DOMINION BOWLERS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21922, 17 January 1946, Page 8

DOMINION BOWLERS

FOURS CHAMPIONSHIP fP.A.) CHRISTCHURCH. Jail. 17. M. Giles. United. and W. Fleming. Otaki Railway, each had his first reverse in the fours championship at the New Zealand bowling tournament yesterday. Giles lost to J. Veileh, Dunedin, who has failed to qualify for post-sectional play, 20—22. iu the fifth round. After a keenly-contested game in the sixth round, Fleming was beaten by Giles, the score being 21—20. Giles has a hard game to-day when he meets R. Haworth's Wanganui East rink, and in the eighth round he meets R. B. Hart. Timaru. Fleming has two easier games, however, having to meet W. Sprosen. Linwood. and C. Mills, Nightcaps, and should have no difficulty in qualifying. P. Munn, Canterbury, won both his games yesterday by comfortable margins, but cannot afford to lose to-day if he is to qualify. He meets J. .T. Davis, Kaituna, and J. B. Gauntlott, Lynll Bay. to-day. G. A. Dcare, Mt. Eden, who lost a game on Tuesday, went down yesterday to J. R. Smith, ICelburn, and must now win each of his games to-day to qualify. V. C. Potter, Tauranga, who has a life left in the singles, has won his six games to date and has qualified for post-sectional play. His rink will be followed with much interest in the later games. J. A. Engebretscn. Horetnungn. last year’s winner of I he title, won his two games and has still to win one more to qualify. At the end of the sixth round the following links were unbeaten and qualified for postsectional play: N. Thomson, Timaru, L. J. Bull, Ha worn. D. Vaughan. Caledonian, F. Livingstone, Or.ehunga, I\. S. Ewing, Stratford. A. McKenzie. Georgetown, .T. T. Pavitt. Fitzroy, T. A. Williams, Napier, C. E. Tyrrell, Mornington. H. W. Shergold. Waihi, V. C. Potter, Tauranga. G. Bishop. Hokonui. S. J. Sn/jdden. Tan wood. T. T. Skoglund. Otnhuhu. W. P. O’Neill. Runangn. T. Blenheim. W. R. Martyn. Nelson. R. S. TTfgginliotham, Auckland, and W. G. Ritchie. Inglewood. Tyrrell skipped the winning pair in 193 S and Sneddon was a member of H. Wilson’s winning four in 1938. A strong Canterbury rink sekipped by J. Turpin lias won five games, and another Canterbury rink skipped by R. E. McNisli, who has a life left in the singles, has lost two games. C. Spearman, Christchurch R.S.A.. who skipped the winning four in 1044 am! won the' sin-Hes in 1!>37 ami 1011. has lost one ? ams and his link will he hard (o heat Inter. The family rink representing Edsewnre. skinned by S. Marlin, has failed to rpmlify. although it won two frames yesterday, and may still- cense a major upset in the section. A no! her Canterbury rink which has been rdaving "'ell and which has five wins to its credit is that skipped by T. G. Fox. Although I? ox lost a frame yesterday, his rink played pond howls and in the second game scored a comfortable win from W. T. Gee, Hamilton.