BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 17920, 16 March 1922, Page 10

BOWLING

four-rinks final,

AJter three or four postponements finality was reached yesterday afternoon m the four-rinks contest, which has proved of great interest right through the season. The winners of the two sections were St. Clair and Dunedin Clubs, the latter being the holders of the fern trophies which reward tho victors. The deciding .match was played or. Otago green, which, everything taken into consideration, was in excellent order. Both clubs were represented in strength, and tho mother chib had to do its very best to retain possession of the handsome case of gold and silver ferns. In, the early stages Dunedin seemed to have a rather easy task ahead of them, but St. Clair played up pluckily, and two or three heads from home tho issue was in the balance. After seven heads had been played the figures read 51 to 17 in Dunedin’s favor, and this advantage they retained till th-3 fourteenth end, when the score was: Dunedin 60, St. Clair 42. The next few heads saw Dunedin’s lead reduced, but eventually the mother club won the match with a lead of 15 points — 83 to 75. It will be noticed by the detailed scores that only one St. Clair rink was up (Amfcman playing in fine form against Hogg), but two others put up a great contest. J. Seddon and his men could not get going against J. Pietersen and his consistent supporters. At the conclusion of tho game Mr I. A. Peters (president of the Centro Executive) congratulated the players on tho manner in which the game had been contested, and Messrs Jones (St. Clair) and Steel (Dunedin) had a few words to say, expressing appreciation of the spirit in which tho game had been decided. Otago Club members went to a deal of trouble in looking after the visitors’ material comfort. Dofnilflfl CPriVCIS •—•

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS. The champion of champions competition will bo played to-morrow and Saturday, commencing' at 9 a.m. to-morrow, Otago and Cavorsbara. greens will be used to-morrow morning, Caledonian jgreen in the aiternoon, and North-east \ alley on Saturday. Following is iho draw : Otago Green. —Waikonaiti plays Port Chalmers, West Harbor plays Green Island, Kaituna plays Dunedin, Caledonian plays Taieri, Kaikorai plays Caversham. Caversham Green.—ltoslyn plays Balroacovven. Otago plays Fairfield, North-east Valley plays Mornington, Out-ram plays Anderson Bay, St. Clair plays St. Kilda. OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND.

The following players will represent Otago in tire above match, which is to be played at Invercargill to-morrow, March 17. The Dunedin players will leave by the express on Friday* morning and return on Saturday evening. A match will bo played at Balclutha on Saturday between the representatives of the Dunedin and South Otago Centres :—J. 0. Rigby, A. Tretheway, C. J. Payne, W. Allan, G. Adess, H. liardio, A. Smellie, F. Smith, J. Sanders, G. Anderson, A. F. Anderson, W. Anderson, J. G. Bentley, R. J. Penrose, W. H. Shepherd, W. J. Bardsley, G. C. Claridge, W. Connor, J. Allan, W. Robson, J. Kirkland, P. Scclye, M. Campbell, F. Meek, E. Mullenger, D. Smyth. Two players are still to be selected. The following rink will represent South Otago:—Wood, Watson, Sharp, Pryde.

Three rinks from Cavorsham Club went to Seacliff yesterday and had an enjoyable game against the local players, who treated them really well. Scores (Seacliff names first): —Leyland, Aitchcson, Wiley, Ireland 22, Cole, Wooton, Walrasley, Bragg 18; Howie, Shearer, Miller, M'KiJlop 21,, Doggart, Coates, Gordon, Thom 29; M'Qrath, Edmondson, Lee, Swift 18, Shep-. herd, Botting, Pittaway, Porteous 51. Totals i Seacliff 61, Caversham 78,

tailed scores D. s.c. J. Best, C. Young, S. Hutchison, J. Piotorscn 24 ■ E. Longworth, W. Smart, Cl. Lanham, J. Seddon 10 F. Bishop, J. How, G. Xelson, W. Hogg 20 T. Smith, E. jl Willis, D. Marshall, 0. Amtman 25 A. Steel, J. Logan, D. Brown, J. Bentley 21 F. Drake, E. Coxon, J. Foster, J. H. Hancock , 20 J. M'Fadyen, J. Hutchison, T. Stewart, E. Harraway 35 —* P. Leadbetter. H. Jones, J. Eodgorson, W. Piddingtoa ... — 20 —— — — Totals S3 75