BOWLING

Southland Times, Issue 19458, 23 January 1925, Page 6

BOWLING

YESTERDAY’S MATCHES. INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS. The Inter-club bowling competition was continued last evening under good weather conditions, although a strong breeze prevailed until dark. Representatives of the Te Rangi Club met those at Waikiwi, and North End met Waihopai. the result being as follows: NORTH END V. WAIHOPAI. N.E. W. Steans, Service, Scandrett, Service, Joyce 27 Bird, Cuthill, Mills Hazlett .. .. 21 Yates, Wesney, Blomfield, Credgington 19 Stevens, Polson, Oughton, Paul . 19 Smith, Reid, O’Toole, Wesney .. 31 Broad, Johnston, Ritchie, 18 Hannah, JVallace, Parmenter, McDonald .. 28 Stringer, Hunter, Winters, —. .. 15 Wesney, Whittaker, Greig, Leek, 20 Johnstone, Robertson, McNeil, Broad -r- 19 Holloway, Glennie, Meredith, Grindlay 26 McLachlan, Baxter, Burn, Rice 18 Totals 151 110 TE RANGI V. WAIKIWI. Te. R. W. Cunningham, Dunlop, Soar, Waugh (s) 34 Thomson, Edwards, Buxton, Steele (s) 8 S. Griffiths, McKenzie, Robertson, Barham (s) 17 Mclntyre, Cuthbertson, Wilson, T. Harper (s) 15 Brown, Milne, Smith, Whitton (s) 28 Jones, McNeil, Buckingham, Clark (s) - 17 Crawford, Forrest, Roscow, Stott (s) . .. .. 22 Watson, Irwin, R. Harper, Peterson, (s) .. 15 Total 101 55 INVERCARGILL V. SOUTHLAND. I. S. W. Smith, Gilkinson, W. Miller, Israel 21 Stephenson, Ross, Black, Ayson 11 Good, Smith, Gilbertson, Wilson 29 Kerr, Wesney, Manson, Thompson 13 Holmes, Faiconer, O’Donnell, Withers 21 Ure, Govan, Thomson, Dykes .. 15 Mason, Hay, Donadson, E. Smith 13 Benzie, Reid, Ayling, Brass .. .. 21 Osten, Campbell, J. Smith, Strang 21 Brass, Newman, Walker, Hewitt 15 Watson, Tully, Geddes, Macdonald 16 Mcßobie, Crawley, Murchinson, Dunlop .. 18 Gilbert, Robertson, Battin, Stephenson .. 20 Torrance, Crawley, Lumsden Piercey . 15 Read, Warden, Drummond, Melvin 18 Holliman, Gardner, Reed, Snow 21 Total 159 129 SATURDAY’S MATCHES. THE CHOSEN TEAMS. The following will represent Southland against Northend on the Southland green on Saturday, at 2.30 p.m.:— F. M. Reid, Spence, Stevenson and D. H. Thomson. Mcßobie, Tuffery, Black and Hewitt. Benzie, Holliman, A. Clark and Dykes. Ure, John Forbes, W. Clark and England. Torrance, Govan, Ayling and Dunlop. C. Brass, Fraser, Murchison and Walker. Emergencies—J. Gardner, Ross and B. Ayling. TE RANGI CLUB. Te Rangi Club against Waihopai on Saturday, at 2.30 pan., play being on the Waihopai green, will be represented by the following : Cunningham, McArthur, Peterson and Pryde. Dunlop, Willcox, Keys and Whitton. S. Griffiths, Richards, Robertson and Froggatt. Stalker, W. Donald, Soar and Waugh. Milne, Forrest, W. Brown and Smith. Crawford, Barnett, Walker and Stott. Emergencies: Flack, Pilcher and Edwards. INVERCARGILL TEAMS. The following teams will represent Invercargill against Bluff on Saturday 24: Read, Drummond, Israel and Smith E. (s) Wateon, Robertson, Battin and Stevenson (s) ; Falconer, Donaldson Withers and Wilson (s), Gilbert, Melvin, Gilbertson and McDonald (s). The team will proceed to Bluff by the 1.45 p.m. train. IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT. APARIMA v. NIGHTCAPS. (From our Correspondent). The Aparima Club travelled to Nightcaps on Wednesday, and were defeated by three points. The visitors were hospitably entertained at tea and afterwards on the green. Mr Kerse thanked the Nightcaps Club for the very enjoyable game, and assured them of a hearty welcome and a good game when they came to Riverton. Mr P. Boyle, on behalf of the Nightcaps Club, suitably replied. The ladies who supplied the refreshments were given three hearty cheers. The following are the scores:— A. N. Helm, Hunter, Swift, Kerse .. 13 Duncan, Hedley, Parke, Boyd .. 23 Moffett, Hawke, Philp, Rouse .. 35 Carrick, Boyle, Sinclair, Quested 4 Spencer, Ross, Bulman, Little .. 11 Grant, Moncrieff, Mears, Marshall 24 Black, MacDougall, McKinnon, Kelly 14 Sheddan, Duncan, Lysaght, Goldie 25 Totals 73 76 GAME AT MATAURA. GORE PLAYERS DEFEATED. Three rinks from the Gore Bowling Club visited Mataura on Wednesday, and played three rinks from the Mataura Club. The Mataura green is well sheltered, so that the wind did not interfere with the play. The home Club was victorious by 10 points. The scores were:— M. G. Ward, Barrett, Griffiths, Calder .. 20 Day, Golumb, Grant, Cox .. .. 17 Brownsey, Mitchell, Buchanan, Thorn .. 20 - F. Graham, J. Boyne, H. Graham, J. Donald 21 Lockhart, Nixon, Stewart, Fanner 26 Learmont, Rev. Parata, Rodger, Parks 18 Totals .. .. .. 66 56 EASTERN DISTRICT MATCH, MATAURA DEFEATS GORE. Three rinks from the Gore Bowling Club visited Mataura on Wednesday, and were defeated by the home team by a margin of ten points. The weather was windy, but good shelter was provided by the hedges around the green, which was in good order. The scores were as follows: — M. G. Brownsey, Mitchell, Buchanan, Thorn 20 F. Graham, Boyne, H. Graham, Donald' .. 21 Ward, Barrett, Griffiths, Calder 20 Day, Golumb, Grant, Cox .. .. 17 Lockhart, Nixon, Stewart, Farmer 26 Learmopt, Parata, Rodger, Perks* 18 Totals 66 56

