BOUTS Champion Singles And Colts

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30095, 1 April 1963, Page 5

BOUTS Champion Singles And Colts

The finals of the Christchurch Bowling Centre’s champion - of - champions singles and champion colts were decided on the Christchurch green on Saturday. J. McAdie (Woodend) won the Maddison trophy for the champion singles and W. J. Newburgh (Elmwood) won the Fox Cup for the champion colt. The semi-final games in both sections were also played on Saturday. Conditions were probably the worst experienced for a long time for the final of these two championships. A cold wind blew during the semi-finals and it. became much stronger and colder during the playing of the final. The wind was so disconcerting that none of the playerg could play their shots with confidence.

McAdie’s opponent in the final was W. R Wilkinson (Hornby) and under the conditions both played good bowls with few running shots or drives being exploited. The scoring over the first 10 heads was very even and, at the conclusion of this head, the score was even, 7-7. McAdie then seemed to be a little more sure than Wilkinson over the next three heads and took two shots on each to lead 13-7. On the sixteenth head, McAdie was still holding a lead of six; but over the next three heads Wilkinson scored four to be only two down with six heads left to play. This, game was played over 25 ends.

The scoring was fairly even over the next four heads with Wilkinson doing a littte better. He improved his position and was only one behind with two heads left to play. The nexit was the critical head for him and

even after having the kitty and throwing a full-length head he could not turn it to his advantage. McAdie drew three good shots to lead 20-16 with one head left to play. On the last head, McAdie was holding shot and Wilkinson drew inside. McAdie was quite prepared to match the bowls and let Wilkinson have the one shot to leave McAdie the winner, 20-17. Semi-Final Wilkinson went very close to failing when he met A. R. Barnett (Christchurch W.M.C.) in the semi-final. Just after the turn of the board he was down 8-5 but brought the score level on the fourteenth head. It was again even on the seventeenth, 10-10. Over the last four heads, Wilkinson scored four to Barnett’s one to run out the winner, 14-11. In the other semi-final, between McAdie and C. H. Moore (Akaroa), McAdie led 8-5 on the eighth and then kept Moore on five for the next four heads while he inincreased his score to 14. The issue never looked in doubt and McAdie carried on to win 20-11 with two heads left unplayed. The colts final between Newburgh and F. Neale (Kaiapoi) was a very onesided game. Newburgh was the winner, 23-9, with two heads left unplayed. Both these players have almost perfect deliveries but Newburgh seemed more certain of his length than Neale. Contrary to the usual run of play, Newburgh threw long heads into the wind and short heads when playing with the wind and mastered them quite well. No tight heads were seen but it would have been a great surprise if there had been any considering the windy conditions. Newburgh appeared to be able to correot his errors in weight better than Neale. What was noticeable in this game was that very few narrow bowls were played. Under better conditions, this game would have been a great duel, for both players showed they had the ability to do better. Newburgh had to fight al! the way through the semifinal against K. Perry (Sydenham). Up to the fifteenth head Perry had a slight edge on Newburgh, but Newburgh brought the score level 11-11 on the next head. From then on Newburgh took command and scored Six on the next four heads to lead 17-11 with one head left to play. Perry only got one shot on this and Newburgh did not mind playing the last heed for Perry did not have enough bowls to bring off a win. Neele, like hda opponent in the final, also had to fight hard to win Ms semi-final against N. D. Woles (Wooteton). Wales held toe advantage and led 8-3 on toe ninth bead but Neale kept him on eight for toe next five heads white he increased hfl<t floore to 12. Wales fought back and got within one of Neale on toe sixteenth end but then Neale ran away to win 16-13. Restrite were:— Cbempfou Of Champton Stogies.—SemMnate Hornby (W. R. WaWiteon) 14, ChristchuTOh WMC. (A. R. Barnett) 11;- Woodend CJ McAdie) 20, Akaroa (C. H. Moore) 11. Ftaafc Woodend 20, Hornby 17. Champion Cotts. Semifinal: Etonrood (W. J. Newburgh) 17, Sydenham (K. Perry) 12; Kaiapoi (F. Neele) H Wooteton (N. D. Wales) 13. Final: Eknwood 23, Kaiapoi fi.