BOWLING

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 January 1944, Page 2

BOWLING

RINKS COMPETITION _, „ DUNEDIN, January 19. The fours competition advanced a further stage when the championship bowling tournament continued today m conditions that were almost Perfect. All greens were very fast. A , * 31 ’ eeze was not sufficient to affect play. A heavy downpour occurred at the end of the day. The fifth and sixth rounds were played and in man T cases they brought together some of the most prominent players in the Dominion. At the end of the sixth round only six teams remained unbeaten, and there were a further 32, which had suffered only one loss.

The following are the skips of rinks which have won all their games’ P. Munn (Canterbury), J. McGrath (Alexandra), T. Riach (Taieri), S. Hutchison (Caledonian), O. Grant (Invercargill) and L. J. Edwards (Balclutha). Those with five wins are:—J. Minf 1 E. O. Henshaw (Ashbury), T. J. Chambers (SumnerL C. Harding (West End TimaruL M. E. Hunt (Helensville), R. G. Morrison (Waihopai, Invercargill), N, V - Keast (Te Rangi), J. E. Smith \ Te muka), D. Haswell (Blenheim), A’ m ' MacDonald (Balmacewen), J. a’ atR, (Auckland Transport), T. A. McClymont (Ponsonby), R. S. Me- I Nish (Canterbury), H. Wilson (Mt. I E de , n ) ; c : E. Tyrrell (Roslyn, J. Sfoddart (Kaikorai), R. Haworth (Canterbury), W Purdie (St. Clair), F. L. zrJy ~ (Kaituna), R. A. Barnsdale (Christchurch), M. J. Squire (Hawera), J Veitch (Dunedin). C. A. McDonald (North-east Valley), J. Ure (North End, Invercargill. W. A. Britten (Sydenham), K. S. Ewing (Stratford), J. H. Armstrong (Leith), J. S. Anchor (Hamilton, H. B. Kay (Shirg A S'- Spearman (Christchurch

I P. Munns (Canterbury) champion four has won all matches, and none by a smaller margin that seven noints. Other fours that have nlaved very consistent bowls are: A. V. Keast’s Te Rangi four, and the Temuka team, skipped by J. E. Smith, each of which won both games to-day. R. Howarth’s Canterbury four had- its first reverse m the sixth round at. the hands of the Edendale. team skipped by G. H. Smith. With six ends Dlayed Howarth was down 9-2, and though the margin was reduced, the country rink won by 27 to 25. Smith lost only two games in his section. H. Wilson (Mt. Eden) was beaten by Hugh Donald

(Te Rangi) by 27-20, and this was the Auckland skip’s only defeat in his section.

I Fours which have won all their games include the Invercargill team .skipped by O. Grant. The Alexandra four skipped by J. McGrath, in spite of a lack of tournament experience, 1 has given an excellent account of itj self, and has won six games to date. iKaituna rink, skipped by F. L. Tayllor, an ex-Onehunga player, beat W. .Purdie (St. Clair) 23-18 in the fifth round, and suffered its only loss at I the hands of the Pukekohe team 'shipped by W. J. Short, (secretary of [the Franklin Racing Club), the score being 26-18. 1 C. Spearman (Christchurch leads in his section with five wins, but was pressed all the way in the sixth, round by G. C. Claridge (St. Kilda), a close and exciting game being won by Spearman by 26-25. J. Mingins, of Onehunga, scored well in both games, defeating Charfield’s Edgeware four 36-25, and Taylor (Sydenham) 33-13. S. Hutchison (Caledonian) won both games by good margins, and H. S. Riach (Taieri) and L. J. Edwards (Balclutha) have each won six games. D. Hunter (Petone) who won five games in Hutchison’s section, was a comparative novice when he led for J. W. Lowry in 1937 at Wellington, and they won the pail’s title. In Hunter’s present Petone rink, Lowry is third. Section play in the fours will be completed with two rounds to-morrow, and post section play will be commenced on Friday. On the Caledonian green, fours skipped by a number of past champions were engaged. After a close struggle R. A. Barnsdaie’s Christchurch rink beat M. J. Squire’s Ha-/ wera four 28-25. Barnsdaie’s four

beat W. Bremner (Auckland) on Tuesday, and won their sixth game against S. C. K. Smith (North End, Invercargill) by 27-20. Bremner stopped Veitch’s winning run by 32 to 22. A match winning factor in this game was the play of M. E. Oughton, Bremner’s lead. RAIN STOPS PLAY DUNEDIN, January 20. Heavy rain • throughout the night made most of the greens unfit for play in the bowling* championships this morning, and the seventh and eighth games in the sectional division of the rinks were postponed till this afternoon. These games were to be played under special time limits, probably two and a-quarter hours, but the exact duration would be determined later according to the weather, which was changeable during the morning. The travel restrictions have necessitated a number of the North Island players engaged in the post-section play leaving earlier than they had intended, and this matter is giving tho tournament committee some concern. The committee was investigating the position to-day and will make an announcement to-night of any change in the arrangements for postsectional play.