BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16348, 3 April 1915, Page 5

BOWLING.

EASTER TOURNAMENT.

RINKS COMPETITION

The Easter bowling tournament promoted by tho Dunedin Bowling Centro was commenced ye-sterday morning. The weather was cold and windy, and a light shower fell about 8 o'clock. Fortunately tho day cleared, though it was still cold, with a biting southerly late in tho afternoon, when thero was another light shower. Eighty rinks competed, and to-day, when the Doubles will bo proceeded with, 176 players will meet. At last year's Easter tournament thero were 64 rinks and 144 pairs. The system of play was tho same as last year—-namely, tiiat winners in tho qualifying round played in tho Provincial Rinks and losers in tho City Rinks playing at least three games in tho rinks. This ensured that each rink had at least four games during tho day. The prizes in tho; Provincial Rinks were trophies valued at £10, £6, and £4, and those in the City Rinks were valued at £6 and £4. A start was made on the Dunedin Green at 8 a.m. sharp, notwithstanding that a light rain was falling, and tho weather was cold and. windy. As the day advanced the weather improved somewhat, but was never ao any time 'bowlers' weather. The green in the morning was to be a trifle heavy, but improved as the day wore on, until in the latter part of the afternoon it was playing remarkably well. Before the start of play the umpire (Mr W. Nicolson) announced that the rule as to playing with both feet on tho mat would bo strictly adhered to, and players evidently approved of this by tho applause with which the announcement was received. Subsequently there wero practically no infringements ol this rule, and tho umpire was seldom called upon to decide any dispute. The Caledonian Green was in good order, but the cold wind which blew across the ground upset tho calculations o£ the players to a great extent, as sometimes when an allowance was made for tshn wind, it would momentarily drop, the judgment of tho bowler thus being brought to naught. Despite the' fact that those in charge pushed on the games with all expedition, finality was not reached in either section. Scott's rink played well right through, and did not suffer a defeat.

The Roslyn Green played very -well, notwithstanding the morning rain, which the wind soon dried off. During the day excellent progress was made,_ and as matters stand now in the Provincial Rinks Cooke (4 wins) has to play _ Bremner (4 wins), for green -winner, while in the City Rinks Collinga (3 wins) has to play Fell (3 wins) for green winner. A bitterly cold wind blew across the Caversham Green and made it extremely difficult for the men to play to any advantage, and it could scarcely be said that any of those engaged enjoyed their games. Play ceaied at 6.30 p.m., everyone being glad when the umpire. (Mr C. R. Smith) rang the belL The following are the results: —

DUNEDIN GREEN. Qualifying Round. i E. Ball, E. Levido, J. Seddon, R. Gillespie (St. Clair) 18 beat R."" Sorymgeour, H. Frapwell, C. T. Paterson, W. P. Gale (Kai : korai) 12. R. Fountain, C. Beazley, J. A. M'Kinnon, J. Edwards (Otago) 19 beat J. Campbell, W. B. M'Alister, B. H. Ledlie, J. H. Hinton (St. Kilda) 18. J. Tonkin, C. Grace, C. Rawlinson, G. Dunn (North-East Valley) 21 beat W. T. Easton, H. Bolting, J. Holgate, A. J. Botting (Mornicgton) 8.. L. Campbell, A. M'Donald, J. Veitch, D. Cormack (Caledonian) 19 beat R.' Moore, W. Heenan, W. Weir, W. C. Allnutt (Kaikorai) 12. S. Leith, L. Tuokey, J. Reddington, C. Lyng (Caledonian) 23 beat J.. Barron, G. Murray, R. L. Christie, J. M. Brown (Caversham)'B. A." Armit, A. Johnston, G. Armit, G. Johnston (Wakari) 15, beat;A. Aitken, C. Anderson, C. Beeby, W. Wright. (Balmacewen) 14. F. M*Nab, J. Bryce, P. Bryoe, J. Gilligan (Toieri) 18, beat D. M'Lean, W. C. Grant, A. F. Tripp, J. Buchanan (Outram) 13.

