BOWLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22917, 21 December 1937, Page 7

BOWLING

EOTOEUA TOURNAMENT SECTION DRAW ANNOUNCED ENTRY OF LEADING PLAYERS [by TELEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] ROTORUA, Monday A full entry of 55 teams has boon received by the Rotorua Bowling Club for its annual rinks tournament, which is to commence at the Government Gardens greens on February 7. The teams, which ha to been drawn in five sections, include many rinks from Auckland, while the personnel of many of the teams are well known Dominion bowlers. The section draw and skips are as follows:

Section A.—Ritchie (Carlton), Williams (Gisborne), Fowkes (Rotorua). Little (Carlton), Maher Scott (Grey Lynn), Russell (St. Heliers), Walker (Auckland), Crowley (Frankton Railway), Parkinson (Hastings), Baker (Mount Eden). Section B.—-Lofley (Carlton), Wallace (Epsom), (Putaruru), Johnson (Gisborne), Whiteside (Waiuku), Queenin (Rotorua), Bennett (Auckland), McKinley (Rawhiti), Letliam (Ponsonby), Wooller (Remuera), Michell (Whitiora). Section C.—Brownlee (Carlton). Gardiner (Otahuhu), Cottingham (Auckland Transport), Taylor (Carlton), Pilkington (Hamilton), Sharp (Hallyburton-Johnstone), Hartley (Poverty Bay), Prince (Grey Lynn), Casey (Thorndon), Stewart (Matamata), Corbett (Rctorua). Section D.—Hodd (Carlton), Buckley (Grey Lynn), Bell (Hamilton), Delaunay (Carlton), London (Devonport), Henderson (Gisborne), Taplin (Auckland Transport), Aylett (Rawhiti), Bennett (Hataiti), Higsrlnbotham (West End), Gatland (Onehunga). Section C.—Gordon (Carlton), Crowley (Gisborne), Pascoe (Devonport), Pakes (Rotorua). Xaylor (Thorndon), Loran (Rocky >~ook), Townley (Mount Albert), Choat (Whitiora). Auld (Otahuhu), Casey (Eltham). Whittle (Grey Lynn).

TOURNEY AT MANGERE The results of a full-rink tourney played at Mangere were as follows:—Section A: Livingstone (Onehunga) won with five wins. Section B: Gatland (Onehnnga) won the play-off after four t«ams had tied. In the final Gatland won. PLAY AT KAUKAPAKAPA Following are the results of games played on the Kaukapakapa Bowling Club's green on Saturday:—Championship singles: E. A. Shanks, 21, v. C. Earle, 12. Hardley buttons: Ken. Drinnan, McKemie, 31, t. Thomas, Frew, 12. RAWHITI CLUB'S TOURNEY The following skips have entered for the pairs tournament to be held on the Kawhiti Bowling Club's green to-morrow at 9 a.m.:—Coppins, Wood (Ellerslie), Fookes, Lett. Kirk (Carlton), Haycock. Foote (Mount Kden), N. Donaldson (Grey Lynn), Stehr (Epsom), Holiowes (Hillsboro), Hillam (waitemata), Thomson, Brown, Macpherson, Penn, Mason (Rawhiti). . RESULTS AT PAEROA [bt telegraph—OWN correspondent] PAEROA, Monday Results in the Brenan Shield competition played by the Paeroa Bowling Club on Saturday were:—C. Webb, T. Vowles, L. Gibb, 31, v. T. Walls, F. T. Johnston, J. Walmslev, 22; P. R. Hubbard, A. Lindsay, W H. Taylor. 2-2. v. A. J. Young, W: Barclay. F. P.ve, 13; O. Vowles, W. Rowan, J Silcock, 23*. v. P. H. Leinh, J. Kidd. A. J. Bowmar, 17; F. McGrillan. I. Chamberlain, T Lockyer, 21, v. .T. J. Pope. O. Masters. W. Smith, 10. , The goldfields stars were retained In a challenge from the Te Aroha team, the holders, S. Matkovich, A. .T. Maiden, E. H. Henderson and T. L. Williams scoring'2o to 14 by Te Aroha (Bailey, Grandes, Powell. Barnes) ... , . The second round of the champion single® resulted: —W. Morrison, 19, v. W. H. Taylor, 10; F. Lockyer, 17. v. W. H. Taylor, It; T. L. Williams, 24, v. L. C. Cane, 11; ,K H. Henderson. 21, v. F. Lockyer, 12; L. G. McDonald, 20, v. I. Silcock. 10: T. H. Wright, 12, v. L. Oabb. 5); A. J. Bowmar. 17, v. A. J. Maiden, 14. The handicap singles resulted: —C. webb, 20 v P. H. Leigh, 10; W. 8. Allen, 21, ▼. W* H. Taylor. 17; C. Webb. 20. v. T. Pye. 17- T. L. Williams, 20. v. W. Aston, 10; E. H* Henderson, 25, v. G. Masters. 9; E. H. Henderson, 30, v. W. G. H. Weadon. 10; W Morrison. .'?0. v. Weadon, 12: Walmsley, lo". v. W. Morrison. 10; J. Walmsley, 21, v. F. McQuillan, 17; A. ,T. Maiden, 36. v. W. Rowan. 14; A. J. Bowmar, 18. v. A. J. pairs results were:—G. Masters and Bowmar. 10. v. McQuillan and Taylor, 20; A. Vowles and Henderson. -4, t. Matkovich and Walmsley. 22: Masters and Bowmar, 2ft, v. Leigh and P.ve 14: and Morrison, 41, v. ,T. Walls and McDonald. 18.

