WINTER BOWLS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 141, 17 June 1941, Page 10

WINTER BOWLS

Fortunes Vary In Challenge! Matches i By TRUXDLEIM An unusual bowling match is platiue.l for the first line Saturday, the Taniaki ; Oiphans' L'lub having challenged th» Oiuhunga Orphans' (,'lub for a five-rink contest. The challenge has been accepted and ; the links chosen, consisting of members oi ■ the Onehunga and I'c I'apapa Bowling . Clubs, and the live skips have been veiy i appropriately chosen. They will be the 1 president of the Onelninga Orphans' C'lul). i Mr. S. Vella, and four nast presidents, ! Messrs. L. Bray. E. Marks. E. V. Slither- ; land and R. G. Speight. I A match between the works and otli. ** j staff of the Auckland Gas Company w.is | played at Onelninga 011 Saturday, works', winning by one point: •). Bayliss. II | Taylor, W. Brownail. H. Young 2M, v. 1.. Wilson, E. Wilton. C. Eade. .J. Bruce . Ilillsboro intended to start a two-day I tournament 011 Saturday afternoon, but telephone inquiries from distant conipcti- j tots induced the committee to make a decision during the morning and th-e tvealli -i - was then so bad that the tournament j stands pwit'.foucd indefinitely. There was 110 game in the Denison l'iiif and Diggers' Badges, so these challenge.-- 1 remain a.-j published in last Tuesdax s j "Star." ! Transport, holders of the .Jordan Pin-. ' started off by winning the fiist three ends : and leached 13 to 7 on the ninth cud. The j EUerslie challengers then did all the seoi - j ing until they had the misfortune to ! leach 13 also, after which their opponents | shot ahead, a three helping them to get j such a substantial lead that although Mitchell drew the shot with his last bow!, he still had a deticit: H. Xeal. K. Hagen, , L. I re. .J. Taplin ( Transport 1. holders.. 23. v. (i. Bevin. T. White. E. t'orb\ . E. <1. ' Mitchell < EUerslie!. challengers, IS.

This week's challenger is S. McMahon j (St. Helier's). followed by t. T. Wad.--: wtiitli (Mangerel and -I. Brand I llillfboi 01. j

A complete cnangt: of form was the main j feature which lost Kpr.om the Edwin ! Stais. played 011 their own ground, whereas ; tin- visitors could hardly have played! better. Each man was drawing like .1 ' machine, varied only by one siieces-tui : drive by Stichburv. early in the game, establishing a lead of IS to 2. Alter that the way was easy, with nothing required but caution against the other side scoring ! more than singles, the result l>eiug: E. .1, ' Xewcil. A. E. Ovci inglon. A. 11. Slieh-' bury. F. Xeedha 111 1 West Einli. dial- I lengers. 22. v. T. 15. (icorge. .1. t li.odison. j E. Eurnell, E. *J\ Richmond (Epsom',! holders, 11.

Tho next, challengers .11 e W. I'ianks 1 Balmoral 1, S. .1. Moore ITo I'apap.n and 1". Eshelby (St. Helier's 1.