BOWLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27059, 19 April 1949, Page 3

BOWLING

OAMARU TOURNAMENT FOURS COMPETITION Special to the Daily Times OAMARU, A pi. 18. Post-sectional play in the Fours at the Oamaru Easter tournament took place on the Phoenix greens to-day under perfect weather conditions, with bright sunshine and an absence of wind. The final was reached in the Championship Fours, the event being won by a Sprosen’s Linwood four skipped by J. Plumber, and the fourth round was completed in the President's Fours. The final in this competition will be played between A. Robertson, jun. (Phoenix) and J. Middlenvas's (Alexandra) to-morrow morning. Results Championship Fours First Round.—H. H. Gibbons (Barrington) 11, J. S. Jamieson (Phoenix) 10; R. Keen (Meadowbank) 19, H. Donald (Phoenix) 9; W. M. Richardson (Phoenix) 15. J. Dick (Hampden) 13; W. R. Sprosen (Linwood) 17, G. Mitchell (Phoenix) 16; J. Nimmo (Phoenix) 15, J. Lorimer (Ashbury) 9. Second Round.—J. F’indlay (Amberley) 15, J. D. Forbes (Phoenix) 10; H. H. Gibbons 16, J. A. Veitch (Dunedin) 14; R. Keen 17, W. M Richardson 12; W. R. Sprosen 18, J. Nimmo 6. Third Round.—J. Findlay 11, H. H. Gibbons 10; W. R. Sprosen 15, R. 'Keen 13. Final.—O. Sprosen, W. R. Sprosen, S. H. Webster, J. Plumber (Linwood) 26, D. Russell, J Retallick, E, Luscombe, J. Findlay (Amberley) 16. The Linwood four led 13—6 at the eleventh end, and a 6 on the fourteenthi took their tally to 19, which they increased to 22 to their opponents' 9 at the sixteenth. Amberley secured a 5 at the twentieth, but the final end gave 3 f shots to Linwood, which won 26 —16. President's Fours First Round.—A. C. Forrest (Phoenix) 11, P. A .Hunter (Avvamoa) 8; G. Crawford (St. Clair) 14, J. G. Lindsay (Maheno) 13; W. W. Walton (Awamoa) 16, H. C. Jeffery (Awamoa) 10; G. Mcßeath (Awamoa) 13, J. D. Crisp (Temuka) 10; I. H. Schrader (Waimate) 21, M. Mitchell (Gore) 19; D. Maclean (Omakau) 23, A. C. Murray (Pukeuri), 9; J. M. Brown (Awamoa) 29, A. S. CroWe ‘(Barrington) 3; F. J. Bailey (Waimate) 25, W. J. Oats (Meadowbank) 5; W. J. Currie (Meadowbank) 16, J. S. Crawford (North-East Valley) 15; A. Robertson, sen. (Meadowbank) 18, R. Powell (Ashbury) 15; R. Crisp (Kia Toa) 17, E. Pile (Hampden) 14, J. Middlemass (Alexandra) 11, J. Knowles (North-East Valley) 10. Second Round. —A. Robertson, jun. (Phoenix) 30, G. Lawrence (Weston) 4; G. W. Atkinson (Meadowbank) 14, F. E. Malcolmson (Waimate) 11; G. Crawford 16, A C. Forrest 15; W. W. Walton 20. G. Mcßeath 13; I. H. Schrader 22, D. Maclean 8; F. J. Bailey 20, J. M. Brown 8; W. J. Currie 18, A. Robertson, sen. 15; J. Middlemass 22, R. Crisp 14. Third Round—A. Robertson, jun.. 17, G. W. Atkinson 12; G. Crawford 16, W. W. Walton 7; I. H. Schrader 22, F. J. Bailey 14: J. Middlemass 20. W. J. Currie 10. Semi-finals.—A. Robertson, jun., 20, G. Crawford 16; J. Middlemass 12, I. FI. Schrader 11.