BOWLING.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13418, 16 March 1914, Page 7

BOWLING.

NELSON V. MAITAI.

PENNANT AND LEAPER SHIELD

The fifth match of the season took place' on Saturday -afternoon for the above inter-club competitions. For the fourth month in succession Maitai proved much too good for Nelson, and in pennant matches appear more than a match for their opponents. Both sides won in three rinks, but as in the previous month heavy defeats in two rinks brought about Nelson's downfall. The following are the teams and scores (Maitai teams first in each rink): — A Hounsell, Floyd, Frost, Hockey (a) 17; Moore, Gould, E. S. Cresswell, Rout-(s) 20. Pegler, J. E. Hounsell, J. Milner, W. Dee (s) 33 j Clutten, Graham, Moyes, Stiles (s) 16. Levenston, Wilkens, Lockwood, Sherwood (s) 15; Wilkinson, Rutherford, Kempthorne, Angus (s) 27. Smith,. Wlielan, Whiting, Calder (s) 25; Mansford. Wilmot, Richards, Condell (s) 12. "■'■■ l\mnicliffe, W r. Simpson, Dodds, Simpson (s) 20 j Hogg, Pitt, Warren, Haldane "(s) 21. Brundell, Dayie's, Shone, G. Dee (s) 21; Lead (absent), ' Best, Dickson, Crawford- (s) 16. Totals-: Maitai 131; Nelson 112. LEAPEit SHIELD.

This match was played on the NelsOn gr(?en and Nelson managed to win the shield back from Maitai, a margin of 29 being registered in their favour. Oi the five matches played, Nelson has wc^i three. The conditions of this shield provide that in the event of, a» equal number of games being won^in the series of matches, possession.!* given to the club that has the highest aggregate of figures. Should Maitai win the next game this method of computing possession will have to be resorted to.

The following are Saturday's teams and scores; "Ncbon team being first i» each rink:— ; . ,

■Reynolds, Robinson, Field,. A.- E. Cresswell (s) - 28; Johnston, Brdw.n, Laird E. Richards (s) 12. Jacka, A. Leaper, Clayden, Watt (s) 19; Jacobs, Eades, A. Richards, Glover (s) 21. H~ Leaper, Edwards, Wyllie, Pauling (s) 20; Moore, Walters, A. Dec, Karsten (s) 12. Baigent, Band, Creasy, Heaps (s) 24; Stringer, Macartney, W. HounseD, Bartlett (s) 17. ' Totals: Nelson 91; Maitai 62. The following are the results of matches this season:—

Pennant:—First match, Nelson 111, Maitai 103; 2nd match, Maitai 144, Nelson 111; 3rd match, Maitai 126, NeJson 119; 4th match, Maitai 115, Nelson 108; sth match, Maitai 131, Nelson 112. Leaper Shield : —First match, Nelson. 79, Maitai 74; 2nd match, Maitai 94, Nelson 73; 3rd match, Nelson 90, Maitai 73: 4th match, Maitai 100, Nelson 75; sth match, Nelson 91, Maitai 62.

President's pairs: Graham and Mo.vrs (s) defeated Field and Kempthorne (s) ia the ep-mi-final, ami this leaves Moyeg and Crawford in the final, to play the Wt two out of three p-amos. Oliampionship jiaivs : Tiie following. t3 the fourth drawing for this competition-. Haldane plays Warren or Condell; Allen plays Heaps or Gould; Pauling a bye. Sixteen heads, best two out of three. Senior championship: Wilkinson defeated Graham, and now has three wing and no losses. "* Wakefield feathers: Watt hag been challenged by Haldane and will play tomorrow evening. A M.ail;ai team to be skipped by Wlielan await the "scalp" of tha ui'nners.