BOWLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 27, 2 January 1931, Page 2

BOWLING

NEW YEAR TOURNEY. Played in warm weather, the first three of the six rounds of section play in the Manawatu Bowling Centres New Year tournament were concluded yesterday. There were some interesting games and frequently the margin of points was very small. There were a number of new entrants this year, the competing pairs numbering 3S. Three, skipped by Neilsdn (Feilding), Sheean (Patea) and Ramsay (Palmerston North) survived the day’s play without loss in Section C. Rendle (Eastbourne) emerged in Seejtion B with three wins, while Arnott (Palmerston North) and Moffatt (Terrace End) were similarly successful in Section A. ,i- i Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., president (U, the centre, officially declared play oppjY at the Terrace End green. He ex-' pressed gratification at the brilliantly fine weather conditions which had favoured the fixture, but stated that lie was a little disappointed that larger entries had not been received. Ho welcomed all the players cordially, especially the new entrants for the tournament, and hoped that the best pair would win. Mr D. Christie (Foxton) and Mr W. Cutler performed similar functions at tire Takaro and Manawatu greens respective'y. The umpires’ duties were carried out by Messrs Needham (Takaro), Cutler (Manawatu) and Toogood (Terrace End). . . , The tournament executive comprised Messrs F. Goodbehere (patron), J. A. Nash, M.P. (president), D. Christie, J. Bartholomew and J. J. O’Shea (vice-presidents), P. Larcomb, N. H. Nash, P. B. Morris, J. B. Gerrand, A. Cooksley, G. Wardrop, J. G. Radford and A. F. Wimsett (secretary). ■ Details of yesterday’s play are as follow: SECTION A. (Takaro Green.) First round.—A. Bennett and S. Bayliss, skip (Palmerston North) 18 v. Croucher and Wainwriglit, skip (Patea) 14; AY. Gumming and L. Arnott, skip (Palmerston North) 26 v. L. Giorgi and L. Sparrow, skip (Palmerston North) 11; T. Simpson and AA . McLean, skip (Oroua) 21 v. E. Ball and J. Tantrum, skip (Takaro) 19; Morris and J. B. Gerrand, skip (Manawatu) 23 v. R. Moxon and H. Fenwick, skip (Northern) 18; S. GGoebel and R. J. Ranson, skip (Bulls) 23 v. H. Green and R. Mosen, skip (Raetihi) 17; H. Hines and AY. Moifatt, skip (Terrace End) 29 v. D. Christie and S. Mattar, skip (I‘oxton) 19. n , „ i Second round. —McLean 2/ v. Mosen 20; Mattar 30 v. Ranson 18; Arnott 18 v. Bayliss 17; Moffatt 18 -v. Wainwright 17; Fenwick 21 v. Tantrum 11; Gerrand 21 v. Sparrow 1/. Third round. —Wainwright 30 v. Ranson 19; Fenwick 23 v. Mosen 10; Arnott 31 v. Gerrand 18; Mattar 26 v. McLean 13;'Moffatt 17 v. Bayliss 13; Tantrum 23 v. Sparrow 20. SECTION B. (Terrace End green.) First round. —J. Helsby and C. Rendle, skip (Eastbourne) 21 v. M. Pickering and A. Pickering, skip (Palmerston North) 18; F. J . Allen and AV. R. Wenham, skip (Feilding) 21 v. E. Tattersall and L. Brown, skip (Palmerston North) 16; D. McCormick and J. Renwick, skip (Hawera) 18 v. S. Gooding and W. Boon, skip (Palmerston North) 15 ; Walton and. Howe, skip (Foxton) 17 y. K. McDonald and J. Radford, skip., (Maua.watn) 16; T.. Killick and S. Goodey, skip (St. John’s) 27 vl W. H, Nelson and H. P. Horne, skip (Woodville) 11; W. J. Pearce . and J. Davidson, skip (Terrace End), 24 v. AV. Trueman and.R. Roore (Fdxton) , 17. Second round. —Renwick 25 v. Horne 14; Goodey 17 v. Roore 15; Pickering 20 v. Wenham 14; Rendle 23 v. Davidson 21; Boon 30 v. Howe 13; Radford 26 v. Brown 18. Third round.’ —Rendwick 22 v. Roore 19; Horne 30 v. Howe 15; Pickering 22 v. Davidson 15; Radford 22 v. AVenham 20; Brown 16 v. Boon 12; Rendle 20 v. Goodey 18. SECTION C. (Manawatu Green.) First round.—E. Way and J. Neilson. skip (Feilding) 20 v. J. Wails and T. Thompson, skip (Foxton) 19; F. Stevens and W. Stevens, skip (Bulls)' 25 v. W. D. Olney and Barnes, skip (Manawatu) 22; R. Law and J. K. Paton, skip (Palmerston North) 21 v. Spearman and Greenwood, skip (Upper Hutt) 19; Bourke and Sheean, skip (Patea) 20 v. A. AVilliamson and C. B. Aitken, skip (Oroua) 19; C. Dixon and P. Childs, skip (Terrace End) 25 v. F. AV. Ivey and A. Smith, skip (Takaro) 23; AV. Child and R. Rainsay, skip (Palmerston North) 22 v. R. H. Henderson and G. W. AA’ardrop, skip (AA'oodville) 14. Second round.—Greenwood 27 v. Childs 13; Ramsay 36 v. Smith 7j Thompson 28 v. Barnes 21; Neilson 25 v. AVardrop 15; Sheean 20 v. Paton 10; Aitken 19 v. Stevens 14. Third round. —Paton 22 v. Stevens 18; Thompson 22 v. AVardrop 20; Sheean 34 v. Childs 14; Ramsay 28 v. Greenwood 13; Aitken 29 v. Barnes 26; Neilson 31 v. Smith 11.