PAIRS TOURNEY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22971, 24 February 1938, Page 20

PAIRS TOURNEY

PLAY AT BOTOKUA , ; HOME TEAM'S FIRST LOSS INTERESTING STAGE REACHED [by TELEGIIAI'H —OWN CORUESrONDENT] < ROTORUA, Wednesday A continuation of ideal weather enabled to-day's three rounds of the Hotorua Bowling.. Club's open pairs tournament to be played under the best conditions,, and the matches were very keenly contested. The Rotorua pair, Fakes and French, which up to the, end of Tuesday's rounds was the only team unbeaten, lost to Auckland (Dadlev), in the eighth round. The day's play also lessened the chances of Sykos (Otahuhu) and Tvndall (St. Heliers), who were the two finalists last year. The greens were fu.stcr to-day than (hey had been since the opening of the tournament and the play was generally of a higher standard than was displayed earlier. At the close of the ninth round the number of wins which will qualify for post-section play largely depends upon the result of the two games to be played to-morrow by Hoskings and Donaldson (Grey Lynn), who have six wins and two losses, and Mephan's (Taumarunui) success in his lust game. Although he won tho gaino against "West End (Hopwood) fairly comfortably, Pakes (Rotorua) had to submit to defeat in tho second round of the day's play when ho met Dadley (Auckland), who, together with his lead, Waitc, was playing excellent bowls. Budd and .McDowell, who are representing (he home club in section B, went through the three games without defeat and lead in their section with eight wins and only one loss. Mephan (Tauniarunui) suffered another loss to-day when pluying Onehunga (Sims), but is still leading in the section with seven wins and one match to play. In the afternoon Maxwell Walker comfortably defeated Tyndall (St. Heliers), while Harper (Otahuhu). the title-holder, faded out of tho picture when beaten by Claughton and Bennett (Hastings). Detailed results of to-day's games are as follows: —' SECTION A Seventh Round.—-Huntly (Shaw and Smith), 10, v. St. Heliers (Boyce and Russell), 15; Balmoral (McGaffin and Francis), 27, v. Hastings (Bennett and Claughton), .13; Mount Albert (Baker and Brodie), 20, v. Rotorua (Lee and Howe), 12; Grey Lynn (Donaldson and Hosking), 22, v. Onehunga (Sainty and Sims), JO; Tauniarunui (Mephan and Mephan), 34, v. "Whitiora (Cook and Booth), Jo. Eighth Round.—Hastings, 20, v. St. Heliers, 10; Otahuhu, 2:t, v. Huntly, 17; .Mount Albert, 18, v. Whitiora, 35; Balmoral, 20, v. ltotorua, J2; Onehunga, 23, v. Tauniarunui, .13. Ninth Round.—Tauniarunui, 21, v. Grey Lynn, JO; St. Heliers. 23, v. Rotorua, 8; Hastings, 24, v. Otahuhu, 17; Whitiora, 22, v. Balmoral, 13; Mount Albert, 18, v. Onehunga, 14. Summary.—Tauniarunui, 7 wins, 2 losses; Mount Albert and Grey Lynn, 0 wins, 2 losses; Rotorua, Onehunga, Balmoral and Otahuhu, 4 wins, 4 losses; Hastings, 4 wins, 5 losses; Huntly, 2 wins, 0 losses; Whitiora, 1 win, 7 losses. 'SECTION B Seventh Round. —Tauranga (McFarlane and Lewis), 22, v. St. Heliers (Reid and Price), 21; Rotorua (McDowell and Budd), 31, v. Henderson (Norcross anil Dollar), 21; Glen Eden (Kirkpatrick and Firth), 20, v. Devonport (Gerrard and Adkin), 17; Whitiora (Whellan and .Elliott), 21, v. Takapuna (Collins and Collins), 17; Pularuru (Paxton and Francis), 20, v. Auckland (Hammond and Kasper), 1(1. Eigth Round.