BULLER FOURS

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30107, 16 April 1963, Page 9

BULLER FOURS

Westport R.S.A. Wins Final

(From Our Own Reporter) WBSTPORT, April 15. In a thrilling final, the Westport Returned Services’ Club’s team, skipped bv P. Head, won the Buller Bowling' Centre’s Baster fours tournament today, 19-16. from a Runanga four, led by I. Kitchen. Runanga led 14-5 at the eleventh head, but then the Returned Services’ green tightened up Ln the late afternoon and the local four gradually made up their leeway. At the end of the eighteenth head, Runanga still led by 1615. but, at the nineteenth, the score was 16-all. Head scored a two on the twentieth, to lead for the first time since the first lead

He was two up on the final head, and seemed to have the game well in hand when the skips took their turns. How-i ever Kitchen played a brilliant bowl to trail kitty and get three shots, to put him one in the lead.

The Returned Services’ skip played a magnificent final bowl, however sneaking through the narrowest of openings to take shot and win the game

It was a fitting climax to the most successful tournament ever held bv the centre, and full credit goes to Head, who Came in as skip as a last-min-ute replacement. The winning team was H. Martin, J. McKinley. W. Gilmour, and P. Head (skip). The Runanga four was W. Hales. A. Thompson, A. Taylor, and I. Kitchen (s.).

In the play-off for third place ’ b ; e , Redcliffs four (D Jones. J. Walsh. R PragneM, and W Marshall, s), beat the Christ church Workingmen’s Club ’earn, led by R. Barnett. Results of post-section play were :

First Round —J. B. Rennie Christchurch) 16. C. O’Brien Westport R.S ) 9; R. Barnett Christchurch W.M.C.) 17 R Vilson (Westport R.S.) 13; R larker (Westport Watersiders) 16. M Dunn (Cobden) 12; A. F Teavins (Rangiora) 15. A Archibald (Westport R.S.) 13; P lead (Westport R.S) 17. J. trennan (Blaketown) 10; W Marshall (Redcliffs) 16 B. Petit- (Westport R.S.) 15. Quarter-finals - Kitchen 13, Rennie 9; Barnett 23 Harker ?• ~H e® d 18. Jeavins 12: Marshall 12. T McKenzie (West’ort) 11 (after an extra head). Semi-finals.—Head 24. Marha'l 4: Kitchen 16. Barnett t2. Final—Head 19. Kitchen 16.