BOWLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19217, 5 January 1926, Page 6

BOWLING.

PLAY AT WHANGAREI. PAIRS TOURNEY RESULTS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANGAREI, Monday. A pairs tourney waa played on the Whangarei Bowling Club's green on Saturday afternoon, 24 pairs competing. The section winners were:—Section 1, Kerr and Crane; section 2, Donaldson and Hill; section 3, Maurer and Moorcroft. Collins 'and, Judd and England and Birch tiad in section 4. The latter pair won'tuo play-off. Hill and Donaldson beat Kerr and Crane by 9 to 1 and England and Birch beat Maurer and Moorcroft by 9 to 6. In the final England and Birch boat Hill and Donaldson by 13 to 2. TE AROHA TOURNAMENT. ONE SEMI-FINAL DECIDED. [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] TE AROHA, Monday. The following are additional results in the To Aroha bowling tournament: — SIXTH ROUND. Section A.—Petersen, 25, v. Millitigton, 19; Boles, 25, v. Morison. 123; Cornish, 22, v. Stewart, 25; Towers, 13, v. Gill, 14. Section B.—Wallace, 31, v. Armstrong, 21; Donald, 17, v. White, 20; Harris, 22. v. Morion, 20; Hamilton, 21, v. Gatland, 22. Section C.—Ngakura, 12, v. Clavis. 16; Coghill, 15, v. Gatland, 25; Marsh, 12, v. Coote, 10; Clothier, 14, v. James, 19. . Section D. —Bygruvo, 20, v. Smifli 15: Branch, 24, v. Bassett, 21; Hankins, 11, v Robinson, 28. SEVENTH ROUND. Section A.—Peterson, 24, v. Morison, 27; Boles, 17, v. Stewart, 24: Cornish, 17, v. Gill, 22; Towers. 17, v. Millington, 19. Section B.—Donald defaulted to , Morton: Harris defaulted to Gatland; Hamilton, 21, v. Armstrong, 20. Section C.—Ngakura, 12, v James. 17; Clothier. 16, v. Coote, 13; Coghill, 13, v. Clavis, 20; Marsh, 21, v. Gatland, 22. Section D—Hankins, 14, v. Crowley, 20; Branch forfeited to Smith; Tucker, 16, v. Bassett, 22; Bygrave, 24, v. Robinson, 16. At the conclusion of the seventh round tho position was:— Section A.—Gill (Mount Eden). defeated Petersen (To Aroha), winning the section. Section B.—Wallace (Te Aroha) defeated White (Cambridge). _ Pi.ays Hamilton (Paeroa) for section winner. Section C.—Clavis (Ngaruawahia) defeated Coghill (Morrinsville), and won the section. Section D.—Robinson (Hikutaia) won the section with 6 wins, and 1_ loss. Tho semi-final between Gi'll and Robinson was won by Robinson, 26—22. THE BRITISH VISITORS. DEFEATED BY TARANAKI. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] NEW PLYMOUTH. Monday. Tho British bowlers met eigl_t Taranaki rinks here to-day, the match resulting in a win for Taranaki by 178 points to 142. The visitors leave for Wanganui to-morrow. OPOTIKI TOURNAMENT. TANEATUA RETAIN THE CUP. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] OPOTIKI, Monday. The Francis Cup bowling tournament was concluded to-day. Details: — FIFTH ROUND. Section A.—Mitchell (Arawa No. 2), 22, v. Montgomery (Te Puke), 21; , Ferguson (Taneatua), 35, v. Webb (Opotiki Citzens), 18; Todd (Opotiki), 2.2, 7. Moody (Taneatua), 17; Wilkie (Rotorua), 19, v. Caisley (Whakatane), J5. 'f , Section B.—-Bertram (Arawa Number 1), 25, v. Eure (Manoeka), 21; Quin (Rotorua). 30, v. Short (Opotiki), 16; Burgess (Opotiki Citizens), 25. v. Ryde (Whakatane), 24. SIXTH ROUND. Section A.—Wilkie, 22, v. Moody, 18; Montgomery, 19, v. Caisley, 17; Todd, 19, v Bertram. 14; Webb, 21, v. Mitchell, 20. Section B.—Ferguson, 22, v. Short, 21; Burgess, 22, v. Main, 8; Ryde, 23, v. Eure, 22. SEVENTH ROUND. Section A.—Todd, 19, v. Montgomery, 18; Moody, 18, v. Webb, 15; Wilkie, 24, v. Mitchell, 17; Caisley, 28, v. Burgess, 18. Section B.—-Bertram, 3], v. Main, 9; Short, 37, v. Ryde, 22; Ferguson, 23, v. Eure, 12. _ In section A Moody and Wilkie each so cured five vvins and two losses. The B section ended in a similar tie between Bertram and Ferguson. In the play-off, 11 heads, Moody 13, beat Wilkie, 8 and Bertram, 20, beat Ferguson, 5. The final was played under a hot sun. There were many spectators, including ladies. Moody was two up on the first head and held his lead to the fifth, when, he was 4—2. Qn the next head Bertram with hie last bowl drove his opponent out and got three, making him one up. Moody got three in [ the next and continued to forge ahead until at the end of the 10th head he stood 12—5. ! A splendid shot with his last bowl secured Bertram two on the next. From the 12th ! hend, however, Moody drew sttadily away, I getting one in each to the 17tlj, when the j score stood at 18 to 7 in his favour. Bertram and his team made a hard fight, in the next, i head, but Moody got three. On the 19th Bertram got a similar nnmber, making the j score 21—10. The game finished on the next [ head, Bertram getting two and Moody being : thus 21—12. The Francis Cup was presented to Moody by Mr. A. Braae, president of the Opotiki Club, who congratulated the winners on their victory for the secoiid year in succession He also congratulated, the runners-up on the good fight they had made. The Forbes Cup, which was won by the Taneatua B team, was presented to Ferguson, the skip. PLAY AT TAURAXGA. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TAURANGA, Monday. All-day tournaments were held on the Tauranga bowling green ori New Year's Day and Saturday, 36 players participating on each day. Lecocq and Sidebottom vron the skips, and Eliery tho leads on New Year's Day. Deakin and ■ Valentine, Phillips and Dive. Crowley and Sharp, jind Allely and Rowo tied for ths skips on Saturday, and J. A. McKenzie and Green for the leads. The ::eads divided. The draw for the play-off between thei skips resulted in Sharp beating Phillips and Valentine beating Rowe. Valentine bestt Sharp in the final.