BOWLING NOTES

Franklin Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 22, 28 February 1945, Page 2

BOWLING NOTES

INTER-CLUB MATCH ANZAC AND MOTION GDI'S WEST END v. PUKEKOHE The. following will represeni Pukfkohe Bowling Club against Wes! End (Auckland) al West End green on Saturday, March Anzac cup: W. 'Hunt. R. llarbidge, C. Neilson. G. Armstrong: G. Jlaslam, V. Morley,Wes Pleydell. I). Roulslon; T. Skelton. R. Grotty. F. R. Price. W. G. Pleydell. Motion cup: 11. Abercrombi?. G. Payne. .1. 11. Keith. M. G. Gawson . P. Grice, J. Woolford. M. Pivac, G. R. Basham: W. Orandison. J. Robertson. V. G. Grin Union. G. McPherson. The teams will travel by bus on which seats have been arranged, leaving Dell’s corner al 1 p.m. PAIRS TOURNAMENT FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION FINALS The Franklin Bowling Associaliun A and R grade championship pairs tournnme.nl was finalised on the Pukekolie green on Saturday. The R grade final resulted: WPearl and Vi. Bell (Waiuku) 2-‘L heat R. Davies and .1. Kelly (Tuakau) 17. The A grade semi-finals resulted: L. Vincent and J. Pirrct. jnr (Tuakau) heal R. Barriball and L. Wrathall Waiuku) : R. R. Ridley and W. -I. Short (Pukekolie) heal E. 0. Williams and 11. .1. Short .(Buckland). The final between Tuakau and Pukekolie was productive of a stern si niggle and some nicely played heads. A feature of Hie game was Ihe splendid form shown by Ridley (Pukekolie) and Pirrel (Tuakau). The former outplayed Vincent while Pirrel had the edge on Short. The game see-sawed, each side taking the lead in turn but at the loth head Hie score was Short 14, Pirrct 17. On the 16th head Ridley planted a couple of beauties alongside the jack, but Pirrct drew a close one while Slmrl failed to alter the head. A very close Measure gave Short one. — In—--17. Ridley continued to oulbowl Vincent and when the skips went down RTfTTey held two. Short added Iwo more and Pirrel made attempts will] three running shots to dislur!) the boftjs. He missed each time.

The Turning Point With his lasi lie drew second shot. 16 —17. The JStli head proved the turning point in a grim struggle. Ridley maintained form by drawing lour all round the while. Vincent with his last saved one. Short’s first went behind lo counter Vincents hack howls. Pirrit made a gallant effort to disturb the shot bowls. Short with his second drew the fourth shot. Pin-el ran up lo the head and while he gol amongst the timber did not materially disturb the position, leaving Short three up. Short put in a block on to which Pirrel. fell. Short Iried for an oilier block, and Pirrel. failed lo dislodge anything with his I bird. Short drew the fourth shot with his last and held them, lo take the lead al a critical stage in the game. Sliorl 20. Pirrct 17. Short gol a brace on the :191h head and with five up and two heads to go seemed pretty safe. However on the 20lii Pirrel got two. although Short with his lasi rubbed the white but did lint alter the position. Short 22. Pirrel 19. The strain was on now. Pirrel needed three In tie and four to win on the last head. Pirrel got one and Iho game ended: Short 22. Pirrct 20. The president of the Association. Mi- G. Elmsiey. presented the trophies lo the teams’ and congratulated both winner and runner-up on the excellent form they displayed in Die finals..

Classification of Friesians. The Friesian cattle classification committee, which loured this district recently visited Wesley College’s slud farm and classified 1 1 animals as follows: One V.H.0.. seven H.C. and three G.