BOWLING.

Matamata Record, Volume VIII, Issue 602, 5 February 1925, Page 8

BOWLING.

MATAMATA CLUB.

The following are the results, of the competitions held on the Matamata green on Saturday last:—

Full rinks: A. Bowler, Maunder (Waihi), G. Hawes, Egan (s) 35 v. Southam (Wellington), Lamboume, Lark, Gale (s) 11; E. C. Banks, McKenzie, Morrow, McLeay (s) 23 v. Lamb, Stockdale, Halligan, Carter (s) 18. ■ - * ■ ■ - Vi

Championship pairs: Gordon and Coote (s) 24 v. Green and Sloane (s) 15; H. Hawes and Morton (s) 18 v. Goodall and Oates (s) 18. The results of the club championship competitions to date are as follows:—1

iA.singles: Stewart (no losses) has beaten Crabb, Morton, Coote, McLeay, Oates and Mclntyre, respectively. Crabb (one loss) has beaten Shanks, Coote and Mclntyre. McLeay (two losses), has beaten Buchanan, Oates and Halligan. Oates (two losses) has beaten Coote and Halligan. Coote (three losses) has beaten McLeay. Mclntyre, two losses, no wins. Morton, one loss, no wins. Shanks, one loss. Halligan, two losses, no -wins. Buchanan, one loss, no Avins.

■ t B singles: H. Hawes (no losses) has beaten Cleland, Cranswick and Potter. G. Hawes (no losses) -has beaten Potter. Cleland (two losses) has beaten Hitchcock. Hitchcock (one loss), has beaten Green. Gi’een (one loss) has beaten Cleland. Potter (two losses), has beaten Goodall. Ctanswick, one loss, no wins. Goodall, one loss, no wins. Pairs: Gordon and Coote (s), no losses, have beaten H. Hawes and Morton (s), Green and Sloane (s) and Goodall and Oates (s). Hitchcock and Buchanan (s), no losses, have beaten Green and Sloane (s) and Cleland and Gale (s). Halligan and Crabb (s), no losses,have beaten H. Hawes and Morton (s) and Cranswick and Stewart (s). H. Hawes and Morton (s), three losses, have beaten McLeay and Mclntyre (s) and tied with Goodall and Oates (s). G. Hawes and Shanks (s), one loss, have beaten H. Hawes and Morton (s). Cranswick and Stewart (s), two losses, have beaten G. Hawes and Shanks (s). Goodall and Oates (s), one loss, have tied with H. Hawes and Morton (s) and Cleland and Gale (s). Cleland and Gale (s), one loss, have tied with Goodall and Oates. Green and Sloane (s), two losses. McLeay and Mclntyre (s), one loss. VISITING BOWLERS. Matters in connection with the “ invitation” games are progressing sat-, isfactorily, and given fine weather a most enjoyable time should be spent

in Matamata by -the visiting teams on Friday and Saturday next. The public should be treated to some fine exhibitons of bowling as sorne prominent members of the bowling world have accepted invitations. Amongst these w r e notice the names of Professor Maxwell Walker (Auckland), E. Pegler (Manurewa), J. Kelly (Ponsonby) and E. McPhail (Takapuna). Two rinks from Te Aroha and one from Morrinsville are also likely acceptors.