CENTRE BOWLING

Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1931, Page 5

CENTRE BOWLING

TARANAKI OPEN TOURNEY SECTION GAMES CONCLUDED POST-SECTION PLAY TO-DAY LEADERS MEET AT FITZROY The. seventh and eighth rounds yesterday concluded the section games in the Taranaki Bowling Centre’s annual open tournament. Wretched weather was experienced. Gusty wind and light showers played havoc with the heads, la addition the greens were heavy consequent upon the rain during the week. The completion of the section play finds ton teams left to commence in . z the, post-section play. The executive “ last night decided _to avail itself of the use of the Fitzroy green for the ' post-section play and the finals. In the post-section games the two-life system will be in vogue and 21 heads will be played in\ each game. There will be - three rounds to-day if the weather permits. There was a sensation in section A in the game between Crawford and j Sutherland, and much discussion ensued on the New Plymouth green over the action of the umpire in deciding the kitty tras “dead” at a' critical stage of the game. Although the rules say that the pegs on the bank define the boundaries of the rink, the umpire maintainei that'-it was the custom on the New Plymouth green to use the; pegs is a \ guide to the bowlers and the marks on the kerbing to mark’the limits of the rink. In this case the peg was at an • angle and differed from the marks on I-, the kerbihg by about two inches. Taking tho pegs as ? the true marks, the ' kitty would have been" alive. The matter will- probably be brought up by the centre, • h ' The decision, fortunately, did, not al* . ter the result of the game, although Crawford was lying about three up. It V was a brilliant game throughout and after the 25th head the teams w’ere level, 19 all. Sutherland drew a diffi- < cult shot to lie within a few inches of kitty, but Crawford rose to . the occasion and, playing a straight •bowl, pushed the shot bowl through to rest on kitty. _ln the afternoon Crawford was de: cisively beaten by London, but he had si: wins to his credit and is'the only one in this section to advance to postsection play. . . MANY CLOSE CONTESTS. , In section B there were two close games in the morning, Cooper beating i . Tiplady’s rink on the last head, McCarthy doing likewise to Bolton. Skoglund scored a very easy win over Blythe but was decisively beaten in the afternoon by Corkill after leading on the 13th head. Petty won his game in the morning but was beaten in-a good , game by Tiplady in the afternoon. However, his six wins put him in to-day’s games. Griffin, met his first reverse of the tournament in section C when he went •’ under to Mills in a fine game. On the ' 25th head the scores were 24 all and in the extra head Mills secured a single. Evans had a hard game with Jury in the morning, but won his two games and, with Griffin, each being credited with seven wins, proceeds to the postsection rounds. Lobb, who won the tournament last year, accounted'? for Jackson in the morning but was beateiK by Mason in a hard game in the Afternoon and is out of the tournament. On the West End green the rinks in section D played parallel with the wind, which was not felt as much as on other greens. . There were two fine games in the afternoon, Murray scoring a four to beat Beal on the last head and William*, and Hutchinson at 20 all on the 25th head, burned the first extra head and Williams scored, one on the last head. Smart was beaten in the morn- . ing by 1 Boulton in a peculiar game. He scored 11, mostly off his own bowls, before Boulton opened his account, but the West End skip lengthened the heads and scored 19. The final heads were even, Boulton maintaining his lead. Boulton had a very easy win over Astbury in the afternoon and scored 24 before Astbury showed colour. The game ended 39 —12. Dee won hi»s two games very comfortably. The surprise of ejection E was ‘ the t complete loss of form in the Gonville rink skipped by Corby. In both games ■ they were soundly beaten and never looked like haying a winning chance. Tilley played welj throughout the day and . won hi? two, games comfortably. Freeman gave Soperton a great game in the afternoon. At one stage the kitty was trailed away from the head and the shot bowl\ran on to the ditch, < the kitty staying about six inches from the kerb. Somerton played a firm shot to touch the kitty and drop into the ditch only a few inches away. On the 24th head Boon drove and sent kitty >to the edge of the green 12 feet from the head, Freeman drew a good shot

to 'equalise. On the last head Boon rested th® shot bowl out for the shot , itself, but Freeman played on the wrong hand and gave Somerton the shot. Somerton added a second and Freeman drove but was unlucky in taking only one bowl out. The details are:— SECTION A. NEW PLYMOUTH GREEN. .. . Seventh Round, Watkins 25 v. Reid 26. Hill 25 v. Wilson.2l Hooker 22 v. Tito 20.’ Sutherland 19 v. Crawford 20. Quin 13 v. London 27. Cottier 16 vl Oliver 25. Eighth Round. Wilson 32 v. Hooker 21. Sutherland 16 v. Reid 28. Hill 28 v. Oliver 25. Quin 23 v. Pohi Tito 16. Watkins 14 v. Cottier 23. London 28 v. Crawford 14.

