BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1937, Page 8

BOWLING.

PAIRS TOURNEY. POST-SECTION PLAY. GAMES AT MOUNT EDEN. Only two games were minimi at Mount Eden tins morning in tin- fiisL round of poet-section play in the annual tournanient ot the Auckland Howling ( cutie by<« In*ingiven to tin- remaining 14' I>air« tc» reduce to 10 the 1H j.iinV wh., qualified to continue. 'J'liin avoids any further byes, as it will run out evenly 111 five rounds in all. Four rounds wiil be played before sunset this evening leaving only two pairs surviving unbeaten' and they will meet in the final to-morrow afternoon. As the semifinal and final of tlie Christmas tournament, delayed through wet weather on the appointed days, will be played at the Carlton green to-morrnw, it "as decided this morning to play the pairs final at Carlton also, instead of finishing this tournament at Mount Eden as It is known that a number of spectators will like to see both finals. Even though there were only two gaim n in the opening round of the pair* postsection play this morning, more than the usual interest wan shown by an appreciative and critical assembly of visitors encouraged by the fact that one game found the champion of champions, Neil I homson, in action, and lie had won outright a very strong section. This section included Har)>er (Otahuhu), fresh from his great win in the Rotorua pairs last week, and Livingstone (Onehungal, who had been number three in the winRotorua a fortnight earlier The other game included Georgi- D.m-. , now back again in Carlton, after <li^t<■ 1 - guishing himself by winning the Dominion rinks for the Dunedin Cluli, and beiiv runner-up to Maxwell Walker a year later. There was a natura". curiosity to see him in a strenuous crmtevt. for Ins section was remarkable for the coinciiM1 ™ including Inst year's winners, c. E. Hardlev arid \V. Bremner (West End*, and also the winning pair of (>1 r » previous year, \V. McMurchy and E. E. Buckl-v (tirev Lynn).

Iho weather wan perfect thin morning, and the Mount Eden t'lvcii li.nl dried lr , beautifully with the bright sunshine .in ! fresh breeze yesterday. making the condition* ideal for accurate plav. Results: FIRST Rlll NT). Thomson (RawhitH '_'7, v. Eshelliv (Wedt Hikl) 17. Thomson started htiilh but thi> turnlni! point was at the lnih head, whirli Thomvrm killed twice scoring two. Bslielti.v gained onlv one point after that. I>eare (Carlton) 23. v. Alb-ly (Anrk land) 17. I>enre led all th* wnv, nnd the only opportunity Allely had to 'win being after the IRth head, when he scored a beau tlf it three to leave him only two behind. The rent itf the fame wan in favour IVnre. wliirse lend, Ulrd, plaved a beautiful game.