BOWLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17979, 3 January 1922, Page 8

BOWLING.

AUCKLAND TOURNAMENT. CARLTON WINS THE BANNER, AN EXCITING FINISH. The final game of lie Christinas tournament of the Auckland Centre ct the New Zealand -Bowling Association, played on the Canton green on Saturday efterjoor. creatcd » $reat deal of interest. Aithoajh in the earlier si&eee Lot 17's team. iron tL& Carlton Club. gained a jubstan '.ssi lead by consistently brilliant play. Jury end h'.s men, from Pon3onby, gradually closed up tae gap. At the conclusion 01 tiw nineteenth I't&d the' soore vra-3: Lowry, 2o; Jar?. 22. botrxy added another on the twentieth twi. | aaad great excitement on the last, bvid the j akip oi the tean played a brilliant i.'ujt at j a stage when Jury was lying. 1 u /' , iE< l placed his ego i up, thns grins Carlton the banner for tee ensuing year. The day 6 play ooimnenoed in the morning with a continuation of th« semi-tinai between Lowry and Jury, which had been postponed on the previous evening owing to the ram, Jury ibes beiL? 7 up at the finish of til® seventh heai. Jury. continued Bcoring for the next heada when Lowry K'-'t a handy 6. Tdc latter, ,'iowever, couW not catch Lis opponent ana wanted 6 on th 6 last he*d. Tao game vent to Jury. Jury then played Mcleod (Ponsonby). tne scoriae being practically level for th-rat half oi the eame. Gi.ir? playing a brilliant] gams for McLeod. Jury's men then asserted ~n-=>maeive2 until the eighteenth heari. when ♦hey led by 25 to 12. .This advantage was; not afterwards lout, Sneddon for Jury pisyeo ifjtae fir.', resting ebots m tit. litter | psrt of Vhe and for j < th<» *ooj/& complexion ol tiie mat-cn. Details oJ the Final Game. Although Lowry lost his game in the morning be kid a second life es the retuit jil his record in the section nfc'J j qualified for the final. _ , The teams were:—Ponsonoy: r> : ju.'y /skip, A. Sneddon. F. Summer, and J. oi.y '.eadJ. Carlton: J. W. L«wrv (skip;, . Marriott, W. Packman and T. Bowe U-i-ii. In t>e first two Lowry made i and 5 respectively, and or the third Jury uj*ned his score with L Lowry steadily mytwi his lead until the refity oi the eeventu teu-i wien tie toore stooa: Carlton 14. rotiKiLt'T 1, but on the eighth Lo?rry wm lying 3 vhvn T ,he Ponsonby skip drew bs shot on '-fa* jack, adding Ito his score. On fl. Bhcit ninth head IWy made his tally 15, but. on the next Jury's men maae it i Ponsonby team &dded a very handy 3 cvgrthmhuk& the eleventh, only to have it neutralise oy g"rsrarjat a yet tnotiier on the fourteenth. EaklE =■ tt' kore 20-fi. The Ponsonoy lead then drew <; on the fifteenth and his sap 1. reciuCiJK Carlton's advantage by 3. next head, lay his shot but .Sneddon rested it through and Jury (s) others, giving Ponfonby anotner 3. ?on 20. Ponsonby 12. On the sevente-rth Marriott drew the shot and Lowry turt-.ti a bowl in for 2 more, giving Carlton n total of 23. The eigntcenth head duced the best lay-out enjoyed by the i :n----tonby skip up to that point, Wing 1 when ta# sfap went down, bo alteration was made, Jury s going through. Ponsonby lay 2 on the nineteenth and Jury drew another. Lcto drew the shot with his first bowl. Ju.» ten rested bis shot, bowl out. laying ft, «d Lowry was unilble to dwhoy thw position. Carlton 23, Ponsonoy 22 ?roa tiiis position play becamo lntcnsfily J£«wCfiinK. Carlton was lymK two when the sk'ps went down on the twentieth. Jurye bowl left things as they were ind Lowry, with his first, rcsted on his c.n wood. Jury's next was a little short but lay second bowl., Lowry s last saw, through. Carlton thus carried their score to 24. The Last Head Replayed. The last head was two in favour cf Csxlton until Jary (lead) lay 1 ana the kitty his second, reversing the position in favour of Ponsonby, Pack?na'a. LoTyeTer, drew the thot, put.lLi Lowry 1 up and Marriott drew anotner, Sneddon next drew his first, which wf.s. however, ineffective. Mairiott then cs 8-iyed a block and Sneddon saved the per.tion temporarily by buniing the head. I. n the replay Bowe lay just on the kn.y with his fi rst. but Jury's (lead) second touched th«. jack Packman- lay t.3 necond Shot, Lummer then carried t.» lack through to Jury's bowl and lay ... There was no change until Ponsonby W the third ehot. Sneddon played sa.e. nis bowl going into the ditch. When bkips went down Jury lay 3. Lowry - held up by Jury's ,bowl. The Ponsonoy s'n'n then added another, to the keen, grajfication of his supporters, but tneir icy was short-lived for Lowry, with a magnificent effort, drew the shot, putting: hu side 1 up amid great excitement With hn last shot Jury tried, to run it off but got into his front timber. . The matcn, carrying with it the championslnp banner, thus went to Carlton with a Koro of banner, and the accompanying crizes presented .to the winners 07 Mr T. S. George, of the Auckland Centre, who congratulated the victors and runnors-up on tne high quality of.their play. The skips of both feins spoke highly of the »tate Ol the greens played on throughout the tournament, and especially of the green used for the final. t>

