EASTER BOWLS

Southland Times, Issue 25334, 10 April 1944, Page 2

EASTER BOWLS

PAIRS COMPETITION PLAYED

Matches in the pairs competition of the Southland Bowling Centre’s Easter tournament were played on Saturday in fine weather. The greens were heavy after the rain, but they dried out later in the day. The fours competition will be played today and postsection play in the pairs will also take place. Bowlers who hhve qualified are as follows:—R. Cochrane (Ohai), S. Glover (Georgetown), W. Parry (Bluff), E. Foster (Waihopai), J. Simpson (Southland), W. White (Winton R.S.A.), A. McKenzie (Georgetown), R. Hornby (Ohai), J. Mcllwrick (Central), T. D. .Smith (Invercargill), S. Johnstone (Northend), D. Martin (Invercargill), H. Lang (Invercargill R.S.A.), R. G. Morrison (Waihopai), J. Ure (Northend), O. G. Grant (Invercargill), G. Swift (Northend), I. Henry (Invercargill), D. M. Scandrett (Northend), A. Donaldson, (Invercargill), W. Bennie (Ohai), E. H. Ball (Invercargill), J. C. Thomson (Southland). The results were as follow#: — TE RANGI GREEN

First Round: —Section A: —Northend (C. Jackson, S. Johnstone) 23 beat Invercargill (A. Moore, T. D. Smith) 10; Bluff (A. E. Budd, A. Steel) 19 beat Southland ( , R. Taggart) 11; Waihopai (R. Dick, P. A. Thomson) 21 beat Waihopai (R. Parsons, J. M. McKay) 11; Section B: Invercargill (D. Martin, ) 17 beat Southland (W. Hynes, J. Sexton) 16; R.S.A. ( , H. Lang) 17 beat Northend (A. Cruickshank, G. G. Webb) 13; Waihopai (A. McCallum, R. G. Morrison) 20 beat Central (R. S. Balch, F. Tilley) 10. . „ , Second Round: —Smith 19 beat Steel 7; Johnstone 17 beat McKay 13; Taggart 17 beat Thomson 14; Webb 17 beat Sexton 13; Martin 13 beat Morrison 7; Lang 11 beat Tilley 10. Third Round:—Smith 13 beat McKay 9; Johnstone 17 beat Taggart 11; Thomson 16 beat Steel 10; Morrison 20 beat Sexton 14; Martin 13 beat Lang 11; Webb 13 beat Tilley 8. . Fourth Round:—Smith 15 beat Taggart 9; Johnstone 15 beat Thomson 11; Steel 18 beat McKay 15; Lang 16 beat Sexton 14; Martin 10 beat Tilley 9; Morrison 18 beat Webb 6. NORTHEND GREEN First Round.—Section A:—Winton R.S.A. (J. Murphy, W. White) 12 beat Invercargill (E. A. Hewitt, H. I>. Hay) 9; Georgetown (L. Smith, A. McKenzie) 13 beat Te Rangi (F. Ayling, G. C. Batcheler) 10; R.S.A. (A.. Cosgrove, H. Brown) 16 beat Wyndham (E. Frame, W. J. Burns) 13. Section B: Tuatapere (Simms, J. King) 14 beat Georgetown (A. Swanson, E. Sinclair) 6; Southland A. J. Wallis, M. Campbell) 18 beat Invercargill ( , E. J. Ellery) 13; Ohai (R. Reid, R. Hornby) 15 beat Central (— ■, J. Mcllwrick) 13. Second Round:—White 13 beat McKenzie 7; Hay 9 beat Burns 5; Batcheler 14 beat Brown 9; Sinclair 20 beat Ellery 10; Hornby 11 beat King 7; Mcllwrick 12 beat Campbell 9. Third Round:—White 15 beat Burns 10; Batcheler 20 beat Hay 11; McKenzie 14 beat Brown 11; Hornby 14 beat Sinclair 11; King 16 beat Campbell 9; Mcllwrick 12 beat Ellery 11. Fourth Round:—White 14 beat Batcheler 10; Hay 5 beat Brown 4; McKenzie 16 beat Burns 9; Campbell 14 beat Sinclair 13; Mcllwrick 11 beat King 9; Hornby 25 beat Ellery 9. SOUTHLAND GREEN First Round:—Section A: Northend (D. Anderson, D. M. Scandrett) 23 beat Invercargill (A. Fox, A.' Donaldson) 15; R.S.A. (C. Aslett, C. E. O’Toole) 11 beat Georgetown (A. Whitley, R. Smithies) 9; Heriot (Adams, Foster) 17 beat Central ( •, L. M. O’Sullivan) 10. Section B: Georgetown (S. Johnson, W. Marshall). 11 beat Ohai (W. Bennie, J. Bennie) 6; Invercargill (S. Shirley, E. H> Ball) 13 beat Southland (H. Bridgman, J. C. Thomsdn) 9; Northend (J. Cosgrove, A. C. Millar) 12 beat Te Rangi (F. Mayhew, E. Preddy) 8. Second Round:—Ecandrett 14 beat O’Toole 13; ponaldson 9 beat O’Sullivan- 8; Smithies 11 beat Foster 9; Thomson 16 beat Bennie 11; Preddy 12 beat Marshall 10; Ball 11 beat Millar 8. ■ Third' Round: —Scandrett 15 beat O’Sullivan 10; Donaldson 12 beat Smithies 11; Foster 14. beat O’Toole 11; Bennie 13 beat Preddy 10; Ball 17 beat Marshall 9; Thomson 12 beat Millar 9. Fourth Round:—Scandrett 15 beat Smithies 10; Donaldson 14 beat Foster 9; O’Sullivan 14 beat O’Toole 13; Bennie 14 beat Ball 8; Millar 14 beat Marshall 8; Thomson 15 beat Preddy 11. INVERCARGILL GREEN First Round: —Section A: Ohai (J. Burleigh, R. Cochrane) 12 beat Southland (A. Evans, W. , Kelman) 10; Georgetown (A. Hunter, S. Glover) .17 1 beat Te Rangi (W. Donaldson, L. Marshall) 13; Northend (C. H. Poole, W. Robison) 15 beat'R.S.A. (J. Rudolph, A. Macklam) 12. Section B: Bluff (C. E. Frew, W. Parry) 14 beat R.S.A. ( , W. Spencer) 9; Waihopai (T. Breayley, E. Foster) 14 beat Northend (G. Smith, G. Reid) 13; Southland (L. Lumsden, J. Simpson) 12 beat Invercargill (T. H. Robertson, E. J. Jones) 8. Second Round:—Glover 22 beat Kelman 14; Cochrane 19 beat Macklam 8; Marshall 10 beat Robison 5; Parry 12 beat Foster 9; Simpson 16 beat Spencer 10; Jones 19 beat Reid 7. Third Round:—Macklam 12 beat Kelman 10; Cochrane 14 beat Marshall 4; Robison 15 beat Glover 6; Simpson 9 beat Parry 8; Reid 16 beat Spencer 15; Foster 19 beat Jones 7. Fourth Round: —Marshall 19 beat Kelman 10; Cochrane 17 beat Robison 12; Glover 16 beat Macklam 15; Parry 9' beat Reid 8;. Jones 18 beat Spencer 17; Foster 18 beat Simpson 9. R.S.A. GREEN First Round: —Section A: Northend (A. Service, J. Ure) 17 beat Te Rangi (W. Murdoch, G. J. Hope) 7; Invercargill ( , G. Grant) 18 beat Wyndham (C. Bryan, L. Harley) 10; Northend (C. J. McEachran, G. Swift) 22 beat Southland (J. Young, P. Steans) 8. Section B: Bluff (T. Stanley, G. G. Edginton) 17 beat Invercargill (B. Clarke, A. V. Clarke) 12; Waihopai (W. H. Boyes, A. C. Wilson) 15 beat Waikiwi (D. Watson, R. White) 6; Invercargill (S. Hall, I. Henry) 26 beat Georgetown (E. Grenfell, A. Kynaston) 6. Second Round: —Ure 15 beat Harley 9; Hope 20 beat Steans 14; Grant 16 beat Swift 11; Clarke 18 beat Wilson 12; Edginton 18 beat Kynaston 10; Henry 15 beat White 12. Third Round: —Ure 16 beat Steans 8; Grant 18 beat Hope 14; Swift 20 beat Harley 12; Kynaston 21 beat Clarke 13; White 11 beat Edginton 8; Henry 14 beat Wilson 5. Fourth Round:—Ure 14 beat Grant 9; Swift 14 beat Hope 13; White 16 beat Clarke 7; Henry 12 beat Edginton 11; Wilson 19 beat Kynaston 13. DRAW FOR TODAY

