BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24798, 12 February 1946, Page 6

BOWLS

COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS AT GREYMOUTH From Our Own Reporter GREYMOUTH, February 11. Favoured with brilliant sunshine, the annual West Coast bowling championships commenced on district greens this morning. There are record entries, and the greens are in perfect order. All West Coast clubs are represented at the tournament, and there, is strong representation from the Nelson district. The tournament was declared open at the Greymouth green President of the West Coast centre (Mr J. Stokes), who extended a welcome to the visitors. The fours championships opened to-day, and will continue to-mor-row. Local clubs had considerable success. Spearman’s and Giles’s rinks were beaten, the latter by J. Hadcroft’s Runanga four. Results of the first rounds of the championships are as follows:

GREYMOUTH GREEN Section A First Round.—W. Pring, W. Scott, F. Haglund, A. Warnes (s) (Greymouth) 23, beat Ritchie, Parsonage, Hirst, McDowell (s) (R.S.A., Christchurch) 20; D. Saunders, J Greengrass, L. J. Fitzsimmons, J. Saunders (s) (Karoro) 11, lost to A. Large, E. Gillard, H. G. Scott, H. Blackler (s) (Lyttelton) 20; J. Howat, R. Thompson, W. Jackson, J. Stokes (s) (Cobden) 19, beat H. B. Preston, P. J. Smyth, C. Willis, J. Curtin (s) (Avon) 18; S. Hood, A. Brown, F. Chivers, F. A. Hughes (s) (Greymouth) 30, beat F. M. Robson, F. Robinson, F. Laws, C. Taylor (s) (Sydenham) 18; O. de Lorenzo, A. de Lorenzo, F. Perrone, V. Vitetta (s) (Matai) 21, beat W. Allen, P. Hennessy, J. E. Webster, J. Smith (s) (Barrington) 9; E. Pascoe J. Rarity, W. Hayes, W. Mountford (s) (Blackball) 18, beat G. MacDougall, W. Broughton. C. Lawson, T. F. Chambers (s) (Sumner) 6; G. A. Day, A. K. Coombs, D. E. Johnson, D. D. Merritt (s) (Nelson) 17, beat W. Chapman, W. J. Hill, R. B. Clarke, J. M. Giles (s) (United) 15. Second Round.—F. A. Hughes 30, H. Blackler 19; V. Vitetta 19, J. Curtin 15; C. Taylor 23, W. Mountford 12; J. Smith 19, D. D. Merritt 17; J. Saunders 21, T. F. Chambers 9; J. M. Giles 26, A. Warnes 10; J. Stokes 26, McDowell 24. Third Round.—J. Stakes 32. J. Smith 15; T. F. Chambers 20, F. A. Hughes 14; V. Vitetta 20. J. M. Giles 19; W. Mountford 21, H. Blackler 9; D. D. Merritt 34, McDowell 14; C. Taylor 20, J. Saunders 14; A. Warnes 26, J. Curtin 7. KARORO GREEN Section B First Round.—S. Anisy, F. Congreve, B. W. Caulton, L. Mercer (s) (Greymouth) 25. beat A. Petheridge, W. Earl, F. Morgan C. Sara (s) (Westport) 21; E. Flood. J. Clelland, W. Southward, J. Massey (s) (Runanga) 12, H. Haworth, A. Wilson, L. A. Hulston, W G Ives (s) (Canterbury) 29; F. Smallbone, L. Ford, F. Coker, M Drury (s) (Tahunanui) 10, T. Thomson, E. Orchard. A. Donaldson, P. McCaskill (s) (United) 24; E. Griffiths, C. Dewar. L. Mardon, S Peek (s) (Karoro) 34, A. Ragg, R. Smith, W. H West, J. Callaghan (s) (Working Men’s Club, Christchurch) 29: G. W. Dickson, J. McGirr, F. Freitas, S Maskill (s) (Blaketown) 16, F. Kennard. R. S. Draper. D. McCormick, J. Cairns (s) (Woolston) 23; A. Lemin, G. Patterson. A. Ferguson, F. Denton (s) (Greymouth) 24, W. Haigh, F. Steans, T. Quirk, C. Madsen (Opawa) 14; A. Rowe, H. Gay, M. Lauria, E. la Frentz (s) (Malta!) 22, H. Lane, T. McCaughan, H. Smith. W. Going (s) (Beckenham) 13. Second Round.—S. Peek 17, W. G. Ives 16; P. McCaskill 40, S. Maskill 10; F. Denton 27. J. Callaghan 20; La Frentz 25. J. Cairns 12; C. Madsen 23, J. Massey 14; L. Mercer 29, W. Going 16; C. Sara 18, M. Drury 17.