— Hunter,' W. Ormond, D. M'Faull, W. Pearce (St. Kilda) 16, beat W. Nelson, R. Sheddan, W. Hay, P. Garden (Clinton) 14. PROVINCIAL RINKS. Section A. First Round. Edwards 24 beat Gillespie 15. 1 • Cormack 18 beat Dunn 13. • " ■- " Second . Round. Dunn 23 beat Gillespie 19. " Cormack 12 beat Edwards 10. Third Round. Cormack 19 beat, Gillespie 17. Dunn 15 beat Edwards 8; Cormack won this section. Section B. First- Round. Lyng 18 beat Johnston 14. Gilligan 22 beat Pearce 18. ; . . Second Round. Lyng 21 beat Gilligan 13. ' Johnston 15 beat Pearce 14. , i Third Round. Lyng 20 beat Pearce 9. Johnston 16 beat Gilligan"a2. .Lyng won this section. Green Winner. Lyng: 14 beat .Cormaok 1L CITY RINKS. Section A. / First Round . P. Gale 20 beat Hinton 18. Allnutt 17 beat Botting 15. Second Round. Botting 13 beat Gale 10. . Allnutt 14 beat Hinton 13. Third Round. Allimtt 19 beat Gale 6. Hinton 18 .beat Botting 16. Allnutt "won this section. . Section B. First Round. Wright 19 beat' Brown 12. Garden 22 beat Buchanan 16. Second l Round. Brown 19 beat Buchanan 12. Garden 19 beat Wright 18. Third Round. . Brown, 21 beat Garden 15. Wright 15 beat Buchanan 16. J; Brown, P. Garden, and W. Wright tied for this section with two wins each, and on a draw being roado Wright got the bye. In playing off Brown 14 beat Garden 2. This leaves Brown and Wrght to play off for sectional winner. CALEDONIAN GREEN. Qualifying Round.

E. Summerell, J. M'Curdy, G. C. Adcss H. Hellyer (St. ICilda) 18, beat J. • Barclay [ J. Anderson., D. Mann. H. Mann (Fairfield) 10. ■ W. Henry, L. Dickel, J. Dey, J. Scott (Caledonian) 2C, beat D. Smith, J. Ford, J. Perry, P. (Jarolin (Mornmgton) 12. G. Swift, J. Forrest, J. Logan, J. Pietersen (Dunedin) 22, boat J. Beck, D. Taylor A. Buchanan, Joe Smith (Milton) 10. ' W. Geddes, J. G. M'Clymont, D. Buchanan, W.M'Donald (Green Island) 18 beat A. C. Robertson, W. V. Kingston "l! Pope, W. R. Piddington (St. Clair) 16.' J. Kyle, W. Penman, V. Gage, R. Carson (Kaitangata) 20,. beat E. Hastie, R. Grindley, A. Bcjn, J. Lindsay (North-East" Valley) 7.

H. J. Meyer, W. H. Johnson, T. J. Kelly, A. Domigan (Queonstown) 21, beat S. H. Wood, J. H. Matheson, T. Howard A. M'Dougall (Roslyn) 10. D. M. Stuart, H. Harris, A. 'Walker, D. C. Cameron (St. Kilda) 16, beat D. M'Lennan, W. Shepherd, A. Cooper,, T. Sanders (Kaituna) 12.

D. Menzies, J. Menzies, jun., J. Menzies, sen., G. Roid 17, boat J. Lucas, W. R. Don, O. Lockhart, J. R. Glover (Otago) 12. PROVINCIAL RINKS. Section A. First Round. Hellyer 22 beat Pietersen 10. Scott 17 beat M'Donald 14.

Second Round. Scott 23 beat Hellyer 10. M'Donald 19 beat Pietersen 10. Third Round. M'Donald 14 beat Hellyer 12. Scott 19 beat Pietersen 3. Scott won the section. Section B. First Round. Reid 12 beat Domigan 10. Carson 18 beat Cameron 17. _. Second Round. Domigan 17 beat Carson 16. Reid 20' beat Cameron 12. Third Round. Domigan 21 beat Cameron 17. Carson 19 beat Reid 16. Domigan. Carson, and Reid tied for the section with three . -wins each. Carson secured the bye. Tho play off—of 11 heads—between Domigan and Reid ended in. a win for Domigan, tho score being Domigan 7, Reid 4. Domigan now meets Carson, and the winner will play Scott for green winner.

