BOWLS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11094, 2 January 1930, Page 6

BOWLS

PEACE SHIELD TOURNAMENT.

FIRST DAY’S PLAY. • The annual bowling tournament for the Peace Shield was commenced yesterday, the A section being played cm the Kahutia green and the B section on the Poverty Bay Club’s greens. Play' was held up temporarily in the morning owing to rain, but after a short postponement was commenced. Owing to the rain the greens were not in the best of condition, though quite fit for play. Mr. J. S. Allan, a member of the executive, opened the tournament o.* the Kahutia green and welcomed the visiting rinks from Tolaga Bay and Te Karaka, and expressed the hope that ail bowlers would enjoy their first game for 1930. At tlie Poverty Bay green the president, Mr. TV. J. • Mac Gibbon, performed the opening ceremony. Three rounds m each -section were completed yesterday and the competition will be concluded to-day. The summary of the games played yesterday is as follows : —• A SECTION. Wilkinson, no wins 3 losses. Hartley? 1 win, 2 losses. Robertson, 2 wins, 1 loss. Newton, 3 wins no losses. Sawyer, 2 wins, 1 loss. Rothwell, 2 wins, 1 loss. Allan, 2 wins, 1 ioss. Stephenson, 1 win, 2 losses. Holmes, 1 win 2 losses. Crowley, 1 win, 2 losses. B SECTION. Morse, 3 wins, no losses. S’nclair. 3 wins, no losses. Prince. 2 wins and a loss. Murray, 2 wins and a loss. Hickman, 1 win and 2 losses. Somervell, 1 win and 2 losses. Mac Gibbon, 1 win and 2 losses. Stoneham, 1 win and 2 losses. Harkess, 1 win and 2 losses. Mueston, no wins and 3 losses. Details of the games are as under :—- , A SECTION. * —Round I, Thompson. Ross, Courts, TYilkinsou (s) 12 v. Hewitson, Campbell. Vincent, Rothwell (s) 5: Bennett, Slight. Cameron, Hartley (s) 12 v. Riddell. Sheen. A. Hav. Al’an (si 25; Leg<mtt, Andrew. Wyatt, Robertson (s; 19 v. Cossey, Stewart, H. Bright, Stephensou (s) 13; Dunlop, E. Lane, Power, Newton (s) 23 v. Johnson, McCulloch, Robertson, Holmes (s) IV: Roots, Mcllroy. Simpson Sawyer (s) 21 v. Guthrie. Patterson, Crowley, E. Crowlev (s) 20; . —Round 2.—• Hartley 14 v. Holmes 21. Rothwell IS v. Robertson 19. TVPkin.son 14 v. Sawyer 3-1. Allan 3 v. Stenhenson 22. Newton 17 v. Crow'ev 13.

—Round 3. Robertson 12 v. Newton Id. Wilkinson 15 v. Stephenson 26. Rothwell 26 v. Holmes 24. Hartley 23 v. Sawyer 14. Allan 11 v. Crowley 30. B SECTION. —Round I. Holland. Atkinson, Wilson, Hickman (s) 20 v. Mackley. Pollock, Roderick. Morse (s) 21; Blackburn, Cotton, Hopkinson. Somen'ell (s) 23 v. Clark. Adams, Crawford. Sinclair (s) 28; Campbell.'Morrison. Hilton, MacGibbon (s) 20 v. Mathewson, < Cuff, McKeague. Tueston (s) 12; Smith, Downey, O’Donnell, Harkess (s) 15 v. Chrisp. Gaudell. Smith, Stoneham (s) IS: Noad. Robinson. Jenkins, Princo (s) IS v. Wilson. Bull, Auiu, Murray (s) 27. -—Round 2. Somervell 20 v. Stoneham 8. Morse 28 v. Mac Gibbon 9. Hickman 10 v. Prince 25. Sinclair 23 v. Hues ton 19. Harkess 20 v. Murray 29. —Round 3. —• MacGibbcn 4 v. Harke-ss 26. Hickman 21 v. Hueston 20. Morse 26 v. Stoneham 12. Somervell 15 v. Prince 21. Sinclair 28 v. Murray 26.