NEW ZEALAND BOWLEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13724, 14 April 1908, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND BOWLEWS.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DEFEATED AN EXCITING (JAM®. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright (Received April 13, 11. p.m.) Ai.aide, April 13. Tub first. game of the Dominion bowlers against South Australia was played on the 1 Hindmarsh green to-day. the turf was | heavy, after light nun. I Tho local men lead early at the lOtli i head by 1.3 up, but Goldstein's rink made ! a lino recovery, ami the Dominion represenj tatives won, ami I great excitement, on the ! last rink to finish, Wadtk-Jl scoring two. • Walker, in the second end, got a seven i against- Ham, who never recovered, alj though Thompson and the skipper played ! many good shot#. Spedler led beautifully i for Walker, who himself played well. John { Hill bewail quickly against Goldstein, and !on the 15th end was 10 op. Tin; Dominion i captain saved magnificent, and finishing j with two twos made a tie. Allftutfc al- ! ways had a lead over Moody, who, how--1 ever, reduced it- at the finish, Allnutt was i several times the saviour of his side with i drawing shots. WaddfiU and Wateh, the I local singles champion, were never far' 1 apart in tin last. end- Neave drew & | " toucher," and Bishop got a good'ftoeoad, : which Walsh failed to moire. * Umithfj was 1 always in front of Winnall. The Dominion i captain played an admirable game. i The scores ar<'i: New Zealand, 116* South I Australia, 115. • _

New Zealand rinks: Iseave, W. Martin, Bishop, Wad dell (skip), 23 McOibfeon, Manning, Smith, Bcntley (fikip), 26; Stubberfieid, Galhraith, Thompson, Ham (skip), 20; Chegwin, Gee, May&ard, GoJdutrfn (skip), 25; Broad, Bastings, Johnston, AUrmtt (skip), 22. South Australian rinks; Hillmwi, D. Bowley, Hodgert, Walsh (skip), 22; Taplin, J. (Thinner, Thomas, Win nail (skip), 18; Spedler, Wigg, H. Moody, Walker (skip), 32 ; Bower, Robertson, lowood, Hill (skip), 25; H. Qiimaer, Chaanon, Goudie, C. Mbody (skip), 18. This rooming Mr. .Johnson, Mayor of Adelaide, received the : team, who after■wards visited Pen fold's vineyard. In the evening they dincd as the guests of the Bowling Association,