BOWLING REVIEW

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 17 January 1935, Page 3

BOWLING REVIEW

SOUTH TARANAKI CLUBS FORTHCOMING EVENTS PERFORMANCES IN SHIELD Weather conditions generally have ideal over the holiday period tor all branches of summer sports, and bowlers, in particular, have delighted in the succession of bright sunny dajs and long warm evenings. Singularly, enough, play for the most part on the southern greens has been restricted to friendly rink games while m the Northern and Central Taranaki districts shield competition matches have been resumed. Yesterday the Paxk Club played a friendly game against Manaia and on Saturday the club will entertain six rinks from the Hawera CLuh. Club championships have made slow progress, but then the early part of January always offers few opportunities for the completion of fixtures owing to the absence of- so many players on holiday. This position has been accentuated in the Hawera Club because of the number of members participating in the Dominion championships at Auckland.

New Year Tourney. The Taranaki New Year tournament at New Plymouth has been relegated to the list of past events, but it will long be remembered as one of the most trying and dismal fixtimes yet contested by- Taranaki bowlers. Practically from its commencement the fixture was dogged by wet, squally weather, which not only caused several postponements, but, also made the greens anything but suitable for tournament play. With these conditions ruling the games were robbed of their oleasure and keenness and the standard of bowling deteriorated accordingly, more especially in the section play. At one stage of the tournament it looked as though play would have to he abandoned altogether. Fortunatolv, however, this was not necessary, and by eliminating the last section game and moving forward the leading teams the executive took the only correct course to bring the fixture to a successful conclusion. Important Fixtures. Coming events are listed as follow : Saturday, January 19.—Hawera to play Park at Park in a “friendly” match. Taranaki Open Tournament. —Rinks, January 21, 22 and 23; pairs, January 24 and 25. South Auckland Tournament.—At Hamilton on January 2s, 29 and 30. Games of 21 heads, Rotorua Open Tournament. —Rinks, commencing Monday, February 4. Second tournament, Monday, February 18, pairs, three bowls. February 7.—lnglewood one-day tourney. February 14.—Vogeltown one-day tourney. New Plymouth Jubilee Tournament. —Commences Monday, March 11. Open Tournament.

The Taranaki Open Tournament is the next event of moment to Taranaki bowlers. Recognised as the “champagne” event of the season it always draws large entries, representing the pick of the playing strength of clubs throughout the province, ana with the usual influx qf strong visiting rinks from other centres it is one of the hardest tournaments to win in the North Island. Section play will take place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, three games of 21 heads being played each day. Section winners and rinks with seven wins or over will qualify for post-section play, which will be conducted oil the two-life system. 5,11 bowls used must comply to the new weight for size standard and must be marked with the 1928 or later official stamp.

Consolation Pairs.

The decision of the Taranaki Bowling Centre to run in conjunction with the open tournament, a consolation pairs fixture is a timely one . In the past the large majority of players who enter the open tournament have aiter the section play been left on the bank watching the finalists, and when it is considered that the majority of them have at least a week to fill m, the running of consolation pairs should cater for their entertainment admirably, and at the same time be an added source of revenue to the centie. South Taranaki Skips.

In response to an inquiry for particulars of the performance of South Taranaki skips in the southern division of the Taranaki shield competition, the following figures, compiled by Mr. r • ■R. Clarke, secretary of the Hawera Club, and an enthusiast in promoting the best interests of the competition, are published.

WEDNESDAY PLAY

The four skips between them won 19 games to five and scored 588 points to 485.

HAWERA

Winks 1 1 21 IS The six skips between them won 151 games to 8) and scored 590 points to

The six skips between them won 1/ games to seven and scored 614 points

The five skips between them won seven and a-half games to 161 and scored 506 points to 614.

In the first eights rounds of the Dominion full rink championship Taranaki skips performed well, but none qualified for post-section play. Some pride may he taken from the fact, however, that Buchan (Opunalte) skipped his Te Arolia rink so successfully and with A. E. Stone (St. John’s Wanganui), formerly of Hawera, ranks among the chosen few. When the tournament was held at Auckland four years ago Taranaki rinks pel foi mod with distinct credit and at least three, skipped by Harris (Stratford), Billing and J. Lobb (West End), were among the post-section qualifiers. The lastnamed skip wont right to the semifinals, and was eliminated by Brightjng (Haitaiai). who was defeated by Peare ("Dunedin), tlie winnei.