CITY RINKS. Section A. First Round. Smith 21 beat Mann 13. Piddington 15 beat Carolin. 12.

Second Round. Oarolin 16 beat Mann 10. Smith 17 beat Piddington 15. Third Round. Mann 24 beat Piddington 10. Smith 18 beat Oarolin. 13. Smith "won the section. Section B. First Round. Glover 20 beat M'Dougall 12. Sanders 20 beat Lindsay 11. Second Round. M'Dougall 17 beat Lindsay 9. Sanders 22 beat Glover 15. Third Round.

M'Dougall 19 beat Sanders 17. Lindsay 17 beat Glover 13. . M'Dougall and Sanders tiod with two wins each. Tho play off—of 11 headsr—-re-sulted: Sanders 13, M'Dougall 8. Sanders will play Smith f£- green winner. ROSLYN GREEN. Qualifying Round.

Torlesse, Coventry, Aldiursfc, Laing (Waimatc) 21 beat M'Tamney, Hunt, Carson, Fell (Waikouaiti) 7 . P. Bryson, J. Smith, J. Kennedy, W. S. Neill (Mornington) 21 beat J. Kirkland, jun., R. M'Donald, P. Allan, J. A. Love (Fairfield) 12. A. Thomson, A. Mitchell, H: Brooks, D. M'lntosh (Cavcrsham) 19 beat G. T. Edwards, J. Bouoher, J. Carroll, J. Collins (Caledonian) 12. Gardner, Stark, J. D. Cameron, A. Stoneham (St. Kilda) 20 beat G. Nelson, W. D. Wyatt, T. Neill, J. G. Bentley (Dunedin) 13.

.R. Hunter, J. Wilson, J. Walker, N. Malcolmn (Roslyn) I*B beat -W. J. Smith, T. Sharp, A. Middlemiss, H. Carson (Kaitangata) 9. J. Hamel, C. Dickson, R. Frew, W. Miller (Roslyn) 25 beat J. Bell, W. Spong, T. Irvine, D. Mncfarlane (St. Kilda) 11. A. C. M'Leod, F. H. King, W. Begg, J. Cojke (Otago) 20 beat A. M'Callum, J. Pinnock, T. Allan, J. Abbott (North-East Valley) 11. Rallenshaw, Jenkins, Stevenson, Bremner (Invercargill) 13 beat J. McLean, W. 0. Smellie, J. M'Mullen, A. Buchanan (Green Island) 11.

PROVINCIAL RINKS. First Round. Miller 20 beat M'lntosh 18. Cooke 19 beat Neill 16. Bremner 13 beat Malcolmn 11. Laing 14 beat Stoneham 13. ' Second Round. Neill 17 beat Miller 8. Cooke 14 beat M'lntosh 13. Bremner 17 beat Stoneham 14. Malcolmn 21 beat Laing 16. Third Round. Cooke 16 beat Miller 8. Neill 17 beat M'lntosh 11. Bremner 18 beat Laing 12. Malcolmn 25 beat Stoneham 15. Cooke (4 wins) plays Bremner' (4 wins) for' green winner. CITY RINKS First Round. Collins 17 beat M'Farlane 14. Abbott 22 beat Love 7. Carson 14 beat Buchanan 13. Fell 19 beat Bentley 10. Second Round. M'Farlane 13 beat Love 12. Collins 16 beat Abbott 14. Bentley 18 beat Buchanan 2. Fell 17 beat Carson 15. Third Round.

Abbott 14- beat M'Farlane 12. Collins 20 beat Love 15. Fell 21 beat Buchanan 12. Bentley 14 beat Carson 13. Collins (three -wins) plays Fell (three wins) for green winner. NORTH-EAST VALLEY GREEN. Qualifying Round.

