BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18455, 17 January 1922, Page 8

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. FIFTH DAY. BINKS COMMENCE IN BEAUTIFUL . 1 WEATHER. The heavy rain that fell all Sunday ’ “ slackened in the evening, and Monday morning broke fair but dull Long before noon, nowever, the clouds dispersed and bright warm sunshine gladdened the hearts of the large army of bowlers at present in tile city. It had been intended in view of tho heavy rain to commence play at 2.16 p.m. and to have only one round. A way of getting in two rounds and so making up the lost time presented itself, however, and was • quickly adopted. Instead of having one round of 25 heads it was decided to begin , at 2 o’clock, reduce the tea interval to the barest possible minimum, and have two ; rounds of 21 heads, with a two and threequarter hour-limit. After the full of more than an inch and a-half of ruin it was inevitable that the greens should be heavy but they were- not nearly as blow us was anticipated and they rapidly improved as tho day wore on. At the Dunedin Green, which is the headquarters of tlie''tournament, there was a largo gathering at 2 o’clock, and, the Mayor, Mr J. £f. Douglas, extended a Very cordial welcome to the visiting bowlers and expressed tho hope that their visit might be a thoroughly enjoyable one. Fifty was continued steadily throughout the (afternoon** under ideal conditions and S-7.30 p.m. two rounds had beon comstod on almost all the greens. Tho total nuihbor of ’ rinks competing is 110. consisting of 440 players. Ten , rinks are playing on each of the 11 greens in use. There is but one section on each rink and in order to make conditions as fair as possible’ to alj the sections move to different greens pn each of the four clays of play. ’ The following gentlemen officiated as um--piles (at the various greens:—Captain Sundstrura _ (Otago), Messrs O. J. Stubley ... (Moyhington), R. W. Glendining (Kaituna), 5 F. J. Chisholm (North-East Valley),’ P. Miller (Dunedin-), •A. M'Dmigall (Roslyn), iW. Rolfo (Balmacewen), H. Smeaton (Caversham),. J. EL, Hancock (St. Clair), F. J. Lough (Kaikorai), W. T. Henaghan (Gale- . - domain). ■ . . On* the North-East Valley Green thate .were? two ties, in the first round which had to be decided by tile playing of > extra heads. The game between Richards (Alexandra) and Hunter (Opavfa) was one of „ those) They were four all at the sixth head; but at the 12th Richards led 10 —5; ' At - the 16th they were 11 all and at the 19th Elunter led 15—13. Richards got'a single at each • of the next three heads, % however, thus winning 16 —15 on the 22nd. The other tie was between Ure (of Mount Eden) and Frobarth (of Gore). Ure led at the 11th end, but at tho 19th Frobkrth bad 21 to his 17. At the next ’ head.' however, Ure put on six, making him 23 to Frobarth’a 21. Frobarth responded with 'a two, thus drawing level at the 21st. Ure 'lay three at the close of the extra head land won a dose and interesting contest by 26 lo 23. A) certain amount of luck /'must always be associated with the giamd of bowls. Stuart (St. Kilda) experienced a good deal of it in big game >vith Thorn (Mataura), in the second round, (but. it aJJ went the wrong way for him,\ A y striking mstance of tnis occurred towards the, close of the game. It was level pegging between the two rinks until about the flevenlth head, vyhen Thorn begafi to forge . afaqad. He had a good lead when at one f stage:'of a head Stuart lay five and put in , a ‘‘bogle.” Thorn in, drawing ran wide but struck Stuart’s