DOMINION BOWLS TOURNAMENT

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 95, 16 January 1929, Page 12

DOMINION BOWLS TOURNAMENT

CONTINUATION OF CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS PLAY IN FINE WEATHER The Dominion Bowling Tournament was advanced a further r f stage yesterday, with the playing of the fourth and fifth rounds "of the championship pairs, and the first round of post-section play ’ in tjie. pairs championship, conducted on the knock-out system. There was,an unfortunate incident, when a competitor, having won a half section, defaulted, instead of playing off with the winner of the other half section. He contended that he was the *" winner of a section, and, therefore, had qualified for post-section ’.'play.' The conditions of play were almost ideal.

AC The" Dominion Dowling Association is --fortunate. So fair the tournament games have been carried ,out as scheduled, except that on one damp morning the rink games were reduced from 25 to 21 heads. On Monday" evening the fain set in and continued throughout the s evening and ,the outlook looked gloomy for yesterday, but after a cloudy early morning the sun 'blared'out bravely and continued-to shine -brightly throughout the day. 'Yesterday’splay consisted of the fourth and fifth rounds of section play and the first round of post-section play in the ’championship pairs. The greens were very keen, and despite a fresh breeze, which' teinpered the’heat of the.day pleas-antly,-the playing conditions were excellent. The.results of yesterday’s play are as : follow:— . ‘r '/. r FOURTH ROUND ’ r; ■■■ ‘ • • SECTION A. -y • Wellington Upper Green. .. West End .(Clarke), 23; Victoria (Fossette), 19. 'Victoria (Bolton), 31; Hastings (White), 9. ‘.. .'Balihacewan (Ferguson), 23; Te Awa‘mutu (North), 15. ■' Wellington (Duncan), . 22; Temuka “‘(Mclnnes),l6._ . SECTION Al. -’ Seatoun (Page), 29; Kelburn (Strick"iand), '2l. • : " 1 ’Edge'ware (Efford), 28; Napier (Bis■■sell)',: 17.' ' ■ ■" ' “ Upper Hutt - (Goodwin), 20; Te -Kaf aka? (Moore), 19. SECTION B. s ...Karori Green. ? Edgeware (West), won by default from ‘V.B.A."(Bleach). ■ ■ • ' Kelburn (Greig), 20; Petone (Bey?iidn), 19. s- :? -Maitai (Logan) won by default from ■■■ Wellington (Lulham)..'- ■ -"’Dunedin (Smith), 22; Hastings (Bewley),'ll/ ■ ' -Ijjfe SECTION 81. Victoria (Tucker), 23; Kelburn (Gardner), 20. — • Thorndon (Baker)-, 25; Christchurch .•3 (MacdougallE 12; Ponsonby (Parsons),-24; North End ■ (McDonald), 18.

..section c. Lyall Bay Green. Kelburn ■ (Lomas), 20; Hastings (Smart), 12. : r; VJB.A. (Blair), 25; Te Karaka (Mur- • ray); 14. -I "■ Karori (Christensen), won by default from N.S.W. (Doherty). •« femuhfi ;■ (Edwards), won by default rfrom/Chris tchur.ch „.( Woolf), 7jj ;r : . •» T " ! ‘ ’ SECTION Cl.' Victoria (Snaddon), 20; Lyall Bay (Johnstone), 19. Dunedin (Hutchison), 27; Feilding (Herdman), 12. Ellerslie (Toy) won by default from N.S.W. (Scutts). ' ♦ SECTION D. Petone Green. Napier (Hunt), 20; V.B.A. (Wood), Baimacewan- (Buchan), 23; Kelburn (Stephens), 19. Hataitai (Wells) won by default from .N.S.W. (Scott). Eastbourne (Rendle), 29; Vest End (Bremner), 14. SECTION DI. /Christchurch’ (Ainger) won by default from N.S.W. (Rofe). Southland (Thomson), 19; Petone (McEwan), 16. ■Mount Albert (Clark), 18; Wellington (Townsend), 17. : SECTION E. .. . 4 . Thorndon Green. ■?' Kelburn (Lowry). 17; Kaituna (F. Smith), 16. • Hastings (McKee), 19; V.B.A. (Coeh-’-Hataitai(Brighting);-• 22; ‘ N.S.W. (Smith),-18. ' • . '' , Carlton (Gordon), 18; Island Bay "(Ferkins), 16. V : T' ; SECTION El. (Hill), 19.; West Australia (Rogerson), 15. . , i Hataitai, (Martin), 33; Terrace End (GrailOj 12. . _ , '' Auckland (Duncan), 28; Beckenham (Williams), 20. ■ V ■ SECTION F. KK:- Eastbourne Green. Kelburn (Smith), 23;' Remuera fßvan). 22. Sumner. (.Chambers), 22; Caledonian ■■ ACbpradih (Goodwin), . 19; Hataitai / S New 'South Wales (Beacham), 23; "Wanganui (Tilley), 22. SECTION Fl. < V.B.A. (Clarke), 16; Wellington .-Newtown 2 '(Pollock), 22; Fitzroy - (S Abckland 9 :'(Walker),. ;23 ; Waimate (Holmes), G . No. 2-Green. -

