BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 22880, 11 February 1938, Page 4

BOWLING

SOUTH OTAGO TOURNEY RECORD ENTRY A record entry of 74 rinks from bowling clubs as far apart as Dunedin, Invercargill, and Central Otago has been received for the South Otago Bowling Association’s annual one-day rinks tournament, to be conducted on Saturday, commencing at 8 a.m. sharp. This number exceeds last year’s record by six rinks, and fully demonstrates the over-growing popularity amongst bowlers of the South Otago fixture. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. A meeting of the executive of , the South Otago Association was held last night, and there was a full attendance of delegates. Mr S. Mountford, one of the delegates for Benhar Club, wrote forwarding his resignation as vice-president, owing to the Benhar Club being temporarily non-existent. Mr T. Barron, tho co-delegate for Benhar, also retires from the executive automatically. Mr J. T. Wilson (Milton Club) was elected as vice-president in succession to Mr Mountford. In returning thanks for his appointment, Mr Wilson expressed regret that the Benhar Club had withdrawn from the association, and paid a tribute to the work of Messrs Mountford and Barron whilst members of tho executive. THE TOURNAMENT. With an entry of 74 rinks it was decided that the post-sectional games be played on six greens—l 4 rinks each at Milton, Balclutha, Stirling, and Kaitangata, 12 rinks at Lawrence, and 6 at Owaka. Stirling was fixed upon as the central green for post-sectional play, semi-finals, and final. It was decided that the singles champion of champions tournament be played on Saturday; March 19; also that the annual intercentre match against Dunedin Centre be played at Dunedin on March 12. DRAWS FOR SATURDAY. i The draws for Saturday’s tournament were arranged as follow: —Baldutha.Green.— , First Round.—Nelson (Dunedin) v. S. Crossan (Roxburgh),• R. Aitchison (Caledonian) v. D. Stevenson (Taieri), D. Anderson (Kaitangata) v. J. Marshall (Anderson’s Bay), J. Ure (North End, Infercargill) v. J. J. Davis (Kaituna), J. Knowles (Leith) v. A. Wallace (Hokonui), L. J. Ireland (Mornington) v. A. Walker (Anderson’s Bay), J. MTntosh (Warepa) v. T. Cameron (Milton). Second Round.—Knowles v. Crossan, MTntosh v. Wallace, Walker v. Anderson, Stevenson v. Cameron, Aitchison v. Marshall, Davis v. Nelson. lire v. Ireland. Third Round.—Stevenson v. Crossan, Aitchison v. Ure, Walker v. Henderson, Ireland v. Cameron, Marshall v. Nelson, Davis v. "Wallace, Knowles v. MTntosh.

—Eaitangata Green.— First Hound.—W, Watson (Mornington) v. F. Parsons (Hokonui), W. Mills (TainuO v. W. Carswell (Taieri), C. Lewis (Balclutha) v. E. Omand (Balmacewen), J. Crook (Eaitangata) v. R. Cessford (Stirling), Granville (Caversham) v. R. M. Rutherford (Milton), C. Wyber (Balclutha) v. W. Jefferson (Stirling), W. Foster (Cavershara) v. Williamson (Caledonian). Second Round.—Williamson v. Omand, Rutherford v. Jefferson, Lewis w, Carswell, Wyber v. Crook, Parsons v. Mills, Glanville v. Watson, Cessford v. Foster. Third Round.—Rutherford v. Crook, Watson v. Lewis, Glanville v. Parsons. Ornand v. Cessford, Wyber v. Williamson, Foster v. Carswell, Jefferson v. Mills. —Stirling Green.— First Round.—J. Forster (Caversham) v. Johnston (Leith), W. Lloyd (Caledonian) v. D. Middleton (Port Chalmers), J. Timmings (Alexandra) v. J. Hope (North-east Valley), P. Dcvanney (Milton) v. J. J. Boyd (Roslyn), R. M'Govern (West Harbour) v. J. Holgate (Mornington), T. Barron (Stirling) v. R. Johnston (Opoho), C. E. O’Hara (Balclutha) v. D. G. Cavanagb (Caledonian). Second Round.—R. Johnston, v. Johnston, Holgate v. O’Hara, Hope v. Middleton, M'Govem v. Lloyd, Forster v. Barron. Boyd v, Cavanagh, Timraings v. Dcvanney. Third Round.—Forster v. Boyd, Holgate v. Hope, Timmings v. Middleton, Cavanagh v. Johnston (Leith), Johnston (Opoho) v. Lloyd, M‘Govern v. Devanuoy, O’Hara v. Barron. —Milton Green.— First Round.—P. Prescott (Kaitangata) v. L. Johnston (St. Clair), J. T. .Hughes (Outram) v. J. Voitch (West Harbour), L. 1). Coombes (St.

Clair) v. A. Arthur (Lawrence), M‘Dougal'l (Caversham) v. Miller (Leith), A, St'amvay (Kaitangata) v. H. Rowley (Leith), A. Rotting (Stirling) v. W. Liddell (St. Clair). A Lindsay (Roslyn) v.' W. Thomson (Kaitangata). * ' . Second Round.—Hughes v. Miller, Arthur v. Thomson, Lindsay v. Prescott,' Johnson v. Liddell, Veitch v. Rotting, Stanway v. M‘Dongall, Rowley v. Coomhes. ' . . Third Round.—Rotting v. M‘Dougall, Prescott v. Arthur, Johnson v. Hughes, Liddell t. Thomson, Stanway v. Lindsay, Miller v. Coombes, Veitch y. Rowley. —Lawrence Green. — First (Round.—W. Cormack (St. Kilda) v. W. Hewitt (Alexandra), J. Buchan (Balmacewen) v. J. Coulter (North-east Valley), A. M‘Gregor (Tainui) v, G. Parkinson (Ralclutha), A. Robbie (Kaitangata) v. G. Kitchen (Leith), J. G. (Bentley (Kaitangata) v. R. 11‘Gillivray (Roslyn), G. T. Stevens (Waibopi, Invercargill) v. J. E. Howland (St. Kilda). Second Round.—Bentley v. M‘Gregor, Hewitt v. Parkinson, Stevens v. Kitchen, Cormack v. _ M'Gillivray, Buchan v. Rowland, Robbie v. Coulter. Third Round.-—Stevens v. Robbie, Kitchen v. M'Gregor, M'Gillivray v. Buchan, Cormack v. Bentley, Parkinson v. Coulter, Hewitt v. Rowland. —0 walk a Green. — First Round.—J. M'Namara (Balclntha) v. W. Leyland (Caversham), S. Revereux (Kaikorai) v. Maguire (Leith), R. P. Clements (Kaitangata) v. R. F. Tait (Hokonui). Second Round. —M'Namara v. Clements, Maguire v. Leyland, Revereux v. Tait.

Third Round. —Tait v. Maguire, Clements v. Leyland, Devereux y M'Namara.