BOWLING SEMI-FINAL

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1935, Page 3

BOWLING SEMI-FINAL

WEST END BEATS PARK TARANAKI SHIELD COMPETITION. KERN GAME AT STRATFORD. Playing under ideal conditions on the Avon green which, though somewhat slow, was as smooth and true as could be desired, the West End Bowling Club (winner, of the northern, division in the Taranaki shield event) secured a narrow victory over Park (Hawera), winner of the southern division, and thus earned the right to play off with the winner of the central versus western division semifinal for the club premiership of Taranaki. .

BENNETT MEMORIAL CUP. MCCARTHY’S RINK WINS. Playing at Fitzroy, Gillespie, Russell, Lyall and McCarthy won the John Bennett. Memorial Cup, the second team being ■ Gunson, Davy, Ellett and McNeill. The former had five wins and the latter 4i.'",' OPUNAKE BEATS ELTHAM. . . TWO-POINT VICTORY. By a margin of two points Opunake beat Eltham, in friendly week-end games at Eltham. The morning games resulted 67 to 66 in favour* of the visitors, and the afternoon games 91 to 90 also in favour of the Opunake team. Details are:— Morning.

THOMAS ELTHAM CHAMPION. LAST BOWL DECIDES MATCH. R. E. Thomas was the winner of the Eltham Club’s singles championship. He defeated Drabble on Saturday by 19 to 16' in the final. . . The first semi-final between Drabole (two lives) and Jones (one life) resulted in the defeat of Drabble by 18 to 13. This left Jones, Drabble and Thomas in the competition, and the next draw gave Thomas a bye. In the second match Drabble beat Jones by 22 to 16, after holding the lead throughout. The final between Thomas and Drabble was an interesting game, Thomas’ last bowl deciding the match. Thomas won the first seven heads in succession and gathered 11 points before Drabble, who could not adapt himself to the tricky green, commenced to score. From this stage Drabble commenced to score freely and got three twos and two threes. Thomas added three ones and two twos by the 19th. head, then having a lead of 18—15. Scoring one on the 20th., Thdmas put Drabble in the position of wanting four to tie. • The final head was exciting. Drawing in good style Drabble lay four up when Thomas had one bowl in hand. Playing an .exceptionally fine draw shot Thomas rested on the shot bowl to lie second shot- The final score was Thomas 19, Drabble 16. HAWERA BEATS ELTHAM. WINNER’S COMFORTABLE MARGIN. , By 145 to 101, Hawera rinks defeated Eltham at Eltham on Saturday. Results were;— E. H. Carlson, Phillips, Jackson, Gooding t 16 — Velvin, .Fletcher, Herbert, Foy .. - 42 Stauners, Bootten, Campbell, Tiplady 23 — Edwards, Eglinton, Bardsley, Clarke — 30 Streeter, Kitchen, Rowe, J. Stewart 21 Robb, McDermott, Murray, Bull — 30 McQueen, Butt, Mumby, Astbury 28 — , , Neilson, Adams,'Winks .... — 18 Best, Hart, A. Stewart, Jones .... 13 — Veitch, Keys, Rudge, Maslin .... — 25 Totals 101 145 WAITARA CLUB CHAMPION. CHITTENDEN’S NARROW WIN. ;£ - ' The final of the Waitara Bowling Club singles championship, between H. J. Chittenden (two lives) and W. R. Fuller (one life) was decided on Saturday afternoon. The game was very evenly contested, and the issue was in doubt until the last bowl was played, when Chittenden won. Fuller opened the score with a one. At the fourth head the score was twoall. For the next four heads Chittenden had the advantage, gaining a seven to five lead. Fuller scored two on the next head, bringing the scores to sevenmil. On the next four heads Chittenden scored three singles and a three, bringing his' lead to 13 to 7. Fuller in the next three heads had two fours and two, Chittenden scoring a two on the 17th. to make the score 15-all. Fuller scored one on the 18th. and Chittenden two on the 19th., taking the lead by one. Fuller scored one on the 20th., bringing the score to 17-all, with one head to play. Chittenden drew a good shot on the last

head, thus winning the club’s championship. . Chittenden was heartily congratulated on his victory, as it was the first occasion that he had won the championship. . . WAITARA WINS AT HOME. - NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL CLUB. A week-end game was played at Wai- , tara against five rinks comprising members of the New Plymouth Society Club. The game was won by Waitara by 45

