BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22338, 28 February 1938, Page 8

BOWLS

I PAIRS COMPETITION NEARS END RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S PLAY The third and fourth rounds Of the champion pairs competition of the Christchurch Bowling Centre were played on the Riccarton Racecourse green on Saturday The green was in fine playing order, but a strong westerly wind made conditions difficult. The final will be played between the Canterbury and Shirley pairs on a green and date to be aranged later. Results were:— THIRD ROUND Shirlev (W. Ross and F. C. Williams) 19 beat Op'awa (S. Marriott and A. F. Rollinson) 14. Barrington (T. Carey and T. G. Fox) 24 beat Linwood (R. Buchanan and S. Snedden) 10. Spreydon (R. D. Kennerley and J. J. Kennerley) 18 beat Returned Soldiers' Association (H. Mason and A. B. Young) 15. Canterbury (G. Paul and J. W. Turpin) 21 beat St. Albans (J. E. Wilson and C. Lancaster) 11. FOURTH ROUND Canterbury 27 beat Spreydon 9. Shirley 33 beat Barrington 11. The Canterbury-Spreydon game was much better than the score indicates, as the Spreydon pair, J. J. Kennerley and R. D. Kennerley, were unlucky on numerous occasions. They would have required something out of the ordinary to have beaten Paul and Turpin, whose form was wonderfully consistent in all departments. The Shirley pair gave a sound display to score an easy win from Barrington, who failed to repeat the good form of their previous game. The centre rink competition will be commenced next Saturday, and as it is possible that F. C. Williams, of the Shirley pair, will be required to compete he may not be available for the pairs final until he is out of the rinks, to which the next two Saturdays will be devoted. I

BECKENHAM V. KAIAPOI WORKING MEN'S CLUB

A five-rink match was played at Kaiapoi on Saturday afternoon between Beckenham and the Kaiapoi Working Men's Club. Beckenham won by 4 games to 1. The games resulted as follows (Beckenham names first):—Healey 24, Richards 19; Watts 25, Robson 15; Smith 22. Taplln 16; Smeeston 15. Mealings 19; Mulligan 27. Brown 12.

BLMWOOD V. ST. ALBANS i OAKEY SILVER KITTY M#TCH The fifth annual bowling competition for the Oakey Silver Kitty was played on the Elmwood green on Saturday under excellent conditions. The trophy was given by Mr H. B. Oakey for an eightrink game between the St. Albans and Elmwood Clubs, to be played on each

green alternately, and up to date it has always been won by the home team. Elmwood won by 16 points on Saturday. Each club won four rinks, some of tne games being very closely contested. The final score was 154 points to 138. Following are the scores (Etavwooa names first):— Robinsqn, Lohrey. Auen. Cooper (s) 27, Dodds, Campbell, Le Cren. Baldwin (s) 18: Hoff, Heley, Barlow, L*nnie (s) 17, Pritchard, Haydock. Grover. Clarkson (s) 18; Dott, Kobson, Laban, JR. Smith (s) 19; Raymond, McNeill, Hebden, Brass (s) 21; Chaffey, Ellis, Paterson, Nicholson (s) 18, Armour, Thompson. Donald, Grant (s) 17; R. Smith. R- H. Smith, Featherstone, Minogue (s) 19. Stott, Brae, Du Feu, Angus (s) 17; Bryson. Hulston, Bryant, Travers (s) 16. Baker, Brydone, Almond, Renton (s) 17; Hatch, Lewis, Bridge, Williams (s> 28. Kingsland, Brown, Sedgeley, Hayward (s> 11: Tutill, Beeby. Hatherley, Taylor (8) 12, Bond, Rose, Truman, Lowrey (s) 19CONDUCT OF DOMINION TOURNEY "HARD AND UNJUST CRITICISM" FROM CHRISTCHURCH {THE PRESS Special Ser-4*M DUNEDIN. February 2". Proposing the toast of tlie Nev.- Zealand Bowling Council at a gathering acid at the- Roslyn Bowling Club nn Saturday night, when presentations were made to C. E. Tyrrell and E. B. Clarke, winners « the Dominion pairs championship. M? V D. Richards praised the work of the coucil in legislating for bowls in the ix>minlon. A fair example of that wors. Mr Richards said, was the championsmp tournament recently held in P^f** 1 ": which was generally conceded to na\«= been one of the best that had ever been held in the country. . "It is difficult to understand the naro and unjust criticism that has been m«»e by certain disgruntled chnstcnurc.bowlers," said Mr Richards. "It is all the more unfortunate seeing that it came fro " people who were soundly trounced by impair we are honouring to-night." In his reply to the toast. Mr V.'. Comnorpresident of the New Zealand Counc; ; said that he would not touch, on any o. the criticism that had beer, appear.r.g lithe newspapers. "My policy is least said. mended," Mi Connor continued. "We >'.''■> do our best, and though we may l-.si? failed in some respects that is only hum«"i nature."