BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16242, 17 January 1927, Page 6

BOWLS

PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day

The* Dominion bowling singles (six survivors) and rinks (30 lett in being twolifers, and 22 one-lifers) championships will be resumed'on Wednesday Ihe pairs championship commenced this morning in good weather on the greens of 19* clubs. Five games of 21 heads each will be undertaken and the green winners will go forward to first section play on the sudden death principle (21'heads or 2| hours play). first round results. Section AI.--Husking (Carlton) 29 vKelley (Dominion Road) 21, Mingins (Epsom) 18 v. Lam belli (Balrnacewan) 14, Chapman (Rocky Nook) 22 v. Tilley (Wanganui) 17. Section AlL—Addison (Mount. Albert) 22 v. Morgan (Edgeware) 24, Wright (Si. llebers) 15, v. Gorki 11 (fluwerit) 19. Section Cl.—it Scrivener (Wanganui East) 24 v. Bremner (West End) 23, Ferguson (Balrnacewan) 21 v. Osmond (Auckland) 19, Rowell (Devonport) 22 v. Land (Whiliora) 12. Section C2.- Btlleliff (United) 22 r. Farrow (Ponsonby) 18, Inglis (Epsom) 26 v. Bull (Ilawera) 11. Hampton (Canterbury) 26 v. Ward (Hikuvaugi) 18. Section Dl.—Goldsmith' (Ldendalo) SO v. Bell (Carlton) 18, Trayes (Nit. Eden) 25 v. Bentley (Dunedin) 17, Hills (Onelmnga) 17 v. Efford (Edgeware) 15. Section I)2.—Torrance .(Ponsonby) 20 v. Dunlop (Epsom) 19, Everitt (Otaiiuhu) 20 v. Eorsetti (Victoria) 17, Callender (Timaru) 20 v. Pragnell (Masterton) 12.

Section El.—Hunt (Carlton) 31 v. Sisson (Wait.emnta) 26, Bell (Hamilton) 21 v. Morison (Epsom) 19, Red-path (Canterbury) 26 v. Jury (Rocky NooffiT 19.

"Section E2.—Hardley (West End) 25 v. Frost (Rem-nera) 20, Stewart 1 (SquUland) 20 v. Hayden (Taka,puna) 19, Fraser (Auckland! 22 v. Condor (Island Bay) 21. Section K L: Dnffin (Carlton) 25V v. W,'oiler (Remucra) Id, Hutchison •(Dunedin) 23 v. Shorriff (ME Eden) 22, Povtoous (Wellington) 19 v. Sadford (Mannwatu) 14. Section K II.): Jen kin (Rocky Nook) 80 v. Taylor (Epsom) Id, McFnrlane (Ngaruawahia) 17 v. .Warwick (Newtown) 16, Knight (St. Hollers) 19 v. Jack (St. John’s) 18.

Section L L: Orr (Whangarei) Id v. Ritchie (Carlton) 13, Piper (Maitni) 2d v. Dick (Ponsonby) 9, J. Pollock (Newtown) 1.8 v. Sewell (St. John’s) 17. N Section L IE): Boulton (Takapuna.) 22 v. Kenny (Onehuuga) 18, Wallace (To Arohn) 19 v. Tutt (Mt. Eden) 18, llarvaway (Green Island) 27 v. Duncan (Wellington) 7. POVERTY BAY CLUB The undermentioned, games were played on the Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s greens on Saturday. The Hickman-Somervell game provided an exciting contest: —

McGibbon Fours: Hill (sub), Colebrook, Hopkinsou, and Somervell (s) IS lost to Ranger, Slight, Rowe, and Hickman (s) 21; Hilton, Ritchie, Wauchop and Curtcis (s) 24 beat Hill, Hay, Andrews, and McGibbon (s) ,17; Shorter, Wildish, Bull, and Moore (s) 28 beat Box, Cotton, Auld, and Cameron (a) 81; Curtcis. jnr., Crafts, Blackburn, and Groig (s) 82 beat Gardiner, Godding, Sfiann, and Dingle (s) 18. . .... , . Championship Singles. Losers sectioui ’Hopkinsou 14. befit Icowo l-» GISBORNE CLUB The Gisborne Bowling Club fours were played on Saturday between teams skipped by Sidebott-om and Sinclair, Boys and Coleman, and Gambrill and Watson. Si debutt con, Coleman, and Watson proved til© winners, Allan having a bye. Several other enjoyable games were played, the green .Wing in excellent order. Every effort is now being made, to get off the championship singles gamtis as soon as possible.