BOWLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 112, 13 April 1936, Page 3

BOWLING

EASTER TO HR NAM ENT. Two rinks had qualified for postsection play at the close of the sixth round in the Manarthtu Bowling Centre’s Easter rinks tournament on Saturday, E. Bary (Palmerston North) and P, O. Skogiund (Northern) having won all their six games, the necessary qualification being six wins. The promise given earlier in the day of faster gicons was fulfilled and as the warm day advanced, they did not show as much dullness ns in the opening section of the tourney. DETAILED RESULTS. . T j>e detailed results of the fifth and sixth rounds are as follow: SECTION A. Fifth Round. r l honuis, Marston, Roore, Thomson | (skip), .Paxton, 25 v. Boniface, ColquJiotin, Wilson, It. Ranisav (skip), Palmerston North, 12. Hai'dridge, Mastey, Hammond Gunson (skip), Opunake, IS v. Gumming, McLeod, Cln.U, J. A. Nash (skip), 10. Locke, Hoisby, Mofi'att, Eckorsley (skip), Terrace End. If) v. Jensen, Horwooa ,Hail, Casey (skip), Thortidon, 9. ItosanoSki, Fowler. Nesbit, White (skip), Feifiling, 2U v. Tremaine. Green, Iversiake, Crump (skill), Palmerston North, 19.

McAvoy, Beed, Stallard, Kirk (skip), Nortnern, 22 v. Berry, Bosvall, Jarrett, Morgan (skip), Takaro, 14. Mason, • Oxen ham. Mills, Gil herd (skip), Manawatu, v. Bee. Plank, Alexander, Dixon (ski])), Terrace End, 18. Sixth Bound. Gilberd 26- v. J. A. Nash 16; Crump 23 v. xnoiuson iu; Kirk 25 v. White rx; Morgan 25 v. Dixon 10; Casey 18 y. Uunson to; EckeisJey 15 y. luuusay SECTION B. I'ixcii itounci. i Schofield, Lassen, •Simpson, Bissell (skip/, riaatings 2-1 v. Jonnsou, Neisun, riai uie, iNuyior (.skip), Tliorndon 15. \tiisuii, c-iawioru, Egimton, Baton (skip/, lainmrscon Aorui 22 v. Smith, Menu, Grey, Morgan (skip), Sliannon /. Bussell, Hearsay, Farrar, Child (slap/, Takaro Id v. Thorburn, Edwarus, Cruncher, Sparrow (skip), Palmerston North 15. Ch ristmas, Preece. Williams, King | (skip), Manawatu 18 v. Howe, L. Player, r.' Eiaye) 1 , Hayes (skip), Lower Hutt 16. May, Edelsten, A. Bamsay, Wenham (slap/, Feilding 2/ v. Snell, Perigo, Daviason, O'Shea (skip), Terrace End 16 Dickel, iMcilurray, Wort, Skoglund (skip/, 25 v. Howe. Christie, Trueman, aiactar (skip/, Foxton 17. Sixth Bound. Wenliam 25 v. Sparrow 12; King 19 v. Child 13; Bissell 18 v. Morgan 15; ' Skoglund 18 v. Baton 12; O’&hea 18 V. i>ayior 9; Hayes 26 v. Mattar 14. SECTION C. Waters, G. Brown. Mowlem, Bary (skip/, Palmerston North 19 v. Hunter, Royal, Kennedy, Corbridge (slap), Manawatu 13. Finch, Herron, Concler, Jenkins (skip), Island Bay 18 v. Henderson, , Bishop, It. Sloan, J. Sloan (skip), National Service 12. Smith, Underhill, Barber, Hart . (skip), Carterton 19 v. Batchelor, Thornloy, Parsons, Moxon (skip), Northern 14. . . Pearce, Lightfeot, C. Anderson, E. Anderson (skip), Terrace. End 24 v. Hamilton, ’ Wood, Petrie.- Hicks (skip), :Oroua 14, - ; ! Mouluey, Douglas,' Boon, L. T. Brown (skip), Palmerston North 20 v. Hyams, Gibson, White. Perry (skip), Tliorndon 16. Christie, Baldwiu, Siihpson, Gordon (skip), Terrace End 14 v. Harriman, AA agstaft", %Smitli, Tantrum (slap), Takaro 13. Sixth Bound. Perry 27 v. Hicks 19; Bary 26 v. Sloan 8; Tantrum 18 v. Brown 13; Corbridge 21 v. Moxon 16; Hart 22 v. Gordon 11; Anderson 20 v. Jenkins 12. ... SECTION D. Fifth Bound. Pilkington, Swanney. J. Bntland, E-. Bntland (slap), Pahmtua 28 v. At ass, Trow, Boris, Monks (skip), Takaro 5. Howse, Hazelwood, Bradley, Beid (slap/, Eyall Bay 17 v. Procter, Morris, J. H. Nash, Arnott (skip), Palmerston North 9. Young, Lynch, Babone, Larcomb (skip), Northern 14 v. L. Lovelock, Barrett, D. J. Lovelock. Jones (ski])), Palmerston North 13. Barltrop,' Dummcr. Moore, ‘ Neilson (skip), Feilding 21 v. Andrews, Kells, Stewart, Childs (Terrace End 9. Offwood, James. McLauchlan, Forbes (skip) AVopdville 16 v. Williams, Bimis, Keys, Smith (skip) Auckland 14. Sixth Bound. Arnott 18 v. Neilson 11; Smith 29 v. Monks 22; lleid 16 v. ,'iuitland 15; Clinds 16 v. Earcomb 15; x’orbes 17 v. pones 15. NOTES ON THE PLAY. Perry (Tliorndon) found the greens of Saturuuy challenging and lie suffered -detents in both toe lourth and filth rounds. The fourth round, played on Saturday morning, saw him oeaten 21 —5 by E. Anderson (Terrace End) and in the fifth he suffered defeat, 20 —16, by L. T. Brown (Palmerston North). In the sixth round, however, heMi'lumplied in his match with Hicks (Oroua), thinning by 27 points to 19. The Wellington greens have been on the heavy side this, season, and although conditions were more to Perry’s liking oil Friday, the faster greens of tiie following day threw lus rink a little out of their stride and the two defeats resulted.