Details are:— t W.E. P. Hannah, Hill, Mason, Luscombe 20 — Parkinson, Finnerty, Thurston, Goodwin ...... - 23 Jury, Nicholson, Sole, Boulton .. 26 — Mahoney, Gilligan, Coleman, Quin — 25 Casey, Preston, Christoffel, Bruce 24 - Nielson, Hopkins, J. Thomas, Smith ;• — 23 R. Thomas, E. Jackson, Turnbull, Petty • 26 — Toy, Adams, Butler, Hotter .... — 16 Ward, May, Honeyfield, Billing .. 24 — Franklin, Brett, Villars, Mason .. — 26 Duffin, Lippiatt, Sheehy, Douglas 24 - Cran, Jellyman, Thomas, Chad- — 22 Totals 144 135

E. 0. Fahey, Butt, Jones, A. Stewart , .18 — Hickey, Dalrymple, Gardner, Feaver • — 23 Coleman, Bush, Gooding, Camp■bell 15 — O’Sullivan, Laing, Fake, Moron - 16 Streeter, Francis, Carson, llumby, Peebles . • 9 — Markham, McGregor, Judson, — 16 Peacock, Coward, J. Stewart, Ast24 — Mantey, Callaghan, McLean, Des — 12 Afternoon. Campbell, Carson, Peebles, J. 21 — Hickey, Judson, Dalrymple, — 24 Mumby, Coward, Fake, Jones .... 16 - McGregor, Francis, Poole, Burton — 31 Peacock, Coleman, Astbury, 39 — Laing, Fake, Moron - 14 Streeter, Bush, A. Stewart, Harri14 — Mantey,-Callaghan, McLean, Des — 22 Two °Eltham rinks played a game, resulting:— ’ Gardiner, Norgate, Drabble, Brown .29 — Markham, Fountaine, Gower, — 26

points. Scores were:— W. N.P. Jenkins, Fraser, Foreman, Whyte 28 - Greiner, Hoskin, Place, L. Samp- - 27 Arms, Dugdale, Youpg, Antunovic 31 - Dunkley, Street, Lineham, Andrews — 13 Cousins, Donnelly, Kibby, Brough 21 - Scott, Hooker,' De Malmanche, Smart - 24 Andrews, Young. Cain, Fuller 39 - Reid, Mendells, Cook, Abbott .. — 17 Trim, Leslie. Kettle, Spurdie ... 20 - Renner, Mascall, Ladner, John- — 13 Totals 139 94 VOGELTOWN FRIENDLY GAME. URENUI BEATEN BY 24 POINTS. Playing in a friendly match at Vogeltown Urenui suffered defeat at the hands of Vogeltown by 137 points to 113. Details are:— U. -V. Gilbert, Halcombe, Murray, Healey •• ............ 15;, — - A. O’Brien, Keller, Ross, Robin44 Dunbar, Scott, Guthrie, Des Forges : 15 - Bollon, Tippins, Langley, Wheeler - 28 W. Smith, Smith, Wilson, G. Fuller ...<... 23 — Carter, Dobson, Boulton,. Short - ,24 Bramald. Managh, Gaustad, W. Fuller ............. 32 — Bellringer, Collins, Bishop, Watt - 23 Lee, Phillips, Williamson. Brown 28 - Henry, Jarman, Langridge, T. Innes — 18 ■— - -X* Totals : 113