BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17238, 19 April 1930, Page 8

BOWLS

BtfRTQN CUP TOURNEY YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Bowlers from Hawko's Bay, Bay of Plenty, East Coast, Waikolui, and. Poverty Bay assembled in Gisborne yesterday for the Burton Cup tournament, whic'h is regarded as the chief bowling fixture of the .season, so far as players in the districts mentioned are concerned. The tournament commenced yesterday was resumed to-day, and will be completed on ■Monday. Play took place on the Kahutia, Gisborhe, and Poverty'Hay greens, which were in splendid order, while the weather conditions were all that could he desired. Keeii interest attached to the tournament, and consequently the •grpcns were well attended, and the light refreshments provided by lady members of t'he cluhs were greatly appreciated. Mr. W. .1. MaeOibbon, president of the Poverty Bay centre, declared the tournament open at the Gisborne green, and similar ceremonies were performed by Messrs. B. <i. Dudfield and F>. G. Robertson at the Kahutia and Poverty Bay greens respectively. ' Play was of a good standard yesterday, and spme interesting matches were'seen in" the first and second rounds, which resulted as under:— A SECTION Gisborne Green. —.First Pound. — MacGi.bboii 18 v. Jennings 28; Sinclair 31 v. Hueston 22; Morse 13 v. Murray 31. —Second r Pound.— Mae Gibbon 15 v. Bisseil 25; Jennings 17 v. Sinclair 30; Hueston 20 v. Morse 21. B SECTION. •Gisborne Green. —First Round.— •Collev 27 v. Moore 10; Craig 20 v. Seymour 19; Rortnvell 32 v. Short 10. —Second Round. — Seymour 31 v. Roth well 8; Collev 12 V. tyoody 24; Moore 22 v. Craig 20. C SECTION. Kahutia Green. —First Round. — Parkinson 18 v. Hickman 17; Stephenson 28 v. Prince IS; Town 20 v. Bell 21. —Second Round. — Prince 28 v. Town 11; Parkinson 20 v. Weill 17; lliekiiian 34 v. Stephenson 24. D SECTION. Poy.erty Bay Green. —First Round.— Wilkinson 23 v. Orviss 10; Henderson 28 v. Fischbach 18: Harkess 13 v. Budd 40. ' —Second Round. — Wilkinson L) v. Wilson 10; Orviss 19 v. Henderson 20; Fischbach 22 v. Harkess 31. E SECTION. Kahutia Green. —First Pound. — Crawford 13 v. Coleman 32; Allan 21 v. Somervell 20; Jenkins 18 v. Martin 19. —Second Round Allan 20 v Jenkins 10; Coleman 16 v. Martin 28; Crawford 13 v. Somervell 33. BYES. —First Round. — Bisseil 30 v. Moody 11; Neill 19 v, Wilson 31. —rSecond Round.— Murray 30 v. Short 25; Bell 27 v. Budd 24. PERSONNEL OF TEAMS. Representatives of the various clubs are given below : —Poverty RayThompson, Coutts, H. Andrew, Moore (s). Slight, Cameron, Hartley, Somervell (s). Falconer, Bennett, Wilson, Hickman (s). Cotton, Leggett, Blackburn, Crawford (s). Froude, Wauchop, Hopkinson, Coljey (s). Holland, Wootton, Robertson, Wilkinson (s). Stevens, Rosip, Clare, Orviss (s). Ashworth. Morrison, Hilton, Jennings (s). Roberts, Smith, Wyatt, Mae Gibbon (s). . * —Kahutia—r Noad, Leslie, Simpson, Prince (s). Hewltson, Campbell, Vincent, Rothwell (s). Hankey, Robinson, Dud field, Jenkins (s). Smith, Pollock, Roderick. Morse (s). Tay)or, Clarke, Batson,. Fischbach. (s). Farrell, Chamberlain. Downev, Town (s). Power, Sawyer, Newton, J. J. Martin (■)• Morris, Roots, Mcllroy, Harkess (s). —Gisborne— Watson, Nasmith, Holmes, Seymour (s). Stewart, Cuff, R. Robertson, Ilueston 'park, Petry, L. Bright, W. S. Coleman (s). Johnson, Dunbar, Bright. Stephenson (8). Beaver, Docld, McCulloch, Henderson 1(8). Clark. Hay, Maude. Craig (s). Riddell, Moms, Allan (si. Adams, Crawford, Armstrong, Sinclair (s). —Te Karaka— Bridge, Loughor, Anld, Murray (s). McXJrannachan, Wilson, R. Bell, Q. Bell (s). —Opotiki— Cooke, Burton, Fleming, Budd (s). Reece, Tab'b, Hathaway. Short (s). —-Napier Pirie, Wardell-Johiißon, Spademan, Bisseil (s). —HastingsBates, Johnson, Garner, Parkinson (s). —TaneaUia— Poster, MePlierson, Thorn, Moody (s). - Tolaga. Bay— Moore, Hurlstone. Smith, Neill (s). —Wairoa— Clark, Noble, MacDonald, Wilson (s). Umpires were appointed as follows: A section, Mr. Armstrong; B section, Mr. Vincent; 0 section, Nlr. Simpson; D section, Mr. McCulloch ; E. section, Mr. A. Sawyer.