Barnes, F. Kettle, F. Carter, and J. White (St. Kilda) 14 beat J.'Offen, A. Walker, W.* Glass, and W. Foster (Caledonian) 10. •T. G. Henderson, W, Maxwell, A. H Anderson, and J. Esson (Stirling) 16 beat A. Langford, E. Plunkett, J. Scott, and T. Langford (Kaituna) 8. W. Grindley, J. Hi Wilkinson, J. Allan, and W. M. Hogg (Dunedin) 20 beat W. Allan, J. Miller, J. B. Kirkland, and J. Miller (Fairfield) 10. J. Robson, J. Hamilton, E. Falconer, and R. J. Watts (Otago) 21 beat W. Maddox. J. Foster, W. Giles, and B. S. Cole (St. Clair) 17. E. 0. Hayes, H. F. Dencker, Dr Harrison, and R. Brockie (Pahnerston) 18 beat H. Cope, R. Watkins, P. Gray, and D. Hutcheson (North-East Valley) 12. T. M'Gillivray, J. Harraway, J. Allan, and F. Wilkinson (Roslyn) 16 beat R. Lawrie, J. Himberg, E. Tamblyn, and' A. Allan (St. Kilda) 15. W. Hepworth, W. Denholm, J. Masterton, and H. Morton (Kaikorai)»l7 ibeat A. Robertson, G. F. Hubble, J. Wylie, and T. G. Henderson (Milton) 15. ' Liddell, W. Ross, H. Hardie, and J. Robertson (Morningtonj 16 beat E.' Carrie, A.. Cameron, W. Allan, and J. Tait (Taieri)

PROVINCIAL RINKS. . Section A. First Round. Watts 17 beat Hogg 13. White 18 bout Morton 12. Second Round:' Hogg 14 beat White 9. Watts 19 beat Morton 11. Third Round. Hogg 23 beat Morton 20. White 18 beat Watts 12. Watts, Hogg, aiid "White tied. Hong drew a bye. and White 10 beat Watts 5 Hogg and White will play for sectional winner. Section B. First Round. Robertson 17 beat Wilkinson 12 Esson 14 beat Brockie 13. « ' Second Round. Robertson 13 beat Brockie 13. Esson 14 beat Wilkinson 13. Third Round. Robertson 19 beat Esson 10. Brockie 13 beat Wilkinson 11. Robertson is sectional winner, and will play the winner out of Hogg and White for green winner. CITS' RINKS. SECTION A. Firit Round. Miller 17 beat Cole 10. Foster. 16 beat Henderson 14. Tait 19 beat A. H. Allen. 11. Hutcheson 20 beat Scott 15.

Second Round. Miller 15 beat Foster 14. Cole 17 beat Henderson 15. Tait 14 beat Hutchcson 11. Allen 18 beat Scott 13. Third Round. Miller 16 beat, Henderson 15, Foster 13 beat Colo 10. Miller was section winner. Section B. First Round. Tait 19 beat A. H. Allen 11 Ilutcheeon 20 beat Scott 15.' _ Second Round. Tait 14- beat Hutchcson 11. illen 18 beat Scott 13. Third Round.

Tait 20 beat Scott 4. Allen 18 beat Hutcheson 12. ' Tait was sectional -winner. Tait and Miller -wjJI play for green winner. CAVERSHAM GREEN. Qualifying Round.

r<i A 'i Pitte ' H - Smeaton, W. Clark (St. Kilda) 20 beat J. Rigby, F Wnght, Clanngbold, G. Burt (North-East' Valley) 15. n C - H -Mathows, A Barnett, J. M'Fadden, E. H Fountain (Roslyn) 18 beat W. Munro D . Marshall, p. Sandes, W. Hicks (St Clair) 12.

