BOWLING NOTES

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 5025, 14 November 1918, Page 2

BOWLING NOTES

(By “Toucher.”)

First Blood to Gisborne.

The honors of the first inter-club contest of the season rest with the Gisborne Club, when' at the conclusion of the 'first round they defeated Kahutia- in the A Grade by 52 points and in the B Grade by 3 points. The dividing' of the players up into Saturday and Thursday sections was a right and proper step. This was a reform I had previously urged, for under the old system the games all took place on a Thursday to the exclusion of the Saturday players. Now all are catered for, and much satisfaction is expressed on all sides, as all can indulge in inter-club play and advance not only their standard of play but also the sociability of the pastime. The A Gr.iiJe Games. When it was seen that Gisborne had a lean of 21 points as a result ot the Saturday play in the A Grade, lvahutia was reckoned as having no hope of overtaking this lead. And the quid nuncs were correct. Not only did they fail to overtake the handicap, but they got steadily left in the rear,, and on the afternoon’s play were a further 31 points to the bad, making 52 of a difference. The big win of Crawford’s rink helped this total considerably for it beat its opponent by 23 points. Jenkins was the unfortunate skip to bump up against that combination. It was liis debut as skip in inter-club games and the result was not encouraging to him. He saved his side several times but.he made a mistake in playing firm shots when the heads was Several points against him. Thacker had a good win over .Sawyer, the margin being 12 points, while Ponsfora got the better of Craig by 4 points. Kymo and Martin had a ding-dong “go” and eventually finished up with honors even. Huston was the only Gisborne skip to suffer defeat, and he got it from Percy Howard by « points. Among the B’s. On the result of Saturday’s games Gisborne led by 4 points in the B Grade competition and as it turned out on Thursday it was a good job for Gisborne that it had these points “up its sleeve.” On Thursday the .Gisborne B’s won two games while Kahutia won two, and the remaining game was a tie. and on the total that day Kahutia was one point to the good; but Gisborne’s win on Saturday won it the first contest by 3 points. Leslie plastered Mason by 4 points, while Crawford got his revenge on “Jerry” Gerrard by 8 points. Kahutia‘s Eaton “gobbled up” Hooper by 6 points, while Dunlop polished Bedstone off bv 7 points. Findlay and Hill came off even on the scores.

The Witty Pennant. At this stage it will be -interesting to recall the results of past games in these inter-club fixtures. It was in the season 1909-10 that the first game between the two clubs took place. That old veteran, Mr. J. AV. AVitty, presented a pennant for the purpose for the senior players, while Air J. D. Jeune presented a pennant for the junior players. The results of the AVitty Pennant competition / three rinks aside) are as under:— 1909- —First game : Turanganui bO, Gisborne 50. Second game: Gisborne 70, Turanganui 55. Third game: Gisborne 61, Tuianganui SS. 1910- —First game: Gisborne 65, Turanganui 56. Second tame: Turanganui 74. Gisborne 39 Third game: Gisborne 60. Tuci-n----ganui SS. 1911- —First came: tioonic 62. Turanganui 56- Second gone: Gisborne 67, Turanganui 53.

1912- —First game : Turanganui 71, Gisborne 55. Second game: Gisborne 80, Turanganui 54 1913- —First game: Turanganui •59, Gisborne 53. Second gone: Gisborne 65, Turanganui 58. The Jeune Pennant. The results of the Jeune Pennant competition are as under : 1909- —First game : Turanganui 60, Gisborne 50. Second game: Gisborne 66, Turanganui 48. Third game: Gisborne 53, Turanganui 44. 1910- —First game: Turanganui 61, Gisborne 54. Second game: Gisborne 68. Turanganui 57. Third game: Gisborne 75. Turanganui 44. 1911- —First game : Gisnorne 09, Turanganui 52. Second game: Turanganui 64, Gisborne 60. Third game: Gisborne 5/, Turanganui 49. . 1912- —First game: Turanganui 60, Gisborne 50. _ Second _game : Turanganui 61, Gisborne 57. 1913- —First game: Gisborne 62, Turanganui 48. Second game: Gisborne 71.. Turanganui 57. Third game: Gisborne 64, Turanganui 45. The Combined Pennants. • In the season 1914-15 the two pennants were flown together for one competition, and they have been competed for in this manner until this l eason, when the two grade system has been reverted to. The results have been':— 1914- (six rinks aside). —Gisborne 134. Turanganui 103. 1915- (seven rinks aside).—First game: Turanganui 141, Gisborne 131. Second game: Turanganui 138, Gisborne 129. Third game: Turanganui 150 Gisborne 12S Fourth game: Gisborne 1-H, Turanganui 137. 1916- (eight rinks aside).— I-irst game: Gisborne 175. Turanganui 139: Second game: Kalmtia 161 Gisborne 153. Third game: Gisborne 169, Kahutia 140. Fourth game: Gisborne 168, Kahutia 153. 1917- (seven rinks aside). —First game: Gisborne 152, Kaliutia il4. Second game: Gisborne 145, Kahutia 124._ Third game: Kahutia 147,Fourth game-- Gisborne 154, Kaliutia 130. The Bennett Cup.

In the season 1911-12 Mr. O. J. Bennett, as president of the Turanganui'Clnb, presented a clip for competition between the two clubs to be won outright in the best two out of three games, and the trophy was secured by the Gisborne Club’s two rinks. The results were:— First game: Gisborne 56, Turanganui 28. Second game: Gisborne 44, Turanganui 39. Average Points in a Came,

What is about the average number of points scored by a rink in a game of 21 heads? Opinions vary, but anyone who had voted for 19 would hav-j been very near last week’s results. Following are some of the totals: — 45, 43, 42. 38, 37, 36, 36, 36, 34, 30. What’s in a Name?

“Did you see that bowls writer playing fast and loose with the players’ names in the inter-club competition last Saturday?” said the “Lynex.” “Yes,” said the “Martin,” “I expect he will deal it out to the players in the games this Thursday. ITe will doubtless tell you of the ‘Prince’ of ‘Hamilton,’ who succumbed to the ‘Wyles’ of ‘Maude’ last ‘Jeune.’ A ‘Hooper’ who stood on a ‘Hill’ did ‘Seymour,’ then tho ‘Mason’ and he did ‘Grieve-’ The ‘Prince’ did ‘Neill’ down and say. “ ‘Ma-honey’ I give thee a ‘Redstone,’ ” and ‘Maude’ replied “Prithee, I ‘Robb thee not; take this ’‘Primrose’ as a token.” Said the ‘Sawyer’ 'to the ‘Taylor’ when lie heard the, news: “My ‘Armstrong’; I will kill the ‘Bullock’ with the _ ‘Cruikshank’ and we will celebrate with ‘Oxenham.’ ’ A New Competition. Saturday last saw the inauguration of the Saturday challenge games, and with it a good contest ensued. The first holders are: Bullock, Corson, Horne. Nasmith (skip). •