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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 10

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PLAY IN PROGRESS. FRANKS AND CONNEW. Walter C. Franks (Balmoral) made a good start against A. C'onnew (Mount Albert) in the first game of the Xew Zealand singles bowls championship on the C'arlton green this afternoon. They were both one-lifers and at the end of the fourth head Franks was 4 and Connew 3. On the twelfth, however, Connew led his opponent by 11 to 10. First Head. —On the first head Connew led off with a bowl slightly short and Franks ran past with his first. Connew's third lay a good shot from a wick, but Franks drew right round to rob him of position, which was not altered.— Franks 1, Connew 0. Second Head.—The second head found both playing good bowls, but Franks' work was superlative. He lay two "beauties'' till Connew drew in with a wick to lie second. Connew tried a yard in, but missed—Franks 2, Connew *0. Third Head. —Franks threw a fulllength head, and with both drawing to the jack the Balmoral man still held his advantage. He finished up with another couple to the good—Franks 4. Connew 0. Fourth Head. —A medium length head suited Connew, who found his. touch and placed two counters against two short ones of Franks, and the crowd applauded.. Franks missed with two drives, £?nd Connew easily added another. Franks 4, Connew 3. Fifth Head.—On a medium length head Connew lay shot till Franks rested inside. Connew just failed to trail the jack to his back bowl, and Franks drew two more.—Franks 7, Connew 3. Lead Increased. Sixth Head. —A shorter head found both bowling dead to the jack, with most of the bowls within a foot of it. Franks held shot by an inch or two. Connew tried to promote with his last bowl, but ran wide.—Franks 8, Connew 3. j

Seventh Head.—On a full-length head Franks earned applause by drawing within a foot of the jack. Connew touched kitty, but ran on. With his third Connew had a run and missed, while Franks drew iu again. The Mount Albert player again drew, however, dead for the jack, and carried it into t'lie ditch. He had to be content with a single.—Franks 8, Connew 4. Kiglith Head.—Connew followed up this success by placing his first in this head on the jack. Franks drew right on to the shot bowl, but failed by inches to get the first position. BoMi players had to move warily, and the head finished with no change.—Franks 8, Connew 5. Connew Short. Niutih Head. —Connew'a first was short on the ninth head, and Franks' promptly took the lead with a bowl a foot away, followed by another counter in his next shot. Connew drew well, but just failed to get in.—Franks 10, Connew 5. Tenth Head.—Franks' first was wide and Connew drew the shot 15 inches away. Franks lay just outside his opponent's bowl with his second, and with his tlhird touched kitty, but left Connew with his shot. Connew'a final bowl, which brought rounds of applause fro*n a packed gallery, was too good, for it moved kitty a couple of inches, so that he still held but the one.—Franks 10, Connew 0. Eleventh Head. —Connew started off well on this head. Franks was unlucky with his second, pushing Connew up for another counter. With his third and fourth bowls Franks drove, but missed the head at both attempts. Connew easily added another. — Franks 10, Connew 9.