BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24187, 21 February 1944, Page 6

BOWLS

WEST COAST CENTRE’S TOURNAMENT From Our Own Reporter GREYMOUTH, February 20. The West Coast bowling tournament was concluded at Greymouth to-day. The green was heavy after rain. Remaining matches comprised post-section play in both the rinks and pairs. W. G. Ives (Canterbury), who qualified for post-sec-tion play in both the pairs and rinks, was unable to remain for the matches. Results of play were as follows: Championship Pairs Post Section Play.—E. Henham and R. Hoffman (Hokitika) 21 beat F. W. Shallcrass and E. R. Moss (Greymouth) 18. Final: T. Gallon and A. Taylor (Runanga) 21 beat Henham and Hoffman 14. In the final, both teams played good bowls, but Taylor was particularly brilliant with his drawing shots and the pair ran out good winners. Championship Rinks • Post-section Play.—O. de Lorenzo, A. de Lorenzo, F. Perrone, and V. Vitteta (Nelson) 19 beat W. Scott, E. Holmes, J. S. Robertson, and L. G. Mercer (Greymouth) 16; T. Goodall, A. Kilgour, A. Pollock, and P. Skoglund (Wellington) 20 beat E. Fairhall. F. W. Baillie, J. Howat. and J. Stokes (Cobden) 16. Second round: Vitteta 21 beat Skoglund 5. Splendid team work all through by the Nelson four saw them run out good winners over the Wellington veterans, who had played consistently good bowls throughout the tournament. F. Perrone, by his accurate driving, saved many shots and the four ran out comfortable winners in the finish. Another feature of the rink’s play was the driving shots of the skip, Vitteta. The final of the championship rinks was won by Moss’s rink (Greymouth), who beat Vitteta’s rink (Nelson) 22-16. Play throughout was of a high standard, and all members of both rinks played firstclass bowls. At the conclusion, Mr J. M. Bunt, on behalf of the president of the West Coast Bowling Centre, presented trophies to the winners of the rinks and pairs competitions, and said that the play of the winners and the runners-up in both competitions was of a high standard.

CHAMPION PAIRS TWO ROUNDS DECIDED The opening rounds of the Christchurch Bowling Centre’s champion of champions pairs series were played on Saturday on the Cashmere and Rlccarton Racecourse greens. Twenty-nine pairs, each of which has won the respective club titles, competed, a notable absentee being a pair from the Christchurch Club, which was unable to complete its qualifying games. Last year’s winners, R.S.A. (A. Seymour and C. Spearman, skip) had an easy win in the first round. Survivors after the second round were Canterbury, R.S.A., Spreydon, Sumner, Beckenham, Opawa, United, and Shirley. The third round and semi-final will be played on the Shirley green next Saturday. Cashmere Green First Round.—Byes: Barrington (King), Canterbury (Haworth). R.S.A. (Spearman) 26, Elmwood (Nicholson) 18; St. Albans iMcNabb) 30, Redcliffs (Thomson) 12; Spreydon (Moss) 16, Sydenham (Henry) 14; Kaiapol W.M.C. (Healings) 23. Papanui (Bond) 21; Sumner (Chambers) 23, Heathco'te (Deavoll) 16; Rlccarton (Webb) 19, Edgeware (McGarry) 16. Second Round.—Canterbury 21. Barrington 13; R.S.A. 28, St. Albans 21; Spreydon 28, Kaiapoi W.M.C. 16; Sumner 20, Riccarton 14. Rlccarton Green First Round.—Beckenham (Lorking) 25, Rangiora (Moore) 9; Belfast (Anderson) 19, Kaiapol (Monk) 18; Opawa (Rollinson) 16, Imperial (Schulz) 18; Woodend (Robertshaw) 26. Linwood (Dickson) 14; United (Barnes) 22, Sunnyside (White) 17; Hornby (Smalley) 20, New Brighton (Mulrson) 8; Rakaia (Tatterson) 26, Woolston (Baxendall) 16. Bye: Shirley (Kay). Second Round.—Beckenham 28, Belfast 9; Opawa 31, Woodend 17; United 27. Hornby 9; Shirley 22, Rakaia 19. LYTTELTON CLUB A progressive doubles tournament was held by the Lyttelton Bowling Club on Saturday afternoon. G. Burnip was the winning skip. For the leads, a play-off was necessary between W. D. Gower, D. E. L. Collett. A. Stanley, and R K. Duckworth, Gower being the winner. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT MATCH A successful challenge was made last week by G. A. Mclntyre (lead), and M. Hyland (skip), of Christchurch, for the Rose Bowling badges for championship honours in bowls in the Post and Telegraph Department throughout New Zealand. Twenty-live ends were played on the Elmwood green and the holders, J. Smith and R, J. Jones, were beaten, 24-18.