BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21986, 9 January 1937, Page 14

BOWLS

* N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP tourney FORMER TITLE-HOLDERS BEATEN RINKS ENTRIES TOTAL 160 (PRESS ASSOCIATIOH TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, January 8. Six hundred and forty players were engaged to-day on the greens of 14 Wellington bowling clubs, for the rinks championship of New Zealand. The entries, totalling 160, have been divided ifito sections of 10, in which they will continue to play for three or more days before post-section play is started. The weather and the greens were the best since the tournament started last Monday. Two rounds of section play . were bompleted to-day, each game being of 25 heads. „ . , . A feature of the day was the defeat in one or other of the games of former champion skips, and players otherwise prominent. An exception was Maxwell Walker, who beat T. Lock in the morning and H. A. Shepherd in the afternoon. Haworth was beaten this morning by A- M. Martin (Hataitai) by a small margin. Naylor, another who has led a rink to victory, lost one game to the Dunedin rink skipped by Aitcheson. J. Porteous, who skipped the Wellington Club rink that won in 1914, was beaten in the morning by Wlddop. Other prominent skips whose rinks were beaten were Wilson (Linwood), skip of the 1934 champions, Mingins, Bremner (who has almost the same rink as the one with which he won the championship in 1929), and London (Wanganui). A double defeat was suffered by Best, Howard, Robertson, and Carswell (Otago), a rink led by a former champion. They were beaten by J. B. Reid (Lyall Bay) and a Hataitai rink skipped by Donald. Brackenridge also suffered two losses, being first beaten by Evans (Hamilton) and second by Newson (Wellington). Livingstone’s Orjffhunga rink was beaten by Perry (Thorndon) and by Shore (Hataitai). Results: —, Section A Aitcheson (Caledpnian) 25, Israel (Auckland) 16. ■ Duff (Wellington) 31. Dee (Nelson) 21. Russell (Newtown) 30, Ives (Canterbury) 24. Eagle (Waipawa) 20, Halliday (Waipawa) 16. Naylor (Thorndon) 30, Smart (New Plymouth) 20. Section B Wells (Hataitai) 26. Williams (Stratford) 23. Whibley (Greymouth) 21, Steiyart (Hamilton) 20. Wlddop (Kelburn) 25, Porteous (Wellington) 24. Currie (West End, Timaru) 26, Johnson (Port Ahurlrl) 19. Bolton (Victoria) 23, Nicholl (Cromwell) 21. Section C Mayo (Port Ahurlrl) 24, Bedell (Island Bay) 16. Chambers (Sumner) 32, Ryan (Lyall Bay) 17. Mitchell (Whitiora) 25, Duncan (Remuera) 16. Lambert (Thorndon) 24, Easton (Taihape) 20. Routley (Kelburn) 22, Noble Adams (Blenheim) 19. Section D Seddon (Caledonian) 30, Spiller (Wellington) 17. Dickinson (Avon) 29, Engebretsen (Napier) 24. Shepherd (Hataitai) 27, Hadcrolt (Greymouth) 21. ‘ - . Walker (Auckland) 29, Locke (Khandallah) 25. Piper (Nelson) 20, Tucker (Victoria) 18. Section E Baker (Hutt) 22. Bell (Hamilton) 20, Martin (Hataitai) 24, Haworth (Canterbury) 17. , Jack (St. John’s) 27, Crowley (Gisborne) 16, Conder (Lyall Bay) 18, Deare (Carlton) 16. Gilbert (Karorl) 23, Vile (Greytown) 15, Section F Higgs (New Plymouth) 26, Ure (Auckland) 19. Pelldlng (Hataitai) 25, Gaghardi (Edgeware) 14. Casey (Thorndon) 22, Arnott (Palmerston North) 20. McCarthy (Port Ahuriri) 20, Smith (Kelburn) JB. ' Reid (Lyall Bay) 22. tarswell (Otago) 20. Section G Hosking (Carlton) 27, Ibell (Petone) 20. Squire (Hawera) 19, Lawrie (Island Bay) 13. Rolls (Featherston) 22, Lloyd (Caledonian) 21. Marks (Christchurch) 24, Innes (Wellington) 12. * Beeley (Hastings) 22, Gardner (Kelburn) 20. • Section H Ferguson (Balmacewan) 26, Bourke (Patea) 13. ' Russell (St. Hellers) 25, MoCune (Hataitai) 17. Newman (Thames) 25, Davidson (Hutt) 24. Middleton (Victoria) 26, Stephenson (NelsonL 21.. 1 Cullen (Thorndon) 21, Oakey (Elmwopd) 14. Section I Burson (Llnwood) 22, Shore (Hataitai) 21. iRowe (Hamilton) 25, Belcher (Napier) 24. Perry (Thorndon) 23, Livingstone (Onehunga) 22. Quinn (Upper Hutt) 31, Morton (Master ton) 19. Benefield (St. John’s) 22, Jenkins (Island Bay 16. Section J Wilson (Linwood) 25. Clarke (Stratford) 20. Mingins (Ponsonby) 32, Bloxall (Westport) 23. McWhanell (Hataitai) 28, McComish (Matal) 19. Wright (Khandallah) 24, McGonagle (Waihi) 20. Mattar (Foxton) 26, James (Eastbourne) •19. Section K Baxter (Wanganui East) 28, Shillson (Wellington) 26. Brass (St. Albans) 31, Pollock (Newtown) 18. ' Doherty (Kelburn) 33, Sinclair (Opunake) 16. Goodwin (Upper Hutt) 22, Johnson (Malta!,) 21. ' Gee (Te Awamutu) 27, F. Ritchie (Carlton) 26. Section L Sheath (Auckland) 29, Dimock (Porirua) 21. Skoglund (Stratford) 33, Efford (Edgeware) 12. Gray (Kelburn) 28, Urwin (Central Petone) 19. ! Anderson (Dunedin) 24, Tantrum (Takaro) 19. Thomas (Park, Hawera) 31, Duncan (Woburn) 20.