SECTION B. • ■ FITZROY GREEN. Seventh Round. Tiplady 18 v. Cooper 19. ■■ ( Blythe 13, v. Skoglund 36. . " McCarthy 25 v. Bolton 23. Petty 26 y. _ Am bury 18. McNeill 20 v. Corkill 22. Eighth Round. Corkill 23 v. Skoglund IS. McCarthy 15 v. Cooper 25. McNeill 23 v. Ambury 12. Blythe 12 v. Bolton 36. Petty 24 v. Tiplady 28. SUMMARY.

SECTION C. WAITARA GREEN. . , Seventh Round. Bigwood 29 v. Roch 15. Griffin 24 v. Hicks 15. Lobb 24 v. Jackson 21. Evans 25 v. Jury 24. Mason 32 v. Handley 10. Harris. 26 y. Mills 17.

Eighth Round.. 'K Jackson 24 v. Hicks 13. Jury 24 v. Roch 23. Mason ,26 v. Lobb 23. Evans 26 v. Handley 22. Mills 25 v. Griffin 24. Harris 29 v. Bigwood 14. SUMMARY.

SECTION D. WEST END GREEN. * Seventh Round. Beal 24 v. Hutchinson 20. Horton 20 v. Bourke 22. Smart 19 v. Boulton 25. Williams 21 v. Hamlin 14. Astbury 24 v. Spurdie 23. Murray 20 v. Dee 28. Eighth Round. Bourke 10 v. A. K. Smart 31. Williams 21 v. Hutchinson 20. Horton 15 v. D,ee 27. Astbury 12 v. Boulton 39. Beal 19 v. Murray 23. Spurdie 1,3 £. Hamlin 2a, t

SECTION E. VOGELTOWN GREEN. Seventh Round. Somerton 24 v. Foy 22. Turnbull 20 v. Freeman 30. Dickinson 20 v. Honeyfield 18. Tilley 34 v. Thomson J 9. Harrison 28 v. Corby 15. Eighth Round. Foy 30 v. Thomson 19. Dickinson 34 v. Corby 9. Somerton'2l v. Freeman 20. Tilley 24 v. Honeyfield 15. Turnbull 21 v. Harrison 26. SUMMARY.

DRAW FOR TO-DAY’S GAMES. POST-SECTION PLAY BEGINS. The post-section play will commence at 9 a.m. Following is the draw for the first round: —• J. Somerton (Fitzroy) v. Griffin (New Plymoutji). H. Tilley (Wanganui) v. A. K. Smart (New Plymouth). N. Murray (Fitzroy) v. A. C. Evans (Vogel town). T. Petty (West End) v. G. Crawford (Karori). W. Dee (Nelson) v. A. Dickinson (Avon). Mr. W. Healy has been appointed umpire.

• • SUMMARY. Wins. Losses. Crawford ...... . 6 2 London . 5 3 ' Wilson . 5 3 Cottier . 5 3 Hill . 5 3 Reid .. 3 Sutherland • . 4 4 Quin . 4 4 Oliver . 4 ■4 Hooker ........... . 3 5 .Tito . 1 • Watkins . , . A ....... • 1 I

Petty ....... Wine.' G ’Losses. Corkill n Skocrhind .... 3 Cooper .3 McNeill 4 4 Bolton ...... 4 4 Am bury »... • ....... 3 Tiplady ..... ....... 3 'y McCarthy •.. 3 5 Blythe o 6

Wins. Losses. Griffin ...... ........ 7 1 Evans ...... 7 . 1 Lobb 5 3 Jackson .... 3 3 Hfl.rr.iR 3 Ritrwood .... 4 4 ........ 4 4 Hicks' 3 5 Mills 3 5 Handler .... ........ 1 7 Rocli 1 0 8

SUMMARY. Dee .... Wins. Losses. 1 Smart . 6 o Murray . 0 2 Hamlin . 5 3 Williams 5 3 Boulton . 4 4 Hutchinson . 4 4 Beal . 3 5 Spurdie . 2 6 Horton 2 6 Aetbury 1 7 Bourke . 1 7

Wins. Logics. Somerton ..;. 7 1 Tilley 6 2 Dickinson 6 o Corby ....... 5 3 ' Freeman .... 4 4 .. Harrison 4 4 Foy 5 Turnbuil . . .. 0 « Honevfield 0 6 Thomson 1 I