BOWLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 121, 21 April 1938, Page 7

BOWLING

EASTER TOURNAMENT. CUMING (MARTON) WINS. Playing consistently, the finalists in the Alanawatu Bowling Centre’s Easter rinks tournament provided interesting howls at Palmerston North Club s green, yesterday afternoon, when Cuming’s (Marton) rink heat Moore’s (Feilding) rink, 20 —16. A feature of the game was the good leading for both rinks, and with the green in excellent condition there was never more than three points between the rinks until the last head. The rinks were as follow :- ' L. Rodgers, W T . Nesbit, A. Dummer, F. F. Moore (skip). T. Barlow, S. Prince, A. Tapp, W. B. Cuming (skip). THE RUN OF PLAY. After losing the first head, three down, Moore played an excellent last bowl to disturb the second head and, instead of losing another two, gained a brace. On the third head Dummer trailed the jack almost to the ditcli to lay the shot. Moore drew a second shot but Cuming saved one, Moore taking a single. Moore then took a two on the'fourth head to lead 6—3. Cuming’s No. 3 played a beautiful shot in the next- head and the result, a two for Cuming, was not altered by the skips. When the skips went down to play in the sixth head Cuming w*.s lying the shot. Moore, with his first bowl, wrested the shot and with his second played a perfect bowl to lie two and to bring him to within two points of Cuming. Moore halved Cuming’s lead on the seventh head. On tlie eighth, Moore’s lead drew a perfect shot and Cuming’s No. 2, with "an equally good bowl, turned the jack to lay the shot. Moore displaced the shot howl to lie shot himself, and Cuming, in turn, got a slight' wick to lay the shot and lead by two points again, B—6, Moore drew the shot in the ninth head, a foot away from Ihe jack. This bowl was displaced by Cuming’s second. Aloore, again, with a beautiful bowl drew the shot, to reduce Cuming’s lead to one. On the 10th head Cuming gained a single when he drew the shot after being one down. Cuming led, 9 —7. EQUAL AT THE ELEVENTH. On the lltli head Aloore equalised at 9—9. Alter the jack had been trailed, with Cuming lying the shot, Moore’s No 3 drew the shot, which was improved by Moore’s last bowl, to lie two. In a very interesting 12th lend Moore was lying two shots, which was altered by Cuming’s No 3. who trailed the jack, but still lay one down. Moore, with his second bowl, trailed the jack which eventually gave him three shots. Cuming failed to alter the position. Aloore thus led 12 —9. Cuming retaliated with a two on the 13th head and agaiii only one point separated tlie rinks. After being changed several times, the 14th head, with Cuming lying two, saw Alodre narrowly miss a trail which would have given him a four, Cuming gaining a two on the head, thus leading bv one point, 13— 12.

On the loth head Aloore, with one bowl to play, was four down, but with a running shot he disturbed the head to lie second, resulting in n -single for Cuming, who thus led 14—12.' Aloore then gained a three and reversed the leadership. Gaining a single on the 17th head, Cuming equalised and on the 18th head Aloore trailed the path

to lie one. Cuming drew the shot and Aloore made a good effort but was slightly heavy. The 19th head was outstanding, Aloore taking a single to be all square again. Cuming’s No. 3 trailed the jack to lay the shot. Cuming, with his second, drew another, but Moore’s last bowl ran through the shot bowl to gain a single. Cuming took a two on the 20th head. .Both leads played well. Cuming’s No 3 trailed the jack to lie two and Dummcr attempted to run them off, but missed narrowly. Aloore moved the head with a “runner,” but still lay two down. Unfortunately for Aloore, in the last head his team were either too short or strong in play, and when he went down to play he had nothing near the jack. AA r ith his first he played a good bowl to lie second shot, but Cuming won the head with a two, and the match, 20 points to 16. In the play-off for third place Childs (Terrace End) beat Perry (Thorndon) 25—16. At the 18th head Perry led 16 —l2, but Childs then liad a run of 2,1, 1. which brought him equal on the 21st. It was agreed to play five extra heads, but Perry failed to score, Childs taking 2,2, 1,3 to win 25—16. PRIZES PRESENTED. * At the call of Mr J. A. Nash, president of the Alanawatu Bowling Centre, the participants in the two games were cheered. Air Nash said the weather conditions had not been very satisfactory and the speaker gave credit .to the way the bowlers had supported the centre executive’s decisions as to the conduct of the tournament. The winning team was deserving of every credit on going through the tournament as they had done. The ship had been well supported by the other three members of his rink, but as a skip and a drawing man he had excelled himself. The skip of the run-ners-up, Air Aloore, had been a consistent competitor and he and his team were to be congratulated also. Mr Nash congratulated Air Childs (Terrace End) and his team, who occupied third place, and referred in eulogistic terms to Air Perry’s (Thorndon) rink, hoping they would attend many more tournaments. The president thanked tlie ladies for providing morning and afternoon ten on the various greens. Mrs Nash then presented the prizes. A vote of thanks to the ladies at the various greens, the greenkeepers, the executive, the secretary (Air A. F. AA imset-t) and the umpires was carried with cheers, and AJessrs Cuming, Moore, Childs and Perry replied suitably, Air Perry conveying greetings from the "Wellington Centre. The gathering closed with. “Auld , Lang Svne” and cheers for Air Nash.