BOWLING SINGLES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 4

BOWLING SINGLES

TITLE TO DEARE

SQUIRE DEFEATED

BRILLIANT GAME

In a brilliant, closely-fought game, G. A. Deare, (Carlton) took the 1940 New Zealand bowling singles title from M. J. Squire (Hawera) on the Thorndon; green yesterday afternoon. The turf was-in splendid-condition .and both finalist^, were in top form. Both being attractive stylists, they gave a large gallery a wonderful exhibition of the game. , :

Deare has a good bowling record. He was New Zealand rinks winner at Auckland [in 1931 as representative of therDunedin Club. For the same club he was runner-up in the New x Zealand rinks at Christchurch in 1932, and as Carlton representative he was runnerup at Auckland last year to Franks, of Balmoral. He was also rinks run-ner-up in 1934, and was in the semifinals bf the Dominion- pairs in 1932 and 1934. Deare has also many club successes. , ■ '•'• ; , ;•_ .;-

The first end was a classic. Squire, taking the'jack, threw ;at long head, and put -his first. bowl in the ditch. His second was a toucher. Deare drew a magnificent bowl around it and captured the shot about six' inches away from the white.'.Not to be denied Squire chose the draw rather; than the up shot and drew around the head to make it a caliper measure for shot ,—Deare's point. . < ■ ..•■..;-.-

The second was a straight drawing end, in which Squire planted, a couple in, handy position and took/a brace. Squire 2-1.

Squire put his first bowl on the third end six inches behind the jack and Deare failed to dislodge it. , On the fourth Squire placed his first, right behind the jack and Deare drew inside it. Squire, however, carried the white for 2 and held them until Deare, with a yard-on shot,: got v a lucky; rub and took a little trail for a brace— .3-alliv-'-':-.<-- ■;;;----• \:':' y- '^■y-f-^s-: '■■'■ Bb& men were playing pretty bowls, 'Ihd the green: was running beautifully. fteareJay a handy 2; on fifth When;:' Squire, drawing "an almost, perfect: bowl, shifted^ the white -an inch and Deare got a single.; ■.■ 'v ' > • Another single on the .sixth i put Deare 2. up on the board, notched a further single on the seventh end,, -giving him a margin of 3. .

.The .eighth:addedl...2 to Dearejs -score, Squire driving twice in an effprt to put the Kitty in the\ ditch; ,Deare ; 8-3. Th# >ninth -viras , -scaftered, :, fulllength; -end, ori whichr Deare v sneaked one on a close measure. •; :; ~

■Z. When lay 2 on ■ ;the ? ' tenth) Squire came -down with a fast-one and took the white into the ditch r drawing another/with his last bowl. Deare 9-5.

vSquarie lodged a sitter on the jack on the next end and followed it with two others, Deare taking brie out' with his last. Deare 9-7. - .'; x •...-;■••. ■. •

;.■;, When > Squire/.lay 3 on-the twelfth, Dearie; tried a trail, \i but file jkitty.; -Mo- Squire's bq^s^f6r a^tlms 'making^the players 9-all;?

. Deare went ahead again-with a brace 'on the thirteenth, but he conceded: a 3 on the fourteenth, placing Squire 1 up on the board. ■ • ;•, :

A long end for the; fifteenth; game gave both men something to ddivbut they ; were equal to /it; and .- squ?re notched^ ai 2, Deare jpi^sing.'his; drive in an -effort-to -thd;hea4^ ISqiure -14-ii-/-- ■-. ■■■■:-'-..:= ...... ;■: \-\i&-_:& ;v:^r-

■;■ Two -perfect sliots;gave 'Deare another: couple ;] bn- the sixteenth end, leaving Squire 1; up'oh!th)ei card. :;

:■ Deare equalised on' the; next end ;with a single and went on with a; further 2 on the eighteenth. ■

Two .down with three ends, to go, Squire added one pn ; ihej hineteehth. On "the twentiethI;he was 2; dowri^n the head and'droye fo£the%il^. cThe white bounced back, leaylrig Dfear^'l up.; \Sqiiire put another in,\ but Deare pla'c^d-hjs- last inside it jto';take £i pibiht Deare'l7-15hV---';:>^^:i-:;:>-->:^

With Deafe lying the shot on the-last end, Squire had to rest the shot bowl for 3 to win. He missed by a fraction and Deare took the point and the game 18-15, " <

The winner-and runner-up-wer.ei'-on-gratulated by Mr^ M;; J.vCagey^1 president of the New .Zealand Association.- >. -;.";-.-.. :';;•' '-"?■'.-■; -.' ;:y:;-;-;'A; .V