Kensington Win Torchlight Final

Northern Advocate, 1 April 1946, Page 3

Kensington Win Torchlight Final

BOWLS

Bowls by torch light! That was the story at the Whangarei bowling green on Saturday evening during the final of the one-day full rinks tournament conducted by the club.

It was a case of a fading light and six heads to win. By the time two ! ends had been completed it was im- ! possible to see the jack at the other ' end of the green and the skips were j struggling to identify the bowls at ! their feet to assure their teams as to who held the shot.

Then from the semi-darkness appeared a light. It was a torch brought by the lady of a nearby house. This gave the players a ray of hope, as it was focussed on the jack.

To the Kensington four. Donnelly. Wool ford. Bendy and Gough, it was the beacon that guided them to a successful return on the fourth and fifth sorties. They made four-point landings in each case and “flew” home seven Points in front of the Dargaville crew, Finlay son, Br.vdon. McKenzie and Morris. The final score was 10-3. The •star ol' the match was Bendy, who twice manoeuvred the jack into Kensington pockets. SIX FOURS QUALIFY Six teams qualified in the five rounds of sectional play, each sustaining one loss. They were Hooker, Hales. Thomson and Lambess (Whangareii, Timewell, Bare. Weston and Lowe i Kensington 1 . Lawson. Ward. Platt and Robinson (Hikurangi), in section A; and Finlay- ; son, Brydon. McKenzie and Morris (Dargaville). Calder, Woledge. Dennis and Wilding (Whangareii, in section B, In the first round of post-sectional games, Lambess beat Wilding 10-3, Morris beat Lowe 9-5. and Gough beat Robinson (5-5. Gough drew Hie bye and entered the j final. Lambess and Morris had a great ; tussle in the semi-final of six beaus. |On the fourth head, Morris scored u i four to lead 7-2 and I.ambess came to | light on the fifth head with a perfect j live to equalise. In the final roli-up Lambess failed lo remove Morris' shot ! bowl with two drives and lost by the odd point. j Results of Hie last three rounds of [ sectional play were:—, ' . A SECTION I Third round: Marwick 12. Williams 11; I England 10, Lowe 9; Lambess 13, Beehre G: IVlacnay 20. 'Fleming 5; Robinson 19, Richards 12; Biansharc! 18. Eccles 10; On--12, Whit ham !>. Fourth round: Lambess 11, Fleming 5; Whitharn 9, Blanshard 8: Eccles 13, Orr G: Robinson 15. Beehre 7; Engluncl 10, Marwick 8: Richards IG. Macna.v 13; Lowe 9. Williams 5. Fifth round: Macna.v 14. Williams 9; Englund 9. Blanshard 8; Marwick IG. Richards 5; Eccles 17. Beehre 7: Lowe 12. Robinson 11. SECTION i; Third round: Campbell 17. Dickey 5; Wilding IG. Waldcr G; Roberts IG, Dingle 9: Morris 23. Hopkins 11; Hendy 18, Melville 10; Nisbct 11, Simons 8: Whitelaw 11, Gower 1. Fourth round: Roberts 17. Simons G; Hopkins 23, Melville 12; Dingle 13. Nisbct 7; Hendy 13. Dickey 8; Campbell 17. Morris 8: YVhitelaw 15. Wilding G. Fifth round: Dingle 20. Melville 3: i Hendy 12, Whitelaw 11: Wilding 11. Campbell 9: Morris 17, Nisbct 7; Dickey 11, ! Gower 0; YValder 14. Simons 13; Hopkins I 25. Roberts IH. j