SUNSHINE AND BOWLS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 385, 17 March 1937, Page 4

SUNSHINE AND BOWLS

j Stratford Club Holds One-day Tournament. The one-day tournament held to-day | on the Stratford Bowling Club's green was favoured with fine weather, the conditions being in marked contrast to the original f xture, which had to be ' abandoned on account of rain. Whereas 26 rinks were nominated on the first occasion, only twelve competed to-day. The conditions of play were five games of ten heads each. Following were the results: Stratford Club: Rudkin, Butcher, Marsh, Coe (s.) 8, v. Manaia: Adlam. Snowdon, Bourke, Badland (s.) 3. Stratford: Healy, Sullivan, Clark, Smith (s.) 10 ,v. Tariki: Morse, Humphries, Thurkleston, Rumball (s.), 6. Fitzroy: Kibby, Collingwood, Doug- / las, Williams (s.) 15, v. Avon: Dwyer, ! Ruscoe, Bowie, Weston (s.) 10. ! Fitzroy: Verry, Jackson, Price,

I Black (s.) 14, v. Stratford: Rowell, J Hugo, Ewing, Allen (s.) 9. ! Stratford: Porritt, Hillock, Harry, ( Lawson (s.) I, v. Stratford: Heggie, ( Beal, George. Pope (s.) 6. | West End: Duffin, Cox. Rowe, Doug- ! las (s.) 14, ir. Eltham: Lind, Best, I Marz, Astbury (s.) 14. In this game • Douglas scored 2,1, 3,7, 1 in the s first five heads ,and Astbury regisI tered 1,2, 3,7, 1 in the second five. I Second round: Astbury G, Weston ■11; Rumball 1.0, BLck 7; Pope 11. 1 Douglas 13; Coe 1, Smith 13; Wil I Hams 9, Lawsoji 6; Allen 11, Badland ; Third round: Rumball 8, Badland I 12; Pope 15, Weston 3; Coe 13, Black l 9; Williams 8, Douglas 9; Allen 14, j Smith 3; Astbury 8, Lawson 9. I Fourth round: Popo 11, Smith 13; I Coe 10, Lawson 13; Williams 9, Badland 7; Allen 1.1, Weston 7; Astbury 9, Black 7; Rumball 6, Douglas 7.