BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17902, 6 April 1920, Page 7

BOWLING.

EASTER TOURNAMENT. Bowlers in Dunedin have been extremely fortunate in having an unbroken spell of fine weather for the Easter bowlinr; tournament, v"' wJiich was continued yesterdky. Play became centred on tho Dunedin Club's Orson, which was in fino playing and • very keen. Good progress was made- with , tho Pairs competition, and the Rink contests/: were completed, Poster (Caledonian) winning the Provincial Rinks with a ecore. of 19 against Hutchison (Caledonian), whose rink, compiled 12. It was a fairly evenly con-; tested game up to tho tenth head, when tho scores stood even, but after that Poster .■ ;, forged ahead. Tho tune limit of two and three-quarter hours expired when the twentieth head had been completed. The City "'. Rinks competition was won by Pryde (To . Rangi) with a score of 24 to Crawford's (Oingo) 23. In the game, between Prydo and Crawford, the To Rangi team had put together 7 before Otago started, and at the ninth end. the ' score etood at 15 to 3 in favour of To Rangi.,< -,, Crawford .played gamely, and at the conolji-,/ sion of the 17th head, had put together Jl'to ... his opponent's 22, but in the next Ibreeends' tho complexion of the game underwent a, ?„ complete change, the Otago link scoring, a brace of fives and a two, which placed them', one ahead. On the last head Crawford wan ' lying game, when Prydo drove with his last < bowl and scored two, which gave him tho game by one point. PROVINCIAL RINKS. Sectional Ties. , G. R. Smith (Otago) 20 beat T. Neill(Dunedin) 11. ■.'■•■ R. J. Wafts (Otago) 12 beat Tilburn (St/ Clair 9). W. Miller (Roslyn) 15 beat A. Thomson (Cavereham) 11. Sectional Winners. J. Tonkin (North-Eaat Valley) 20 beat 0. R. Smith 8. *■■ D. Hutchison (Caledonian) 22 beat W.' P. Gale 8. W. Poster (Caledonian) 15 beat Watte 9. W. Miller (Roslyn) 24 beat P. H. Francis &- Geeen Winners. W. Foster 16 beat W. Miller 9. * D. Hutchison 14 beat J. Tonkin 13. Pinal. V. Gavanogh r P. Smyth, J. Scott, and W. Posted (Caledonian) 19 beet F. Faiiell, C. Grace, C. I/yng, and D. Hutchison (Caledonian) 12. CITY RINKS. Sectional Tib. W. C. Thompson 20 beat J. K. Hamilton a Sectional Winnebb. T.. Pryde 18 beat R. S. Druniinond 9. W. Crawford 17 .brat H. Smeaton 12. A. J. Botting SO beat D. Bone 1L W. C. Thompson 18 beat T. Sanders 13, Green Winnbbs. - Semi-final. Prydo 15 beat Botting 13. Crawford 12 boat Thompson 10. • : ' ' Final. I. Peterson, R. Dunlop, J. Eowley, and T. Pryde (Te Rangi) 24 beat W. M"Donald, H.' Rowley, W, G. Hay, and W. Crawford (Otago) ' PROVINCIAL PAIRS. Sectional Tie. J. Tonkin 17 beat C. ißeazley li. Sectional Winners. Cousens 16 beat Tonkin 10. A. Steel 15 beat J. S. Wilson 11. W. Anderson 17 beat Foster 6. ' . A. Thomson 17 beat C. Anderson 15. E. Falconer 11 beat W. C. Thompson 1. Green Winners. W. Anderson 11 beat'J. Eaaton 10. Francis 17 .beat A. Wilson 9. CITY PAIRS/' Sectional v Ties. J. H. Hardie 17 beat J. Dow 13. W. B. Fell 15 beat A. Davidson 9. J. Johnson 17 beat J. Kennedy 14. Section Winners. HardSe 18 beat Summerell 14. J. Abbott 16 beat R. Tyrrell 12. J. Johnson 14 beat D. M. Stuart 12. A. M'Leod 12 beat W. Smith 11. Green Winners. First Round. Abbott 15 beat Hiniton 13. » . The rest had byes. Second Round. Gale- 14 beat M'Leod 7. Hutchison 14 beat Fell 6. Veitch 17 boat Johnson 16. Abbott 18 beat Hardie 4. TO-DAY'S PLAY. Provincial Pairs, 8.15 a.m.—Anderson (Balmacewen) plays Thomson (Caversham), Cousens (Taieri) plays Steel (Duhedrn), J. Scott (Caledonian) plays Falconer (Otago). T r o ,%. Paim ' 10 *-m.—Gale (Kaituna) plays Hutchison (Dunedin); Veitch (West Harbour). plays Abbott (North-Bast Valley). l -'"'•■.-■,: