BOWLS CARNIVAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23704, 11 January 1939, Page 12

BOWLS CARNIVAL

NEW ZEALAND TOURNAMENT THE SINGLES TITLE ELEVEN PLAYERS REMAIN IN ENGLISH CHAMPION A ONE-LIFER (Per United • Press Association) AUCKLAND, Jan. 10. The New Zealand Bowling Association’s championship tournament was advanced a further stage to-day, when the 76 survivors from the first day’s play in the Singles met in the postsection play on the Carlton, Mount Eden, Epsom, and Auckland greens. Rain fell during the night, but the weather was again fine when play was commenced, and the greens were fast and true. Three two-lifers and eight one-lifers were left in at the end of the day’s play. They are as follows; Two-lifers Somervell (Ponsonby). Bell (Takapuna). Cowper (Ponsonby). One-lifers Franks (Balmoral). Whitelaw (Whangarei). L. Donaldson (Grey Lynn). 'Martin (Ellerslie), ' Cross (England). Connew (Mount Albert). Rendle (Upper Hutt). De Launay (Carlton). Good Playing Conditions Interest was centred at the Carlton green, where a crowd of over spectators, followed the vailing fortunes of 'the players with two lives. With a bright sun ishxmng and the green sheltered to a large extent by the surrounding hedges, the were able to reveal their best ability on the keen greens, and the spectators were frequently aroused to enthusiasm by shots of outstanding excellence. The English champion. K I- Cross, lost one of his two lives to franks (Balmoral) in the third round but after being well behind in the fourth game with Fenwick (Thames), .he staged a remarkable recovery, showing steadiness in a crisis to wm by one point after an extra head., spectators then flocked to watch the finish of the match between Bell (Takapuna). the Singles champion of: New Zealand in 1931. and Franks (Balmoral). It was the most interesting finish of the afternoon. Needing three points to tie on the final head, Franks made a valiant effort, which was almost rewarded with success. Spearman, the 1937 national champion. who had only one life, went down to the leading Whangarei player, Whitelaw. . , . Martin, former Christchurch player, who had been performing very consistently in the tournament, lost a life to Thomas (Mount Albert) in the second round. He then went on to win his next two games, his final victim being Hopwood (West End). Rendle (Upper Hutt). a one-lifer, was the sole survivor at the Auckland green, his final opponent being a prominent Waihi player, Dunstan. Gray (Kelburn), who replaced Routley, his club mate, on account of illness, was prominent up to the last round to-day. in which he was eliminated by De Launay (Carlton). CARLTON GREEN First Bound Two Lifers W. C. Sorenson (Carterton) 18, Thomas (Mount Albert) 16^ H. L. Cowper (Ponsonby) 20, D. Bennie (Balmacewen) 10. __ . H. Fenwick (Thames) 29, H. A. Robertson (Onehunga) 9. W. R. Hawkens (Frankton) 18. M. Walker (Auckland) 13. , R. S; Somervell (Ponsonby) 19, A. M. Ryan (Taihape) 14. _ L. G. Donaldson (Grey Lynn) 18, E. Land (Hamilton) 17. _ K. L Cross (England) 20, S. Vella (Onehunga) 15. ' . E. Jury (Ponsonby) 19, P. Munn (Linwood) 15. _ ~ W C Franks (Balmoral) 25, M. Whitelaw (Whangarei) -11. G R. Frieberg (Ponsonby) 18, R. L. Morgan (Kelburn) 14. , N C. Bell, jun„ 1931 champion (Takapuna), 23, C. Spearman, 1937 champion (Sydenham), 10. J Hopwood (West End, Auckland) 25, F. R. Price (Pukekohe) 23. S Martin, Auckland champion (Ellerslie), 22. T. A. McClymoht (Ponsonby) 13. One Lifers W. H. Keatley (Rocky Nook) 22, A. J. Eldridge (South Australia) 14. Second Bound Two-lifers Cowper 24, Sorensen' 10. Fenwick 23, Hawkens 