Anderson Has Struggle To Be Only Bowls Two-Lifer

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32208, 29 January 1970, Page 11

Anderson Has Struggle To Be Only Bowls Two-Lifer

One two-lifer and five one-lifers were left in the Christchurch open singles bowl-i ing championships after the second day yesterday. The final rounds will be played at the Christchurch club’s green next Wednesday.

The two-lifer is J. P. Anderson (Linwood), who remained outwardly unruffled at the end of a day of intense competition—three of his four games yesterday were won by only one point.

The one-lifers are D. P. White (Christchurch W.M.C.), A Memory (Woolston W.M.C.), G. Orchard (Burnside), E. M. McCahon (Elmwood) and S. E. Lawson (Burwood).

White and Orchard began the day as two-lifers and both were releived of one by Anderson. White, whose bowling is marked by the same dedication and purpose which typified his reign as coach of the highly-success-ful Canterbury Rugby team of 19505, lost, 16-17, to Anderson. In Orchard’s case the score was a more decisive, 19-14. Another Close One Orchard played steady bowls in his other three matches yesterday, but F. W. Hay (Spreydon) was almost as steady and failed by only one point against him. White had two close calls later in the day. Against R. A. Croft (Fendalton) he staved off a late challenge to win, 16-15, and against G. L. Young (Shirley), he came from 4-11 down after 11 ends to win 14-13 with a two in the final end. On the last eight ends Young managed to score only once. One of the best matches of the morning was the clash between Anderson and J. E. Crombie (Fendalton), who was runner-up last year. Reduced Deficit

Aided by three threes, Crombie was in front early but Anderson steadily picked up and after 20 ends the scores were 17-17. Crombie was forced to kill the head at the first attempt to play the twenty-first end. On the replay Anderson again held the shot, but the difference this time was that Crombie’s drive to kill the head was unsuccssful. Crombie was eliminated from the contest in the next found when he was beaten, 16-11, by Memory. Although his earlier matches 'had been close, Anderson’s toughest fight was against W. A. Hadlee (Fendalton) in the final round of the day. In his previous match, Hadlee had scored a four on the last end to beat E. J. Tomlinson (Sumner), 20-18. Tomlinson before that match was a two-lifer but he was eliminated when he was decisively beaten by Orchard in the next round. Driving Failed Hadlee The Anderson - Hadlee match produced some supreb bowling. After three ends, Hadlee led 6-0, but with a four on the ninth, Anderson took the lead, 9-8. Hadlee was back in front, 16-11, after 17 ends, but Anderson drew level with five points on the next two.

Starting the last end Hadlee led 17-16, and when the bell went, Anderson held only one shot. Hadlee elected to drive, but he succeeded only in taking out his closest bowl.

With two shots against him and only one bowl to play, Hadlee again drove with the knowledge that if he could kill the head the game was his. However, his bowl ran uninterrupted to the ditch and Anderson still had his two lives intact. "Giant-killing” Act

A bowler who made considerable impact yesterday was G. H. Cowles (Elmwood), who only came into the tournament as a last-minute replacement.

He lost his first life in the final round the first day’s play, and before Memory robbed him of his second yesterday he eliminated the winners of the title for the last two years. In the first round yesterday Cowles beat the 1968 champion and recent winner of the national pairs, W. R. Wilkinson (St Albans), 15-13, and later in the day he ended the hopes of the Christchurch representative, B. H. Johns, repeating his triumph of last year.

Johns and Cowles had played at the Canterbury green in the morning and moved to Christchurch in the afternoon.

Johns had trouble reading his home green in the early stages and after 11 ends Cowles led 15-1. Johns found better form in the second half of the game and although he scored 12 points on the last nine ends the leeway was too great for him to make up. Cowles gave Memory a good fight for throe quarters of their match, but Memory scored 11 points on the last five ends to win comfortably. Memory gave notice that he would be a force to be reckoned with in the first round yesterday, when he had a 14point win over J. R. Saundercock (Mount Pleasant), who reached the final seven last year.

