BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3443, 9 March 1920, Page 44

BOWLING.

A rink from! Alexandra, comprising W. Herron, A. Campbell, M'Lean, and Marslin (skip), visited Roxburgh to play for the Jolly Memorial Cup. Roxburgh retained the trophy; scoring 19 to Alexandra's 14. The Dtmstan'Club had a big turn out for lady's day, when; combined doubles were played. The winners turned up in Mrs Sutherland and Mr Stevens, with Mrs R. Smart and Mr Elder':;as runners-up. The winning ladfes were "presented with suitable trophies by'Mr Bringans, the president, who took the opportunity to thank all the lady friends of "the club for their splendid assistance during the season. The Oamaru Easter' bowling tournament still holds its place in the popular estimation of South Island howlers, and alreadly entries for the full number of rinks have been received.

Auckland representative bowlers defeated South Auckland by 185 to 130. Taranaki defeated South Auckland by 162 to 161.

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS . TOURNAMENT. . The annual Champion of Champions Competition of the Dunedin Bowling Centre commenced on Saturday under ideal conditions. There were 18 club champions talcing part -in the tournament, Seacliff, Waitati, and - Otago being the only clubs unrepresented. ■■ Th e competition is played on the "two-life" system, under which each player is allowed to continue till he has had two losses. .The games are for 21 heads with a time limit of one hour and a-half.' Play opened in the morning on the North-East Valley and Caversham Greens,, and was continued in the afternoon at the Caledonian Green till 6 p.m., by which time five rounds had been completed. At the conclusion of the day's play the only five competitors left in are Tonkin, Gale, Anderson, Cavanagh, and Campbell, and of these Tonkin is the only one who_ has not yet suffered a loss. The competition will be continued on to its final stage next Saturday. Play so far has proved most interesting and attracted a large crowd of spectators on Saturday:— Following are the results: Fibst Round. i. Caversham Green. E. Harraway (Dunedin) 22 beat D. M. Stuart (St. Kilda) 17. J. M'Leod (Taieri) won by default. C. Amtman (St. Clair) 29 beat A. Morrison (Anderson's Bay) 8: W. Anderson (Balmacewen) 15 beat W. Morgan (Port Chalmers) 13. North-East Valley Green. J. Veitch (West Harbour) 19 beat W. Blackwood (Caversham) 12. J. Tonkin (North-East Valley) 29 beat T. Whelan (Mornington) 15. L. Hughes (Outrani) 25 beat H. Mann (Fairfield) -17. V, Cavanagh (Caledonian) 15 beat G. R. F. • Watson (Kaikorai) 14-. D. Campbell (Roslyn) 23 beat D. Sloan (Green Island) 7. Second Round. Caversham Green. ~M'Leod 21 beat Morrison 10. Amtman 15 beat Anderson 14. Stuart 19 beat Morgan 13. Morrison and Morgan, having lost two games; drop out. North-East Valley Green. Tonkin 20 beat Veitch 11. Cavanagh 21 beat Hughes 17. Campbell 22 beat Blackwood 14. Whelan 24 beat Mann 18. Sloan 16 beat Watson 15. Blackwood, Mann, and Watson,, having lost two games, drop out.

Third Round. Caledonian Green. Amtman 19 beat Campbell 9. Gale 22 beat M'Leod 16. Tonkin 20 beat Harraway 9. Anderson 23 beat Whelan 12. .' Hughes 24 beat Veitch 20. Sloan 19 beat Stuart 16. Cavanagh, a bye. Harraway, Whelan. Veitch, and Stuart drop out. Fourth Round. Cavanagh 23 beat Amtman 15. Campbell 21 boat Gale 13. M'Leod 17 beat Hughes 13. Anderson 18 beat Sloan 16. Tonkin, a bye. Hughes and Sloan drop out. Fifth Rottnd. Tonkin 19 beat Cavanagh 17. Gale 17 beat Amtman 16. Anderson 21 beat M'Leod 8. Campbell, a bye. Amtman and M'Leod drop out. MOSGIEL WOOLLEN COMPANY v. ROSS AND GLBNDINING. The annual match between Ross and Glendinings and the Mosgiel Woollen Company was played on the Taieri GTeen on Saturday. The green was very keen, and "ditchers" were numerous. Refreshments were provided by a band of willing ladies, to whom the thanks of both teams are due. A most enjoyable game resulted in a win for Ross and Glenining's by 23 points. The following are the scores:—

R. and G. M. Martin, Renton, Farmer. Smith... 37 — Stoddart, Cameron, Thomson, Stevenson ... 19 Sinclair, Simpson, Harraway, Cameron 26 — M'Dougall, Whitson, Thompson, Morrison ... 18 Duncan, Falconer, M'Clymont, Tillie 23 —, Gibson, Milne, Miller. Nieolson... 19 Martin, Roy, Todd, Glover 21 Allan, M"Leod, Haigh, Tait ... . 15 Robinson, Ramsay, Allan, M'Faddein ... 19 Scott, Henderson, Gibson, Gilligan 21 Cook, Armit. Kingston, Miller ... 12 Connor, Johnston, Cameron, Davidson — 23 Totals -v 138 115