BOWLS CHAMPIONS

Evening Star, Issue 22233, 10 January 1936, Page 12

BOWLS CHAMPIONS

POST-SECTION PLAY IN PAIRS TWO DUNEDIN ENTRANTS SURVIVE (Special to tub ‘Star.'] CHRISTCHURCH, January 9. The weather was good for continuation of the pairs, and the greens were running much faster, the conditions being appreciated by competitors. Tyrrell and M'Kay have put up good; displays, only going out in the late, afternoon to Condor (Lyall Bay). They* won all three games on Wednesday,? and carried on the good work by down-'’ ing Graham (Hastings) in the after-:; noon, after receiving a default from T.( Edwards (Temuka) in the morning;, The Hastings pair wanted four to tin on the last end, and had them until Tyrrell, with his final bowl, smashed the Lead and lay two. Meeting Harris, (of •Kelhurn), who up to this stage was unbeaten, the Roslyn pair had a great set-to with the northerners, and it was anybody’s game right through. Three down on the nineteenth, Tyrrell got the points necessary to tie,. and on the last ! head Kelhurn were lying a safe two,{ but the -Roslyn skip, with one of hiacharacteristic drives,, burned the head. 1 On the replay Harris again was just too good, and notched the two necessary, to put Tyrrell and M‘Kay on the bank.Lloyd and Scott (lead) haye also gone very well, and were section ties with four wins and one loss, only to go out to Smith (North End, Invercar-: gill) by a 10-point loss. The southernpair played too well for the Gale-; donian men. They scored a 3 and a 4 on the fourteenth and fifteenth, and the handicap was too great for the losers.

In the afternoon the play was of » high standard, the hot sun making the greens very fast, while very little wind made the playing areas, nearly perfect. Claridge and Hinchcliff (lead), who were unbeaten on the first day, won their next two games, Furnell (of Epsom) providing them . with a good game, but the Caledonian men went away toward the end. They then accounted for Hetherton (Beckenham) rather easily, and meeting Condor (of Lyall Bay) they were down in the early stages and allowed the Wellington pair .to get a handy load. But Hinchcliff then planted them on the' jack in great style, and the Caledonian men began to pick up their leeway, and the fast end was entered upon all square. Claridge had an excellent chance of winning, but played rather weakly,, at lowing Condor to beat him by a point After a stubborn contest, Hardley and Bremner were eliminated from the pairs this morning, and this enabled the singles match between Walker and the AVest Bnder fo be staged. . A big following watched the game, which was quite an interesting one. The Aucklander got away early, and established a useful lead, but Bremner rallied well and came within striking distance, only to see his opponent go away again, and at the finish the winner was a few points up.' Walker was consistently steady, and the loser was forced to drive on several occasions. C. Hardley, who had a bye, now meets tho winner, and this game will com© on next week, and is sure to attract a big gallery. Walker is the only past champion to he left in the singles, and he is playing really well. His steadiness to-day was a big factor in his defeat of Bremner.

Alloo -went out of the pairs to-day, his play hardly being up to the standard of bis first three sessions. He may again play a game or/two out of the box in the singles, but I think the three northerners —Walker, Hardley, or Livingstone—with their great tournament experience behind them, will ,ply the winner, although Dr M'lnnes is playing splendidly. Hutchison • and Rigby went veiy solidly to-day, and they aye now in' the last 15. They have had some close calls, but have been equal to the occasion. They are a good combination, and take some beating. Handle and Ferguson are also well in the running, and have been disposing of their opponents in the proper Balmacewen style. The manner in which they eliminated King (Elmwood), who is still in the singles, and is recognised as a very capable man, was very impressive, and demonstrated very forcibly the prowess of the Dunedin pair; their next game later on next week should prove interesting. The 1934 rinks winner, H. Wilson, is Still in the doubles competition. He is partnered by S. Snedden, and those who saw him defeat Harraway in the final will admit that he is a very versatile player. Dunedin have (wo pairs left in the 15, and Ferguson and Hutchison may be relied upon to give of their best' when the harder games come up for decision. The Dunedin clubs have five chhmpionship pair winners to their credit, and it is quite possible that this year’s contest will make the sixth. . . The New South Wales visitors have provided two pairs, which are > ‘ ill in the running. Morris and W. Law arc the respective skips, and tney are r.naing the greens to their liking. The rinks will be commenced at 9.30 to-day, when a game will be decided in the morning, and another in the afternoon, both games being of 2o heads. Some interesting play is expected. ' ' , A . The weather was very threatening during the afternoon, and a thunderstorm 0 seemed imminent; but it passed over and there is every indication for the continuation of good conditions. SEGTiONAL WINNERS After five rounds of sectional play the following, who had either won or tied in their sections, went forward tor post-sectional play:— FIVE WINS. Canterbury (Elsom and Shaw). New South Wales (Redmond and Morris). . Island Bay (Kerr and Lawne). Nelson (Kingsland and Stephenson). Caledonian (Hinchcliff and Claridge). Waimate (Sinclair and Nichol). Napier (Bryan and Beer). Roslyn (M‘Kay and Tyrrell). Balmaceweu (Hindle and Ferguson). Wellington (Shillson and flayer). Grey Lynn (Higginson and Whittle). Linivood (Snedden and Wilson). Beckenham (Burke and Sneeston). Roslyn (Dickson and Armstrong). United (Castle and Smith). Sumner (Hampton and Hampton). , FOUR WINS. Redoliffs (Peek and Strong). New South Wales (Packer and Law). Elmwood (Nicholson ami King). Dunedin (Rigby and Hutchison). Christchurch (Robinson and Marks). North End (Keast and Smith). Fitzroy (Dingle and Pavitt). Balmoral (Kendall and Gibson). St. Albans (Clarkson and Baldwin). Dunedin (Gregory and Gardiner). Canterbury (Delargey and M‘Nish). Kelburn (Williams and Marris). Temuka (Davis and M'lnnes). Beckenham (Stewart and Hetherton),