' West. Australia , (Tatham), 23; .Newe(Comestti), 21; Caledonian (Bainbridge), 18; V.B.A. ~ AlaSterton ’(Kerr), 23; Island Bay (Edwards), 14. }, ■ ' SECTION GL. . Newtown (Eevestam),- 27; Seatonn (Harris), 24; N.S.W. (Ab’bott),: 18. • • .. United (Reese), 20; Carlton (Coltin'ail), 12; '' SECTION H. ir.i.Hutt No. 1 Green. */Wellington < (Parkhouse) won by default'from V.B.A; (Pike). ■ Hataitai (Fielding), 21; Ponsonby ■ (Jones)’. • 15. . -1 tN.S'.W.” (Rossiter), 28 ; Thorndon '(Casey X, 17. . “Christchurch (Piper), 24; Caledonian .(Wyatt),/ < '< SECTION Hl. jHataitai/(Halliday.), .21; Karori (Cooper), 16. • , ... Raugibra. (Hargreaves), 21; \Voodville,.l Wardrop), IL,- . . (Casey), 21; . Mount Eden .(Jones), 17. ' ’ • SECTION I. Central Green. t-Wellington (O’Donnell) won by defaults from V.B.A. (Harrison). ;r. Thorndon ’(Naylor),. 22; ■ Hamilton (Findlay). IS. > -• . • Island Bay (Munro), 19; Carterton '(Baskiville). 15. , Hastings ■ JJving), 2s; United (Watson), 24.

SECTION 11. Thorndon (Thomson), 21; Kelburn (Ballinger), 19. Linwood (Burson), 21; Hamilton (Smith), 16. ' St. Leonard’s (Maher), 20; Phoenix (Qrant), 19. SECTION J. Hataitai Green. Thorndon (Smith), vypn by default from N.S.W. (Cumming). Hataitai (McWhannel), 22; Dunedin (Hurraway), 18. Wellington (Dimock), 31; Rangiora (Bailey), 10. Remuera (Daniels), 20; Whitiora (Land), 17. SECTION JI. Mount Eden (Trayes), 29; Hataitai (Carrad), 22. St. John’s (Gordon), 25; Lyall Bay (Smith). 16. N.S.W. (Thomson), 20; Levin (Suhan), 19. SECTION K. Wellington Lower Green. Newtown (Castle), 20; N.S.W. (Lowe), 16. Waimate (Inkster), 22; Karori (Adams), 16. Lyall Bay (Sherwood), 31; Thorndon (Horwood), 11. Masterton (Chapman), 21; Hamilton (Bell), 18. SECTION KI. Karori (Dempster), 20; Victoria (Brackenridge), 18. Gisborne (Stevenson), won by default from N.S.W. (Gartrell). Canterbury (Fox), 21; Pukekohe (Munro), 18. SECTION L. Island Bay Green. Island Bay (Conder), won by default from N.S.W. (Walsh). . Auckland (Ure), 25; Thorndon (de Tourettes), 13. Canterbury (Ives), 21; Hutt (Slinn). 20. Masterton (Franks), 25; Caledonian (Claridge), 12. SECTION LI. Wellington Lower Green. Kelburn (Routley), 22; Thorndon (White), 18. Palmerston North (Mathieson), 25; Christchurch (Dickson), 14.

