INDOOR BOWLS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 14 June 1939, Page 2

INDOOR BOWLS

J INTER-CLl'B MATCHES e I I t Two inter-club matches were played i ! during the week. A team from Mapun j - met Maitai. and after a close game all | i the way, were defeated by the narrow ! f j margin of six points. The follow ing are r i the detailed results < Mapua names j first) : I Paynter, Wakefield, Neavc, White fs> I 1G; Amodeo, Nicholas, Wvber. Kenning J (s> 18. ’) Westley. Foley. Cough. Higgs (s) 20; Alloo. Burns. Hockey, Scoltock (s) 22 Ross, Wells Stuchbery. Clark (s> 20; | \ Simpson. Blincoc. Krammer, Frost (s) I '. Totals: Maitai G2: Mapua 56. : The usual supply of apples accompanied the Mapua team and was very ii much appreciated by the local players, i On Saturday afternoon Richmond tried conclusions with Nelson, the local , team winning by ten points. The re- , suits were as follows < Richmond names I first > : Hammond. Win. Giblin, Stratford <.■ » , 20; Amodeo. Harris. Kitchingman. Kingsland (s’* 2u Blommaart. McMurray. Tanner. Hockey ( s) 21; Fedderson, Kenning. 1 Forsyth. O’Gorman (si :;0 Jeffries. P. Sutton. Fraser. Grooby <«=) 1 20: Lcmmer. Fletcher, Rout. St John l i (s' 23. Austin. Karsten. Meads. Baker (s) i 18; Ross. Smallbone. Hunter. J. Vitctta ; (s) 10. Totals: Nelson 89; 'Richmond 79. PAIRS COMPETITION A very important game in the pairs j ( handicap competition between Per rone I and Martyn, both on scratch, attracted ! . a record crowd of spectators Pcrrone ! ' led in the early stages, but towards • . the end of the game Martyn drew level! I and passed his opponent to win by two j • j points—Kenning and Martyn (s' 20; , Wilson and Perrone (s' 18. [ The Cook Strait Airways team is be- j * , coming more proficient with experience \ and recorded a victory over Cock and ! J Co. by 107 points to 102. The skips!’ were Gilkinson. Creighton. Gordon and I ! Simpson for C.S.A., and Wilkins. Ben- 1 nett, Jones and Borgfeldt for Cock and I r Co. Buxtons <29) defeated Hospital (15'.' This was a special challenge match and I created a good deal of friendly rivalry j between the sides The success of Bux- j tons was in no small measure due to Monopoli, who drew the shot with un- I

failing regularity when his side wag down on the head. A combined pairs match between Mist G. Thompson and S Clarke, and Miss Sow man and "Doc" Grimsey, attracted some attention, the former pair eventually securing ‘he verdict by a narrow margin.