Win For Tauranga Team

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13234, 9 January 1941, Page 1

Win For Tauranga Team

BOWLING TOURNAMENT AT TE PUKE

BAY OF PLENTY FULL KINK COMPETITIONS

The Bay of Plenty full-rink bowling tournament for the Francis Cup was held on the Te Puke Club’s greens on January 1,2, 3. and 4. Fourteen teams participated, representing the Tauranga, Opotiki, Taneatua, Rotorua, Tauranga South. Katikati and Te Puke Clubs. The weather conditions were ideal and the greens were in perfect order.. In the semi-final A. E. Spratt’s team (Te Puke) were defeated by Potter (Tauranga) on the 21st head, the score board reading 21—20. Potter’s team had no difficulty in defeating Simcock’s entry, the game finishing on the 19th head with the score at 24 —13.

Third Round Spratt 24, Simcock 1G; Goodacre 27, Ward 23; Hunt 2G, Pearce 12; Barrett IS. Bertram 16; Clark 2s’, Sweet man 10; Potter 26, Grafas 12; Martin 24. Palmer 17. Fourth 1 {<>uud Pearce 20, Goodacre 15; Hunt 37 Burrett 25; Grafas 25, Clark 13; Potter IS, Palmer 10; Martin 28, Spratt 12; Simcock 28, Ward 10. Fifth RoundHunt 17, Sweetman 15; Grafas IS. Bertram 13; Palmer 22. Clark 19Potter 23, Spratt 10; Martin 25. Ward 12; Pearce 18. Simcock 15; Burrett 19, Goodacre 17. Sixth Round Palmer 21, Bertram 10; Spratt 2G, Clark 12; Ward IS, Potter 9; Martin 26, Pearce 21; Simcock 23, Burrett 12; Goodacre IS, Sweetman 17; Grafas 21, Hunt 9. Seventh Round Clark 18, Ward 14; Potter 24, Pearce IS; Martin 24, Burrett 21; Simcock 29, Sweetman 14; Goodacre 23; Grafas 13; Hunt IS, Palmer 12; Spratt 27, Bertram 24. Eighth Round Potter 19, Sweetman 13; Martin 18, Bertram 1; Simcock 26. Goodacre 19; Clark 25, Hunt 13; Pearce win by default from Burrett; Spratt 2S, Ward IS; Palmer 18, Grafas 16. Ninth Round Grafas 20, Simcock 14; Hunt 24, Goodacre 19; Spratt 22, Pearce 15; Bertram 28, Potter 17; Palmer 3o’ Sweetman 17; Clark IS, Martin 16;’ Ward win by default from Burrett. Summary of Wins Potter 7 wins; A. E. Spratt G wins; Martin 6 wins; Hunt 6 wins; Simcock G wins; Palmer 5 wins; Grafas 5 wins; Clark 4 wins; Goodacre 3 wins; Pearce 3 wins; Bertram 3 wins; Burrett 3 wins; Ward 3 wins; Sweetman 2 wins. The following teams were eliminated;—Clark, Ward, Burrett, Pearce Sweetman, Goodacre, Grafas, Palmer and Bertram. Tenth Round Simcock 23, Martin 8; Spratt 20, Hunt 11; Potter a bye.

In making the presentation to the winners, the President of the *Te Puke Club, Mr A. E. Spratt, congratulated Mr Potter and his team on the consistently good standard of bowls they had delivered during the tournament and said they fully deserved their win. The speaker also congratulated Mr Simcock’s team on reaching the finals. Mr Spratt also drew attention to the untiring efforts of Messrs W. O. Knight, H. N. Freeman and W. Langdon in making the tournament the undoubted success it was, and expressed his appreciation of their services. Details are: First Round Mirrielees, .S. Woods, Roseveare, Potter (Tauranga) 19, Clarke, Stevenson, Griffiths, Burrett (Opotiki) 17; Dangdon, Knight, Freeman, Sweetman (Te Puke) 22, Persey, Luke, Montgomery, Grafas (Te Puke) 18; Cunningham, Fleming, Peacock Simcock (Tauranga South) 21; V. Martin, H. Martin, E. Martin, J. Martin (Tauranga) 13; Anderson, G. Spratt, Summerhayes, Palmer (Te Puke) 24, Tutchen, Healings, Sheldon, Goodacre (Tauranga South) 17; Black, Cradwick, Marsden, Hunt (Taneatua) 22, Bartram, R. Pearce, Chester,'A. E. Spratt (Te Puke) 20; McDowell, Dr. Hay, Butt, Dr. Bertram, (Rotorua) 28, Ryan, Washer, Cassin, Ward (Te Puke) 12; Walford, Squire, Thomson. Clark (Katikati) 24, Pox, Burnett, Pilcher, F. Pearce (Te Puke) 21. , Second Round Grafas 20, Martin 18; Simcock 20, Palmer 15; Spratt 20, Goodacre 10; Bertram 25, Pearce 12; Ward 20, Sweetman 19; Burrett 26, Clark 14; Potter 25; Hunt 12.

Semi-Finals Potter 21, Spratt 20; Simcock a bye.

Final Potter 24; Simcock 13. •