bowl, shot off on ,to the kitty, and killed tho head. .On the Dunedin Green the redoubtable Brackenridges, of Newtown, who are playing with Prince os a lead, suffered defeat in the first round at the hands of Tilburn, of'St. dair, by 16 to 12. In the second round however, they handsomely defeated , Dr . Harrison’s team,, 26 to 10. Parsons, of Ponsonby, won both his gomes, the'first being , against, Ardell, of TJataitai, and the second against Langley, of St. Clair. In the 'second round Easton (Momington) and Ardell found themselves so closely matched that an extra head -was necessary. At the , nineteenth Easton led 19-16, but Ardell scored a two and two singles -at tho-next three heada_and won 20 —19. In the same round on the same green Tilburn (St. Clair) ■ wrested victory from Bremner (Invercargill) with exactly the same scores. At the fourth head (they were equal, but at, the twelfth Tilburn led by 14 to 8. Bremner came again, however, and at the nineteenth head the score was 18 all. Tilburn added two vat the next, and in the last head of all Bremner could get only a single". Play for the most part was even and , uneventful on the Kaituna Green, and though there were a. number of close finishes, there wore no’ events of special interest to chronicle. Cooke (Otago) and Hutchison (Caledonian) were the only two to win both their games. On the Otago Green the outstanding plaA was that of Carswell, who was very effectively supported by a strong Taieri ridk. They followed instrufctions admirably, and . made every shot tell, with somewhat de- • pressing results for their opponents, who wore scarcely in the hunt at all. Coltman (Carlton), and Chegwin (Beckenham) played ■ a ’fine, steady game to a very close and interesting finish. At the last head Cheg- . win required two to tie, but? Coltman lay second, and did not play his last shot He won 18—17. n , There were no special features in- tho . earlier stages of the play at Roslyn, but Benzie and his team put in some really good examples of skilful. bowling. The green was not as heavy as might have been expected, but was not drawing evenly. , In die second- round there was an interest! 'ing game- between Robertson (St. Kilda) and. Payne (Kaituna). At the tenth head , Robertson;, hail a comfortable lead, the scqre -being 13 —7 in his favour, but at the end of the seventeenth head Payne had reduced bis lead, standing 16 to his 20. Robertson,’ failed to improve after this, and Payne wont ,up to 25?- In the last head Robertson lay game when Payne had his 1 last (shey.- -Ti)o latter drew the second shot. . but Robertson drove and burnt the head! The Kaikorai ' Green wds running nicely and*improved steadily as the day wore on’. In the first/round Harraway only managed to score,#, against Burson, who wiith his team played a''fine game. Hartaway is skipping onojof the rinks selected by the committee '.'of. the Dunedin Club, it being the club’s jubilee year. In the second round ho was' unlucky enough, to sustain another defeat though not a severe one. The contest be! tween Benefield and Hayward proved a ; very close one, Benefield winning on tho \ last head with three shots. . ThO|E‘l(linac©wen Green played practically ' just;as wpll as if no rain had fallen on Sunday, and (in'tho first round the contests re suitqd pretty evenly. The one outstanding exception was -where Broad, of Phcenix, A-beeti O'Hagafi, of Timaru; by more than, two ‘to one, Maddison also had a fatriy easy; win aver Spiller. There .were .several games between rinks . from- various city clubs on the Caledonian Green,' but