DOMINION BOWLS TOURNEY

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 18 January 1935, Page 5

DOMINION BOWLS TOURNEY

POST=SECTION RINK GAMES THREE MORE ROUNDS PLAYED CARILTOX TEAM WITHOUT I,OSS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Jan. 17. Tho Dominion bowling tournament was continued to-day. when further games in the post-section rounds ot the full rink championship and inter-sec-tion rounds of the pairs championship were played. The day was extremes hot, and contestants having completed a full week's play in the rink charnI pionship. shewed signs oi tiredness. The pace of the games was fast. 1. Buxton D'r. P. -Meir. H. C. Clarke, Jenkin (Carlton) remain undefeated in the rink championship, gaining the distinction of being the only team to survive the fourteen successive rounds. Jenkin has also the record of playing in 21 consecutive games in the Do- , minion without defeat. The following teams retain their two lives in the rink competition:—Buxton, Moir, Clarke, Jenkin (Carlton); Minchen, ' Donaldson, Liverridge, Whittle (Grey Lynn). The one-lifers are as follow': Paget, Blood, Wilson, Mingius (Epsom); Stephens, Macklow, Livingstone, Robertson (Onehunga). 'The third round saw the elimination from the competition of the strong Napier rink headed by Engebretsen in the game against Jenkin (Carlton). The team made a great impression with the bowlers of Auckland in its conduct of play. There was a maiked tendency to build slack by lack of placing position .shots. Nevertheless, the brilliance of Engebretsen in pulling his team out of tight corners | was one of the thrills of all the games played by the Napier rink. Probably it was the certainty of the remarkable accuracy of this skip that prompted ! the opportunity of taking frequent chances to the advantage of Carlton. J It was soon evident that the front rank ! of the Carlton team was much stronger j The Napier three was a sound and rcli--1 able bowler, but was outplayed by i Clarke, who was in a brilliant mood, i Carlton had the run of play, j Some excellent shots were staged by • Engebretsen that went three down on I the last head, requiring five to tie. The I Napier skip was faced with a complete i lack of position on the head, and had I to admit defeat, although playing both hi s bowls, making an obviously vain attempt to obtain the count. The slump in form was specially noticeable in the third round of the day. ■UcWhannell (Hataitai) in a previous round, gave a brilliant display of bowling, raking his game out of the fire jin magnificent style by a delicately I drawn shot to the jack, resting on the j very edge of the ditch. It was difficult Ito believe that the same team could ! be beaten by the- big margin of 22 to 8 in the concluding round in the game I against Robertson (Cnehunga). The weariness of the players was the reason for the complete reversal of form. Similarly, Walker (Mt. Albert) utterly fell to the sound bowling of Mingins (Epsom). It was exceedingly unfortunate for the Carlton club that, the automatic draw for games brought two teams of that club, Lancaster and Grahame to- ! o-ether. More unlucky still was the fact that the winner of the Lancaster Grahame tussel was drawn to play Jenkin, another Carlton team. Moreover, while the first-mentioned game was played Robertson’s team was defeated. Thus, four Carlton teams which have performed so admirably were reduced to one.

Tn the first tM'o rounds to-day between Lancaster and Grahame there was steady play of excellent bowls. The character of the play indicated that there was little to pick between tho strength of the respective teams, one of whom had to be eliminated front the further rounds of championship play. The other game between Roberts (Carlton) and Brackenridge (Lvall Bay) was very one-sided. Roberts was outclassed in form on the game, and shook hands with Brackenridge at tho close of tiie nineteenth head, the score being 23 to 11. Stone (St. John’s) met Breinner (West End, Auckland). The game was a one-sided tussle, and ended 25 to 12 in favour- oi the visitors. Stone was a powerful factor in the game. it was unfortunate again that two teams from the AYaikato, Gee (To Awamutii) and Pilkington (Hamilton) were drawn to play against each other when each had only one life. However, the circumstance can only .be accounted for by the luck of the automatic draw which has proved the only satisfactory method. Pilkington snatched victory from his friends by drawing ail absolute shot on the white with his last bowl, thus taking the game out of the lire on the final bowl.

The decision game between Thomas (Waircre) and T. Walker (Mt Albert) had some interesting features, and also much sound bowling. The score read 8 to 8 on the ninth, hut Mt. Albert ran up a total of 20 to 1-5 by the twentieth head. Waircre came again and piled on six counters. On the concluding head, however, Walker was not to be denied, and be drew a third shot with his last bowl, and rail out the winner by three points. The "Waircre team had provided sound play of a high order throughout the section and post-section rounds. The Napier team, in all divisions of team work, greatly impressed. AI the same time as the Waircre team was meeting with defeat, Logan ami McCarthy, of the Port Ahuriri club, Napier, pul up a great stand against Higginson aiid Hosking, of Grey Lynn, in the pairs championship. The Napier pn ; r put 0 to oon the beard before their opponents opened their score, and ran out easy winners bv 22 to 11.

