58 TEAMS QUALIFY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 18 January 1939, Page 3

58 TEAMS QUALIFY

END OF SECTION PLAY

TWO FOURS REMAIN UNBEATEN j NEW ZEALAND BOWLING TOURNAMENT AUCKLAND. 17th January. The annual tournament of the New Zealand Bowling Association was continued to-day, when the final two rounds of section play in the fours , were completed. The final day’s play in the various sections was characterised by close I games, with teams fighting desperately . to qualify. Fifty-eight teams qualified i for the post-seciton play, a notable failure being that of Wilson’s Linwood , four, titleholders last year, which, by , losing the last game to-day, did not secure the requisite number of wins. The only players who secured the , possible of eight wins in section play I were B. Myers (Avondale), and R. t Thomas (Mt. Albert). Teams which , recorded seven wins were M. M. Sunde ' (Glen Eden), E. Newman (Thames), ; W. C. Franks (Balmoral), W. Bremner ' (West End). C. E. Addison (Eden- \ dale), J. Engrebretsen (Wanganui), E. , W Taylor (Carlton), G. B. Evans \ (Hamilton), S. W. Thompson (Hillsboro), W. J. Short (Pukekohe), H. Montgomery (Auckland), and F. Livingstone (Onehunga). ‘ There were 39 teams with six wins, and these, together with five skips who ’ tied in one section with five wins, will , also contest the post-section play to- ' morrow. Post-section play in the sin- , gles and pairs events, which were sus- ' pended pending section play in the 5 fours, will be continued |o-morrow. Additional seventh round and eighth round results were as follows: — Section A -J Seventh round: Brighting (Hataitai) ; j 25. Buckley (Grey Lynn) 18; George - (Epsom) 31, Craig (Gisborne) 9; Schell ? (Te Aroha) 22, Ferguson (Balmaccwen) 1 18: Barber (Balmoral) 30. L. Russell t (St. Heliers) 16; Gosling (Onehunga) > 22. Morris (Whitiora) 17. Eighth round: Craig 22, Gosling 21; r Schell 22, Brighting 11; Barber 27, Mor--5 ns 10: Ferguson 23, George 19; Russell i 17. Buckley 15. t Summary: Ferguson and Brighting 6 7 wins. 5 Section B r Seventh round: McMaster (Huntly) s 23. Gray (Kelburn), 14; R Smith (Hel- ; ensville) 23, Squire (Hawera) 22; Bur- . chell (Te Awamutu) 24. Effort (Edge- . ware) 20; O’Callaghan (Epsom), 31, y Firth (Glen Eden) 17; Michell (Whitio- . ra> 27, ATcMillan (Remuera) 20. * Eighth round: Squire 28. McMillan 14; Gray 26. Burchell 24; Michell 30. Firth - 24; EflFord 22. Smith 20; McMaster 32, [ O’Callaghan 11 f Summary: McMaster 6 wins. ’ Section C Eighth round: Myers 28, Bennett 18; j Smith 28, Elliott 11; Sunde 23, Clark 10; Brown 23, Moss 16; Purdy 28, Vinpent Summary: Myers 8 wins, Sunde 7 j wins, Purdy 6 wins. Section L) Eighth round: Grace 23. Brackenridge 16; Stewart 27, Smith 14; Duncan 27, Dick 25; Harris 34, Wilson 26: Wright 26. SherrifFs 20. Summary: Duncan. Stewart and HarSection E Eighth round: Gee 20. Bilkey 10: Gilbert 27. Rolls 17; Tongue 23. Ardell 19; Thomas 27. Stockley 26; Watson 23, Cameron 13. Summary: Tongue. Rolls and Thomas. Section F Seventh round: Crabb (Matamata) 30. Denison (Balmoral) 21; Branch (Gisborne) 26. Arnott 'Palmerston North) 25; Tucker (Victoria) 22 Piper (Maitai) 18; Farnell (Epsom) 28, Dyson (Hally-burton-Johnstone >18; M Gordon (Carlton) 32. Keatley (Rocky Nook). 29. Eighth round: Keatley 33. Branch 20; | Crabb 27. Tucker 26: Gordon 19. Dyson 17: Arnott 25. Piper 12; Denison 24. Furi ncll 20. > Summary: Gordon and Piper. 6 wins. i ! Section G I I Seventh round; S. Jenkin (Carlton) ‘ 27, llarison (New South Wales) 25; Jack : (Rapanui) 21, McWhannell (Hataitai) ' 19; Newman (Thames) 27. Besley (New Brighton) 20: R. Thomas (Mount Albert) 28. Avev (St Heliers) 18; Parsons -Ponsonby) 39. Francis (Balmoral) 19. Eigth round' Francis 27. McWhannell -I 2’ : Newman 26. Harrison 23; Parsons 25,

