PLAY FOR TITLES PROGRESSES ON BOWLING GREENS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22825, 21 December 1948, Page 4

PLAY FOR TITLES PROGRESSES ON BOWLING GREENS

Club championship? in the various divisions were advanced on district bowling greens during the week-end and pick-up rinks also provided enjoyable play in warm, fine weather. ReI suits follow. | POVERTY BAY GREEN Champion Fours. - Illingworth. G. 'McConnell. E. Brown. D. McKenzie (s) 21 v. Wells, King, Nalder. Ross (s) 19. i Intermediate Fours. Bnllentine. I Dawson, Sebire, Schwabe (s) 30. v iR. Morrison, Graham, Rothwell, Wat--1 son <s) 22. Champion Pairs.—A. R. Smith and Bayliss 24 v. W. Poole and Chambers 17. Intermediate Pairs.—Williamson and Orr 21 v. English and Norman 20; R. Morrison and Watson 18 v. Fisher and Pickering 12; Carpendale and Rothwell 20 v. Williamson and Orr 17; Harrison and Chapman 18 v. English and Norman 15. (Rub Pairs- —Marshall and Grant 19 v. Ballcntine and Illingworth 18. Champion Singles.—W. Poole 18 v. Wallen 13: A. R. Smith 22 v. Lee 20: .1. Campbell 18’v. Chambers 17; D. McKenzie 18 v. Ritchie 12; Somervell 20 v. Roderick 19. Intermediate Singles.—-Turbitt 19 v. Veitch 13; Morey 19 v. F. T. Robinson 16. Colts’ Singles.—C. Campbell 19 v. E. Adams 16: J. English 21 v, A. Vickers 8. Rusher Singles.—Fisher 20 v. King 18; Bayliss 21 v. M. Robinson 18. | Club Fours. —Harrison. E. Fisher, F. | Sell, Barnett (s) 22 v. Cousins, Chap- ! man. Young. H. Poole (s) 20; Marshall, j Nesbitt, Herbert. E. Somervell (s') 18 v. jJ. Dunsmore, Watson. Grant, G. McConnell (s) 15; T. McConnell. CarpenI dale. Nelson. S. McKenzie (s) 23 v. Billingham, Norman, Pickering, M. Robinson (s) 22: Donnelly. Hall, Wau- ! chop, F. Allen (s) 18 v. SutclifTe. CGardner, Illingworth. Ross (s) 15; Wrilliamson, Sebire, Roderick. Bayliss (s) 17 v. T. Kent, Morey, Hopkinson, Taylor (s' 15; C. Campbell, Wells, G. Aftken, Chambers (s) 23 v. Bound, C Hansen, Turbitt. Nalder. (M 15; R. Shaw, Orr, J. Alexander, ''/alien (s) 24 v. Stratford. F. Robinson, Thompson, Ritchie (s) 15; Adams, Dunstan, A. Morrison, D. McKenzie (s) 24 v. J. Willson, C. Aitken, Kay, Murphy (s) 15: Shann. Veitch, Hockley. A. R. Smith (s) 24 v. English, Dyer, D. McKay, McKeague (s) 9; Ballentine. J. Campbell, Nicholas. Hughes (s) 28 v. Skinner. Rothwell. Hutchin. King (s) 17: J. Martin, Hamilton. E. Brown (s) 13 v. Thornton, Schwabe, Hartley (s) 16. KAHUTIA CLUB Champion Pairs—C. C. Somervell and D. Hickman 20 v. R. Metcalfe and J. Robinson 18; E. Lowe and R. B. Watt 18 v. G. Ardern and P. Meredith 16; A. Falconer and A. Falconer sen--17 v. W. To Whata (sub) and E. Esquilant 16; R. Metcalfe and J. IT. Robinson 26 v. G. Ardern and P. Meredith 18: G. P. Weatherley and G. Weatherley 29 v. T. Ellis and S. Roderick 18: J. Fulton and A. Reeves 25 v. Baker and Chapman 2_n: N. Russell and S. Gooch 20 v. J. Booth and T. Bury 18.

Champion Singles.—Geoff. Weatherley 20 v. P. Meredith 18; R. B. Watt 18 v. J. Ward 15: R. Morse 20 v. J. Kelly 18; R. Metcalfe 22 v. J. Booth 18: S. Franks 20 v. R. Hickman 1-6. Intermediate Singles.—Bennett 17 v. Brown 12; If. McLaughlin 18 v. B. Wilson 17: 11. Jackson 16 v. J. Hitchcock 14; H- Jackson 22 v. B. Paine 20: R. Connop 2l v. H. Jackson 11. Junior Singles.—Whiteford 17 v. Findlay 11: G. Ilookham 20 v. A. Falconer 14: G. Ilookham 18 v. McDonald 11. Intermediate Pairs—-L. Steel 21 v. R. Eaton 18: H. Jackson 20 v. E. Owen 18: B. Paine 21 v. Morris IS: Hacche 19 v. Simpson 18: K. O'Connell 18 v- E. Owen 14: It Eaton 26 v. C. Hacche 18: Corbett 18 v. R. Copeland 16; L. Steel 21 v. De Lautour 12; T. Crack 24 v. B. Paine 18; P. Tilley 21 v. M. Bradley 18; C. Pierce 22 v. A. Owen 18.

Te Karaka Boxing Day Pairs. Among the Boxing Day attractions to bowlers will be the progressive opening pairs tournament being conducted by the Te Karaka club. A good entry by district and visiting players is indicated, and keen bowling is expected on this popular green. Play is to commence at 9 a.m.