BOWLING

Grey River Argus, 17 February 1945, Page 3

BOWLING

West Coast Tournament' SYDENHAM TEAM WINS FOURS The fours competition in the ■West Coast Bowling Centre’s competition was decided on the Greymouth green yesterday, the Sydenham team skipped by G. Gibson defeating me Greymoutli team skipped py T. Crankshaw in the final, 19—15, tutor a great exhibition of bowling on both sides. The other members ol the winning rink are T. Simpson, T. Sinclair ana IVI. Yugovich. The latter in the post-section play replaced R. J. Watson, the former skip, who is ill m hospital.

Flay was continued yesterday in the pairs competition also, and only tlie nnal now remains to be decided. In this game, which is set down for 9 o’clock this morning, Yugovich and Sinclair • (Sydenham) will meet Bowes and O'Neill (Runanga). Results of yesterday’s play are:— FOURS H. Hill, W. J. Cogswell, A. L. McKay, and T- Crankshaw (Greymouth) 25. beat B. W. Caulton, ,W. Meldrum, J. S. Robertson, and L. Mercer (Greymouth) IS. T. Simpson, T. Sinclair, M. Yugovich, and G. Gibson (Sydenham) 19, neat A. Alexander, u. Joseph, L. A. llulston, and W. G. Ives (Canterbury) 17. Semi-final: Crankshaw’s team 24, beat T. Bowes, T. Maskill, F. White and W O’Neill (Runanga) 20. Final: Gibson's team 19, beat Crankshaw’s team 15. , PAIRS M. Yugovich and T’. Sinclair (Sydenham) 19, beat E. Rosewall and A. Warnes (Greymouth) 18. It was necessary to play an extra head in this game. T. Bowes and W. O’Neill (Runanga) i 22, beat H. J. Roud and J. E. Cooper (Barrington) 10. Semi-final: Sinclair's team 23, beat F. W. Shallcrass and E. R. Moss (Greymouth) 9. COBDEN BOWLING GREEN (To The Editor)) Sir,—As a visitor I was astounded at “Visitor’s” letter in yesterday morning’s paper. I was one of those who iiad the good fortune to play on the Cobden green, notwithstanding its imperfections. The hospitality i received there was unbounded. There was nothing that 1 could see in “Visitor’s” letter that was constructive and helpful to the young club of Cobden. Every bowling green has its imperfections ,and, as a greenkeeper myself, I know the difficulties that are to be ovtrcome. Certainly the Cobden green was not 100 per cent, perfect, but 1 have no doubt ihat, given time, the members with that typical West Coast community spirit will overcome those difficulties. Far from it being a bowler’s hell, as “Visitor” descirbes it, I look forward with anticipation to playing on Cobden green in the future more as a bowler’s paradise. 1 subscribe myself, not anonymous, as “Visitor” does but rather as, A.'ROWE.

RACES AT HOKITIKA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24. GREYMOUTH - HOKITIKA: 7.35 a.m. GreymoiiLh-LJokilika train will be delayed to leave Greymoutli 10.6 a.m., Kumara 10.53, Hokitika arrive 11.45 a.m. The 4.5 p.m. Ross;Greyniouth train will run to Hokitika as usual, thence Hokitika depart 6.15 p.m., Kumara. 7.5, Greymouih arrn/o 7.47 p.m. ROSS-HOKITIKA. 8.25 a.m. RossGreymouth Rail-car will be delayed to leave Ross al 9.20 a.m. and will leave Hokitika at 10.0 a.m. as usual. 6.35 p.m. Hokitika-Ross train will run as usual.