SHIELD BOWLS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20135, 3 January 1940, Page 2

SHIELD BOWLS

PEACE TROPHY PLAY SECTION GAMES OVER TWO RINKS UNBEATEN EIGHT FOR POST-SECTION Section play in the annual Peace Shield bowling tournament, promoted by the Gisborne-East Coast Bowling Centre executive, was completed last evening, conditions for play becoming very difficult in the late afternoon owing to the high wind from the k rorth-east, which affected the perof some of the best players tournament. rinks, those of H. E. Bright, and R. B. Watt, Ka'nutia. unbeaten after six rounds of play, and they figured to-day with six other rinks, skipped by G. Downey, W. Sinclair, H. E. Maude, F. Williams. A. B. Forrester and S. McKenzie, in the post-section series. To-day’s play was on the Kahutia green, and it was expected to complete the tournament by this evening. Yesterday afternoon's games resulted:— A Section Fifth Round.— Butcher 17, v. Ross 21; Atkinson 12, v. McKenzie 20; McGregor 22, v. Roberts 18; Meredith 11, v. Graham 21; Sinclair 24, V. Hughes 17. Sixth Round.—Butcher 15, v. Roberts 7; Sinclair 21, v. McKenzie 15; McGregor 17. v. Graham 27; Atkinson 12. v. Ross 10; Meredith 8, v. Hughes 14. B Section \ Fifth Round—Hay 20, v. Whiting 21; Neal 22, v. Fischbach 14; Bright 22, v. Taylor 17; Downey 21, v. D. G. Robertson 17. Sixth Round—Hay 12, v. Neal 13; Downey 17, v. Fischbach 16; Bright 20, v. Whiting 18; Robertson 13, v. Taylor, 12. C Section Fifth Round.— Gilmer 21, v. Falconer 24; Williams 29, v. Blackburn 12; Beckett 20, v. Morrison 24; Watt 25, v. Bennett 15. Sixth Round.—Gilmer 18 v. Williams 19; Watt 33 v. Blackburn 5; Beckett 6 v. Falconer 13; Bennett 12 v. Morrison 13 D Section Fifth Round.—Thornton 26 v. Hopkinson 16: Henderson 18 v. Hartley 15; Maude 20 v. Lbugher 16; Newton ;5 v. Forrester 16. Sixth Round.—Thornton 15 v. Henderson 20; Newton 18 v. Hartley 10; Maude 9 v. Hopkinson 19; Forrester 25 v. Lougher 20. Summary of Results A Section. —McGregor, 3 wins, 3 losses; Butcher, 1 win, 5 losses; Atkinson. 4 wins. 2 losses; Sinclair, 5 wins. 1 loss; Meredith, 2 wins, 4 losses, Hughes, 2 wins, 4 losses; McKenzie, 5 wins. 1 loss: Ross, 3 wins, 3 losses; Roberts, 1 win. 5 losses; Graham. 4 wins, 2 losses. B Section.—Hay, 2 wins, 4 losses; Neal, 2 wins, 4 losses; Bright, 6 wins; Downey, 5 wins, 1 loss; Fischbach, 2 wins. 4 losses; Whiting, 2 wins, 4 losses: Robertson, 4 wins, 2 losses; Taylor, 1 win, 5 losses. C Section. —Gilmer, 2 wins, 4 losses; F, Williams, 5 wins, 1 loss; Beckett, 1 win, 5 losses; Watt. 6 wins; Blackburn, 1 win, 5 losses; Falconer, 4 wins, 2 losses; Bennett, 2 wins, 4 losses; Morrison, 3 wins, 3 losses. D Section. —Thornton, 3 wins, ,3 losses: Henderson, 4 wins, 2 losses; Maude, 5 wins, 1 loss; Newton, 4 wins, 2 losses: Hartley, 6 losses; Hopkinson, 2 wins, 4 losses; Forrester, 5 wins, 1 loss; Lougher, 1 win, 5 losses.

ORDINARY GAMES GISBORNE GREEN Ordinary games played on the Gisborne Bowling Club's green on Saturday resulted as follows: — Sherwood, Butler, Horne, Sinclair <s) 22 v. Holmes, Paltridge, Davis, Bidden ts) 15. Dobson, Stephenson, Balfour, Bright (s) 23 v. Chamberlain, Phillips. Patrick, Henderson (s) 18. Wickens, D. McGregor, Watson, G. McGregor (si 28 v. Pyke, Miller, A. Hay, Craig (si 20. Keith, Bright. McCullough, Atkinson (s) 17 v. Salmon, Olsen, Johnson, Maude (s) 12. W. Allen, Adams, Zaffer (s) 29 v. Scott, Chrisp, Baldrey (s) 14. Rhodes, Green, Samson, Park (s) 21 v. Humphrey, W. Alexander, Hall, ICendrew (s) 15. Potts, A. E. Allen, Jensen, Gilmer (s) 25 v. Little, Harraway, Smart, Popple (s) 13.