BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25086, 18 January 1947, Page 10

BOWLS

WEST COAST CENTRE’S TOURNAMENT

From Our Own Reporter GREYMOUTH, January 17. The annual fours tournament of the West Coast Bowling Centre opened on Grey mouth and district greens to-day, in perfect weather, and the greens were at their best after receiving a special preparation. Because of the popularity of the tournament, the West Coast Centre has this year deleted the pairs from its tournament, concentrating solely on a fours competition. Forty-eight rinks, 16 ot them from Canterbury clubs, are taking part in the tournament. There were some keen, close, and exciting matches in the three rounds played to-day. Last year’s winning rink, skipped by D. Francis (Westport), is not defending its title, as it was unable to make the trip. There are several interesting competitors, including two winning skips at Dominion tournaments—C. Spearman (Christchurch R.S.A.) and F. White (Runanga), last year’s winning skip, but on this occasion both of them are skipping different rinks. Both Spearman and White suffered defeats -to-day, the former by a Grey mouth rink skipped by J. S. Robertson, and the latter by W. G. Ives (Cashmere), after a great game, the final score at the call of time being 16-15. In Section A there were three rinks, with successes in all three games played to-day: W. G. Ives (Cashmere), T. Crankshaw (Greymouth), and E. Cockroft (Kia Toa, Timaru). In Section B, R. Sansom'(Grey mouth) and J. Whyte (R.SA, Christchurch), each scored three wins. In section C, Madsen (Opawa) and F. Chambers (Sumner) had three wins, while in section D, J. Breeze (Hokitika) and K. Mountford (Blackball) won all three matches. Rinks with two successes were,: L. G. Mercer (Grey mouth), J. S. Robertson (Greymouth), C. Spearman (R.S.A., Christchurch), P. Thompson (Karoro), A. Maskill (Blaketown), J. Hadcroft (Runanga), A. Benjamin (Hokitika), D. Maunder (Takaka), A. Warnes (Greymouth), H. Jennison (Blackball), I- Kitchin (Runanga), E. R. Moss (Greymouth), W. Martyn (Nelson), H. Pattinson (Dunollie), E. Griffiths (Westport), and A. M. Walters (Greymouth). Rinks which won only one game were those of W. Holt (Karoro), J. Crawford (Hornby), R. B. Smith (Greymouthh J. Smith (Barrington), W. Britten (Sydenham), S. R. Johns (Canterbury), F. Morgan (Nelson), F. White (Runanga), and C. Taylor (Sydenham). The visitors were welcomed at the Greymouth green by the president of the West Coast Centre (Mr J. Stokes). Results of to-day’s matches were:— • SECTION A Greymouth Green First Round.—J. Doyle, K. Bowman, T. Gallon, F. White (Runanga) 30, A. McAuley, F. Claydon, J. F. Holmes, D. J Cullen (Riccarton Racecourse) 22; G. N. Clark, E. Bassett, L. Hodgson, H. Jennison (Blackball) 19, J. Corcoran, J. Adamson, A. L. McKay, T. Crankshaw (Greymouth) 20; P. Dunn, L. Smith, F. H. Gibson, W. G. Ives (Cashmere) 20, C. Davis, R. Cox, L. Mardon, S. Peek (Karoro) 14; S. Stanton, J. Battarbee, W. Stanton, J, Woolcock (Woolston) 12, R. Donovan, S. Hood. E. F. Chivers# A. Hughes (Greymouth) 22; L. Collett, H. Porter. W. G. Milne, E. Cockroft (Kia Toa) 25, R. Thompson, F. Baillie, J. Howat, J. Stokes (Cobden) 23; F. M. Robson, F. Robinson, F. Laws, C. Taylor (Sydenham) 17, S. Whitehead, A. Jenkinson, J. Clelland, J. Kitchin (Runanga) 20. Second Round.—E. Cockroft 14, Kitchin 13; ,F. White 15, W. G. Ives 16; D. X Cullen 14, T. Crankshaw 17; H. Jennison 17, S. Peek 15; A. Hughes 12, C. Taylor 27; J. Woolcock 18, J. Stokes 16. Third Round.—W. G. Ives 16, J. Woolcock 15; S. Peek 19, Stokes 30; A. Hughes 11, Kitchin 20; C. Taylor 12. E. Cocktoft 29; D. J. Cullen 18, H. Jennison 21; F White 14, Crankshaw 23. SECTION B Cobden Green First Round.—A. K. Coombs, D.-E. Johnson, D. D Merritt, W. Martyn (Nelson) 24, W. McKechnie, T. Gilmore, W. Mcßean, W. Jackson (Cobden) 15; L. Ragg, R. Smith, W. H. West. J. Callaghan (Working Men’s Club, Christchurch) 18, F. B. Lawn. J. Owen, S. Clothier, R. Sansom (Greymouth) 19; H. L. Rhodes, W. E. Packer, W. Chapman. J. Whyte (R.S.A., Christchurch) 24, L. C. Lindley, F. W. Shallcrass. R. McMillan, E. R. Moss (Greymouth) 10; J. F. Kenworthy, J. Smalley, R. C. Cooper, J. Crawford (Hornby) 24, K. Heslin, J. Hillhouse, F. Kaye. H. Pattinson (Dunollie) 25; W. J. Keen, F. Booth, J. Cairns T. McCormack (Woolston) 19. T. Oxenham, J. King, J. Bruerton, W. Holt (Karoro) 22; G. Powell. A. Petherbridge. W. Earl. E. Griffiths (Westport) 14, A. Lemin. W. Meldrum. G- Patterson. A. Walters (Greymouth) 22. Second Round.—T. McCormack 11, A. Walters 26: W. Jackson 18, X Whyte 25; W. Martyn 15, R. Sansom 20; J. Callaghan 17, E. R. Moss 20; H. Pattinson 11. E. Griffiths 20; J. Crawford 20. W. Holt 17 Third Round.—J. Whyte 19, J. Crawford 18; H Pattinson 17, A. Walters' 15: W. Martyn 25. J. Callaghan 17: E. R. Moss 17. W. Holt J2; E. Griffiths 25, T. McCormack 24; W. Jackson 18. R. Sansom 23. SECTION C Runanga Gren First Round.—F. Logan, A. White, F. Coker. F. Morgan (Nelson) 7, H. Innis, F. Freitas, R. Longstaff, A. Maskill (Blaketown) 21; F. Ballinger, G. Gilchrist, D.

