BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21985, 8 January 1937, Page 10

BOWLS

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY DIFFICULT PLAY IN NORTH-WEST GALE SIXTEEN REMAIN IN PAIRS; ELEVEN IN SINGLES (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, January 7. Play reached an advanced stage today in" the singles and pairs at the New Zealand championship bowling tournament. At the close of play, 16 remained in the pairs and eleven in the singles, one of the singles players having two lives. The events will not be concluded until next week, when the players become free from the rinks matches, which will commence this morning. There were large numbers of spectators on the greens to see the play. A north-west gale was blowing when play started, and although it dropped considerably. during the day gusts were always liable to affect the play. Many bowls went astray even on sheltered rinks.' During the morning a rain squall swept most of the greens, but the sun came ( out later and the afternoon was brilliant. The following players remain in the singles;— Best (two lives); and Dickinson, Spearman, Thomas, Mingins, Evans, Bennett, Engebretsen, Bremner, Hadwin, and Brackenridge (one life). • • The most interesting game in the pairs was between Harley and Bremner and Maslin and Squire. In 1933 these pairs met in the final, and Squire won. In 1932 at Auckland Bremner and Hardley won the event. Bremner is skip in the current tournament, but previously he was lead. At the beginning of the game, it appeared that Bremner would walk away from Squire. He had 10 on the board when the fifth head was being played, and Squire had not scored at all. However, Squire gradually reduced the lead and by the nineteenth was one down, but he lost the remaining heads and victory went to Bremner, 1 Scott and Lloyd beat Wellings and McWhannell in a game that was in doubt right to the end. Lloyd held the shot, and placed his last bowl so’short that it seemed almost too short to be a block. McWhannell’s drive hit it, however. The final draw of the. players remaining in the pairs has been made as follows, the games to be held when the players become available from the rinks:—Lomas v. Cometti, Tilley v. Trueman, Manning v. Henderson, Bremner v, Hazlewood, Vile v. Livingstone, McGonagle v. Wicks, Lloyd v. Naylor, Lawry v. Needham. Results:— SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP TWO-LIFERS Best (Dunedin) 20, Evans (Hamilton) 16. Bennett (Vpper Hutt) 17, Foster 8. ONE-LIFERS Dickinson (Avon, Stratford), beat Stephenson (Nelson). Spearman (Sydenham) 17, Lovendge (Matamata) 15. Haworth (Canterbury) 23, Carswell (Taleri) 18. ' Engebretsgn (Napier) 21; Firth (Ponsonby) 12. . • Brackenridge (Lyall Bay) 20, Dowland (St. Hilda) 17. Thomas (Napier) 20, Drummond (Canterbury) 18. McCormick (Linwood) 17, Smith (North End, Invercargill) 16. Dempster (Karori) 21. Field (Karori) 17. Mingins (Ponsonby) 25, Batchelor (Taihape) 4. Bremner (West End) 18. Hampton (Sumner) 15. • - Hadwin (Hutt) 18, Bourke (Patea) 17. Fourth Round Best, a bye. Dickinson 19. Bennett 16. Spearman 18. Haworth 17. Thomas 24. McCormick 16. Mingins 16, Dempster 9. Evans 21. Foster 9. Engebretsen v. Brackenridge, and Bremner v'. Hadwin are yet to be played. PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP This morning the fifth round of the pairs championship was played. Tire following, go forward to post section play;— Section. A—Dickson (Wellington), Wicks (Kelburn) both five wins. Section A I—Gee (Te Awamutu) four wins. Section B—Lomas (Kelburn),. Lowry (Fetone) four wins. Section B I—Naylor (Thorndon) five wins, C. Cometti (Hataitai), Cooper (Karori) four wins. Section C I—Henderson' (Hamilton) four wins, D. Rolls (Featherston) five wins. Section D I—Marks (Christchurch) four wins. Section E —McNish (Canterbury) four wins. Section E I—Cullen (Thorndon), Dowland (St. Kilda) four wins. * Section F—Hall (Hastings), Lloyd (Caledonian). McWhannell (Hataitai), Parkhouse (Wellington), Richards (Patea) three wins each. Section F I—Keys (Auckland) four wins. Section G—Raine (Wanganui -East) five wins. Section G I—Fleming four wins. Section H—Crowley five wins. Section H I—Gray (Kia Toa), Livingstone (Onehunga), Martin (Waipukurau). Squire (Hawera) each three wins. Section I—Sneddon (Linwood), Vile (Greytown) each four wins. ‘ Section I I—Reid (Kelburn) four wins. Section J—Shillson (Wellington) four wins. Section J I—McCarthy (Port Ahuriri) four wins. , Section K—Johnson, (Port Ahuriri) Rodgers (Hataitai) four wins. Section K I—Moss (Greymouth) . four wins), L. Duff (Wellington), McGonagle (Waihl) four wins. Section L ,1 —Wilson (Linwood) four wins. Section M—Russell (St. Heliers) four wins. Section M I—Mitchell (Whitiora) four wins. Section N—Christie (Cashmere Hills)’, Needham (West End, Auckland) four wins. Section N I—Mattar (Foxton) five wins. Section O—North (Te Awamutu), Trueman (Foxton) four wins. Section O I—Horton (Palmerston North), Noble Adams (Blenheim) four wins. Secti° n P—Gardiner (Dunedin). Gordon (St. Johns) four wins. Section P I—Manning (Timaru) five wins. Section Q —Tilly (Wanganui) five wins. Q I—Avey (St. Heliers). Ives (Canterbury) four wins. Section R—Dickinson • (Avon), Will (Rocky Nook), Jack (St. Johns) four wins. Section R I—Bremner (West End, Auck--1 (Lyall Bay) four wins. Section S—Higginbotham (Ponsonby) five wins. . Section S I—Martella (Blenheim), Rodger (Khandallah) four wins. POST-SECTION PLAY , First Round McWhannell (Hataitai) 20. Raine (Wellington East) 11. , c f°'V ley (Gisborne) 25, Lloyd (Caledonian) 21. • • Hall (Hastings) 18. Mattar (Foxton) 12. Tilley (Wanganui) 25, North (Te Awamutu) 20. Duff (Wellington) 22, Horton (Palmerston North) 15. McGonagle (Waihl) 17, Christie (Cashmere Hills) 16. Bremner ' (West End, Auckland) 21. Gray (Kia Toa) 18. Squire (Hawera) 31. Rodger (Khandallah) 12. Martin (Waipukurau) 21, McCarthy (Port Ahuriri) 20. Livingstone (Onehunga) 28, Johnson (Port Ahuriri) 25. Lomas (Kelburn) 32. Richards .(Patea) 9. Parkhouse (Wellington) 26, Rolls (Featherston) 19. Cometti (Hataitai) 23. Cullen (Thorndon) 16. •

