CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18597, 7 January 1935, Page 8

CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLS

22ND TOURNAMENT RECORD ENTRIES 211 GREENS ENGAGED (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. The twenty-second Dominion championship bowling tournament opened this morning in perfect weather, there is an .unprecedented number of 756 entiles, and in the _ singles contest, which began this morning, there are <514 players, distributed over 26 greens in the. eitv and suburbs.

Every player to-day will play five games," two ' before lunch nml_ three alter, The winners and ties in cacti seel ion will qualify to continue to-mor-row on the. two-life system, it- if- hoped to [day five rounds to-morrow, but play iu tsis eonte t will then be adjourned to Wednesday week. The following former champions arc competin'; to-day.—-M. Y.alxei. Auckland; ('. Ingram, Wellington.: W. F'>stor. Caledonian; J. Bracken! i I U > , \ewtov.m; J. Rigby. North-Fast Valley: .1. Best". Timaru': H. C. Clarke. Auckland, and \V. Carswell. Taieri, who won last year. The tournament was ollhiaffy opened .-p the Carlton Club, which is the headquarters, Vv the president ot Cue Now Zealand "Bowling Council, Mr. Raymond Fheatli, and by his deputy at every other club.

The following are prominent- in the results in the first round of the Singles:--Section A. —Smith (Elmwood) 20 v. Peters (Ponsonby) 13. Section Al.—Delaunay (Carlton) 20 v. Ninth (To Awamutu) 13: Stone (St. John's) 22 v. Tomlinson (Ml. Albert) 11. Section B. —Wigguitoii (Oiieluinga) 19 v. Draper (Imperial) 13; Simile (Glen Eden) 22 v. MiGhoe (Napier) 8. ■Scotian Blj Bendall (Napier) 20 v. Pearce (Hockey Nook) 17; Let-ham (Ponsonby) 16 v. A.ddcss (St. Hilda) 15. Section* C.—Lloyd (Caledonian) 29 v. Stormont (Hockey Nook) 10> Section Cl.—Wolner (Auckland) 21 v. Richards (Awakiuo) 9. Section I).—Doohm (Dunedin) 17 v. McAlister (11 olcnsville) 16. Section Dl.—Must 011 (Carlton) 20 v. Whitten (Claudelands) 17; Baker (Alt. Eden) 26 v. Orsborn (Wellington) 17. Section E. —Russell (St. II offers) 22 v. Newsom (Lyall Bay) 10. Section El. —Maekie (Dunedin) 17 v. Johnstone (Carlton) 16; Christian Park (Mastei ton) 21 v. Hadley (Auckland) 17 : Wnkei'loy (Rocky Nook) 20 y. Murray (Ilawora) 14. Section F. Eosler (Caledonian) 23 v. Alleley (Mt. Albert) 13; Harrisop (Auckland) JS v. Biaekeni'idge- (Lyall Bay) 14.

Section El. Walk'll (Mr. 'Albert)" 21 v. Grant (Dunedin) 15: Kent (Carlton) 21 v. i.ogan |Port Alutliri) 16. . Section G. —Blackball) (Tiinaru) 19 v. Donahlsoii (Grey Lvnn) 16; Clark (Mt. Albert) 19 v. W. Giark (Stratford) 12. Section (!1. —Taylor (Curlton) 17 v. Marris (Ke.lhimi) 16. Section lll.—Buchan (Balmacewau) 20 v. Foote (Carlton) 8. Section I.—Keatley (Rocky Nook) 20 v. Beer (Napier) 16. Section Jl.— Lamb (Epsom) 20 v. Blighting (Ilataitai) 11: Squire (Hawera) 24 v. Taniblyn (Auckland) 8. Section K.~ Vella. (O'lieluuiga) 24 v. Gardiner - (Dunedin) 19: Hutcliius (Wanganui East) 2? v. McNurcliy (Grey Ly 11 n j 19.

Section Kl.—Chappell (Balmoral) 20 v. Adeane (Wellington) 16. Section I£.—Bruce (New Plymouth) 24 v. Allen (Rermiera) 9. Section Ll.—Rawnslev (Papatoetoe) 18 v. Holmes (Gisborne) 17; Oates (Matamata) 19 v. Tanner (Epsom) 17.

Section Z.—Gordon (Carlton) 24 v. Gohlwater (Ponsf'nby) 1? : Kerr (Onelimiga) 25 v. Blackburn (Poverty Bay) 5 ; Ki'nvig (Cbristchun b) 23 v. Blackonbush (Auckland) 13.

Section Zl.-Carswell (Taieri) 25 v CaniplwTl (Ponsonby) 15: Luscomll (New Plymouth) 20 v. Mellars (Rcrini era.) 10: -Madden ’(Sydenham) 17 v. Ritchie (Carlton) 16. •