BOWLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 280, 27 October 1931, Page 2

BOWLING

LABOUR DAY TOURNAMENT. CITY CLUBS’ MATCHES. Favoured by good weather conditions city bowlers celebrated Labour Day in an enjoyable manner, each club conducting a progressive pairs tournament. In every case the greens were in splendid condition and were conducive to good bowling. The games were well contested and in a number of cases play-offs were necessary. Detailed results are as follow : PALMERSTON NORTH CLUB.

Paton and Wimsett won the skips’ and leads’ sections respectively in a plav-off, beating W. Child and Law. Skips.—Paton, W. Child, Kerslake, Barv, 4 wins; Bayliss, J. Child, Skoglund, Ross, Morris, 3 wins; Mowlem, Giorgi, 2 wins; Gooding, 1 win. Leads. —Wimsett, Law, 5 wins; Frew, Mitchell, 4 wins: Proctor, Hine, McCulloch, 3 wins; Coleman Schwass, Croucher, 2 wins; Deem, Spencer, 1 win. There were five games placed. MANAWATU CLUB. Radford and Penketh were the winners of the skips’ and leads’ sections. Skips. —Radford, 4$ wins; Barnes, 4 wins; Olney, 3j wins; Kennedy, 2 wins; Corbridge, i win; Gerrand, no wins. Leads. —Penketh. 4 wins; Cockburn, 3 wins; Cutler, Parton, 2i wins; Shand, Mason, 1 win. There were five games played. TERRACE END CLUB. Christensen won the skips’ section outright and Knowles the leads’ section.

Skips. —Christensen, 6 wins; J. Davidson, 5 wins; Anderson, Johnson, Wood, ITelsby, Allen, 4 wins; O’Shea, 3 wins; Baldwin, Munro, Rangiheuia, Snell, Dixon, Rennett, Ross, 2 wins; Childs, no wins

Leads.—Gordon, Knowles, 5 wins; Toogood, Simpson, Ashton, 4 wins; Ivey, A. J. Smith, Lichfield, J. Davidson, Pearce, Walker, 3 wins; Stewart, Trueman, Mills. 2 wins; Symons, Andrews, 1 win. Six games were played. NORTHERN CLUB. Wort won the skips’ section in a play-off and Dickel won the leads' section outright. Skips.—Wort, Bryan, 5 wins; Sharman, Fenwick, 4 wins; Stuart, Rabone, Bennett, 3 wins: Robinson, Teale, McKee, Thornley, 2 wins; Eliott, Larcomb. 1 win. Leads.—Dickel, 5 winsy, Andrew, Lee, Moxon, Stiles, 4 wins; Yalentine, Earle, Mitchell, 3 wins; Wedgerv, Mills, Young, Kensington, 2 wins; Stallard, Johnson, 1 win. Five games were played. TAKARO CLUB. Finality could not be reached at Takaro where E. Smith and Russell tied in the leads’ section, darkness preventing further play. Morgan won the skips’ section. Skips.—Morgan, 4 wins; Cooksley, Littlejohn, Ball, 3 wins; Jarrett, Tanner, Bovis, 2 wins. Leads. —E. Smith, Russell, 5 wins; Green, 3 wins; Batson, Newth, 2 wins; McEwen, Simpson, Lyall, 1 win. Five games were played.