BOWLING TITLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23615, 27 March 1940, Page 14

BOWLING TITLES

AUCKLAND TOURNEY TWO EVENTS FINALISED EXECUTIVE FOURS TO EPSOM The survivors from section play in the four events in the Auckland Bowling Centre's annual Easter tournament met on the Carlton green yesterday, when the finals of two of the events were played. The Kpsom team, led by M. J. Hooper, won the honours in the clubs' executive fours, while the Itoinuera iirst-year players, in charge of K. Hickson, were successful in winning | the colts' championship. The inter- i mediate fours event was narrowed j down to two teams, the final game be- j tween Hume's St. Heliers rink and a j Balmoral team skipped by Orange will j be played on the Carlton Club's green | to-day at 1.30. Jn the senior event, the Easter fours, the ; competition has almost reached the semi- j final stages, with tho following teams still | left in:-—W. C. Franks (Balmoral), V. JShort (Pukekohe), and J. S. Martin (Carlton)-. The game between E. E. Kobcrts (Curlton) and C. G. Mahcr (Auckland) .vas not completed owing to darkness, and the remaining heads will be played at >0 this morning. The semi-final games lake place immediately nfterwards, and the final game will bo played at 1.30 p.m. The draw is as follows:—Martin v. Short. Franks v. winner of the game between .Roberts and Maher. Conditions for yesterday's P»uy # were not or the best, the heavy downfall of rain ha Iway through Ihe opening round rendering the greens very sodden and heavy. However, the pace of the greens improved during the late afternoon, and the players benefited accorii- ! ingly. , i i . ( i i Consequent upon lite delay caused by tin | adjournment during (he wet period, the I ■ games were protracted, and it was very dark 'when some of them were completed. Ihe I semi-finals of the intermediate fours and ! the final game in tho clubs' executive fours j suffered most in this respect, one game in the ' former being carried on in the latter stages S with the aid of players using matches and ! cigarette lighters to show the way to tho i jack. The final stages of tho clubs execu- ! live fours were carried out in such extreme j darkness that the headlights of a motor-car were used to illuminate tho scene over tho j ''^Consiilerfng 15 the darkness, the standard of I the bowling was very good Thomas (Mount | Albert) actually making a dead head on one 1 occasion. The. game was remnrka >'e f° r the accurate driving shots performed , . sides, no fewer than II dead heads even ita ling during the game. The f ',L | command throughout, and two sels, o ' four* in the middle stages virtually «lint lied me contest in favour of the solid Epson, com- ! -\y Inder, president of the Auckj land Bowling Centre. attended am! Presented the prizes to (hewinncrsinthe luls. executive fours, and the first-jear plajers I Co, ru.Vs o, of inter-section play were as follmvs: ~~ EXECUTIVE FOURS First Bound. Kendall.' Forgie. Henderson, n L ri?iDnell ( Sttwver J.V.iffo'rd (Balmoral). K"i T'he folh'wing had byes: Young. Tay or « rin it K Thomas (Mount Albert); Bra it M waite' Stehr, Furuell. M. J. Hooper (Kpsom ; Macey. Mahon.v, Henderson. It. bheatli (li'emuera). r.illes 12: Semi-finals.—Thomas, 2S, >. t.uies, liooner. 'J<>, v. Sheath, 1.. Final. —Hooper, IT, v. I bonias, 13. EASTER FOURS First Bound.—Leonard, Newconib, V nghtif"' , 0: Hi pmi Vu Am-UU 1 ™ (Ponsonby), -•>. , v - p. m .hiOllgh'ton T 'Baxter! Ellisdon, it ' Hand,up <<%?• ft* Prh'e, Lawson'.' W. J . Short (Vnuig'er, ( t''''t"' 'Skoglund (Mangere)''"•"a; J A lK ki S .nd) •Vi )ll \f r, MHt;er r Kemp. (Auckland), V> ..n rnv Sfnhbs W D Kellv 20, (-.ox. White J 'J- Donnell o<eniiiera), 22. v. Walters. Smith, Cliff. \V. E. Hll nt ( Heleitf>viiie) i.i• Whvte, McMinn. Lea, V. Little (Carlton), 22, v. Brown Kelly. J^worth. ' !one^ rl, Oa".e Tait Peters, Mclvinstry. H.' Cowper (Ponsonbv) !); Warn,an, Matheson, Keys, C. G. Maher' (Auckland). 25, v. sti . r . l . l ] ), ! son, Thomson, W. Bremner (W Darroch, Drury, Thompson, J. (S „ Heliers), -8. v. Brown.Yeo Boa.n. Vj .. H. Tongue (Bocky Nook). 1-'; \\ alkcr, Harvev E. E. Roberts (Carlton), -•>. v. Savers ' George, Vella. J. H. M.ngins Onehunga) 15. The following had byes:—Ramin vHarner Svkes. A. Murdoch (Otahuhu , Lett. Wright. Burnett. B. Corby (Ellcrshe) Robertson." A. Hill. Benson, W. C. Franks (Balmoral), Field, Paull. Fisher, A. Jackson <EP Second Round.—H igginbotham, 01. v. Hosking 20; Short, 15. v. Randrnp, 12; Martin, 25, v. Bennet. 17: Little. 17. v Donnell. 10; Maher, 21, v. Hitchen, 1<; Roberts. 1 v Tyndall. 15; Murdoch, 10, v. Corby, 11; Franks, 23, v. Jackson, IS. Third Round. —Short. IS, v. Higginbothani, 17- Martin, 21, v. Little, 15; Franks, v. 'Murdoch. 0; Roberts v. Maher, unfinished at ia-all with four heads to play. INTERMEDIATE FOURS

