BOWLING

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 16 December 1927, Page 3

BOWLING

NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT TOORAK BEATEN BY SOUTH AUSTRALIA. it CAKLK —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIGHT MELBOURNE, Dec. 13. The New Zealand team of bowlers opened their tour to-day at Toorak. Two nights’ travelling and an oppressive day unsettled l them, and not until near the end did they got the strength of the greens. South Australia, won easily by 135 to 5!). Lee was substituted for Goidwater, who is in hospital with a. had neck. The following were the scores: — South. 25; New Zealand (Hunt, Short. Casey, Stone), 15. South, 32; New Zealand (Drummond, Lee, Thomas, Clark), 12. South, 38; New Zealand (Rowe, Strach.au, Piper, Farrow), 16. South, 40; New Zealand (Watson, McGregor, Eagleton, Hills), 16-To-morrow a- trip north has been arranged. Extreme hospitality is being shown the tourists. MANAIA v. PARK. The Manaia rinks to play Park (Hawcra) to-morrow are: Hickey, Franklin, Torao, Andrews; Meuli, Spooner, Johnson, McDonald; Watts, Long, Davies, J. Christie; Radley, Massey, lnnes, H. Christie. The following will represent Park tomorrow at Park against Manaia: Sheehan, Viliam, Smith, Hotter; Parkes, Barnett, Goodwin, Quin ; Murdoch, Brett, Curtis, McLaren; Ashton, Dillon, Cunningham, Butler.

IN THE NORTH. Playing in the Gilmour Cun competition, Waitara heat Vogeltown by 96 to 88, while Paritutu and New Plymouth won from West End and Fitzroy respectively. In the Central Division banner competition, Tariki won from Stratford by one point, and Eltham having been defeated by Inglewood, the latter is now leading.