Lawson out of bowls

Press, 17 February 1978, Page 24

Lawson out of bowls

PA Palmerston North |( th The national singles run--!: ner-up, Stan Lawson (Christ-* t! church), was a worried manic at lunch-time, on the first i day of the Manawatu Bowl- pi mg Centre’s Lion Masters|s singles, yesterday. h Lawson, needing a gooditi to impress the if Hew Zealand bowling selec- ; y tors with the Edmonton Com-is monwealth Games in mind.jii failed badly in the morning! a game against Buss Daniel jc iwaikanae), and needed at much improved effort in the-C afternoon. a But even it that stage the: sticky greens had him wor-jF ried, and he could not foot It it with the de»“rmined Shan-'e non bowler, Mac Higgle, so g Law son is the first big-name S bowler to bow out of the e tournament, having nu chant it now of qualifying and reach- t ing the final 32 todav. Other leading bowlers had e their problems as well. John t Scott (Johnsonvii’e). third '.n.t the national singles, !'«t hisj morning game to Ron Griggs 11

(Palmerston North), but still | has a chance of qualifying) because Griggs slumped ini the afternoon, and Sen* 4 ! could still win his section. The local player. Kevin!' Wing, second in the national)’ singles two vears at, wash impressive enough in the!' morning, but in the afternoon i found the Hawke’s Bavji youngster. Denis Duffy tool’ strong, and so drooped ani’ important point. But here)! again he has a chance, be-i cause he plays the or' un-r beaten player, H. McMath (Karoro), in the morning, and i a win would see him qualify, h The defending champion.)! Peter Bellis (Aramoho) went! through his two games well); enough, but his winning mar-)' gins were not large. Phil) Skoglund (Northern) was ,n- ) other to straggle, winning both his matches by onlv two points. Dave Etnirali (Carlton), one of the top bowlers at national tournaments over the past! three years, won his first) match easily enough, but then) lost bv 10 points to a former'

'.Manawatu singles representative, Eric Watson (Pabiatua). ißut he still has a chance. I Vic Sellars (Northern) and J Ivan Kostanich (Helensville) (won both matches well, and (three of the Australians (showed good form, with he |top players Frank Soars and I Ron King, winning both! i matches. However, Soars .does not look to be in too (form after a recent lay-off (because of a heart attack, (and might struggle to get i very’ far. I Kerry Clark was again in igood form, and looks likely ito be a contender for I honours. ! Section play continues this i morning, when the top 32) (will be found. I Performances of bowlers ini “The Press” circulation area' were:— Section one: T. I. James (West port R.S.A.). two wins. Section eight: N. H. Poole (Sumner), one win Section 10: D. Mills (Marlborough). two wins. Section 11: G. Chapman (Blenheim), no wins. I Section 22: R. Milne (Geraldine), I two wins. Section 23: Lawson | .'Christchurch), no wins. Section 27: P. Melville (Christchurch), '• one win.