BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18266, 8 December 1933, Page 2

BOWLS

FISKEN CUP GAMES GISBORNE V. POVERTY BAY 'Hie second of the inter-dub . matches for the Fisken Cup was commenced yesterday, when the Gisborne club representatives met Poverty Bay’s, on the latter dub’s green. Playing conditions, both in regard to weather and green, were perfect, and some very even and well-fought games resulted. Four of the five games were not decided till the last head had been played, tho other one being uneven from ail early stage. Three games went to Poverty Bay, Gisborne winning the other two. The match will be continued on ■Saturday, on the Gisborne club’s green. Detailed results are as follows, Poverty Bay tennis being given first in each case: — Ansel 1, Alexander, Scott; Falconer (s) 22 v. Rathsach, Williams, Nasmith, Sinclair (s) 18. Derbyshire, Graham, Sim, Hartley (s) 20 v. * Yorke, Zachariah, Miller, McGregor (s) 16. Fisclibach, Ross, Phillips, McKeaguc (s) 16 v. Farilie, Adams, Stoneham, Stephenson (s) 18. Robinson, Ashworth, Clare, Wilson (s) 22 v. Crawshaw, G. Bull, Robertson, Maude (s) 16. , . , Ludwig, Gandell, Gardner, Wyatt (s) 13 v. Grade, Fail-lie, Johnson, Armstrong (s) 28. —Ordinary Game's— Robb, Rowley, Shaw, Wood (s) 21 v. Toney?liffe, Evans, W. llankey, Leggett (s) 14.. Sell, Leech, Rusher, Greig (s) 18 v. Brown, Briant, Taylor, Nisbett (s) 21. —Rusher Singles— Ilickman 19 v. Bayliss 15.

The first of the district matches will be played next Wednesday evening, when East meets West, play commencing at 5.45 o’clock. This is a Poverty Bay elnl) fixture in which much interest has been taken in past seasons. KAIIUTIA CLUB . There was a good attendance on the Rahutia green yesterday, when a good number of competition games were playid. Some of the games proved very nteresting. The teams of Dudfield and Roderick, by winning yesterday, are now n the lead and meet in the last game )f the series next week. Should Roderck win, there will have to be a play-oil, is Dudfiold’s team has four wins and Roderick three wins. Results: — —Dan Barry Fours — C. Corlett D. D. Hutton, J. Morris and D. Roderick (s) 21 v. G.. Lynsky, 11. Martin, C, Batson and A. Sawyer (s), 15. C. Vail, R,. Bilham, R, Watt and B. Dudfield (s), 17 v. It. Nissen, J, Donaldlon, 0. Dunlop and C. Holland (s] 11. - -Championship Singles— O. Dunlop 23 v. J. Morris 11. J. J. Martin 22 v. G. Lynsky 9. it, Morse 18 v. R, €. Branch' 10. D. Itoderick 22 v. C. Holland 19. In .llis game on the thirteenth head Roderick was 10 down, the scores being I —l 7in Holland’s favor, but Roderick icoreil 13 on the next five heads to take he lead. —Scaled Handicap— P. W. Smith 25 v. 0. Dunlop 13.

. C. Vail 23 v. J. Davies 12. R. Nisscu 20 v. R. Campbell 18. C. Holland 23 v. G. Lynskey 12. Holland was only one up on the seventeenth 1 head, when the. score was 13—12, but ! lie scored well on the last lew heads, j J. Rotliwell 21 v. R. Billiam 19. With ; the game more than half over, Billiam i led Rothwell by 15 to 3, but Rotliwell i came with bis usual late run, to beat ! Bilham on the post. ? —Ordinary Games —• T. Thompson and C. Corbett (s) 21 v. J. McKinley and G, Downey (s) 14. H. Robinson, W. Spence and J. J. Martin (s) 26 v. A. Alexander, H. Clarke and F. Simpson (s) 23. J. Mahoney, If) .v. ir J, i Kat.oji 12.