HAMILTON TOURNAMENTS [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON 1 , Monday The final of the Hamilton Bowling Club'* champion rinks tournament united "* £>'" lows;—Leak, Contts. Lymburn \ eoman, -ft, v. Curteis, Boyes, Mown Chapman, 11. Sixteen team)« competed in the rlnbf rourg tournament, the winning team being Origg Hawken, Marcroft, Willey. HAMILTON EAST CLUB [from OCR OWN* correspondent] HAMILTON. Monday Following are the results of games played on the Hamilton East green:—Championship singles: Karton, v. Hynes, 17. I-irst-year singles championship: Dean. 31. v. Scott, 1«. Progressive threes Christmas hamper tonrnament: Leads. L. Webster; seconds, McDomld; skips, Mclntyre. Each had five wins. TOURNEY AT FRANKTON [from OCR OWN correspondent] HAMILTON. Monday A fnll-rink tournament played on the Frankton Bowlinsr Club's green on Saturday resulted in a win for a rink comprising Atker, Griffiths. Cooney, Bond, with four wins and one loss.

CLAUDELANDS CLUB [FROM OCR OWN correspondent] HAMILTON. Monday A one-day tournament played on the Claudelands green on Saturday was won by L. Mead, C. M. Muir, T. B. Lendrum, W. V. Chetfwidden, who defeated Tt. Frazer, F. T. Hobinsnn, T. Kingston, J. T. Millington in the play-off. MATCH AT WHITIORA [from OCR own correspondent] HAMILTON. Monday In a match for the Mason Stars played on the Whitiora Club's green on Saturday, Bonham, J. A. Nelson, Yeats, Crowhnrst (challengers). 28, defeated Norman, W. Smith, F. Booth, J. Morris, 9. FRANKTON RAILWAY CLUB [FROM OCR OWN correspondent] HAMILTON. Monday Tho progressive pairs tournament of the Frankton Railway Bowling Club was played during the week-end, the winning skip being O. Morrison (-Railway) and the winning lead J. Wilson (Railway), both going through the competition without a loss.

THAMES TOURNAMENT [by telegraph—OWN coukespondext] THAMES, Monday The Thanhs two-day bowling: tournament for Christmas trophies was completed on Saturday, when W. Kilsrour, F. McCullongh, R. Gooder, A. Delamore won with six esmn. Five wins were scored by N. Death, G. Howe, A. Fleming, !C. Gordon. OPOTIKI CLUBS [by TELE'JKAI'U-own correspondent] OPOTIKI, Monday Games were played as follows at the Opotiki Citizens' Bowling Club's jrreen during the week-end:—Championship singles: J. Smith beat C. Bluck, Crawford beat Borrie, Burton beat Black, Frew beat Burton, Borrio beat Tabb. Handicap singles: Burton beat Stevens, Griffiths beat Miller, iun., Stevens heat Miller. Craig beat Bodman, Borrie beat Bod man. On the Opotiki Club'A green the defenders of the Mood.v Cup. Clark, Thompson, Hedle.v and Kidd. defeated the challengers, Connor, Debrecfney. Hccco and Hathaway, by a narrow margin.