BOWLS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10459, 14 December 1927, Page 7

BOWLS.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA VICTORY GOES,TO HOME PLAYERS (Received Dec. 13, 11 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Dec. 13. : The New Zealanders opened their tom- to-day at Toorak after two night’s travelling. The oppressive day unsettled them and not till near thc end 1 did they get. the strength of •the oreens. South Australia won easily by 135 to 39. Lee substituted Goldwater who is in hospital with a bad neck. Fbllowing are the scores : South Australia 25 v. New Zealand (Hunt,. Short, Casey, Seone) 15. Sbutli Australia 32 v. New Zealand (Drurrifond. Leo. Thomas. Clark) I^. South Australia 38 v. New Zealand (Rowe, Strahan, Piper, Farrow) 16 South Australia 40 v. New Zealand (Watson, McGregor, Eagleton, Hills) 16 , , To-morrow a trip north has been arranged. Extreme hospitality is shown the tourists. —U.P.A. ’POVERTY BAY CLUB

This week’s draw for the games to he played in the various competitions resulted as follows: Handicap pairs: Blackburn v. Falconer; Rosie v. Wilkinson; Somervell v. Greig; Alexander v. MacGibbon; Wauchop v,. Dingle; Colley v. Coutts : Curteis v. Clare; Smith a tjye; G. T. Bull v. Hudson; Hickman V. Orviss; D. G-. Robertson v. 3\[oore; Shelton v. Andrew: Shann v. Cameron ; Wyatt v. . liopkinson ; Aitken v. Wilson; Hartley v. J. H. Bull. Mac Gibbon Shield (Thursday): Hartley v. Wyatt; Shelton v Coutts; Clare v. G. Smith; Wilkinson v. G. T. Bull; Wilson a bye. Saturday: Colley v. SVlbbre; MacGibbbn .v. Curteis; Greig v. Hudson; Hickman v. I). Cl. Robertson; Aitken v. Somervell. / Champion singles (second round): Dingle v. Blackburn. ’Third round: (winners’ section) Wilson v. Colley; Coutts v. Hickman; D.'G. Robertson v. R.. M. Smith ; Slight a bye. Second round (losers’ section): Ritchie v. Wyatt; Wilkinson v. Phillips; Wauchop v, Curteis. All the above'games are to lx> completed by December 17.