—Henderson, 10, v. Auckland, 18; Rotorua, 27, v. Whitiora, 21, Tauranga, 23, v. Glen Eden, 10; Takapuna, HI, v. Huntly, I<>; l'utaruru, 17, v. Devonport, Hi. Ninth Round. —Tauranga, 10, v. Putarnru, IS: Rotorua, 22, v. Huntly, 18; Whitora, 22. v. Auckland, 1.8; Henderson, 20, v. Devonport, 13; Glen Eden, 10. v. St. Heliers, 18. Summary.—Rotorua, 8 wins, 1 loss; Olen Eden, 7 wins, 2 losses; Whitiora and Huntly, 5 wins, 3 losses; Tauranga, Putaruru ami Takapuna. 4 wins, 4 losses; Auckland anil Henderson, 3 wins, 5 losses; St. Heliers, 1 will, 7 losses. SECTION C Seventh Round. —Epsom (Dunningham and Hooper), 20, v. Grey Lynn (Wilson and Adams), 17; Waitemata (l'otter and Williamson), 24; v. Woburn (Hooper and Forsyth), 20; Mount Albert (Humphreys and Glenister), 21, v. Ellerslic (Johnson and Johnson), 12; ltotorua (Hartley and Corbett), 27. v. Poverty Bay (Ansell and Morrison), 12; Henderson (Wynyard and Higginbotham), 2(1, v. Palmerston North (Boon and Nash), 15. Eighth Round. —Mount Albert. 10, v. Epsom, to- Waitemata, 28, v. Poverty Bay, 2U; Grey Lynn, 20. v. Auckland. 15; Henderson, 23, v. Rotorua, 20; Palmerston North, 21. v. Ellerslie, 12. Ninth Round.—Mount Albert, 20, v. Auckland, 10; Palmerston North, IS, v. Epsom. 10; Rotorua, 21. v. Ellerslie, 10; Henderson, 25, v. Waitemata, 10; Poverty Bay, 20. v. Woburn. 18. Summary.—Mount Albert, 8 wins, l loss; Henderson, 7 wins, 1 loss; Palmerston North. 0 wins. 2 losses; Rotorua and Epsom, 5 wins. 3 losses; Waitemata, Auckland and Grey Lynn, 3 wins, 5 losses; Ellerslie, 2 wins, G losses; Poverty Bay, 2 wins, 7 losses; Woburn, 1 win, 7 losses. SECTION D Seventh Round. —Rotorua (French and Banks), 22, v. Epsom (Thomas and Fisher), 12; Tauranga (Potter and Sinclair), 27, v. Woburn (Judil and Bradley), 8; Auckland (Hardic Neil and Walker), 24, v. Grey Lynn (Mudd and Ross), 0; Whitiora (Blunt and Davis), 22, v. St. Heliers (Thompson and Tyndall), 15; Rocky Nook (Cox and Ellisdon), 21, v. Takapuna (Carr and Butler), 15. Eighth Round. —Auckland Transport, 22, v. Grey Lynn, 12; Tauranga, 27, v. Rocky Nook. 13; Rotorua, It), v. Takapuna. 17; Auckland, 20, v. St. Heliers, 10; Epsom, 20. v. Whitiora, l.s. Ninth Round.—Rocky Nook. 23, v. Woburn, 18; Auckland, 27, v. Epsom, 13; Whitiora. 17, v. Takapuna, 10; Rotorua, 18, v. Tauranga, 13; Auckland Transport, 11». v. St. Heliers. 10. Summary.—Auckland. 7 wins, 1 loss; Tauranga. 0 wins, 2 losses; Rotorua, Whitiora and Auckland Transport, 5 wins, 3 losses; Rocky Nook. 5 wins, I losses; St. Helliers, I wins. 5 losses; Epsom and Woburn, 3 wins, 5 losses; Takapuna and Grey Lynn, 1 win, 7 losses. SECTION E i Seventh Round. —Hastings (Garland and Hall), 20. v. Epsom (Qraham ami Nash), 17; Havelock North (Cummins and Flanders), 28, v. Auckland (Waite and Dadley), 15; Rotorua (French and Pakes). 20, v. West End (Colthurst and Ilopwood), 12; Devonport (Capper and Lundon), 10, v. Devonport (Kenning and Leather), 12; Papatoetoe (Shepherd and Cox), 22, v. Onehunga (Gatland and Gatland), 15. Eighth Round.—Hastings, 20, v. Havelock North, 10; Devonport (Leather), 28, v. Onehunga, 13; Hastings, 22, v. West End, 18; Auckland, 18, v. Rotorua. 10; Papatoetoe. 20, v. Epsom, 18. Ninth Round.—Onehunga. 35, v. Devonport (Lundon), 8; West End, 21, v. Papatoetoe, 20; Hastings, 18, v. Auckland, 0; Epsom, 17, v. Devonport (Leather), 10; Rotorua, 20, v. Rocky Nook, 17. Summary.—Rotorua, 8 wins, 1 loss; Hastings, 0 wins. 2 losses; West End, 5 wins, 3 losses; Devonport (Lundon), Epsom and Havelock North, 4 wins, I losses; Auckland. Palmerston North. Auckland and Rocky Nook, 3 wins. 5 losses; Papatoetoe, 2 wins, 0 losses; Onehunga, 2 wins, 7 losses.