St. Leonard’s (Schofield), won by default from Dunedin (Williams). SECTION M. Khandallah Green. Hamilton (Fruish), 23; Thorndon (Lambert), 17. Karori (Crawford), 19; Dunedin (Hutchison), 12. Levin (Bain), 29; Wellington (McArthur), 25. St. John’s (Upton) won by default from New South. Wales (Jasprizza). -^SECTION- Ml. ; -r v A Newtown .’ (Priddle), 21';” Dunedin (Bentley), 16. A Christchurch (Rennie), 22; Karori (Gilbert), 15. Sti John’s (Lancaster), 20; Wakefield (Ching), 18. SECTION N. Johnsonville Green. Blenheim (Thomson), 19; Woburn (Johnson). 14. Lyall Bay (Noad), 20; Dunedin (Neill), 11. Karori (Jolly), 21; Shannon (Spencer), 19. Thorndon (Torrance), 25; Mount Albert (Hawke), 10. SECTION Nl. Pukekohe (Armstrong), 29; Karori (Burrow), 19. Lyall Bay (Heazelwood), 26; Phoenix (Slater), 20. .Carterton (Hall), 18; St. John’s (Sewell), 17. SECTION O. Upper Hutt Green. Khandallah (Nalder), 25; Whitiora (Higgott), 17. Wellington (Porteous), 20; St. John's (Benefield), 15. Edgeware (Morgan), 29; Lyall Bay (Wells), 16. Southland (Strang), 22; Nelson (Bartlett), 17. SECTION 01.

Upper Hutt (Mumby), 14; Blenheim (Noble-Adams), 3. Newtown (Pollock), 19; Gisborne (Hueston). IS. ' Stratford (Skoglund), 26; Carterton (Sorenson), 23. SECTION P. Kelburn Green. Hastings (Kruse), 25; Woburn (Roundhill), 16. Hawera (Squire). 23; Newtown (Smith), 17. Wakefield (Kingsland), 24; Seatoun (Bell), 21. Masterton (Morton), 2S; Terrace End (Davidson), 19. SECTION Pl. Waipukurau (Hall), 23; Newtown (Warwick). 21. Upper Hutt (Pepper), 22; Te Awamutu (Henderson), 20. St. John’s (Jack), 24; Maitai (Dee), 23. FIFTH ROUND SECTION A. Bolton, 23; Richardson. 22. Clarke, 24; Mclnnes, 20. Duncan, 24; North, 14. Ferguson, 22; White, 18. Left in—Duncan and Clarke. SECTION Al. Efford, 21; Page, 16. Goodwin. 17; Strickland, 12. Bissell, 33; Moore, 21. Left in—Efford. SECTION B. Beynon, by default. Greig, 30; Logan, 24. Smith, by default. West, 22: Bewley. 22. Left in— Greig, West, Smith. SECTION 81. Baker, 20; Tucker, 15. Parsons, 19; Macdougnll. 17. . Gardner, 18; McDonald, 12. Left in—. Parsons. SECTION C. Murray. 25; Lomas, 14. Blair, 24; Christensen, 10. Edwards, by default. Smart, by default. Left in—Edwards, Blair and Smart. SECTION Cl. > Herdman, 29; Johnstone, 15. Hutchison, by default. Snaddon, 22; Toy, 18. Left in—Snaddon. SECTION D. Buchan, 27; Wood, 21. Stephens, by default. Rendle, 19; Wells, 11. Bremner, 16; Hunt. 13. Left in—Stephens, Hunt and Buchan. SECTION DI. Ainger, 20; Thomson, 18. McEwan, 17; Townsend, 16. Clark, by default. Left in—Thomson and Ainger. SECTION E. McKee, 19; Lowry. 15. Brighting, 23: Cochrane, 20. Gordon, 25; Smith, 19. Smith, 28; Ferkins, 12, Left in—McKee.

