BOWLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 105, 3 April 1926, Page 4

BOWLING

EASTER RINKS TOURNAMENT. 1 a s ' COMMENCED YESTERDAY. P t In favourable weather the Manawatu Bowling Centre’s annual Easter rinks £ tourney was commenced yesterday, play e taking place on four greens—Palmer- i ston North, Terrace End, Manawatu and Northern. Three rounds were played in each of tho four sections, and to enable this i to be done in comfortable time the games were limited to 18 heads. 1 The visiting bowlers were extended a welcome at each of tho greens, Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., president of the centre, speaking at Palmerston North, Mr C. F. Spoonec- at Manawatu, Mr J. J. O’Shea at Terrace End and Mr L. R. Bryant at Northern. In tho course of his remarks, Mr Nash expressed the wish that all would find the tournament most enjoyable and trusted that the weather would not prove any bar to the expeditious conduct of the games. The speaker mentioned the arrangements that had been made for the entertainment of the visitors and their wives, including a motor drive on Sunday and a smoke concert to-night. Cheers were given on Mr Nash’s call for the visitors, and Mr Nash himself was similarly honoured. The various games yesterday resulted as follow: SECTION A. First Round: Eketahuna (W. J. Hooper, H. W. Stenberg, A. A. Meads, H. McKenzie, skip) 17 v. Takaro (W. Mundy, J. Stone, A. W. Gallichan, G. B. Flint, skip) 10; Terrace End (J. B. Proud, O. M. Christensen, Johnson E. Anderson, skip) 19 v. Northern (E.’ Palmer, J. C. Young, P. S. Larcomb J. R. Cunningham©, skip) 16; Feilding (Aitken, 13. Hobday, M. Bartholomew, G. Bartholomew, skip) 20 v. Palmerston North (J. Snarman, E. Tattersall, A. Pickering, C. D. Fraser, skip) 15; Palmerston North (0. Rowling, W. Boon, W. E. Joues, G. G. Wilson, skip) 18 v. Manawatu (Preece, D. W. Low, J. B. Gerrand, D. E. Jones, skip) 15; Foxton (Winstanlcy, Ross, Christie, J.. M. Thompson, skip) ’ 19 v. Thorndon (P. Mcßae, L. Hyams, A. Baker W. J. White, skip) 13; Woodville (W. Galbraith, F. Spackman, W. Curry, A. E. James skip) 22 v. Carterton (G. Barber, A. Tucker, E. Smith, C. Hansen, skip) 10. Second round: Thomson 15 v. James 14, Hansen 20 v. McKenzie 13, Wilson 17 v. Fraser 13 Bartholomew 16 v. White 15, Flint 27 v. Cunninghamo 9* Jones 22 v. Anderson 18. 'Third round: Anderson 29 v. Fraser 12, Wilson 23 v. White 11, Cunningha’nie 17 v. Hansen 10, Thomson 23 v. Bartholomew 15, McKenzie 18 v. James 17, Jones 23 T. Flint 22. SECTION B. First round: Palmerston North (M. J. Sulian, J. G. Radford, C. F. Spooner, N. H. Nash, skip) 16 v. Island Bay (H. Hobbs, H. toixon, N. F. Willoughby, D. Munro, slap) 6; Fitzroy (Thorpe, Bennett, Jury, Price skip) 19 v. Pahiatua (A. Bissett, ’P. Bissett, F. Britland, W. Blitland skip) 10; Palmerston North (H. Griggs, J. McGregor, S. Bayliss, P. Morris skip) 21 v. Terrace End (J. S. Fletcher, G. W. Brown, W. H. Skinner, P. O. Skoglund, skip) 18; Lyall Bay (W. F. Sherwood, G. Bradley, F. H. Hazelwood, J. B. Reid, skip)_ 30 v. Feilding (\V. Wenham, J, Neilson, J. Cooke, W. Quayle, skip) 14; Puliehoho (W. Short, W. Playdill, J. Crosbie, G. H. Armstrong, skip) 21 v. Levin (F. Pink, W. Shennahan, W. Moaks, P. Von Hartisch, skip) 20. Hamilton (Jeorgeaon, Martin, L. Astlo, Fruish, skip) and Shannon (B. . Spencer, W. Clayton, F. Whibley, E. * S. Spencer, skill) were drawn to meet i in this round, but, owing to tho late * arrival of tho Auckland express, the 1 game did not eventuate and will bo played at the end of the section games i if neoessary. 