BOWLS CARNIVAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23706, 13 January 1939, Page 12

BOWLS CARNIVAL

NEW ZEALAND TOURNAMENT POST-SECTION PLAY IN PAIRS EIGHT PLAYERS LEFT IN SINGLES COWPER THE ONLY TWO-LIFER (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Jan. 12. A large crowd was present at the Carlton green to-day to watch the post-section play in the New Zealand Championship Pairs Competition as well as four Singles contests, which were made possible by the elimination of required players from the Pairs event. In a spectacular contest the English champion, K. I. Cross, was eliminated from further play in the Singles by his previous conqueror, W. C. Pranks, of Balmoral. An extra head was required to decide the issue. One Singles match was played in the morning between the Auckland champion ot champions, .'. S. Martin, of Ellerslie, and L. Donaldson, of Grey Lynn, victory going to the former, Three Singles contests were staged immediately after the luncheon period, and commanded much interest. Of the three Singles matches which were in progress at the same time, the best play was shown by Cross and Franks. The Rendle—Whitelaw game was a good contest, and the heads were firstclass at times. Rendle was too consistent for the Whangarei player, generally bavin? a bowl to beat his opponent’s best. Whitelaw missed many chances by narrow margins. The game between Cowper, of Ponsonby, and N. Bell, jn., of Takapuna, did not produce good bowls until the latter stages. Cowper then bowled more consistently than his opponent, and scored a comfortable win. Bell was thus the first of the remaining three two-life players to lose a life.

Connew’s release from the Pairs contest at Eden enabled the key game of the Singles to be played, and a start was made at 5 o’clock. The Connew—Somervell game was completed shortly after 6 o’clock, with Connew the winner. Connew was 6 —l on the fifth head and 11—9 on the fourteenth. Connew held a sevenpoint advantage on the seventeenth, and won on the twentieth head with the score at 18—11. Somervell thus suffered his first loss in the Singles. There are now eight players left in the Singles, seven being one-lifers and one being a two-lifer. The latter is H. Cowper, of Ponsonby, who takes the honour of being the last undefeated candidate in the competition. Drizzling rain set in about 6.30, out play was easily completed.

Pairs Championship Auckland Green First Round Kelly and Barber (Balmoral) 22, Franklin and Pirie (Napier) 12. Arnott and Nash (Palmerston North) 20. Hill and Tongue (Rocky Nook) 18. Mayson and Scott (Grey Lynn) 17, Moore and Cowper (Ponsonby) 14. A. Pepper and Kirkwood (St, John’s) 20, Smith and Keast (North End. Invercargill) 14, . N. Donaldson and Mingins (West End) 20, O’Sullivan and Longworth (St. Kilda) 8, . Conrad and Barton (Hamilton) 31, Bain and Hall (Rangiriri) 18. Robertson and Livingstone tOnehunga) 18, Morton and Dyett (Karon) Torrance and Bird (Carlton) 28, Davies and Lundon (Devonport) 20. Auckland Green Second Round Barber 19. Nash 15. Kirkwood 22. Scott 19. Mingins 28, Barton 16. Livingstone 22, Bud 12. Nash, Scott, Barton, and Bird were eliminated. Third Round Barber 31, Kirkwood 14. Livingstone 22. Mingins IG. . Kirkwood and Mingins were cumina^e(*' Fourth Round Barber 25. Livingstone 5. Livingstone was eliminated. Balmoral Green First Round McMurchy and Buckley (Grey Lynn) 18. Dick and Somervell (Ponsonby) 13. Pearce and Purdy (Mount Eden) 20, Dingle and Pavitt (Fitzroy) 19. Settle and Watson (St. Hellers) 19, Oughton and Loram (Rocky Nook) 18, Bull and Murray (Hawera) 21, Williams and Henderson (Paeroa) 13. Maingay and Callaghan (Te Aroha) 22, Woolley and Walker (Auckland) 9. Stevens and McCullough (Papatoetoe) 20. Adamson and Moore (Mount Ed cfark and Ewing (Stratford) 22, Naylor and Blighting (Haitaiti) 20. Forgie and Doherty (Kelburn) 29, Richards and Leather (Devonport) 10. Second Round Buckley 31, Purdy 12. Murray 22. Watson 14. Callaghan 27. McCullough 8. Ewing 21. Doherty 11. Purdy, Watson. McCullough, and Doherty were eliminated. Third Round Buckley 20. Murray 13. Callaghan 27. Ewing 6, Murray and Ewing were eliminated. Fourth Round Buckley 24, Callaghan 15. Callaghan was eliminated, Mount Eden Green First Ruond Buchanan and Stewart (Waitemala) 19. A. and J. Clarke (Auckland) 17. Connew and Thomas (Mount Albert) 25, Pomeroy and Hawken (Hamilton) 20. Wight and Benefield (St. John’s) 16 Mincham and Whittle (Grey Lynn) 15. McClymont and E. Jury (Ponsonby) 24, Hepworth and P. B. Thomson (Rawhiti) 10. N. Thomson and Baker (Mount Eden) 19 Porter and Aitchcson (Caledonian) 12. Gibson and Whyte (Sydenham) 16 Everitt arid Gardiner (Otahuhu) 15. Christie and Mattar (Foxton) 23 Wilding and Macklow (Onehunga) 11. Meek and Rush (Wanganui East) 24 R. and W. Haigh (Opawa) 23. Second Round Thomas 18, Stewart 14. Benefield 21, E. Jury 14, Whyte 25, Baker 16, Rush 34, Mattar 20. Stewart. E. Jury. Baker, and Mattar were eliminated. Third Round Benefield 18. Thomas 17. Whyte 22, Rush 12. Thomas and Rush were eliminated. . Fourth Round Whyte 18, Benefield 15. Benefield was eliminated. Onehunga Green First Round Paton and H. A. Wilson (Helensvillc) 21, Pitkelhley and Bennet (Auckland) 18. Plummer and N. Bell. sen. (Hamilton) 23. Somers and L. Jury (Ponsonby) 18. Tucker and S. Ingram (Victoria) 32, Walker and Williams (Gisborne) 6. Higgott and H. B. Jenkin (Carlton) 16 W. Pepper and Gordon (St. John’s) 15. Britten and Spearman (Sydenham) 17, Kook and Smart (New Plymouth) 10. K. I. and C. P. Cross (England) 27, Maud and Martin (Ellerslie) 5. Cates and Crabb ' (Matamata) 21, Wilding and Whitelaw (Whangarei) 18. Piper and A. J. Letham (Ponsonby) 22, Bruce and Popp (Lyall Bay) 16. Second Round Wilson 20. Bell 14. Ingram 24, Jenkin 17. Spearman 20. Cross 10. Letham 28. Crabb 8. Bell, Jenkin. Cross and Crabb were eliminated.

