Williamson Trophy win for Canterbury

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33610, 12 August 1974, Page 14

Williamson Trophy win for Canterbury

Superiority in the pairs and in the second round of singles was the basis for Canterbury’s 37-19 win over North Otago in the A. E. Williamson Memorial Cup indoor bowls event at Oamaru at the week-end. It was a good performance by Canterbury as all the players were making their first appearance. Most of the North Otago team had had experience in the fixture previously. Both Canterbury skips. R. G Ellis and M. L. Davis, conceded only one game. Davis lost his first fours by a single point and Ellis dropped his first round - singles. Results (with Canterbury names first) were:— First round Fours.—R. G. Ellis 11, D. Mor ; ris 6; M. L. Davis 4, Mrs E Aitchison 5. Pairs.—Ellis 14. Morris 4; Mrs M. Cooper 3, C. Cook 6; Davis 6. Mrs Aitchison 4; Mrs 1. Gale 10, L. Caldwell 2. Singles.—Ellis 4, Morris 7; Mrs Cooper 2, Cook 6; B. McLeod 13, Mrs A. Smith 1; Mrs M. Berkeley 6, Mrs M. Reeves 2; Davis 7, Mrs Aitchison 2: Mrs Gale 5. Caldwell 2; Mrs M. Watson 4, G. MitchW 6; N. Hilton 4, Mrs O. Ford 6. Second round Fours.—Ellis 8, Mrs Aitchison 6; Davis 5. Morris 4. Pairs—Ellis 11, Mrs Aitchison 5; Mrs Cooper 5, Caldwell 6; Davis 7, Morris 6; Mrs Gale 12, Cook 2. Singles.—Ellis 6, Mrs Aitchison 5; Mrs Cooper 6. Caldwell 6; McLeod 7. Mitchell 6; Mrs Berkeley 4, Mrs Ford 8: Davis 7, Morris 4; Mrs Gale 10, Cook 1; Mrs Watson 6. Mrs Smith 5; Hilton 11, Mrs Reeves 2. TRIPLES EVENT K. Watson’s team of Mrs M.

De Vries and N. W. Tomlinson won the Foote Cup triples tournament at the week-end. Watson had an easy win in the final where he met E. Tebay’s team of S. Boone and D. Higham. Results from the quarter-finals were:— Quarter-finals. —G. Forrester 10, Mrs N. Sykes 3; K. Watson 9, Mrs E. Horsnell 6; E. Tebay 17, A. E. Williamson 12; D. Sams 11, Mrs E. Claydon 4. Semi-finals.—Watson 6, Forrester 3; Tebay 7. Sams 5. Final.—Watson 13, Tebay 2.