BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1919, Page 7

BOWLING.

: ■ 'I ARANAKI TOURNAMEN® SEMI-FINALS COMMENCED. The play in the Taranaki bowling tournament waa tarried to the end of the ninth round of the sections, and a commencement was made with the semifinals, which are being played on the town green. 8. Smith (Fitzroy) won the possible number of games in Section A, having S wins and no losses. The next beat scores were Foy, Duff, and Wood, in Sections D, E, and F respectively. who each had 7 wins and 1 loss. Following are the results of yesterday's play:—

I FITZROY GREEN. SECTION A. Ninth Round. Christie 27 beat Branch 13; Smith 19 beat Flower 14; Petty 39 beat Walker S; Parkinson 24 beat King 19; O'Shea a bye. Third Round. Petty 28 beat O'Shea 5; Smith 23 beat Christie 16; Branch 23 beat King 21; beat Parkinson 18; Walker a fcye. SECTION B. Ninth Round. McG orrery 28 beat Price 18; Mason ! 31 beat Carey 14; Drayton 20 beat Roebuck IS; Benefits Id won by default; H. Smart a bye. Third Round. Mason 10 boat H. Smart 12; Price 21 beat Beneflcld 11; McGorrery 19 beat Roebuck 18; Drayton won by default; Carey a bye. WEST END GREEN. SECTION C. Ninth Sound. Hodson 23 beat Spurdle 12; Jury 32 beat Vorry 8; Beal 20 beat Castle 21; Hollard 20 boat McMillan 10; A. K. Smart a bye. Third Round, A. K. Smart 17 beat Beal 16; Jury 19 beat Hodson 14; McMillan 32 beat Spurdle 22; Hollard 33 beat Veiry 11 j Castle a bye. SECTION F Ninth Round. Burton 23 beat Wight 16; Wyllie 27 beat Hodgson 14; Newell 23 beat John- | stone 12; Hicks 17 beat Murray 16; Wood a bye.

1 Third Round. | Wood 21 beat Newell 18; Wight 31 beat Hodgson 11; Hicks 24 beat Wyllie 14; Burton 30 beat Murray 17; Johnstone a bye. NEW PLYMOUTH GREEN. SECTION D Ninth Round. Stent 23 beat Moffitt 19; Abbott 27 beat Morshead 20; Thompson 20 beat Ballinger 12; Foy 28 boat Judd 8j Bellringer a bye Third Round. Bellringer 25 beat Thompson 16; Moffitt 22 beat Abbott 19; Foy 27 beat Morshead 14; Judd 23 beat Stent 20; Ballinger a bye. SECTION E. Ninth Round. Green 16 beat Duff 15, McNeill 28 beat Sampson 15; Sole 23 beat Paterson 16; Keen 23 beat Sangater 20; Jackson a bye. Third Round. Sole 26 beat Jackson 12; McNeill 15 beat Green 14; Duff 28 beat Sangster 16; Sampson 26 beat Keen 10; Pateison a bye. t POSITION OF RINKS,

At the conclusion of the section play yesterday the positions of the various rinks in the matter of wins and losses were as follow: Section A. Wins. Lowes. Smith (Fitzroy) . 8 0 Petty (West End) . 8 ' 2 Christie (St. Johns) . ; 5 3 Flower (Gonville) .5 3 O'Shea (N. Plymouth) 4 4 Parkinson (Hawera) • i 4 4 King (Stratford) ... 2 0 Branch (Inglewood) 2 8 Walker (Auroa) . O 8 Section B Wins losses. H. Smart (N.P.) . ; . . 6 2 Carey (Patea) t .. 6 2 Benefield (St. John3)..i 5 3 Price (Fitzroy) .5 3 Mason (Pihama) , ..tn 5 3 1 McGorrery (Waverley) 4 4 I Drayton (Elth&m) . ;i 4 4 I Roebuck (Okato) . 1 7 Section C. Wins Losses. Beal (West End) r,- : 6 2 Hollard (Hawera) . . 6 2 A. K. Smart (N.P.) 5 3 Jury (Fitzroy) 5 3 McMillan (Strdtford) ■; 4 4 Hodson (St Johns) ;• 3 5 | Castle (Island Bay) .. 2 0 - Verry (Waverley) .1 7