1 Second round: Armstrong 23 v. I Price 8 Quaylo 27 v. Fruish 18, Skog- : lund 23 v. Spencer 13, Munro 16 v. : Reid 13; Morris 16 v. Britland 12, ! Nash 25 v. Von Hartisch 15. Third round: Quaylo 23 v. Skog- > lund 14 Price v. Von Hartisch 5, i Reid 18 v. Nash 9, Fruish 19 v. Munro 1 11, Armstrong 19 v. Morris 14, Spen- : cer 22 v. Britland 15. i SECTION C. I First round: Palmerston North (A. i F. Kerslake, V. Goldfinch, J. K. ■ Baton, W. B. Crump, skip) 17 v. ‘ kins, J. A. Conder, A. B. Duff, skip) ! 13; 'Feilding (Way, Moore, It. ltoss, ’ J. S. Herdman, slap) 30 v. Palmerston 1 North, H. Howley, C. W. Ennis,- M. [ A. Eliott, C. Pickering, skip) 17; Victoria (J. B. Martin, J. McGill, J. > Jamieson, W. N. Tucker, skip) 25 v. Karori (H. D. Field, F. Piatt, F. : Lyali, A. Cathie, ship) 12; Takaro (J. Morgan, Tanner, Littlejohn, J. 1 Tantrum, skip) 19 v. Manawatu (J. 1 Andrew, W. Hunter, W. Broughton, G. W. Corbridge, skip) 13; Northern ‘ (F. Allen, P. A. McHardy, A. E. BenI nett, A. P. Stuart, skip) 20 v. Tert i raco End (A. V. Olliver, W. Moffatt, P. Duncalf, J. Davidson, skip) 12. < | Second round: Duff 28 v. Stuart 15, Herdman 21 v. Crump 14, Tucker 19 v. Tantrum 14, Corbridge 18 v. Pickering 12, Davidson 28 v. Cathio T 5. Third round: Herdman 14 v. Duff 12, Tantrum 17 v. Davidson 16, Tucker ' 22 v. Pickering 11, Crump 23 v. Corl bridge 16, Stuart 25 v. Cathie 14. 5 SECTION D. 5 First round: Woodvillo (Nicholas, Bly, ) 'Trott, G. Wardrop, skip) 23 v. Shan--5 non (J. T. Bovis, Henry, Murray, J. ) Gagliardi, skip) 15; Victoria (Griffin, * Thornley, Fossette, E. Bolton, skip) 22 * v. Northern (Mouldey, Kensington, Kirk/'T. L. Arnott, skip) 15; Master- " ton (B. N. H. Perry, H. N. * Morton, J. Kerr, skip) 21 v. Manawatu , (J. Kershaw, K. McDonald, G. Hold- , away, G. Eckersley skip) 10; Palmer- , ston (J. H. Nash, W. W. Jones, R. r Ramsay, F. Neodham, skip) 19 v. Taihape (W. E. Hird Hounsell, F. Ward, Joil, skip) 16; Island Bay (W. Kerr, E. A. Herron, D..H. Taylor, J. M. Halo, skip) 26 v. Terraco End (H. , Rennett, Thirtle, F. Wort, A. W. . Wood, skip) 16. \ Second round: Needham 17 v. Hale i 12, Kerr 23 v. Joll 14 Bolton 23 v. , Eckersley 13, Wardrop 24 v. Wood 12, j Gagliardi 18 v. Arnott 17. > Third round : Bolton 24 v. Joll 10, > Eckersley 23 v. Gagliardi 14, Wardrop 17 v. Arnott 10, Needham 29 v. ! Wood 12, Kerr 22 v. Halo 20. ■ DIXON CUP RETAINED BY t FEILDING. j 1 On Wednesday the Feilding Bowl- , ing Club, the holders of the Dixon r Cup, successfully defended the trophy r in a challenge match with a Levin rink— Monks, Boskett, Brown and

Suhan (skip.). „Tho visitors opened well and on the first five heads gamed a lead of eight. After eight more heads had been played the scores were 16—7 in the visitors favour The Feilding rink, Ross, Clapham .Quayle and Herdman (skip.) won tho six succeeding heads, accounting for 14 points Levin won the last two, but allowed Feilding to retain Ihe cup by the narrow margin ot 24—21.