Logan Park (Marslin and Hutchison) . Edgeware (Kennedy and Henry). Allenton (Chambers and Hedges). Balmacewen (Robertson and Macdonald). Barrington (Archer and Fox). Lyall Bay (Topp and Conder). AVest Harbour (Page and M'Pherson). Caledonian (Scott and Lloyd). Sumner (Williams and Edwards). Linwood (Kershaw and Clements). Onehunga (Maclow and Livingstone). Timaru (Nicholson and Anderson). Owaka (Dale and Alloo). Opawa (Hey and Goldstone). Canterbury (Turpin and Howarth). Linwood (Bryson and Hyland). Hataitai (Wellings and Brighting). Greymouth (MacLaren and Peek). West End, Timaru (Blackham and Currie). West End, Auckland (Duncan and Wynyard). Hastings (Simpson and Graham). Elmwood (Hoff and Lennie). Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club (M‘Al- - and Monk). St. Albans (Drake and Brass). Christchurch (Woolf and Ainger). Hawera (Bull and Murray). Napier (Pirie and Pirie). Sydenham (Renner and Spearman). Phoenix (Robertson and Thomson). POST-SECTION PLAY Results of post-sectional play were as follow: ST, ALBANS GREEN. —First Round.— Strong, a bye. M'lnnea 22 beat M'Pherson 15. Harris 29 heat Alloo 13. Tyrrell 20 beat Graham 14. Claridge 25 beat Hetherton 19. Conder 19 beat Eennie 12. —Second Round.— Harris 18 beat Tyrrell 16. : Conder 21 beat Claridge 20. M'lnnes 22 beat Strong 19. UNITED GREEN. —First Round.— Ferguson 21 beat Murray 19, King 20 beat Sneeston 13. Shaw 21 beat Mayer 19. Low 27 beat Pirie 16. —Second Round.— Ferguson 27 heat King 10. Law 23 heat Shaw 22. EDGEWARE GREEN. —First Round.— Nieol 22 heat M'Donald 7. E. A. Smith 22 heat Lloyd 12, Hedges 17 beat Fox 14. Beer 26 beat Armstrong 13. —Second Round. — E. A. Smith 19 heat Nicol 18. Beer 29 beat Hedges 8. ELMWOOD GREEN. —First Round.— Hutchison 21 beat Gibson 11. Smith 24 heat Edwards 7. Morris 23 beat Baldwyn 10. Pavitt 22 beat Marks 16. —Second Round.— i Hutchison 22 heat Smith 16. Morris 19 beat Pavitt 16. CHRISTCHURCH GREEN. —First Round.— Howarth 25 heat Monk 15. Currie 23 heat Ainger 22. Brass 23 heat Anderson 20. Goldstone 16 beat Wynyard 14. —Second . Round.— Howarth 23 beat Currie 14. B/ass 21 heat Goldstone 13. CANTERBURY GREEN. —First Round.— Gardiner 20 beat Henry 17. Lawrie 20 beat Clements 16. M'Nish 25 heat Hutchison 10. Livingstone 21 heat Stephenson 12. —Second Round.— Lawrie 22 heat Gardiner 15. M'Nish 22 beat Livingstone 21. BARRINGTON GREEN. —First Round.— Whittle 19 beat. Brighting 13. Spearman 22 beat Hyland 15. AVilson 22. beat Hampton 13. Thomson 25 beat Peek 12. —Second Round.— Whittle 19 beat Spearman 13. Wilson 20 beat Thomson 12. SINGLES The following is the result of the post-sectional play in the singles:— Maxwell Walker '(Auckland) 20 beat W. Brenner (AVest End, Auckland) 13.