GILMOUR CUP BOWLING

Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1931, Page 3

GILMOUR CUP BOWLING

WEST END WINS COMPETITION. NEW PLYMOUTH THURSDAY PLAY. The victory of West End over Waitara in the Gilmour Cup bowling competition yesterday places that club in an unassailable position. West End suffered only two defeats in the competion, one against Paritutu and the other against Fitzroy. WEST END DEFEATS WAITARA NARROW VICTORY OVER VISITORS Although the wind was at times tricky and the green was a little holding, good keen bowling was witnessed between West End and Waitara on the

COMBINED TEAMS WIN. DEFEAT OF PARITUTU. The combined Vogeltown and Fire Brigade team scored a comfortable win over Paritutu on the Vogeltown green. The visitors were beaten by a margin of 33 points. The scores are:— C. P.

ELTHAM VISITS WEST END.

ENJOYABLE FRIENDLY GAME.

Owing to the Eltham school picnic at Ngamotu Eltham bowlers took advantage of the special train and visited the West End Club. In an enjoyable game Eltham proved too good and won comfortably. The scores are as follow: W.E. E.

FITZROY WINS COMFORTABLY. DEFEAT OF NEW PLYMOUTH TEAM Fitzroy secured a comfortable win over New Plymouth on the Fitzroy green, the margin in favour- of the home team being 57 points. The following are the details:'— N.P. F.

TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. Paritutu Club.—Against New Plymouth, at New Plymouth: C. E. Pepperill, G. Gibson, F. Wallis, W. Vincent (s); W. Mills, W. Emeny, T. Lavin, E. Jackson (s); H. Round, H. Gaylard, G. Fluker, J. Walls (s); A. B. Mackie, E. A. Elliott, W. W. Thomson, G. Mills (s); S. Barnes, J. Stewart, T. Bennett, W. H. Lobb (s); L. A. Brown, W. Birkett, F. Whitehead, A. Adam (s). CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. E. BILLING WINS AT WEST END. During Tuesday and Wednesday the West End Club section winders, T. Petty, A. Bowie and E. Billing, played off to find the winner of the senior singles competition. The games were played on the two-life system, and after three games had been decided Billing had two lives and Petty one. In the final game Billing proved, too good for his club mate and won comfortably. The final score was: Billing 20, Petty 12. Billing will therefore try conclusions with other northern club champion- singles winners to-morrow. HILL WINS AT NEW PLYMOUTH. The championship of the New Plymouth Club was decided in a fine game between J. R. Hill and A. K. Smart. Hill won. There was very little between these two players and tue issue was in doubt until the last head was played. Smart was forced to drive with his last bowl for a possible two, but just failed to take the kitty clean.

former club’s green. At the finish of play the scores were:— W.E. W. Bruce, Nicholson, Harrison, Billing (s) 29 — Arms, Kempsall, L. Sampson, Fowler (s) 22 Gyde, Graham, E. May, Christoffel (s) 23 — Jensen, Morey, Moyes, E. George (s) .—„ 22 Hamblyn, Johnson, Marsh, Oliver (s) 34 ■11 lll» Fahy, Brooks, Ewens, Whyte (s) 21 Sims, Kurta, Douglass, Petty (s) 14 Wills, Purdie, Locke, C. Sampson (s) — 29 Total* 100

Innes, Gilbert, Short, Dickson (s) 28 — Wallace, Gibson, Round, Wallis ( s ) — 22 J. Roch, Baunton, Marsh, Garrington (s) ............... 22 — Spedding, Innes, Jury, Thomson (s) ■■■—■ 20 Lowe, Sole, Giles, Harvey (s) 30 — McWhinney, Barnes, Pepperell, Lavin (s) 15 Smith, Langridge, Langley, Reube (s) , 25 .— Brown, Burkett, Elliott, Vincent (s) L .. 15 Totals .« 105 72

Trehey, W. Phillips, Rowe, Renai (s) . 15 — Conaglen, Chapman, Taylor, R. Boulton (s) — 21 Fake, Gyde, Gooding, Harrison (s) 33 — Hickey, Smith, McPhillips, F. • Lee (s) » .... — 22 Hilmer, Peebles, Franks, Gower (s) 30 — Grace, Bowman, Tomlins, G. Sole (s) , — 18 Totals ». ... 79 61

Hoby, Dempsey, H. Ford, Horton (s) ....... Healy, Pepper, Lister, Robert28 — \ son (s) — 21 Harvey, Colson, Hawkins, - Reg. Ford (s) . 22 — Harris, Tremlett, McCarty, Somerton (s) ................ — 20 Way, Marsh, Bellringer, Ambury (s) 14 — Gunson, Vickers, Sarten, Sutherland (e) — 28 Mace, Carter, Tate, Valentine (g) 13 —- Laing, Palmer, White, Pavitt ( 6 ) .. — 38 Clarke, Rowlands, Fookes, Carter (s) 17 — Giddy, Perrott, Fairhall, Verry 31 Smith, Gaustad, Black, Drake (s) 17 — Atchley, Bleakley, Hall, Dingle (s) — 30 Totals ........ 111 168