BOWLING

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 4834, 16 April 1936, Page 5

BOWLING

HAINES CLUB CHAMPION. ’ The two finalists in the Club championship—W. Haines and T. M. O’Connell—met on Wednesday of last week to contest the issue. Prior to the game, Haines had an unbeaten record for the season, and was. a “two-lifer,’’ while O’Connell . was beaten once, and as a result had only “one life.” There was a fair gallery present, and they were treated to a good exhibition of bowling. O’Connell was . right on his game, and had a lead of six early in the game—a ' position he maintained right up to the twentieth head. The last two heads, which were played in the semi-darkness, resulted in Haines collecting a couple of 2’s, which was not sufficient to avoid defeat. Haines thus lost one of his “lifes” which necessitated an additional game being played on the following evening. Haines in this game got off the mark early, and had a lead of six in the eighth head. O’Connell, however, fought back and evened matters on the twelfth head. Even play followed for the next few heads,. and an exciting finish was anticipated. However, Haines, who was now drawing very steadily collected a couple of 3’s which placed him in a winning position. On the nineteenth head, when the score board read 19—13 in Haines’ favour, the last bowl of the head decided the issue and gave the championship to Haines. This head was certainly the most interesting one played as far as changes were concerned. It was a fulllength head, and O’Connell was lying three fairly, close to kitty. Although both hands were open for a draw shot Haines played a somewhat unorthodox shot very accurately by driving the bare kitty into the ditch and., changing the head from three down to three up, making a difference of six in the head. The fraternal spirit, which is characteristic of bowlers, was duly exemplified afterwards, when Mr. Haines entertained a large number of bowlers in the pavilion. In proposing the toast of the champion, Mr. O’Connell congratulated Mr. Haines on his well deserved victory, and said that he could not wish to have been beaten by a better all round sport. Mr. Haines suitably replied.

Other Competitions. As previously announced, Herb Douglas won both the “first’’ _ year players’ handicap and the junior championship. In . the handicap singles J. Thomas beat Herb Douglas in the final. Thomas is a much improved player this year, and it is pleasing to see him annex a silver cup. In the final of the handicap pairs, Weston and Horne beat Harkness and Tapp. Horne’s accurate driving seemed to be the deciding factor in this game. Congratulations go out to both Weston and Horne in winning their first club trophies. Progressive Pairs. The official closing of the green took place on Easter Monday, when a successful progressive pairs tournament was staged. The “skips” trophy was annexed by R. Reid, who won all his games. In the “leads” H. Shakes, G. Tapp, and Lennon all tied with four wins each. In the play off Tapp proved the victor. At the conclusion of play the president, Mr. S. Baddeley, briefly reviewed the season’s play and thanked all officials for their hearty co-opera-tion. He congratulated the first year players on their progress made in the game, and trusted that their success would lead to a further large batch of new members joining up next season.