J. A.“ Nash (Palmerston North), who had gone through the first four games without, defeat, had to strike his colours to Gunson (Opunake) in the fifth, the game resulting in a win for the latter by 18 points to 13. Nash had an unpromising opening and at the 10th head was six points in arrears with the score at 11—5. On the next two heads he added a two and a single, but hits opponent did likewise with the succeeding two heads. Nash then replied with a three and a two on "the following heads to make his total at 13, but Gunson scored two twos on the two last heads, to leave the final score 18 —13. In the last game of the day also Nash was beaten, by Gil herd (Manawatu). At the 14th head Gilberd led 21 —12, but Nash put on four points at the loth head. He did not score again and the game ended 26 16. 'll. Ramsay (Palmerston North), who won one game in the first six, had reason to think that the gods of fortune were smiling on three of liis opposing skips. In three games he was lying to win with the last bowl to he sent down and then failed to gather the honours of the contest. Crump (Palmerston North) emerged from the day’s play with three wins and three losses showing - a gainst his name on the aggregate. ' -At the close of the fourth round lie had two wins 'and two losses but in the fifth round was beaten 20 —19 by White (Feilding). In the sixth he defeated Thomson | (Foxton) by 23 points to 15.

BLENHEIM TOURNEY. QUALIFYING PLAY. Per Press Association. BLENHEIM, April 12. t- Attended by 17 visiting rinks from : b Wellington, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Ma.sterton, R'angiora, Westport . | and Wakefield, Blenheim’s eleventh ! Easter bowling tournament was' conL tinned on .Saturday in summer ig weather. Ranger (Blenheim) is un•y | beaten to date with six wins. Rinks j- 1 with five wins and one loss are Young 1 (Marlborough), Roche (Awa-tere), Hali ligan (Blenheim), Smith (Beckenham), 11 Bond (Papanui), Ingram (Victoria), is Kerr (Denniston). 3 - Three further qualifying games will be played tomorrow. Afterward those six or more wins eligible will proceed to post-section play on Tuesday.. d 1 AN ODE TO BOWLERS. The following verses .were written u by John McGlashan and published in Wellington in 1894. They are entitled l_ “The Bowling Tournament —An Ode to Bowlers.” For weeks an’ weeks afore the time We sta.tit to prepare > To male’ o’or Bowlin’ Tournament A really gran' affair. r Then Committees for this an’ that • Was made frae day to day; 3 An’ a’ was done by foe an’ frien’ | To get it under way. That simmer morn was scarcely born , Before we had begun ; • And ilka man had put his ban’ . Prepjiing for the fun. j

; , ■ We’d flags on poles an’ flags themsel’s Hung roon aboot the wa’. Some thocht “this here,” some thocht “that there,” Would mak’ the place look braw. Then cairts and cabs wiv bowls an’ slabs Wa.s standin’ roon the door; An’ bowlers came frae far an’ near, An’ gathered by the score., We’ hampers crammed wi’ lemonade, An’ ja.s of Mountain Dew, An’ lots of beer, baith brisk an’ clear, To slake each thirsty mou. Then bowls an’ jacks and chalk an’ mats, • AYas laid upon the green. Men tearin’ here—men tearin’ there — Men gi.e’ll their bowls a clean. Some lost their coats, some wet their throats, AYhile some get underway ; Some ga.ng to draw, to see which twa AVill meet to play that day. Then some gets ame an’ some gets nane — Some’s measuring for twa; * Some’s scowling angry at their men, j Some’s laying doon the law. : The game is o’er, and ilka four < (AYha ever’s lost or won) 1 Shake ban’s a’roon’, an’ ilka, loon j Laughs hearty at the fun. Freen’s cracked wi’ freen’s-Mhere was ‘ .;■• ■> nae foes • { • That nicht amang them a’, , For a’ life’s pangs were drooned wi’ sangs, ■ An’ care thrown to the wa’. Tho’ frien’s can meet, yet frien’s maun pairt, But friendship ne’er grows aul;. AYe.- a’ joined ban’s to “Auld Lang Syne,” Just as the clock struck twal.