A. Thorn, Jeffcoate, Blackwood, D Forrester (Caversham) 19 boat A. Armstrong, H. Andrews, K Smith, C. Tillie (Caledonian) 12. A. Black, J Rodger, J. Johnson, A. Rawhnson (I>unodm) 24 beat A. Ellis S MGregor, P. M'Millan, J. Hanna (Kaikoraj) 8. O. Jacobsen, J. Hade, R. E. Taylor, W Jacobsen (St. KiJda) 25 beat J. Gebbie A btewart, J. Hood, J. Moir (Wakari) 15 ' J. fepmks W. G. Hay, H. E. Smith, C. R. omith lOt-ago) 13 beat J. Dwyer T Walker, W. Murray, G. Rivers (Alexandra) M A. Wilde, M'Kenzie, F. Whelan (Waitabuna) 15 beat Young, Scott, Cruickshank, Edginton (Bluff) • 12. E. Miller, E. H. Allan (Balmacewen) 13 beat SEeele, Roxburgh, Hutchison, Foster (Dunedin) 11. .

PROVINCIAL RINKS. Section A. First Round. Fountain 14 beat Clark 10. Forrester 15 beat Rawlinson 11. Second Round. Clark 17 beat Forrester 16. Rawlinson 18 beat Fountain 9. Third Round. Forrester 20 beat Fountain 6. Rawlinson 18 boat,Clark 11. In tho sectional final Rawlinson 14 beat Forrester 6. ' Section B. First Round. Smith 21 teat Jacobsen 11. Whelan 20 beat Allan 8. Second Round. Jacobsen 19 beat Whelan 12. Smith 17 beat Allan 14.

Third Round. Smith 19 heat Wholan 9. Jacobsen 12 beat Allan 11. Smith won this section. CITY RINKS. Section A. First Round. Ilicks 15 heat Burt 9. Tillie 20. beat Hanna 11. Second Round. Burt 15 beat Tillio 12. Hanna 15 beat Hicks 13. Third Round. Burt 19 beat Hanna 13. Tillio 16 beat Hicks 8. In the sectional final Burt 12 beat Tillie 11.

Section B. First Round. Rivers 19 beat Moir 10. Foster 24 beat Edginton 11.

Second Round. Edginton 13 beat Moir 12. Fostor 20 beat Rivers 13. Third Round. Foster 14 beat Moir 12. Edginton 11 beat Rivers 9. Foster was tho winner of this section.

The following players are requested to play on tho Dunedin Green on Monday at 8 a.m. Other players left in tho Rinks start at" 9 a.m. Provincial Rinks.—Sectional ties: Domigan plays R. Carson, W. M. Hogg plays J. White.

City Rinks.—Sectional tie: J. Brown (Oaversham) plays W. Wright. Provincial Rinks.—Sectional winners: J. Cooke plays W. Bremner (Invercargill), A. Rawlinson plays C. R. Smith. Oity Rinks: J. Collins plays B. W. Fell, J. Smith (Milton) plays T. Sanders, G. Burt plays H. C. Foster, G. Miller plays J. Tait.