Following is the draw for the first round in the post section play of the Easter pairs tournament to begin at 8.30 a.m. on the Southland green today (Players with byes are requested to be on the green at 10 a.m.): —Byes: D. Martin, J. Ure, W. White, W. Parry, I. Henry, D. M. Scandrett, R. Cochrane, S. Johnstone, R. Hornby. To play at 8.30: Ball v. Bennie; Donaldson v. Morrison; Grant v. Glover; Swift v. Smith. Mcllwrick v. Simpson; McKenzie v. Foster; Lang v. Thomson. FOURS TOURNAMENT Sixteen entries have been received in the fours tournament to be played

on the Te Rangi green today, beginning at 8.30 a.m. Section A.—F. Tilley (Central) v. R. Smithies (Georgetown); A. C. Wilson (Waihopai) v. A. Dixon (R.S.A.); P. A. Thomson (Waikiwi) v. E. J. Mills (Invercargill); L. Marshall (Te Rangi) v. W. Kelman (Southland). Section B: E. J. Ellery ■ (Invercargill) v. W. Marshall (Georgetown); R. G. Foster (Heriot) v. A. C. Millar '(Northend); J. King (Tuatapere) v. W. Spencer (R.S.A.); M. Campbell (Southland) v. D. M. Andrew (Te Rangi). TOURNAMENT POSTPONED AT GORE Because of the wet condition of the green, a tournament arranged by the Hokonui Bowling Club (Gore) was postponed on Saturday till today. nightcaps~~beat ohai In an interesting and close game, Nightcaps beat Ohai,in a bowling match bv 53 points ,to 51. Details:— y O. N.

J. Hunter, Strang, Muir, Collagan 11 — H Duncan, Magee, Docherty, Mills — 23 C. Orr, Reid, McSaveney, Scott 25 — J. Duncan, Lee, T. Duncan, Paterson — 12 J Bennie, McLean, Hunter, W. Welsh 15 — J. Phair, Parks, Wood, Spowart — 18 TOTALS ( jjT". 53.