BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21941, 16 November 1936, Page 17

BOWLS

PENNANT COMPETITION

GREENS IN GOOD ORDER The greens were in splendid order for the second round of the Christchurch Bowling Centre’s pennant competition on Saturday afternoon. The round was to have been played on the previous Saturday, but rain caused a postponement. The Riccarton Racecourse Club's games against Canterbury and Aulsebrook’s were postponed on account of the races at Riccarton. Results were as follows (the skip on whose green the game was played being named first in each case): — Christchurch Green. Christchurch v. New Brighton—Brown 18, Bisman 24; Marks 11, Patrick 19. Christchurch v. Sunnyside—Orchard 19, Callaghan 20; W. Dobbs IG, Cullimore 19. Christchurch v. Shirley—Barnett 11, Kingston 30. Sydenham Green Sydenham v. Kaiapoi Workingmen's Club—Maddren 15, Monk 16; Bott 18, Healings 26; Langley 28, Robson 9. Sydenham v. Linwood —Spearman 17, Kearney 23; Turland 16, Dickinson 24. Edgeware Green Edgeware v. Barrington—Chatfield 17, Cooke 18; Beanland 21, Robinson 13; Haworth 24, Clark 13. Edgeware v. Elmwood —Efiord 9, Wells 17; Bennett 14, Smith 17. St. Albans Green St. Albans v. Returned Soldiers’ Association —Angus 21, McLean 13; Clarkson 28, Graham 13. St. Albans v. Spreydon—Lowry 25, Thomas 15; Grant 23, Brackenridge 20. Elmwood Green Elmwood v. Edgeware—Oakey 25, Henry 17; Lennie 25, Kennedy 14. Elmwood v. Hornby—Taylor 32, Crawford 5; Travers 20, Bailey 14. Linwood Green Linwood v. Sumner —Burson 18, Menzies 20; McCormack 17, Graham 16. Linwood v. Redcliffs —Drayton 25, Short 12; Kershaw 24, Thomas 14. Linwood v. Sydenham—Sneddon 14, Garth 21; Clements 29, White 15. Hornby Green Hornby v. Elmwood—Wesley 18, Patterson 20; Grant 20, Hayman 17. Opawa Green Opawa v. Lyttelton—Hunter 13, Sinclair 24. Opawa v. United—Laws 17, Broughton 32; Allison 10, Pryce-Jones 36. Opawa v. Heathcote—Vogel 29. Morgan 8; W. Haigh 18. Williams 19., Heathcote Green Heathcote v. Opawa—Andrews 15, Hey 21. Rangiora Green Rangiora v. United —Bailey 16, Williams 15 (17 heads only); Matthews 23, McGimpsey 6 (14 heads only). Play was interrupted by rain. Lyttelton Green Lyttelton v. Opawa—McCormick 20. West 21; Foster 20, Goldstone 22. United Green United v. Ra^iora —E. Smith 24, Hargreaves 28; A. Rogers 12, Hankins 26. United v. Opawa—S. Smith 12, Steans 28; Freeman 20, Rollinson 17. United v. Lyttelton—J. Brown 12, Page 26. Beckenham Green Beckenham v. Belfast—Healey 27, Shepherd 19; Smith 4. Grimshaw 24. Beckenham v. Canterbury—Snceston 13, Smith 15; Wilkinson 19, Pearce 27. Shirley Green Shirley v. Christchurch—Johns 27, Dobbs 12; Williams 13, Maddren 19; Featherston 19, Ridden 16. Shirley v. New Brighton—Crane 13. Muirson 19. Canterbury Green Canterbury v. Beckenham —Perkins 19, Gillespie 17; Hagar 14, Williams 20; Craw 14, Taylor 24. New Brighton Green New Brighton v. Christchurch—Stokes 27, Littlejohn 13. New Brighton v. Shirley—New Brighton won both games. Sunnyside Green Sunnyside v. Christchurch—Johnson 14, Mazey 20; Hodgson 18, Woolf 27. Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club v. Sydenham (Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club names first); —Simpson 25, Madson 18; Bristow 22, Gibson 16; Ramsay 20, Britton 12. Kaiapoi v. Papanul (Kaiapoi names first) —Wylie 18, Hadley 14. CANTERBURY TEAMS CHOSEN The following teams have been chosen to represent Canterbury In the annual match against South Canterbury for the Steans Cup, which will be played on December 5 at Christchurch;—G. R. Dickson, S. Snedden, E. Monk. H. Wilson (si; C. Elsom, D. Page. W. Efford, J. E. Gagliardi (s); A. Cutts. H. Daniel, A. F. Rollinson. W. Healey (s); W. Shearman. W. J. Chapman, W. D. Ramsay, A. B. Young (s); J. T. Bisman, W. G. Brass, G. L. Horne, T. F. Chambers (s): G. G. Littlejohn, A. Kinvig, E. A. Smith, J. Alnger (s); W. J. Dobbs, W, Castle, W. H. Higgins (Ashburton), Stevenson (Allenton) (s); P. Delargey, C. Madsen. W. G. Ives, R. E. McNish (s).

