DOMINION BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1937, Page 13

DOMINION BOWLING.

SINGLES AT WELLINGTON. v % FIVE SECTIONAL ROUNDS. THIRTEEN score the possible. "(By Telegraph.—-Prew Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. The New Zealand Boiling Association's annual championship tournament opened to-day with play in singles. The 280 entrants were reduced to 77. Of these 13, with Ave wins, the possible, qualified with two lives for post-section play to-morrow, 49 with four wins, and i 5, with three wins, qualifying with one life. Of seven men who have won the singles in former years and who are competing this year all qualified. M. Walker, three J times champion, was' beaten by S. Sutton, Hawera, who, however, had only two wins. J. D. Best, 1923 champion, and W. Carswell, twice former champion, had five wins each. Engebretsen, 1830 champion, had a loss to T. Pollock. Frank Livingstone, last year's champion, also has one lose to J. B. JackfSt. John's, who failed to qualify. J. M. Brackenridge came thrami with four wins, being beaten by G. B. Evans. W. Foster, another former champion, qualified comfortably. The following qualified for post-section play:— Two Lives.—Bennett, Upper Hutt; Foster, Caledonian; Dickinson, Avon; Evans, Hamilton; Brighting, Hataitai; Loveridge, Matamata; Murray, Hawera; Stephenson, Nelson; Best, Otago; Thomas, Napier; K. Howarth, Canterbury; Carswell, Taieri; Spearman, Sydenham. One Life.—McLeod, Grey town; Hickey, Opunake; Silbery, Petone; Drummond, Canterbury; Bockett. Auckland; Scrimshaw, Temuka; Chambers, Sumner; Thomas and Smith, Northland; Keys, Auckland; Gamble, Hamilton; Robertson, Ouehunga; McCormick and Logan, Port Ahuriri; Curtis, Hawera; Skoglund, Palmerston North; Davis, Whitiora; Dempster, Karori; Daniel, Riccarton; McGonagle, Waihi; Jelly, Cromwell; Field, Karori; Grant, Dunedin: Deare, Carlton; Batchclor, Taihapc; Mclnnes, Temuka; St. John, Nelson; Spence, Kelburn; Lawrie, Island Bay; Eaves, Remuera; Whibley, Greymouth; Mingins, Ponsonby; Shillson, Wellington; Engebretsen Napier; Routley, Kelburn; Gardiner, Dunedin; Macey, Remuera; Oakey, Elmwood; Firth, Ponsonby; O'Gorman, Wellington; Lomas, Kelburn; J. Dowland, St. Kilda; Hutching, Wanganui; E. Rowley, Woburn: - Leach, Carterton; Brackenridge; Lyall Bay; Macklow, Onehunga; Aitcheson, Caledonian; Freeth, Matai; McNish, Canterbury; Manning, Timaru; Bremner, West End; Livingstone, Onehunga; Dickson, Wellington; Ritchie, Opunake; Hampton, Sumner; Had win, Hutt; Pomeroy, Hamilton; Lafrentr, Matai; Walker, Auckland; Pollock, Riccarton Racecourse; Sorenson, Carterton; Roach, Shannon; Bourke, Auckland. < RINKS AT WEIXXNGTON. i INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT. I * (By TRUNDLER.) An interesting development in connection' with the Dominion rink* championship, which commences in the capital on Friday, occurred last week, when the Eastbourne Club in Wellington conducte' a heavily over-aubscribed tournament. The winning rwk was L. C. Forgie, H. Williams, E. K. Lomas, J. A. Doherty (Kelburn), who will meet our Carlton rink . (A. C. Pollard, G. G. Pollard, H. Harrison, F. M. Ritchie) next Saturday afternoon. The rnnnens-up were a Wellington rink, skipped by A. B. Duff, and the . coincidence of the draw puts him. but I with a different rink, against the Auckland rink (W. M. Matheson, H. A. Montgomery, L. J. Keys, A. W Israel) at the very same time. It is rather remarkable that the luck of the draw should be sucli that the respective finalists should happen to uieet at the same time the president* of the two largest club* in this province, Ritchie and Matheson. In the meantime*everybody is carefully watching the singles, to get an idea am to j what form the Auckland players will strike on the Wellington greens. Nineteen | are -being used, and every one except j Newtown lia« one or two Auckland ' players. i One of those generous courtesies th.it relieve the strong competitive opirit whic-.i develops at the height of the bowling 1 season was mentioned the . other dav, when it was revealed fie Carlton Bowling Club's committee had offered the , Howick Club the free use of their greens I for a one-day tournmeut. It is fixed for j Thursday, January 21, and a full response I is expected, for most bowlers know the i difficulties of the little club in this par- ; ticular tourist resort, but it is so far away i tli at even the one green is not always : filled, whereas at Carlton three greens will ; lie available. 1 A party of Queensland" bowlers will j arrive in Auckland by the Aw.itea next Monday, and they will be here until leavI iug for Hamilton on Thursday morning. ] The intention is to offer them .a game at ■ Carlton and Auckland, and to take them round the city and neighbourhood. Most • of the bowlers who have recently visited i Queensland will still be in Wellington ; during those days, but those who are : here would do well to commuuicate with 1 any member of the centre executive, so ■ that they can fall in with the arrange ments made. The names of the partv and the proposed itinerary through the Dominion have already been published. SOUTHLAND TOURNEY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL. Monday. | The Southland Bowling Ceutrt's New Year tourrnineut t»rniinat->J to-day in line weather. 'IHe winner* werei-- Singles- A. V. Keaat Pairs: A. Silver 'and J. A Veit*:!i ( Harbour. Dunedin >. kiukj; .1. Cowie, L. WtUlerinolh. A. TorrJnoi' <Southland). _. T « ,trc wtre record entries In all cvenU. The w-MthLT wa>. iini< throughout. WAITEMATA CLUB. 6^ ip, L- to , enter teams for a pairs tourney at the » aitcmata bowline srreeii to-morrow : Blackwell. Dick. Headland. Hiilani. Melhose. Munro, Potter, Robertson. Rowlands. Bamp- | son, Smith. Leather (Devonport). Scott. Clark (tirey Lynn). Little (Carlton). Shanks (Kaukapakaiui). ! Waitemata tennis v. Returned Soldiers. 'on Saturday next :—At Avondale.—Potter. 'Simpson, Dan Munro. J. Potter: Lilburn. i Freeman. Lvon. \V. Copeland: Hunt. Smith. Rowlands. L. Dick. First-year players.—-At Rocky Nook: Hunter, Martin. Hawke. J, Canty.