BOWLING

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 10, 13 January 1941, Page 5

BOWLING

PAIRS POST^SECTION

FIVE TEAMS NOW LEFT THREE MEN IN . . -.. SINGLES

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, January 11,

With all ; the' singles finalists eliminated in,, the pairs,, it was possible to make: a«*start today with the final games win the singles section of the New ■Zealand bowling tournament.1 J. E. Smith (Elmwood), the only twolifer, met W. A. Hill (Balmoral), E. J. Cooke (Elmwood) played C. H. Kettle (Nelson), C. Spearman (R.S.A.) met A. Dey (Christchurch), and. J. [Veitcb. (Dunedin) had a bye. The games were played on ti-e St. Albans green. :' ■. ■;•* ' ■ '• ': ' '. ;' ■;.

Spearman trounced Dey 18-7, giving a fine display of accurate bowling. Dey opened out, and-was standing 5-2 at -the sixth, head. Spearman was 4 up on the next, and then started, a remarkable scoring run which .-,■ allowed Dey to secure only two more points, singles on the eighth and fourteentti":heads, while Spearman's score jnounted in singles and twos. Dey retired at the.nineteenth head. Fortunes varied in the ' game between Cooke and Kettle, Cooke finally going down 17-13. Cooke had established a six-point lead after six heads. I Pie score was 8-9 in Kettle's favour at the'1 twelfth. Three to Kettle on the j feigli'teenth put him safely ahead at 16-11, ;' - and his opponent, •- though .he scored ::bn the closing/heads,; could not fridge the gap. ' Smith, and Hill provided a superb display of accurate drawing, with the result of, the; game in doubt till the final head, Smith winning 17-14. At the seventh head Smith-was lying 9-2, Jiaving '■ taken .a good 3 ;bn 'the third head. Hill started to score with 3on this ninth. head, and had passed his opponent-10-9 at the thirteenth. From thenson.;'till' the nineteenth, head there was never-more than a point between them 'as toey exchanged heads for Singles and .twos: The nineteenth was critical for Hill,, who was lying shot itill Smith drew to displace the bowL SMITH'S FIRST DEFEAT. Smith went on to play Spearman and Kettle met Veitch in the semi-final. It Was just as well for Smith that he was a two-lifer, for he had his first defeat, Spearman winning 20-15. V ; Pulling up after appearing to be in a hopeless, position, Spearman made driving a "big factor in his success. There was little between the players in-,their drawing, though Smith was shaky- at the start and took time to settle down. He made a bad mistake early :ih the game, when he drove his own-shot,out and left Spearman 4 up. ' There was no doubt that the better player on the day won. Smith survives, however, and in the second semi-final Spearman will have a bye. • The bye did not suit Veitch, for he ■went down 19-15 to Kettle in their semi-final game. Veitch could riot get going and lagged: badly all the way. Wear the end he tried driving, but this did not affect the position and Kettle kept drawing consistently to take the game.;.;; . ■ .' ." , Results:— F^irst Round.-^C. Spearman (R.SiA., . Christchur^h) 16, A. Dey Christchurch) 7; (Nelson) :17, A^E. Cooke (Etowppd)7vi3; J- R-' Smith (Elmwood) a7^Wi^BSH (Balmoral) • 14; J. Veitch .' (D&nedinl,1 a bye.', ;..:,<£ : S-V-r.. -. . -- : .Mi?st ■,;. NsSemi-fihal:—Spearman <k-2Q;; Smith 15; Kettle 19,- Veitch 15. - PAIRS COMPETITION; Only five pairs were left to carry | on at the end of the day's post-sec-tional play in the pairs championship. They were the survivors of 80.. pairs who set out in the morning!.to'"■ compete for the title. Large Ccrpwds gathered at the five greens dnu|e and watched first-class bowling .in1;:; ideal conditions, with the greens fast: and drawing well. Interest was -added to the games by the fact -thaty five of the pairs in the third game .represented local clubs. .