Another competitor who was prominent until the latter stages last year to be eliminated yesterday morning was C. Rowe (Opawa). He was beaten 18-13 by R. L. Lindsay (Ashburton). Lindsay was in turn relegated to the side-line by McCahon, who is showing the form which carried him so far in

the pairs at the recent Dominion tourmment. In the first round of the day, Lindsay caused a minor upset when he decisively beat N. J. G. Robson (Woolston W.M.C.). Robson distinguished himself at the Dominion tournament by being one of the last Christchurch players to be eliminated from the singles. Of the bowlers still in the contest, the one to have the easiest passages through yesterday’s rounds was Lawson, a former national singles champion. His smallest winning margin was .even points and his largest 20. Results:— Fifth Round E. J. Tomlinson i Sumner) 21, R. A. Croft (Fendalton) 16: G. L. Young (Shirley) 18, B. A. Henry fSt Martins) 17; G. Orchard (Burnside) 16. F. W. Hoy (Spreydon) 15: J. P. Anderson (Linwood) 17, D. P. White (Christchurch W.M.C.) 16: J. E. Crombie (Fendalton) 18. G. R. Jordan (Hampstead) 14; C. B. Hill (Burwood) 19. R W. Cullen (Sprevdon) 14: W. A. Hadlee (Fendalton) 26 S. L. Denton (Christchurch) 8. A. Memory (Woolston W.M.C.) 23. J. R. Saundercock (Mt Pleasant) 9: F. 800 l (New Brighton) 22. R. Dorman (United) 13: B. S. Johns (Christchurch) 20. R. Pirrie (Dallington) 10; R. S. McLeod (Christchurch W.M.C.) 23. P. J. Alty (South Brighton) 8: G. H. Cowles (Elmwood) 15, W. R. Wilkinson (St Albans) 13; P Barnes (Elmwood) 18. P. W. Neame (Woolston W.M.C.) 8. P. H. Rose (Burnside) 20, E. C. Colville (St Albans) 19; B. D. Chapman (Beckenham) 22. J. T. Erridge (Opawa) 9; T. Lock (Fendalton) 17. W. J. Cole (Christchurch) 15. E. M. McCahon (Elmwood) 17, F. H. Denton (Amberley) 14: A. A. Bills (Christchurch W.M.C.) 22. N. A. Bristow (Beckenham) 14; D. Langley (Mt Pleasant) 20. A. A. Glendinning (St Martins) 15: C. Rowe (Opawa) 18, D. C. Lofley (Burnside) 12: R. L. Lindsay (Ashburton) 19. N. J. G. Robson (Woolston W.M.C.) 11.

A. D. Doig (Rakaia) 20, D. Sams <Barrington) 19; W. A. Graham (Christchurch) 20, T. J. Edmonds (St Albans) 11; N. S. Spiers (Fendalton) 27. T. Anticich (New Brighton) 12:. S. E. Lawson (Burwood) 22. W. Halkett (Burnside) 10; R C. McPherson (St Martins) 23. R. D. France (Sydenham) 4: M. S. Robinson (Barrington) 19. A. Needham (Mt Pleasant) 8; E. Standring (Christchurch) beat R. B. Green (Opawa) by default: R. J. Bowman (New Brighton) 23, A. C. Vincent «Ashburton) 16. Two-lifers: Orchard. Young. Anderson. Crombie, Tomlinson Sixth Round Orchard 20 Young 9; Ander-

son 18. Crombie 17; Memory 17, 800 l 14: Johns 22. McLeod 15: j Cowles 17. Barnes 15: Hadlee [ 21. Hill 10: Croft 15. Henry 10; White 14. Hoy 10: Cullen 20,' Jordan IS; Rose 17. Chapman 16; McCahon 17 Lock 14: Bills 20. Langley 15: Lindsav 18,' Rowe 13: Graham 18. Doig 17: Lawson 22, Spiers 11: McPherson 1 20, Robinson 18; Standring 24,' Bowman 9. Tomlinson a bye. Two-lifers: Orchard. Anderson. Tomlinson. Seventh Round Anderson 19. Orchard 14: [Hadlee 20. Tomlinson 18: While ;16, Croft 15; Young 21 Cullen [11: Memory 16. Crombie 13: Cowles 18. Johns 13: McCahon 18. Rose 14: Lindsay 20. Bills It; Lawson 20. Graham 13; [ Standring 17. McPherson 16. Two-lifer: Anderson. Eighth Round McCahon 21. Lindsay 7: Law-; son 27. Standring 7: Anderson 18, Hadlee 17: White 14 Young, 13: Memory 23. Cowles 15; Or-; chard 19, Tomlinson 11. Two-lifer: Anderson. . I