The visitors were entertained to afternoon tea, and at the conclusion of the game the usual compliments passed between the two clubs, Messrs R. Rodger (Gore) and W. H. Barrett (Mataura) being the speakers. DOMINION RINKS. YESTERDAY’S PLAY. WELLINGTON, January 22. The weather was somewhat threatening when play in the seventh round of the Dominion Rinks championship commenced today. The afternoon was bright and sunny. Rain had made the greens less fiery. The following are the winners of 8,7, 6, or 5 games in the respective sections. Those with six or more wins qualify for postsectional play:— Section A: Smart (New Plymouth), Chegwin (Beckenham), and Priddle (Newtown), six wins; Redpatb. (Canterbury), Fos tier (Carlton), Suhan (Levin), and Norwood (Victoria), five wins. Section B: Fairway (Wellington), Tonkin (NJE. Valley), and Stephens (Kdburn), six wins; Steans (Opawa), and Lamb (Carlton), five wins. Section C: Wylie (Newtown), Seven wins, Stewart (Dunedin), three wins, Smith (Picton) and Potter (Wellington) five wins. Section D: Powell (Wellington) and Brackenbridge (Newtown), seven wins, Howarth (Canterbury), six wins, Kerr (Masterton), five wins. Section E: Bremner (Remuera), seven wins, A. Pollock (Newtown), six wins, Robinson (Hutt), Hain (Invercargill), Billcliff (United), and Bringans (Khandallah), five wins. Section F: Kilgour (Carlton), and Jury (Fitzroy), six wins, Ramsay (Haitaitai), and Benefiel (St. Johns), five wins. Section G: Pilkington, Hamilton and Tilley (Wanganui), seven wins, W. Dee (Maitai), six wins, Thomson (Thorndon), five wins. Section H: Woolier (Remuera), H. Smart (New Plymouth), and E. J. Hill (Wellington), six wins, Robertson (Petone), and Cooper (Karori), five wins. Section I: Fastier (St. Clair), Claridge (Haitaitai), and Hunt (Masterton), six wins. Section J: Binyon (Central), eight wins, Brightling (Haitaitai), seven wins, Duncan (Wellington), and Hamway (Dunadin), five wins. Section K: Efford (Edgeware), eight wins, Walker (Auckland), six wins, White (Hastings), five wins. One round of the post-sectional contests will be played to-morrow. The afternoon is President’s day, and the semi-final and final of the championship pains will be played.