AROUND THE GREENS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29702, 21 December 1961, Page 6

AROUND THE GREENS

Fixtures arranged till January 24 are: December 21, all-day tournaments at < Woolston W.M.C. and Mona Vale, night tournament at Beckenham; December 26-27, all-day tournaments at Canterbury and Linwood; December 28, night tournament at Beckenham; December 31. Sunday tournaments at R.S.A. and United: January 1-17, Dominion tournament: January 3, night tournament at South Brighton; January 6. all-day tournament at Burwood; January 7, Sunday tournament at Kaiapoi. Kirwee, New Brighton. 'Sydenham and Dallington: January 10, night tou.-naments at Kaiapoi W.M.C. and South Brighton: January 13, allday tournament at Methven; January 14. Sunday tournaments at Belfast. Oxford, R.S.A., Sumner, and Sydenham: January 15. night tournaments at Sydenham and Beckenham; January 16. night tournament at Cashmere; January 17. night tournament at South Brighton, all-day tournament at Lincoln; January 18, night tournament st Beckenham; January 20, pennants, three-fours and Robinson Shield competitions; January 21. Sunday tournaments at Rakaia, Kaiapoi. Redcliffs and Mona Vale; January 22. night tournaments at Beekenham and Sydenham; January 23. mid-week inter-club fours, night tournament at Cashmere; January 24, night tournament at Kaiapoi W.M.C. and South Brighton. The Dallington club's married couples’ title was won by R. Pirrie and Mrs Pirrie. and the Mathison Cup fours by E. Tucker. R. Bugden, N Austin, and L. Newton (skip) Playing in the C section of the three-fours last Saturday. the Shirley team of R W Black, L. Coombe. H H Reaby. and G Young (skip) had an exciting win over J Smith's Strang Christchurch team, comprising R Hayes L K. Jacobs and J Rennie At the fifteenth head Young was trailing. 4-19 On the next two ends, however, he scored fives and a two at each of the eighteenth and . nineteenth heads, lost one On the twentieth, and scored three on the final to win, 21-20. Fortunes have fluctuated in the Dallington club's singles championship. R Pirrie beat L. McKendry. 16-15 after being 15-all on the twent'eth head; last season’s champion. A. Duthie. was beaten by A. Kirk who is playing splendidly, and Sharp beat W Kitchngham Kltchingham led Sharp. 19-13 with two ends to play, but Sharp scored a three and a four to win. 20-19.

G. Davis won the New Brighton club's fours championship when he beat R. Pawsey in the final on Sunday. In the semi-finals played in the morning, Pawsey beat I O. Shepard, and Davis beat R. Goodland The Shirley club’s brightest prospect in the Dominion pairs championship Is J. O. Thompson and A Horsfall At tbe last national tournament at Auckland Thompson and Horsfall paired extremely well losing their second life in the ninth round. Thompson was the club's singles champion from 1956 to 1959. A close game, which seems to be the pattern of the Sumner club’s champion pairs this year, was played recently between F. Cassidy and G. Hammond (playing a substitute) Cassidy was leading 17-12 on the eighteenth end, but a five to Hammond on the nineteenth levelled the score They took one each on the next two ends, which brought the score to IS-aB on 'he twenty-first On the extra end Hammond drew shot, but Cassidy with his last bowl, played slightly narrow, turned one of his lead's bowls in for tbe shot and the game Credit must be given to Cassidy's lead, R. Main, for a fine exhibition.

The Canterbury duo's twoday tournament on December 26 and 27 has capacity entries. Play will commence at 9 a m. on the first day and at 830 a.m. on the second day. Any changes in these arrangements caused by bad weather will be announced from local radio stations at 7 a.m. and 8 am. The Dallington club’s champion four of last season, skipped by L. Newton, was recently beaten by a tour comprising D. Wallis. A. Gracie, R. Lancaster and E. Stickle (skip). 19-16 The play of Gracie, a first-year colt, and Stickle's ability to capitalise on his opponent's errors, were outstanding. A bad habit which is prevalent on some greens is the flourishing of a duster over the head when instructions are being given to the player on the mat. Thin action often upsets the players* concentration and judgment.