•■ '■ The five pairs left in,:;at• the.end of the /lay were Williams' and .;■ Joseph (Canterbury), Piper ■ and Hadwin (Hutt), Littlejohn and Calder :(Phoenix), Maslin and Squire (Hawera), and- Jury arid' McClymont (Ponsonby). Hadwin will meet Joseph, the winner playing Calder, and McClymont will play Squire. Three of the sections had byes in the first round, which meant that the.sections won by Hadwin and Joseph have played only; four rounds, whereas the other three, including the bye in the first round, have completed five. Hadwin and Joseph will meet ,dn<'the: fifth round, the winner coming .into the semi-final to play Calder.Williamson and Joseph had their second win to eliminate A. Nicholas and Mitchell (Blenheim). The .Ponsonby pair beat Hewitt and Hay- (North End, Invercargill). At Barrington, Hampton and Chambers (Sumner) put out Marriott and Turland (Opawa). 20-16, and Maslin and Squire (Hawera) and McNish's Canterbury pair both had wins. The second Canterbury pair (Munns) also survived, but the third (Turpin) was eliminated 19-12 by Hutt. In the third game Joseph's Canterbury pair accounted for Rout and John (Nelson), 22-14. McClymont went on for another win, eliminating Hay's North End pair 22-16, and Featherston (Elmwood) eliminated Martella's Nelson: pair. There was another close game at Barrington, in which Lee and Kebbie (Timaru) beat the Sumner gair, Hampton and- Chambers, 23-22. anterbury (McNish) went to pieces after playing good, steady bowls, and were eliminated by Hawera. The Canterbury- pair skipped by Munn also could not last the) pace, and were beaten 18-13 by Campbell's Geraldine pair. RESULTS OF THE PLAY. SECTION A. Second Bound.—Blenheim (E. Kadd and G. W. Martella) 18/-Dunedin (J. C. Rigby and J. Hutchison) 14; Karori (H. L. P. Dyett and W. Gilbert) 21, Woolston (D. M. Eraser and.' F. Baxendall) 11; Elmwood (A. J. Bryant and W. R. Featherston) 15, Balmacewen'(T. Hlndle and A. W. Macdonald)- 12; Christchurch (R. D. W. Seed and A. Dey) 16, Wellington (Forbes Smith and J. Newson) 15; North End, Invercargill (E. Hewitt and H. L. Hay) 18, Edgeware (J .A. Hayman and E. A. Smith) 12; Opawa (T. S. Paterson and H. H. Hey) 27, Tainui, Dunedin (J. McLean and ,E. G. Dale) 13; Ashburton (J. Davidson and W. Finn) 22, Spreydon (A. Sellers and H. Moss) 15; Ponsonby (E. Jury and T. A. IlcClymont) 24, United (C. Broughton and rJ. W. Reese) 14. Second Round. —Martella 20, Gilbert 7; Featherston 23, Dey 9; Hay 22, Hey 15 • McClymont 21, Finn 17. Third Round.—Featherston 22, Martella 14; McClymont 22, Hay 16. Fouth Round.—McClymont 19, Featherston 12. SECTION B. First Bound.—Grey Lynn (J. Higglnson and J. Griffiths) 22, Barrington - (A. Clarke and H L. Ryan) 17; Timaru (J. Lee and H. Kebbie) 17, Thorndon (A: J. Brace and S. P. Gillespie) 11; Sumner (W. H. Hampton and T. S. Chambers) 20, Karori (W. Morton and A. F. Neilson) 16; Opawa (S. Marriott and W. E. Turland) 19, Nelson (H. G. Kingsland and C. H. Kettle) 18; Hawera (H. S. Maslin and M. J. Squire) 27, Park (F. B. Hawkey and E. Gilbert) 14; Owaka (A. W, <">d H. C. AIoo) 22, Ponsonby (R. 3. Carbines and R. S. Higginbotham) 15; Canterbury (T. Delargy and R. E. McNish) 20, Karoro, West Coast (C. J. Saunders and R. S. Toole) 12; Leeston (J. R. Jackson and W. C. Lowery) 26, Caledonian (H. J. Lloyd and A. J. Davidson) 19. Second Round.—Kebbie 21, M. Griffiths 19; Chambers 20, Turland 16; Squire 23, Aloo 17; McNish 29, Lowery 16. Third Round.—Kebbie 23, Chambers 22; Squire 22, McNish 10. Fourth Round.—Squire 23, Kebbie 20. SECTION C. First Round.—Phoenix, Oamaru (G. Littlejohn and J. T. Calder) 16, Karoro, West Coast (H. McCorkindale and E. R; Moss) 15; Remuera (R. G. Rainger and J. C. Duncan) 23, St. Kilda (G. H. and C. E. Claridge) 19; Southland (J. Manson and W.. Stewart)-25,. Balmoral (V. T' jCiirspn-^and W. A. Hill) 12; Hokltlka (J. Brjsezo/'and. D: Stevenson) 17, Sumner (H. J. Williams'::and. H. Stoneman) 14; Kaukapafcapa ?(P, y;. Tho.m'as .and.. li. .G. R. Drinnan) 22, d^ri^tairc|i^:'.(%;';C.^'-R'Obinson "an.d "J. !Alngert*4lJ j '"Geraldlne (H. -' J. '"Burmester and Es gampbeß) 30, Shirley (W. Kingston ang A.

