BOWLING FINAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXV, Issue 12255, 19 February 1937, Page 3

BOWLING FINAL

CLOSELY CONTESTED GAME AN EXCITING FINISH PUKBKOHK 22. GNEUUNGA 21 The final game in the Tauranga Pmvling Club’s eighteenth tournament was played yesterday atternoon. ‘ With the wind and sun the green ~nd keened up considerably, but here was a tricky westerly wind which made accurate bowling at limes difficulty. , The £3 big commenced tit - o clock 011 No. 3 green, the learns being: ONEHUNGA pukekohe Masters, Sumner, Oatland, Bradanovich, Livingstone, Ilosking, Robertson (sj Bish (s) Leads and seconds were very wide on the first head, no bowl being within three yards and the thiids and skips were little better. A very scattered head went to Pukekohe for one. The secona head, very closely drawn, gave Oneiuinga two. On the next head Pukekohe were lying one, but Robertson with his last shot wicked the jack over for two, Dish’s last being wide, out of the rink. Two on the 4th to Onehunga and two to Pukekohe on the sth, On the oth Bish drew a beautiful shot. Robertson ran at the head, knocked a front bowl on to kitty which went back to give Onehunga 3. Pukekohe replied with 3 on the 7th, the head again being wide. The eighth head saw some close drawing by Oatland, Bish and Robertson, and resulted in two for Oneiuinga. The ninth with no bowl within four feet gave Pukekolie one aiuMhe tenth and eleventh j were Onhunga’s for two each, leaving the score 15-7. The twelfth head found Bish in a very difficult position, 4 down with one of Gatland’s lying on the jack. Robertson drew another, but Bish witli his first scattered the bead and lay one down. With his next he drew a perfect shot on to one of Iris own and pressed it in to follow up for two, 15-9. Every head playing north was very scattered, probably due to a gusty wind more evident at that end. The 13th was no exception and Pukekohe got one out of it, and three on the 14 th to make the game more even, 15-13. Lying two down on the 15th, Bish drew a nice shot. Robertson ran at it but missed. Bisli was a little too firm with his last and re-t----ed his shot bowl out—Onehunga one. The 16th head was interesting and ended up with three to Pukekohe, making the score 10-1 G for the IGth head. Erratic bowling on the 17th head again left plenty of room for the skips to draw. Bish with his last was wme and wicked in one of his own from the wing for shot, leaving Pukekohe up on the board for the first time, 17-16. Bish had a difficult head to draw to on the 18th but managed to get second shot. Robertson, however, wicked kitty for two, Bish failed to alter the head and Robertson forced up another—Onehunga 3, On Lhe 19th head Masters drew a nice shot, but Bradanovich 'trailed the jack nicely for two. The head was disastrous for Onehunga, Pukekohe getting live out of it, giving them a lead of three, 22-19. Sumner drew a nice shot with his first on the 20th head and touched the jack with his second but Masters rested one out. Bradanovich drew the shot, and Oatland missed with both. Livingstone tried to get the kitty back tor three or tour, but tailed. Robertson tried the same shot, gathered the kitty perfectly but ran it back to Hosking’s back ’bowl. With only inches to spare he drew a beautiful shot with his last—Onehunga one, and two down on the board with a head to go. On the last head Masters was over with his first and wide with the second, Sumner being over and short. Gatland was also over with his first. Bradanovich drew the shot and Gatland was over again; so was Bradanovich. Livingstone drew the shot and Hosking was down with his first and wide with his second. Robertson was over with both his, and Bish was short. Onehunga one up on the head and one down on the board 22-21. , .

Pukekohe thus won a very closely contested game by a very narrow margin.

Immediately after the game the President of the Club, Mr W. T. 'feasey, presented the Pascoe Cup and trophies to the winners. Pie complimented the Pukekohe team on its win and the runners-up on the good games they had played. Mr Bish, in replying, expressed his pleasure at having come through the tournament with a winning team. He thanked the Onehunga team for the very friendly and interesting game they had played, and on behalf of the visiting bowlers tendered their thanks to the Tauranga Club, the Executive and the ladies, for the hospitality extended during the tournament.

_ Mr Livingstone, on behalf of the Onehunga team, congratulated the winners, and also endorsed Mr Blsh’s remarks regarding the hospitality extended to the visitors.

Mr Bish, on behalf of the howlers‘taking part in the tournament, then made a presentation to Mr W. Pilcher, the green custodian, and congratulated him on the very excellent green provided for tire tournament.

Cheers were then exchanged and the tournament closed about 5 o'clock.