First Round.—Catterall, Meltzer, Carter, W. Struckett (Carlton), 21, v. Davis, Corston. Ander.son A. L. Seward (Grey liyi'n), 1 <> McPherson, Pope, Dcas, B. North (Ota nihu), '2l v. Hollis. Clark, Lawson, ,T. Brand (Hillshor'o), US; Louden, C'ossey, Stevens, h. -V Thompson (Mount Albert), v - , TA' Youngman, Smith, C. B. Shine (Grey Lynn), 17- Meredith. Weeks, Peterson, N. Orantfe (Balmoral), -I. v. Abbott Murdoch. Gibbs, \V E. A. Smith (Mount Eden), JO; McDonald. Thomas, Wetherill, W. N. Stewart (I'onsonby), -'7. v. Heebie, Baylor, .Taylor, Magill (Edendale). 18; Potts, Cony nghami Spenee. F. S. Hume (St. Hipliers). v. C'roydnn, Tver, Rose. J. Canty (Wailemata), 10; Fillmore. Met wan, bmith, L. "Waiti'' (Auckland), in. v.. Whittaker Cp tman, Delich, H; A. Craig (Carlton). 10; Bigham, Smithers, Bilkey A. P. >»eil (Hillsboro) 2.'5, v. Clarke, Mic.kleborough, Trewheela, C. Armitage (Grey Lynn), 10. Second Round.—North, 2M, v. Struckett, 11; Orange. IS, v. Thompson, I .; Hume, 10. v. Stewart, I •">; Neil, v. Waite, 7. Semi-finals. —Hume. 10, v. >seil, IS; Orange, 10, v. North, "17. , The final will be played at 1 ..10 p.m. totlny' FIRST-YEAIt PLAYERS Fitst Round.—Tonks, Leaning. Rainger, E. Hickson (Remuera). 22, v. Bullock, McBrine, McLoughen, L. Wilson (Edendale). 7. The following hiul byes;—Trewheela, Russell, Henderson. L. Barker (West End), Pugh, Stirling, Watson. Ke.vmar (\\ aitemata), Paltridtre. Atkins, Clarke, J. X. Armstrong (Groy Lynn). , Semi-finals.—Hickson, 21, v. Barker, 12; Kevmar, 'J I, v, Armstrong. 2rt. Final.—Hickson, 'JO, v. Ke.vmar, 7. PLAY IN PROVINCE [L'HOM HKItALD C'OH II ESI'ONUKNTS") Morrinaville. —A pairs tournament was played on the MorrinHville Bowling Club's green yesterday, '2B players taking part. T. Brodie won the leads with five wins. J. Hughes and W. Darrall played off the final

of the skips, Hughes winning 7—6. In an •.nler-club gamo between Walton and Hinuera the former team won by 12 points. Whangarei.—Owing to rain, the Hikurangi Bowling Club's Easter tournament could not be concluded on Monday. Teams to qualify were:—Section 1: Steele, McNay, Campbell, .1 Wins each. Section 2: West well and Phillips, (i wins each. SOUTH AUCKLAND TOURNEY FRANKTON RINK SUCCESSFUL [fiiom our own cohhkspondknt] HAMILTON, Tuesday Post-section in the South Auckland Bowling Centre's Easter tournament took place on the Whitiora Club's green to-day. The weather was showery for the semi-finals this morning, but the afternoon, when the final was played, was fine. li. S. Aikcr, I'. K. Forster (substitute for 11. Judge), U. I'. Bond and W. R. Hawkins (Frankton) defeated R. Guy, B. Greenough, W. J. 2sorth and T. AV. Gee (Te Awaniutu), after a closely-contested ■ game by 21 points to TJ. T: B. Booth, F. C. House, V. R. Crowhurst and C. Davis (Whitiora) accounted for E. J. Wat tins, J. Sing. F. R. Booth and J. Morris (Whitiora) by 10 points to 18. A large gallery witnessed t lie final between tlie rinks skipped by Hawkins and Davis. On the loth head, the score was S-all Hawkins then scored a four, and Crowhurst trailed the jack, which rested in a nest, of Frankton's bowls. Davis failed to save and Hawkins added six to his account, giving the Frankton rink a lead of 10 on the fJth head. Hawkins continued to hold the lead, and the game finished 2(1---'12. in the Frankton team's favour. Hawkins rink won the same tourney last year.