BOWLING

Grey River Argus, 15 February 1946, Page 3

BOWLING

West Coast Tourney SECTIONAL PLAY CONCLUDED. Sectional play in the pairs championships of the West Coast Bowling Centro’s annual tournament concluded yesterday. The weather continued fine, but a heavy mist in the afternoon tended to make the greens a little slower. The winners of the sectional play were: F. A. Hughes (Greymouth); J. Stokes (Cobden); C. Dewar (Karoro); R. McMillan (Greymouth); H. Blackler (Lyttelton); W.. O’Neill (Runanga); and L. G. Mercer Greymouth). Details of results are as follows:— SECTION A—GREYMOUTH GREEN (Round Five) Drury lost to Britten, 23-13. Moss lost to Madsen, 14-12. Warnes lost to Parsonage, 18-16. Maskill lost to Reed, 18-17. Derbyshire lost to Donaldson, 21-12. Hughes beat Mahar, 20-19. Hadcroft beat McCormick, 21-19. Saunders lost to Kirk, 27-20. (Round Six) Warnes boat Reed, 20-18. Derbyshire lost to Britten, 20-7. Drury lost to Mahar, 20-13. Hughes beat McCormick, 18-10. Moss beat Kirk, 26-18. Hadcroft beat Parsonage, 20-17. Saunders lost to Donaldson, 21-15. Maskill lost to Madsen, 19-14. (Round Seven) Hughes beat Parsonage, 22-15. Hadcroft lost to Reed, 19-16. Moss beat Donaldson, 28-14. Warnes beat Madsen, 18-15. Drury beat McCormick, 18-16. Saunders lost to Britten 17-11. Maskill beat Kirk, 20-16. Derbyshire lost to Mahar, 20-15. In the play off Hughes beat Madsen 17SECTION B—KARORO GREEN (Round Five) Stokes beat Chambers, 19-14. Jennison lost to Gibson, 21-11. Denton beat Stanton, 20-16. La Frentz beat Curtin, 21-19. Peek beat Lawson, 23-19. Ford lost to Stevens, 19-11. R. B. Smith beat McCaskill, 23-15. S. Smith lost to Sara, 17-14. (Round Six) Denton lost to Curtin, 23-13. Peek beat Chambers, 16-15. Stokes beat Stevens, 18-14. Jennison lost to Sara, 17-16. R. B. Smith beat Stanton, 21-14. S. Smith beat Lawson, 24-22. La Frentz beat Gibson, 21-20. Ford lost to McCaskill. 18-17. (Round Seven) , Ford beat Stanton, 29-18. R. B. Smith beat Curtin, .13-9. Jennison beat Lawsom 23-22. Denton lost to Gibson, 20-19. Stokes beat McCaskill, 26-14. S. Smith beat Chambers, 21-20. La Frentz lost to Sara, 20-16. Peek lost to Stevens, 20-19. In the play off Stokes beat Stevens, 18SECTION C-jCOBDEN GREEN (Round Five) F. W. Smith lost to J. Smith, 20-16. Perrone beat Giles, 15-11. Massey beat. McDowell, 19-18. Dewar lost to Taylor, 23-20. Clelland lost to Watts, 24-23. Haglund beat H. Smith, 18-15. Vivian lost to Hodgson, 20-18. Brown lost to Cullen, 19-14. (Round Six) Massey lost to Taylor 23-13. Clelland beat J. Smith, 24-11. F. W. Smith lost to H. Smith, 22-18. Haglund beat Hodgson, 17-16. Perrone beat Cullen, 21-11. Vivian lost to McDowell, 20-15. Brown beat Watts, 21-17. Dewar beat Giles, 20-16. (Round Seven) Haglund lost to McDowell, 21-13. Vivian lost to Taylor, 20-18. Perrone beat Watts, 17-6. Massey lost to Giles, 16-15. F. W. Smith beat Hodgson, 16-15. Brown beat J. Smith, 17-10. Dewar beat Cullen, 20-16. Clelland lost, to H. Smith, 22-20. Dewar qualified for post-sectional play by winning six games. SECTION D—BLAKETOWN GREEN (Round Five) Stevenson beat Watson, 21-10. Hughes lost to Webster, 21-18. Merritt beat Morgan, 18-16. Meldrum lost to Besley, 21-14. McMillan beat Scott, 19-17. Sharp beat Brown, 20-18. Benjamin beat Ragg, 22-16. Vitetta beat Packer, 23-16. (Round Six) Merritt lost to Besley, 20-18. McMillan beat Watson, 22-20. Stevenson beat Brown, 26-20. Sharp lost to Ragg, 19-18. Hughes lost to Packer, 19-18. Benjamin beat Morgan, 14-13. Vitetta beat Scott, 17-16. Meldrum lost to Webster, 20-16. (Round Seven) Sharp lost to Morgan, 21-20. Benjamin beat Besley, 2L-18. Hughes lost to Scott, 17-12. Merritt lost to Webster, 16-15. Stevenson beat Ragg. 22-18. Vitetta lost to Watson, 20-16. Meldrum lost to Packer, 25-10. McMillan beat Brown,. 22-20. In the play off, McMillan beat Stevenson, 18-17. SECTION E—HOKITIKA GREEN (Round Five) Coxa 11 beat Burgess, 18-17. Shannon lost to Ives, 25-11. Alexander beat Draper, 20-17. Neilson lost to Willis, 20-16. Robertson lost to Blackler, 21-20. Gribble beat Gemmell, 24-17. Dixon lost to Ball, 37-13. Lauria beat Robinson, 26-17. (Round Six) Alexander lost to Willis, 22-16. Robertson lost to Burgess, 15-12. Coxall beat Gemmell, 21-12. Gribble lost to Ball, 27-10. Shannon lost to Robinson, 20-13. Dixon lost to Draper, 20-17. Lauria lost to Blackler, 17-15. Neilson lost to Ives, 20-13. (Round Seven) Gribble lost to Draper, 27-14. Dixon lost to Willis, 25-14. Shannon lost to Blackler, 26-15. Alexander lost to Ives, 25-20. Coxall lost to Ball, 28-10. Lauria beat Burgess, 19-16. Neilson beat Robinson, 21-18. Robertson lost to Gemmell, 14-5. H. Blackler won all seven games, thus qualifying for post-sectional play. SECTION F—RUNANGA GREEN (Round Five) .Cogswell lost to Clarke, 20-16. Johnson lost to Miller, 23-18. Kyle beat Green, 18-16. McDonald beat Baldwin, 20-12. Ferguson lost to Daniel, 26-22. Bennett, beat Emms. 20-17. O’Neill lost, to Smith, 19-10. White lost to Steans, 23-20. (Round Six) Kyle beat Baldwin, 24-20. Ferguson beat. Clarke, 21-15. Cogswell beat Emms, 16-15. Bennett lost to Smith, 21-13. Johnson beat Steans, 17-14.

