DOMINION BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 19763, 13 January 1928, Page 4

DOMINION BOWLING

RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP FOURTH ROUND [Special to the ‘ Star.’] CHRISTCHURCH, January 13. The weather is perfect for the tournament to-day. In the game between Clarke and M'Curdy the score was 5-4 on the fourth head, but M'Curdy was a point ahead on the eighth. He increased his lead to 15-10, and then to 18-11 on the fourteenth. Clarke cut down the lead to a single point by the sixteenth. He scored 7 on the eighteenth, making him 4 ahead, and he retained his advantage to the finish. Last year’s champion rink, St. John’s, Wanganui (J. M'Milhm, H. Rowling, J. F. Wright, and Tv, H. Benefield), played in section C on the Cashmere green, and won all their games. To-day they play on the Edgeware green. The Ponsonby rink, skipped by Maxwell Walker, had throe wins in section F. A number of other past champions are taking part in the rinks championship. The winning rink will hold a handsome shield which was presented to the Dominion Bowling Association last year. Following are the results in the fourth round, played to-day:— Dunedin (J. D. Smith) 31, v. Imperial Christchurch (H. P. Dobhs) 10. Dunedin (E. Harraway) 25 v. Southland (W. Stewart) 19. Roslyu (C. T. Tyrrell) 15 v. Svdenham (H. C. Ward) 14. Balmacewen (T. Ferguson)' 18 v. United (T. Roskrnge) 16. Mount Edeu (11. Bainbridge) 20 v. Phoenix (A. Slater) 15. Kelburn (E. K. Lomas) 17 v. Caledonian (R. K. Aitehison) 16. St. Kilda (J. M'Curdy) 28 v. Runauga (J. Munson) 24. Victoria (D. M'Leod) 23 v. North End (J. Hain) 16. Linwood (F. Williams) 18 r. Dunedin (J. Hutchison) 15. Caledonian /W. Foster) 23 v. Thorndon (L. M. Naylor) 15. St. Clair (D. M. Fastier) 22 v. Paparnn (W. Worsley) 15. St. Clair (W. J. M'Kittrick) 20 v. Fitzroy (J. M'Neil) 15. Southland (D. 11. Thomson) 30 v. Christchurch (C. Maddren) 14. Canterbury tJ A. Redpath) 19 v. Kaituna (F. Smtih) 14. Mount Eden (J. Findlay) 24 v. Caledonian (W. Latham) 14.