Section M Stone (St. John’s) 33. Litt (Carlton) 27. Hadwin (Hutt) 22. Steans (OpawaL 16. Bilberry (Petone) 33, Thomson (FoxtoManning (Timaru) 25, Cooper (Karorl) 20 Higgins (Seatoun) 21. Martin (Waipukurau) 19. ■ Section N ■ Bremner (West End. Auckland) 27, Ramsay (Shirley) 21. " Benyon (Petone) 21. Foy (Hawera) 20. Burgess (Riccarton Racecourse) 29. Gordon (St. John’s) J. 3. ' ' Lopdell (Hutt) 30. Cometh (Hataitai) 18. Needham (Karorl) 31, Dowland (St. Hilda) 17. o Section O Bull (Hawera) 26, O’Callaghan (Epsom) 12 \ Britten (Sydenham) 25. Newson (Wel- , lington) 13. ( Edwards (Temuka) 27, London (WanganUAdams (Karori)‘22. Cook (Eastbourne) 13. - Evans (Hamilton) 32, Brackenridge (Lyall Bay 23. Section P Mitchell (Blenheim) 25, Rodger (Khanda pavltMFitzroy) 23, Ferkins (Newtown) 20 Bull (Levin) 23, Gray (Kaltoa) 20. Glennie (Seatoun) 29, McDonald (OmaHart (Carterton) 24, Webley (Central, Petone) 21. SECOND ROUND , v Section A Dee 26, Eagle 17. Russell 24, Israel 23. Duff 24, Smart 19. " Aitcheson 29, Naylor 21. Halliday 26, Ives 20. Section B Currie 27, Whibley 21. Wells 30, Wlddop 12. Stewart 25, Nicol 21. Bolton 22, Williams 11. Porteous 35, Johnson 28, Section C Lambert 37, Ryan 18. Mitchell 29, Mayo 12. Chambers 22, Routley 18. Beddell 22, Noble-Adams 20. Easton 21, Duncan 16. Section D Dickinson 27, Locke 26. Spiller 26, Hadcroft 24. Tucker 28, Engebretsen 22. Seddon 26, Piper 24. Walker 28, Shepherd 20. > Section E Conder 29, Martin 20/ Jack 26, Bell 18. Haworth 28, Gilbert 17. Baker 25, Vile 18. Deare 29, Crowley 18. Section F Gagliardi 21, McCarthy 20. Casey 25, Ure 24. Fielding 23, Carswell 19. Higgs 24. Reid 19. * Smith 25. Arnott 23. Section G Lawrie 23. Innes 19. Hosking 28, Lloyd 20. Gardiner 31, Squire 30. Bewley 25, Johnson 23. Marks 31. Rolls 22. Section H Stephenson 32, Russell 23. Bourke 24, Davidson 21'. McCune 28, Oakey 22. Cullen 31, Ferguson 11. • Middleton 25, Newman 20. Section I Belcher 30, Quinn 22. Shore 26, Livingstone 22. Rowe 25, Jenkins 23. Burson 24, Benefield 15. Perry 19, Morton 18, Section J Bloxall 23, Wright 11/ McComish 21, Wilson 20. Mingins 31, James 16, Clark 23. Mattar 19. McWhannell 31. McGonagle 17. Section K Brass 27. Johnson 22. Sinclair 21. Shillson 20. Gee 32, Pollock 16. Baxter 32, Ritchie 10. Doherty 24, Goodwin 21. Section L Efford 30. Tantrum 23. Gray 26, Dimock 19. ■ Skoglund 29, Thomas 15. Duncan 31, Sheath 21. Anderson 28, Urwin 15. ’ Section M Steans 27, Manning 22. Thompson 32, Lett 17. Hadwin 19, Martin 15. Higgins 27, Stone 18. Cooper 21, Sllbery 17. Section N Foy 26, Lopdell 25. Ramsay 30, Gordon 28. Needham 25, Beynon 11. Dowland 24, Bremner 17. Cometti 25, Burgess 23. Section 6 Britten 22, Cook 21, Bull 26, Edwards 22. Newson 26, Brackenridge 15. Evans 32, O’Callaghan 22. London 29, Adams 14. i Section P Pavitt 26, Glennie 25. Mifchell 26, Gray 20. Webley 23, Ferkins 22. Rodger 26, Hart 24. McDonald 26, Bull 16. TEAM FOR EMPIRE GAMES PROPOSED LEVY ON ALL PLAYERS 4 IN N.Z. COUNCIL TO MAKE DECISION AT ANNUAL' MEETING , v i ASSOCIATION TELIOEAM.) WELLINGTON, January 8. A proposal to raise by a levy of 3d on every bowler In New Zealand the expenses of a team' of seven for the Empire Games at Sydney in 1938, was considered at the half-yearly meeting of the council of the New Zealand Bowling Association in Wellington tonight, and referred for "decision to the annual meeting. • The president reported that only a few replies from centres to the. council’s circular were to hand. In favour of the proposed levy were Otago and Wellington, and against it were South Canterbury, Taranaki, North Otago, and Auckland. , Delegates to the Dunedin centre, said Mr W. Connor, were mostly in favour, but wished to consult their clubs again. - The president: It was a mistake to circularise clubs at all. We should have taken the bull by the horns and imposed the levy, unless, of course, there had been a strong opinion against it. Mr A. E. Whitten. (Auckland) said that clubs with large .memberships were against the levy. The same feeling was said by Mr C. K. Smith to exist in Southland.