RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

Evening Star, Issue 26029, 18 February 1947, Page 3

RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

TEN TEAMS UNBEATEN

CLARIDGE HOLDS ONE LIFE BUCHAN AND LOVE FORGED TO DEFAULT (I*.A.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 17. Ten two-lifcns and 30 one-ltiters remain in tlie fours championship at the Dominion bowling tourney, play in which was resumed to-day in sunny and mild weather. Three rounds of 14 ends were played. The unbeaten fours are: A. Clark (Barrington), A. L. Lambess (Whangarei), A. D. Scott (Seatoun), R. Henry (Sydenham), T. T. Skoglund (Otahuhu), S. L, London (Wellington), E. H. Clinkard (St. Johns), T. Adams (Karori), W. F. ,Sherwood (Seatoun), and W. 11. Fleming (Newtown). Prominent among those eliminated were F. White’s Ruiianga four, winners at Christchurch last year, M. J. Squire (Hawera), T. A. McClymont (Ponsonby), R. Haworth (Canterbury), and F. Livingstone (Onehunga).

The tournament was continued at 1 p.m. on 10 greens. Though these naturally played stiffly following three days’ rain, they improved during the afternonn.

At the commencement fours skipped by the following had notified their inability to carry on in the interrupted competition:—Love (Port Chalmers), Lobb (West End, New Plymouth), Ritchie (Inglewood), Buchan (Balmacewen), Vella (Onehunga), Gleeson (Papatoetoe), Mason (Vogeltown), Gaffney (Canterbury), and Dyson (Hallyburton Johnstone). Vella, who is left in the singles, is remaining to contest that event. NOTABLE DEFECTIONS.

Among notable players who failed to survive the second round were T. F. Mitchell (Blenheim), who lost after a good game to W. P. O’Neill (Runanga) and rather early to A. J. Thompson (Greytown); T. A.- McClymont (Ponsonby), who lost his first to T. Adams (Karori) and after a keen finish to W. Fuller (Waitara) ; R. Haworth (Canterbury), who lost to L. Kyle (Hutt) alfter a close finish, but was well 'behind R. Hawkins (Paritutu); and M. J. Squire .(Hawera), who lost to A. Clark (Barrington) by a point aud to G. K Piper (Matai) by a considerable margin. . Among those eliminated in the third round were the 1946 champion four skipped by F. White (Runanga), who went down in a fighting finish with H D. Field (Karori), but scored only one point against L. W. Besley (New Brighton). This round, too, saw the elimination of Livingstone (Onehunga) by S. L. London (Wellington) and O’Neill (Runanga). O’Neill won on an extra end, 14-13. After accounting for H. A. Leadbetter (Karori), W. Bremner (Epsom) was beaten by J. Armstrong (Runanga) 13-12. E. P.. Exelbv (Frankton Junction) was down 2-15 in bis first round game against C. Watt (Hataitai), but won on an ex T tra head by one point. He lost his first life in the second round to R. Henry (Svdenham) by a single point. In the third'round he defeated W. F. Reid (Masterton) 12-11.' In the third round encounter between H. E. Wenham (Levin) and G. FI. Piper (Maitai) Wenham was leading 13-8. when Piper scored 6 and ran out a winner by 15-13.

,-KHANDALLAH. Section ,1. —First round: Bremner (Epsom) 13, Leadbetter (Karori) 11; Armstrong (Gonville) 14, Wenham (Levin) 13;, Clark (Barrington) 12, Maslih Squire (Hawera) 11; Cullen (Thornton) 13, Piper , (Maitai) 12. Second round: Armstrong 13, Bremner 12; Clark 12, Cullen 8; Wenham 19, Leadbetter 9; Piper 18, Squire 5. Third round: Clark 12, Armstrong 11; Piper 15, Wenham 13; Bremner 14, Cullen 9.