Section D. Wins. Losses. Fov (Hawera) ... .7 1 •Judd (Elth&m) ..... 6 2 Abbott (Fitzroy) . 6 2 Moffitt (St Johns) . : 5 3 Bellringer (N.P.) 4 4 Morshead (Gonville) . . 3 & Ballinger (Island Bay) 2 f> Thompson (West End) 2 6 Stent (Taihape) 1 1 Section E Wins. Losses. Duff (Newtown) .. 7 1 Jackson (N.P.) ..62 Sole (West End) 0 2 Green (St. Johns j & 3 Sampson (Waitarc 4 4 McNeill (Fitzroy) 3 5 Sangster (StratforJi 2 & Keen (Ha'.vera) .2 0 Pate-:on /Ps,tea 1 T 'Wir.s Looses. Wond (M. jPlymcv,: ,i; 7 1 Burton (Optinak") 0 '' ?.liir;\;y » 5 Hieks (Hawera) !i ' Wight (fJt. Johns) i 4 Hodgson (Palm'ton N.) 2 <t Johnston? (Auroa) . 2 tl Wyllie (Y.'ailara) . . 2 SEMT-FIVATJS The first round of the s»m'i-finals, in which, owing to the new system adopted

this year,-14 rinks remain, resulted as .follows i , Carey 18'-beat Duff 17. . ;H. Smart W 'beat Sole U. [. Hollaxd 19-beat Jackson IS. Bead 'Hi- beat Fov 14. Abbott 29 beat Burton 8. , Petty 28 beat Judd 18. i Smith and. Wood a bye, DIIAW FOR (SECOND ROUND. The following is the draw for tW second round of the semi-finals, to bo. •played on the New Plymouth green. The number of the rink is ftls'o given: 1 H. Smart v. Hollard, 3 Wood v Smith, 4 Petty v Abott, 2 Heal v Carey, C Jackson v. Judd, 5 Duff v. Sole, 7 toy Burton. THE CITIZEN'S MATCH, i For the citizens' match, ■which commences this morning, 17 rinks have entered These have been divided into four sections. The matches will be played oir the Fitzroy green. Tift in (sections will (b|e decided by playing eleven heads. The draw is ui follows:-*- • SECTION A. Round L Rink. Scrivener v. Bnrry 1 Hicka v. Ballinger .g . Round 2. Scrivenar v. Ballinger .3 Hicks v. Barry ...- 4 Round 3 Sorivenery. Hicks ... 5 Barry v. Ballinger ~,, 0 ; SECTION B. v Round 1. Rink. Christie v. McNeil 5 Murray v. MeG orrery f .-3 8 Round 2. , Christie v. MoGorrery .. ;l Murray v. McNeil 8 Round 3. Murray v. Christie 3 McNeil v McGorrery, 1 SECTION C Round 1. tenefleld v Jury Parkinson v. Morton Johnston bye. Round 2.Beneffeld v. Morton .. Parkinson v Johnston Jury bye. Round 3. jjcneneiu. >. (JOniiaiOn 1 Jury v. Morton „.,ft Parkinson bye. Round 4. ' Parkinson v. Jury . 8 Morton v Johnston ......... 7 Benefleld a bye(To be played on New Plymouth Green on Saturday morning). (SECTION 0. | Round 1. Rink. Green v. Bellringer 7 Cronin v. Mason ... s Round 2. Cronin v. Bellringer . 1 Mason v. Green . .- 2 Round S. Cronin v. Green & Mason v. Bellringer .-nt .... 4 Rink. . 3 . 4 | I ■ |