JUNIOR BOWLERS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 153, 25 March 1937, Page 18

JUNIOR BOWLERS

Wellington Singles Championship G. C. smith, KELBURN, WINS Tlie Kelburn Bowling Club's representative, G. C. Smith, won the junior singles championship of the Wellington Bowling Centre yesterday. The junior champion of champions event, has been inaugurated this season as the result of a cup being given for it by Mr. L. Smith. Mr. anil Mrs. Smith watched the games at the Wellington club's greens yesterday. Bowlers who have been playing the game for one or two seasons come within the definition of ’•junior,” but quite a large proportion of the participants in yesterday's games were first-season players'. The standard of play generally was unexpectedly high. The final between Smith and the Seatoun representatip-e, J. It. Williams, came to an exciting climax. M illiams played good bowls during the day, but. when lie niet Smith it seemed after a few heads had been decided that he had met a more consistent player. On nearly every head Smith had beaten Williams to the draw, and when the mat went down the 15th time the score was 14-3 in favour of Kelburn. Then, however, Williams struck form, and won head after head until with a three on the 20th, he brought the totals even. Last head, Williams drew right on to the kitty, to beat his opponent's two counters. Smith, who several times displayed ability to drive accurately, took it out. Williams, with his next and last bowl, drew the shot again, but Smith killed the head. When the head was played again, Williams lay two shots, but Smith beat them with his second to lust bowl, and Williams's last lacked sufficient weight to get into shot position. The game ended with Kelburn one up. Results in Detail. The results are as follows:— First round: Thorndon (O. N. Kerr) beat Upper Hutt, by default; Victoria (C. Watts I beat Woburn by default. Second round: Victoria 22, Thorndon 12; Seatoun (.1. Ji. Williams) 25, Forirua (('/ Simeon) S; Petone (W. T. Kerr) 21, Newtown (G. Bird) 15; Hutt (L. Kyle) 20, Khandallnh (W. 11. Bruce) 19; Kelburn (G. C. Smith ) 20, Ha taitai (W. F. (’. Balhani) 15; Eastbourne (L. Johns) 19. Central (P. McVenn) 13; Lyall Bay (L. F. Bruce) 27. ■Wellington (C. J. Cooper) 11; Island Bay (H. Nicholls) 21. Karori (H. S. Cuming) 18. Third round: Seatoun 20, Victoria 18; Hutt IS. Petone 16; Kelburn 17. Eastbourne 11; Island Bay 22. Lyall Bay_7. Semi-finals: Seatoun 19, Hutt 15; Kelbmirn 13. Island Bay 12. Final: Kelburn 15, Seatoun 14.

AMBULANCE RINKS Visit to Upper Hutt Favoured by pleasant weather conditions. two rinks of bowlers representing the Wellington Free Ambulance Board spent nn enjoyable afternoon at Upper Hutt yesterday. They were victorious over their hosts —members of the Upper Hutt club —hy 48 to 31. The rinks wore as follows, Ambulance Board names first: —• C. Campbell, .1. Keith, M. Marks, O. J. B. Norwood (s.) 21. G. W. Hunt. T. Lightfoot. P. Quinn. T. Mudgwny (s.) 14. J. t'reeke. W. 11. Edwards, F. Roffe, F.. W. Wise (s.) 27. .1. Goodwin, P. Davis, 11. Dalton and J. H. Brown (s.) 17. The visitors were entertained by the home club at afternoon tea.