BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 8

BOWLS.

WELLINGTON CENTRE'S TOUR- ( >.'.:-.•';■". :,';NAMENT.:;::/,vvi:.:/: ■;,--- : '.;WON, BY; WYLIE, (NEWTOWN).:.,./. _.The -Wellington. ; Centre's ;New Year Tqurnament-was brought to a conclusion -last, evening .at' tho*. Wellington Club's! green whenvthe: final: game,was played between: the, two Newtown club's - skip's, Wylie' ; and ..-.Powell,;,'; who'-: bad played so steadily ■ and skilfully.'.-. throughout the heat and burden bf the tournament. .;. Both, teams wore -in good'/form, and one'-of ■ the.;keenest games: of -the, whole tournament;- resulted, ..excellent:, generalship being x mahifested - throughout on, both sides,; though neither player had ■ everjskipped-s;in a. tournament before.Wylie's rink; opened the ball with-/, a somewhat lucky, four. -It? was 'ominous. On tho;ninth head/both'teams drew even .with seven' points.-VSteady.' play-and even scoring marked-the game until the- sixteenth' 'head, when'. Wyliowas "13 "and Powell -12.: The former's rink, with a fine exhibition of ■ dead drawing,, then* put 'Jon two threes'; and a one in succession; leaving Powell five behind.' On the nineteenth, head Powell scored, a'' single,' which- was .responded : to:,with two-'by his opponent: on:,the, next head. ■<: Powell had to 'get sis',to, : tie 'when': the/skips went down to : play. the.last head (Wylie, lying l the ,shot).. 'The. task, was "hopeless.-. Powell managed' to trail / the; kitty a few inches to, one; of his' own-, bowls, but I one ■'. was -all, he ' got/-put, of ■ it. : The teams-..and ;scoresvwere:—-■:':'■'.-•'. .''■;.::;■■'■;'"<::'-.;. .;-'-

-/Warwick,'Duff^Pollook, : Wvlie:(s;);>-19:' Cant,'. Noble,-: Webb, .Powell -■ (sO.'VM.:.' !''■:■ At a, call- three •, cheers ■ were - given'- for - •Mr- Wylie,:and 'his rink.'' In .responding, the. winnihg 'skip stated/that -it' was the first tournament -he had ever,' skipped,-iui ° u tV?5- 'be; bad; been/in-Jevery/zteam/ .that ;had; won/a centre, tournament" in Wellington .(with: Prince, -H. Price, and now-,in, his'ownrink): -He was :and- proud ;to;have, won.' the tournament ,for: his club's sake.'. In his opinion,' muck credit",was \ due ;to. Mr.' .Churchward, for; ,thei-excellent..'manner';in which- he/had.-, mannged- /the. tournament;' .', .v.' : . : ;.;:;':;.'-; n'Mr."" W.'...:Hneston,' -jcbakm'aa.' of : tie Gentxe.-.Committee,- stated 1 that,they- had now;.concluded :one~; : of the .most pleasant .tournanients; 'everv held..- 'in'.' Wellington. They-had been blessed with good weather, and'.to'/'play>had:;,been ; ;of;;the, sociable. «>nd,:they; all-xliked.;,-.Another; tbing-was. .that;,the./tournament • had';;brought- '■ out some; ryoung -players—dark .'horses—arid-, old .players ,-had,; had to;take a!, back "seat. ( (Mr. , Andy J Hamilton: ■'■."Don't ■.'.. rub■ it in!")';. The;, trophy;;had,':been won 1 by; a Newtown team,' and..be must congratulate that Jclub on ■>. the .possession: of., two ..such fine'..teainSj'';;;!';.*', ;'■;."■-.■ .;'■'■.?;;. : .v ■'):'■'. ■;;";/ -.!.,'JJr:'-\Euestpn v 'tHen'-''presented'iJlilr;\Wyiie. with the,-Flyger;Shield, and four 'pairs of; iyoi7-rflo.unted : v"J'acq\ies"..vbowls..:-Eour pairs'of, bowls were:also presented:'to the. runners-up'.'i /;:'/■■; v '. ■.-,',;,."-'; ■'.! ■/ - .J- '■■■. :• ' ■;'.. : . :,;Mr.'.:Huestdn--stated, that the centre.iproposed/to-', stretcb'Xont\.a,::::bit .next-..year,- . when no other .tournament would be. held.' ..There-,would: be. sohiething<;more..thau v a; ;tivd days'; ;■ he ; "did'".; not want; to ..say,', too- much,-; just/enough "■. tovrbet'■: the '-appetite. ,;■(Applause.),'■■■'~..:';