SECTION El. Rogerson, 19: Grant, 15. Martin, 18; Duncan, 17. Williams, 20; Hill, 13. Left in—Martin. SECTION F. Smith, 19; Chambers, 18. Shore, 22; Lloyd, 17. Collins, 29; Goodwin, 23. Tilley, 31; Ryan, 11. Left in—Smith. SECTION Fl. Clarke, .22; Smith, 21. Pollock, 23; Holmes, 17. Walker, 23; Manley, 13. Left in—Walker. SECTION G._ Lindsay, 26; Tatham, 25. _ Bainbridge, 33; Cometti, 26. Beulke, 20; Edwards, 11. Kerr, 27; Seaton, 20. Left in—Kerr. SECTION Gl. Harris, 15; Jackson, 12. Coltman, 23; Abbott, 12. Levestam, 19; Reese, 16. Left in—Reese. SECTION H. Feilding, 20; Rossiter, 13. Casey, 19; Wyatt, 14. Parkhouse, 30; Piper, 23. Left in—Fielding, Piper, Parkhouse. SECTION Hl. Halliday, 20; Wardrop, 18. Casey, 21; Hargreaves, 19. Cooper, 20; Jones, 18. Left in—Halliday. SECTION I. Findlay, by default. Naylor, 20; Baskiville, 19. Watson, 13; Munro, 12. King, 24; O’Donnell. 10. Left in—King and Findlay. SECTION 11. Smith, 20; Ballinger, 19. Laurenson, 20; Maher, 16. Thomson, 17; Grant, 16. Left in—Laurenson. SECTION J. Harraway by default. McWhannel, 19 ; Bailey, 16..Dimock, 23; Land, 18. Smith, 19; Daniels, 16. Left in—McWhannel. SECTION JI. Gordon, 21; Trayes, 11. Thomson, 19; Smith, 11. Carrad, 27: Suhan, 23. Left in—Thomson. SECTION K. Holmes, 21; Lowe, 16. Adams, 28; Horwood, 16. Sherwood, 25; Chapman. 19. Bell, 29; Castle, 22. Left in—Sherwood. SECTION KI. Dempster, 25; Stevenson, 22. Munro won by default. Brackenridge, 20; Fox, 14. Left in—Dempster. SECTION L. Ure, 27; Walsh, 16. Ivefc, IS; de Tourettes, 17. Franks, 17; Slinn. 15. Conder, 20; Claridge, 16. Left in—Conder and Franks. • SECTION LI. White, 25; Dickson, 13. Mathieson won by default. Routley, 26; Schofield, 8. Left in—White and Routlev. SECTION M. Fruish won by default. Crawford, 23; Bain, 16. McArthur, 32; Upton, 24. Lambert won by default. Left in—Fruish. McArthur, Bain. SECTION Ml. Bentley, 24; Rennie. 12. Gilbert, 21; Lancaster, 14. Priddle, 28; Ching. 22. Left in—Rennie. SECTION N. Neill, 21; Thomson, 19. Noad, 26; Spencer, 17. Torrance. 24; Jolly, 14. Hawke, 19 ; Johnson, 18. , Left in—Torrance. SECTION Nl. Armstrong, 23; Slater, 14. Sewell, .23.; Hazelwood, IS. "Hall, 26; Burrow,' 17 Left in—'Armstrong and Hall.

