BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 721, 21 January 1910, Page 6

BOWLS.

THE DUNEDIN TOURNAMENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) - - - Dunedin, January 20. Seven full-rink greens were' occupied to-day with the singles bowling ohampionship. The scheme adopted was one new to the New Zealand Bowling Association tournament. In past years one loss put a player out, bat, this year, the conditions were altered, and competitors had two lives up to the third round. On the fourth round, however, the "suddendeath" principle came info , force, and, at this stage also, the two sections merg-ed,.and-the play became general. Splendid weather prevailed; and no difficulty was. experienced in, carrying the singles through'to r tho green winners. A forward move was also made in the doubles tourney, and - a number, of sectional ties were played off. .In several instances the green. winners ' were ascertained, but a few have still to be determined. The following .'are the green winners in the singles' . Caledonian Green: Stevenson (Taieri). Roslyn Green: Miller (Southland). Balmapewan Green: Wallace (Taieri). Dunedin Green: Christie (Taieri).. / N.-E. 'Valley Green: Johnston (St. Albans). Kaitima Green: E. Harraway (Dunedin). .Mornington Green': Truish (Clinton)/ The following are the green winners in the doubles:— Roslyn and Dunedin: Scott and Hogg. ' Wakari and Caledonian: Cormack and Scott. ■ ■ . .. ' v St.-Clair and'Taieri: .Dr. Allan and Tait. .' .-• . i ; Caledonian :and Dunedin: . Short .' and. Foster. I '. ' Balmacewan and Canterbury: Campbell and Saxton. . : .. . • . : Ivaitun'a and Caversham: Waugh and M'Gregor. • . Dunedin and Dunedin: Durio andDalL . K.-E. Valley aiid.;Eaitnna: Scott and Payne., • ■ St. Kilda andiDunedin: Dr. .Burt aid Walter,. . ... . - Mornington and Eaitangata:-Hitchison and Hislop. ' Otago'and Roslyn": Scott'and Scott. Caveraham and. Victoria (Wellington): Vorcoo and Risdale. At. the Green Island Green, l'aimerston (Clark) won Section A," and' has. to meet either..Roslyn or. ■ Sydenham (Throp) to 'decidedthe'. 1 green .winner. ,■ ' : At the. Fairfield Green,' Dunedin (Scott) will meet Newtown- (Wylie) to' decide the ' jn-eeri', winner, and ..at • Taieri .. Waiinate (Morgan) will meet Kaituria (Bailey) to decide the green;winner. The ; rink .championship will be . continued ■ to-morrowU '.' •• -....