Christmas bowls

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 81, 30 December 1940, Page 5

Christmas bowls

Draw For Post-Section Play Today NINE FOURS QUALIFY Niue fours having qualified for postsection play, the Wellington Bowling Centre’s Christmas Tournament cannot finish before tomorrow. The fours still in tile tournament are those skipped by Brighting (Hataitai). Hastings (Newtown), Hale (Island Bay), Hazelwood (Lyall Bay). Stirling (Wellington), Cornett! ,(Hataitai), Bryce (Island Bay). Wellings (Hataitai) and Reid (Lyall Bay). Reid’s four was the only one to go through all nine games in the section play, which concluded on Saturday, without defeat, though Bryce lost only his second game, against Watts. Winners of seven or more games, as well as those who topped their sections, obtained Hie right io play in Hie postsection games. The draw lor post-section piuy today, which will be at the Wellington green, is as follows:—First round t!) a.in.) : Brighting v. Hastings; Hale, Hazelwood. Stirling, Cornell!. Bryce. Wellings and Reid. byes. Second round (.1 p.m.) : The winners oi the Brighting-Hastings game x. Hale; Hazelwood v. Stirling: Cornell! \. Bryce; Wellings v. Reid. The semifinals will be played later in the afternoon and tile tinai tomorrow.

Following is a sunnnaij of wins obtained in the nine rounds of section play :— Section A: Bryce. 8; Wellings. Brighting, 7; Walls. Silbery. 6; Gauntlett, 5; Fairway, -I; O Donnell, lladwm. 3: Davison. Liglill’oid. 2; Bailey, 1. Section B: Conietti. Stirling. 7; Morgan, Casey. Higgins, 6; Fielding, Russell, 5; McKenzie. -I; Jones. Marshal!. 3: Davis. 1 ; Hill. 0. Section C : Hale. llazelwootl._ 7 ; Goldfinch, Lawrie, I’e'ery. G: Shore. •>; Roundhill. Lyall. Inniss Slienmin. Wyatt. 3. Hart, 2.

Section D: Reid. ’J: Hasting.-. 7; McCune. P. W. Smith. G: J. R. 'Smith. Cooper, 5; Parsons. Ryan. -I: Hill. Cunningham. 3; Stevens. 2: Burke. 0. Following are the results of games in the three rounds played on Saturday, when sunny weather again favoured the players:— Section A—Newtown Green. Seventh round : O'Donnell ( Wellington ) 37, Bailey (Kiiandailaii.l 7; Brigllting (Kelburn) 2G. Davison (Victoria) 12; Wellings I Hataitai, 17. Lightfoot (Upper Hutt) 13; Walls (Hataitai) 18. Silbery (I’etone) 8; Gauntlett (Lyall Buy) 31. Fairway I Wellington I 15: Bryce I Island Bay) 21, Hadwin (Hutt) IG. Eighth rouml : Wellings 2G. Silber)’ 19; Bryce 24, Lightfoot 14; Gauntlett 2G. Bailey 12; Brighting 27. Hadwin ‘J: O'Donnell 27. Watts 18: Fairway 21. Davison 14. Ninth round: Bryce 21. Brighting IP; Fairway' 17. Hadwin 6; Silbery 18. O'Donnell IG; Davison 14. Lightfoot 10; Wellings 25. Bailey 20: Watts 13. Gauntlett 5. Section B—Karori Green. Seventh round: Higgins (Seatouni 24. G. >S. Hill < Wellington) 12: Jones I Victoria I 111. Morgan iKelbiirn) 18; Russell (Newtown) 17, Fielding iHaiuitai) Hi; Conietti t Hataitai I 25. Umsey iTlioriidon I 20: Stirling 1 Wellington) Hi. Marshall (Lyall Bay) 14; McKenzie illulti 21. Davis (Island Bay) 12. Eighth round: Fielding 27, Casey 2I; Russell 20, Davis 21 ; Higgins Hi. Marshall 13: Morgan 2.8. McKenzie Hi; Conietti 22. Hill 12; Stirling 31, Jones 11. Ninth round: Morgan 11). Davis Hi: Stirling 25. McKenzie 11 ; Casey 30. Hill 20; Russell 21. Jones 11: Higgins 21. Fielding 13: Marshall 20. ('oinelti 13. Section C—Khandallali Green. Seventh round: Goldliuclt (Wellington) 23, Wyatt (Karori) 13; Perry

Musical undiu. 7.0: After-dinner music, tTlioriidon i 20. Hazelwood (.Lyall Buy) 19; hliore (Haiuitui) 19. Slieniiaii ( St,’llolllll 12: Hurt i Carterton) 18. Lawrie , I Victoria 1 12; Hale (Island Day I 17, Lyall (Kelburu) IG; Inniss (Newtownl 25, Roiindhill (Hulu 12. Eighth round: Hurl 19. Shore lo; Shenn.’iii 20. I ton mill ill lo ; Wyatt 22. Lyall 21: Berry IG. Inuis 15; Goldfinch 18. Lawrie Hi; Hazelwood 27. Hale 18. _ Ninth round: Berry 25, Roiiinlliill IG; Hale 26. Inniss IS; Goldliuclt 26. Hart 111; Hazelwood 22. Slieiinan 13; Shore 2-1. Wyatt 15; Lawrie 20. Lyall 1-1. Section D—Hataitai Green. Seventh rotitid: 11. A. Hili I Wellington) 19. ('iiiiningliain (Newtown) 10: Reid I Lyall Bay) 22. B. W. Smith iThorudoii I. 21: McCune I I iat.-iitai I 17. Ryan ( Boi’irua l 14; Cooper I Karori i 29. Stevens ( Victoria) 15; J. It. Smith I Kelburn I 18. Barsoils I Island Bay) 16: Hastings (Newtown) 21. Burke (Hutt) 20. Eighth round: McCune 22. Cooper lb; Ryan 23. Burke 19; J. R. Smith 27. ('lliinillgli.’ltn 11 ; Hustings 2-1, B. W. Smith 19: Hill 19 Stevens 17: Reid 21. Barsons 12. Ninth round; B. W. .Smith IS, Burke 17: Butvons 27. Hustings 1-1: Cooper 19. Hill 13; Heid Kyatt 9; McCune 26. < 'unninghani 23; J. R. Smith 25, Stevens