The Oxley Cup Challenge

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 300, 20 December 1935, Page 8

The Oxley Cup Challenge

UNUSUAL RESULT The Pahiatua Bowling Club sent two rinks to Eketahuna on Wednesday in quest of the Oxley Cup, and the match had an. unusual result, scores, games and heads being on terms. Under the conditions of the cup another head should have been played to decide possession of the trophy, but the bowlers were unaware of this at the time, and Eketahuna had retained the trophy as they had not been beaten. It is on record that a similar case took place on the Pahiatua green some years ago, when Dr. Mules had to play off as skip, of the winning Woodville rink. Walker's rink did not begin too well and' were" six down soon after the start," After a while they found the run j*f r the green, and when twenty heads had been played the board read 19-all. • On the final’ head Simpson’s jinV were one up, and they] thus took the game 20-19. Early in the day long heads were put .down by the cup holders, and the Pahiatua men were unable to find the green owing to their being used to a fastlgreen at home. Hodd’s rink was behind for the first twelve heads, when the board read 174, and at this juncture the Pahiatua men had a change of fortune. At the .twenty-first head they were three down on the. head, and the Pahiatua skipper killed. A further head was played, and .Pahiatua were lying three when the-skip went down and drew one to take the game. The teams were: — Pahiatua Wo. 1; Murphy, Chatwin, E. Lett and Walker (skip) 19, lost to Eketahuna No. 1: Taylor, Anderson, Frederiekson and Simpson (skip) 20. Pahiatua No. 2: Mills, Carrad, Pilkinton and Hodd .(skip) 22, defeated

Rogers, Smith, Wicks and Hornblow (skip) 21.

The club competitions are progressing steadily and members are putting in all available time on the green to get their games off, additional results of which are set out below:— Full rink competition: Baker, Ogg, Cosford and Boyens (skip) 18, defeated Davey, Watson, Swanney and Britland (skip) 17; Fouhy, Badger, Hagan and Walsh (skip) 23, defeated Gaskill, Hankers, Carrad and F. Britland (skip) 17; Bowden, B'raggins, Goer and Hunter (skip) lost to Stack, Wright,

O’Sullivan and Walker (skip) 27; Harrison, Sedcole, Old and Hodd (skip) 24, defeated 'Meade, Chinnery, Mills and E. Britland (skip) 14; Watson, Stack, Boagy, and. Chambers (skip) 16, defeated South, Kelsey and Russell (skip) 15. Senior singles: Hagan 19 defeated Fox 13; Hagan 18 defeated Carrad 17; Boyens 17 defeated Fox 15; Kershaw 21 defeated E. Lett 16; Petersen 26 defeated Cosford 10, Hagan 18 defeated Pilkinton 14; Boyens 17 defeated E. Britland 12; Walker 18 defeated Petersen 14; Petersen 18 defeated Hodd 14; Fox 18 defeated Rawson 13. Senior-junior pairs: Bowden and Walker 28 defeated Butcher and Lett IS; Petersen and Scott 28 defeated Pox and Fairweather 21; Pilkinton and Grantham 2il defeated J. Murphy and J. Curtin 19; Braggins and Badger 30 defeated Ogg and Carrad 14; Baker and Kershaw 28 defeated Hankers and Sagan 15; Braggins and Badger 22 defeated Scott and Petersen 13. Senior pairs: Gregory and Kershaw 26 defeated Siddells and Walsh 20; Gregory and Kershaw 33 defeated dhatwin and Scott 21; Rawson and Valker 22 defeated Gregory and Kershaw 13. Junior pairs: Meade and Boyens 25

defeated Wright and O’Sullivan 20. Junior singles: Fouhy 21 defeated Meade 12; L Boyens 22 defeated Hankers 9; Gaskill 17 defeated Fouhy 15; I. Boyens 22 defeated Grantham 19; I. Boyens 21 defeated Old 10; Chinnery 18 defeated Ross 12; Ogg 16 defeated Old 13; Watson 19 defeated Scott 15; Hankers 17 defeated Ogg 15; Ogg 25 defeated Tattle 14; Braggins 20 defeated Wright 17; Watson 18 defeated Old 17; Gaskill 21 defeatod O’Sullivan 17; Davey 25 defeated Meade 15; I. Boyens 19 defeated Scott 18; Wright 20 defeated Gaskill 18; Braggins 19 defeated Goer 17; Baker 20 defeated Hankers 4.