BOWLS TOURNEY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 17 January 1939, Page 6

BOWLS TOURNEY

TO-DAY’S RESULTS FINAL QUALIFYING ROUNDS WEATHER STILL TROUBLESOME I United Press Association! AUCKLAND, This Day. I The weather was still troublesome for J bowlers in the seventh round of section ; play in the National Rinks Bowling j Championship this morning, but the sun ! shone fitfully and the green stood up ; wonderfully considering the conditions ' throughout tourney; a fair amount of j rain having fallen again overnight. Six skips had already qualified yesterday, B Myers (Avcndale), section ! C; G. E. Piper (Maitai, Nelson), see- j tion F; R. Thomas (Mount Albert), sec- 1 lion G; W C. Franks (Balmoral), see-: tion K; A. J. Engebretsen (Wanganui).; section R; H. Montegomery (Auckland,! section V. Additional skips to qualify this morning irrespective of the eighth round this j afternoon are indicated below after the ! results of the seventh round. After beating C. M. Cuplin’s Rawhiti * team this morning. 27-16, Keith Cross (English singles champion! playing number three for the Wellington Club's composite rink skipped by his father C. ’ P. Cross, retired indisposed and an ef- j fort was being made to secure C. G. Malhre, one of Auckland's best known bowing identities to fill the vacancy. Other players in the rink are C. R. Ingram (1917 Dominion singles champion) and J. Newson. both of the Wellington Club. Results of seventh round .* Section K—C. P. Cross (Wellington) 27, C. M. Culpin (Rawhiti) 16; Hinchcliff (St. Kilda) 28, Field (Karori) 22; Whittle (Grey Lynn). 1935 New Zea land champion, 30. E. Jury (Ponsonby). 1919 and 1921 champion skip, 19; Franks (Balmoral) 25, F. M. Ritchie (Carlton) 21, (both these skips had beaten the Crosses); Finch (Cambridge) 26. Tiplady (Eltham) 22. SectionU —Maiden (Paeroa) 32. R. H. Johnson (Ponsonby) 27; Davey (Dargaville) 2, A. Bell (Tauranga) 21; Mattai (Foxton) 22, Pope (Stratford) 20; G. R. Hosking (Carlton ) 26, McKenzie (Onehunga) 18; S. W. Thompson (Hillsboro) 27, Faire (West End, Auckland) 21. Hosking and ..Thompson qualified Section P—Topp (Lyall Bay) 22, Smeed (Tuakau) 17; Seccombe (Taihape) 29. Tilley (Wanganui) 25; Aitcheson (Caledonian, Dunedin) 27. F. G Clarke (Hamilton) 19; Deare (Carlton), 29, McEse (New Lynn) 13; Dickinson (Avon, Stratford) 35, Hilly (Edendale) 14. Section R—Wallace (Epsom) 27, Kandall (Rocky Nook) 15; Englberetsen (Wanganui) 27, Whitelaw (Whangarei) 26; Chambcs (Sumner) 25, Sherley (Claudelands) 23; Gilmour (Carlton) 28, H. J. Smith (St. Heliers) 11; Tustor (Huntly) 26, Martin (Ellerslie) 23. Nobody but Englbretscn has yet qualified Section T—Evans (Hamilton) 28, Millar (Whangarei) 17; Wells (Hataitai) 26, Gibson (Hillsboro) 19; W. D. Bennett (Hastings) 38, Robertson (Poverty Bay) 21; Lobb (West End, New Plymouth) 22, C. Little (Carlton) 16; Pavitt (Fitzroy) 31, Mayhill (Edendale) 12. Evans has qualified.

Section C—Purdy (Mt. Eden) 21, J. R. Smith (Kelburn) 20; J. H. Brown (Upper Hutt) 31, G. Bennett (Poverty Bay) 17; Moss (Greymouth) 20, Elliott (Whitiora) 18; Sunde (Glen Eden) 22. Vincent (Auckland) 18; Myers (Avondale) 29, G Clark (Mt. Albert 13. Myers is still unbeaten. Sunde also qualified.

Section D—A. C. Smith (Park Club, Hawera) 28, Shirriffs (Mount Eden) 21; W. D. Harris (St. John’s) 30, Brackenridge (Lyall Bay) 13; H. Wilson (Linwood) present champion, 27, Stewart (Matamata) 21; Duncan (Remuera) 26, H. Wright (St. Heliers) 21; Dick (Ponsonby) 28, Grace (Onehunga) 26. Stewart tnd Wilson both require to win in the eighth round to qualify. Section E—Cameron (Takapuna) 24. Gilbert (Karori) 15; R. V. Thomas (Napier) 24, Gee (Te Awamutu) 22; Rolls (Fcatherston) 35, Sockeley (Awatere) 14; Watson (Remuera) 24, Ardell (Carlton) 19; Tongue (Rocky Nook) 26, E. Bilkey (Waitemata) 22. Rolls qualified.