Stevenson, A. E. Benjamin (Hokitika) 25, G. Lambert, G. Harker, A. E. Kilgour, F. H. Denton (Greymouth) 16; J. Roche, A. Emms, W. S. Birdsall, D. Maunder (Takaka) 21, T. Bowes, I. Mossop, J. Sharp, J. Hadcroft (Runanga) 19; W. Haigh, F. Steans, T Quirk, C. Madsen /(Opawa) 22, W. Pring, H. Orams, F. Haglund, A. Warnes (Greymouth) 17; J. L. Allen. G. MacDougall, A. Geddes, F. Chambers (Sumner) 29, W. Arthur, F. Castle, W. Southward, J. Derbyshire (Cobden) 20; J. Watts, J. Jones, A. Wilson, S. R. Johns (Canterbury) 23, B. Harden. A. Greener. R. Wilson. E. Chapman (Westport) 16. Second Round.—F. Chambers 23, E. Chapman 20; F. Morgan 24, F. H. Denton 22; A. Warnes 28, S. R. Johns 14: A. Maskill 15. D. Maunder 24; A. E. Benjamin 16, J. Hadcroft 25; C. Madsen 25, J. Derbyshire 20. Third Round.—D. Maunder 14, C. Madsen 23; A. Warnes 19, E. Chapman 18; F. Morgan 17, A. E. Benjamin 27; J. Hadcroft 22, Derbyshire 8; S. R. Johns 10. F. Chambers 20; A. Maskill 21, F. H. Denton 12. SECTION D Karoro Green First Round.—W. Skelton. J. Gemmell. A. Millar, W. A. Britten (Sydenham) 22, J. Robb, A. J. Bennett, F. W. Smith. F. R. Fairhall (Cobden) 18; McDowell, Hurst, Ball, C. Spearman (R.S.A., Christchurch) 24, S. Anisy, F. Congreve, B. Caulton, L. Mercer (Greymouth) 22; E. Denham, S. Havill, J. Coxall. J. Breeze (Hokitika) 24. J. Becker. M. Tabb. S. Smith, J. S. Robertson (Greymouth) 20; G. McKenzie, W. Bidgood, G. Gilbert, W Hughes (Linwood) 10, J. Greengrass, J. Saunders, D. Saunders, P. Thompson (Karoro) 29; E. Pascoe, J. Rarity. W. Hayes, K. Mountford (Blackball) 22. R. Nesbit, R. McTaggart, R. McDonald, W. Pattinson (Runanga) 17; W. Allen. P. Hennessy, J. Webster, J. Smith (Barrington) 24. J. Laing, J. Shannon, A. Brown, R. Smith (Grey mouth) 13. Second Round—K. Mountford 18, R. Smith 17; W. A. Britten 15. L. Mercer 17; P. Thompson 26. J. Smith 21; F. R. Fairhall 18, J. Breeze 22; C. Spearman 17, J. S. Robertson 20; W. Hughes 14, W. Pattinson 18. Third Round.—J. Breeze 18. W. Hughes 13: P. Thompson’l6, R. Smith 19; W. A. Britten 11* C. Spearman 25: J. S. Robertson 20, W. Pattinson 19; J. Smith 17. K Mountford 19; F. R. Fairhall 15, L. Mercer 32