BOWLING.

Grey River Argus, 26 February 1926, Page 2

BOWLING.

CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS. Another game in the above competition was played on the local green yestordny iiltoriioon, when Sharp uud Fletcher defeated Steele and Blair by 25 points to 19. The winners put up a good up-hill fight, the scores being 15- 2 against them on the eighth Load, and I hey thoroughly deserved their vieThe final mutch in this section— Snnrp and Fletcher (two lives) v. W. Kyle and Baxter (one life) will have to be played to-day as the winners are to take part iu the Championship games at Runiinga to-morrow. AUSTRALIAN CH AMPIONSHIPS. 'SYDNEV, February 2-1. Tlie Australian ehauipicm.'.tp bowling carnival wits continued iii fine, cool weather. The third, fourth and tilth rounds of tile siTigle-lmmicd championship of Australasia were played. Sixteen including Parsons (New Zealand) now remain in the competition. To-morrow night the number will ba reduced to two The date of the final, which was to have been played on Friday lias beet’ altered to Monday, Orchard (New Zealand) was unfortunate to draw ‘his--.countryman Parsons in the filth round to-day Their match was closely contested, but Parsons was. superior; Drawing shots decided the issue. Orchard had shown .good form from the early stages of the carnival, and it. was expected that he would be in the sixteen to contest to-morrow’s semi-finals. He won his matches in the third and fourth rounds in a convincing manner and it is n pity the Association could not place the principal representatives of the States and the Do. minion in diffcrciij sections of the draw. Parsons continued his good form of yesterday, and registered a praiseworthy feat in dsteftting in the third round T. Harrison, one of the best singles players in tins State. The most points that .any player had stored agams t Harrison up to this stage was five. Parsons opened in brilliant form against Harrison. He won the first six heads, and led thirteen to love. The New Zealander played short beads, and liis drawing shots were splendid. Harrison won the seventh head, and threw long ends, whit-li dis concerted Parsons, Harrison scored eleven, points before Parsons found his length in the fourteenth head. The New Zealander Ulen forged ahead to win 23—13. The green was sow, which interfered considerably with Parson’s play. His bowling, under the circumstances, was remarkably good. I In the semi-final to-morrow, Par- ! «ons meets IV. Barr, a Victorian, whe was runner up in this event in. 1912. It Parsons succeeds in this match, he i should have an excelent chance in this event. | There were several surprises t-o-da.y. Gustafson, th<> present holder of the title, was eliminated by Costler, a Victorian, in tli e fourth round. < _.st- ■ ler is now considered to be Parsons’s l most formidable opponent for this year’s title. With the exception of IVostralia. ami Tasmania all the States and the Dominion are represented in to-mor-ro" s demi-semi-finals. The scores in the third round wore: Parsons (N.Z.) Imat Harrison (N.S.IV.) 23—13; Orchard (N.Z.) beat Brown (South Australia) 21—12. Fourth Round.—Parsons (N.Z) beat Gabriel (N.S.W.) 21—7; Or chard (N.Z.) beat Pickard (N.S.W.) 22—10. Fifth Round.—Parsons (N.Z.) beat Orchard (N.Z.) 21-19. BOWLING COUNCIL SYDNEY, February 25, At tlie annual meetrnv of the Australian Bowling Council, all the States were represented. Ij was decided to settle the much-Vexed question of the standardisation of bowls in regard to shape and weight. The recommendations cf the Australian Bowling Council Bowls Standard Committee were adopted unauiniously. and a resolution v "s also carried that th c ru'es should come into operation in three years' time from tlie present date. It was also decided that the most Australian Carnival be held in Mel bourne at ymas in 1927. ai;d that the following- one be held it Tnsmn nia if th<- Tasmanian Association is prepared to carry out tlie event.