Third Round.—J. Cairns 22, M. Drury 20; C. Madsen 20, S. Peek 10; S. Maskill 24, W. Going 16; W. G. Ives 24, F. Denton 12; C. Sara 22, La Frentz 17; J. Massey 25, J. Callaghan 22; L. Mercer 23, P. McCaskill 9. RUNANGA GREEN Section C First Round.—W. Meldrum, J. Becker, S. Smith, J. S. Robertson (s) (Greymouth) 16, G. Blair, C. Douthett, W. Brown, D. Francis (s) (WCstport) 21; J. Sharp, I. Mossop, C. J. Strongman, J. Hadcroft (s) (Runanga) 19, H. L. Rhodes, A. W. Ball. J. Whyte, C. Spearman (s) (R.S.A., Christchurch) 13; J. Breeze, F. Ballinger, D. Stevenson, A. E. Benjamin (s) (Hokitika) 13, W. S. Birdsall. J. W. Page, R. W. Kirk, C. J. Emms (s) (Takaka) 18; B. Gribble, A. Lauria, J. Gribble, B. Viviari (s) (Tahunanui) 12, W. Main, F. Bell, H. Daniel, G. Reed (s) (Riccarton Racecourse) 28; C. H. Lambert, J. Bruerton, J t Shannon, R. B. Smith (s) (Greymouth) 22, J. Milne, R. Green, B. Walker, T. Stevens (s) (Waimate) 4, R. Kyle, P. Thompson, W. Holt, J. Kyle (s) (Karoro) 20, J. Souter, G; Burnip, T. Mahar, 4. Miller (s) (Lyttelton) 24; D. S. Collie, Creighton, A. Alexander, J. Derbyshire (s) (Cobden) 10, T. Simpson, J. Simpson, W. A. Britten, R. Henry (s) (Sydenham) 20.

Second Round.—C. Spearman 41, B. Vivian 12; C. J. Emms 24, R. B- Smith 20; G. Reed 21, J. Kyle 9; J. Derbyshire 40, T. Stevens 20; J. Hadcroft 23, A. Miller 16; R. Henrx 21, J. S. Robertson 13; A. E. Benjamin 19, D. Francis 16. Third Round.—T. Stevens 20, A. E. Benjamin 15; A. Miller 20, B. Vivian 9; R. Henry 19, R. B. Smith 18; C. Spearman 28, J. Kyle 15; D. Francis 17, J. Derbyshire 14; J. Hadcroft 23, G. Reed 11; J. S. Robertson 17, C. J. Emms 15. COBDEN GREEN Section D First Round.—L. C. Lindley, J. Gourlay, R. McMillan, E. R. Moss (s) (Greymouth) 20, J. Chamberlain, P. Aitken, D. E. Packer, A. Baldwin (s) (R.S.A., Christchurch) 16r W. Sherman, A. Austin. J. Coxall, G. H. Neilson (s) (Hokitika) 21, A. McAuley, E. N. Dewar, G. J. Cullen, J. Burgess (s) (Riccarton Racecourse) 19; J. J. Hill, F. Hoburn G. H. Logan, C. A. White (s) (Tahunanui) 18, T. Yugovich, G. Gibson, R. J. Watson, F. H. Gibson (s) (Sydenham) 23; J. Doyle, R. McDonald, T. Bowes, W O’Neill (s) (Runanga) 24, W. Tullick, R. Ogier, J. Underwood, T. Watts (s) (Beckenham) 16; C. Mountford, G. M. Clarke, L. Hodgsen, H. Jennison (s) (Blackball) 18, P. Dunn, J. Gemmell, D. Ayson, A. Besley (s) (Sydendham) 20; J. Adamson, W. J. Cogswell, A. L. McKay, T. Crankshaw (s) (Greymouth) 18, F. Booth, J. Batterbee, S. Stanton, J. Woolcock (s) (Woolston) 22. Second Round.—Besley 18, W. O’Neill 14; T. Crankshaw 35, A. Baldwin 16; E. R. Moss 18, J. Burgess 15; H. Jennison 29, J. Woolcock 25; T. Watts 16, C. A. White 15; F. H. Gibson 26. G. H. Nielson 19.

