BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17234, 14 April 1930, Page 4

BOWLS

EASTER TOURNAMENT DRAW TOR BURTON CUP Tlio Burton Cup tournament, which is regarded as the chief bowling fixture of the season, so far as Poverty Bay players are concerned, will be played in Gisborne on April 18, 19, and 21. bach member of the winning team will be presented with a miniature silver cup, and the club to which the winners belong will have the honor of holding this coveted trophy for 12 months. Furthermore, the winning team will be present-, ed with a flag, donated by Mr. T/ Corson.

Thirty-four entries have been received, and present indications point towards the tournament being an unqualified success. Nominations have been forwarded as follows: Poverty Bay Club, nine; Gisborne and Kahutia, eight; To Karaka and Opotiki, two; Hastings, Taneatua, Napier, Tolaga Bay, and Wairoa, one each. Following aro the individual rinks • Poverty Bay: Thompson, Goutts, Andrew, Moore (s); Slight, Cameron, Hartley, Somervell (s); Falconer, Bennett, Wilson, Hickman (s); Cotton, Leggett, Blackburn, Crawford (s); Froude, Wauchop, Hopkinson, Colley (s); Holland, Wootton, Bobertson, Wilkinson (s); Stevens, Hughes, Clare, Orviss (s); Ashworth, Morrison, Hilton, Jennings (s) : Roberts, Smith, Wyatt, Mac Gibbon (s).

Gisborne: Watson, Nasmith, Holmes, Seymour (s); Adams, Crawford, Armstrong, Sinclair (s); Park, Petry, Bright, Coleman (s); Stewart, Cuff, Robertson, Hueston (sj; Riddell, Morris, Wilkinson, Allan (s); Clark, Hay, JVlaude, Craig (s); Johnson, Dunbar, Bright, Stephenson (s); Beaver, Dodd, McCulloch, Henderson (s). , Kahutia: Noad, Leslie, Simpson. Prince (s); Hewitson, Campbell, Vincent, Rothwell (s); Hankey, Robinson, Dudfield, Jenkins (s); Smith, Pollock, Roderick, Morse (s); ' Harris, Clarke, lain, Downey, Town (s); Power, Sawyer, Newton, Martin (s); Morris, Roots, Me Jlroy, Harkess (s). Te Karaka: Bridge, Rougher, Auld, Murray (s); McGrannachan, Wilson, Bell, Bell (s). (Jlpotiki :• Cooke, Burton, Fleming, Rudd (s); Reece, Tabb, Hathaway, Short (s). . Taneatua: Foster, McPherson, Thom, Moody (s). Hastings: Bates, Johnston, Gardner, Parkinson (s). Napier: Pirie, Wardell-Johnson, Spacknian, Bissell (s). Tolaga Bay: , Hurlstone, Smith, Neill (s). Wairoa : Clark, Noble, Macdonald, Wilson (s). The rinks have been divided into the following sections: — A section : Mac Gibbon, Jennings, Sinclair, Hueston, Morse, Murray, and Bissell.