OAMARU TOURNAMENT. (Fkou Ode Own Cobbespondimt.l

OAMARUj April 2. . A conspiracy of adverse circumstances has resulted in the annual bowling tournament, inaugurated many years ago by the Phosnix and Meadowbank Clubs, being this year stripped of its glory. The destruction of tho Star and Garter Hotel, with a serious consequent decrease in the previously inadequate accommodation for visiting bowlers, has no doubt been the chief factor in the heavy reduction in tho number of entries, but still there are a fair number of visitors, rinks being present from Ashburton in the north to Invercargill in tho south. With 26 rinks on the list, play was commenced at 8.30 this morning in weather by no means full of promise, a leaden sky boding ill. After a couple of hours rain set in, and at times became so heavy that brief adjournments had to be made. After midday, however, the sun came out, and thereafter little fault oould be found with the conditions. The greens were. in capital order and played well and truly. Some excellent play was shown, most of the games being keenly contested. The following are the results up to the time the evening train left, when some games were still in progress:— CITIZENS' PRIZES. For rinks. First prize, trophies, value £10; second, trophies, £5; third, trophies, £3. Section 1. First Round. D. M'Donald, E. H. Clark, J. .Pagan, E. Lefevro vPalmerstonj 13 beat J. Johnson, D. Blyth. A. T. Blyth, T. C. Coull (Mornington) 12. J. Edwards, J. Clark, D. Scott, L. J. Edwards (Clinton) 19 beat T. Cox, Grindley, •i,(Meadowbank) 6. W. Blacklock. W. Campbell, H. Mosley, and D. Bee (Meadowbank) .19 beat S. Carter, P. Kelly, J. Crombio, W. Westphal (Phoenix) 12. Beattie, J. Paterson, J. Reid, W. Aikenhead (Phoenix) 21 beat D. Halpin, P. Mark, W. Byrne, W. Diokson (Meadowbank) 19. Second Round. Lefevre 13 beat Edwards 12. Aikenhead 19 beat D. Beo 18. Third _ Round. Lefevro 14 beat Aikenhead 10. Section 2. First Round. W. Watson, T. Watson,. A. J. Service, and C. E.. Hannah (North Invercargill) 17 boat W. Bailey, C. Bee, J. Calder, J. S. Bee (Phcßnix) 12. J. Eadie, J.' Mitchell, W. Connell, G. M'Ghio (Phoenix) 15 beat G. Scott, J. Cameron, W. E. Gregory, D. Scott (Roslyn) 14. T. Kennedy, J. Watson, W. WJiyto, T. Watson (Meadowbank) 15 beat C. Ogilvie, 15. Glass, T. Meok, J. Patterson (Phoenix) H. Williams, A. J. H. Gregory, F. Peake, W. M'Laren (Dunedin) 21 beat W. H. Meek. W. Beswiak,' A.' Slater. R. L. Rule (Phoenix) 12. • ' Second Round. 1 . Hannah 17 beat M'Ghio 13.- • , M'Laren 13 : beat V Watson 11. Third! Round.M'Larea 13 beat Hannah 12. Section 3. First Round. W. H. Higgius, Easterbrook,, Templeton, H. Craighead (Ashburton) 17 beat J. W. Chilcott, W. M'Murkie, A. Riach, T. Herron (Phcenix) 10. England, Lockhart, Wilkinson, W. Macandrew (Milton) 19 beat H. C. Wilson, J. C. Short, T. Waddell, D.' Robertson (Dunedin) 15. Watt, Ritchie, M'Namara, J.' Landels (Balclutha) a bye J; . Broad, F. W. Humphries, G. P. Mollison, W. Waddell (Phcenix) a bye. J. Stevenson, J. Dunlop, A. M. Avlinsr. J, H. Reid (Southland) a 'bye. J - Crawford, c. Amtman, F. Smith (Kaituna) a bye. R. Shearman, J. Stevenson, J. Stewart, D. Campbell (Ashburton) a bye. c< Miller, W. Smellie, A. Smellie (Greon Island) a bye. ; Second Round. Waddell 17 beat Landels 12. Craigheail 20 beat Macandrew 13 J!. Smith 14 beat J. Reed 11 Campbell. 14 beat Smellie' 13. Third Round. Craighead 20 beat Waddell 14. Smith 14 beat Campbell 13. MEADOWBANK PRIZES. For losers in first round of Citizens'—First prize, trophies, value £6; second trophies, "£3. ' Section 1. First Round. Coull 16 beat Duncan 15. Dickson 16 beat \Vestphal 14. Second Round. Coull 12 beat Dickson 10. Section 2. First Round. " J. S. Bee 19 beat D. Scott 11. J. Patterson 15 beat Rule 10. Third Round. Second Round. Beo 24 beat Patterson 12. Section 3. ' First Round. T. Herron 17 beat Robertson 14. PHCENIX PRIZES. For losers in second round of Citizens' and first round of Meadowbank.—First prize trophies value £4 4s; second, trophies £2 2s. Section 1. , First Round. Edwards 17 beat Duncan 10. Westphal 17 beat D. Beo 13. Section 2. First Round. D. Scott 18 beat M'Gliie 13. T. Watson 14 beat Rule 10. Section 3. First Round. Landels a bye. Robertson a bye. Macandrew a bye. Smellio 16 beat Reed 12.