CHAMPION OF CHAMPION DOUBLES.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14917, 16 March 1914, Page 9

CHAMPION OF CHAMPION DOUBLES.

"WON* BY KAIAPOI. The concluding pm« for tho Champion ,f Champion Double were- continued on the Si Albans preen on Saturday The semiAnals and final were watched with much interest, and Kaiapoi'* win was a popular j one At Xha conclusion of the competition, MD. E. Wood, on behalf of the Centre, presented the winners with the rncdals, and soneratalatefl them upon their win. The fo'lowing aro the roeults: — ! Semi-final. ! Chrittcburch (Dt». Pairman and Sanistcin I) 27 beat Edgev.-ar* (G. Luca* and C. W. I Colville c) 18. Kaiapoi (-T. Pavitt and Pamham s) 24 beat St Albans (H. B. Otkey and K. P. Dobba •) 15 ' ; . Final. K»i«poi fPavitt and Parnham) 23 beat Chrittchurch (Drs. Pairnisn and Sandstein) °- The following are tho particulars of the plfcjr l—ChristchurcK v. Edgeware. Cclriiie scored 3 on the first head, and SsAcbtein replied with a, 3 and a 3. ColviHe c«ne igain with a single, and Sandstein with at' 5. Edgeware again followed up their, success with a braco of two - *—S to T beinj registered at 7 heads in favour of Edgeware. Christchurch then wolco up, md put in some excellent play, and in the second section of the game, had all tho best of it—a 3, 2, 2, and 2 eingles going to thorn, and 3 and 1 to w»re—l6 to 12 in favour of Christchurch. Some -good play was shown during this part of the gam?. Colville saved well on two heads, in another he draw three lovel" shots, which Sandstein, with his last, burnt. In the third • section of the game, Colville, by good ttlay, scored 2. In the next head Colville got kitty out of a difficult position when the scoring was against him, but Sandstein, , with a nice draw, got the shot for 1. On the wort ho-., i -s.fi '••■it *o OhrijtehuTr 4 !, tfter Borne in and out play. On the 18th ifead, «onic good play was shown by all the phyere, Colville again making a good earing draw, which Sandstein rested, and got tyro, 23 to 14. "With three heads to go and 8 down, it looked hopeleae for Edgeware. On the 19th head, Ohrwtchureh got a ooromand- ■ ing position, Psurman getting three niceones in position. ' Colville, in the endeavour I to break up the head, drove out their bowl, J md gave Christchnrch another, 2&—14. On th« 20th head, Lticm put in eoine good work, k. which Colville added to, and 4 reenlted, 26— U 18. The final head saw Christchurch with a lead of 8 points. Lucas drew 3 shot*, Pair- .' • jroan lying to the back. Colville, with hie first, drew another, but their hopos were quenched when Sandstein drew just behind kitty. Colvilie tried to bun; the head, but filling, left Christchurch. a good winner by 9 points. St. Albans r. KaiapoL . "by good play opened the ball with a 2. Dobbs followed witi a eingle, but in the next tend gt. Albane 'came a cropper, from which they never recovered. Kaiapoi kept piling them around the jack. Dobbs made - insistent attempts with fa*t runs to break up Uμ bead, but failing left Kaiapoi with ttrtixi the fijst soren heads doeing with a wore of 12 to' 3 in favpur of the country club, OtilcT and Pavitt were both leading well, ' hot Parnhara wM playing a much eteadi«r taniß than Dobb». One, 4 and 3 went to Kaiapoi in quick succession, 3 more singles to Pobbe, and 1 and a 2 to Kaiapoi Tnade tbt score read 32 to 6in favour of Kaiapoi on 'the 14th liead. St. AlKana then got a run, but tiht effort was made too late—2, 1, %1, and S being registered to St. Albaas, th© eooroe niding on tho 19th head 15 to-22, and two to go. There was a" possible chance. Ufkay ami Pavitt were playing well, and *p«U dewn tome good bowls. There were • .••several alterations made ac th* game pro•eVud, but Parhham finished 2 up, giving him the game, oil the 20th head by 9 points. Final Kaiapoi T. ehristcauren. Piirman and Sandstein appeared to be all it sea for the first three beads, in which Kaiapoi, playing 'veiy steadily, scored 2, 1, asd i. Christchurch then had a run xor lour htfds, in which they scored a single and . three 4wos, making' 7 ell at seven heads. l'trahatn started the eecond eeven heads with % .well played 2. Sandetein fhen got v s angle,' which be won by drawing the shot •with his last bowl/when Kaiapoi were lying '* . ~3>. Toe..sett head was en interesting one. Psvitt; Who was playing well, was lying 3 -~ 'Wjwjj tiie skips went down. With, a raking Aot, Suidstein took away kitty, and lay l, bat Parnham cent down the ecoring ehot. On .the next h«ad Pairman got the whole of hie four bowls as scorers. Parnham can- , Honed on to one oi PaTitt'e short bowla and rested near kitty. Sandstein trailed kitty lor 3, but Parnham, with hia last, drew th« (hot. The thirteenth head was also en in..tereeting on*, out of which Kaiapoi got 2. 'The nest head was disastrous for Chrietehnrch. Pavitt got two scoring bowls, which Parnham improved upon with two more, Sandstcin failing to «ave—lß to 9 on the , fourteenth head. The Chriatcburch peir apwared to have gon« o«. On the mutt four V'h. ?• hs ' , and 2 went I<J Kaiapoi. and tee Christchurch players wisely reeittned. It cannot bo eaid that Pairman end Sandetein JJlaycd badly, rather tho reverse, but their opponents played hotter, and were heartilr , cosgratuJated upon tlieir win. PEXXANT MATCH. ST. ALBAXS v. RANQIORA. . St. Albana Green. Fangiora-J. B. Wilson, J. Marahnll, J. B. CrwewcH, H. C. Wilson (s) 2i St . Albans—Davidson, Pu Feu, E. C. Willis a" *girn (s) 28. ' Rar.e;ora-J. Taylor, J. McKenzie, C. H r w d V J " W - Cresewe il M 22. St. AlbM. . T^-β: ■ Croxton, J. Bonomworth, D. j;. W«d. W. T. Thompson (s)' 17. Woen Totals—Rangriora 46, St. Albane 48. _ Bangiora Green. £2? r if' f B T anseW W "- St. AlhaTw- • ™i£l !l«der J L. Stubbeifield. F. Hobbs, '•Johnston (s) 20. Bridget.' F. Sharp, S. Web- ' Pentats. aie DOW le * di ° 3 ior &« CAXTEKBURI GREES. CANTERBURY v. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. The match, fcur rinks aside, was played ■ tyiSTStaT-il- 48, M fo!!ows (Cankx " ' ' WlUu,B »' Summers, J. A. A J "p^n ; Bot i une, ' LaxrT T. Cherry (») 17 vJ. tan S" it' PhiUipe ' Pros£ «. S..Hoffl ■" t» B F' Ciark. .Talbot. C. IT Gray (t) 30 v til 14 iS" n hburton ' Eng'ish, M. Barnctt X It a ' lace ' C^ l * o ". Hogg, Chriati* <c) A Canterbury 87, Commercials 74. BIS* EDGEWARE v. SYDENHAM. *S$J -* 31 «'even eside rink match was played on " f.* tllTd *:'' between Edgeware and Sydonbam— ' ■ w»e on the Sydenham irrecn and eight .. *B toe ere«n. The weash«r and t***r.t were ali that could be desired. lh« iullovrtn? «tp tho results: — ■',i Syd«nhotii Gr*en. -' ,' EdgMraie jilayers are gjven first. . Xo. 1 Rink.—Edscwar*—C. Hill, J. Cree, • ■.; W. J. Shearman, li. West (s) 11 v. Sydenham

