BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16913, 30 March 1929, Page 8

BOWLS

-—• i THE BURTON CUP OPENING GAMES YESTERDAY Tho annual tournament under the auspices of the Gisborne Bowling Centre for the Burton Cup commenced yesterday on the Gisborne find KtihutitK greens, piny being officially opened by Mr. D. G. Robertson on the Gisborne green, and Mr. \V. .I*. Hueston at Kahutin. Yesterday's games were played in perfect weather conditions, but the rain which set in at about >S a.m. 10-day prevented play this morning. The tournament is being conducted in three sections, and at the end of the day's play the position of the teams was as .follows: — A section: Allan 3 wins, Latterly 3, Holmes 3, Sinclair 2, Stonejiarh, 2. Somervell 1. Fishbach 1, Miller 1, Rothwe.ll 1, Atkinson 1. Bull 0, Auld 0. B section : McLaren 3 wins, Murray 3, Martin 2. King 2, Watson 2, Hartley '£, Ealtridge "1, Roderick i, Qr'viss 1, Sawyer 1, AYjlson 0, McKeague 0. 0 gijation: Hueston 3 wins, Q'Sullivan 2, Armstrong 2, Neil! 2, Craig 2, Crowley 2, Prince 1, Hickman 1, Hopkinson 0. Lpugher 0. Detailed results are :• A SECTION. Gisborne Green. (First. Round.) Mollis, R. J. Clark. Coleman. /.Han 30 v. Coham, Hewilson, Downev, Fischbacb 16. Cunningham. T. George, Holt, Bull 12 v. Adams. T. F. Crawford, It. Robertson. Sinclair 21. 11. Smith. .1. 0. .tones. Eaton. Miller 12 v. Frnish. Ranger. Anchor. Laft'ertv 21. Robinson. Campbell, Vincent, Rothwell 14 v. Cossey, Faivley, Clarkson, Holmes 25. L. Bridge, W. Bridge, Bell. Auld 12 v. Blackburn. R. Smith, G. -Moore, Somervell 17. W. H. Chrisp, Roberts. .Johnston, Stoneh.im.23 v. Holland, R. Crawford, Wilkinson, Atkinson 14. (Second Round.) Atkinson 19 v. Auld 14. Bull 16 v. Allan 24. Sinclair 22 v. Rotibwell 13. Fisehbach 19 v. Holmes 23. Miller 20 v. Stoheham 22. La (forty 37 v. Somervell 8. (Third Round.) Bull 20 v. Miller 21. Eafferty 22 v. Auld 14. Atkinson 15 v. Allan 24. Rothwell 26 v. Somervell 19. Stoneham 6 v. Holmes 34. Fisehbach 18 v. Sinclair 15. B SECTION. Gisborne Green. (First Round.) Whitehead, Riddell, A. Hay, Paltridge 21 v. Mackley, Dqdfield, Pollock, Roderick 20. Leathara, S. Smith, Kennedy, McLaren 21 v. Zaffer, ,T. Nasmith,' J. A. Wilkinson. Watson 20. Power, Cruickshanks, Newton, Martin 26 v. W. Clark. Sheehan, Noble, Wilson 12. Roots, O'Donnell, Simpson, Sawyer 32 v. Henderson. Petry, Gambrill. McKeaguo 12. 'Wilson, Watton, Nicholson, Murray ; 20 v. Bennett, Slight, Cameron, Hartley I 11. j Bate:-. A. K. Johnston, Thomson. Kim? 25 v Pistcr. J. Campbell. Ritchie* Or-vi-3 21. (Second Round.) Grviss 18 v. Murray 22. McLaren 20 v. PaltricLie 12. Watson 20 v. Sawyer 19. Roderick 20 v. McKeaguo 17. Martin 27 v. King 19. Wilson 19 v. Hartley 32. (Third, Round.) McLaren 23 v. Martin 15. Wilson 12 v. Murray 22. Orviss 17 v. Paltridge 14. Sawyer 16 v. Hartley'22. King 23 v. MoKeague 18. Roderick 12 v. Watson 25. C SECTION. Kahutia Green. (First Round.) Dixon. Hammond, Maude, Craig 20 v. Dr. Candy. Tabb. Short, O'Sullivan 24. Johnston. Dodds. Stewart. Armstrong 21 v. Jennings, Wauchop, Colley, Hopkinson 16. H. E. Bright. L. Bright, Stephenson, Hueston 29 v. I). Wilson, D. G. Robert - j son. T. Wilson, Hickman 13. j McMahon, Mason, S.-Wootton, Prince ! 29 v. Graham, Bull, Bookman, 'Rougher [1,6. • I Dunlop, Batson, Mcllroy, Neil! 22 v. Scott, Smith, Crowley, Crowley 13. (Second Round.) Armstrong 25 v. Rougher 9. O'Sullivan 6 v. Hueston 25. Craig 27 v. Neill 15. Hopkinson 19 v. Hickman 24. Prince 12 v. Crowley 27. (Third Round.) Hueston 23 v. Prince 16. Oraig 20 v, Hickman 8. 1 O'Sullivan 27 v. Lougher 16. j Armstrong 13 v. Neill 25. j Hopkinson 14 v. Crowley 26. I . B