CENTRE BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19886, 13 March 1939, Page 12

CENTRE BOWLS

INTERMEDIATE FOURS KAHUTIA WINS TITLE CHAMPIONS UNDECIDED The third round was completed in both the Champion of Champion Fours and the Intermediate Fours competitions held on the Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s green on Saturday by the Gisborne-East Coast Bowling Centre. At that stage the senior competition, remained undecided with three teams—To Kanaka, Poverty Bay and Gisborne —still in the running for the title. The intermediate title was annexed by Kahutia, the only team in that division to win two games. Tnc concluding matches on Saturday resulted:— CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Second Round H. Buckingham, W. McGrannachan, D. Manuel, A. Buckingham Cs.), Te Karaka, 21, v. W. Peet, If. H. Roberts, J. Osier and W. Phillips (s.), Wairoa, 13. H. Wootton, R. B. Watt. C. Somervell. J. Newton (s.), Kahutia, 18, v. Fredericks, Hickman, Slight, McKenzie (s.), Poverty Bay, 17. Third Round, H. Buckingham, W. McGrannachan, D. Manuel, A. Buckingham (s.), Te Karaka, 14, v. H. Wootton, R. B. Watt, C. Somervell, J. Newton (s.), Kahutia, 12. Frederick, Hickman, Slight, McKenzie (s.), Poverty Bay, 23, v. Surgenor, O'Brien, Park, Stephenson (s.), Gisborne, 14. intermEdiaee fours Second Round Gooch, Hands, J. Robertson, R. Patty (s.), Kahutia, 22, v. Wickens, Hall, Quigley and Butcher (s.), Gisborne, 11. Poverty Bay,,a bye. Third Round Gooch, Hands, J. Robertson, R Patty (s.), Kahutia, 25, v. Lange, C Smith, Strawbridge, Campbell (s.). Poverty Bay, 11, Gisbox-ne, a bye. SUMMARY OF PLAY Champion of Champions. —Te Karaka, two wins, one bye, no losses; Poverty Bay, two, no, one; Gisborne, one, one, one; Kahutia, oxxe, no, two, Wairoa, no, one, two.

Intermediate Fours—Kahutia, two wins, one bye, no losses; Gisborne, one, one, one; Poverty Bay, no, one, two.

The draw for the two. final rounds of the Champion of Champions series is as follows:—Fourth Round: Wairoa v Gisborne; Poverty Bay v. Te Karaka; Kahutia, a bye. Fifth Round: Wairoa v. Kahutia; Gisborne v. Te Karaka; Poverty Bay, a bye.

As the position stands at present, Kahutia and Wairoa are considerea to be out of the running, while the other three all have a chance to lift the title Arrangements have been made for Te Karaka to play in town next Saturday against Gisborne: and also against Poverty Bay. Should the country rink gain the decision in both matches, then they will have won the hampionship outright, but if the team fails in either game or in bath, furthei elimination play will be necessary. WAIROA BOWLS HANDICAP SINGLES (Special to the Herald.) WAIROA this day. Play in the Wairoa Bowling Club's Handicap Singles competition was advanced a further stage ™ Saturday when Pemberton beat Corbett, Winter beat G. Stuart, Coleman beat Peet, Langc beat Kendrew, Lunny beat Buckingham, and Coleman beat Pemberton. Ordinary games played resulted:— Archibald, Noble, Sheehan, Wilson (s) 22 v. Ebbitt, Christensen, R. Stuart, Coleman (s) 16; Johnson, Wilson, Crarer (s) 19 v. Browne Fletcher, Ainsworth (s) 14.