Avery 20; Besley 30, Jack 20; Thomas 24 Jenkin 23. Summary: Thomas. 8 wins; Newman, 7 wins; Parsons and Jenkin, 6 wins. Section H Seventh round: Belcher (Napier) 24.; Muston (Carlton) 17; Watts (Victoria) I 26 Benefield (St. John's) 23; Longworth (St Kilda) 20, Adamson (Thames) 19; Hosking (Grey Lynn) 23, Vaughan j ’Ponsonby) 19; Munro (Pukekohe) 26, Hawkens (Frankton) 25. Eighth round: Munro 25. Benefield 21; ' Belcher 24, Adamson 15; Hosking 19, Hawkens 18; Watts 24. Longworth 16; Muston 22, Vaughan 18. Summary; Hosking. Watts and Belcher, 6 wins. Section I Seventh round; Lundon (Devonport) 23. Ewing (Stratford) 21; Donald (Morrinsville) 22, Foy (Hawera), 18; Mayo (Port Ahuriri) 30 La Frentz (Maitai) 24: Bilkey (Pukekohe) 22, Sykes (Otahuhu) 18; Findlay (Mt. Eden). 27. De Launay (Carlton) 20. Eighth round: Donald 23. De Launay 16; Ewing 23, Mayo 22; Sykes 45. Findlay 16; La Frentz 24. Foy 18; Lundon 27, Bilkey 23 Summary: Sykes. De Launay. and Donald 6 wins. SECTION J Seventh round; Popplewel! (Port Ahuriri) 19. Wright (Onehunga) 17; Heathcote (Te Aroha) 24. Tantrum (Manawatu) 18; Bull (Hawei •) 22. ’Cockroft’ (Ashburton) 19: Turner <Otnhuhu) 26. Caddy . (Qrey Lpn). 20: W. Ure (Auckland) 29. Walker (Mt. Eden) *O. Eighth round: Walker 29. Heathcote 21; Bull 29. Popplewell 21; Ure 24. Caddy 20; Cockroft 21, Tantrum 20; Wright 28 Turner 21. Summary: Ure. Walker and Bull 6 Section K Eighth round: Tidlady. 22. Ritchie .17: jFeild 30. Cross 18: Jury 24. Franks 15; | HmchclifT 28. Finch 15: Whittle 36. jCulpiri '2l. Summary: Franks 7 wins. Whittle 6 j wins. Section 1,. j Seventh round: McCarthy (Port Ahujriri) 23, Lett (Carlton) 16; Raine <Waj nganui East) 24, Boyens (Pahiatun) 20, Giles (United) 27, Wilson (Hamilton) 114; Innes (Grey Lynn) 24, Gifford

