BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24764, 3 January 1946, Page 2

BOWLS

VICTORY TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK /

More than 1880 bowlers will take part in the victory tournament of the New Zealand Bowling Association, which will start in Christchurch next Tuesday. The official opening of the tournament will take place at the St. Albans green, where the president of the association (Mr A. Dickson) and the Deputy-Mayor (Mr M. E. Lyons) will officiate. In 1941 the Dominion tournament was held in Christchurch, and 856 entries were received. This year the entries are as follows:—singles, 832; pairs, 662; fours. 372. ' NEW YEAR TOURNAMENTS LINWOOD CLUB F. Spearman, of the R.S.A. Club, with six wins, won the Linwood Bowling Club’s New Year rinks tournament, which started on Tuesday and was concluded yesterday. Newell, Iggo, Puddle, Barnsdale, Peters, and D. Jones tied for second prize with five wins each. A prize for the highest aggregate score was won by D. Jones’s rink, wftich totalled 157 points. Thirty-two rinks competed. Results were: First Round.—Featherston 27, Maclachian 9; P. Jones 27, Redpath 15; Besley 22, Sprosen 17; Dabourn 25, Burson 15; Campbell 22, Stokes 19; Ritchie 22, Barnsdale 10; Peters 26, Crombie 14; D. Jones 22. Wilson 13; Spearman 26, Perry 13; Coope 29, Lewer 9; Tootell 23, Chapman 11; Giles 19, Morley 16; Iggo 21, Newell 12; Puddle 23, Austin 21; Hughes 30, Clerrients 15; Harris 21, Crowe 19. Second Round;—Dabourn 20, Perry 17; Wilson 28, Stokes 15; Barnsdale 20, Coope 10; Peters 23, Chapman 14; Morley 23, D. Jones 22; Spearman 28, Iggo 14; Puddle 24, Lewer 20; Tootell 20, Clements 11; Crowe 17, Giles 16; Newell 23, Featherston 14; Besley 24, Austin 16; P. Jones 34, Hughes 6; Harris 24, Burson 19; Maclachlan 23, Campbell 22; Redpath 21, Ritchie 19; Crombie 23, Sprosen 21.

Third Round. —D. Jones 34, Clements 16; Spearman 26, Crowe 13; Featherston 26, Lewer 13; P. Jones 25, Tootell 16; Giles 23, Besley 17; Newell 24, Burson 14; Campbell 22, Austin 19; Hughes 24, Ritchie 21; Harris 25, Crombie 9; Wilson 28, Maclachlan 16; Iggo 26, Redpath 12; Sprosen 21, Coopfe 19; Chapman 25, Dabourn 17; Stokes 20, Morley 18; Barnsdale 26, Perry 18; Peters 20, Puddle 18.

Fourth Round.—Puddle 19, Harris 18; Crombie 28, Maclachlan 27; Featherston 26, Sprosen 12; Perry 31, Tootell 20; Newell 27, Chapman 11; Morley 20, Austin 19; Spearman 22, Besley 13; Redpath 22, Crowe 15; Peters 23. Campbell 17; Barnsdale 21, Burson 12; Coope 21, Giles 19; Wilson 28, Lewer 23; Stokes 18, Clements 17; Iggo 23, Hughes 20; Dabourn 20, P. Jones 16; D. Jones 18, Ritchie 16.

Fifth Round.—Austin 24, Stokes 14; Harris 28, Hughes 12; Puddle 24, Clements 21; Maclachlan 20, Crowe 13; Spearman 25, Featherston 19; P. Jones 26, Sprosen 10, Dabourn 17, Besley 14; Iggo 21, Burson 16; Ritchie 21, Peters 16; D. Jones 34, Crombie 16; Redpath -20, Wilson 17; Lewer 22, Perry 17; Tootell 27, Coope 18; Giles 24, Chapman 15; Newell 26, Morley 22. Sixth. Round.—Hughes 20, Morley 16; Newell 33, Coope 16; Austin 21, Chapman 20; Giles 30, Perry 13; Iggo 24. Harris 19; Puddle 30, Maclachlan 13; Clements 18, Redpath 17; Sprosen 27, Crowe 14; Featherston 22. P. Jones 18; Stokes 35, Dabourn 18; Barnsdale 24, Besley 11; Peters 27, Burson 14; D. Jones 24, Campbell 18; Spearman 22, Ritchie 13; Crombie 30, Lewer 20; Wilson 26. Tootell 11.

Canterbury Club The Canterbury Bowling Club received 26 entries for a rinks tournament which it held on New Year’s Day and yesterday. Six rounds were played, and at the conclusion Potter (Tauranga), who was skipping his four which will play in the Dominion tournament, and Floyd (Canterbury) were the only ones with six wins. To save a play-off, the skips agreed to divide the prize.