BOWLING

Hawera Star, Volume L, 6 March 1931, Page 3

BOWLING

SOUTH SINGLES CHAMPION SMITH DEFEATS MAST,IN KEEN, FINAL GAME In the final of the South Taranaki champion of champions bowling contest yesterday, Smith (Park) beat Mastin (Hawcra) by 23 to 18. In the eliminating play each had a victory over the other to his credit, Mas!in beating Smith by 21 to 12 in the second round and Smith beating Maslin, 22—1!8 in the fourth round. The final saw .some brilliant bowling, and on almost every head the shot bowl was at least within six inches of the jack. The games were played on the Park green, whic-h was* in wonderful order, the weather conditions being ideal. Smith opened up the final with a toucher with his first ibo-wl and followed with another with his third. Maslin massed with a drive, and before be could try another Smith had put in a block.

On the second bead Maslin got a- nice shot about a foot short of the jack and placed another near it. -Smith cut out one, but Maslin levelled the tallies with his next bowl. Maslin threw the jack for a long head, playing a nice first bowl, while Smith, was not up. Smith continued in play narrow, so that the he a d gave the 'Hawcra* man two.

There was some fine drawing on the next, head, Maslin holding the advantage. The first five bowls were within a: foot of the jack and then Smith silightlv displaced the kitty to lie fch roe. His opponent was unable to alter the head. Muslin drew two beauties on the next with one right in front. The Park champion wicked in for second shot, Maslin, however, promoting one to regain, the lead, 6 —5.

Three went to Maslin on the sixth head, but on the next Smith gave a wonderful exhibition, drawing four touchers to make the scores equal again, ft was great howling. Masim went away again with a brace in the Bth head and three on the next. Smith lay two on the next, when Muslin came inside him. Simith’s last bowl was a nice one. but it was oiilv second

Iml. M aslin gelling the first singk f the ina Irb.

The Dark skip drew two touchers and the third shot on. the next, head and Maslin could only -knock one out. He was three up again. Muslin’s last howl taking one out. He- drew a toucher wit li Iris first bowl on the next- head and added another with his second 1 , going to throe with his last to fake the lead. I(i —l6. ITo increased it with a single- on each of the next two heads-. M aslin lay two on the next when Smith promoted a short bow! to lead 1!)—15. He had another one on the next with the shot bowl less than pi foot from the jack, -Muslim drawing a. beauty 115111 1 1 is last to reduce the deficit by one.

Maslin threw the jack for a very long head and another single. Another single from a dead draw to Maslin brought the score to only 18 —-19 against, him. Another single and Smith only wanted one. Maslin drew a, nice shot, but the Park man effected another of bis touches, then drawing a second. Maslin tried to run them off but missed with a good drive.