none of them were productive ; -of much interest. There was an interesting ' game,- however, between a Caledonian rink, which-was skipped by Henaghan, and Dee's rink,..from'Maitai, the local bowlers winning ’ by 15, points to 16. Another close finish lay , between Hain (Invercargill, North End) and Herd; (Edgeware). The former won by, two V pointjj. In’ tho second round Watts (Otago) 19 al)cl Henaghan 17 kept close together thrqdghoht' their game. In the last head between Tonkin (North-East Valley) and - Dr Noble Adams, (Blenheim), the farmer was two up, but the latter converted the two to his side -with a very fine shot; couaiinig a tie. Tonkin gained two points in the play-off, The -Caversham Green was heavy, ana 4ho whole of the first round was dull, as the acoreS, which are, given -below/ indicate. Possibly?,this handicap had something- to do with 'the surprising result of the game be- • Thomson (Caversham) and Dr Sand- - star' ; ; (Christchurcb), who went down 19-8. The second round waa much tho same. Wilkinson (Roslyn) had to play to beat Dr .Sandston, which he did 18-14, and 1 Crane (Wellington)' 20 -was not far ahead of Dobbs . .(Sydenham)’ 15. v ITio first round games ait Mornington were all one-sided, and consequently lacked ■ There were better results in the second round, in which three of tho games were.-foughfc out all the way through. Seatoun il (skip, Wyatt) won from Waimate . (Laing), 19-16, and Wright’s rink from Bal- ■. maoesren, won by a point less against Lodlio (Anderson’s Bay). M'lntosh. (St. dair) 16 / had it close finish with Partridge (Linwood) ;’ 17. ■ Bentley, who, with Johnson, Hutchioon( and Neill, wn» chosen as an official rink ■ ; - -to represent the Dunedin dub in this its ifj’ijfiljfleq.ryear,* started well by winning .both .•/ games. In the first round he had an easy i', win over Partridge (Linwood), 28-9, and in s ‘ tho second round ho dismissed Baxnec, a / club, mate, 30-21. II y St.da'r Green wa-s ready for play at, 9 /- o'clock; I, (and 'was drawing weff when a start i./was' trade.' in the , afternoon. A local rink, / which was skipped by Steel, had an easy wih over Malcolm (Balmacewen}, 25-13, bid; I/

with tffis exception there? was a close finish to every game, and there was no more interesting play yesterday afternoon than Wile to be witnessed at St. Clair. M'Whannell (Hataitai) just beat Wylie (Newtown), 16-14. The second round produced two of the best games of the day. Lefovre had tho narrowest possible win over M'Whannoil, who was probably expected by most spectators to win. At the last head there was a tie, the soore being 14, and M'Whaniiell at his last shot lay two. Lefevre drove successfully and won by a point. Wylie also had a narrow win over Amtnmn, 19-17. The score was never much further apart than it was at the finish. Smellie had a walk-over Davies, 34-24. At a 'late stage of the game the prospect was even worse than that, but Davies went up two fours and* a three in l the last heads. -■ ■ Play will bo resumed at 9.15 this morning, and again at 2.15 in the afternoon, the intention being to play two games of 25 heads during the day. There will bo a meeting of delegates to the Bowling Association this evening, and to-morrow evening there will be a meeting of the council. A .smoke concert for the entertainment of the ‘visiting bowlers, for all competitors, and also for those assisting a-a umpires and recorders and in other ways, is being arranged for Thursday evening. It will Ire held in the Early Settlers’ Hall, and a good musical programme is being arranged. It may