BOWLING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16462, 4 March 1919, Page 8

BOWLING.

CENTRE CHAMPIONSHIPS

A start will bo made on Saturday with tho Champion of Champions competitions of the Chriatchurch Centre of the Dominion Bowling Association. Seventeen clubs are engaged in each competition, eo that 'lie I first round in each will consist of one game only, the remainder of the clubs having byes: The first round of the links and doubles will W played on the Edgeware green, commencing at 9.30 a.m. The second round will be started at noon, and will bo followed by the third round, the rinke playing at Edgeware and tho doubles on a green to lie arranged. In a number of caees tho same players are engaged in both events, so it will be impossible to go, on with all the games in both competitions simultaneously. The executive has decided that rinks ehaJl take preference, play in the doubles to be gone on with as the players become available. The following ia the draw:— ; RINKS. ■ First Bound. Canterbury plays Lyttelton. Second Bound. Canterbury or Lyttelton plays Linwood. Opawa plays' United. Beckenham plays Chris tchurch. v •New Brighton plays Papanui. St, Albans plays Sydenham. Sumner plays Ashburton. Kaiapoi plays Edgeware. Methven plays Bangiora. DOUBLES. First Bound. Opawa plays New Brighton. Second Bound. Opawa or New Brighton plays Lyttelton. Kaiapoi playe Canterbury. Sumner plays St. Albans.' Papanui playe United.'' Beckenham plays Methven. Linwood plays Sydenham. Bangiora plays Edgeware. Ashburton plays Christchurch. CANTERBUHY CLUB. The following competitions have been played:— • Non Star Singles Handicap—Evans (2) 29 v. Wood (8) 16. Argyle Singles Handicap—Hill (6) 28 v. G. Baker (5) 27. Champion Singles—F. Barlow .21 v. Maynard 16; Drayton 20 v. J. P. Smith 13; Cram 18 v. Yager 17; English 19 v. Fin net gan 16; Burgess 21 v. Shearman 8; Haworth 20 v. Drayton 18; Barnett 22 v. Yager 17; Burgess'— v. F. Barlow 7.

Champion Doubles—Barlow and Barlow 1C v. Dollan and Burgess 11; Barlow and Barlow 20 v. English and Bedpath 13; J. P. Smith and Finnegan 17 v. Bonayne and Haworth 16; Bonayne' and Haworth 21 v. Barlow and Barlow 19; J. P. Smith-and Finnegan 23 v, Bonayne and Haworth 8.

J. P. Smith and Finnegan will be the club's representatives in the Champion of Champion Doubles, and Dollan, Hoggar, Burgess, and Kircher in the Kinks. The Singles representative will be found during the weeek