BOWLING.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXII, Issue 1710, 13 December 1920, Page 5

BOWLING.

DIXON CUP MATCH. 1 A Dannevirke Club rink, comprising Thorburn, Hendry, McGibbon and Calder (skip), visited the Palmerston North green on Saturday to try to wrest the Dixon Cup from the holders, H. Seifert, H. Welch, J. A. Nash and N. H. Nash (skip). The challengers met with sturdy resistance from the Palmerston North team, and from the start they never looked like winders. They only scored in five heads, and lost to the holders by 14 to 25. The skip of the Palmerston team was' in great form, and in skilful drawing outclassed the opposing skip. The other members of the Palmerston Club rink also played well. The next match for the Cup will take place on Saturday next between Woodvillc and Palmerston North, the former having- issued a challenge. This will be followed by challenges from Pahiatua, Feilding, Manawatu, Eketahuna and Terrace End Clubs. Terrace End have also challenged Palmerston North to play for the Manson and Barr cup. The challenging skip is Carter, and the defending skip W. J. B. Jolly. Play for both cups will commence at 2.30 p.m. There was a large number of bowlers and visitors at the Palmerston North green on Saturday. Judging by the large increase in membership (43), the Club is becoming very popular. The largo number of young men who are taking up the game as a pastime is very noticeable, and goes to prove that it is no longer regarded as an "old man's" game. The bowlers and their friends were entertained at afternoon tea by Mr and Mrs Michie. MANAWATU CLUB. The results of further play in the Manawatu Club's championship singles and pairs tournament are as follows: Singles.—Second round: Jones beat Eerguson. Corbridge beat Clarke, Morgan beat Thornley, Laurenson beat Fastier, Brown beat Radford, Brackenridge beat Spooner, Torbit beat Williams, Duncan beat McKenzie. Third round: Corbridge beat Jones, Laurenson beat Morgan, Brown beat Brackenridge, Torbit beat Duncan, Clarke beat Ferguson, Pastier beat Thornley, Jones beat Morgan. Pairs. —Third round: Thornley and McKenzie beat Holdaway and Spooner, Jones and Laurenson beat Williams and Torbit, Inglis and Morgan beat Fastier and Brackenridge, Duncan and Radford beat Slipper and Hunter, Corbridge and Clarke beat Ferguson and Brown. Fourth round: Jones and Laurenson beat Thornley and McKenzie, Duncan and Radford beat Inglis and Morgan, Corbridge and Clarke beat Holdaway and Spooner, Fastier and Brackenridge beat Williams and Torbit. In the championship rinks tournament the following entries have been received: —Morgan, Hunter, Radford and Brown (skip); Jones, Cave, Brackenridge and Laurenson (skip); Corbridge, Spooner, Clarke and Fastier (skip); Thornley, Slipper, Inglis and McKenzie (skip); Holdaway, Williams, Duncan and Torbit (skip).