BOWLING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 March 1929, Page 3

BOWLING.

SOUTH TARANAKI TOURNAMENT RAIN MARS OPENING PLAY. Unpromising weather conditions prevailed for the opiening of the sixth Easter South Taranaki bowling tournament yesterday morning, and it was not. long* before rain fell, necessitating ; an abandonment of play for the day in the afternoon. Formerly restricted to clubs in the Taranaki Centre, the tournament was this year thrown open to outside clubs, but few. of tlie latter competed. However, the response from clubs in the centre was excellent, no less than 36 entering. Yesterday’s play took place on three greens—Hawera, Park and Kaponga —and at each a welcome was accorded to the visitors. The speaker at tlie Park green was Mr J. Foy, president of the Taranaki Centre; at the Hawera green Mr G. A. Burgess, president of: the Hawera Clul>; and at Kaponga Mr F. A. Quin, president of the Park Club. Three days are being devoted to section play, and it is not anticipated I that the tournament will he concluded I till Wednesday. Officials for the three sections are as follow: —Green executive: Section A, Messrs J. Foy, J. Goodwin and N. Johnson; section B, Messrs F. Quin, Corkill and Murdoch; section C, Messrs F. Mason, W. Butler and fe. Adamson. Timekeepers and umpires: Section A, Mr 11. S. Maslin; section B, Mr A. Andrews; section- C, Mr S. Adamson. Recorders: Section A, Mr J. Foy; section B, Mr Jas. Champion ; section C, Mr L. Bull. Results of yesterday’s play were as follow: — SECTION A (Park Green). First Round. New Plymouth (Avery, Boon, Griffin, Johnson) 28 v. Elt-ham (Franks, Bennington, Thomas, Stewart) 5. Pihama (Nonson. Edwards, Lambic, Julian 23 v. Tariki (Glen, Summers, Therkleson, Rumball) 18. Vogel town* (Ballantyne, \\orth, Healy, Cooper) 21 v.. Elthani (Stannous, Renai, Rowe, Harrison) 15. Park (Villars, Thurston, Chadwick, Goodwin) 20 v. Avon (Hill, Walker, Masters, Betts) 13. Hawera (McCormick, Keys, Leuwick, Wills) 18 v. Hawera (McDonald, Robertson, Tidswcil, Foy) 16. Hawera (Cropton. Jim soil. Maslm. Squire) 31 v. Palca (Parsons, McGahey, Scown) 11.

Second Round. Betts 21 v. Johnson 12. Cooper 18 v. Scown 16. Foy 20 v. Rumball 10. Squire 22 v. Julian 15. Harrison 30 v. Goodwin 9 Stewart 23 v. Wills 12.

SECTION B (Kaponga Green). First Round. Eltham (Vincent, Gower, Gooding, Tiplady) 20 v. New Plymouth (Linn, Alexander, Looney, Hill) 15. Inglewood (Mulholland, Pope, Smith, Cottier) 19 v. Avon (Rudkin, White, Nother, Weston) 14. Park (Parlces, Murdoch, Hotter, F. Quin) 25 v. Hawera (Hobbs, J. Tait, Kendall, Corkill) 15. Thames (Pratt, Whitehead, Delamore, Adamson) 17 v. Manaia (Spooner, Toro a, Johnson, Andrews) 14. .Pin tea- (Wainwriglit, Palmer, Delargey. Grant) 22 v. Hawera (Champion,' Foden, Spiers, Hamilton) 14. Park (Connell, Ma.chin. _ Jellyman, Brett) 21 v. Kaponga (Williams (Davison, Thurston, Tyack) 12. Second Round. Hill 22 v. Tyack 28. Quin 22 v. TPiplady 12. J. Weston 18 v. Corkill 19. Hamilton 8 v. Cottier 29. Adamson 30 v. Brett- 16. Andrews 11 v. Grant 13. Third Round. Hill 7 v. Adamson 23. Hamilton 22 v. Tiplady 27. J. Weston 20 v. Grant 23. Cottier 24 v. Andrews 14. Quin 21 v. Tyack 22. Cork i 1 21 v. Brett 13. SECTION C (Hawera Green). First Round. Elthani (Judd, Phillips, Best, McQueen) 21 v. Paritutu (Adam, Brown, T. Jackson, E. Jackson) 19. Inglewood (Martin, E. Spurdle, Wilson, F. Spurdle) 28 v. Opunake (Judson, Fake, Pennington, C. Smith) 9. Park (Sheehan, Grant, Butler, A, Smith) 28 v. Hawera (Dillon, Clarke, Potter, Bull) 7. Auroa (Bicheno, Bigham, Duff, Kilpatrick) 20 v.. Thames (Wallace, Alexander, G. Cordes, H. Gordes) 15. Hawera (Winks, Ashton, Adamson, Hicks) 22 v. Patea (Dempsey, White, Bon rice. Paterson) 13. Park (Canning, Cummings, Column, Mason) 20 v. Avon (Lonsdale, Pickles, Dickinson, Weston) 19. Second Round. Weston 26 v. Jackson 19. A. Smith 24 v. McQueen 12. Spurdle 13 v. Bull 12. Hicks 21 v. C. Smith 18. Mason 22 v. Cordes 13. Paterson 23 v. Kilpatrick 5. WANGANUI CENTRE. THE EASTER. TOURNAMENT. RAIN STOPS FIRST DAY’S PLAY. The annual Faster tournament, of tlie Wanganui Bowling Centre oom-m-'eneed yesterday morning on the Wanganui and St. John’s greens. The greens were a little heavy after the rain, hut played well till play was abandoned in the afternoon, owing to

the heavy rain. Yesterday's results were : SECTION A. First Round. —Freeman 18, Caldwell 12; Hart 22, Healey 7; Bond 16, Battle 12; Gordon 19, Lancaster 18; Allomes 16, Moffatt 15. Second Round.—Battle 18, Lancaster 17; Allomes 22, Caldwell 9; Mogatt 18, Freeman 14; Bond 19, Healey 18; Gordon 19, Hart 12. SECTION B. First Round.—Kerr 25, Joll 14; Gibson 17, Brass 16; McFarlane 16, Harkness 15; Benefield 17, Simmonds 16; Steele 18, Goodey 7. Second Round. —Simmonds 23, Harkness 15; 'Steele 20, Joll 10; Goodey 19, Kerr 15; Brass 20, McFarlane 11; Benefield 17, Gibson 13. SECTION C. First Round. —Havler 18, Williams 17; Parkes 21, Chisholm 20; Kirkwood. 22, Crawford 18; Beckett 15; Barnes 15, Bell 12. Second- Round.—Beswiek 17, Crawford 16; Williams 16, Bell 13;.. Barnes 14, Havler 9; Kirkwood 20, Parkes 19; Beckett 20, Chisholm 10. SECTION D. First Round. —Tilley 18, London 16 ; Hutchins 18, Fox 14; McWilliam 20, Mclnnes 6; Fife 19, Hall 18; Armstrong 16, Harris 11. Second Round. —Fife 20, Mclnnes 7. Harris 19, Tilley 14; Armstrong 16. London 12; McWilliam 16. Fox 7 ; Hall 16, Hutchins 12.