BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23559, 10 February 1942, Page 6

BOWLS

♦ WEST COAST TOURNAMENT OPENING DAY’S PLAY IN FOURS COMPETITION (F 0.0.R I GREYMOUTH, Feb. 9. Canterbury clubs with a representation of 16 fours out of the 31 competing, are taking part in the annual West Coas, bowls tournament which opened at the Greymouth and Karoro greens to-day and will continue throughout the week. The weather wa? brilliantly fine and the greens in first-class order. Keen competitoin marked the opening rounds of the fours championship series. The tournament was officially opened by the president of the centre (Mr J, Stokes). Results were as follows, skips being mentioned last in each four:— Section A First Round.—J. Gilbert, P. Dunn, P. Gatleny, A. Beasley (Sydenham) 26. p. Saunders, W. Williamson. C. A. GaiTovth, G. McDonald (Karoro) 13; S. Johns, G. Paul R. B. Clarke, J. M. Giles (United, Christchurch) 26. W. Pring, Holmes, A. McMillan, W. Fletcher (Greymouth) 14; C. Chapman. B. O. Priddis, J. Whyte, C. Spearman (R.S.A., Christchurch) 28, H. F Gibbard. G. M. Powell, J. Green, A. Burt (Westport) 16; F. A. Hughes. S. Smith. J. S. Robertson. L. G. Mercer (Greymouth) 22, M. Hollander,.T. Quirk, C. Maddrcn. A, Wilson (Canterbury) 16; J. Mossop. J. Sharp, F. White, W Warburton 27, D. Swanston, F. T. Clayclon. E. Harkiss, J. Burgess (Riccarton Racecourse) 17; J. Saunders, G. Gilbeit, A. T. Lcinin, J. Kyle (Karorol 2’. F. M. Robson. J. S. Barnett, H. B. Kay. C. Taylor (Sydenham) 15; T. A. Hicks, H. Haworth, J.‘E. Cooper, A. Clark (Barrington) 22. E Strongman, W. Southward, A. Ferguson. A, E. Kilgour (Greymouth) 19: R. N. Logic, J. Lorimer, J. W. Beanland, D. IT Fulton (Edgeware) 20, E. J. H. T. Bennett, W. Jackson. J. Stokes (CobdCSecond Round.—Warburton 22, Spearman 17; Beasley 27, Stokes 15; Mercer 16. Rm-Ecss 15- Kyle 24, Wilson 16; Giles 23, Kilgotu- 9: Taylor 18, Fletcher 16; Beanland 20, McDonald 8. Third Round—Giles 26, KyleJ6. Burgess 24 Stokes 17; Wilson 19. McDonald 14: Fulton 14, Kilgour 7; Clark 28, Fletcher a; Beasley 21. Burt 17: Taylor 23, Warburton 14; Spearman 32, Mercer 5. Section B First Round.-S. Campbell, L, B. Heaton. R. Hocking, W. Bn, t eil 'Sydenham) 18. P. C. Thompson. A. Boddy, J. A. Sligo, W. T, Tregurtha (Karoro) 14. T Han all. W, Joseph. A. Williamson, P. Munn (Canterbury) 23, T ®hh el (°GrevLindlcy, J. Shannon. A. E. Tabb < Giey mouth) 16: Blackler, T. Maher, J. Olhver, D. Page (Lyttelton) 25. T. Laudei W Earl, W. Brown, G. Head (Westport) 17 : P Harris, j. W, Blackmore, F. Steams, P'j Bond (St. Albans) 28 S, Wood W. Tulloch. J. Derbyshire. F. Bennett (Gre mouth) 17; Nesbitt Turland. Timms. Madsen (Opawa) 20. T. Bowes, W. Hillhouse. J. Armstrong. W. O'Neill <Bu" a Ma) W. r W Shallcrass A Warnes. R. w. ransom, E. R. Moss (Greymouth) , 24 - Moo™. Hall. G. Wilson. J. Newton (Lmwood) 14, A L McKay. B. Caulton. F. Congreve, F. H. Denton (Greymouth) 18 J. Cullen W. Cooper, H. Ford, (Riccano Racecourse) 16; W. Allen, P. Hennessy. J. W. Webster. J. Smith (Barrington a bye. Second Round.-Munn 21, Denton . L Bond 22. Moss 20; J. Smith )fi. Bennett 22 Madsen 16; O Neill 27, Page 16" Head 21. Ford 15; Tabb 21, NewtoThU'd nund .—Page 2 4 Be>mctt ,4: Tabb 22. Ford 21; Moss 22, Munn 16, 23, Denton 11. CHRISTCHURCH CENTRE’S MEETING The match committee reported to a meeting of the Christchurch Bowling CenIre last evening that the pennant comedition had produced a very close finish. Hornby won with 115 points. Beckenham and Sunnyside 110 points. Thirty teams entered for the competition, bu J rxf fransnoit troubles, the result of the petrol restrictions. 14 clubs withdrew at different stages of the season. d This was the third time Hornby had won and the club was congratulated by the president (Mr R. E. The Redpath Shield (Dunedin), Bainett Tiki (North Otago). and the Dickson Bowl (Lecston) matches are . to „ b^ o s l^ o ( S‘ ned for this season, the meeting decided, but it was said that the Langley Cup match at Rakaia would probably be A notice of motion, given by the match committee, permitting the first day of the Maddison Trophy competition to be played on a day other than Saturday, was defeated. Suggestions for alterations to the constitution of the New Zealand Bowling Association, were reported by' a sub-com-mittce, and approved. The suggestions recommended that members of the New Zealand Council should be elected from group? in each island, each group to elect its own member or members. UASHMER'E club The Cashmere Club has concluded its pairs championship, the winners being R. F. Simes and A. E. H. Christie <s.) who defeated in the final P. Dunn and J, A. Anderson (s.i.