BOWLS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11405, 5 January 1931, Page 2

BOWLS

PEACE SHIELD TOURNAMENT VICTORY FOR-STEPHENSON’S ; » " -TEAM - , . Saturday’s! matches in tlie semifinals and finals of the Peace Shield, bowling tournament attracted a large gallery of spectators ..at tlie Gisborne Green, there.being about 150 .present. SEMI-FINALS' First Round Falconer, Holland; . Wilson, Hickman (s) v. Hartley, Slight - Cameron, Somervell (s). Somervell opened up /with a- brace, Hickman ' replying with three. The next two heads Somervell replied with two twos and Hickman then notched a single and a; pair. Somerycll then re. taliated | with a, five,. Hickman again , notching a three making, the score on tho eighth bead; Somervell 11, Hickman 9., Tho next three heads were , Somervell’s with 2 singles and a three. Hickman responded \ with-a three and a four, Somervell again scoring a brace making the score in tlie’ fourteenth ; head; Somervell 18, Hickman 16. On the next head Hickman scored a single The following, three heads went to Somervell with a single, a brace and a three,, Hickman retaliating- with a single and a brace. Somervell scored two on the last head, making the final score; Somervell 26, Hickman 20.

Second Round

Beaver, Nortliover, Wilkinson, Bee. kett (Gis.) v. Power, Smith, Pollock, Bragg (Kali.). The first two beads were Beckett’s with a. single and a two, Bragg responded with a single and Beckett retaliated with a single. In the next, two heads, each side scored three maleing the score, in the fourth head: Beckett ”, Bragg 4. Tim next head was Beckett’s with a single, Bragg respond, ing with , a two aiul a single on the next two heads. The nex.t three, beads went, to Beckett with two twos and a single. Bragg replied with, a single, Beckett again responding with three brace on tlie next three heads making tlie score on the sixteenth head; Beckett 19, Bragg 8. The next; two heads went.' to Bragg with . a single and a four, Beckett ileplied with a five and a-single making the final score; Beckett, 25, Bragg. 13. 'Fowler. Robertson, .Bright, Stephenson (s) (Gis.) v. Hartley, Slight; Cameron, Somervell (s) (P. 8.) Tim first head in this game went to Somervell, Stephenson responding with a two and a -single. Somervell then notched a two. The next five heads were Stephenson’s with two singles, two twos, and a three, making the score at the ninth head; Stephenson 12, Somervell 8. Somervell then notched' a single, Stephenson replied with a brace. The next two heads were Somervell’s, with a two and a single, making the score on tlm thirteenth; Stephenson 14, Somervell 7. Stephenson replied with three twos, Somervell responded with two twos making the score •on tlie eighteenth head; Stephenson 20, Somervell 13. Stephenson responded with a. brace and Somervell also scored a brace. Stephenson replied with a single. making the score on the last bead; Stephenson 23 Somervell 15. , final

Beaver, Nortliover, Wilkinson, Bee. kett (s) (Gis.) v. Fowler, Robertson, Bright Stephenson (s) (Gis.). In the first four heads Stephenson scored a two and a five and two singles, Beckett retaliating on the next five heads with four singles and- a two making the score on the eighth head; Stephenson 9; Beckett 6;. Stephenson then notched a brace; Beckett replied with a three. Stephenson again scored a single, making the score on the twelfth head; Stephenson 12, Beckett 9. 111 the next two beads Beckett scored two jingles. In the following bead Stephenson scored a single, Beckett retaliating with a three and a two. I lie ei n liteenth bead was made dead twice, and on the replay Stephenson scored twomaking tlit? score on the head; Beckett 16, Stephenson 15. The next two heads were Stephensons with a five and a single. Stephenson was lying three, • ancf Beckett drove 'with his last bowl and made the head dead. On the replav Beckett scored one making the final score; Stephenson 21, Becketf 17. , , ~ , . ~ Mr. Dudfielcl presented tlm shield to the winning team, congratulating Mr. Stephenson andi his team on thenvery fine performances—six wins and no losses. They had won two games right out. ML. Dudfielcl also paid a tribute to the runners up, -who had played a very fine game. Messrs Stephenson and Beckett, suitably responded on belialf of their teams.