BOWLING

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 117, 10 February 1925, Page 5

BOWLING

CIVIL SERVICE TOURNEY. Despite a light drizzling rain, the semifinals and final of the Civil Service tourney were played off at the Thorndon green. The first two matches were Education (Porteous s.) v. Printing Office (Wilson s.), and Post and Telegraph (Kelly s.) v. Post and Telegraph (Duncan «.). and in both cases there was only one point between each winner and loser. The first-named match took the palm for interest, for the teams were 20 all at the twenty-first head, so another head had to be played. This was made a dead-head by Porteous when the Printers were 2 up. The substitute head was very close, and when the two skips went down the Printers were 2 up; Wilson played his first Jxiwl, but did not affeet the score, then Porteous sent a beautiful shot down and cut the opponents’ two out. Wilson tried his last howl, but failed, and Porteous rested on the score, 21—20 in his favour. The final was contested by the Pest nnd Telegraph team (Kelly’s) and the Education team (Porteous s,l, and was ns keen a contest as the previously-men-tioned game. On the twenty-first head the teams were equal, and so an extra head was played, which left Portenus’s link winners of tlio championship, SO--19. The president presented the shield to Mr. Porteous, mutual congratulations were exchanged, and the 1925 tournament ended. The detailed scores were: — Semi-final: Education (Bell. Spencer. J. Caughley, Porteous, s.) v. Printing Office (McGirr, May, Campbell, IVilson, s.), 21—20. Post and Telegraph (Marshall, Nicholls, Johnston. Kelly, sj v. Tregonning, Redmond, Finnegan, Duncan, s.), 17 —16. Final: Education (Bell, Spencer, J. Caughley, Porteous, s.), v. Post and Telegraph (Marshall, Nicholls, Johnston, Kelly, s.), 20—19. OTTO JERUSALEM CHALLENGE CUP. The second match of this season’s series for the Otto Jerusalem Challenge Cup, which is played for annually by the Khandallah and Johnsonville Clubs, was keenly competed on the Johnsonville green on Saturday in ideal weather, and resulted in a win for the Khandallah Club by two points on the aggregate score, each club having won two games. The following are the detailed scores:— Johnsonville—-Wackrow, Angell, H. Johnson, Jacobs (s.), 19; Khandallah— Levin, Crump, Nalder, Bringans (s.), 18. Johnsonville —Wright, Skinner, Embury, Turner (s.), 29; Khandallah —Barlow, Bath, Fletcher, Robertson (s.), 13. Johnsonville —O'Neill, W. Mills, Neal, Orr (s.), 23; Khandallah—Bevan, Hare, Mulford, Butt (s.), 25. JohnsonvilleMorgan, 'Washington, Smith, Cook (s.), 11; Khandallah — Taylor, Hodgson, Bourke, Monro (s.), 28. Number of games won by Johnsonville Club, 2; total score, 82. Number of games won by Khandallah Club, 12; total score, 84. The opportunity was also taken to play three friendlies between the two clubs, the scores being as follow:— Johnsonville —Robinson, R. Richardson, Beaumont, Carman (s.), 17; Khandallah —Billman, Shaw, Ross, Lucas (s.), 21. Johnsonville —Nordell, McMillan, T. Johnson, Dee (s.), 23; Khandallah —McKay, King, Stevens, Waldie (s.), 14. Johnsonville—Bryant, AV. Richardson, A. Mills, Jones (s.), 12; Khandallah— Amore, Desborough, Anderson, Bates, (s.), 23. Number of games won by Johnsonville, 1; total score, 52. Number of games won by Khandallah, 2; total score, 58. ROTORUA TOURNAMENT. Bv lei.agua ph---Press Association Rotorua, February 9. The Rotorua bowling tournament opened this morning in glorious weather, with 55 rinks competing. Two rounds were completed during the day. Following are the undefeated teams:—Section A: Turton (Iluntly), Parker-(Auckland); section B: l’or~—t (AVhakatane), Clarlje (West End)- Cogliill (Morrinsville); section C: Kelly (Ponsonby), Alexander (Waverley, N.S.W.), Kerr (Masterton); section D, Bell (Hamilton). Hawkins (Opotiki), Bull (Napier); section E, AVright (St. Ileliors). Round 3 is incomplete.