SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 July 1936, Page 8

SPORTS AND GAMES

BOWLING. [by CABLE PBESS ASSN. COPYBIGHT.] BRISBANE. July 22. The New Zealand bowlers played Doon Villa, at Maryborough, on Monday. Harrison and Galt, with the Victorians, won 26/16. Bockett, with the Victorians, won 21/11. and Park-, er's rink lost 8/32. CHESS. DUNEDIN, July 23. E. W. Bennett, a member of the Otago Chess Club, last night, broke the world’s record for blindfold construction of the knights tour. He constructed tours on six boards simultaneously, concluding the task under two hours, without a mistake. TABLE TENNIS. Teams representing Greymouth and Reefton met at Reefton at table tennis last evening, Greymouth by 21 games to S (563 points to 4<o). Detailed results, Greymouth players mentioned first, were: —

Singles: W. Grady beat W. Blom 21-17, beat G. August 21-17, beat R. Bateman 21-14, beat Laurie 21-5, lost to C. Coxall 13-21. J. Galiardi beat Blom 21-19, beat Laurie 21-18, lost to Coxall 17-21, lost to August 13-21, lost to Bateman 14-21. M. Marshall beat Blom 21-11, beat Coxall 21-16, beat August 21-15, beat, beat Bateman 21-13, beat Laurie 21-12. W. Tindale beat Blom 21-16, beat Laurie 21-11, lost to Coxall 16-21, lost to Bateman 17-21, lost to August 17-21. H. Greenwood beat Blom 21-17, beat Coxall 2119, beat August 21-17, beat Bateman 21-15, beat Laurie 21-11.

Doubles: Grady and Marshall beat August and Bateman 21-11, lost to Blom and Coxall 15-21. Tindale and Greenwood beat August and Bateman 21-13, beat Blom and Coxall 21-15. ■ Supper was provided by the Reefton team. Mr Coxall congratulated the visitors, expressing a hope that a return match would be arranged at an early date.

SCHOOL SOCCER. The Marist School Soccer competitions were continued yesterday in splendid weather. St. Paul’s were successful in winning all their games. Results: —Senior: St. Paul’s 3, v. St. Joseph’s 0; St. Columba 3, v. St. Patrick’s 0. Junior: St. Patrick’s 3, v. St. Columba 1; St. Paul’s 2, v. St. Joseph’s 0. intermediate: St. Paul’s 2, v. St. Joseph’s 0; St. Patrick’s 3, v. St. Columba 2.

St. Columba’s victory in the junior competition was a great surprise, as St. Joseph’s juniors had not previously been defeated. A team from the Intermediates played a friendly game with an eleven from the Runanga Convent, the latter winning by 2 goals to nil.

Runanga seniors v. Taylorville, Victoria Park, 2.30: Perrin, Armstrong, Adamson, Nicholson, Anderson, Cowe, Shotton, Craig, White, Maskill, Crowe. Runanga juniors v. Technical, Tech, ground, 2.30: Mundy, Roe, Mossop, Williams, Airns, Musgrove, Wright, Higson, Quinn, Newton, Clay. Emer.: Davy. Runanga Thirds v. Technical, at Dunollie, 2.30: Greening, Kyle, Maskill, Potter, Merriman, Hewison, Kennedy. Williamson, Potter, Poole, Wearne.