BOWLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 103, 1 April 1929, Page 7

BOWLING

MANAWATU TOURNAMENT.

LEADING SECTION PLAYERS

When the seventh round of the Manawatu Bowling Centre’s Easter bowling tournament ended this morning, only three of the 38 rinks competing had survived with only one loss, .and they were skipped by G. Wardrop (Woodville), C. Norwood (Victoria), and N. H. Nash (Palmerston North). Two more rounds have to be decided this afternoon before section play ends, and the rinks, engaged in the various sections are, on the average, in fairly even positions. - The reverses suffered unexpectedly by the leading rinks have been a remarkable feature of the tournament, and the results have been very uncertain. The greens were still playing well this morning, and the standard of bowling was high. After this morning's play in the seventh round, Wardrop (Woodville) advanced to the position of leader in Section A, scoring his sixth win by defeating Crump (Palmerston North) heavily, when the latter was disputing the leadership in the section. Five other rinks were close behind, requiring only one win each to come on level terms with the leader. The issue looked , very open in Section B, where three rinks each had five wins. In Section C, the Victoria rink skipped by Norwood was on level terms with that skipped by N. B. Nash, each having secured six wins. Refreshments have been provided at each green by the clubs, and at the Palmerston North green the work has been undertaken by Mesdames A. F. Wimsett, L. Brown and P. Morris. Details of the seventh round are as follow: SECTION A. (Seventh Round.) Thompson 20 v. Taylor 15; Brackenridge 24 v. Galliehan 14; Wardrop 20 v. Crump 6; Noad 24 v. Teale 7; Davidson 21 v. Holland 4; Pickering 22 v. Drew 19. SECTION B. Seventh Round.) Reid 18 v. Kershaw 16; Crawford 15 v. McWhannell 6; Stuart 16 v. Sutherland 11; Johnson 15 v. Suhan 9; Jones 19 v. Morris 17; Herdman 27 v. Sparrow 15. SECTION C. (Seventh Round.) Nash 22 v. Neilsen 10; Morgan 24 v. Spencer 4; Brown 22 v. Pearson 12; Corbridge 27 v. Cunningliame 12; Norwood 14 v. Preece 12; Wilson 28 v. Anderson 19 j- Munro 24 v. Gagliardi 14. The positions of players at the conclusion of the seventh round this morning are indicated ' in the following tables: — SECTION A.

Post-section play will commence tomorrow.

Wins. Losses. G. Wardrop (Woodville) .. 6 1 W. Crump (P.N.) 5 2 J. M. Thompson (Foxton) 5 2 J. Braokenridge (Victoria) 5 2 G. H. Noad (Lyall Bay) ... 5 2 C. Pickering (P.N.) 5 2 J. Davidson (T.E.) 3 4 D. Taylor (Island Bay) ... 3 4 J. W. Teale (Northern) ... 3 4 A. K. Drew (Bull*) 2 5 A. Gallichan (P.N.) 1 6 L. Holland (Manawatu) .. — 7 SECTION B. J. Kershaw (Manawatu) . 5 2 J. B. Reid (Lyall Bay) ... 5 2 Crawford (Karori) 5 2 E. Sparrow (T.E.) •4 • 3 H. Johnson (T.E.) 43 P. Morris (P.N.) 3 4 A. Stuart (Northern) 3 4 J. Herdman (Feilding) ... 3 4 W. Jones (P.N.) 3 4 McWhannell (Hataitai) ... 3 4 Suhan (Levin) 3 4 J. Sutherland (Fitzroy) ... 1 6 " SECTION C. N. H. Nash (P.N.) 1 6 1 C. Norwood (Victoria) ... 6 1 D. Munro (Island Bay) ... 5 ' 2 L. Brown (P.N.) 4 3 G. Wilson (P.N.) 4 3 J. Gagliardi (T.E.) 4 3 E. Spencer (Shannon) : 4 3 J. Pearson (Woodville) ... 3 4 E. Anderson (T.E.) 3 4 J. Morgan (Takaro) 3 4 J. Neilsen (Feilding) 3 4 G. Corbridge (Manawatu) 2 5 H. Preece (Manawatu) ... J. Cunningname (North.) 1 1 6 6