CARLTON BOWLERS AGAIN WIN EDWIN STARS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 87, 4 July 1927, Page 11

CARLTON BOWLERS AGAIN WIN EDWIN STARS

A GREAT FINISH LAST BOWL DECISION On Saturday afternoon, in a drenching rain, and on a green running with water, the Carlton skip, Fookes, with his last bowl maintained the balance of strength in favour of his team by tieing on the last head, thereby retaining the Edwin Stars for his club. Incidentally it might be mentioned that, in this competition, provision is made that the Edwin Stars have to be won from the holders. A tie is therefore counted a loss to the challengers. The circumstance on this occasion was that an Ellerslie team, comprising Messrs. Hill, Godfrey, Osborne, Taylor, was the challenger, who unsuccessfully disputed the right of the holders. Messrs. Guy, Dearne, Kilgour. Fookes, by ability in play to retain the coveted honours. THE GAME The game was not one of the highest standard of bowling; it was very patchy, but at the same time it presented unusual features. For the first tw*o heads Ellerslie scored, and the splendid character of these heads gave every indication of a tight, well-disputed game. However, the challenging team left its skip well down on the fifth and seventh heads, and Carlton scored a five on each, making the score 4-12. During the next few heads ‘singletons’ were scored on both sides, and at afternon tea adjournment the totals were 6-15. When the game resumed a very heavy shower of rain had made the green heavy and greasy. As they wended their way up the green on their dexterous mission, the bowls literally swished through the water. However, the “stiffer green” now presented through the change of the weather seemed to suit the Ellerslie mep, and on the other hand affected Carlton adversely. For, on the sixteenth head, Ellerslie returned the compliment paid in the early part of the game by its opponents by notching a five, making a presentable showing of 13-16 on the sixteenth head. On the eighteenth head Ellerslie scored a further three, 16-17. Fookes, on the nineteenth head, had the misfortune, when his team was lying a well-earned three, ready to score on the board, to trail the kitty, which gave one to his opponents, and made them level pegging, 17-17. The twentieth head presented all the features of an ideal contest, and ended in Ellerslie scoring one, 18-17. It is now a popular instruction to the leads by the skips that the former should “get in early” by placing a shot on the kitty. Hill, the Ellerslie lead, acted on the popular tactics, and placed a shot snugly about six inches at the back of the kitty. This shot very nearly won the game for his team, as it had to be displaced before the holders could score. Guy, who was lying the second shot, attempted to displace it; then followed Deare, and Kilgour, with the same objective. They were all unsuccessful in getting the offending bowl off the kitty. It remained for Fookes to justify his position as skip by ending the apparently charmed life of the bowl on the kitty, and so rake the game out of the fire for his team. With his first bowl he missed. Everything looked unfavourable; the rain was falling in sheets; water was even gathering and shining on the barer places on the green; everything was against the execution of good bowling. But Fookes had the correction of the shot in his eye from his first bowl. The deciding shot swished through the water on its accurate mission, displaced the shot, and retained the Edwin Stars for the Carlton Club lor the third match in succession this season. THE PLAYERS Guy replaced Bates as lead in this game for Carlton. He played steadily. Hill, the Ellerslie lead, deserves every praise. He was a great acquisition to his team. Deare played a good even game throughout. Godfrey was apparently not in form. Kilgour, besides playing up to his usual form, showed generalship with his skip. Osborne was particularly good as No. 3 for Ellerslie. Fookes played up to his form, and exhibited the ideal qualities of skip by saving the game and maintaining the right balance in play for his team. CLUB GAMES Devonport.