WOODVILLE RINK IS VICTORIOUS IN MANAWATU TOURNEY

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6802, 4 January 1929, Page 8

WOODVILLE RINK IS VICTORIOUS IN MANAWATU TOURNEY

Final Spoilt by Rain DESCRIPTION OP PLAT The Woodvillo rink H. Horne, L. Skinner, W. B. Cuming and G. W. Wardrop (s) succeeded in winning the final of the Manawatu Centre bowling tourney which was played on the Palmerston North club’s green yesterday afternoon. The game was spoilt by heavy rain showers but intervals of good play on both sides aroused- tho entihusiasm of the spectators. The semi-finals were played in the morning and resulted as follows: — J. Child, A. - Paire, H. Griggs, B. Ramsay skip (Palmerston North) 34 beat A. "Wilson, K. Bglinton, V. Goldfinch, J. K. Paton skip (Palmerston North) 10. The game ended at tho nineteenth head, Paton then being in a hopeless position. This rink failed to exhibit the form shown during section play and Bamsay’s team played splendidly throughout. H. Horne, L. Skinner, W. B. Cuming, G. "W. Wardrop skip (Woodville) 15 beat J. W. Smith, P. Child, H. Johnson, W. Moffatt skip (Terraco End) 13. The semi-final produced excellent bowling. Wardrop held the early advantage, but Moffatt took the lead at the 30th head, holding a one point advantage at the fifteenth —11 —lO. The low scoring, practically confined to singles, showed how tight the play was. Wardrop evened the scores on the 19th head—l 3 all —and captured the last two to win. The Pinal. Wardrop (s) won from Bamsay (s) 22—14. Bamsay was lucky in not losing the first head four down. .That was tho position in which his bowls lay until he took tho mat himself. With a drive he dislodged two bowls of the other side and with a draw he shifted another, ending the head one down. The second head also developed interestingly. Paire’s good drawing placed the Palmerston North rink two up but Wardrop shifted the jack into the ditch to place Palmerston North one ■Sown. On the third head Palmerston North drew level with their opponents but the 4th proved disastrous. Woodville lay three up when Wardrop took tho mat to add another point. The fifth head also went to Woodville, Bamsay having to resort again to driving to reduce his opponents’ advantage. Up to this point long heads had been played. The sixth was made a short one bv Palmerston North but with no better luck, Woodville taking the head three up to bring the respee tivc scores to Woodvillo 10, Palmerston North 2. Palmerston North, however, took the 7th head two up and the Bth one up. The 9th 'head saw two splendid initial lead shots by Child and Horne, the former lying two inches off the kitty and the latter just touching it. The head went to Palmerston North one up. Horne again played two splendid lead shots for the 10th head one lying a few inches each side of kitty. Paire, however, was loudly applauded when he came up and whipped out the jack from between Horne’s two bowls and lay alongside it a few feet further on. This shot was to give Palmerston North the head one up. Bain began to fall rather heavily at this stage of tho match interfering with the accuracy of the play. When the 11th head was started Palmerston North had Teduced the difference between the rinks to 10 —7 and by good play on tho part of Bamsay, added another two points, thus further reducing the margin and making tho game much more interesting from the point of view of the gallery. Paire continued to do good work for his side, placing two bowls within a few inches of the jack when playing ou the 12th head. Griggs wicked in another howl and a handy one by Childs put Palmerston North four up when the skips went to the mat. Wardrop tried well to save his side and shifted the kitty but not sufficiently. Bamsay brought tho score six up but with a lovely draw which roused the enthusiasm of tho spectators, Wardrop drew the shot and took The head one up. Woodvillo also took the 13th one up. Bain compelled a short adjournment at this stage and when play was resumed the green was very sodden. Each bowl could be heard running up and down the green and science had disappeared from play. The 14th head was taken by Woodville four up and Palmerston North were again obliged to think hard. The 15th head was also Woodville’s two up, bringing the aggregate scores IS—9.* Along 16th head saw six of tho first eight bowls in the ditch. Wheu Palmerston North lay two up, Gumming drew the shot to reverse the situation. Griggs followed suit to give Palmerston North the lead again one up but Wardrop cut in between him. Then to reverse the order of things once again Bamsay trailed the jack to take the head one up—a very interesting head. Woodville secured the 17th two up and Palmerston North took the 18th with a similar score as a result of Fairc and Griggs drawing the jack well. With three heads to go the aggregate stood 20—12 in Woodville’s favour, giving Palmerston North a sporting chance of winning. Bamsay played a remarkable shot by wicking in the jack which struck a bowl and bounced back to lie close handy to two of his own. This gave him the. head, "Wardrop being unable to alter the situation. The 20th head thus saw" Woodville leading by the decreased margin of six, Palmerston North wanted three at least on the 20th to give them a chance of winning but only managed to raise one point. The 21st opened promisingly in Palmerston North’s favour but when the skips went down Woodville lay one up. Wardrop drew' the shot to add another and "the game ended 22—14. Cheers were given for the two rinks

and Mr. J. A. Nash M.P., extended the Centre’s congratulations to the winners. The Manawatu tourneys owed a great deal to the Woodville club which was only a small one but nevertheless, always sent a rink over to Palmerston North. Mr. Nash referred to the fact that skip Bamsay had selected young players for his rink and they were to bo congratulated on obtaining tho position of run-ners-up.

Cheers were given for the ladies who had dispensed afternoon tea and each of the skips replied bricily to the congratulations extended. The umpire (Mr, J. 11. Stevens) was also cheered,