BOWLING TOURNAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1930, Page 14

BOWLING TOURNAMENT

THE SEMI-FINAL PLAYED VICTORY FOR WESTON’S RINK. VISITING TEAMS’ CLOSE FIGHT. GAMES ON VOGELTOWN GREEN. The semi-finals were reached in the Taranaki Centre’s New Year bowling tournament, which was continued yesterday. Six teams from the sections played off and the three remaining rinks were Carter (N.P.), Weston’s (Avon) and Chittenden’s (Waitara). Weston drew Chittenden, and Carter had a bye. Weston defeated Chittenden and will play Carter in the final to-morrow morning at the Vogeltown green. The weather was perfect for play yesterday and the Vogeltown green, where the post-section play was held, was in excellent order. Some very fine bowls were seen. Results are:— (Semi-final.) Weston 17 v. Chittenden 15, Carter, a bye. There was some excellent bowling in the semi-final between Weston (Avon) and Chittenden (Waitara). Both leads time and again drew right on kitty and frequently the skips burned the head to save an otherwise impossible situation. 'At the last head Chittenden’s last bowl was the merest shade further away from kitty than Weston’s winning bowl. Weston scored 3 on the first head and at the third head was leading by 4 to I.' On the fifth head Weston lay 4 and was leading by 8 to 2. Chittenden came up and lay 4 on the seventh head, but a brace and a 3 to Weston made the score 15 to 8 at eleventh head. Another 3 points went to Chittenden on the. twelfth head and he crept up slowly till at the sixteenth head the score was 16 to 15 in Weston’s favour. A brilliant finish on the last head gave Weston a victory by the barest margin.

POST-SECTION PLAY. CARTER 17 V. OLIVER 11. Carter defeated Oliver comfortably, pulling' up well on the ’fifteenth and sixteenth heads, after being even at the fourteenth. Oliver scored by singles and at the seventh head led by 5 to 2. Carter scored 3 and 2 at the next two heads, respectively, but at the fourteenth the score was 10 all. At the fifteenth head Carter scored a 2 and at the next head a 4, leaving Oliver seven to get on the last head to win. The lead proved too much and Carter ran out an easy winner. CHITTENDEN 30 V. SPURDLE 16; Two visiting teams met when Spurdie (Inglewood) played Chittenden (Waitara). Spurdie lay 5 at the second head but Chittenden scored on the next four heads and led at the sixth head 7—5. At the ninth head Chittenden scored 6 and led 15 to Spurdie’s 6. On the fourteenth head Spurdie made a recovery and lay 4 reducing Chittenden’s lead to 8. Though Spurdie scored another 4 on the last head, Chittenden’s lead was too substantial to be affected. WESTON 16 V. J. R. HILL 15. There was a close game between Weston (Avon) and Hill, the visiting team making a fine recovery on the last three heads. Weston scored on the first three heads and led 4—o. At the sixth head Hill lay 5 and led by 7to 6. Af the ninth head Hill had a lead of 5 but’Weston lay 3 at the tenth. Hill forged ahead and. at the thirteenth head was 6 up, the score being 15 to 9. Weston made a brilliant recovery on the next three heads and just ran home the winner. SECTIONAL PLAY. The winning rinks in the sections' •were as follow: Section A: Rowlands, Linn, T. C. Fookes, J. R. Hill (s). Section B: Coleman, Ambury, H. Smart, F. Carter (s). Section C: W. Martin, Henderson, Lindsay, Spurdie (s). Section D: Sinclair, Inch, Sturm, Oliver (s). Section E; Rudkin, J. Weston, C. Jackson, F. Weston (s). Section F: Lawson, Kettle, Young, Chittenden (s). The positions in the various sections at the close of sectional play were as follow:—

SECTION F.

