ROTORUA PAIRS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 38, 15 February 1943, Page 4

ROTORUA PAIRS

TITLE-HOLDER LOSES

ADAMS BEATS HIGGINBjOTHAM (Special) ROTORUA, this day. The annual Rotorua Bowling Club's pairs tournament was commenced this morning in fine weather. Fifty-five rinks are competing. An early surprise came jvith the title-holders R. S. Higginbotham and W. Watson, of Henderson, being beaten by'C. Adams' West End rink. First round results were:— Section A.--Fo\vkes (Rotorua) 21, v. R. r Goodwin (Rotorua) 20: J. W. Fearce (Rocky Nook) 24, v. J. C. Bates (Rotorua) 12; R. j. King (Remuera) 26, v. A. Bartlett (Tauranga) 19; J Hedley (Auckland) 25, v. R. B. Johnson (Ellerslie) 22; A. Ga;;anS (Onehunga) 19, v. E. J. Watkins (Whitiora) 13. Section B.—W. Jones (Rotorua) 22. v. A. G Cottrell (Rotorua) 21; H. Rainger (Remuera) 14. v W T Pakes (Rotorua) 13; H. Conder (Tauranga) 30' v. A. Beer (Rawhiti) 8; J. C. Taolin (Transport) 20, v. W. A. Loram (Rocky Nook) 16; w. Moffatt (Whitiora) 22. v. S. R. Hawken (Hamilton) 14. Section C. —W. G. George (Rotorua) 18. v. A. Budd (Rotorua) 17; P. Livingstone (Onehunga) 24 v E. R. Sinclair (Tauranga) 15; H. Sykes Tdtahuhu) 18, v. H. Lewis (Tauranga) 13; F. Firth (Mount Albert) 21. v. G. Pole (Tauranga South) 17; C. Adams (West End) 17. v. R..S. Higginbotham (Henderson) 16. Section D.—J. Kerr (Onehunga) 22. v. D. Buchanan (Rotorua) 11; H. Martin (Tauranga) 23. v C Blackburn (Gisborne) 21; Hardie Neil (Auckland) 21 v. T. Moncur (Tauranga) 18; I. Stephenson (Poverty Bay) 22 v. F. WoodhaU (Whitiora) 17; W. Leather (Devonport) 35. v. G Greenland (Transport) 17. Section E —H. J. Portman (Rotorua) 25, v.W. camper (Rotorua) 14; J. L. McCullough (Tail?sS?Ja> 20 v. E. Greenland (Transport) 12; R. r Brodie (Mount Albert) 21, v. J. Banks (Rotorua) ?o. DC Street (Whitiora) 23. v. A. E. Mucid (Srey'Lynn) 8; V. C. Potter (Tauranga) 33, v. J. Aitken (Ngongotaha) 7.