BOWLING.

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 January 1923, Page 6

BOWLING.

(By “Kitty”). A considerable amount of interest has been taken in the different club competitions on the. Grey mouth Club’s green during the past month. In a number of instances play has been above the average. The green has been very keen with the result that it took players some time before they settled down to play. Tho following are the results: — CLUB PAIRS COMPETITION. Play for this competition has been very backward, Section HI being the only one which has played off any games, the result of play Section 111 being :—■ Blair and Kyle W., played three games, won two, lost one. The games won were against Scott and Ashby and Graham and Passau and lost one to McKay D., and Thompson R. Scott and Ashby played two, lost both to Blair and Kyle, Graham unit Passau. Graham and Passau played two. Lost to Blair and Kyle, and won from Scott and Ashby. McKay and Thompson played one. Won from Blair and Kyle. CHAMPION SINGLES. —Section I.— Baxter T., played two. Lost to Truscott, and won from Fletcher. Truscott J., played six. Won six /from Baxfer, Topliss, Ross, Ring, Scott, Fletcher. Topliss T., played three. Lost three to Ring, Scott ami Fletcher. Ross, (’’apt., played two. Lost- two. Lost to Tinscott and Fletcher.

Ring J., played four. Won one. Lost three. Won from TonlUs Lost to ’Truscott, Scott and Fletcher., Scott AV., played four. Host two. Won two from Ring and Topliss. Lost tr> Truscott. and Fletcher. Fletcher AV., played six, Won four. Lost two. AVon from Topliss, Ross, Ring and Scott. Lost to Baxter and Truscott. SECTION IL—Singles. AVilson G.D., played three games. AVou one. Lost two. AVon from Graham. Lost to Wise and Sharp. Wise F., played five. AVon five. AVon from Wilson, Graham, Chalk, Sharp, McKay. Graham AV., played three. Lost two. AVon one from McKay. Lost to Wilson and AVise. Chalk J. AV., played two. Lost two. Lost to McKay and Wise. Sharp AV., played two. Lost one. AVon one. Lost to AVise. AVon from AVilson. McKay D., played three. Lost two. AVon 1. AVon from Chalk. Lost to AVise and Graham. SECTION lll.—Singles. Mclndoe J., played four. Lost three. AVon from Steer. Lost to Cochrane, Buck, Blair. Steer J., played four. Lost three. Won one. AVon from Kibble. Lost to Mclndoe, Cochrane, Blair. Kibble A., played four. Lost three. Won one from Blair. Lost to Steer, Cochrane, Buck. Cochrane AV., played live. Lost two. Won three. AVon from Mclndoe, Kibble, Steer. Lost to Buck, Blair. Buck P. N., played lour. AVon from Mclndoe, Kibble, Cochrane, Blair.

Blair AV., played five. Lost two. AVon three from Mclndoe, Steer, Cochrane. Lost to Kibble, Buck. CHAMPION PAIRS. —Section I. — Sharp and AVilson played two. Won one. Lost one. AVon from Buck and Wise. Lost to Fletcher and Scott. Fletcher and Scott played four. AVon two. Lost two. Won from Sharp and Wilson and Mclndoe and Steer. I.ost to Skoglund and Graham and Buck and AVise. Mclndoe ami Steer played two. Lost two. Lost to Fletcher and Scott, and Buck and AVise. Skoglund and Graham playe.d two.

Lost one. Won one from Fletcher and Scott. Lost to Buck and Wise. Baldwin and Hannan played two. Lost two. Lost to Fletcher and Scott and Wise and Buck. Buck and Wise played five. Won four. Lost one. AVon from Fletcher, Scott, Mclndoe and Steer, Skoglund and Graham, Baldwin and Hannan. Lost to Sharp and Wilson. —Section 11. — Blackwood and AlcKay played three. Won two. Lost one. Won from Blair and Christie and Baxter and lirebner. Lost to Truscott and Chalk. Blair and Christie played three. Won one, lost two. AV on from Baxter Brebner. Lost to Blackwood, McKaj- and Truscott and Chalk. Truscott and Chalk played two. Won two from Blackwood and McKay, Blair and Christie. King and Capt. Ross played nil. Baxter and Brebner played two. Li st two. Lost to Blackwood and AlcKay and Blair and Christie. WEST COAST TOURNAMENT. The above tournament which commences on February 13, will bi' held in W’cstport. The following players will represent the Greymouth Club. —Full Rink Competitions— W. Graham, W. Scott, D. AlcKay, T. Jones (s.): G. T. Aloss, F. Wise, P. Buck, W.' Blair (s.); J. Hamman, F. Baldwin, J. Sharpe, W. Fletcher, (s.); J. AV. Chalk, J. C. Gittos, J. Truscott, J. P*ing (s.). —Pairs Competitions.—Scott and AlcKay (s). Graham and Jones (s). Moss -and Buck (s). Wise and Blair (s). Hannan and Baldwin (s). Fletcher and Sharpe (s). Chalk and Ring (s). Gittos and Truscott (s). Ross and Alclndoe (s).

Ono rink will represent the Opawa Dowling Club (Christchurch), which will bo skipped by Mr. 11. M. Hunter, but the rest of the personnel is not yet fixed. Tile Beckenham Club (Christchurch) will be represented by two rinks, one of which will include Mr. Janies Duncan, for many years a member of the Greymouth Club. The New South Wales bowlers will arrive, in Westport on Sunday, February 11, and will play Westport Club on the morning of the 12th, proceeding to Greymouth after lunch. They leave for Christchurch on Tuesday morning, where they remain from the 14th to 17th, leaving that day for Oamaru. The committee of tho Greymouth Bowling Club are endeavouring to have a game with them after their arrival from Westport. The names of the players are. E. Collins, J. Wall, E. A." Palmer, F. A. Benson, G. W. Parkes, C. B. riigney, T. Yates, T. J. Griffen, J. Henley, F. Budd, J. Morley, J. Spence, J. Hodgkinson, IV. Douglas, IV. Morriss, F. Wicks, J. Gould, T. Jones, It E. Alcorn, F. C. Cummings, L. Arnott, and J. Nicholas. There are also twelve ladies in the party. Tho following should prove interesting reading to local players wno do not observe the ‘‘foot on tho mat” rule:—“During two days’ play, Ingram (Wellington) was repeatedly warned, and had his bowls ‘burned’ by tho umpire on several occasions, but ho simply would not comply -with the rule. Umpires on the various greens have been very busy watching the players to keep them up to the mark on. this rule. Ono player was much chagrined to see a ‘toucher’ called off when he was three shots down, on account of infringement.” A good example of a game being pulled out of the fire came under notice in a section of the pairs at Reni uera. Fred Parsons, of Remuera, was 12 up and 4 heads to go on Proctor, of Remuera (late of Christchurch) who is now resident in Auckland, and plays a game of high order. Proctor put on a 3,1, and 2, and wanted 6 to tie on the last end. Jim Vuglar, his lead, lay two, and his skip drew four beauties, whilst Parsons failed to get near. A tie and a play-off saw Proctor and his mate win a highly sensational game.