INTER-CLUB MATCHES

The following is the draw for the third round of the Saturday inter-club competitions, to be played next Saturday:— Aulsebrooks play Shirley (4), Barrington play Papanui (6). Imperial (4); Beckenham play Opawa (6'), Lyttelton (4); Belfast play Shirley (4); Canterbury play New Brighton (3), Sunnyside (4); Cashmere play Edge were (3), two at Cashmere, Christchurch (1) at Christchurch; Christchurch play Edgeware (7), four at Edgeware, Cashmere (1) at Christchurch, Hornby (4); Edgeware play Christchurch (7) four at Edgeware, Cashmere (3), two at Cashmere; Elmwood play St. Albans (8) Heathcote play Redcliffs (3). two at Redcliffs; Hornby play Christchurch (4); Imperial play Barrington (4); Kaiapoi play Linwood (2); Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club play Returned Soldiers (6); Linwood play Spreydon (10), Kaiapoi (2); Lyttelton play Beckenham (4); Now Brighton play Canterbury (6); Opawa play Beckenham (6), Riccarton Racecourse (4); Papanui play Barrington (6); Rangiora play Riccarton (4); Redcliffs play Heathcote (3) two at Redcliffs, Returned Soldiers play Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club (6); Riccarton Racecourse play Opawa (4). Rangiora (4); Shirley play Aulsebrooks (4) Belfast (4); Spreydon play Linwood (10); St. Albans play Elmwood (8); Sunnyside play Canterbury (4); Sumner play Sydenham (3). two at Sumner, United (2); Svdenham play United (7), four at Sydenham, Sumner (3), two at Sumner; United play Sydenham (7), four at Sydenham, Sumner (2). The following is the draw for the third round of the two-rink championship, to be played on Wednesday, November 25; First Section—St. Albans B play Redcliffs, Hornby play Sydenham A, Canterbury C play United, Edgeware A play Shirley, Riccarton A play Opawa B, Canterbury A play Christchurch, Linwood play Cashmere. Second Section —Imperial play St. Albans A, Beckenham play New Brighton, Edgeware B play Canterbury B. Opawa A play Sydenham B, Spreydon play Riccarton B, Elmwood play Returned Soldiers.

SHOW DAY TOURNAMENT

Sixteen rinks, representing 10 clubs, took part in the bowling tournament held by the Shirley Bowling Club. Mr J. McIndoe (president) welcomed the visitors and announced the rules of the day. Luncheon and afternoon tea were provided by the ladies’ section of the club. Mr Renton, on behalf of the visiting bowlers, thanked the Shirley ladies for their entertainment, and Mrs- Mclndoe (lady president) acknowledged the thanks. The Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club rink, skipped by Monk, went through the day Without a loss, winning all five games. Williams’s Shirley rink took second place with wins. The winners were Healings, Hartley, Simpson, Monk (s).