BOWLING PAIRS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20142, 11 January 1940, Page 3

BOWLING PAIRS

SECTION PLAY I DOMINION TOURNEY SIXTY-SEVEN QUALIFY GISBORNE SI ICC ESSES (X’er Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Interesting play was witnessed at the continuation yesterday of the New Zealand centennial bowling tournament when 266 players competed in the section rounds of the pairs championship. The greens were holding after an early morning shower and a strong northerly wind disturbed tire competitors, but conditions improved later in the day. A notable defeat was that of W. J. Robinson, of the Hamilton club, who won the title in Auckland last year. In the second of four games of 21 heads he was beaten bv the slightly superior play of Hawkins (Frankton Junction), the score being 22 to 19. Robinson again lost, this time by 15 to 12, to Gray, of Kelburn, in the linn] round of yesterday's play. Other previous holders of the championship pairs who were eliminated were Lowry (Pctone), whom Dyett (Karori) vanquished by the convincing margin of 21 lo 9; Edwards (Temuka), who went down in the first game to White (Feilding), 25 to 10; Brackenbridge (Newton), who in yesterday’s event was leading from Reid of Lyall Bay, Jenkin (Carlton) and Mnslin (Hawera). who was the lead for Squire when they won the title in Wellington in 1933. Other well-known players who failed to qualify were the veteran Taieri Bowler, Carswell, whose sterling performances in the singles event attracted so much interest and Deare (Carlton), who is the only two-lifer remaining in the singles championship. Spearman, who is the only former singles champion left in that event, went right through in yesterday’s pairs games. Wilson (Linwood), the winner of ihe rinks in 1934 and 1938 at Dunedin. won. all four games. He had a 19-point win in the first game against Hazelwood (Lyall Bay) and registered comfortable margins in the remaining three rounds. Haworth (Canterbury), who won the pairs 'and rinks at Christchurch in ,1936' —the only time this double victory has been achieved in the same year although the Auckland player Franks (Balmoral) last year won both the singles and rinks at Auckland—is still going with three wins to his credit.

In all ti 7 players qualified yesterday, there being many ties of both four and three wins and particularly the latter number. Those entitled to take part are the section winners and those tieing as winners ir. the sections.' To-day the sudden-death principle is being followed. The following qualified for postsection play yesterday in the pairs championship:— Section A. —Rowland (Balmoral), t Dyett (Karori), and Murphy (Taihape), tied with three wins each. Section. Al.—Murray (Hawera), four wins. Section B. —Dowland (St. Kilda) and IT. Dickson (Thorndon), tied with four wins. Section Bl. —Colebrook (Ponsonby), four wins. Section C. —Ives (Canterbury), White (Feilding), and Newton (Kahutia), tied with three wins. Section Cl. —Wilson (Linwood), four wins. Section D.—Haworth (Canterbury). St. John (Maitai), and Bremner (West End, Auckland), tied with three wins. Section Dl.—Lawrie (Island Bay) and Hawken (Hamilton) tied with three wins. Section E. —Reid (Lyall Bay), Hawkins (Frankton Junction), and Wilson (Newtown), tied with three wins. Section El.—Williams (Gisborne), 1 four wins. Section F.—Donaldson (West End, Auckland), four wins. Section Fl.—Baxter (Cosmopolitan), four wins. Section G. —Short (Carlton), foulwins. Section Gl.-—Pavitt (Fitzroy), four wins. Section H.—Livingstone (Onehunga) and Fleming (Taihape) tied with three wins Section Hl.—Hill (Balmoral) and Ewing (Stratford) tied with three wins. Section I.—O'Connor (Newton), four wins. Section ll.—Duff (Hastings) and Hall (Eastbourne) tied with three wins. Section J.—Wright (St. Heliers), four wins. Section Jl.—Ritchie (Opunake), three wins. Section K.—E. IT. Smith (Te Karo) and Capes (ITutt) tied with three wins. Section Kl.—McLeod (Greytown), Fox (Barrington), and J. R. Smith (Kelburn), tied with three wins. Section L.—Cullen. (Thorndon), three wins. Section Ll.—Chambers (Sumner), four wins. Section M. —Ainger (Christchurch), four wins. Section Ml.—Martella (Blenheim), Hendry (Masterton), and Chapman (Christchurch R.S.A.), tied with three wins. Section N.—Meredith (Kahutia), four wins. Section Nl.—Fruish (Claudelands). Rudman (Nelson), and Buchan (Ra-| whiti), tied with three wins. Section O.—Sundc (Glen Eden),four wins. Section 01.—Swanson (Seutoun) and Dey (Christchurch), tied with three wins. Section P.—Clinkard (St. Johns), four wins. Section Pl.—Mason (West End, New Plymouth), and Whittle (Grey Lynn), tied with four wins. Section Q. —Giles (United, Christchurch), four wins. Section Ql. —J. Buchan (Balmac-j ewen) and Spearman (Sydenham) tied with four wins. Section R.—lngram (Victoria), Hunt (Glen Eden), Benefield (St. Johns), and Gillespie (Thorndon), tied with three wins. [ Section Rl.—Webster (Otaki Rail- | way) and Thomson (Phoenix) tied 1 with three wins. Section S. Barnsdale (Christ-: church) and Davey (Dargaville) tied] with four wins. Section SI. —MeWhanneli (Hataitai) and Bain (Marlborough R.S.A.) tied | with three wins.