3. Somervell 19, Donaldson 18. Cross 24. Jury 12. Franks 24, Frieberg 6. Bell 20. Hopwood 15. Thomas (one life) 20, Martin 19. One-lifers Keatley a bye (this is causing controversy owing to the contention of many that the bye should have gone to a two-lifer, but they all had byes yesterday). „ . Robertson 24, Bennie 11. Walker 18. Ryan 17. Vella 18. Lance 11. Whitelaw 19. Munn 9. Spearman 17, Morgan 8. McClymont 20. Price 12. Third Bound Two-lifers Cowper a bye. . Somervell 21, Fenwick 20, Franks 18. Cross 16. Bell 17. Thomas (one-lifer) 13. Thomas was eliminated. One-lifers Robertson 16, Walker 15. Whitelaw 21, Wells 18. - Spearman 20. McClymont 18. . Hawkens 20, Sorensen 13. Donaldson 23, Jury 12. Hopwood 21. Frieberg 12. Martin 20, Keatley 15. Walker. Vella, McClymont, Sorensen. Jury. Frieberg, and Keatley were eliminated. Fourth Bound Two-lifers Somervell a bye. ; 'Bell 21. Franks 20. Cowper 19. Robertson (one life) 17. Robertson was eliminated. One-lifers Whitelaw 23, Spearman 15. Donaldson 18. Hawkens 15. Martin 19, Hopwood 13. Cross 21, Fdhwick 20. Spearman, Hawkens. Hopwood. and Fenwick were eliminated. AUCKLAND GREEN First Bound One-lifers H. Wright (Henderson) 19, C. M. Davis (WhiUora) 15. P. McWhannell (Hataitai) 19. V. McGuire (Onehunga) 14, W. J. Robinson (Hamilton) 19, A. Dickinson (Avon, Stratford) 16. C. A. Rendle (Upper Hutt) 19. G. Deare (Carlton) 17. F. Livingstone (Onehunga) 26, A. E. Andrews (Paritutu) 13. L. Hilton (Thames) 18, S. Hatlar (Foxton) 11. E. W, ‘Taylor (Carlton) 15. J. E. Hall (Hastings) 14. C. Dunstan (Waihi) 18. H. Gribble (Mount Eden) 9. Second Bound McWhannell 21, Wright 9. Rendle 19, Robinson 14. Livingstone 19. Hilton 17. Dunstan 19. Taylor 13, Third Round * Rendle 16, McWhannell 15. Dunstan 16, Livingstone 14. McWhannell and Livingstone were eliminated. Fourth Round Rendle 19, Dunstan 10. Dunstan was eliminated.

. MOUNT EDEN GREEN First Round One-lifers A. Tomlinson (Avondale) 24, J. Morris (Whitiora) 20. A. E. Wainwright (Patea) 17, S. Jenkin (Carlton) 14. , A. Connew (Auckland Open champion, Mount Albert) 19, L. W. Besley (New Brighton) 11. J. Ure (North End, Invercargill) 16. C. E. Addison (Edendale) 15. L. Pitkethley (Auckland) 20, J. Buchan (Balmacewen) 19. M. Gore (Taihape) 20, J. Kerr (Onehunga) 15. W. Harris (St. John’s) 24, R. Smith (Helensville) 12. J. Gamble (Hamilton) 18, S. Ingram (Victoria) 13. Second Round Wainwright 22. Tomlinson 16. Connew 18, Ure 8. Pitkethley 16, Gore 15. Harris 25, Gamble 10. Third Round Connew 21, Wainwright 13. Pitkethley 19, Harris 16. Wainwright and Harris were eliminated. Fourth Round Connew 21, Pitkethley 9. Pitkethley was eliminated. EPSOM GREEN First Round One Lifers C. A. Stevenson (Rangiriri) 19, H. L. Watkins (St. Hdliers) 13 H. de Launay (Carlton) 24, A. Bell (Tauranga) 16. M H Love (New South Wales) 21, A. R. Robinson (Hikutaia) 13. R. Buchan (Rawhiti) 18, G. E. Piper (Maitai) 13. _ n-a a T. Gray (Kelburn) 20, J. Gifford (Balmoral) 10. , _ „„ T J. Griffiths (Ponsonby) 23, J. W. Graham (Kiatoa) —. A. E. Clinkard (Carlton) 22, M. Greville (Dargaville) 18. D. Cormack (Kaituna) 18, T. Tomlinson (Ponsonby) 14. Second Round De Launay 17, Stevenson 14. Buchan 25, Love 6. Gray 19, Griffiths 14. Clinkard 18, Cormack 14'.' Third Round De Launay 17, Buchan 16. Gray 18. Clinkard 10. Buchan and Clinkard were eliminated. Fourth Round De Launay 18, Gray 11. Gray was eliminated. NOTES ON THE GAMES ENGLISHMAN’S FINE PLAY TWO LIFE SYSTEM PRAISED (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Jan. 10. That the two-life system has the commendable effect of quickly bringing a competition to completion