—Martinson Stars: George, Martinson, Bartley, Lowe (challengers), 25, v. Buchanan, Jackman, Watason, Elsey, 16. Club Fours: Jones, Naylor, Melville Morgan, 22, v. McGregor, McLeod, Bach, Wright, 19; Stevenson, Richards, Goldsworthy, Rowell, 26, v. Latour, Elmsley, F. Wrigley, Anderson, 14; Griffiths, Buchanan, Newman, Cox, 18, v. Barbar, Fulijames. Foster, Harty, 14. Edendale. —Stilwell Ferns: Hawes, Black- Bradshaw, Horitall (holders), 17, v. Haywood, McLeod, L. Butler, Brownett (challengers), 21. Pairs: Anderson and J. Butler, 21, v. Brown and Roan, “°Grey Lynn.—Percentage Fours, final: C. Christey, Armstrong. Caddy, C. Little, 18 v. Jas. Preston, Teague, J. Lye, G. Fletcher, 8. Christey Pins: Lilburn, Rodgers, Davis, Sissons (Waitemata), 22, v Burrell, Leydon, Goldsmith, Mclvor, (Grey Lynn), 15. Champion Pairs: Taylor and John Preston, 22, v. Hawke and Mount —Club Games: Womb well, Kininburgh, Campbell, 12, v. Cave Hayman, Shirriffs, 21; Ovens, Stokes, Dailey, 17, v. Cooper, Simpson, Hull, 18. Ponsonby.—Winter Fours: McEwen, FTolsffin Conway. Neild, 22, v. n«yre. Moore, Gibson, Best 17; T. Elleray, Braidwood, Fardington, Donovan, 16, v. IV. Elleray. Allen. Richardson, Farrow, 19, Parkinson, Dougherty, McGregor, Parsons 18 v. Cowie, Struckett, Drummond, Rrvant 14- Ormrod, Turner, Goldwater, Sonrnrvell, 16, v. Cowburne. Miller, Ralfe, Bl ßawh’itL— McGregor Stars: Scelly. Eaves, Gallagher, Taylor, 31, v. Tattjson, Worthington, Moncur, Thomson, 10. Jackson Wayte, Savin, Watson, Macnherson, 20, v. Jackson, Mclnness, Vaughan Stubbs, 15. Ordinary Draw: Donnell, Hardcastle, 15, v -, ® ch 2 27"° 7 " field, 12; Walker, McKenzie, Wooller, 27, v. Lambert, Paterson, McGlone, 13. INTER-CLUB MATCHES The following inter-club games were played on Saturday, home rinks being mentioned first in each case: Epsom v. Mount Eden. —At Epsom: Lawrence, Gunthorp, Wilkinson, Blanchard 18, v. Chambers, T. Nairn, J. Smith. Gill, 17; Were, T. Hill, C. J. Blakey, Inglis, 13, v. Clarke, Rintoul, Bourke, McCarthy, 29; Freeman, J. Wallace. Rutland, Foubister, 18. v. Delamore, Dignan, Vivian, Fraser, 19. At Mount Eden: Bailey, Spence, Gatenby, A. Nairn, 21 v. French, McDougal. Ongley, E. Jenkins, 12; Williams, B. Smith, Joll, Middleton, 30 v. Yearbury, Johnson, Jackson, Morrison, 16; McCaulay, Wagstaff, Elliott, Trayes, 11, v. Ambury, Gray. Clarke, Nash, 18. . t-v Epsom v. Hillsborough.—At Epsom: Paget, Foote, Ramsay, E. F. Jones, 15, v. Sainty, Wilson, Williams. Sheath, 23. OLD SOLDIERS OF PONSONBY GATHER Members of the Ponsonby Garrison Artillery Old Boys’ Association held their annual reunion and smoke concert on Saturday evening. Veterans whose enlistments dated from the formation of the Ponsonby Navals in ! up to the time when the No. 6 Garrison Artillery (successors to the Navals) were disbanded, were preesnt at the function. Next Saturday the annual riflematch of the association will be held at Penrose. r

makes openings before sending his pass to his wing or inside man at the right second, the timing of which makes ail the difference to the deadliness of the attack, and then in most cases to see him still going strong to receive a return pass, makes football worth going to see. How the selector can class Sheen in the same category as a centre seems hard to understand. He has only played good rep. football on a. few occasions, and those when associated with that football genius. A. E. Cooke, when the opposition was, it would seem, so busy watching the latter that Sheen was allowed to “get away with it.” Meyer, at first five-eighth, would b© an acquisition to the team and an idea! partner for Berridge. Good both on attack and defence, the success of his club team, Training College, who have never been outclassed by their more experienced opponents, has been very largely due to him. In conclusion, Mr. Meredith as selector probably sees more than the average spectator, but in two cases it looks as if he has tried to see all of the good points and has not taken into account any of the weak ones. No doubt others will say the same of the: writer.