BOWLS

Northland Age, Volume XVIII, Issue 15, 19 November 1948, Page 1

BOWLS

Top-ranking Pairs Highlights of the sen.or pairs championship during the week were the surprise defeats of three of the favourite combinations for the title. The reigning champions, Braith-

waite and Parker, lost a life to the promising partners, E. Clark and J Crosby by one point, 16-15. The lat--1 ter pair have entered for the New . Zealand title this season and their initial debut was an inspiring one. Past champions on several occasions, J. Cowie and R. Lewis, also i lost their opening game, the reverse ■ , coming from another new ccmbinai tion, R. Northwood and J. Steen; 2221 was the score—close enough to be either way. The losers were unlucky on several occasions that the “breaks” ran against them. It was not their day. } The results of the afore-mentioned matches were only mild in comparison to the upset caused by A. Sharon and H. Carr when they defeated the formidable pair, R. Michie and C. Werner in the second round. Sharon, a second-year player is still eligible fo r the juniors and Carr, always steady and reliable, is practically unknown as a skip. . Field and Ryan entered into calculations when they defeated Gaudin and Maria, renowned for their steadiness, 25-14. Intermediate Singles The first round of the intermediate singles concluded and results are : Boreham 18, Morrison 10. Row'e 18, Curran 14. Theed 18, N. Masters 17. Kimber 21, Harrington 18. R. Crene 18, Walker 9. Hart 20, Bird 15. Wright 19, R. Johnston 15. Osbaldiston 21, Cave 13. Waddell 16, Rae 15. Field 20, Carson 13. Puckey 23, Steed 18. H. Crene 18, Foster 16. Junior Singles Junior singles results were : Fyfe 20, McDonald 11. Booth 24, Millar 13. Hunger 26, Berghan 17. Vegar 30, A. W. Masters 14. Sharon 26, Guide 9. Junior Pairs Stansfield and Steed 20. A. W. Masters and Morrison 12. Waddell and Rowe 18, Berghan and Curran 15. Carson and J. Johnston 17, Fyfe and Stensness 13. Hart and Boreham 38, Vegar and McDonald 9. Kimber and Rae 24, N. Masters and Wright 17. Booth and Harrington 24, A. Crene and Carr 18. Theed and Weber —, R. Crene and Walker 11. Second Round Posted The second round of all competitions is now posted up and must be concluded on or before November 28 Tomorrow a one-day graded tour riament will be played, commencing at 9 o’clock. 16 teams will compete.