EASTER BOWLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26731, 29 March 1948, Page 7

EASTER BOWLING

FOURS COMPETITION SECTION PLAY COMPLETED Section play in the Fours competition of the Dunedin Bowling Centre’s Easter tournament was completed on Saturday when 18 of the 86 entrants qualified for post-section games. Only one team, T. R. Crossan's Caversham four, gained the maximum six wins. On the St. Kilda green four teams tied with four wins, to enter post-section play. The remainder of the qualifiers each had five wins. Apart from a gusty wind in the afternoon, conditions were ideal and the playing surfaces of the various greens were in first-class order. Results were: Balmacewen Green.—Crossan (Caversham) 6 wins, Adams (Phoenix) 5 wins, Hogg (Leith) 4 wins, Taggart (Ohai) 4 wins, Jolly (St. Clair) 3 wins, Spiers (St. Kilda) 3 wins, Austin (Balmacewen) 3 wins, McGregor (Tainui) 2 wins, McLeod (Caledonian) 2 wins, Crawford (Logan Park) 2 wins, Coulter (NorthEast Valley) 1 win, Thomson (Taieri) 1 win. Qualified for post-section play: Crossan, Adams. Mornington Green.—Ravenwood (NorthEast Valley) 5 wins, Free (Outram) 5 wins, Gale (Anderson’s Bay) 4 wins, Coombs (St. Clair) 3 wins, Hanna (Kaikorai) 3 wins, Forster (Caversham) 3 wins, Hamilton (Caledonian) 3 wins, Rowlatt (Otago) 3 wins,, Hellyer (Portobello) 3 wins, Sutherland (Tainui) 2 wins, Hutton (Opoho) 1 win, Steven (Taieri) 1 win. Qualifed for post-section play: Ravenwood, Free. Kaikorai Green. —Gardiner (Anderson s Bay) 5 wins, McKay (ROslyn) 5 wins, McKenzie (Te Rangi) 5 wins, McDougall (Caversham) 4 wins, Claridge (St. Kilda), 3 wins, Baxter (Caledonian) 3 wins, Jarvis (Otago) 3 wins, Walker (Dunedin) 3 wins, Armstrong (Kaikorai) 2 wins, Crawford (St. Clair) 1 win, Campbell (NorthEast Valley) 1 win, Campbell (Opoho) 1 win. Qualified for post-section play: Gardiner, Walker, McKenzie. Otago Green.—Belcher (St. Kilda) 5 wins, Ireland (Kaituna) 5 wins, Vidal (Milton) 5 wins, Callender (Kaikorai) 4 wins, McFaull (Tainui) 3 wins, Jolly (Leith) 3 wins, Marshall (Dunedin) 3 wins, Watson (North-East Valley) 2 wins, Huntly (Otago) 2 wins, Murie (Green Island) 2 wins, McMillan (Opoho) 1 win. Brass (Balmacewen) 1 win. Qualified for post-section play: Belcher, Ireland, Vidal. St Kilda Green—McLean (Tainui) 4 wins, C. H. Mackay (Caversham) .4 wins. Edwards (Balelutha) 4 wins, H. M. Mackay (Caledonian) 4 wins, Johnson (St Clair) 3 wins, N. Ellis (Kaikorai) 3 wins, Butterfield (Leith) 3 wins r '--~ (Taieri) 3 wins, Taylor (North-East Valley) 2 wins, Maxwell (Bainia.-v* n wins, Warren (Logan Park) 2 wins, Botting (Stirling) 2 wins. Qualified for postsection play: McLean, C. H. Mackay, H. M. Mackay and Edwards. Caledonian Green.—Davis (Otago) 5 wins, Clark (Kaikorai) 4 wins, Crum (St. Kilda) 4 wins, Linn (Opoho) 4 wins, Tyreu (Mornington) 4 wins, Davis (Kaituna) 3 wins Cushnie (Edendale) 3 wins, Henry (St Clair) 2 wins, Rennie (Tainui) 2 wins Travis (Leith) 2 wins, Watson (Logan Park) 2 wins, Pearce (Balmacewen) 1 win. Qualified for post-section play: Davis (Otago). Logan Park Green.—Aitcheson (NorthEast Valley) 5 wins, Barron (Anderson’s Bay) 5 wins. Veitch (Dunedin) 5 wins, Devereux (Kaikorai) 4 wins, Symons (St Clair) 3 wins, Riach (Leith) 3 wins, Sutherland (Caversham) 2 wins. Hartley (Opoho) 2 wins, McLay (Otago) 2 wins, Langley (Kaituna) 2 wins, French (West Harbour) 2 wins, Anderson (St. Kilda) 1 win. Qualified for post-section play: Aitcheson, Barron, Veitch.

Draw for To-day The draw for post-section play, which will begin this morning on the two St. Kilda greens at 8.30, is:— . First Round.—Mackay (Caledonian) v. McLean (Tainui!. Edwards (Balelutha) v. Mackay (Caversham). , Second Round.—McKenzie (Te Rangi) v. Ireland (Kaituna). Ravenwood (NorthEast Valley) v. Gardiner (Anderson s Bay) Barron (Anderson’s Bay) v. Veitch (Dunedin), Vidal (Milton) v. Belcher (St. Kilda), Davis (Otago) v. Free (Outram), Aitcheson (North-East Valley) v. Adams (Phoenix). , _ At 11 a.m. McKay (Roslyn) and Crossan (Caversham) will meet the winners of the first round games. „ As players become available, the Single* and Pairs competitions will be continued, beginning at 8.30 a.m. All play will be confined to the St. Kilda greens.