PAIRS EVENT

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 92, 12 January 1939, Page 11

PAIRS EVENT

Bowls Championships Continued

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS

Field Of 374 Reduced To 97

By Telegraph—Press Association,

AUCKLAND, January 11. rhe pairs event of the New Zealand bowling championships was begun today when 374 teams, divided into 62 sections, completed four rounds of section play. This comprised the main part of the pairs programme, as section play was confined to one day only. Tomorrow winners or those tieing in sections, numbering 97, will participate in a further day’s play on the sudden-death principle. The weather was good today but the strong wind which prevailed forced jonipetltorg to use good judgment. As tn former years three bowls only were used. . Of the 748 players who took part m today’s play, just over half were making their first appearance in the championships. Last year’s champions, It. L. Clarke and C. E. Tyrrel (Roslyn) are not defending their title. It. N. Pilkington (Hamilton), who won the pairs here four years ago with 11. G. Loveridge aS lead, is this time playing with his son, It. E. Pilkington, as No. 1. K. Cross, the English champion, is playing as lead for his father, C. P. Cross. The section winners were as follows: — Section A: Burchell (Te Awamutu), Section AJ.: Barber (Balmoral), Buckley (Grey Lynn), Squire (Hawera). Section B: 11. Smith (Helensville). Section Bl: I. Clarke (Auckland). Section C: Wilson (Helensville). Section Cl: Harland (Jit. Eden), Ririe (Napier). Section D: 1. Tomlinson (Avondale), Somervell (Ponsonby), Stewart (Alatainata). Section D'l: Bennet (Auckland). Section E: Brackenridge (Lyall Bay). Section El: Tongue (Rocky Nook), McFarlane (Ngaruawahia). ■Section F: Purdy (.Mt. Eden). Hawken (Hamilton)). Section Fl: Bell (Hamilton). Section G: Stephenson (Gisborne), Nash (Palmerston North). Section G 1: McGill (Maitemata), Pavitt (Fitzroy). Section H: Thomas (Mt. Albert), Parsons (Ponsonby), Ingram (Victoria). Section Hl: Cowper (Ponsonby). Section 1 : V. Little (Carlton), Matson (St Heliers). r , , , Section II : Benefield (St. Johns), Cross (England). Section J: Hosking (Grey Lynn). Section JI: Scott (Grey Lynn), Ginger (Hataitai). , x Section K: Lorain (Rocky Section KI: Whittle (Grey Lynn). Section L: Bell (Takapuna), H. Jenkin (Carlton), Keast (North End). Section Lt: Murray (Hawera). Section Al: Forsyth (Ohaupo). Section Ml: Gordon'(St. Section N: Thomson (Rawhiti), Kirkwood (St. John’s), Campbell (Victoria). Section Nl: Wilson (Linwood). Section O.: L. Jury (Ponsonby). Section 01: E. Jury (Pousonby). Section P: Henderson (Paeroa). Section Pl: Ritchie (Carlton), Longworth (St. Kilda). Section Q: Griffiths (Grey Lynn). Section QI: Walker (Auckland). Section R: Baker (Mt. Eden), Smart (New Plymouth). Section R 1: Kerr (Onehunga), .Vaughan (Ponsonby). Section S: Mingins (West End, Auckland). Section SI: Callaghan (Te Aroha). Section T: Aitcbison (Caledonian). Section T 1: Leare (Carlton). Section U: Spearman (Sydenham). Section Ul: Moore (Alt. Eden), Murphy (Taihape), Hall (Rangiriri), .Whyte (Sydenham). Section V: Chambers (Sumuer). Section VI: Barton (Hamilton). Section W: Williams (Gisborne). Section AVI: Popplewell (Port AhurIri). Section X: McCullough (Papatoetoe), Gardiner (Otahuhu). • Section XI: Martin (Ellerslie). Section Y: Lyett (Karori). Section VI: Davis (Mt. Eden), Ewing ’(Stratford), Gilbert (Karori). Section Z: Macklow (Onehunga). Section Zl: Livingstone (Onehunga). Section A2: Robinson (Hamilton). Section B2: Brighting (Hataitai, Mattar (Foxton). Section C2: Crabb (Matamata), London (Devonport). Section D2: H. Bray (Rcmuera). Section E2: Hay-Mackenzie (Kelburn), Leather (Devonport), Bush (Wanganui East). Section F2: Bird (Carlton). Section G2: Miller (Whangarei). Section 112: Topp (Lyall Bay). Section 12: Doherty (Kelburn). Section J2: E. S. Barriball (Waiuku), TV. Haigh (Opawa), A. J. Letham (Ponponby).

DRAW FOR REMAINING SINGLES MATCHES

The remaining matches in the singles competition will be decided when the contestants become available after competing in the pairs and rinks events. Following is the draw for further singles matches• Bell (Takapuna) v. Cowper (Ponsonby). Somervell (Ponsonby) v. Connew (Mount Albert). Rendle (Upper Hutt) v. Whitelaw (Whangarei). Donaldson (Grey Lynn) v, Martin (Ederslie). Cross (England) v. Franks (Balmoral), de Launay (Carlton), a bye.