FIVE RINKS LEFT IN

Grey River Argus, 20 January 1941, Page 10

FIVE RINKS LEFT IN

BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP Spearman’s Singles Win | per ‘Press Association] . CHRISTCHURCH, January 19. At the Bowls Championships yesterday, the Fours advanced a further stage’ and there are now live teams left in. They are: Munn (Canterbury) with two lives; and Besley (New Brighton), Mitchell (Blenheim), Maslin (Hawera), and Ure (North End, Invercargill), each with one life. Under the automatic draw, Munn gets a bye to-morrow morning and, although much will depend on how h e gets on in his first game in the afternoon as to when the final will be played, it is not thought that it will be possible to reach it until Tuesday. A further stage in the Pairs will be played at 9 a.m. to-morrow morning at St. Alban’s, when Hadwin (Hutt) meets Joseph (Canterbury). The remaining games in this section will be played as some of the men become available from the Fours, but it is thought that the final will not be reached until Wednesday. Bremner’s rink (Auckland), was put out by Mitchell after a hard fought game, the last end being the deciding factor. Deare, who plays third for Bremner, drew what appeared to be the winning shot, but Mitchell’s .third snicked it out. Mitchell put in protecting bowls, and Bremner drove twice, but missed. Besley wanted three to tie in the last end against Munn, but failed to ,get there. His bowling has been one of the highlights of the tournament, the success of this team from a small suburban club has been followed with interest, more especially as they get little practice. They still have one life left, and, after a much-needed rest over the week end, may prove hard to beat in, to-morrow’s play. Maslin’s team is playing excellent bowls as is Ure’s Four, so that Monday should be a day of thrills for the crowd. Saturday's results were:—

ST. ALBAN’S GREEN. Fourth round (two-lifers): —Canterbury (P. Munn) 22, Kelburn (J. R. Smith) 9; Auckland (W. Bremner) 23, Caversham (A. S. McDougall) 13; New Brighton (L. W. Besley) 17, Blenheim (T. F. Mitchell) 16. Fifth round:—Canterbury (Munn) 21, Auckland (Bremner) 16; New Brighton (Besley) 20, Kelburn (Smith) 18; Blenheim (Mitchell) 25, Caversham (McDougall) 17. Smith and McDougall were eliminated. Sixth round: —Canterbury (Munn) 18, New Brighton (Besley) 17; Blenheim (Mitchell) 19, Auckland (Bremner) 16. Bremner was eliminated. Fourth round (one-lifers): —Hawera (H. S. Maslin) 21, Linwood (H. Wilson) 12; Runanga (W. O’Neilt) 22, United (J. M. Giles) 13; Canterbury (R. Haworth) 23. Balmacewen (T. Ferguson) 15; United (J. S. Martin) 32, Sumner (T. P. Chambers) 7. BARRINGTON GREEN. Fifth round: —Hawera (Maslin) 26, 1

Runanga (O’Neill) 17; United (Martin) 21 Canterbury (Howarth) 14. O’Neill and Howarth were eliminated. Sixth round:—Hawera (Maslin) 21, United (Martin) 15. Martin was eliminated. ELMWOOD GREEN. Fourth round (one-lifers): —Otago (W. J'. Crawford) 20, Canterbury (R. E. McNish) 19; Canterbury (J. W. Turpin; 23, Tauranga (A. Bell) 10; Hokitika (J. S. Bain) 16, Canterbury (R. McKinley) 14] North End (J. Ure) 18, Southland (P. J. McCormish) 16. Fifth round: —Otago (Crawford) 26, Canterbury (Turpin) 17; North End, Invercargill (Ure) 24, Hokitika (Bain) 17. Turpin and Bain were eliminated. Sixth round: —North End (Ure) 19, Otago (Crawford) 14. Crawford was eliminated. To-morrow’s games will all be played on St. Alban’s green. Five teams remain in the Fours. Munn (Canterbury), the only two lifer, has a bye. Mitchell (Blenheim) plays Maslin (Hawera); Ure (North End, Invercargill), plays Besley (New Brighton). A pairs game will also be played in the morning between Williamson and J’oseph (Canterbury), and Piper and Hadwin (Hutt). The first game yesterday ended in a sensational tie. A replay in the final of the Singles Championship saw C. Spearman, of the Returned Soldiers’ Club, beat J. R. Smith, of Elmwood, by 22 points to 12, with two heads to play.