BOWLING

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13104, 1 May 1908, Page 2

BOWLING

WITH THE DOMINION TEIM IN AUSTRALIA. (SPECIAL TO "THB TBX*M.") SYDNEY, Aprfl 21. The singje-itaoiid'ed csbeunpikmahip of Australia has gone to Victoria, and in no indecisive nutoner. eoore first, 6econd, and -tiird out of «. fidd of ovei- 100 oapabJe bowiere ajgues well for the playing strength of tihe viotorious state. \V«stanore Stepiiene is a fiae stamp of piayer, and there were many propbots on thte Asihfield green on the open-ing day who picked him for the winner. His iirst match was against Coltmaji, of Waimate, and although tie New Zealander tried hie best, he could not score against the persiaiUsat aaid coiasistenifc Australia«, who finished up 21-5. Smiti, who canio second, ie tihe sJfip that, twice defeated Ham in the Sutite nuitwlics. ilo is on*> of the joliicet of the pia-y----eri, buiJit on g-emeivus iinte, boMi vn niinu and body, a.ijd 1 doubt if he him an)' tMioniite. Everyone has lieaixl ot Waxinau, wiio pruned thiiid pikioe.. tie is a great i>;ayvr. who iio.ii pruw, luiils lToui l'arranuiLia. tlo is q.uw.'t mud and iAu\h a iii»w.U3ibS game; good at o:.uwr a or a Urire. it is a liioiit ivusiau-loaiuLt! tiling _tliax the three piayors at t.hv> hea<l of tho pxiae-4ib.t Klu>ukl ail cvuie ih.'Ai Uio jxrcuuwr ciu;o or V icu»i-ia —Anmululo. Ouo wonders iwi luaa-'r a.t Auicuutalo's long iist at u:-iuuiiwie. Wuliwoe. <rf lnveixai-gU'i, n,is uue last of t-he Doiniuiioii bowiere k-it in ihiie fianio against. Laves, ttho clwiupion ot champions_ in V wio-riu. 'i'hv> inau."h was a ic&t in the art- od tirawiiig. as nether p'iayor oared far tlu« heavy gi-invd, and after a most iirterei-ti'iig tvntcst Wallace woa by 21 to 18. It looked a,t ono time as it' he were going to beat bait he id] away i*ad3y in tlie middle of the miin-e, and k-t t-lie Parramatta. maai in, much to the disppointmont of tihte bii.iiU i/l N-ow irii'jilanders looking on. (i.W'.Utoae siK-vived hie first game by just one po'j;:-. It, was agaki&t- W. W. Si<»l)lvonu, fuifiier of th*» diampion, and liimself a pas-t champion of Victoria. Goidston-o had -a very narrow &have, and had to snatch the game with, nis lr.st bowl. He won the next two rounds, and tlvMt loet to Waxman in the rain. Hi-3 bowls are tioo big for wot weather or prol/aMy h« would have piveui tho S r ictoriaiv a closer run tiwui no did. Johnston, of St. Ailbans, pkyed well in fho siTi-glcs, but he wemt unuw evontuaJLv to tJio RicTimond clra-mpion, Kelly, who in tihe course | lof his ganire accounted for no less than four New Zcalandere —Olie*r*vin, Waddoll, Ifliompeon, smd Joihinßibon. Benbl-ey ran liis hn>t aaid secoutl course wel , ], but in the tliird round against i t'he chiampion, Stephens, it vr&a a case of "no race," the score being 21-5. Hiaiu was on tiho eamo green. He I met the Bath-urst champion, GartrelJ, in the first round, and defeated him | som<!<wihat easily. Next ho met Bromwicli, who had just put out Manning, and who walked from Ham -to tlho j tuno of 17-9. At thiat stage, Jiowerer, tTio Invcrcargillito got 'tihe mat, and, plarin'g Hong lieads, -the Welsh-! man from scaring awain. He won by 21-17. In ihv n«xt round-lie was like BentJey, who was playing next to "him ' — oloail out of the hunt,—and Coates, by no moans a promiiuant player, beat him by 21-7. With Bontley, Wallace, and Ham a.H loft )<n the third round. New- Zealand was feeling happy at Ashikild, but—<we'ol leave it «t "but. , * Perlnaps 'twas tJio lundieon. 'ITie match on Monday agaansfc Mαxrickville was won easily by the New Zoalaaidors by 39 points. Alhrafct and Biyhop lost their ganws. These twe players have beon , most unfortunate, or 'else the olemonts of suooessful skippi nig lie not with them. T<he matwi commit'bee consists of Waddeil, Ham. lJi&liop end AUnutt, and fliero seeme , "to l»e a f«y»ling tihat the consfcitutdon of trt»U committoo is >responsibjje f«r some of tlhe skips Mding their places. i ITie first of the State matches, New South Wales v. New Zealand, four rinks a sid<\ took place on« Tueeduy. Thfl Maoriioindere wont off. with th-e lead and maintained it risjh , * tshxough. ITain had ihis Inveroargiil rink -with whidh to meet Home. At the elevcntli j head he wae 3 pointa behind ; but oiter j that h« forged aihead, mamly owing, to the fine (leading of Wa-lluoe, and baclced up by some good shots from Findlay. Ait t»he twenty-first end they hiad a load of 3 points, and finished v" 26-21. The local players, who were admittedly a strong quartet, (hardly did themselves justice, and it was luoky j for them ttha* were defeated' by so few •points. Aillnutit met Jieedor, a itsft-handeT, a.nd here again he suffered defeat. JoWston played second, and Bishop third. The game was 8-1 against him at the sixtih head, when ! he pulled uip c bit, but the opposing eknp was too deadly. BislKcp was playing well, hut Alikiutit is fa-r too fond of heavy shootin-R, and I am inclined to thanlc that <hds inabUiity to win gamye is chiefly due to hiis drivioip. ! tactics. There \v«re many times when an effective train might have been ! axioompMshod, but it -was not attempted. R<vmlot's rink won by 25-15. Bentley fond <a close fight all the -way through, afija.inst Strong, tho game being a.t different stages 4 aft, 10 all. 18 all. liewtfley vms one up at the tAvcnty-tihird end, ibnt Strong the last two, and won W 21-19. It was a good smmo riejht throngih. The match ibptween CroTd'rtont* and Gelding, a most, popnhbr N<>w South Wales skip. wne somewhat of n roinawa.,v game. Goidlston-e flnd Go'tman wt»rc thin time helped by W-nddoll and Thompson, «nd sn wol'l did tnov sill pnit togiotJieT -fhat although GfwMStn.e the fir.it point, he never jhwd a look in tiH the New Ze-alnnd rink had pil<M? urt 14 points. As the frame the end the tvholp *><*w South WaJc« paj-ty en/mo dangoroiiply elbse to Yew Z«viln.-n<d, and it. wwrncl a« if tlhere woiiM K> on exci«tir«: ftnf«-h, but nt the tTrr»ntv-fouH<h <md On?d«fon<»'s rink scorod a sixec. *md tihe fate of the game. Wadde-H on this occasion played lead, and for the groater part of the game was very much in Thompson, too, maintained his .omd tho team as a whole nut in- a v«ry fine game. 'Mortv ovrr, Gokline was strongly supported, and Ifte local barraekers rather fancied his chances.