BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20311, 20 January 1928, Page 8

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. RINKS REDUCED TO THREE. FOSTER AND EDWARDS TWO LIVES. TWO DUNEDIN PLAYERS EN SINGLES. (Per United Press Association.; CHRISTCHURCH, January 19. The Dominion bowling tournament was continued to-day in line but windj weather. Only tnree rinks are left in the championship, those skipped by \V. 1' ostcr (Caledonian), M. Walker (Auckland), and T. Edwards (Temuka). Walker has only one life and the others two. It is not expected that finality will be reached till Saturday. The singles have been narrowed down to the following:—Scott (Caledonian), Ferguson (Balmacewau), Muston ( Auckland), Edwards (Temuka), and Clarke (Carlton). , In the pairs, Smith (St. Albans), Menzies (Ashbury), Brightling (Hataitai), Logan (Maitai), Fielding (Hataitai), Clarke (Carlton), and Chambers (Sumner) remain in. NEARING THE END. PRINCIPAL GAMES DESCRIBED. (Special to Dailx Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 19. For the ninth day of the Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Association’s championships the weather to-day was perfect and the greens were in the best of order. At times, ho -ver, play was made tricky by a fairly 8 nig easterly wind. Postsectional giu...d in all the competitions were played, me St. Albans green being occupied with rink games, the Sydenham green with the singles championship, the Dinwood green for the discovery of the green winners in the pairs championship, and the Edgeware green for the postsectional play in the pairs. In the afternoon the St. Albans green, which is regarded as the best green in Christchurch, was made the headquarters. To-day was President’s Day on the Canterbury green, where a North Island v. South Island match was played. A large crowd of visitors were the guests of the president (Mr A. J. Benzie) and Mrs Benzie, The whole of to-morrow’s play will be centred on St. Albans green, all games commencing at 9 a.m., when the rinks will be completed and also the pairs. Following were the results; RINKS. FOURTH ROUND. Auckland (F. E. Marriott, J. L. Keys, C. Muston, M. Walker) 28 v. West End, Auckland (C. Hardley, F. Needham, C. Hosking, W. Bremner) 11. Roslyu (J. IV. Thomas, C. Heycock, W. G. Lindsay, C. E. Tyrell) 20 v. Masterton (D. Lett, \V. flarte, A. V. Faulkner, J. Kerr) 12. Christchurch (A. Dickson, W. Brown, G. Lewis, J. Rennie) 20 ,y. Canterbury (J. Angus, L. J. Lewis, B. J. Finnegan, J. A. Redpath) 12. St. John's, Wanganui (W. A. Lancaster, R. W. Green, J. B. Jack, G. S. Gordon) 20 v. Sumner (J. Martin, F. Cooper, W. J. Hampton, T, F. Chambers) lb. Caledonian (F. Kettle, V. Langley, D. Hutchison, W. Foster) 15 v. Hatatai (J. Kershaw, H. Woolley, H. L. Brightmg, W. Fielding) 14. Timaru (W. Callender, G. Murdoch, J. Anderson, J. Moyes) 18 v. Mount Eden, Auckland (A. Delamore, I. Turner, D. C. Fraser, J. Findlay) 13. Eliminations. —Bremner, Kerr, Red path, Findlay, Chambers. FIFTH ROUND. Timaru (J. Moyes) 21 v. Christchurch (J. Rennie) 10. St. John’s (G. S. Gordon) 21 v. Haitaitai (W. Fielding) 14. Caledonian (W. Foster) 22 v. Auckland (M. Walker) 13. Temuka (T. Edwards) 20 v. Roslyn (C. E. Tyrrell) 24. Eliminations. —Tyrrell, Rennie, Fielding. SIXTH ROUND. Auckland (M. Walker) 23 