Kaponga Championships. Tlie final of the singles championship of the Kaponga Club will be played between T.vack (two lives) and "Williams (one life) and the final of the nairs championship between Espiner and Palmer and A. W. Anderson and McGregor. Both games must be completed by Monday. Hawera Ferns. ' :

The lioidcws of the Hawera club’s A ferns, Hostick, Shaw, Robertson and Canning, defeated the challengers, Marter, G. Lovell, Goodchap and Robb by 18 points to 13 last week . Yesterday the B ferns changed hands when the holders, Glover, Bootten, Buckrell and D. "Wills were defeated by. Higgs, C. Lovell, F. Lovell and Marter by 29 to 16. The holders of the A ferns, Hostick, Coodchap, Rlobertson and Canning, retained them against Champion, Jackson, Tidswell and Burgess by 20 points to 19.

INTER-CLUB AIATCH.

PARK DEFEATS MANAIA

A team -of five rinks visited Manaia yesterday and won by 116 points to 104. In the following detailed results the names of the Park players are mentioned first: Gibson, Trigger, Whitworth, Hotter 16 lost to Bell, Hammonds, E. Bourke, Hornby 2S. ‘Nieper, Rliley, Thurston, Goodwin 17 lost to Bourke, Snowdon, Spooner, Watts 22. Brown, Northrop, Murdoch, Butler 30 beat Davies, Butler, Espiner, Mead 11. Franklin, Mahoney, Finncrty, Chadwick 32 beat Clare, Franklin, Badland, I Harrison 13. Hunger, Sheehan, Bremford, Quin, 2L lust te Sutton, Baldwin, Lewiu, Andrews 30. Mr. J. Goodwin (Park president), heartily thanked the Manaia bowlers for their hospitality and the ladies for the afternoon tea dispensed by Alio. Jas. Hornby and assistants. Air. Jas. liornbv responded. HAWERA TO PLAY PARK. On Saturday next the following Hawera club rinks will engage in a friendly match against Park at the Park green, commencing at 2 p.m.—Vefteh, C. Lovell, Bayley and Bardsley;‘'Velvin, Smart, Edwards, Keys!; Exell, D. Wills, Swap, Rudge; Campbell, F Lovell, Hobbs, Spratt; Drew, Spiiik, Burgess, Hodge; Nielson, Dowdner, A. J. Squire. Egglestone.

PARK. Skips Cliadwiek Gcodwin Hotter Smith Games Skipped W. ... 6 4 ... 6 4 ... 6 6 ... 6 5 L 2 2 0 1 Pts For 171 125 150 142 Pts Agst 114 122 111 138

Canning Herbert 1 0 6 3 1 3 13 33 143 130 McCormick ... Robb 6 3 5 3 3 2 143 149 ri3 loo Tidswell 3 1 2 61. 66 Wills, A. 3L. 3 1 2 75. 71 The six skips between them won 11 games to 13 and scored 550 points to 555.

OPHNAKE. Baker Burton ... 3 6 1 2 2 4 54 119 77 157 Hammond ... 3 1 2 62 / 4 Morris ... 6 3 3 149 146 Sinclair ... 1 1 0 40 13 Smith 2 1 1 54 47 28 Feaver ' 2 2 0 64 Buchan 1 0 1 20 22 The six skips between them won 11 games to 13 and scored 559 points to 564.

MAXAIA. Badland . A 2 3 93 135 Lewin- . 1 0 1 13 25' Espiner . A 0 A 81 131 Hornby . o 3 3 113 130 j Si^o-oncr 1 1 0 27 19, Watts A H -1 11A 110 Harrison . 1 0 1 19 27 The seven skips between them won seven games to 1 7 and scored 49 G

[joints to 589. SATURDAY PLAY HAW-ERA. Bull 5 4 1 136 96 Foy ... 3 2 1 67 68 Muslin ... 3 3 0 86 52 Murray ... <> 2 4 Squire, M.J. G 3J 2.V 121 159 142 128

.504. Brett PARK. ... <3 5 1 163 128 Gilligai* ... 4 2 2 109 91 Mason ... (3 5i ~i 162 122 McLaren ... 1 1 0 26 27 Quin ... 6 3} 21 135 122 Colman ... 1 1 0 19 18 „ 17

to 508. PATE A. Bourke, J Bourke, P.A. McKenna Paterson Sheahan . 6 6 . 1 . 5 . 6 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 4 n 123 117 21 87 1-53 1-18 156 26 152 134

KAPONGA. Cran 4 1 3 89 108 Gardiner ... 4 1 3 70 111 Dawson ... 5 1 4 121 T20 Hammer si ey 2 1 1 40 52 Track 6 4 2 145 124 Tait 1 0 1 16 36 Williams ... 1 0 1 21 24 F allows . • ■ 1 Q 1 13 26 Tlie eight skips between them won eight games to 18 and scored 515 points to 599. At the Dominion Tourney.