BOWLING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 20 April 1927, Page 5

BOWLING.

LAST SEMI-FINAL, Thus morning, saw the completion of the- final elimination and the disclosure of the finalists-, in tit© South Taranaki tourney, which Grant (Quin) beaL Spurdle, land Paterson beat Skoglund. Both were interesting contests, especially the -hitter. Skoglund, whoso men were playing hardly so well as usual, was behind until the nineteenth, head. They then got a useful five and Jed by one point. Paterson replied with a two on the twentieth, once more assuming the lead, and then a single to Skoglund made them level at the twenty-first. An extra heiad was played and when the skips went back Paterson lay one. Skoglund tried a drive,.and cutting out his bowl, made victory certain for Rhterson—2l to 20.

Grant and Spurdle, m a lower scoring match, were level (6' all) at the ninth head, and again (8 all) at the thirteenth. The Jorme.r then went ahead steadily and at the twentieth had a lead of five. The twenty-first ended the match: Grant (Quin) 20 v. Spurdle 11.

THE FINAL. Grant (two lives) plays Paterson (one life) in the final. The latter to win will have to> beat iiis opponent twice, but a win to Grant will give him the match and the* championship. TOURNAMENT AT CAMBRIDGE. KY CABLE—CRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT CAMBRIDGE, April 19. Fifty-four rinks, representing the whole province, competed at Cambridgel in the nineteenth annual Easter tournament, which commenced’ on 1 Friday. Glorious weather prevailed throughout the nine rounds of section play, which concluded yesterday, the winners being as follow: Qualifying with seven wins.—-Suther-land (Quell unga), Donald (Morrin-s----vil-le), Cordes (Thames), Bell (Hamilton), Lewis (Cambridge), Fenwick (Whitiora), Fraser (Mount- Eden).

MANAWATIT TOURNEY COMPLETED.

PALMERSTON N.. April 20. The final match in the Easter bowling tournament was completed this morning, when Crump (Pa'-merston North) heat Bracken-ridge (Victoria, Wellington) bv 19 to 16, after an excellentcontest. PR OGT? ESSIV E SOCIETY. DUNEDIN. April 20. A session of (bo New Zealand Grand Council of the Protestant Alliance Eri ndlv Society was held yesterday. The report showed that the funeral fund was in credit bv £15,737. The mem her shin of the -society was mow 889. Brother H. A. Christie was elect-r-cl Grandfaster. The u-xl meeting of the council will he hold at Hastings in 1929.