v. St. John's (G. S. Gordtin) 20. Temuka (T. Edwards) 24 v. Timaru (J. Moyes) 16. Caledonian (W. Foster), a bye. Eliminations. —Gordon and Moyes. PAIRS. GREEN WINNERS. The green winners competition played to-day on the Linwood green resulted as follow; — EDGEWARE. Dunedin (H. Gafdiner and S. Hutchison) 24 v. St. Albans (J. Board and J. D. Renton) 18. LINWOOD. Canterbury (V. Spiers and R. Haworth) 29 v. Sydenham (E. Langley and J. Becconsall) 19. KAIAPOI. Maitai (D. Dunphy and G. Logan) 26 v. Carlton (W. Bates and G. Deare) 19. BARRINGTON. St. Clair (D. M. Eastier and A. Smellie) 23 v. Mount Eden (T. Nairn and H. Baiubridge) 14. SUNNYSIDE. St. Kilda (W. R. Todd ad J. Dowland) 20 v. Wanganui East (J. Moorby and G. H Reynolds) 14. PAIRS, EDGEWARE GREEN. (Umpire, J. W. Beanland.) POST-SECTIONAOL GAMES. The following were the results of the post-sectional play in the Pairs Competition; — First Round. St. Albans (J. N. Du Feu and F. A. Smith) 27 v. Caledonian (J. J. Hinchclilf and R. K. Aitchison) 19. Second Round. Ashbury (A. Cullen and D. Menzies) 21 v. Island Bay (T. Johnston and A. B. Duff) 20. Maitai (D. Dunphy and G. Logan) 25 v. Waimate (F. Akhurst and C. Manchester) 22. Carlton (H. Clarke and A. Coutts) 23 v. Dunedin (H. Gardiner and S. Hutchison) 18. Sumner (J. Martin and T. F. Chambers) 18 v. St. Kilda (W. R. Todd and J. Dowland) 17. St. Clair (D. M. Fasticr and A. Smellie) 20 v. Dunedin (J. 11. Wilkinson and T.’Neill) 22. Third Round. Hataitai (J. Kershaw and W. Fielding) 19 v. Opawa (S. Maddrcn and A. F. Rollinson) 17. Sumner (J. Martin and T. F. Chambers) 27 v. St. Clair (D. M. Fastier and A. Smcllic) 22. Hataitai (A. Woolley and H. L. Brightling) 22 v. Canterbury (D. Spiers and K. Haworth) 12. St. Albans (E. A. Smith and J. N. Du Fou) 27 v, Newtown (S. C. Middlebrnnk and J. Pollock) 14. SINGLES. ELEVENTH ROUND. Balmacewan (T. Ferguson) 20 v. Lyall Bay (J. B. Reid) 19. Carlton (H. Clarke) 23 v. Kelburn (E. K. Lomas) 21. Caledonian (J. Scott) 24 v. Remuera (J. Wooller) 9. Eliminations: Lomas and Wooller. NOTES ON THE GAMES. Only one of the six rink games in flic fourth round produced a close struggle, all of the others being won . fairly comfortably. In the match mentioned the teams were divided by only a point at the finish, the last head attracting a great deal of interest among the numerous spectators. This was the game between Caledonian and Hataitai. The first seven heads were very even, and the score was seven all on the tenth head. Hataitai ran to the lead 10 —7, then 11 —9 and 12 —10 on the sixteenth. Great play by the southerners enabled them to secure the lead 14—12 at the eighteenth head. Hataitai went for three heads without scoring. Caledonian improved to

15 —12 on the nineteenth head. Fielding sent down a wonderful shot with his last bowl on the twentieth, but was still two behind. On the twenty-first 11 bowls were clustered closely round the titty and Brightling opened up the head a little with his last. Hataitai were lying a winning three. Fielding’s first was too narrow and Foster failed to burn the head. Then Fielding misjudged again, his bowl stopping short, and Foster, who made no mistake, sent down a drive which cut out a Hataitai bowl, trailed the kitty, and reduced Hataitai’s shot bowls to one. The southerners thus won on the last head.