EDENDALE CLCB. ) The folbwing are the results of tie first ( day's play of the Edendale Bowling Club & , New Year tournament-;-- ,_ .. - < A Section.—First round: Best, Bailey, Carson. Harper (Otahnhn). 30. t. Blackaan. ■ G'ayl-e. Munns, Eianebargh (ATonaale), 13; Kay&3. Hunt, i£ilner, Anderson (Epcky Nook), 23 v- Bradsh&w, Patterson. Gibbins, Gordon CEdendale). 17; Horspcol. Edwarde, Forehw. Taylor (Edendale), 50, r. Jobnsoii. Wnght, Dyson. Somerrille civoiiaJa). 14: Keatley rR/vW Nook). 22, v. Doyle (Riverheao), 15. K3 rW: Haper (OUhohu) 20 | Sommffle (Awmkld.9: AlWy Albert). 24, v. Taylor (Edendalo) 21; Gordon (Edendale), 17. v. Kjcneburah (Avondale). 11. Anderson (Bocky Nook), 24 v. Doyle (Hirerbead). 22. Third round: Taylor (Edendale). 20 V. Royle fßiverhe&d). 10; Harper (Otahuhu), 34. v. Gordon (Edendale. 25; Somervilfe (Avoadale). 18 v. Anderson CRocky Nook). 13; Cook (Edendale,. 24. v. Kaneburgh (Avondale), 19. The results of the nlay are: Harper, three wins; J. ay lor, two wins: Anderson, Uo wins; Somemlle, one •H-in: Gordon, one win. ~ fTI , Section B.—First round: Barwell (Rocky Nook). 30. v. Cook (Edendale). 19: Allely (Mount Albert). 25, v. Freeman (Edendale). 19- Hoskins (Avondaie), 23. t. Gray (Riverbead). 18. Second round: Barwell, 23, j. Freeman, 15: Hosking, 24. v. Cook, 13; Kftitfey, 26. v. Gray. 22. Thicd round: Allely. 22. v. Keatley. '6; Barwell, 28, r. HesWne. 20; Freeman. 3.1. v. Gray, 16. .The re*ull3 of the play are: Harwell. three ™>: Allely. three: Hopkine, two: Keatley, two; Frcema-n. one; Cook, one. POXSONBY CLUB. A Section.—Teams; Cowie, Black, Miller, Parsons: Gibson, Crowe, Storinant, _ E. Jury; Stevenson, Coppins, Conway. "King; Knight, Colebrook, Birmingham, J. Jury. B section: Blitz. Drummcnd, Everett. J. C. Wilson; 0. Veale, Kretthmar, Garry, Hummer ; Harkins, Goldwater, Stotter. Bray: Macirie, Otto, Chapman, Coburn. The A section was won by E. Jury and the B section by J. C. 'Wilson. The final will be played on & dat> to be arranged. Another <U!-day tournament will be played to-day, play to start at 9 a.m. As the gretns are playing well visiting bowlers can be tuie of a good gMae. CAELTON CLUB. A tournament will be held on the Carlfon green to-day, starting at 9 a.m. Single <=r,tries only. Teams will be picked on the ground- The following is the result of yes(erday's tournament:—Jones. H&resnape, Watson, Sent, winners; Fuge, Keesing, Bonayne, Johnson, runners-up.