N.Z. SUCCESSES IN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Northern Advocate, 27 January 1938, Page 4

N.Z. SUCCESSES IN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

i Bowls

(Received 10 a.md SYDNEY, January 26.

Play was resumed on some of the 'greens to-day in the singles championship of the Australian bowling carnival. which was interrupted by rain last Friday and Saturday. There were, i however, many forfeits, due to players | either realising their chances were ’ hopeless, or to the greater appeal of i the city pageant. Scores were missing ! to-night from several of the greens. } The following New' Zealanders j reached the final of the second round: i Hosking won 21-11; Bray lost 15-21; i Belcher won 21-9; Griffiths received a forfeit; Layzell forfeited; Clarke lost 115-21; Leach won 21-19; Maccy won i 21-8; Clarkson received a forfeit; Wilkinson lost 17-21.

! Among those to qualify in the pairs ' championship are Macey and Denison, 1 and Osmond and Goldfinch, who will : play to-morrow. j Further results of matches yesterday are:— I Fifth round—Winners: Petty, by ! forfeit: Whiteside, 25-14; Beaz, 19-18; I Austin. 16-14,- Davis, 20-11; Denison, j 20-11; Griffiths, 17-15; Jury, 12-9; Layzell, 27-21; Leach, 19-15; Livingstone, ! 22-10; Robertson, 14-2; Hunt, 22-12; | Hawken, by forfeit; L. Goldfiinch and iG. B. Osmond, 20-15; Fatten, 26-7. Losers.—Hosking, 16-18; Bremner. by forfeit; Rankin. 15-28; Wilkinson, 12-20. Ties. —Clarke, 15 all; Evans, 16 all. Sixth round.—Winners; Whiteside, lb-11; Clarke, by forfeit; Hosking, 28-7; Layzell, 14-7; Hunt, 19-11; Denison, by | forfeit; Evans, 19-13; Rankin, 15-11; Osmond, by forfeit. Losers. —Petty, 12-24; Beaz, 15-19; Austin, 15-24; Patton, 14-25; Wilkinson, 12-18: Davis. 1117; Leach, 15-21; Robertson, 19-22; Bremner forfeited; Hawken. 10-12. j Ties—Griffiths,. 23 all Byes.—Jury and Livingstone.