Surprises In Pairs Tourney

Northern Advocate, 15 January 1948, Page 6

Surprises In Pairs Tourney

BOWLING

DUNEDIN. Thu (P.A.).—An unexpected defeat in the morning round of the remaining 20 sections of pairs, which began play in the Dominion bowling champonships today, was that of the pair skipped by A. C. Spearnaan (Christchurch RSA) Spearman, whose lead was A. B. Parsonage, was beaten by W. Hawkins and G. Lewis (Port Chalmers), 23. —l(i. Another Christchurch RSA skip. A. W. Ball, who. got to the ,eight round of Ihe singles with two lives in hand, won his first games in the pairs but had a close call against J. Chettleburgh's Port Chalmers' pair 18—17.

play in the pairs today were N. E. Jolly (St Clair) and F. Benson (Balmoral >. ON LAST HEAD With-C. Mather, Benson got home on the last head 20—19 from P. Hennessy and A. S. Crowe (Barrington). With G. H. Jolly as lead, N. Jolly I had an easy first round win. : G. C. Batchelor (North End), who j was lead for S. C. Smith, in the winj ning pairs of 1946. was beaten by the ; British Columbia pair skipped by S. i Fulton. 24—13. ! 11. S. Maslin (Hawera) and R. ! Haworth (Canterbury) met in the first | round. Maslin won this morning ; ! 21—15. | E. Rack! and T. Mitchell (Blenheim) ) I beat the well-known F. Smith and A. i j Clark (Ashbury), 18 —17. VARYING FORTUNES ! F. Redpath (Linwood). a member of | ; the winning fours, both in 1934 and j I 1938, with S. Hall as lead, had a first- ! ! round loss in the pairs, 18—11 I j N. Macdonald and W. Iladwin (Low- ! j er Hiftt) won their first game, 27—17. I ' J. Armstrong (Runanga), a member of ! the winning rink in 1946. won his j first game, and W. Spencer (Invercar- j gill RSA I was another winner. j | The sky was overcast when the first j i round finished, but the weather was ! I fine. , |