Third Round Wilson 21, Ingram 14. Spearman 19, Letham 17. Ingram and Letham were eliminated. Fourth Round Spearman 18. Wilson 15. Wilson was eliminated. Ponsonby Green First Round Pringle and H. Tomlinson (Avondale) 29. Masler and Squire (Hawera) 12. Stewart and McGill (Waitemata) 21, Payne and McFarlane (Ngaruawahia) 19. Fletcher and Ginger (Hataital) 19, Elliott and Little (Carlton) 18. Snedden and H. Wilson (Linwood) 21, Perrow and P'orsyth (Ohaupo) 15. Teague and Griffiths (Grey Lynn) 20. Best and Vaughan (Ponsonby) 12. Gore and Murphy (Taihape) 19, Andreassen and Popplewell (Port Ahuriri) 14. Archer and Robinson (Hamilton) 25, Bowler and Davis (Mount Eden) 8. Card and E. Barrieball (Waiuku) 25, J. R. Smith and Hay-McKenzie (Kel-. burn) 15. Second Round Tomlinson 19, McGill 16, . Ginger 25, Wilson 14. Murphy 19, Griffiths 9. Robinson 32, Barriball 1. McGill, Wilson, Griffiths and Barriball were eliminated. Third Round Tomlinson 19, Ginger 10. Robinson 22. Murphy 7. Ginger and Murphy were eliminated. Fourth Round Robinson 22, Tomlinson 12. Tomlinson was eliminated. Carlton Green First Round Henderson and Burchell (Te Awamutu) 20, Black and Harland (Mount Eden) 17. Balfour and Stephenson (Gisborne) 23, Stone and W. Harris (St. John's) 17. F. Carbines and Parsons (Ponsonby) 24, Higginson and J. F. Hosking (Grey Lynn) 19. Waterman and N. Bell, jun. (Takapuna) 25. Smith and Campbell (Victoria) 23. Lowry and Kerr (Onehunga) 31, Rodgers and Ritchie (Carlton) 15, Hampton and Chambers (Sumner) 22, Whittaker and Deare (Carlton) 20. Neilson and Gilbert (Karori) 27, Walsh and Thomas (Park Club, Hawera) 14. . ~ „„ Marwick and Miller (Whangarei) 23, Wright and Bray (Remuera) 14. Hunt and R. Smith (Helesville) had a bye at headquarters green. Second Round Burchell, a bye. Stephenson 18, Parsons 18. Kerr 19, Bell, jun., 15. Gilbert 16. Chambers 15. Smith 30, Miller 16. Parsons, Bell, jun.. Chambers, and Miller were eliminated. Third Round Stephenson, a bye. Kerr 25, Gilbert 19. Smith 26. Burchell 16. . Gilbert and Burchell were eliminated. Fourth Round Kerr, a bye. . Stephenson 21, Smith 17, Srpith was eliminated. SINGLES CONTESTS Post-section Play Fifth Round Cowper (Ponsonby) 21. N. Bell, jun. (Takapuna). 12. C. H. de Launay (Carlton), a bye. A, Connew (Mount Albert) 18, R. S. Somervell (Ponsonby) 11. C. A, Rendle (Upper Hutt) 17, M. Whitelaw (Whangarei) 8. J, S. Martin (Ellerslie) 17, L. G. Donaldson (Grey Lynn) 12. ; W. C. Franks (Balmoral) 17, K. I. Cross (England) 14. Whitelaw, Donaldson, and Cross were eliminated. . . Cowper is the only player retaining two lives.