is illustrated by the fact that, of the 406 players who started out in the Dominion Singles bowling event on Monday, only 11 remained in the championship at the completion of to-day’s play. Three of these competitors. R. Somervell and H. Cowper, both of the Ponsonby Club, and N. Bell, jun., have yet to suffer defeat. The play at the Carlton green, where 26 two-life players and two one-lifers were in action naturally attracted the interest of the enthusiasts. The English champion. K. I. Cross, whose fine play on the first day was an outstanding. feature, came in for a great deal of attention. The visitor has accustomed himself quickly to local conditions, and the keen pace of the greens did not appear to cause him any concern. The delicacy of his delivery and the strategies be used in reaching his objective were a source of great enjoyment to the spectators. The Englishman showed his resourcefulness in the final round of the day when opnosed to ,a consistent drawing player from Thames, Fenwick. Cross. Who possessed f only . one life, was eight points down with four heads to play, and he found it necessary to reveal his best form to stage a recovery. On the eighteenth and nineteenth ends he scored two and a single which left him still five points in arrears. The twentieth head saw his 'opponent, who had formerly been drawing steadily to the jack, fail in an unaccountable , manner. Cross’s bowls were by no means near. Fenwick was well astray with his first three, but was a trifle unfortunate with his final bowl, which grazed two of Cross’s back bowls and ran on to leave his opponent lying 4. Cross equalised on the final head with a good shot, and an extra head was necessary, Fenwick failing with his last bowl to save the game. Starting the day with five two-lifers, the Ponsonby Club still had two unbeaten men at the finish, Cowper and Somervell. Somervell, who generally figures prominently in Singles tournaments, made his presence felt in the Dominion Championship held at Auckland four years ago. His victims today included Ryan (Taihape) and L. Donaldson (Grey Lynn), and in his final game he scored a narrow win against a strong Thames player, Fenr wick. Somervell had a bye in the last round. Cowper, who is not so well known as his club mate, has fully earned his present prominence. He defeated two good players in the opening rounds in Bennie (Balmacewen) and Sorenson (Carterton). He drew a bye in the third round, and his last opponent was the Onehunga player, A. Robertson, who had previously disposed of M. N. Bell, jun. (Takapuna), the 1931 National Singles Champion, defeated the 1937 champion, C. Spearman (Sydenham). In spite of his absence from competitive bowls for several years, Bell quickly adjusted himself and showed the form which made him a foremost figure in Dominion competitions. Bell had a thrilling game with Franks, the conqueror of Cross, in the last round. The score was 10 all on the ninth head. Franks had a lead of four two heads later, but he stood on 14 while Bell ran to 20. Franks required three points on the last head to tie, and he went very close to making the required number. With his third bowl he went through the head and took the kitty to the ditch to count two. Bell drew wide with his last bowl and got into second position near the ditch. Franks had a chance of promoting a short bowl and coming through with his own for three, but although he executed the shot well his last bowl finished just out of bounds. Excitement was intense as the umpire got down to judge the bowl in question, as, had it not been out of bounds, it would have been a counter.