CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Evening Star, Issue 18885, 9 March 1925, Page 5

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

SATURDAY'S PLAY W. M. HOGG THE WINNER. Tlie champion of champions compel if ion in the Dunedin Bowling Centre ended on Saturday afternoon, the laurels going to W. M. Hogg (Dunedin Club). In the afternoon Hogg (one life) met' W. Carswell (Taicri), who had two lives. Hogg hud thus to bout Carswell twice, and this ho did.

As there was a chance of the first game being the final, the centre, acting in accord with a ruling by the Dominion Council, tested the howls of both players. The test was begun soon after midday, and look up a considerable amount, of time. The test showed that Carswell’s bowls did not come up to the standard draw. Slight alteration was needed, and this caused the game to begin a£ 2.35 p.m., sixty-five minutes later than the hour fixed for starling. The view expressed by some was that bowls which did not pass the test for the final games should not have been used earlier m the contest, and that those defeated by Carswell had cause for complaint in regard to injustice. It was not suggested that Carswell had acted at all unfairly, the criticism being levelled at the system by which the bowls were not tested at the beginning of the competition.

SEMI-FINAL, In the semi-final Hogg beat Carswell by 17 to 13, Carswell early captured the lead, ami when nine heads had been played he Jed by 10 points to 5. Hogg was abreast of him at the fourteenth head, the score then being 10 all. The Dunedin representative then forged ahead, and with two heads to go was 5 points in front. Carswell could not catch him, and Hogg finished with a 4-point- lead, FINAL. In tho final Hogg again vanquished his opponent, winning a line game v 18 to 13. Carswell led for most of the time in the first part of the game. When seven heads had been played Carswell led by 5 points to 4. Hogg equalised the semes in the tenth head, making them 6 all. When the twelfth end had been player] the Dunedin man was leading by 0 points to 6. and with seven ends to go he. led by 10 to 8. Carswell rallied at this point, and was I point behind with four heads to go. Hogg led by 16 to 13 when the last, head came to be played, and in that bead lie added 2 points, winning the game, by 18 to 15, ami incidentally (he championship. The Dunedin green was in good condition. There, was a big crowd of spectators. Winner and ninner-np were heartily applauded. PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS.

Tho following is a list of the previous champions of champions 1009.—C. J. Payne (Kahuna). 1910. —F. Smith (Kahuna). 1911. J. M'Fadden (Taieri). 1912. —J. M'Fadden (Taieri). 1913. —E. ilaranvay (Dunedin). 1914. —\V. M'Laren (Dunedin). 1915. —J. Scott (Caledonian). 1915.—1). Cormack (Caledonian). 1917. —J. Bentlev (Dunedin), 1918. .1. Veilcir (West Harbor). 1919. —W. Carswell (Taievi). 1920. —»T. Tonkin (North-east Valley). 1921. J. Scott (Caledonian). 1922. W. Foster (Caledonian). 1923. —D. Campbell (Roslyn). 1924. —D.- Campbell (lioslyn).