Although Auckland made a great _ recovery in their game with Caledonian, tiic southerners were too steady to give them much chance of making up the leeway. Walker, the northern skip, was playing as well as in any other game during the tournament, but in Foster he was meeting an old general. It was not until the fourteenth head that Walker's rink began to show its true form. They were then 13 down. On the fourteenth they secured a pair, following it up with another pair on the fifteenth. The Auckland skip burnt the sixteenth when Foster was lying three. Replaying the head, Walker knocked in an Auckland bowl for shot with his first, and Foster was narrow. With another wonderful bowl Walker drew handy again and Foster tried a drive, but went narrow and hit nothing. A measure gave Auckland one. After 12 bowls Caledonian were lying three on the seventeenth. Foster played safety, and Walker did not disturb the position. The score was 21 —10 against Auckland to start the eighteenth, and Walker lay shot when the skips took part. They did not make any difference to the head. Walker running through with his last. The Aucklanders still needed eight on the nineteenth. Muston bowled shot, and Walker ran through with his first and Foster also ran into the ditch. Then the northern skip just failed to cut out the third ball which was worth five or six to Dunedin. Foster again played safety, and Walker was two up on the head. Keys trailed the kitty for snot on the twentieth and Auckland lay three, but Foster drew a perfect bow). If Walker could have cut him out he had a chance for six, but he used too much green and Auckland gave up on the twentieth still nine behind. C. E. Tyrrell (Roslyn) failed after a good fight to make much impression on J. Edwards (Temuka). At the seventieth head the scores were 26—17 in Temuka’s favour. Tyrrell scored a three and a single on the next three heads, and a pair on the last, bringing his team two points behind its opponents. Players who deserve commendation for their great steadiness are A. Dickson (Chrischurch lead) and W. Foster (Caledonian skip). The latter was almost unbeatable yesterday, and it was hopeless to look for any loss of consistency by him. On a critical head no player at the championships has shown better bowls. Dickson hurt himself daring the week and moves about only with difficulty, yet his bowls are as good as ever. Roslyn had no difficulty in eliminating Masterton. The latter rink was the only one to come through the sectional play with the maximum of nine wins. From the very first head the Dunedin rink led, and excepting for four heads scored steadily, mainly with singles, but also with one three and a pair. Masterton scored three pairs and six singles up to the fourteenth head and after that made no advance in their total. In the Pairs Carlton established an advantage in their game with Dunedin which the latter could not wipe out, although on the last six or seven heads the latter regained a lot of ground. Clarke was 15 ahead on the fourteenth and added only a single point, thereafter, while Hutchison made two threes, a pair, and throe singles. The garoo between Sumner and St. Kilda ended sensationally. The Dunedin pair Jed 10 —2 at the seventh head, and 12—7 at the tenth, but Sumner came to light with a four and were level, 12 all on the twelfth. St. Kilda responded with three singles, holding a lead 15—12. A three and two singles' made Sumner two •ahead. On the last head Sumner was a two up, but Dowland, with bis last disturbed the head just enough to get the shot. He was still one behind, however. St. Clair and Dunedin had a close struggle, the gatae being anybody’s right to the last. The first half of the game was in favour of Dunedin, who were 14 —8 to the good at the eleventh head. A five to St. Clair put them one behind, and the pairs were level, 16 all, on the fifteenth head. Smeliie scored a two which drew a four from Neill, to be followed by a two. St. Clair added another single and on the twentieth jumped to the front with a winning five. They put the issue beyond doubt with a pair on th© final head. St. Albans added to their run of successes with a meritorious win over Caledonian. The Christchurch pair made 13 before Aitchison made a start, and the game stood at 19—2 on the tenth head and 22 —4 on the twelfth. Caledonian secured a run of tour pairs which put them 10 behind, but they did not at any part of the game have a chance of wiping out the deficit. NORTH-SOUTH ISLAND GAME. The following are the results of the North v. South Island match, played on the Canterbury Club’s green this afternoon, North Island _ players being mentioned first in each instance: Grange, Nicholls, Lomas, Doherty 7, Elliott, Lloyd, Latham, Wyatt 24; Healings, Hall, Sewell, Burson 26, Hindle, Millin, Buchan, Ferguson 14; Delamore, Daisley, Comes. Trayes 18, Barnett, Piper M'Cullough, Harraway 15, Espie, M-Callum, Coltman, Lamb 19, Wilson, Sargent, Martin, Lewis 17; Kinvig, Good, Finnegan, Jury 23, Iggo, Smithson, M‘Kenzie, Hutchison 16; Munn, Herd, Hayman, West 17, M’Millan, Casey, Gagliardi, Benefield . 11; Wright, M‘Louglkin, Battersby Bartlett 20, Taylor, Collins, Page, Sinclair 24; Longworth, Hunt, Sfnith, Monk 37, White, Delargey, Harkness, Maynard 9; Nicholls, Robinson, Healey. Penlington 25, Hill, Morrison, Fox, Halliburn 27. Totals: North Island, 192; South Island, 157. Rink games:—North Island, 6; South Island, 3. MATCH AT PALMERSTON. Favoured by an ideal evening, two rinks of Palmerston bowlers journeyed to Pleasant Valley Sanatorium on Wednesday to try conclusions with the male inmates. Although the rather heavy state of the green handicapped the visitors to some extent, they emerged victors by a narrow margin, the home team putting up a very creditable display against their more experienced opponents. At the conclusion of play one of the visitors expressed the hope that a return match might be arranged, when better conditions would, he said, enhance the patients’ chances.