BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 17923, 20 March 1922, Page 3

BOWLING

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS. | W. FOSTER UNDEFEATED. I The champion of champions competition was concluded on the N.E. Valley green on Saturday, with the result that TV. Foster gained." tho honor. The Caledonian champion went through without a defeat, 'and thoroughly deserved his success. Tho gamo between Sloan (Green Island) and Foster in the sixth round was a moat interesting o.ie, and, even though the weather conditions were wretched, splendid bowls resulted. Tho score was 12 all at the sixteenth head ; but Foster kept his opponent out for the rest of tho game, which resulted 17-12 in his favor. Tho final between Foster and Pidding : ton (St. Clair) was also played amid showers, and the bowling was not so good as in tho previous game. Piddington put up a game fight, but his opponent always had a little the better of it, and finally won, 21-14. THE WELLINGTON CONTEST. The champion of champions singles was decided on the Wellington Club's green on Thursday. Tire winner proved to be Jas. Bracken'ridgc, jun., with T. .Mayer (champion on two previous occasions) runner-up. Brackenridge won by 19-16. The 'Dominion ' states that 'on the play in the game tho best man unquestionably won, though a more adventurous player than Mayer might hive altered the result.. COUNTRY TOURING TEAM. A bowling team consisting of four rinks from the Waikouniti and Palmerston Clubs has just concluded a very enjoyable tour of Central Otago. The party left n Sunday, March 12? motoring right throng.-, to Cromwell, and returned on Thursday evening. During the lour seven matches were played, all of which were won by the visiting team. The following are the results of the matches played:—v. Bannockburn, won 94-51: v. Cromwell, won 79-72; v. Clyde, won 87-54; v. Alexandra, won 93-59- v. .Roxburgh, won 85-82; v. Lawrence, won 82-69: v. Milton, won 83-44.

MOSGIEL WOOLLEN CO. v. ROSS AND

GLENDINING

The thirteenth annual match between the Mosgiel Woollen Company and Messrs Koss and Glendirnng was played on Saturday on the Taieri Club's green, which, notwithstanding the wet weather that has prevailed for the past three weeks, was in splendid order. Scores (Mosgiel Woollen Company players' names first):—P. Gibson, E. Cameron. J. Haigh, J. Tait 33, J. B. Hope. E. TV. Roy, TV. Kingston, V. Cavanagn 14; J. Whitson, J. Oliver, TV. C. Morrison, H. Miller 30, 11. Rankin, J. Ramsay, J. Cameron, C. Tillie 13: O. Oliver, A. Cameron, R. Gibson, W. Nicolson 27, A. Armit, Foote, N. Fanner, D. Campbell 13 ; D. Connor, H. Johnston, D. Thomson, A. Davidson 25, J. Spiers, A. Allan, R. Todd. TV. Miller 14; A. M'Donga 11, R. TV. Glendining, F. M'Nab, D. Stevenson 19. J. Wedderspoon, J. Brvoe, ,L Smith T Sanders 19: F. Stoddart, J. Henderson, J. Gilligan, J. Thomson 11, J. Martin, A. Bringans, H. A. Cook, J. M'Fadclen 22. Totals: Mosgiel Woollen Company, 145; Ross and Glendining, 95. MARRIED BOWLERS, BEWARE 1 "I've quite a bias r-.gT.iri it- bowls !"' Exclaimed a matron witty. " The game is not, for married men, A proper one or pretty; For every day, upon the _green, Thev 'all are ' kissing Kitty.' " —J. Liddfill Kelly.