TV section : Colley, Moore, CVaig, Seymour, Roth well, and Moody. 0 section: Parkinson, Hickman, Stephenson, Prince, Town, Bell, and Neill. T) section : Wilkinson. Orviss, Henderson, Fischhach, Harkess, Budd, and Wilson. E section : Crawford. Coleman, Allan, Somervell, Jenkins, and Martin. THE DRAW • The draw has ibeon announced as under: — ■ ■ A SECTION First day on Gisborne Green. First round: Mac Gibbon v. Jennings, Sinclair v. Ilueston, Morse v. Murray, Bisscll, bye v. Moody, bye on Poverty Bay green. Secjnd round: Mac Gibbon v. Bissell, Jennings v. Sinclair, Ilueston v. Morse, Murray, bye v. Short, hye on Poverty Bay green. Second Day on Kahutia. Green. Third round: Mac Gibbon v. Hueston, Jennings v. Morse, Murray v. Bissell, Sinclair, bye v. Craig, bye on Gisborne green. Fourth round: Mac Gibbon v. Morse, Sinclair v. Bissell, Jennings v. Murray, Ilueston, bye v. Seymour, bye on Gisborne green. Third Day on Poverty Bay Green. Fifth round: Mac Gibbon v. Murray, Sinclair v. Morse, Ilueston v. Bissell, Jennings, bye v. Moore, bye on Kahutia green. Sixth round: Morse v. Bissell, Jennings v. Ilueston, Sinclair v. Murray, Mac Gibbon, bye v. Rothwcll, bye on Kahutia green. B SECTION * First Day on Gisborne Green. First round: Colley v. Moore, Craig v. Seymour, Eothwell v. Short, Moody, bye v. Bissell, bye on Poverty Bay green. Second round: Seymour v. Rothwcll, Colley v. Moody, Moore v. Craig, Short, bye v. Murray, bye on Poverty Bay green. Second Day on Kahutia Green. Third round: Short v. Moody, Moore v. Rothwcll, Colley v. Seymour, Craig, bye v. Sinclair, bye on Gisborne green. Fourth round: Moore v. Short, Colley v. Rothwcll, Craig v. Moody, Seymour, bye v. Ilueston, bye, on Gisborne green. Third Day on Poverty Bay Green. Fifth round: .Colley v. Short, .Craig v. Rothwcll, Seymour v. Moody, Moore, j bye v. Jennjngs, bye on Kahutia green'. Sixth round: Colley v. Craig, Seymour v. Short, Moore v. Moody, Rothwcll, bye v. Mac Gibbon, bye on Kahutia green. C SECTION First Day on Kahutia Green. First round: Parkinson v. Hickman, Stephenson v. Prince, Town v. Bell, Neill, bye *v. Wilson, : bye on Poverty Bay green. Second round: Prince v. Town, Parkinson v. Neill, Hickman v. Stephenson, Bell, bye v. Budd, bye on Poverty Bay green. Second Day on Poverty Bay Green. Third round: Bell v. Neill, Town v. Hickman, Parkinson v. Prince, Stephenson, bye v. Henderson, bye on Gisborne green. Fourth round: Hickman v. Bell, Parkinson v. Town, Stephenson v. Neill, Prince, bye v. Fischbach, bye on Gisborne green. Third Day on Gisborne Green. Fifth round:: Parkinson v. Bell, Stephenson v. Town, Prince v. Neill, Hickman, bye v. Orviss, bye oil Kahutia green. Sixth round: Parkinson v. Stephenson, Prince v. Bell, Hickman v. Neill, Town, hye v. Harkess, bye on Kahutia green. D SECTION First Day on Poverty Bay Green. First round: Wilkinson v. Orviss, Henderson v. Fischbach, Harkess v. Budd, Wilson, bye v. Neill, bye on Poverty Bhy green. Second rdund: Wilkinson v. Wilson, Orviss v. Honderstm, Fischbach v.

Harkess, Budd, bye v. Bell, bye on Poverty Bay green. Second Day on Gisborne Green. Third round: Budd v. Wilson, Orviss v. Harkess, Wilkinson v. Pi sell bach, Henderson, bye v. Stephenson, bye on Gisborne green. . Fourth round: Orviss v. Budd, Wilkinson v. Harkess, Henderson v. Wilson,. Fischbaeh, bye v. Prince, bye on Gisborne’ green. Third Dav on Kahutia Green. Fifth round: Wilkinson v. Budd, Henderson v. Ilarkess, Fischbaeh v. Wilson, Orviss, bye v. Iliekman, bye on Kahutia green. Sixth round: Wilkinson v. Henderson, Fischbaeh v. Budd, Orviss v. Wilson, Harkess, bye v. Town, bye on Kahutia green. E SECTION \ First Day on Kahutia Green. First round: Crawford v. Coleman, Allan v. Somervell, Jenkins v. Martin. Second round: Allan v. Jenkins, Coleman v. Martin, Crawford v. Somervell. Second Day on Poverty Bay Green. Third round: Crawford v. Jenkins, Allan v. Martin, Coleman v. Somervell. Fourth round: Crawford v. Allan, Coleman v. Jenkins, Martin v. Somervell. Third Day on Gisborne Green. Fifth round: Allan v. Coleman, Jenkins v. Somervell, Crawford v. Martin. UMPIRES Umpires have been appointed as follows: A section, Mr. Armstrong; B section, Mr. Vincent; C section, Mr. Simpson, D section, Mr. McCulloch; E. section, Mr. Sawyer. The first game will commnneo at 0 a.m. each day, and the second at, 1.40 p.m. All bowls must be on the green at 8.45 a.m. on the opening day for examination.