DOMINION TOURNEY

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 9, 12 January 1932, Page 11

DOMINION TOURNEY

PLAY IN THE SINGLES

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, 11th January. In perfect summer weather, the nineteenth annual championship tournament of the New Zealand Bowling Association was commenced on city and suburban greens to-day. The search for the 1932 Dominion ' champions will last about a fortnight. Four rounds of sectional play iv the singles championship were played, the matches being distributed, among twelve greens. During the long spell of dry weather groundsmen have had a difficult tusk to keep the turf in good order, but almost without exception the greens gave every satisfaction, playing fast and true once the moisture from the rains of the previous night had dried out under the effects of a hot sun. Previous winners of the singles championship who are competing in this year's tournament are:—M. Walker (Ponsonby Olub), 1915, 1919, and 1923; C. I. Ingram (Wellington),- 1917; W. Foster (Caledonian), 1918 and 1926; J. C. Rigby (NorthKast Valley), 1922; W. Carswell (Taieri), 5924; J. D. Best (Dunedin), 1925; and J. •fcbott (Caledonian), 1928. . The tournament was formally declared open' by Mr. H. B. Oakey, president of tie New. Zealand Bowling Association, v ho extended a welcome to the players, 'the entries, he said, had been very satisiactory,and were marked by quality if. not by quantity./ He expressed a hope that players would have an enjoyable and successful tournament. '

The initial four rounds provided the usual crop of surprise victories and defeats, and the ultimate winner seems well concealed. Several ex-title-holders failed to live up to their reputations. . At- the end of the day's play the following are still in:— •

Section A.—No losses, Reese (United); one loss, Williams . (Shirley), Mclnnes (Temuka), Gardiner. (Dunedin), and Thomas (Sumner). _, ' ...... Section B.—No losses, Hutchison (Puuedin);.. one loss, Raphael (Canterbury), Marris (Kelburn), Tyrrell (Roslyn), and Archer (Sydenham). :

Section C—No losses, Foster (Caledonian); one loss, H. Mackay (Caversham), Williams (Kelburn), Childs (Palmerston North);' and "- Colthurst (West Bud, Auckland). Section D.—No. losses, .Scott (Caledonian); one loss; Martin (Sumnor), H. Dobbs (Christchureh), -Manning. (Tiniaru), and Jack (St. Johns). '....].'.''/..... ...- Section E.-r-No. losses, De.. Launay (Carlton); one loss, Thomas (Rqslyri), Jones (Linwood), Edwards (St. Kilda), and Adams (Phoenix). '■;"'■'-.''" ' . Section P.—No losses. Walker (Auckland); one loss, Cother (Siimner), dray (Kelburn); Goldstbne (Opawa), and W. Hardley (West End, Auckland). Section G.—No losses, Hinuhcliff (Caledonian); one loss, Macky : (Auckland), Dowland (St. Kilda), Ufton (Kaikorai), and Chapman (St. Clair). SectionH.—No losses, Loma's (Kelburn); one loss, Cuming (Woodville), Bremner (West End, Auckland),. Jacobsen (St. Kilda), and O'Brien (Ashburton). Section I.—No losses,'Haworth: (Canterbury); one loss, Hampton-.(Sumner), Ferguson (Balmacewan), Baldwin (St. "Albans), and Seddon (Caledonian). Section J.—No losses, Edwards (Temnka); one loss, C. Hardley (West End, Auckland), H. liolls (Feathorstou), Longworth (St.^Kilda), and Box (Canterbury). Section X. —No losses, Leach (Runanga); one loss, McKeon (Sydenham), Glen (Island Bay), Simpson (Kaiapoi W.M.C.), and Adess (St. Kilda). Section L.—No losses, Eoutley (Kelburn) ;■ one loss, Spiers (Canterbury), Delargey (Canterbury), Buck (Imperial), and Steel (Gonville). .;''.'-