Third Round.—T. Watts 25. G.®H. Neilson 20; E. R. Moss 26, F. H. Gibson 15; W. O’Neill 27, J. Woolcock 19; A. Besley 25, C. A White 18; T. Crankshaw 25, J. l5; H. Jennison 23, A. Baldwin

SIX RINKS UNDEFEATED IN FIRST DAY’S PLAY In the first three rounds of post-sec-tional play at the West Coast bowling championships or ly six rinks won all the three games, while 24 rinks won two games, 15 won one game, and nine rinks failed to register a success. The six rinks undefeated after the first day’s play were Vitetta’« (Nelson), L. G. Mercer’s (Grey-

mouth), J. Hadcroft’s (Runanga), Henry’s (Sydenham), E. R. Moss’s (Greymouth), and Besley’s (Sydenham). The veteran, C. Taylor (Sydenham), played good bowls in matches to-day, and was among the following rinks with two wins:—A. Warnes (Greymouth), J. Stokes (Cobden), F. A. Hughes (Greymouth), W. Mountford (Blackball), D. Merritt (Nelson), D. Francis (Westport), C. Spearman (Returned Services’ Association, Christchurch), C. Emms (Takaka), G. Reed (Riccarton Racecourse), A. Millar (Lyttelton), F. Gibson (Sydenham), W. O’Neill (Runanga), Watts (Beckenham), H. Jennison (Blackball), T. Crankshaw (Greymouth), C. Sara (Westport), P. McCaskill (United), S. Peek (Karoro), J. Cairns (Woolston), F. Denton (Greymouth), C. Madsen (Opawa), E. la Frentz (Maitai, Nelson).

OPEN SINGLES TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD

.The Christchurch Bowling Centre last evening decided to inaugurate an open singles tournament, to be conducted under the automatic two-life system. Mr P. Delargey, who made the suggestion, said that similar tournaments were held m Auckland and Wellington. Such a tournament in Christchurch would stimulate interest in the game, both among the public and players. Mr W. Jifford said that the tournament should not be looked on as a championship tournament, as the centre held an annual champion-of-champions singles contest.

In a report on the half-yearly meeting of the New Zealand Bowling Association, Mr A. Dickson said notice of motion had been given to the annual meeting that where a player belonged to two or more clubs he would be obliged to declare to the seefetary of each club of which he was a member before October 15 each year, which club he intended to represent during the year.

Mr Dickson said that concern had been expressed at the meeting at the lack of experienced greenkeepers in New Zealand. It had been decided to make representations for provision to be made at Massey Agricultural College for greenkeepers to be trained.

The Canterbury Council of Sport advised that arrangements had been made £°L a representative of each sporting body affiliated to it to speak over the air and asked the centre for a nomination. It was left for the executive to arrange for a suitable speaker. The three fours championships had been won by the United Club, and the inter-club competition (Manning Cup) by Hornby. The present holders of badges in the Watson and Robinson shields are: Watson Shield—Section A: Shirley, C. Rowe (s); Section B: Sydenham, A. Besley (s.). Robinson Shield—Section A: New G. Davis (s); Section B: KaiaPpi W.M.C., D. Chaney (s).

CASHMERE CLUB In the final of the Cashmere Bowling Clubs pairs championship, W. Haigh and N. Laver beat L. Smith and S. H. Maddren.