Mingins (Epsom) met Stone (Wanganui). The game showed the complete collapse of the Wanganui rinks. At no stage of the game did the visitor" look like winners, the total score

F’l .sc!: ■ in ivld’linn to ihoi-e publishin ye si’”! - lav’s Lie oTtion of ill* Tawera 'tar” were as follows FIFTH ROUND. Whittle 10 v. Robertson IS. .Tonkin 29 v. Lancaster 19. Engebretsen 17 v. Brackenridge 12 Mingins 26 v. Stone 17 Walker 2-1 v. Pillciimton 12. McWhannell 19 v. Hosking 18.

The following were eliminated in the fifth round : Laivu.-uer, Bnic-kenndgc. Stone, Pilkingtou and Husking. SIXTH ROUND. Jenkin 17 v. Engebretsen 13. Mingins 2(5 v. T. Walker 11. Robertson 22 V. McWhannell S. AA’hittle, a bye. The following were eliminated in the sixth round: Engebretsen, T. Walker and McWhannell. CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS. The following survive in the pairs competition : Bull and Murray (Hawera) ; Harris and Harris (St. Johns); Wakefield and Beer (Napier); Logan and McCarthy (Port Ahuriri) ; Lovc-r----idge and Pilkington (Hamilton); Casey and Lobb (West End, New Plymouth); Wellings and McWhannell (Hataitai). Third round results were as follow: Logan and McCarthy (Port Ahuriri) 22 v. ILigginson and Hosking (Grey finin' 10V Harris and Harris (St. Johns) 20 v. Houghton and Loram (Rocky Nook) 19. CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Owing to players being required foi rinks and pairs to-day, no further play was held in the singles competition. Eleven players still remain in. Those with two lives are : Bourke (Hawera), Engebretsen (Napier), Russell (St- Heliers). One-lifers are: Routley (Kelburn), Somervell (Ponsonby), Coburn (Ponsonby), Keatley (Rocky Nook), Luscombe (AY est- End, New Plymouth), Livingstone (Oinehunga), AA’ellings (Hataitai), Rlichards (Devonport).

INTER-CLUB MATCHES,

AA T OX DEFEATS ELTITAM. In a competition match at. Eltham yesterday afternoon a team of four Avon rinks won by 101 points to 91. In the following results the names of the Avon players are mentioned first:

Roscoe, AVhite, Stephens, von Sturmer 21 lost to Streeter, Crabtree, Bluett, J. Stewart 23.

Mclnnes, Pennington, Skuse, IlardvJones 2G drew with Carson, Pepperell, A. Stewart, Clemow 2G. Howard, Boyce, Carter, AVeston 24 beat Coleman, do Launay, Smith Brown 22.

Stanners, Davis, Rudkin, Ansley 30 beat Linn, Norgate, Pennington, Casey

OPUXAKE BEATS STRATFORD,

Four Stratford teams visited Opunake yesterday to play a friendly match, and were defeated by 15 points, 99 to SI. Results were as follow, the names of the Stratford players being mentioned first: Jones, Pavitt, Liddell, Lyons 15 lost to Mantey, Judson, Kennedy, Moron 28. Heggie, Harris, Pope, Davis 21 lost to Peak, Looney, McCrone, Des Forges 21. Summerfield, Douglas, Coe, McDonald 21 lost to McLean, Ritchie, CMoicroft, Burton 2S. Butchart, Hillock, Lawson, Amess 24 beat Dobson, Dalrvmple, Mather, Julian 19. >

KAPONGA CHAMPIONSHIPS,

PAIRS AND SINGLES,

Two matches of interest were played on the Kaponga bowling green on Thursday afternoon when Tyack and AVilliams played a further match in the singles championship and the final match in the pairs championship was played.

In the singles game Williams, with one life, and Tyack, with two lives, were evenly matched; the fortunes varied throughout. AYilliains was slightly better on long heads, the final score being Williams 1G Tyack I's. Tho final game, which will decide which of these two players will take the championship, will be played later in the week.

The pairs championship final proved a runaway victory for Palmer and Espincr. The honours were fairly even until the 12th head was reached, when the board read 9 —7 in. favour of Palmer and Espiner. At the 15th head they had increased their lead to IG—S and the final score was Palmcr-Espiner 22. MacGregor-Anderson 10. Palmer ant. Espiner thus win the pairs champion ship for 1935.