Play Commences In Pairs Tournament

Northern Advocate, 14 January 1948, Page 4

Play Commences In Pairs Tournament

Dominion Bowling

DUNEDIN. Wed. ( P.A.)— Singles 1 1 play in the Dominion bowling chain- 1 1 pionships was interrupted today for g the preliminary rounds of the pairs. 1 There were 680 entries. Play open- | ed in fine weather. 1 Greens were still heavy after yes- I terday's rain, but were playing very I true and were drying quickly. J Spiller (Khandallah), who has 3 shown outstanding form in the singles g so far. got away to an excellent start I against a Dunedin pair skipped by I Logan. . | After an early lead of 11 —0, Spiller I and his lead, Maloney, were never in danger and won 25 —12. Mingins and Livingstone (Onehunga) had a great struggle with a strong Maitai pair in Rowe and La Freniz and only got home on the last I liead, 22—21. | TITLEIIOLDERS WIN A. Callaghan, a Te Aroha player, unbeaten in the singles, was skip for Buchan in an easy victory, 24 —13. over Mitchell and Hurst (Phoenix). • j Richards and W. Bennett (Hastings) and Provan and Hampton (Granity j RSA) beat their first-round opponents I easilv. J. S. Anchor (Hamilton) skipped Aitken to an 18—12 win, while, in the same section, W. Bremner (Epsom) also had a win. The lead for R. Haworth (Canter- ! bury) when they won the pairs in j 1936, J, Turpin skipped Gafl’aney this time, but went under to a Lower Hutt pair. Littlejohn and Webster. Last year's champions. W. Awlcins

and E. Exelby (Frankton) had a comfortable first-round win. SURPRISE DEFEAT Mclnnes and Lynneberg (Khandallah) and Elwocd and Chapman 'Christchurch FiSA). and E. H. and G. A. Crowley (Tolaga Bay) went through to .the second round without difficulty. . Devine and I. Bell (Petone) had a narrow win. and Webster and Symons (Otaki Railway) took part in a close game with Gray and Forrester (Caledonian) winning 19—17. A surprise defeat was that of Bruce and Lowry (Khandallah) by H. Mackav and Hutchison (Caledonian).