BOWLS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 21 March 1921, Page 7

BOWLS

• \\z. r.ovViLixa team \VI\ AGAINST VICTORIA | .\!i. \V. A. Deo. of Ihf N'mv Zealand j 10/'ing fp'-im i'i' hpwiois. solids ihe t'oi-j "V ir.'. newspaper clipping in rpferorieo j ! i i!ic match against Vieiot hi :--- 'l'm,, match arranged between ihoj \i.-hing New Zoalanders (who are on! ihi'ir way 10 England.) and the ream j i-hn.'-vn in r.'piesorit Victoria in Sydney j at Easter was played on the Victoria I givu. The play was witnessed by a good attendance o) ~pectauus ; inohld-| iiiu seyoiai ladies, and '.rival interest '.v;i- taken in the mutest. The visitors 'wro entertained at- luncheon by the Vi.rorian Howling Association: while' Mi'. Ellis, president of the Victoria f-iidi. provided afternoon tea for the ladies. The match played by Ihe NewZedanders on Thursday (in which they "■ e defeated in a sp.vpn-rink game) .Towed that they possessed a good ailiii"'i(l combination, e.nd that a different result might he looked forward (o -•l"M! their full strength was .merged iiiio four rinks. This pro.-,ed to he ih ease in Friday's game. The Victorian team wa.s regarded as a strong one. yet il ■ ,d;iy I'.cs L'i''t):i';tl]\ aii in favour of ih,-. Dominion players, who won in handsome style by 26 points (9:8—72.) —a well deserved on the qrtarriil pi ay. Tho visitors pmphasipd their - ; ioiv hv finish in o- nhp.nl in three of th-> fonr rinks, and in the other Stew-i ai (Now inland) finishod pvpn nt 21 a'f with C. Tl. Donniston (Victoria.). D nniston looked like winning at ono ',i"io (18 to 10). hut Stew-art's tpani had al! ihe hpst of the concluding stage, and scoii'd ton no'lnts to their opponents' i«,i-.i good rooowry. The game hetv opn Cordon (Now Zealand') and ■). M.-lnnes (Victoria) was full of iitci'■■■it. features being :> ''sixer" lo Oord-"' and a "live.-'' io Molnnes near MirCMid. Gordon event nallv won hv three noi.il/. f'26- 23.'. (."ndon 'New Zealand) was opposed by A. Loughnan A'i'iori; 1 ), ihe hitter skipping in place- •>:' Dr. Movkm. who was nnavordalfly aii-.eril. The New Zenlanders had a 'j,'cat run In I lie early si age (13—1), hut. ih ■ home teri.m made a good recovery, and finally London won by 21 to ih. 1 he Donunion players .skipped by Barker, however, had a. day out, as they | iwver gave the Victorian "pluyetf. in charge, oi' IT. Witke :i. "look-in"," and j v, ■ui bv 3)1 to 14. The scores at different I times in favour of the winners were- 9 ( i to 4, 23 to 5. 27 to 7, 29 to 9, 20 to 1-1. j aed firmly 3d to VI. and limiUy 31 1o Is'.. The following a-rp ihe scorps:— NEW ZEALAND, 98. I. -Anderson, Johns,-:" I'.rav, Cordon 26 2.--Erookliold. llill, Dee. London 21 3.--Grant, Poglor, Sievwrif»hf, Stewart ... ..' .". ... 20 -1. -Barnelt. Frost. Marker. Harlow 31 VICTORIA, 12. i.—Ninnes, Hutchison, Wright. Meliinos 23 '-. Hocking, Booth, l!eid, Loughnan 15 3. --Oliver, Main. RhUcovvay, Denniston 20 ■I. -Allev. Cordon. Thistlewnite, Wilice 14