BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22340, 2 March 1938, Page 9

BOWLS

CHAMPION RINKS TOURNAMENT THE DRAW FOR SATURDAY The Christchurch Bowling Centre will make a start on Saturday with the champion of champions rinks competition. Two rounds will be played, the 'first starting at 12.30 p.m. and the second at 3.13 p.m. The following is the draw:— Spreydon Green—Lyttelton (O. Kroening, skip) a bye, St. Albans (J. W. Lowry, skip) a bye. New Brighton (M. A. Pattrick, skip) a bye, Belfast (£. Rudkin, skip) a bye, Edgeware (W. Efford, skip) plays Linwood (H. Wilson, skip), Papanul (J. Hartley, skip) plays Rangiora (C. Hargreaves, skip), Canterbury (P. Munn, skip) plays United (W. Broughton, skip), Elmwood (H. B. Oakey, skip) plays Opawa (H. H. Hey. skip). Opawa Green—Returned Soldiers’ Association (W. Chapman, skip) plays Christchurch (H. C. Wilson, skip). Cashmere (J. Anderson, skip) plays Sydenham (J. Scott, skip), Beckenham (J. Smith, skip) plays Shirley (F. C. Williams, skip), Barrington (T. G. Fox, skip) a bye, Kaiapol Working Men’s Club (J. C. Simpson, skip) a bye, Spreydon (J. J. Kennerley, skip) a bye, Rlccarton Racecourse (A. Dickson, skip) a bye, Sumner (T. F. Chambers,, skip) a bye. REDPATH SHIELD TEAM The annual interprovincial match between Otago and Canterbury for the Redpath Shield will be played in Dunedin on Thursday, March 10. The following players will represent Canterbury:—C. Boulter (Fairlle), L. W. Besley (New Brighton), W. Brown (United), S. F. Barnett (Christchurch), F. M. Brown (United), T. Currie (West End), H. J. Conway (Rakaia), W. L. Castle (Canterbury), W. J. Chapman (Returned Soldiers), P. Delargey (Canterbury), A. Dickson (Rlccarton Racecourse), W. Efford (Edgeware), G. Gibson (Sydenham). F. Giles (Rlccarton Racecourse), W. Halgh (Opawa), W. H. Higgins (Ashburton). J. J. Healey (Walmate), W. G. Ives (Canterbury), J. W. Lowry (St. Albans). P. Munn (Canterbury), R. E. McNlsh (Canterbury). C. Madsen (Opawa), H. B. Oakey (Elmwood), T. E. Parry (Walmate), H. Ryan (Barrington), J. R. Smith (Elmwood), J. Smith (Beckenham), J. C. Simpson (Kaiapol Working Men’s Club), W. Warden (Spreydon), W. Whitehead (Fairlie), J. White (Sydenham), P. Young (Edgeware). Mr S. F. Barnett, president of the Christchurch Centre, has been appointed manager of the team. NEW BRIGHTON CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS The last of the New Brighton Bowling Club’s championships was decided over the week-end, when L. W. Besley beat J. T. Bisman, 19-14, in the singles. Besley and A. M. drivers were the winners of the pairs, and L. W. Hudson. W. Whiteley. O. McCarthy, and M. Pattrick winners of the rinks. KAIAPOI WORKING MEN’S CLUB Playing for the Wylie Badges on Monday evening, the holders. Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club (Noble, Richards, Brown, and Monk, s), were successful in sustaining a challenge from the Kaiapoi Club (Hassall, Murphy. Williams, and Tourcll, s), the score being 17 all. KAIAPOI CLUB In the final of the Kaiapol Bowling Club's singles championship, J. G. Yellow*

lees beat J. D. Williams by 18 points to 17. The holders of the McKay Badges. Hart Coup, Jowers, Hirst (s), were beaten in a challenge match by Parnham, Brown, Hassall, Whyte (s), by 23 points to 16.

WOMEN’S BOWLS

TOURNAMENT AT TIMARU OPENING DAY’S PLAY Because of overnight rain, play in the South Canterbury Women s Bowling Centre tournament, which was opened at Timaru yesterday, did not begin till 10.30 a.m., the greens being heavy. No fewer than 48 entries were received for the rinks competition, probably constituting a record for any such tournament in the Dominion. . , . To deal with so many rinks, the centre divided them into eight sections, play taking place on the Timaru, West End, Kia Toa, and Park greens, headquarters being at the Timaru green. At the end of the fourth round the summary of wins was as follows: TIMARU GREEN Section A—Mrs Grant (Waimate) 4. Mrs Gavin (Southland) 4, Mrs Mclntyre (Otago) 2, Mrs Henshaw (Ashbury) 1, Mrs Bowden (Shirley) 1. • Section B—Mrs Sewell (Timaru) 4, Mrs Jones (St. Kllda) 3. Mrs Currie (West End) 2, Mrs Mehalski (Green Island) 2, Mrs Sorley (Awamoa) 1. WEST END GREEN Section C—Mrs Aitkenhead (Phoenix) 2, Mrs Osborne (West End) 2, Mrs Trenwith (Opoho) 2, Mrs Richardson (Timaru) 2, Mrs Poland (Green Island) 2, Mrs Bryant (Llnwood) 2. , , , Section D—Mrs Stubbs (Caversham) 4, Mrs Hennessy (Spreydon) 3. Mrs L. Hunt (Timaru) 2, Mrs Britten (Sydenham) 1, Mrs Davie (Ashbury) 1, Mrs Paterson (Waimate) 1. KIA TOA GREEN Section E—Mrs Miles (Fairlie) 4, Mrs Tumbler (Sydenham) 3, Mrs Scales (Ashbury) 1, Mrs Travers (Waimate) 1, Mrs Wallace (Hlghfield) 1. Section F—Mrs Stewart (Dunedin) 3, Mrs Arbuckle (Ashbury) 3. Mrs A. Hunt (West End) 2. Mrs Reeves (Waimate) 2, Mrs Greenfield (Kia Toa) 1, Mrs Quennall (Opoho) 1. PARK GREEN Section G —Mrs Davis (Temuka) 3, Mrs Johnston (Caversham) 3, Mrs Buchanan (Linwood) 2, Mis Gray (North-east Valley) 2, Mrs Gunn (West End) 1, Mrs Faulks (Timaru) 1. Section H—Mrs Adams (Phoenix) 4, Mrs W. Paterson (Leith) 3, Mrs Murphy (Park) 2, Mrs Madsen (Beckenham) 2, Mrs Southgate (Ashbury) 1.