OPEN SINGLES

NZ Truth, Issue 1255, 19 December 1929, Page 17

OPEN SINGLES

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SINGLES The Old Hands Go Down Fighting (From "N.Z. Truth's" , Auckland Rep;): •THE open jingles championship tourna'- * ment was notable for the complete elimination of many old-time exponents of the game and the ascendency of the younger element m bowling. Mak. "Walker, thrice champion-bowler of the. Dominion, did not even qualify for the \ post-sectional rounds nor did W. Bremner the present champion skip of: the pominion and Arthur Parsons, a play-, er with an unique" record, also found himself on the banks long .before -tne concluding game was played. ;;. •. Walker received a trouncing from Jack"''; Benson, a young player who was - Runner-up m the Auckland champion of champion singles competition last season; Bremner was eliminated by Torrance, a% Ponsonby crack, and Parsons, onet-<Sf. the finest exponents of the drawing ■ ;g"ame New Zealand has ■' ever pro- ; ducefl, was absolutely outplayed by

f Charlie Hardley. I Auckland found | its : flrst champion bowler m ■ Harry f de Launay. He is I a graceful player, , with*;, a sweet delivery, . and his win was v not unexpected, v-, Hi s play throughout the , tournament Indicated, his; -right of place , to -'"the V concluding honors. Duncan Fraser, a 'Mount r Eden crack], was the runner-up. H i s play- again featured, him as a master of.

defensive tactics. ' . The' surprise of the tournament was the remarkable play of Charlie Hardley. " This player displayed form which might havev placed him';- as the winner, but lie threSy his chances away m the game against Fraser. /.•,.. ! He-had the game well' in hand, being: m the' lead by a substantial margin of i points, when he drove on several heads i •when down, instead of saving by drawing a saving shot. However, Hardley showed that : he ppssesses wonqerful ability and Newl Zealand' should hear more of this dark Tidrse. * " - - ■; Another player .worthy, of comment was Irving Clarke, who, singularly enough, was Bremner's number three : m the champion rink of the Dominion. i He was eliminated from the contest by the defensive tactics* of Fraser. This i player, was m the public eye -last season. He gave a fine exposition of the game .' and showed his ability to being classed as among the first- m the Dominion.