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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 99, 22 January 1924, Page 8

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* N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP, TOURNEY RINKS, PAIRS AND SINGLES By Tblrgrap® —Press Association. ChristchUrth. January 21. Despite a drizzle which was experienced this morning, play iii the New Zealand Bowling AssociatwiA championship tournament was continued, great interest being manifested m which are now nearing a conclusion. It is hoped that with good luck and fine weather the tournament will ne concluded on Wednesday terday the fifth, sixth, and semi-finals of the rinks contest were plajed on b . Albans green, the games commencing in the morning and continuing until nearly 7 p.m. In the afternoon the second and third rounds of the pairs contest were played on the green, but finality in this section m imnossible until Wylie, .who is engaged in the rinks contest, is freed and able to play his first, sep “Pt third rounds. The post-sectional pairs games and the two first rounds of toe pairs games were also played on b . Albans green in the morning, and too singles games were contested m tne afternoon. The condition of both greens was not so favourable as could have been wished for on account of the rain overnight, but with a brief spell o sunshine in the afternoon the greens dried up, and by the afternoon tea adjournment were in running order, suits are: — RINKS COMPETITION. St. Albans Green—Fifth roimd: Bremner (West End, Auckland) 25 v. Smart (New Plymouth, 12; Stephens (Kelburn) 23 v. Marks (United), 1< , Wylie (Newtown) 22 v. Benefield (bt. John’s, Wanganui), 10; Gray (Eelburn) 19 v. McCullough (United), 15, Fielding (Ha tai tai) 18 v. Smith (Fitzroy), 14. , . Sixth round: Gray 22 v. Sp? ' ’ Bremner 23 v Fielding 15; A) yhe 21 v. Stephens 12. . Seventh round: Wylie 20 v. Gray 17., Bremner (two lives), a bye. PAIRS COMPETITION. St. Albans Green—First round; Summers (Canterbury) 17 v. Carswell (laieiri) 16; Milsom (Ashburton) IV v. Amtman (Caledonian) 18; West (Edgeware) beat Bartie (St. -Leonard s, Hastings) by default; Wylie (Newtown) and Marks (United) have yet to meet. Canterbury Green —Second reund : Monk (Kaiapoi "W.M.C.) 25 v. Lowry (Carlton) 16; Harroway (Dunedin) 17 v. Chegwin (Beckenham) 16; Brown (United) 22 v. Summers (Canterbury) 18; Parnham (Kaiapoi) 15 v. Milsom (Ashburton) 10; Redpath (Canterbury) 19 v. Piper (Chnstehurch) 16; Smellie (Green Island) 27 v West (Edeeware) 22; Mitchell (Sydenham) *2O v. Blanchard (Carlton) 10. Third round: Smellie 24 v. Brown 18; Redpath 21 v. Parnham 20; Harraway 20 v. Monk 18. SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Second round: Bremner (West End, Auckland) 20 v. Ingram (Wellington) 18; Feilding (Hataitai) 18 v. Amtman (Caledonian) 16. PETONE V. NEWTOWN. Friendly game, Petone v. Newtown, Petone mentioned first Home: Wilkinson, McGavin, Dixon, Jbeil (s.), 17;.Roberts, Reid, McLeay, W. Reid (s.). 2-, Hannam, Leavey, Longman, May (s.), -4, Thompson, Petersen, Parkhouse, BlinKensop (s.). 18; Powell, Sood, Cooper, May (sX 26; King, Gyles, Cole, Robbins (s.) ; 12 • Rev. Blair, Reid, Laurie, Cometti (s.) 20; Elmsley, Charman, Green, Silk (s.), 19. HILL PINS. Xtollotong is the result of the game for the Hill Pins played at Khandallah against Island Bay: —Khandallah: Taylor, Bennett, Bourke, Phmmer (s.), 25; Island Bay: Dixon, Brodnck, Wylie, Bland (s.), 20.