BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19815, 31 December 1929, Page 5

BOWLING.

TIMARU TOURNAMENT

PLAY CONCLUDED. TIMARU. December SO. The South Canterbury Bedims Centra's Christmas tournament was concluded, today when, in *r.te of the rain overnight, the peeat played well. There «»» a Urge »»• tendance of spectators, and play wis of an exceptionally high standard. Ihe .inal wac slaved between Ward, Va.ker. cr«'to«.i, a-id Watson isl ',fn:l«H and MathcwMU.. Callender. Provaa. and J. Mo>e» (s> «l'« the latter won by points So 10. A.though Watson, the skip of the United :, :im. r ia>cd splendid bowls throughout, his team did not plav up to their usual form exhibited through the' earlier part of the tourney. lh» Timaru team, on the other hand, played constatentlr well throughout. their combination being of a high order. In the semi-final of the pair*, competition C. H. Mannitie and Kebby (s) (Ashbury) IS beat Tail and Gibson is) (Timaru) 15. In the final Manning and Kebby (s> -3 beat ISlnekham and Kewar if 1 (West Knd> 21. Up to the twentieth head the scores were twentv all. The Ashbury skip drew two shots and the West End skip failed to draw, and Kebbv eventually proved the winner. Tait and Gibson (s) (Timaru) 24 beat O'Hagan and Wilson (s) (Ashbury) 10 for third place in the first round of to day'a p J »y- 0 , .. . In the singles competition Sanders (Jva.tuna) 23 beat C. H. Manning (Ashbury) 11, Morgan (Edfteware) forfeited to Freeman (United), O'Hagan (Ashbury) IS beat Ingram (Timaru) 15. Watson (United) 18 beat L. De-war (West End) 10. Memiea (Ashbury) IS beat Robertson (Fitiroy) 13. In the second round O'Hagan 20 beat Sanders 15, Menzies 13 beat Freeman 10. Watson a bye.

Id the third round Watson 15 beat Men zies 12.

In the fourth round O'Hagan 25 beat Wat son 21.

In the final O'Hagan (Ashbury) 19 beat Menzies (Ashbury) 13.

The play was fairly even throughout, but O'Hagan outplayed his opponent in the final stages of the game. In presenting the prUrs the president of the Centre (Mr W. J. Watson) congratulated the winners and the runners-up. On behalf of the visitors Mr H. E. B. Watson, of the United Club, thanked the president and the members of the Centre for their splendid hospitality, and complimented the several club' on their excellent greens.

LINWOOD TOURNAMENT. The following match was omitted from yesterday's notice of the New Year tournament, to be held on the I/inwood Bowling Club's green to-morrow: —Knox (Sydenham) v. Angas (St. Albans).