—Pritchatd, J. Tu-nbu!!, J. Iladfieid, T. McGailan (s) 2a. N«. 2 Hink. —P. Aurish, R. B. Bunt, ,T. Taylor, Watson (p> 17 v. Williams, Good, Griffiths, Scott (sj IG. No. 3 Uink— J. W. Do!!«n, A. Weik, G. Weir, J. Loriuior (s) 21 v. Duffy, Parsons, C. Alison, X. Young (c) 19. Gret-a totals —Ed jr* ware 49. Sydenham 63. Edgeware Green. Ed^e'-vare —Gilbert, Mftstcrs, Moore, and Daviea (skip) 10 v. Sydenham —Butler, Chambers, Austin, and Fewinjra (skip) 15. Edgt'waro—U-jjrg-an, C<;n;>ton, Johnson, and Wright (?kip; 23 v. Sydenham —Stock, I)ick-e-nsen, Gray, an 4C. Taylor (skip) 20. Etl^'oware —Jajjer, Armstrong, Alinutt r.nd Brass (skip) 13 v. Sydenham— Freeman, Wtrdman, Faulkner, and C'hegvvin (?kip) '22. ilobba, Bin;r. Wallace, and Xcavo (skip) '2~ v. Sydenham —Marks, Johnston. Grath, ami Bcattio (skip) ]!). . Edjjcware—J"'er, IlcUbs, Longton. and Jow•ey (skip) 'J v. Sydenham— Bstt, l'earce, Spillcr, and Yule (?kip) 23. Edgeware—Bolt, Cordcry, Ilrrd, and Clietwin (skip) CI v. Sydenham— Williams, Roberts, Clark, nnd Mann (skip) 13. Edgewaro—Baker, Simon, Marker and ColriJlo (ekip) 23 v. Sydenham —Cree, Perry, Bcnnlaiid nnd Tavlor (skip) 15. Edge-ware—Hardy, Hyde, Pcarco and Olley (skip) 11 t. Sydenham —Jacobsen, Fulford, Hamilton, and Jsck (skip) 25. Green totals— Sydenham, 132; Edeeware. l<9. Grand toinie—Svdonhara, 213; Edsreware. IDS. " PArAxn v. LmvooD. A {our-rink mulch was pliiyed on Saturday, resulting in a win for the home tennis by 93 to C 6. The following »re the results: — Papanui -Ritchie, J. Pool, Aym«s, Jon-ea (c) 15 Kitchic. Good, Brown, E. L. Morrin (a) 2G. Arlington, llcXcalege, Bands, Keetley (») 3!> v. Ormandy, Hughes, ecu., Xutt, Read (s) Smith, Ford, Good, Freeman (») 20 r, Hileon, Congrevc, Ellis, Rwlpath (s) 17. Banks. A. Henphall, Bricc, Pool (?) 12 v. H. C. Brown, Knos, Burson, Price (c) '/I. Totals —Liuwood 93, Papanui 66.