Section 2.—First round: Benson (Balmoral) 17, Hadwin (Hott) 11; Giles (United) 13, Ewing (Stratford) 9; Lambess (Whangarei) 20, Wyatt (Karori) 11; Corby (Ellerslie) won by default from Love (Port Chalmers). Second round: Benson 20, Giles 5; Lambess 15, Corby 12, liadwin 18, Ewing 9'; Wyatt won by default from Love. Third round: Lambess 15, Benson 14; Hadwin 16, Wyatt 5; Corby 13, Giles 10. HUTT. Section 3.—First round:Webly (Wellington) won by default from Raffles (Onehunga) ; Spearman (Christchurch It.S.A.) won bv default from Johnson (Port Ahuriri) ; Kay (Shirley) 14) Rodgers (Feilding) 8; Scott (Seatoun) 14, Haworth (Wanganui East) 8. Second round: Spearman 13, Webley 10; Scott 19, Kay 10; Haworth 12, Rodgers 11. Third round: Scott, 15, Spearman 14; Kay 12, Webley 8; Haworth won by defaiult from Thornton. Section 4.—First round: Exelby (Frankton Junction) 17, Watts (Hataitai) 16; Henry (Sydenham) won by default from Lobb (West End) ; Reid (Masterton) 13, Lane (Ashburton) 11; Kirkwood (St. Johns) 17, Dickson (Khandallah) 5. Second round: Henry 12, Exelby 11; Kirkwood 15, Reid 14; Dickson 15, Lane 9; Watts won by refault from Lobb. Third round: Kirkwood 12, Henry 11; Watts 14, Dickson 10; Exelby 12, Reid 11. HATAITAI, Section s.—First round: Skoglund (Otahuliu) 20, Sharp (Wellington) 7; Besley (Sydenham) won by default from Ritchie (Inglewood) ; White (Runanga) 15; Harris (Wanganui) 9; Field (Karori) 15, Mclnnes (Temuka) 14. Second round: Skoglund 13, Besley 11; Field 13; White 12; Harris 20, Mclnnes 7; Sharp won by default from Ritchie. Third round: Skoglund 14, Field 8; Sharp 15, Harris 11; Besley 19, White 1. NEWTOWN. Section 6.—First ’ round: London (Wellington) 12, Bell (Patea) 11; Livingstone (Onehunga) won by default from Buchan (Balmacewen) ; Wardrop (Victoria) 16, Thompson (Greytown) 15; O’Neill (Runanga) 14, Mitchell (Blenheim) 12. Second round: London 12, Livingstone 8; Wardrop 12, O’Neill 10 ; Thompson 17, Mitcheli 9 ; Bell won by default from Buchan. Third round: London 14, Wardrop 12; Thompson 16, Bell 11; O’Neill 14,-Livingstone 13. LYALL BAY. Section 7.—First round : Clinkard (St. John’s) 20, Hotter (Okato) 17; Adams (Pluenix) 20, Taylor (Hataitai) 8; Barton (Kio Toa, Hastings) won by default from Vella (Onehunga) ; Crowley (Tolaga Bay) 12, Dykes (Seatoun) 3. Second round: Clinkard 14, Adams 12; Barton 12, Crowley 11; Hotter 10, Taylor 3; Dykes won by default from Vella. Third round: Clinkard 12, Barton 10; Hotter 18; Dykes 14, Adams 11. ISLAND BAY. Section B.—First round: Adams (Karori) 12, McCl.vmont (Ponsonby) 9; Claridge (St. Kilda) 15, Fuller (Waitara) 13; Russell (Upper Hutt) 11. La Frenz (Maitai) 7 ; Curline (Kilbirnie) won by default from Gleeson (Papatoetoe). Second round: Adams

17, Claridge 7; Russell 15, Curline 12; Fuller 13, McClymont 12; La Freuz won by default from Gleeson. Third round: Adams 15, Russell 12; Fuller 14, La Frenz 13; Claridge 18, Curline 13. PETONE. Section 9.—First round: Reid (Lyall Bay) won by default from Mason (Vogeltown); Rolls (Featherston) 14, McCullough (Carlton) 10; Sherwood (Seatoun) won by default from Gaffney (Canterbury); Jennings (Wellington) 14, Boulton (Wanganui) 13. Second round: Rolls 18, Reid 2; Sherwood 19, Jennings 16; McCullough aud Boulton won by default from Mason and Gaffney. Third round: Rolls 14, Sherwood 9; McCullough 16, Boulton 14; Reid 19, Jennings 9. VICTORIA. Section 10.—First round: Kyle (Hutt) 13, Haworth (Canterbury) 11; Fleming (Newtown) 17, Hawkins (Paritutu) 11; Williams (Edgeware) won by default from Dyson (Hallybu,rton Johnstone) ; Mattar (Thorndon) 14, Dickinson (Avon, Stratford) 9. Second round: Fleming 18, Kyle 9; Mattar 16, Williams 15; Hawkins 15, Haworth 6; Dickinson won by default from Dyson. Third round: Fleming 11, Mattar 10; Hawkins 17, Dickinson 9; Williams 13, Kyle 6.