C. Rowland) 19; Otago (J. W. Thomaß and W. W.;Callender) 16, 8.5.A., Christchurch (J. C. Wbyte and C Spearman) 15; Canterbury (C. H. Elson.and P. Munn) 24, St. Kilda (W. Cormack. and A. G. Spiers) 17. Second Round.—Calder 21, Duncan 16; Stewart 20. Stevenson 19; Campbell 21, ■Drinnan 13; Munn 17, Callendar 14. Third Round.—Calder • 23, Stewart 15; Campbell . 18, Munn 13. Fourth Round.—Calder 23, Campbell 11. SECTION D. Canterbury (Williamson and Joseph) 18, Dunedin (Naylor and Newcastle). 16; Blenheim (Nicholas and-Mitchell) 18, Woolston (Sheard and Samms) 16; Linwood (Gibson brothers) 19, Auckland . (Matheson and Littleproud), 14; Nelson (Rout and' St. John) 21, Island Bay (Haigh and Nicholls) 11; Cashmere (Maddren and Morrison) 19, Caversham (Twose and Ballard) 16; New Brighton (Larcombe and Pattrick). 26, Anderson's Bay (Bell and Marshall) 19; Onehunga- (Macklow and Livingstone). 15, Unitea (Martin . brothers) 14; Beckenham (Ogier and Stewart) 19, Roslyn (Dlckson.and Armstrong) 15. Second ■• Round.—Joseph 23, Mitchell 15; St. John 15, Gibson 14;..Morrison 25, Pattrick 20; Livingstone 18, Stewart 13. Third Round.—Joseph 22, St. John 14; Livingstone 23, Morrison 22. * Fourth Round.—Joseph 22, Livingstone 10. SECTION E. First Round.—Sydenham (Newton and Watson) 20, Newtown (Wilson and Verry) 19; Temuka (Davis and Mclnnes) 20, Shirley (Kay and Williams) 15; Hutt (Pipe and Hadwin) 23, Shirley (Ellingsford and Linn) 11; Canterbury (Paul and Turpin) 19, Gisborne (Irvine and Walker) 18; Nelson (Masefleld and Mitchell) 19, Auckland (Woolley and Keys) 10; United (Wills and Brown) 17, North ~ East Valley. (Symon - and Gemmell) 14; Karori (Cooper and Crawford) 20, Kla Toa, Timaru (Hadlee and, Gray) 17; Tainui, Dunedin (Titchener and Bolt) 26, R.S.A., Christchurch (Parsonage and Norrie) 13. Second Round.—Mclnnes 21, Watson 14; Hadwin 10, Turpin 12; Brown 28, Mitchell 22; Crawford 27, Bolt 25. Third Round.—Hadwin 20, Mclnnes 16; Brown • 16, Crawford 12. Fourth Round.—Hadwin 26, Brown 14.