DOMINION BOWLS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22242, 30 January 1947, Page 8

DOMINION BOWLS

CONTESTS FOR TITLES GIS.— E. COAST PLAYERS Five clubs of the Gisborne-East Coast Bowling Centre are represented in the large entry of players who are to contest the New Zealand championships being held in Wellington over a period of approximately two weeks commencing on February 4. Approximately GOO aspirants from all parts of the Dominion are listed in the nominations for the singles title. The centre rinks include a Gisborne club team with three of the four players who, with J. H. Walker as skip, took first’ place in the centre’s New Year tournament for the Peace Memorial Shield. The entries from the respective clubs of the centre are: Gisborne—Rinks: W. Langlands, R. Johnson, W. Riddell, J. H. Walker (s). Pairs; W. Riddell, J. H. Walker (s); W. Langlands, R. Johnson (s). Singles: Walker Riddell, Johnson, Langlands. Tolaga Bay—Rinks: E. H. Crowley, E Crowley, V. F. Hurlstone, G. A. Crowley (s). Pairs: E. Crowley, G. A. Crowley (s); E. H. Crowley. V. F. Hurlstone (s). Singles: G. A. Crowley. E. H. Crowley, Hurlstone. Wairoa—Rinks: W. Bainbridge, H. Cooke. L. H. Patterson, H. Roberts (s). Pairs: Patterson, Roberts (s). Singles: Roberts.

Poverty Bay.— Pairs: J. H. Robinson, E. E. Somervell (s). Singles: Robinson. Somervell. Kahutia— Pairs: R. A. De Latour, W. De Latour. Singles: R. A. De Latour, W. De Latour.