not bo out of place to mention that a careful study of a number of tlio cards handed in yesterday suggested many grave reflections on the efficiency of our education system. The card is very simple and tho directions on it complete, but it is a fact that very few of the experienced bowlers taking part in the tournament fill in ■ their cards both legibly and Instanaps were not unknown in which the duplicate cards duly signed by the opposing skips showed two different winners. Some do pot trouble to enter the last head. Many are not at all particular about recording the name «of (heir club. Few ore particular about the spelling of names, and many allow their writing to bo rubbed quite illegible. How, in spite of all this, the results are finally recorded with a largo degree of accuracy by officials and newspaper men is a secret known only to themselves, but a little .attention to these important details woulij certainly ease wonderfully the burdens of those who are running the tournament. ' The following are tho results:— . / RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP. SECTION A. Dunedin Gheen. ~ First Bound. Connell, Edwards, Thomson, Easton (Momington) 29 beat Carroll, O'Sullivan, Irvine, Kelleher (St. Kilda) 11. M‘Dougall, Mann, M'Gorlich, Hedges (Bluff) 25 beat Dorbie, Stevenson, Sttang, Bremner (Invercargill) 20. J. Best, F. J. Bishop, J. MTTadden, Dr Harrison (Dunedin) 17 boat F. H. King. J. M'Kitinon, T. G. Bransfield, V. Langley (Otago) .13. T. Smith, -W. Smart, W. R. Piddington, 'C. Tilburn (St. Clair) 16 boat Prince, J. M. Brackenridge, J. Brackenridge, J. Braokenridgo sen. (Newtown) 12. Campbell, Somervell, Casey, Parsons (Ponsonby) 22 beat Jeffery, Gyles, Pettie, Ardell (Hataitai) 181 Second Round. 1 Brackenridge 26 beat Dr Harrison'lo. Hodges 22 heat Kelleher 14. - Parsers 26 beat Langley 18. Bremner 20 beat Tilburn 19. Ardell 20 beat Easton 19. Summary. Hedges, Parsons, two wins; Easton, Dr Harrison, Tilburn, Brcmrtor, Brackenridge, Ardell, one • win and one loss; Kelleher, Langley, twb losses. v SECTION B. Caledonian Green. First Round. Rigby, Marshall, Dunn, Tonkin (NorthEast Valley) 34 beat Longworth, Bishop, Giles, "Foster (St. Clair) 4. Brown, Hay, Falconer, Watts (Otago) 29 beat Thomas, Nelson, Jacobsen, M‘Curdy (St. Kildaj 22. ! ' Baakorville, Gordon, Perry, Kerr (Masterton) 24 beat. De Castro, Perrin, Halligan, Nqblo-Adams (Blenheim) 15. Procter, Summered) Scott, Henaghan (Caledonian) 18 beat A. Dee, G. Dee, Simpson, W. A. Dee (Maitai) 16. ■ Ciibt, P. Daubney, B. Smith, Hain (North End) 23 beat Bascand, Bunt, Mat sop, Herd (Edgeware) 21. ' Second Round. Hain 21 beat Dee 14. Kerr 23 beat Herd 12. Watts 19 beat Henaghan 17. Tonkin 17 beat Noble-Adams 15. Foster 16 beat M'Curdy 14. Summary. Tonkin, Watts, Kerr, Hain, two wins; Henaghan, Foster, one win and one loss; M'Curdy, Noble-Adams, Dee, Herd, two losses. SECTION O. Kaituna Green. First Round. •Smith, Froggatt, Peterson, Pryde (To Rangi) 23 beat Haigh, Frisk,’ Maddreh, Pavitts (Opawa) 11. , Hoggan, Ashby, Horton, West (Edgeware) 22 beat Robertson, Campbell, Grace, Strang (North-East Valley) 21. Walker, Baird, Burk, Cooke (Otago) 20 beat M'Kenzie, Shortt, Seelye, Smith (Kaituna) 17. • Maoris, M'Ooll, Meadowcroft, Doherty (Kelburn) 25 beat Scrimshaw, M'Leod, M‘Callurn, Edwards (Tetnuka) 22. Hungerford, Jones, 11 Isaac, Hutchison (Caledonian) 25 beat Hall, Allen, Kettle, Claridge (St. Kilda) 15. Second Round. ■ Hutchison 27 beat Doherty 14. Smith IS beat Claridge 14. Edwards 23 beat West 18. Cooke 22 beat Pryde 18. Strang 19 beat Pavitt 