BOWLING TOURNAMENT

Northern Advocate, 10 January 1936, Page 3

BOWLING TOURNAMENT

NEW ZEALAND MEETING POST-SECTION PLAY YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. [Per Press Association. — Copyright.l CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. After the concluding two rounds in post-sectional play in the pairs championship at the New Zealand bowling tournament had been completed yesterday morning. 59 pairs were eligible for post-section play, of which two rounds were played in the afternoon. In the running of the pairs competition the number of wins which a pair gained to win or tie in its section were not counted. In the post-section play, which was on the sudden death system, the number is now reduced to 15.

The pairs still left in are those skipped by Fergusson (Balmacewan), Harris (Temuka). Law (N.S.W.), Beer (Napier), Morris (N.S.W.), Howar (Canterbury), Brass (St. Albans), Lawrie (Island Bay). McNish (Canterbury), Whittle (Grey Lynn), Wilson (Linwood), E. A. Smith and Hutchison.

After five rounds of section play, the following, who had either won or tied in their section, went forward for the post-section play:— Five wins—Elson and Shaw (Canterbury), Redmond and Morris (N.S.W.), Kerr and Lawrie (Island Bay), Kingsland and Stephenson (Nelson), Hinchcliff and Claridge (Caledonian), Sinclair and Nicol (Waimate), Bryan and Beer (Napier), McKay and Tyrell (Roslyn), Hindle and Ferguson (Balmacewan), Shillson and Mayer (Wellington), Higginson and Whittle (Grey Lynn), Snedden and Wilson (Linwood), Burke and Sneeston (Beckenham), Dickinson and Armstrong (Rowlyn), Castle and Smith (United), Hampton and Hampton (Sumner). Four wins.—Peek and Strong (Redcliff), Packer and Law (N.S.W.), Nicholson and King (Elmwood), Rigby and Hutchison (Dunedin), Robinson and Marks (Christchurch), Keast and Smith (North End), Dingle and Pavitt (Fitzroy), Kendall and Gibson (Balmoral), Clarkson and Baldwin (St. Albans), Gregory and Gardiner (Dunedin), Delargey and McNish (Canterbury),'Williams and Harris (Kelburn) j Davis and Mclnnes (Temuka), Stewart j and Hetherton (Beckenham), Marslin and Hutchison (Logan Park), Kennedy and Henry (Edgeware). Chambers and Hedges (Allenton), Robertson and MacDonald (Balmacewan), Archer and Fox (Barrington), Topp and Conder i (Lyall Bay), Page and McPherson | (West Harbour), Scott and Lloyd (Caledonian), Williams and Edwards (Sumner), Kershaw and Clements (Linwood), Maclow and .Livingstone (Onehunga), Nicholson and Anderson (Timaru), Vale and Alloo (Owaka), Hey and Goldstone (Opawa), Turpin and Hbwarth (Canterbury), Bryson and Hyland (Linwood), Wellings and Brighting (Hataitai), McLaren and Peek (Greymoyth), Blackham and Currie (West End, Timaru), Duncan and Wynyard (West End, Auckland), Simpson and Graham (Hastings), Hoff and Lennie (Elmwood), McAlister and! Monk (Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club), Drake and Brass (St. Albans), Woolf and Ainger (Christchurch), Bull and Murray (Hawera), Pirie and Pirie (Napier), Renner and Spearman (Sydenham), Robertson and Thompson (Phoenix).

Results of post-section play are as follows: St. Alban’s Green. First Round. —Strong, a bye; Mclnnes, 22 v. McPherson 15; Harris 29 v. Alloo 13; Tyrrell 20 v Graham 14; Claridge 25 v. Hetherton 19; Conder 19 v. Lennie 12. Second Round.— Harris 18 v. Tyrrell 16; Conder 21 v. Claridge 20; Mclnnes 22 v. Strong 19. United Green. First Round. —Ferguson 21 v. Murray 19; King 20 v. Sneeston 13; Shaw 21 v. Mayer 19; Low 27 v. Pirie 16. Second Round.—Ferguson 27 v. King 10; Low 23 v. Shaw 22. Edgeware Green. First Round. —Nicols 22 v. MacDonald 7; E. A. Smith 22 v. Lloyd 12; Hedges 17 v Fox 14; Beer 16 v. Armstrong 13. Second Round. —Smith 19 v. Nicol 18; Spear 29 v. Hedges 8. Elmwood Green. First Round. —Hutchison 21 v. Gibson 11; Smith 24 v. Edwards 7; Morris 23 v. Waldron 10; Pavitt 22 v. Marks 16. Second Round. —Hutchison 22 v. Smith 16; Morris 19 v. Pavitt 16. Christchurch Green. First Round. —Howarth 25 v. Monk 15; Currie 23 v. Ainger 22; Brass 23 v. Anderson 20; Goldstine 16 v. Wynyard 14. Second Round. —Howarth 23 v. Currie 14; Brass 21 v. Goldstine 13. Canterbury Gre.en. First Round.—Gardiner 20 v. Henry 17; Lawrie 20 v. Clements 16; McNish 25 v. Hutchison 10; Livingstone 21 v. Stephenson 12, Second Round.—Lawrie 22 v. Gardiner *ls: McNish 22 v. Livingstone 21. Barrington Green.

First Round. —Whittle 19 v. Brighting 13; Spearman 22 v. Ireland 15; Wilson 22 v. Hampton 13; Thompson 25 v. Peek 12. Second Round.—Whittle 19 v. Spearman 13; Wilson 20 v. Thompson 12. TODAY’S PLAY. Thirteen greens were in use today for the start of the rinks championship in the New Zealand bowling tourney. Sectional play will continue until Tuesday. Last year’s champion side, Grey Lynn, is defending the title

with H. Whittle as skip, but with J. Higginson as third, in place of Liversidge. Linwood. 1934 winners at Dunedin, when the rink comprised G. Dickson, F, Redpath, H. F. Gibson and H. Wilson (skip), is again contesting the, title, with one change. S. Snedden replacing Gibson. The latter is now a resident of Auckland, and is skipping a Balmoral rink. Wilson and Snedden are also among the surviving pairs players.