Bowls WEST COAST FOURS

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30054, 12 February 1963, Page 6

Bowls WEST COAST FOURS

Rain Delays Start Of Day's Play (From Our Own Reporter) GREYMOUTH. Feb. 11. Overnight rain and morning showers delayed the start of the West Coast Bowling Centre's annual fours championship in Greymouth today until 1.15 p.m. The result was that only two games were played instead of the scheduled three. The two games today were each of two hours and a quarter duration and were played in fine weather. The three further games of section play will take place tomorrow, and the final three on Wednesday. The teams with five wins out of the eight will go forward for post-section play on Thursday. The original programme provided for six wins out of nine games. W. P. O'Neill (Carlton), winner of last year's championship, won both games yesterday. The greens dried out well and there was a good draw on all the rinks. The following were the results:— Section A (at Greymouth).— C. L. Mockett (Stoke). W Blackie (Westport), G. Batty (Karoro), J. Becker (Karoro), 2 wins; A. de Lorenzo (Maitai), J. Snow (Motueka), R N. Kirk (Takaka), C. Spearman (Christchurch R.S.A.), D. Briggs (Caversham, Dunedin), J. Oakley (Blaketown), D. Campbell (Cobden), L. C. Lindley (Greymouth), 1; E. Olsen (Hokitika). W. Blackie (Westport), 0. Section B (at Cobden).—R Woolhouse (Stoke), W. P. O'Neill (Carlton), F. Freitas (Blaketown), E. Jones (Karoro). 2 wins; J. McMahon (Maitai), G. Monopoli (Nelson), W. Bell (St. Albans), D. McNeil (Rangiora), G. Standbridge (Cobden). W. J. Deans (Greymouth), R. Tailentire (Runanga), H. Jennison (Blackball), 1: T. McKenzie (Westport), J. A. Miller (Karoro), 0. Section C (at Blaketown).— C. Emms (Nelson R.S.A.), H. Baird (Westport REA.), R. Stevenson (Hokitika). V. R Cochrane (Cobden). 2 wins: J Coxhill (Maitai), G. ■ Graham (Greymoulh R.SA.), B. Cummings (Greymouth), F. Goodall (Blaketown), 1; A. Marshall (Canterbury), N. Reardon (Cashmere), 3. King (Dobson). P. C. Thomson (Karoro), 0. Section D (at Karoro).—E. Kearns (Westport), J. Doyle (Greymouth R.SA.), J. Havill (Hokitika), 2 wins; R. Wadsworth (Stoke). G. Bennett (Linwood). U Carlyon (Rangiora), E. Duggan (Dobson). H. Geary (Cobden), R. W. Sansom (Karoro). 1: F. Hobern (Nelson), A. Harrison (Greymouth), R. Longstaff (Blaketown), 0.

Seventh Place. -The New Zealander, Tony Shelly, driving a Lotus, finished seventh in the Australian Grand Prix won by Jack Brabham, of Australia, yesterday .—Sydney, February 11.