14. Summary. . Cooke, Hutchison, two wins; Pryde. West, Strang, Smith, Doherty, Edwards, one-win and one Pavitt, Claridge, two losses. SECTION D. * NoetH-East Valley Green. ■ First Round. Hugger, M'Namara, Maynard, Stark (Canterbury) 23 beat . Knight, Morrison. Campbell, Cormack {Kaituna) 16. Peacock, , Harris, Walker, Stuart (St. Kilda) 15 beat Stewart, ’Dykes, M'Natty, Piarcy (Southland) 12. Hamilton, Trairior,', : .iJ^V^ r 4 B '- . Lindsay (Caledonian) 20 beat 'Buphanair,; Batchelor, Stewart, Tnorn (Mafcaura) 17. , ’' Bagley, Mitchell, Hewitt;' Richards (Alexandra) 16 beat Eastwood,' Bruce, Penworthy, Hunter (Opawa) 15. ./ I i Oatridge, Nairn, Robertson, Ure (Mount Eden) 26 beat Prcece, Grant, Dasher, Frobarth (Gore) 23. ’ Second Round. Lindsay 27 beat Hunter 22. Thorn 19 beat Stuart 10.. Stark 24 beat Richards 10. Piorcy 23 beat Uro 19. . Cormack 20 beat Frcbarth 191 1 Summary. Stark, Lindsay, two wins; Cormack, Stuajt, Pieroy, Thom, Richards, Ure, one win and ona lost; Hunter, Frobarth two losses. , SECTION FJ v Roslyn: Green. f First Round. Walmsley, Rotting, Forrester, Tretheway (Caversham) 22 beat Campbell, Hutchison, Brooks, and Tutt (Mount Eden) 16. ■ . Barnett, Aschman, Redpath., and Benzie (Canterbury) 26 beat Hill, Billcliffo, Hall, and Brown (United) 20. Elliot, D. Smyth, D. Smith, and Abbott, (Caledonian) 17 beat Queere, Fawcett, Proctor, and Taylor (St. Albans) 11. Brown, Gollan, Shepherd, and Payne (Kaituna) 26 beat Bates, Munn, Gatling, and Hooking (West End) 18. Sark, Leeden, Adess, and Robertson (St. Kilda) 22 beat Hislop, Coles, Melhuish, and M'Ewan (Petono) 20. Second Round. ( . Payne 23 beat Robertson 20. v - M'Ewan 21 beat Taylor 9. . ' Hosking 21 beat ’Brown 17 Abbott 21 beat Tretheway 18. Tutt 22 beat Benzie 17. - Summary. Abbott ajid Payne two ‘wins; Tutt, Robertson, Tretheway, Benzie, Hosking, and M'Ewan one win, one loss; Taylor and Brown two losses. SECTION ,F. Caversham Green. First Round. Kerr, Herron. Conder, Munro (Island Bay) 20 beat Matheson, F. Anderson, C. Anderson, Wilkinson (Roslyn) 14., Forster, Todd, Fountain. Thomson (Caversham) 19 beat Wright, Newburgh, Fraser, Sandston (Christchurch) 8. Roach, Thompson, Essen. Naylor (Hastings) 23, beat Cochrane, M‘Kay, Jones, Blackwood (Greymouth) 18. Alexander, Edwards, Tamblyn, Smeaton (St. Kilda) 25 beat Hill, Kinvig, Carey. Crane (Wellington) 16. Shearman, Banks, Summers, Cox (Canterbury) 21 beat Rawlinson, 'Cosgrove, Freeman, Dobbs (Sydenham' 17. / Second Round. Crane 20 beat Dobbs 15. ' Cox 21 beat Naylor 9. ■ Thomson 25 beat Smeaton 10. Blackwood 23 beat Munro 13. Wilkinson 18 beat Sandston 14. Summary. Cox, Thomson .two wins; Munro, Naylor, Wilkinson, Blackwood, Smeaton,. Crane, Dobbs one . win and one loss; Sandston two loaaea.

I . SECTION. G. Balmacewen Green. '». First Round. Illingworth, Ilobbs. Barlow, and Maddison (Sumner) 22 beat B"esley, Turnbull, Mitchell, and Spiller (Sydenham) 13. Crawford. Briggs Smith, and Pietersen (Dunedin) 2l beat Hownrd, Turnbull, Leith, and M'Leod (Taieri) 15. Barnett, - Mazey, Black. and Piper (Christchurch) 17 beat M'Kay, Hargreaves, Sharp, and Kft'oid (Rangiora) 12. F.Daubnev, P. Daubney, J. A. Wesney/ and Bragg (North End) 18 beat Simpson, Barriett, llawlinson, and Campbell (Roslyn) 14. '- ' Grant, Watson. Suhan, and Broad (Phcenix) 32 beat Shillitto, Hunt, Hadlee. and O'llagau-.