Cooper (Karori) 20, Keys (Auckland) 16, Henderson (Hamilton) 27, Fleming (St, Johns) 12.

Noble-Adams (Blenheim) 19, Sneddon (Linwood) 13.

Vile (Greytown) 19, Gardiner (DunediGordon (St. John’s) 21. Reid (Kelburn) Trueman (Foxton) 20, Wilson (LinW Moss 13 (Greymouth) 23, Dickson (Welli!Wicks (Kelburn) 21, Hill (Rocky Nook) 20 Avey (St. Heliers) 16. Gee (Te Awam Lowry 2 ’ (Petone) 21, Ives (Canterbury) 11 Dowland (St. Hilda) 19. Rodgers (Hataitai) 20. Hazlewood (Lyall Bay) 20, Shillson (Wellington) 15. RusseU (St. Heliers) 16, Dickinson (Avon) 15. ~ Needham (West End, Auckland) 24, Mitchell (Blenheim) 15. . , Jack (St. John’s) 25, Marks (Christchurch) 5. . McNish (Canterbury) 21, Martella (Blenheim) 10. Second Round Lloyd 21, McWhannell 19. Tilley 26. Hall" 25. McGohagle 26, Duff 17. Livingstone 25,' Martin 15. Lomas -21, Parkhouse 17. Naylor 24, Higginbotham 20. Bremner 22, Squire 18. Cometti 22, Cooper 11. Henderson 24, Noble-Adams 16. - Vile 21, Gordon 10. Hazlewood 21, Russell 13. Needham 20, Jack 19. - Manning 20, McNish 19. Trueman 22, Moss 12. Wicks 25, Avey 11. Lowry 18, Dowland 15.