (Rocky Nook) ; challenger, J. Dick (Ponsonby). Otahuliu.—Ordinary Draw. I'apatoetoe.—Ordinary Draw. I'onsonby.—Britannia Pins, Ordinary Draw. Rawhiti.—Stars, Ferns and Ordinary Draw. Remuera.—Challenges and Ordinary Draw. St. Heller's.—AVinter Fours. •Stanley.—AVinter Fours. Takapuna.—Stars and AVinter Fours. West End.—Winter Fours.

FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION.

PAPAKURA AFFILIATES. - PUKEKOHE, Wednesday. ' A suggestion that the name of the Northern AVaikato Bowling Association should be changed to "Franklin Bowling Association" was ■ made by the retiring president, Mr. AV. A. Smeed,. at the 12th annual meeting held- at Pukefcolie... to-day. The suggestion was approved and it Avas decided to ask the Auckland Centre for Its consent to the change. Officers elected: —Patron, Mr. G. 11. Armstrong; president, Mr. C. "Atchison; vice-presidents, Messrs. R. Fulton and H. B. Armitage; secretary, Mr. E. G. Moncrief ; auditor, Mr. F. H. Hewitt. Messrs. Atchison, D. Jamieson and \A r . E. Johns were appointed a con>Tiittee to arrange the dates for the annual competitions for champion pairs, B pairs, championship singles and first-year singles. , It was agreed that the /' association's annual full-rin'k tournament be.lield again on Labour Day. A suggestion that the match between players over 55 years and players under that age be held at Clevedon in the coming season was left to the committee. Reafflliation of the Papakura Club was granted. The other clubs in the association are Clevedon, Patumahoe, AVaiuku. Pukekolie, Buckland and Tuakau.

N.Z. GAMES IN QUEENSLAND,

BRISBANE, August 5. The New Zealand bowlers, who are at present touring Queensland,, played the combined Maryborough clubs on Sunday.. Harrison and three Victorians lost by 14 to 25, Parker's rink won by 25 to 13 and three Victorians and Bockett lost by 1C to 22. The team played 'against the Isis Club on Tuesday. Parker's rink won by 28 to 21, the Victorian players and Bockett lost by 23 to 29 and Harrison and the Victorian placers lost by 23 to 27.

EPSOM FULL-RINK FINAL,

In the final of a full-rink tournament played on the Epsom Bowling Club's green Itolfe. Paterson, Bull. O'Callaghan (Epsom) beat Mayson, Garland, Dougan, Scott (Grey Lynn) by l(i points-to. 15.

RAILWAY ASSOCIATION,

I Teams to play for the Auckland District Railway Bowling Association at Ellerslie during the week-end: —Barnes, Gordon, Llnelian, Lorimer; R. Haiiimondt Capper, ■ McGaffan, A. Hammond; R. Moore, Proctor, Griffiri^-Dayenport; Eton, iharp, Jones, Horne; AnCBRon, Dickey,.'- Copper, Goodwin ; Harris, Clapp, Georgeson, Harris; Spain, Buer. Kirby, McCrossan; Mercer, Compton, Hailwood, Grinter; Clark, Peterson,'Head, Stead.* ■ -