(Balmoral) 22; Short (Pukekohe) 23, j R. Buchan (Rawhiti) 21. Eighth round: Raine 26, Buchan 18. | McCarthy 23. Wilson 17; Short 31, Gif- I ford 10; Bayens 23, Giles 21: Lett 28.1 Times 23. : Summary; Short 7 wins. 'I I Section M. Seventh round: F. Williams (Gisborne) 25, McMahon (St. Heliers) 20, Smart (New Plymouth) 24. Middleton , j ‘Victoria) 20; S. Smith (North End, Intl vercargill) 26. Cleverly (Claudelands) . j 20; Langsford (Ellerslie) 21, Barton [ (Auckland) 19; Higginbotham (Ponson- . by) 28. White (Rocky Nook) 18. ! Eighth round: Smart 27, White 24: '■ ; Clevely 27, Williams 18; Langsford 25. j l Higginbotham 24; Smith 37, Middleton 1 ! 26; Barker 26, McMahon 19. ' ; Summary: Higginbotham and Smart. Section X. ‘ I Seventh round: N. Bell, sen. (Hamilton) 28. Davenport (Te Papapa) 23; ' | Skoglund (Wellington) 32, R. A. Ritchie ‘ | (Opunake) 2fi: W. Brown (United) 26. T E. Williams (Paeroa) 22: Kerns I i (Onehunga) 21. Stringer (Hillsboro) IS; Bremner (West End, Auckland) 31, j ; M. Walker (Auckland) 23. Eighth round: Bremner 23, Skoglund 16; Williams 32, Bell 27; Kerns 29. Wal--1 ker 20; Brown 25. Ritchie 15: Daven- ' port 22, Stringer 16. ‘ Summary: Bremner 7 wins. Kerns • ; and Skoglund 6 wins. Section O. 1 Seventh round: A. J. Thomson (West ‘ End. Auckland) 26. Piggott <Whangarei)| 7 i 25; Rendle (Upper Hutt) 19, Higgs (New ’ j Plymouth) 18: McGonagle (Waihi) 30. ,j G. P. Russell (Richmond) 23: Hoyes ‘I (Avondale) 22. Lancaster (Carlton) 19: j Coombes (Hamilton) 30. Layzell I (Devonport) 23. : ‘ Eighth round: Randle 23. Layzell 14; ; I Piggott -26. McGonagle 24; Coombes 28. . I Hayes 23; Higgs 25. Russell 13: LanI caster 26. Thomson 21. > | Summary: Higgs 6 wins. Section P. • Eighth round: Dickenson 24. Sec- ’ f combe 20; Clarke 27. Topp 20: Hill 29. ' Meese 13; Aitcheson 26, Tilley 23; Smeed • 31, Deare 26. * Summary: Deare, Smeed, Dickenson, * i Clarke and Aitcheson, 5 wins.

Section Q. j Seventh round: H. V. Johnston (Carl- | ton) 33, G. S. Gordon (St. John’s) 22; 1 Casey (Thorndon) 30, Finnerty (Avon) 25; Potter (Tauranga) 22, Britten (Sydenham) 20: Addison (Edendale) 33, McAllister (Helensvinlle) 28; Granger (Mangere) 22, Pilkington (Hamilton) 18. Eighth round: Granger 33, Finnerty 27; Potter 27, Gordon 16; McAlister 17. Pilkington 15; Casey 25, Britten 20: Addison 26, Johnston 24. Summary; Addison 7 wins. Casey 6 wins. Section K. : | Eighth round; Whitelaw 2G. Martin ! 26; Shirley 25, Randall 19; Turton 27. Smith 24; Chambers 28. Engebretsen 27; Wallace 24. Gilmour 19. Summary: Engebretsen 7 wins. Chambers and Turton 6 wins. Section S. Seventh round: Pickers (Mt. Albert) , 22. Osborne (Waitematn) 20; Spiller (Wellington) 23. Plested (Napier) 21; McDonald (Omarunui) 29. Willey i (Hamilton) 22; E. W. Taylor (Carlton) ; 23, Andrews (Paritutu) 15; Neilsen i (Park, Hawera) 30, Masson (Rangiriri) 14. Eighth round: Neilsen 21. Plested 20; Willey 28, Pickens 22: Masson 16. Andrews 12; McDonald 23. Spiller 13; Taylor 25, Osborne 19. Summary: Taylor 7 wins, Neilsen and Spiller 6 wins. Section T. Eighth round; Pavitt 16. Wells 14: i Bennett 27, Miller 18; Lohb 30. Mayhill 14; Robertson 27, Gibson 21; Evans 21, Little 20. Summary: Evans 7 wins. Lobh 6 wins. Section V. Eighth round: Faire 23. Bell 18; Mattar 26. Maiden 13; Thompson 29. Hosking 26; Davey 22. Pope 20; Mackenzie 23. Johnson 22. Cumamry: Thompson 7 wins, Hosking and Faire 6 wins. Section V. Seventh round: Livingstone «Onehunga) 33, Donnell (Remuera) 22; Tombs (Opawa) 24. Ure (North End) 23; Greville (Dargaville) 23, Love 21; Montgomery (Auckland) 26, Dunstan

| (Waihi) 15. Pearce <Putaruru> 27. A. I Wright (Epsom) 15. ’ 1 Eight!j round: Wright 24. Ure 22; Grc- “ j ville 26. O’Donnell 20; Pearce 31. Dun- * * stan 14; Love 21. Timbs 20: Livingstone ' 26. Montgomery 25. "I Summary: Montgomery and Living--1 j stone 7 wins. Greville . id Love 6 wins.