Foxton Rink Wins All Section latches

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5618, 6 April 1931, Page 2

Foxton Rink Wins All Section latches

MANAWATU EASTER BOWLING TOURNAMENT CONTINUED. Tho Manawatu Centre’s Easter bowling toufnainont was continued on Saturday. The showers in the morning on top of the heavy rain overnight made the greens very heavy although they wero playing well under the . circumstances. Some surprise victories wore registered, due mainly to the variable state of the greens. In the afternoon the sun came through and conditions were very pleasant and some fine bowling was witnessed. Two of the most interesting matches of the day were those between Johnston (Terrace- End) and Hall (Carterton), the former winning by ono point at the end of an extra head, and that between Thompson, of Foxton, and Ramsay, of Palmerston North. The match was the longest of tho day and great excitomont reigned when Ramsay took the lead with but three heads to go. On the second to last head by brilliant bowling by all members of the rink, Foxton took the lead amidst spontaneous applause and were leading 17 —16. Tense excitement was evident among the crowd as on the last head despite the Palmerston rink's valiant effort, Foxton lay nearest to kitty to win the game and the section by reason of their six successive wins. Thompson, of Foxton, was tho winner of tho B section and will thus enter tho semi-final while in both the A and C. soctions there will be a play-off. In the former group Sparrow and Stuart who havo five wins and a loss each to their credit will meet, whilo in tho O section Radford and Moore with only one loss each will play off. The rinks at the end of the section play wero as follow: —

Saturday's' play resulted as follows, only skips being mentioned:— A Section. Fourth round: Palmerston North (L. Sparrow) 17 beat Palmerston North (N. H. Nash) 12; Hastings (S. J. McKee) 25 beat Feilding (J. Ncilson) 15; Victoria (C. J. B. Norwood) 21 beat Manawatu (K. McDonald) 19; Manawatu (F. H. King) 19 beat Palmerston North (W. B. Crump) 15; Port Ahuriri (K. McLeav) 18 beat Woodville (J. Pearson) 13; Northern (A. P. Stuart) 21 beat Terrace End (J. Davidson) 14; Terrace End (P. Duncalf) IS beat Carterton (W. Sorenson) 16. Fifth round: Carterton (Sorenson) 20 beat Feilding (Neilson) 9; Terrace End (Duncalf) 18 beat Terrace End (Davidson) 15; Port Ahuriri (McLcay) 30 beat Palmerston North (Sparrow) 5; Northern (Stuart) IS beat Manawatu (King) 12; Victoria (Norwood) 19 beat Woodville (Pearson) 16; Hastings (McKee) 22 beat Palmerston North (Crump) 17; Manawatu (McDonald) beat Palmerston North (Nash) 11. Sixth" round: Hastings (McKoe) 20 beat Port Ahuriri (McLeay) 12; Palmerston North (N. H. Nash) 14 beat Terrace End (Davidson) 11; Palmerston North (Crump) 26 beat Carterton (Soronson) 10; Northern (Stuart) 20 beat Feilding (Neilson) 15; Palmerston North (Sparrow) 14 beat Manawatu (McDonald) 13; Terrace End (Duncalf) 25 beat Woodville (Pearson) 10; Victoria (Norwood) 22 beat Manawatu (King) 15, B Section: Fourth round: Terrace End (11. Johnston) 15 beat Pahiatua (H. Britland) 14; Palmerston North (R. Ramsay) 26 beat Victoria (J. G. Duthie) 14; Northern (J. W. Teale) 21 beat Feilding (W. Wenham) 10; Woodville (H. P. Horne) 22 beat Island Bay (D. Munro) 8; Foxton (J. Thomson) 16 beat Manawatu (R. R. Barnes) 11; Carterton( H. Han) 24 boat Takaro (J. Tantrum) 23; Palmerston North (E. Bary) 31 beat Thorndon (J. Munro) 11. Fifth round: Foxton (Thomson) 16 beat Pahiatua (Britland) 13; Thorndon (G. Munro) 19 beat Carterton (Hall) 13; Takaro (Tantrum) 29 beat Island Bay (D. Munro) 8; Feilding (Wenham) 20 beat Manawatu (Barnes) 18; Palmerston North (Bary) 22 beat Victoria (Duthie) 10; Palmerston North (Ramsay) 22 beat Woodville (HornC) 10; Terrace End (Johnston) 26 beat Northern (Teale) 9. Sixth round: Terrace End (Johnston) 20 beat Carterton (Hall) 19; Palmerston North (Bary) .21 beat Woodville (Horne) 14; Pahiatua (Britland) 19 beat Northern (Teale) 17; Manawatu (Barnes) 21 beat Thorndon (G. Munro) 15; Foxton (Thompson) 18 beat Palmerston North (Ramsay) 16; Island Bay (D. Munro) 18 beat Feilding (Wenham) 15; Takaro (Tantrum) 21 boat Victoria (Duthie) 12. C Section. Fourth round: Foxton (F. Mattar) 25 beat Feilding (F. Moore) 18; Manawatu (J. G. Radford) 18 beat Palmerston North (G. Wilson) 15; Northern (H. Fenwick) 21 beat Terrace End (E. Anderson) 8; Oroua (C. B. Aitken) 20 beat Bulls (H. Stevens) 13; Palmerston North (L. Arnott) 31 beat Island Bay (J. Conder) 11'; Takaro (W. Smith) 20 beat Victoria (W. N. Tucker) 17. Fifth round: Palmerston North (Arnott) 18 beat Northern (Fenwick) 16; Foxton (Mattar) 21 beat Island Bay (J. Conder) 17; Feilding (Moore) 16 beat Biillg % lerzacss. End

(Anderson) 20 beat Victoria (Tucker) 16; Manawatu (Radford) 18 beat Takaro (W. Smith) 15; Oroua (Aitken) 15 beat Palmerston North (Wilson) 14. Sixth round: Takaro (Smith) 19 beat Oroua (Aitken) 18; Palmerston North (Arnott) 17 beat Victoria (Tucker) 11; Bulls (Stevens) 14 beat Palmerston North (Wilson) 11; Feilding (Moore) 17 beat Island Bay (J. Cornier) 9; Manawatu (Radford) 18 beat Terrace End (Anderson) 17,

Mr. E. Anderson, secretary of the Terrace End Bowling Club, states that a bunch of keys was found on the Terrace End greon on Saturday and the owner can have same by inquiring at the olgb paviliop.

A Section: Wins Losses Sparrow .. . 5 1 Stuart .. . . 5 1 Nash .. .. 2 Crump .. . . 4 2 Norwood • . 4 2 Neilson .. . 3 3 Sorenson . . 3 3 King .. . 3 3 McKee . . , . 3 3 McLeay .. . 2 4 McDonald . 2 4 Davidson . . 1 5 Pearson .. . 0 6 B Section:: Wins Losses Thompson . . (3 0 Bary .. .. . 4 2 Tantrum . 4 Johnston . . 4 2 Ramsay .. . 3 3 Wen ham ., . 3 3 0. Munro . . 3 3 Britland .. . 3 3 Hall .. .. . 2 4 Duthic .. . 2 4 Horne .. . . 2 4 9 4 D. Munro . . 2 4 Barnes .. , 9 4 0 Section: Wins Losses Radford . . 1 Moore .. . . 5 1 Smith .. . . 4 2 Arnott .. , 2 Mattar .. 3 Aitken .. , 3 Conder .. , s Tucker .. , 2 4 Anderson . . 2 4 Fenwick' ., 2 4 Stevens .. . 2 4 Wilson .. . 1 5 Detailed Results.