BOWLS

Southland Times, Issue 22075, 24 July 1933, Page 11

BOWLS

PACIFIC TOURNAMENT AT FIJI. PENNANT WON BY FIJI. An interesting report on the annual Pacific bowls tourney held at Fiji early this month is to hand. It is culled from the Fiji Times and Herald. The bowling Carnival for 1933 is completed, states the report. 'Hiere has been continuous play for nine days, during which the weather conditions have been ideal, and the green in perfect order. General opinion agrees that the carnival this year is up to the standard of the past in every particular. For two years there was no match played for the Pennant. New Zealand won it in 1930. Previously it was held in 1925 by New South Wales; 1926, South Australia; 1927, Victoria; 1928, Fiji; 1929, Fiji. The following are the teams and results of the game played on the Satur-

Wilson’s rink quite outplayed Westbrooke and won with ease. The game between Perks and Lister was very keenly contested, each side leading in turn, the issue being in doubt to the very end. Pacific Championship Rinks—Final. Matthews, McGowan, Dobell, Clark (skip) beat McGill, Nicolson, Tester, Buckeridge (skip), 62 to 7. It is believed that this constitutes a record. It certainly is the biggest score ever made on the Suva green and reads more like cricket than bowls. Clarke scored on 19 heads which included one six, five fives, four fours and three threes. Apparently there was only one team in it, and it was a most remarkable game for a final. Previous winners of the Rinks Championship:—l926, Fiji beat Victoria; 1927, Victoria beat New South Wales; 1928, Fiji beat Australia; 1929, Rotorua (N.Z.) beat Invercargill (N.Z.); 1930, Invercargill (N.Z.) beat Christchurch (N.Z.); 1931, Combined team skipped by McCormick; 1932, Suva Rink skipped by Shirley. Pineapple Cup.—Final. Thompson (Lautoka) beat J. Garnett (Rewa), 21 to 18. On the sixth head Thompson lead nine to two, then five heads went to Garnett and the score was nine all on the 11th head. The next four heads were won by Thompson, who led 17 to 9. Garnett won six out of the next seven heads and on the 22nd head the score read: Thompson 19, Garnett 16. It was anybody’s game but as each player added two, the game went to Thompson by three points. Thompson played well, and Garnett’s play was remarkably consistent. He won 14 of the 25 heads played, but 10 of them were single points only. Both players were heartily cheered at the close. Previous winners of the Pineapple Cup:—l92B, C. Clark (Suva); 1929, S. J. Pickett (Levuka); 1930, S. J. Pickett (Levuka); 1931, S. J. Pickett (Levuka); 1932, W. Wilson (Ba); 1933, W. Thompson (Lautoka). Pacific Championship Singles. Clark (Suva) beat Stinson (Suva), 24 to 22. This was probably the keenest and finest game played during the Carnival. Both bowlers played skilfully, and it was a treat to watch them. The early part was in Clark’s favour, but on the 12th head Stinson drew level, the score being nine all. Clark again obtained the lead but could not get far ahead, on the 21st head Clark was 19, Stinson 17, and with four heads to go, it was anybody’s game. Stinson lost ground by useless driving. On the 24th head Clark scored four and was six in the lead. A beautiful four to Stinson on the last head left him two behind in a great game. Stinson won 12 and Clark 13 heads. Clark owes his victory to better generalship. Previous winners of Singles Championship:—l927, Moor (South Australia); 1928, Pickett (Levuka); 1929, Brown (New Zealand); 1930, Nash (New Zealand); 1931, Butler (Suva); 1932, Wilson (Ba). RIFLE SHOOTING THE KHOLAPORE CUP. (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, July 21. At the National Rifle Association’s Bisley meeting Britain won the Kholapore Cup with 1115 points. Canada was second with 1108. The Junior Kholapore Cup was won by China Treaty Ports with 533 points. CADET WINS KING’S PRIZE. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.50 p.m.) London, July 22. At Bisley, Cadet Woods, of the Nottingham Officers Training Corps, won the King’s Prize with a score of 287. He belongs to a family of riflemen, his father being four times in the King’s hundred. His grandfather won the Prince of Wales Prize,

day N.Z. Fiji. Williams, Pople, Skinner, Westbrooke (skip) Thomson, Millett, Gaug8 — han, Wilson (skip) Cullman, Lynsky, Tressid- — 28 er, Lister (skip) Johnson, Spiers, Stinson 18 — Perks (skip) — 15 26 43