NATIONAL BOWLS Skoglund out of singles

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33113, 2 January 1973, Page 3

NATIONAL BOWLS Skoglund out of singles

Vew Zealand Press Association)

AUCKLAND.

P. C. Skoglund, attempting to win his fourth successive singles bowls title, was eliminated at the national tournament at Auckland yesterday.

He began in great, style, beating J. Sheffield (Helensville), 27-4, with only 16 ends played. In the second round, he took 19 ends to dispose of P. Syben (Maur.gakaramea) by the comfortable margin, 24-13, and then the rot set in.

An Ellerslie bowler, A. Dunning, who skipped a firstyears fours team to victory in the Auckland Bowling Centre first-year fours in 1961, dealt the first blow to Skoglund by taking his first life, 17-16.

S. C. Kennedy, aged 34, a pulp worker from Tokoroa, delivered the death blow by drawing the winning shot with his last bowl in a game which had the large crowd at the headquarters green, Remuera, on its toes. 44 two-lifers left The tournament began yesterday morning at 8.30 on 88 greens with a record field of 1408 players, and at the end of the day 44 two-lifers and 220 one-lifers remained.

W. Howat (Whakatane) was on the bank after five rounds, going down to P. I Bryant (Featherstone), 10-17, and T. P. Puklowski (Manawatu), 14-20. The world bowls lead, B. W. Sinclair (St Albans), will I have to wait for the cham- ; pionships in Christchurch next season for a chance of a singles title, as he was beaten by H. Thrupp (Devonport), 20-15, in the third round and eliminated by W. G. Atkin (Glenfield), 19-14, in the next round.

Buchan out

R. Buchan (Tui Park) the winner of the title in 1964 and again in 1965, had a bad day and was out in the fifth round to J. P. Hickey (Kawerau), 23-8, after being beaten by K. Gash (Oratia), 24-8.

H. H. J. Robson (Tokoroa) went down to the lefthanded bowler from Hutt, I. D. Whiteside, 19-15, in the second round and then to G. Banicovich (Henderson), 20-17, in the third. P. K. Clark (Karoro) goes into the second day with both lives intact as will W. R. Wilkinson (Beckenham).

The surviving two lifers are: Boardman (Tauranga), Marincovich (Oratia), Park (Ellerslie). Mitchell (Auckland). James (Miramar). Arnerich (Onehunga), Clark (Karoro). Catchpole (St Heliers), Bond (Featherston), Emmett (Te Awamutu), Vile (Mount Wellington), Cameron (Avondale). Hobbs (Northern), Scown (Cornwall Park), Malcolm (Carlton), McMurchy (Mt Albert). Thirston (Ruawai), Newell (Alton), Jones (Otahuhu Railway), Murphy (Richmond), Campi (Mount Roskill). Vela (Oratia) Wilkinson (Beckenham). Purdie (Vogelmorn). Buchan (Tui Park), Newman (Hutt), Dingle (Te Kauwhata), Mason (Northern), Thrupp (Devonport), Williams (Onehunga). Stubbs (St Heliers). McDonald (Onehunga), Hale (Gisborne). Crouch (Mount Maunganui), Porter (Otorohanga). Bradley (Rawhiti). Hamilton (Carlton). Cole (Khandalla). Hnllowav (Epsom), TomPnson (Sumner). Dalziel (Te Kuiti), Turdeich (Rawhiti). Broughton (Palmerston North), Webb (Balmoral).