BOWING TITLES Two Runanga Fours Qualify

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 February 1947, Page 8

BOWING TITLES Two Runanga Fours Qualify

81 For Post-Section Play (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 13. Eighty-one fours qualified for post-section play in the fours championship at the I Dominion bowling tournament, the section play in which was finished to-day. I Nine fours came through with unbeaten records. They were: McClymont (Ponsonby), Fleming (Newtown), Henry (Sydenham), Johnson (Port Ahuriri), F' White (Runanga), Hawkins (Paritutu), Wyatt (Karori), I McCullough (Carlton), and E. P. Exelby (Frankton Junction). I The post-sectional play which a will begin to-morrow is on the automatic two-life principle, all qualifying fours being on an equal basis. Conditions were again ideal. With .the exception of some which were watered overnight, all greens were again very fast. Towards the close of play a southerly wind sprang up, suggesting a break in the long spell of dry weather. In addition to White’s four, Bowes, Hunter, Sharp, and O’Neill (Runanga) also qualified. The other

three members of White’s four, are Hillhouse, Gourlay, and Armstrong. The draw for post-sectional play is:— Hutt.—Webley v. Raffles, Spearman v. Johnson, Kay v. Rodgers, Haworth (Wanganui East) v. Scott. Victoria.—Kyle v. Haworth (Canterbury), Hawkins v. Fleming, Dyson v. Williams, Dickenson v. Mattar. Petone. —Mason v. Read (Lyall Bay), McCullough v. Rolls, Gaffney v. Sherwood, Boulton v. Jennings. Island Bay.—Adams (Karori) v. McClymont, Fuller v. Claridge, la Frenz v. Russell, Gleeson v. Curline. j Lyall Bay—Hotter v. Clinkard, Adams (Phoenix) v. Taylor, Vella v. Barton, Dykes v. Crowley. Karori. —Hadwin v. Benson, Ewing v. Giles, Wyatt v. Lambess, Corby v. Love. Hataitai.—Sharp v. Skoglund, Besley v. Ritchie, Harris v. White, McInnes v. Field. Khandallah. —Bremner v. Leadbetter, Armstrong v. Wenham, Squire v. Clark, Cullen v. Piper. Newtown. —Bell v. London, Livingstone v. Buchan, Wardop v. Thompson, Mitchell v. O’Neill. Thorndon. — Watts v. Exelby, Henry v. Lobb, Lane v. Reid (Masterton), Kirkwood v. Dickson.