CHAMPION BOWLS

Northern Advocate, 5 January 1937, Page 4

CHAMPION BOWLS

ANNUAL TOURNEY FIRST DAY S PLAY [Per Press Association. Copynght.l WELLINGTON, This Day. The New Zealand Bowling Association’s annual championship tourna- j ment opened yesterday with play in singles. The 280 entrants were reduced to 77. Of these 13, with five wins, the possible, qualified with two lives for post-section play today, 49 with four wins, and IS, .with /three wins, qualifying with one life. Of seven men who have won the singles in former years, and who are competing this year, all qualified. M. Walker, three times champion, was beaten by S. Sutton, Hawera, who, however, had only two wins. J. D. Best, 1925 champion, and W. Carswell, twice former champion, had five wins each. M. Engebretsen, 1935 champion, had a loss to T. Pollock, F. Livingstone, last year’s champion, also has one loss to J. B. Jack St. Johns, who failed to qualify. J. M. Brackenridge came through with four wins, being beaten by G. B. Evans. W. Foster, another former champion, qualified comfortably. The following qualified for post-section play:— Two lives.— Bennett, Upper Hutt; Foster, Caledonian; Dickinson, Avpn; Evans, Hamilton; Brighting, Mataitai, Lbveridge, Matamata; Murray, Hawera; Stephenson, Nelson; Best, Otago; Thomas, Napier; R. Howarth, Canterbury; Carswell, Taieri; Spearman, Sydenham. One life.—McLeod, Grey town; Hickey, Opunake; Silbery, Petone; Drummond, Canterbury;; Biockett, Auckland; Scrimshaw, Temuka; Chambers, Sumner; Thomas and Smith, Northland; Keys, Auckland; Gamble, Hamilton; Robertson, Onehunga; McCormick and Logan, Port Ahururi; Curtis, Hawera; Skoglund, Palmerston North; Davis, Whitiora; Dempster, Karcri; Daniel, Riccarton; McGonagle, Waihi; Jelly, Cromwell; Field, Karori; Grant, Dunedin; Deare, Carlton; Batchelor, Taihape; Temuka; St. John, Nelson; Spence, Kelburn; Lawrie, Island Bay; Eaves, Remuera; Whibley, Greymouth; Mingins, Ponsonby; Shillson, Wellington; Engebretsen, Napier; Routley, Kelburn; Gardiner, Dunedin; Macey, Remuera; Oakey, Elmwood; Firth, Ponsonby; O’Gorman, Wellington: Lomas, Kelburn; J. Dowland, St. Kilda; Hitchins, Wanganui; E. Rowley, Woburn; Leach, Carterton; Brackenridge, Lyall Bay; Maclow, Onehunga; Aitcheson, Caledonian; Freeth, Matai; McNish, Canterbury; Manning, Timaru; Bremner, West End; Livingstone, Onehunga; Dickson, Wellington; Ritchie, Opunake; Hampton, Sumner; Hadwin, Hutt; Pomeroy, Hamilton; La Frentz, Matai; Walker, Auckland; Pollock, Riccarton Racecourse; Sorenson, Carterton; Roach, Shannon; Bourke, Auckland.

TODAY’S PLAY ISpeclal to “Northern Advocate”! WELLINGTON, This Day. The scheme in the singles championship provides for five rounds of postsection play today, and this will reduce the 64 one-lifers to two, who will continue as opportunity offers, together with the four or five survivors of the 13 who started this morning with two lives. The weather was humid, with occassional light, misty rain, and slow greens when post-sectional play commenced this morning, five greens being in use. Results. Two lifers.—First round: Wellington Upper green. Foster (Caledonian), 16, v Dickinson (Avon), 13; Evans (Wellington), 15, v Brighting (Haitaitai), 13; Loveridge (Matamata), 20, v Murray (Hawera), 13; Best (Otago) 17, v Stephenson (Nelson), 15; Haworth (Canterbury), 23, v Thomas (Park, Hawera), 9; Carswell (Taieri), 25, v Spearman (Sydenham), 12; * Bennett (Upper Hutt), a bye. One-lifers. Hataitai .• Green. —McNish (Canterbury) 23 v[. Freeth (Canterbury) 9; Gremner ((West End, Auckland) beat Manning (Timaru) 16; Livingstone (Onehunga) 23 v. Dickson (Wellington) 18; Hampton (Sumner) 18 Ritchie (Opunake) 12; Hadwin (Hutt) 16 v. Pomeroy (Hamilton) 13; La Frentz (Maitai) 17 v. M. Walker (Auckland) 6; Pollock (Riccarton) 21 v. Sorenson (Carterton) 12; Bourke (Patea) 22 v. Roach (Shannon) 11.

Thorndon Green,—McLeod (Grsytown) beat Hickey (Opunake); Drummond (Canterbury) 21 v. Silbery (Petone) 14; Bockett (Auckland) 20 v. Scrimshaw (Temuka) 8; Thomas (Napier) 16 v. Chambers (Sumner) 15. Smith (North End) 25 v. Keys (Auckland) 10; Robertson (Onehunga) 16 v. Gamble (Hamilton) 15; McCormick (Lynwood) 18 v. Logan (Port Ahuriri) 13; Curtis (Park, Hawera) 19 v. Skoglund (Stratford) 14,

Wellington Lower Green.—Engebretsen (Napier) 20 v. Shillson (Wellington) 9; Routley (Kelburn) 28 v. Gardiner (Dunedin) 9; Macey (Remuera) 19 v. Oakly (Elmwood) 18; Firth (Ponsonby) 23 v. O’Gorman (Wellington) 13; Dowland (St. Kiida) 24 v. Lomas (Kelburn) 14; Hutchins (Wanganui East) 26 v. Rowley (Woburn) 12; Brackenridge (Lyall Bay) 26 v. Leach (Carterton) 20; Macklow (Onehunga) 20 v. Aitcheson (Caledonian) 17. Victoria Green.—Dempster (Karore) 21 v. Davis (Whitiora) 13; McGonagle (Waihi) 20 v. Daniel (Riccarton) 9; Field (Karore) 22 v. Jelly Cromwell)

17; Deare (Lyall Bay) 14 v. Grant (Dunedin) 13; Batchelor (Taihape) 21 v. Mclnnes (Temuka) 12; Spence (Kelburn) 22 v. St. John (Nelson) 13! Laurie (Island Bay) 20 v. Eaves (Remuera) 18; Mingims (Ponsonby) 26 v, Whibley (Greyniiouth) 8.