O’Neill beat Green, 24-18. White lost to Daniel, 20-18. McDonald beat Miller, 20-16. i Round Seven) Bennett lost to Green, 16-11. O’Neill beat Baldwin, 26-16. Johnson lost to Daniel, 28-24. Kyle lost to Miller, 18-17. Cogswell beat Smith, 20-11. White beat Clarke, 18-17. McDonald beat Steans, 25-20. Ferguson lost to Emms. 24-12. In the play off O’Neill beat McDonald, 19-15. SECTION G—BLACKBALL GREEN (Round Five) Fitzsimmons beat Underwood, 20-17. Mercer beat Wilson, 21-13. Crankshaw beat Going, 16-15. Hayes lost lo Francis, 24-23. Rarity lost to Henry, 25-21. Logan lost to Spearman. 29-18. Holt lost to Woolcock, 26-21. (Round Six) Logan lost to Going, 17-12. Rarity lost lo Underwood, 22-16. Fitzsimmons lost to Henry, 22-18. Holt lost to Wilson, 25-15. Mercer beat Woolcock, 17-15. Crankshaw beat Francis, 21-17. Hayes lost to Spearman, 22-13. (Round Seven) Crankshaw lost to Spearman, 21-18. Hayes beat Henry, 12-7. Rarity beat Woolcock. 18-14. Logan beat Underwood, 15-14. Holt beat Going, 16-12. Fitzsimmons lost to Wilson, 12-11. Mercer beat Francis, 12-10. Mercer qualified for post-sectional play by winning all seven games. PAIRS DRAW FOR TO-DAY. Elacker v. O’Neill; Stokes v. Karoro Green, 9 a.tn.: Hughes. Mercer v. Dewar (green to bo arranged). McMillan, a bye (keep in touch with Headquarters)FOURS DRAW FOR TO-DAY. Grey green: 5.30; 15 ends; 1’ hours: Moss v. Besley; Mercer v. Francis; Taylor v. Denton; Hadcroft v. Miller: Gibson v. Henry; Vitetta v. Spearman