CLOSE GAMES

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 79, 30 September 1936, Page 13

CLOSE GAMES

INDOOR BOWLING

FINAL COMPETITIONS

Post-section play in the indoor bowt* ing championship and house cup competitions is producing exceptionally keen games at the Winter Show rink, where the season -is to close on Saturday. The finals of both competitions are expected to-be played, tomorrow night.

The first round of post-section play; for the house cup resulted iis-follows:— "Evening Post." No. 1, Clark, Hornblow, Turner, Moffitt (s), 19; Hannah, and Co., Billman, Denby, Chisholm, Marshall (s), 17. "Evening.Post," No. 2, Reid, Magee, Mellor, Nickless (s), 19; Singer Sewing Machine, Fishenden, Berry, Etheridge, Woolley (s), 17. Occidental, Falconer, Murphy, Allen, Nicholls (s), 24; D. Lang, and Co., Walden, Ridley, Nelson, Lang (s), 14, The first two matches were decided by the last bowl on the last . head. Briscoe, E. W. Mills, and Co. had a bye. Owing to his having undergone an operation in hospital, K. Swiney (skip of last year's winning rink) has been unable to take part \in recent games in the tournament. Semi-final: "Evening Post," No. 2, 20; "Evening Post," No. 1, 19. The No. 1 rink was lying the four needed on the last head for a win, when the No. -2 skip saved two with his last bowl and won the match.

Post-section play in the indoor championship resulted as follows:—Craig, Green, Hart, Duncan (s), 21; Bryce. Mitchell, Rodger, Donald (s), 19. Cook, Innes, Eeece, Bedell (s), 22; Hyland, Lacey, T. Johnson, J. Johnson (s), 20. In this game the scores were level when the twentieth head had been decided. Semi-final:, Wrigley, Ridley, McWhannell, Wellings (s), 20; Bedell (s), 19. Bedell was up on the last head when a drive by Wellings altered the situation. Each side had a toucher in the ditch, with the jack also!there, shot going to Wellings. The final will be between Duncan (s) - and Wellings (s). ■ ■ . ' v