Triples bowls title to Williamson

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33290, 30 July 1973, Page 16

Triples bowls title to Williamson

A. E. Williamson added another indoor bowls title to his record when on Saturday he convincingly won the final of the Canterbury triples tournament. Williamson was partnered by B. and Mrs V. McLeod.

In the final. Williamson beat M. | Berkeley’s team of Mrs M. De j Vries and N. E Hocking, 15-6. ! There was an entry of 185! teams for the tournament, of which 59 qualified. The winner last year, L. G. McLennan, went I out in the second round, beaten! 8-4 by G. L. Barnes. In the final, Williamson led, 5-3. after seven ends, and then made such a victory by scoring 10 points on the next four ends. Results from the second round were:— Second round.—V. Norris 9. D. Dunlop 7; E. R. Ward 9, Mrs M.; Hill 5; Mrs N. Tomlinson 10, D. I Sams 6; G. L. Barnes 8, L. G. | McLennan 4: R. Hamilton 8, T.! Clark 3; L, Harrow 7, R. Stewart! 6; T. N. Austin 13. S. Henderson; ! 4: D. Ledsham 17. M. Kelly 6; R.I Ellen 16. M. Henderson 3: L., ; Moody 13 J, L. Mayhew 6: B. I I Stewart 14, J. Duncan 6; T. Rowsell 11. G. Forrester 9: M. Lap-! ♦horn 12. G. Harper 8; M, Berke-!

ley 11, R. Borcoski 4; Mrs J. Papps 15, V. Blackler 3; A. E. Williamson 9, G. Lancaster 5. Third round—Norris 10, Mrs Tomlinson 7; Moody 8, Stewart 4; Ellen 14. Ledsham 4; Mrs Papps 10 Barnes 8; Harrow 12, Hamilton 5; Berkeley 13, M. Lapthorn 3: A. E. Williamson 10, C. R. Ward 5; Austin 10, T. Rowsell 5. Quarter-finals.—Harrow 11, Austin 4; Ellen 6. Norris 5; Berkeley 12, Mrs Papps 9; Williamson 10. Moody 5. Semi-finals.—Berkeley 12. Harrow 2; Williamson 13, Ellen 2. Final.—Williamson 15. Berkley 6 Bowls team change.—Mrs J. j Boone (Fernside) has replaced I Mrs P. Kennedy in D. J. Stew- ; art’s team for the South Island i final of the Rothmans indoor bowls tournament, to be plaved ! at the New Brighton U.S.A, hall next Saturday. Mrs Kennedy will j instead be representing Canterburv against North Otago.