BOWLING

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 8, 11 January 1939, Page 5

BOWLING

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS

POST-SECTION SINGLES

TWO AND ONE-LIFERS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, January 10,

The New Zealand Bowling Association's champlonsnip tournament was advanced a further stage today when 76 survivors from the flrst day's play in the singles met in the post-section play on the Carlton, Mount Eden, Epsom, and Auckland greens. Rain fell during the night but the weather was again fine when play began and the greens were fast and true.

Three two-lifers and eight onelifers were left in at the end of the day's play. They were as follows: — Two-lifers, Somervell (Ponsonby), Bell (Takapuna), Cowper (Ponsonby); onelifers, Franks (Balmoral), Whitelaw (Whangarei), L. Donaldson (Grey Lynn), Martin (Ellerslie), Cross (England), Connew (Mount Albert), Rendle . (Upper bHutt), de Launay (Carlton). Interest was centred at Carlton, where a crowd of more than 1000 spectators followed the varying fortunes of the players with two lives. With a bright sun shining and the green sheltered to a large extent by surrounding hedges, players were able to reveal their best ability on keen greens, and spectators were frequently aroused to enthusiasm by shots of outstanding excellence. The English champion, K. L. Cross, ■lost one of his two lives to Franks (Balmoral) in the third round, but after being well behind in the fourth game with Fenwick (Thames) he staged a remarkable recovery, showing steadiness in a crisis to win by one point after an extra head. Spearman, 1937 national champion, who had only one life, went down to a leading Whangarei player, Whitelaw. Martin, a former Christchurch player who had been performing very consistently in the tournament, lost a life to Thomas (Mt. Albert) in the second round. bHe then went on to wiiri^diis next two games, his flnal victim being Hopwood (West End). Rendle (Upper Hutt), a one-lifer, was the sole survivor at the Auckland green, his final opponent being the leading Waihi player Dunstan. Gray (Kelburn), who replaced Routley, his clubmate, because of Routley's illness, was prominent up to the last round, in which he was eliminated by de Launay (Carlton). _ Results:— CARLTON GREEN. Third Round. Two-lifers.—Cowper, a bye. Somervell 21; Fenwick 20. Franks 18; Cross 16. Bell 13; Thomas (one-lifer) 17. Thomas was eliminated. One-lifers.—Robertson 16; Walker 15. Whitelaw 21; Wells 18. Spearman 20; McClymont 18. Hawkens 20; Sorensen 13. Donaldson 23; Jury 12. Hopwood 21; Frieberg 12. Martin 20; Keatley 15. Walker, Vella, McClymont, Sorensen, Jury, Frieberg, and Keatley were eliminated. Fourth Round. Two-lifers.—Somervell, a bye. Bell 21; Franks 20. Cowper 19; Robertson (one life) 17. Robertson was eliminated. One-lifers.—Whitelaw 23; Spearman 15. Donaldson 18; Hawkens 15. Martin 19; Hopwood 13. Cross 21; Fenwick 20. Spearman, Hawkens, Hopwood, and Fenwick were eliminated. AUCKLAND GREEN. Second Round. McWhannell 21; Wright 9. Rendle 19; Robinson 14. Livingstone 19; Hilton 17. Dunstan 19; Taylor 13. The four losers were eliminated. Third Round. ' Rendle 16; McWhannell 15. Dunstan 16; Livingstone 14. McWhannell and Livingstone were eliminated. Fourth Round. Rendle 19; Dunstan 10. Dunstan was eliminated. EPSOM GREEN. Third Round. De Launay 17; Buchan 16. Gray 18; Clinkard 10. Buchan and Clinkard were eliminated. Fourth Round. De Launay 18; Gray 11. Gray was eliminated. MOUNT EDEN GREEN. Third Round. Connew 21; Wainwright 13. Pitkethley 19; Harris 16. Wainwright and Harris were eliminated. Fourth Round. Connew 21; Pitkethley 9. Pitkethley was eliminated.