BREMNER AGAIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 11, 13 January 1940, Page 12

BREMNER AGAIN.

CENTENNIAL BOWLS.

WINS FIRST RINKS GAMES. LIVINGSTONE'S TWO DEFEATS. (By to " Star.!') ' WELLINGTON, Friday. The first two rounds of section play in the New Zealand Centennial rinks bowling championship were decided to-daj r . The 1930 champions, C. F. Robertson, IT. Franks, J. F. Benson and W. C. Franks (Balmoral) are not defending their title. The principal feature, as far as Auckland is concerned, was the success of the West End" skip, W. Bremner (the only Auckland survivor in the pairs championship), who won both his games. Or the skips of other previous clianipion rinks, L. M. Naylor (Hataitai) and R. N. Tilkington (Hamilton) each won both of to-day's rounds, while R. Haworth (Canterbtirv). A. H. Benefield (St. Johns), J. Porteous (Wellington), H. Wilson (Lm : wood) and G. A. Deare (Carlton) eacn suffered one defeat. Haworth lost his nist game to Smith (Thorndon), 2o 21, Benefield went down in the second round i.o ]3iielmn (Epsom), 28—25, Porteous was vanquished in" the first round by Giles (United, Cliristclmrcli). 23-23, Wilson lost his second game tcNaylor, 27 19, and Deare was defeated in his second, game bv Douglass (West End, New Plymouth), 2(1—17.

C. Spearman (Sydenham). former Dominion singles champion, P. Miinn (Canterbury), who was third player for Haworth on two occasions when Haworth won the Dominion rinks, and the consistent Lyall Bay player, J. B. Reid, who ;s doing so well in the pail's event, each scored double victories. The former Dominion singles champion, F. Livingstone (Onehunga), went down to both Melhuish (Petone) and Hamilton (Karori). Second round results:— Section A.—Second round : Montgomery 2G, v Doe 22 ; MacDonnld 29, v. Uendle Navlor 27, v. H. Wilson 39; Maslin 30, v. Cnley 23; C. Wilson 31, v. Stephenson 23.

Section 15. —Second round. —Haworth 20, v. Wriglit 14; Fruisli 25, v. Christian 10; Kelcher 24, v. Gray 20; La Front/, 25, v. Cooper 20 ; Smith 32, v. Bull 14.

Section C.—Second round : Itowlands 24, v. Nohlo-Adams 20; Silbery 24, v. Short 21; Gilbert 2S. v- Mayo 27; Kecee 27, v. Dull: 15; Skoglund 30, v. Murray 29.

Section D.—Second round: Ityan 27, v. Stephenson 20; Dickinson 27„ v. Williams 20; Wicks 25, v. Glennle 19; Pilkington 38, v. McKcima 22; Mailman 27, v. Davcy 24.

Section E.—Second round: Mitchell 2S, v. Duff 10; Douglass 20, v. Deare 17; Hazelwood 24, v. Lambert 22; Efford 28, v. Lock 20 ; Thomson 28, v. Dal ton 15.

Section F.—Second round: Bull 29. v I^ove 20 ; Ainger 20. v. .Tones 24 ; Middle ton 25, v. O'Donnell 17; Had win 24, v Spiller 20; Macey 20, v. Newton 17.

Section G.—Second round : Robinson 21, v. Keilly IS; Arnott 24,' v. Griffiths 13: Hell 20, v. Lopdell IS; Warwick 22, v. Ritchie 17 ; Tucker 20, v. Madscn 24.

Section ll.—Second round ; Harry 31, v. Rowley IS; ltobinson 25, v. Anderson 13; Edwards 24, v. Fielding 20; Bishop 29, v. Chapman 21;. Mason 30, v. Munro 15.

Section I. —Second round : Jacobs 31. v. Roberts 24 ; Murks 20. v. Russell 24 ; Reid 21, v. McKelvle 19: Crowley 27, v. Adams 12; Pavitt 34, v. O'Connor 25.

Section J.—Second round: Cullon 31, v. Webb 21; Buelian 2S, v. Benetield 25; Manning 20, v. Routley IS ; I'irie 32,' v. Jenkins 19; Piper 31, v. liuist 13.

Section K.—rSecond round : Morrison 29, v. Edwards 24; Ramsay 27, v. Bond 13: Parry 24, v. Baker 20; Boy ens 31, v. Topp 23; Bremner 33, v. Buckley 30.

Section L.—Second round : Spearman 20, v. Webster 18; Carter 30, v. Mac Donald 23; Burt 34, v. Melhuish 33; Hamilton 31, v Livingstone 10; Bain 20, v.. Smith 17.

Section M.—Second round : Watts 34, v. Kay 13 : Garega 22, v. Goldlinch 21; Besiev 20, v. Noad 24; Bedell 21, v. Brown 20*; ICirkwood 27, v. Boulto'n 15.

Section X.—Second round : Porteous 20, v. Hawkc 1(5: Beech 23, v. Firtli 22; Halllday 24, v. Keecli 22: Swing 33, v. Hunt 19 ; Claridge 29, v. Giles 22.

Section O.—Second round : Dixon 30, v. Lewis 1(5; McCarthy 34, v. Wylie 25; Lobb 24, v. McWhannell 20;. Smith 35, v. Forsyth 20; Caulcott 30, v. Chambers 2S.

Section P.—Second rOund: Munn 23, v. Perry 19 : Grpvilie 27, v. Moore 21 ; Roundhill 28, v. McDonald 3S: Wallace 27, v McKlt trick 13; Snelling 37, v. Pilkingtoii

Section Q.—Secoad round :• Russell 27, v. Wyatt 17 ; Mattar 22, v. Brown 21; Vitetta 2<, v. Austin 12; Lawrie 30, v. Rolls 17' Christoffel 30, v. Fletcher 10; Hurt 25 v Need ham 15.