Memory moves through unbeaten

Press, 23 January 1984, Page 32

Memory moves through unbeaten

Arnold Memory (Woolston W.M.C.), who has an excellent record in Christchurch centre bowls events as a skip, showed his ability at singles at the week-end by being the last two-lifer in the open singles. Memory will be joined by nine one-lifers when the tournament resumes at Linwood on Wednesday and they are Bill McDonald and Roger Norton (both Spreydon), Sandy Keith (Hinds), Eric Bell and Frank Carter (both Fendalton), Ken Watson (Linwood), Lyn Hanger (Burnside), Bernie Johns (Christchurch) and Malcolm McLeod (Cashmere). McDonald, Hanger, and Johns are all previous winners of this event, while Carter has been a cham-pion-of-champions singles titleholder.

Memory had a tougher time getting through the first flair rounds on Saturday than he had in the

second four yesterday. His Saturday results included 21-19 against a former winner, Wally Wilkinson (Beckenham), 21-20 against Jim Abernethy (Woodend) and 21-17 against Stan Batcheler (Burwood). Yesterday he had just the one tight game, against Murray Hibbard (Linwood). The pressure was not off Memory until he scored a four on the third-to-last end to take a 20-15 lead.

Keith, who has an impressive singles record in the Ashburton area, will have the longest distance to travel on Wednesday, but on his form yesterday the trip may not be in vain. He played very well in both his last two games to beat Robin Howman (Burnside) and John Gill (Papanui) respectively. The best prospect among the one-lifers might be Johns. He fias in fine touch yes-

terday and overcame a big hurdle in the last round when he beat Graham Stanley (South Brighton) 21-14. Results from the sixth round on:— Sixth round Two-lifers M. Hibbard (Linwood) 21, R. Howman (Burnside) 14; A. Memory (Woolston W.M.C.) 21, B. Chapman (Beckenham) 10; L. Hanger (Spreydon) 21, R. Norton (Spreydon) 4; F. Carter (Fendalton) 21, H. Frame (South Brighton) 20; I. Scott (Dallington), one-lifer, 21 P. Bennett (Barrington) 11. One-lifers P. Neame (Woolston Park) 21, T. Armstrong (Akaroa) 15; W. McDonald (Spreydon) 21, C. Anderson (Linwood) 15; R. Fridd (Woolston Park) 21, L. Jones (Southbridge) 19; J. Gill (Papanui) 21, E. Allan (Burnside) 12; N. Poole (Sumner) 21, M. Nairn (Leeston) 4; S. Keith (Hinds) 21, M. Chick (Woolston

W.M.C.) 20; W. Hadlee (Fendalton) 21, E. Houston (Papanui) 11.

G. Honey (Papanui) 21, M. White (Woolston W.M.C.) 13; K. Watson (Linwood) 21, K. Tough (Canterbury) 15; S. Batcheler (Burwood) 21, D. Philpott (St Albans) 15; N. Cruden (Southbridge) 21, T. Berry (Sydenham) 16; G. Weeds (Hornby) 21, T. Simpson (Burwood) 11; S. Buttar (Burnside) 21, E. Watt (Burnside) 12; M. McLeod (Cashmere) 21, P. Maples (Elmwood) 13. G. Stanley (South Brighton) 21, M. King (Woolston W.M.C.) 7; B. McGowan (Papanui) 21, G. Sandford (Woolston W.M.C.) 11; B. Johns (Christchurch) 21, H. McMath (Riccarton Racecourse) 9; P. Doig (Elmwood) 21, W. Fiecken (Beckenham) 19; D. Trainor (Papanui) 21, A. Williamson (Edgeware) 20; N. Tomlinson (Hornby W.M.C.) 21, R. Dyer (Linwood) 11; A. Bride/ (Spreydon) 21, J. Stevens (Dallington) 5; E. Bell

(Fendalton) 21, D. Thompson (Barrington) 13. Seventh round Two-lifers Memory 21, Hibbard 16, Hanger 21, Carter 17. One-lifers Scott 21, Neame 19; McDonald 21, Fridd 20; Gill 21, Poole 18; Keith 21, Howman 15; Norton 21, Chapman 10; Frame 21, Bennett 17; Honey 20, Hadlee 18; Watson 21, Batcheler 18; Cruden 21, Weeds 19; McLeod 21, Buttar 14; Stanley 21, McGowan 18; Johns 21, Doig 4; Trainor 21, Tomlinson 7; Bell 21, Briden 12. Eighth round Two-lifers Memory 21, Hanger 7. One-lifers McDonald 21, Scott 10; Keith 21, Gill 10; Norton 20, Frame 14; Carter 21, Hibbard 19; Watson 21, Honey 10; McLeod 21, Cruden 17; Johns 21, Stanley 14; Bell 21, frainor 16.