(Timaru) 14. - H ' i ... Second Round. Broad 23 beat Campbell 19. Piper 21 beat O'llagan 13. , M'Leod 24 beat Bragg 17. Spiller 23 beat Efford 19. Maddison 22 beat Pietersen 11. Summary. Maddison, Piper, and Broad two wins; M'Leod, Spiller, Pietersen. and Bragg one win one loss; Campbell, Efford, and O'Hagan two losses. . SECTION H. K!aikobai Green, j First Round. : Barron, J. Wight, F. Wight, and Bene- j field (St. John's) 21 beat Cape?, Williams, Porteous, and Hayward (Akaroa) 20. Woodham, Wilson. Hollis, and Jacobsen (Sydenham) 20 beat Grant, Stuart, Nash, and Needham (Pallrnerston North) 18. F. C. Cooper, Hislop, Chambers, and "Henley (Sumner) 21 beat G. W. Scott, Walden, Scott, and G. A. Soott (Roslyn) 13. • Kinvig. Penlington, Cooper, and Burson (Linwood) 27' beat Nelson, Hutchison, Hogg, i and Harraway 9. Robson, Curtis, Travis, and Finnan (Beckenham) 21 beat Ussher, Bust, Moyes, and Waddell (Timaru) 19. Second Round. Waddell 20 beat Needham 18. Firman 20 beat Hayward 17. Henley 26 beat Jacobsen 12. Benefiold 20 beat Harraway 15. Scott 25 beat Burson 18. ; j Summary, Henley, Benefield, and Firman,' 2 wins; Bur'son, Waddell, Scott, and Jacobsen, 1 win, 1 loss- Hayward, Needham, and ; Harraway, 2 losses.' SECTION I. < Otago Green. First Round. Jacobsen, Thomson, Bott, Chegwin (Beckenham) 28 b£at Lawson, Flint, Morrison, A. Gillies (Dunedin) 19. ' Clarkson, Watson, W. Coltman, A. R. Coltman (Carlton) 23 beat Butler* Beck, s Griffiths, Scott (Sydenham) 20. Thomson, Mathieson, Smith, HarVey. (Hokonui) 20 beat .(ones, Ritchie, Wilson, Balk (Balmacewen) 14. Brown, Taylor. Garrard, Gower (Lyttel-. ton) 20 beat Mercer, Meek, W. H. Adams, Summerfield (Dunedin) 16. J. A.'M'Kinnon, W. B. Allan, W. Allan, W. Cavswell (Taieri) 23 beat Wilson, Reeves, Monk, Wylie (Kaiapoi) 11. Second Round. Coltman 18 beat Chegwin 17. Carswell 23 beat Summerfield 6. Scott 18 beat Gower 16. Balk 18 beat Gillies 13. Wylie 18 N beat Harvey 12. Summary. Coltman, Carswell, two wins; Chegwin, Scott, Harvey, t Balk, Gower, Wylie, one win, one loss; Gillies, Summerfield, two losses. SECTION J. MORNINGTON GrREEN. First Round. Hodgins, Hollis, Sinclair, Henderson (Lyttelton) 29 beat Anderson, Beecrdft, M'Narey, M-'lntosh (St. Clair) 24. Johnson, Hutchison, Neill, Bentley (Dunedin) 28 beat Buchanan, Vincent, Allen, Partridge (Linwood) 9. Rowles, Mantel, Lowry, Thomson (Carlton) 24 beat Omand, Nesbit, Martin, Wright (Balmacewen) I Webb, Stone, Bradley, Wyatt (Seatoun) 23 beat Carter, Allen, Ivory. Barnes (Dunedin) 16. JL. Akhurst, Goldstone, Manchester, Laing (Waimate) 19 beat Orr, Read, Campbell. Ledlie. (Andersons' Bay) 13. , ' " Second Round. Wyatt 19 beat Laing 16. Wright 19 beat Leaae 17. Bentley 30 boat Barnes 21. Henderson 20 beat Thomson 14. M'lntosh 20 beat Partridge 17. Summary. Henderson, Bentley, Wyatt. two -wins; Thomson, Laing", M'lntosh, Wright, one ' win and oDe loss,- Barries, Ledlie, Partridge," three losses. SECTION K * St. Claire Green. First Round. j Dow, Burk, Young, Steel (Dnnedm) 25 beat M'Donald, Morrison; Watson, Malcolm (Balmacewen) 13. Forsyth, Ellis. Mastsrton. Allnutt CKaikorai) 18 beat Leadbetter, Drake,) Seddon, Aratman (St. Clair) 16. Buchanan, Rawbneon, W. T. Smellie, A. Smellie (Green .Island) ,17 beat Townsend, Re-id, Keith, Norwood (Victoria) 15. Welling 3, Stonebanks, Ohisholm. M'Whannoll (Hataitai) 16 beat Reed, Priddle, Russell, Wylio (Newtown) 14. Murison,, Barrett, .Besley, Davies (New Brighton) 21 'beat. Fell, 'Piokett, Wilson, Lefevre (Palmerston)> 19. '■'■ a Second Round. ' Smellie 34 beat Davies 24. Malcolm 23 beat Allnutt 15V Steel 25 beat Norwood 20 Wyllie 19 beat Amtrrian 17 Lefevre 15 beat'M'Whannell 14 Sumhary. Steel, Smellie, 2 wins; Allnutt, M'Whannell, Davies, Malcolm, Wylio, I/efevro, 1 win and 1 loss; Amtman, Norwood. 2 losses.