Following are details of sectional play: — SECTION A. Fitzroy Green. Fourth Round. Hill 24 v. McNeill 11. Bruce 19 v. Harvey 13. Beal 1G v. Wigley 8. Finlay 20 v. Harris 10. Fifth Round. Hill 24 v. Harvey 10. Beal 15 v. Bruce 12. McNeill 19 v. Finlay 15. Harris 28 v. Wigley 10. SECTION B. Vogeltown Green. Fourth Round. H. Smart 21 v. Billing 20. Hill 5 v. Ansley 16. Hartley 11 v. Clow 19. Fifth Round. Smart 29 v. Hartley 10. Billing 14 v. Hill 16. Ansley 17 v. Clow 12. SECTION C. Fitzroy Green. Fourth Round. Bigwood 10 v. Johnson 9. Peters 17 v. Solo 7. Spurdie 26 v. Ruebe 7. Fifth Round. Spurdie 19 v. Johnson 17. Sole 12 v. Bigwood 10. Ruebe 16 v. Peters 15, . SECTION D. West End Green. Fourth Round. Griffin 13 v. Oliver 20. Smith 5 v. Dickensen 13. Goodwin 13 v. Healy 16. Fifth Round. Griffin 18 v. Goodwin 12. Oliver 11 v. Smith 15. .Dickensen 21 v. Healy 11. SECTION E. Vogeltown Green. Fourth Round. Smart 14 v. Robertson 17. Luscombe 17 v. Whyte 14. Honeyfield 7 v. Maetzig 17. Weston 22 v. Murray 11. Fifth Round. Smart 14 v. Whyte 15. Luscombe 16 v. Honeyfield 14. Weston 15 v. Robertson 11. Maetzig 9 v. Murray 15, SECTION F. West End Green. Fourth Round. Horton 14 v. Douglass 7. Chittenden 16. v. Lovell 15. Cottier 18 v. Sarten 14. Fifth Round. Horton 12 v. Cottier .16. Douglass 12 v. Chittenden 19. Lovell 15 v, Sarten 16.

BRIGADE WIN FRIENDLY GAME. MATCH WITH TE KUITI TEAM. Another friendly match between New Plymouth Fire Brigade and Te Kuiti was played yesterday, the former club winning by five points on the day’s play, details are:—

SECTION A. Wins. Losses. Bruce (W.E.) .... .. 4 1 J. R. Hill (N.P.) ,. .. 4 1 Beal (N.P.) .. 4 1 Wigley (Vogeltown) 2 3 Harvey (Paritutu) .. 2 3 McNeill (Fitzroy) .. .2 3 Harris (Stratford) .. 1 4 Finlay (Fire Brigade) 1 4 Hill, Brace and Lee tied with four wins and one loss each and played off to find the section winner. SECTION B. ■ Wins. Losses. H. Smart (N.P.) .. .. 5 0 Ansley ’ (Avon) ... .. 4 , 1 Billing (W.E.) .... .. 2 3 F. J. Hill (W.E.) .. 2 3 Clow (Fitzroy) . ..' 2 3 •Hartley (Fire Brigade) 0 5 . • - SECTION C. Wins. IjOSSCS. Spurdie (Inglewood) 4 1 J. D. Sole (W.E.) . . t> 2 Bigwood (W.E.) .. 3 2 Peters (Paritutu) . 3 2 Ruebe (Vogeltown) 2 3 Johnson (N.P.) ... .. 0 5 SECTION D. Wins. Losses. Oliver (W.E.) .. 4 1 Dickensen (Avon) .. 4 1 Griffin (N.P.) 3 2 Smith (Inglewood) . . o 2 Healy (Vogeltown) . 1 4 Goodwin (F.B.) .. .. 0 5 Tie between Oliver and Dickinson. In the play-oil Oliver (7) beat Dickinson (0). SECTION E. Wins. Losses. Weston (Avon) .. .. 4 1 Murray (Fitzroy) . .. 3 2 Robertson (V.) ... .. 3 2 Luscombe (W.E.) . .. 3 2 Whyte (Waitara) 2 Maetzig (Inglewood) 2 »> Honeyfield (W.E.) 2 A. K. Smart (N.P.) . 1 4

Wins. Losses Chittenden (Waitara) 4 1 Douglass (W.E.) .... .3 2 Sarten (Fitzroy) .... ■ - 3 2 Cottier (Inglewood) . 3 2 Horton (N.P.) 1 4 Lovell ' (Paritutu) ., 1 4

Morning. F.B.T.K. J. Gable, Black, W. Roberts, II. Woodliead (s) 22 — Reid, Tapp, Duiisdav, Harris (s) — 18 Afternoon. J. Rock, F. Gable, W. Roberts, J. Lowe (s) ..... 27 — McLeod, Weller, Tapp, Dunsday (a) ......... t . — 26