SECTION O. Higgott, 24; Benefield. 22. Porteous, 13 : 1 Morgan, 29. Strang, 21; Mills, 19. Bartlett, 30; Nalder, 11. Left in—Higgott and Morgan. SECTION O. Hueston won by default. Skoglund, 21; Pollock, 17. Mumby, 15; Sorenson, 22. Left in—Hueston. SECTION P. Kruse, 23 ; Squire, 16. Kingsland, 25; Smith. 20. Davidson, 24; Bell, 22. Roundhill, 23; Morton, 21. Left in: Kruse, Morton, Smith, and Squire. SECTION Pl. Hall, 31; Henderson, 22. Jack, 21; Pepper, 19. Dee, 24; Warwick, 23. Left in : Hall and Jack. POST-SECTION PLAY ’ First Round. ( Higgott (Whitiora), 23; Morgan (Edgeware), 10. Martin (Hataitai), 28; McKee (Hastings), 13. West (Edgeware) by default. Smith (Dunedin), 23; Gray (Kelburn), 21. s Edwards (Temtika), 23; Snaddon (Victoria), 17. = Blair (V.8.A.), 27; Smart (Hastings), 19. Stephens (Wellington), 20; Hunt (Napier), 15. Buchan (Balmacewan), 19; Thomson (Southland), 18. " Walker (Auckland), 25; Smith (Kelburn), 20. Reese (United), 22; Kerr (Masterton), 13. Ficldiilg (Hataitai), 20; Piper (Christchurch), IS. Parkhouse (Wellington), 23; Halliday (Hataitai), 18. McWhanncl (Hataitai), 23; Thomson (N.S.W.), 17. Sherwood (Lyall Bay), 21; Dempster (Karori), 19. Clark (West End), 16; Duncan (Wellington), 14. Efford (Edgeware), 26; Roundhill (Woburn),. 19. Franks’(Masterton), 22; Conder (Island Bay), 19. Routley (Kelburn), 22; White (Thorndon). 19. Bain (Levin), 17; Fruish (Hamilton). 13. Rennie (Christchurch), 22; McArthur (Wellington), 19. Hall (Carterton), 20; Armstrong (Pukekohe). 19. Findlay (Mt. Eden), by default. - Morton (Masterton), 15; Squire (Hawera), 10. Kruse (Hastings), 29; Smith (Newtown), 14. Jack (St. John’s), 20; Hall (Waipukurau), 15. Laurenson (Linwood), 16; Ainger (Christchurch), 15. DRAW FOR PAIRS FIRST ROUND OF POST-SECTION PLAY. Torrance v. Hueston) on the Hataitai green at 9.30 a.m. to-day. SECOND ROUND OF POST-SECTION PLAY. Rennie (Christchurch v, Higgott (Whitiora). Routley (Kelburn) v. Findlay (Mt. Eden). Kruse (Hastings) v. Jack (St. John’s). Smith (Dunedin) v. Parkhouse (Wellington. The above games will be played on the Hataitai green at 9 a.m. to-day, except in the case of three players who happen to be engaged in post-section rink play. On the Thorndon Club’s green the following games will be played : — Blair (V.8.A.) v. Hall (Carterton). Clark (West End) v. Bain (Levin). Martin (Hataitai) v. Buchan (Balraacewan). Reese (United) v. Fielding (Hataitai). Morton (Masterton) v. Sherwood, (Lyall Bay). West (Edgeware) v. Stephens (Kelburn). The above games are subject to the same conditions re players engaged in the rinks. • The following have drawn byes:— Laurenson (Linwood), Walker (Auckland), Franks (Masterton). Efford (Edgeware), McWhanliel (Hataitai).

A REGRETTABLE INCIDENT The only regrettable incident in connection with yesterday's play occurred at the conclusion of section play when Parsons (Ponsonby), who won Section Bl (really a half section), declined to play the winners and ties in Section B, on the grounds that he was a straight-out winner of a section. The law laid down by the association is very clear. In the conditions respecting the pairs it states: “The winners and ties in sections will play off on the sudden death principle.” As he forfeited the game by not playing, Parsons put himself out of the. contest. There were others in the same position as Parsons, but there was no other objection to the conditions laid down.

PRESIDENT’S DAY To-day is President's Day and will be celebrated at the Wellington Club's green. All bowlers are invited, to be present. Afternoon tea will be provided, and an orchestra will be in attendance. THE CHAMPIONSHIP RINKS The first round of the championship rinks will be played to-day on the Wellington Club’s greens, commencing at 9 a.m. The draw has already appeared in these columns. All play will be confined to the Wellington Club’s greens. NOTES AND COMMENTS Harrison (V.8.A.) explains (in reference to yesterday's paragraph) that in response to correspondence he and another Australian player arranged to make up a rink, which was entered in the name of Ure (Auckland), but on his arrival he was induced to skip the rink, which was the sole reason why the change was made (in the reports) to a V.B.A. rink, though originally entered as an Auckland one.' Harrison, though a Sydney ’resident (he is “Boomerang" on the Sydney “Referee’) is a member of a Victorian club. King (Hastings) forfeited his game in the post-section round of last evening to Findlay (Mount Eden) owing to the receipt of had news from home. ’ A verv fine game was witnessed on the Wellington green (in post-section play) last evening- between Duncan (Wellington) and. Clark (West End), the latter getting home by two points after a neek-nnd-neek contest. F. Laurenson (Linwood), an old member of the Wellington Club, is doing well in the pairs. His game against Ainger (Christchurch) in the first round of postsectim! plav was witnessed by n big “bank." After a keenly-contested game Laurenson managed to win by a single point. Wearne (Kelburn) had five wins in the rinks, not four, as chronicled in the results. A CORRECTION Mr. J. Woolf has made the following statement in connection with a paragraph in yesterday’s notes to the effect that he had. for some reason or other, defaulted and played lead for Aingers throughout Monday:—“Ainger's lead, Mr. Alec Dey." he stated, “met with serious injuries in a motor accident, narrowly escaping death, and is still in bed: my lead had to return to Christchurch for a few days on urgent business. Being members of one club we played together rather than there should be two defaults. The executive was duly informed of the position."