BOWLING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9610, 16 March 1917, Page 8

BOWLING

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

FINAL WON BY WELLINGTON

The bowling competition for the champion honours for the season was continued on** the W ellington gre.en yea ex dav afternoon. The green was keen, but a strong wind made accurate bowling difficult. When play was discontinued on the previous evening on account of the failing light, Henderson, Roberts, Crawford, Cooper (s). Karori. who played Cray Munro, Marqus, Powell (s), Eastbourne, were 16 points to their opponents’ 13. At the conclusion of the fifteenth head, Karori commenced with a single in the hist head, and Eastbourne gained two in the next. A single to the men from across the harbour followed, but they were not destined to hold the leading nositiou for long, as in the next Karori drew level and scoring until they had registered eight on the board. Eastbourne then got in three counters, and the next head added two points to their score, making the game eight each. In the eleventh Eastbourne secured a 4, -which gave them a lead of three. This proved to be practically their last sprint in the game. Their score was passed on the thirteenth head, and being 13 to Karon's 35 when the twentieth head had been decided they abandoned the game. Muir. Potter. Thompson, Sievwr’ght (s). Wellington, who played Davis. Leahy, Wylie, J. Brackenriugo (s), Newtown in the semi-final, won the game by several points. Newtown opened by scoring a single in each of the first two heads, then Wellington took command and were ten to Newtown'* two at /the finish of the seventh. Both teams were playing well and there were some excellent drawing shots sent up by Thompson and Sievwright for Wellington and Wylie for Newtown. As the game progressed Wellington increased their lead until they were nine in advance _of Karori three heads from the finish. Newtown were unable to out down Heir opponents’ score to any appreciable extent and lost by 16 to 22. FINAL. The final was played between Muir, Potter, Thompson, Sievwright (s), Wellington and Henderson, Roberts, Crawford, Gdoper (s), Karori. Wellington was first to find the length and were lying three shots when Cooper with his last bowl burnt the head. In the next there was little to choose between the teams. Wellington measuring a shot in.

’ Thu second head produced two to Wellington. Roberts drew the shot for Karon, which Potter rested out, and Thompson added another. The position of the bowls was altered by the skips, but in the end Wellington were successful. Roberts had the counting bowl in the next, to which another was added. These were undisturbed; and the figures on the score board road Wellington 3. Karori 2.

In the fourth head Karori were lying several shots, when Thompson with a fast cut the the nearest one out, and drew the shot with his next bowl. Sievwright put in another, which Cooper only just missed picking out, and Wellington advanced their score by a brace. Roberts and Crawford had the cios* ones to kitty in the fifth head. Thompson broke the head up, and the jack sprung to the side near the line, leaving Wellington one up. Cooper drew the shot, which Sievwright displaced, Cooper again drawing the counter with his second. In the next head Karori gained another single. Potter put in a nice shot, which Roberts rested, and no alteration was mado by the succeeding players. The seventh head ended in Wellington gaining two points. Potter drew one close to the jack, and Crawford placed a bowl inside of it. Sievwright scattered things somewhat with his first bowl, ’•kitty” coming to rest near two of his own bowls, and Cooper’s drives did not avail. Another single to Wellington in the following head gave them a lead of four points, which Karori reduced by eno in the next. Both Muir and Henderson were either short or too wide in the tenth head; the- skips adjourned for tea, and when they returned Karori were lying four. Sievwright sent away his bowls with a yard or two of running- in tnein, but they did not do what was required oi them. Karori gained four, which put them a point in front of their opponents. Wellington had the position bowls nearest to the jack in the loilowing one, "when a drive by Crawford mixed things up and sent ' kitty to the edge of the rink. Sievwright* drew the shot and was asked by his No. 3 to cut Karori’s nearest out. He cut his own out instead, and gave his adversaries a single, the score after the eleventh head had been played being Karori 10. Wellington 8. Wellington had the better of the twelfth head. There were a number of short bowls, which interfered with the draw on one hand, and neither Crawford nor Cooper could get a second in, or disturb the shot bowl, three to Wellington being the result. Wellington 11, Sarori 10. . _ , , Muir placed his second howl on the Wck in the thirteenth head, and one of Crawford's wicked in second. There was no alteration when the skips went down jo deliver their shots. Cooper cut tht counter out with an accurate drive, and tay one, and with his second now! drew mother. The next head resulted in the score bein'/' equalised again, each team being twelve points. v , , First one and then the other side had the shot in the fifteenth head. (> Muir drew on the “little white fellow, and Roberts pushed him away, only bis bowl displaced by Potter. Roberta returned the compliment and Crawford added his quota. Fast shots by Siev. weight did not improve matters and Karori scored two. Karen 14. 15 ellmgtoSho2rt bowls in the si -x te enth bead proved to be in favour of Wellington, i-bo bad the nearest ones to titty. The ports were too narrow for either Crawford or Cooper to negotiate, and Wellington secured four, which put them two in front. On the whole both teams were playins well, hut the most consistent was Potter No. 2 for Welington. Neither team could get far away from the other, and for a final it was one of the best contested games seen in' Wellington tor gome time. Karori gained a point, in the seventeenth and on© in the eighteenth head, the score being 16 each with three heads to go. . Towards the end ot the game the interest became keener. Wellington notched a couple in the nineteenth head, and in the twentieth, after Crawford had killed it, Kareri scored a single, due to a beautiful draw by Cooper. Wellington 18, Karori 17. In the final head the leads first bowls were short. Muir drew the shot with his second, and Roberts rested him cut. Crawford played a good one, but he was unlucky to shift his partner’s counter. Thompson drew within six inches of kitty, and Cooper was short and narrow ! with his firsi and, with his second drew a good second, leaving Wellington winners by 19 to 17.

NEVtTOTTN CLT7B.

The following teams will represent tie Newtown Club on Saturday Against Hataitai. at Newtown—Alpe, Salmon, Smith, Tcnks (»); Playne. Remington, Lovell, C. 11. Luke (s). At Hataitai—- £. Read, Levestam, Dufl, Laughton (»).

Against Lyall Bay, at the bay—Crosby, Gyles, S. Heberts, Pr.ddle (s); W. Heberts, Thorcley, Bennett, Fiyger vs;.

TE HIWI CLUB.

The following rinks have been selected to play against Thorndon at Te Hiwi on Saturday next at 2 p.m.—Houidsworih, Thorpe, Wiggins, Shallcrass (s); Kinnear, Fairley,. Skinner, Ferguson (s).

HATAITAI CLUB-

The following rinks will represent the above club on Saturday against New. town: —At home; Young, Matthews, McLennan, Hendry (s). Away: Carswell, iiulse, Julius, Pryor; Johnson, Ballinger, Fielding, Penney. Edwin Feathers, against Johnsonville — Stonebanks, Ward, Bailey, McWhannell; Kitto, Hidley, Brown, Kean (s).