NOTES ON THE GAMES GOOD PROGRESS IN SINGLES ENGLISH CHAMPION ELIMINATED (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND. Jan. 12. Remarkably fine bowls was played by Ginger (Hataitai), who defeated the New Zealand champion rinks skip, H. Wilson (Linwood). in the second round of the post-section play in the Pairs to-day. On one head, which was partly covered, he drew round . short bowls three times to score three points on his opponent, who had a bowl about 15 inches away. It was a great display of consistent drawing. Ginger unexpectedly went out in the third round to the Avondale team skipped by J. Tomlinson, who, in turn, was defeated for green winner at Ponsonby by Robinson (Hamilton). Robinson and his partner, Anchor, put up the large score of 32 to 1 against the Barriball brothers (Waiuku). The Hamilton skip was in irresistible form, and needs only to reproduce play of the same type to stand_an excellent chance of winning the Pairs title. The last game in the Pairs at Carlton between the Gisborne and Helensville teams saw the respective skips. Stephenson and R. Smith, fighting hard for victory. Smith equalised with 3 on the eighteenth head, at which stage the score was 16 aIL On the next head, when Hunt, who was lead for Smith, was lying well, Stephenson, who is a very good driver, burned the head. The Gisborne players were too steady over the next three heads. Barber and his partner, Kelly (Balmoral) had a runaway win in the last round of the Pairs on the Auckland green over the Onehunga pair skipped by F. Livingstone. The Sydenham pair, Gibson and White, prevailed over strong opposition at the Mount Eden green. White’s final opponent was Benefield (St. John’s), champion skip of 1927. Benefield had a hard tussle in the previous game to defeat R. Thomas. A strong local pair, McMurchy and Buckley (Grey Lynn) justified the popular opinion that they would go far in the event. They encountered a strong team from Te Aroha, skipped by Callaghan, which has shown up well in the two events so far in the last round at Balmoral and won decisively by 24—15. Buckley defeated Somervell in the morning game and so released the latter for Singles play. The 1937 Singles winner, C. Spearman (Sydneham) maintained his form and came through in a strong section at Balmoral. Good progress was made in the Singles Championship. By a fortunate chance, players who were required for further play in the Singles were eliminated from the Pairs, and this enabled the first round of the post-section plav in the Singles competition to be completed. Bell’s loss of a life in his match with Cowper (Ponsonby) camo as a surprise. The Takapuna player was much below his usual form, and did not appear at all happy, apparently being troubled by the gusty wind. The game was generally a very loose one. Cowper’s play was also a little disappointing. J. M. Martin (Ellerslie), who is considered to have an outstanding chance in the Singles, disposed of a strong Grey Lynn exponent, L. Donaldson. A very fine exhibition was witnessed in the contest between Cross (England) and Franks (Balmoral). Considering the difficult conditions, the players rose to great heights, and frequent changes in the fortunes had a large gallery of spectators keenly interested. Requiring two to tie on the final head. Franks took the jack to the ditch to square the match, 14 —all. Franks drew better than his opponent on the deciding head, and one bf his shots sat close to the jack. Cross attempted to burn the head with both his last bowls, but on each occasion failed by a narrow margin.