BOWLING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13810, 22 January 1909, Page 6

BOWLING.

CHAMPIONSHIP TO LRNAMENT

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CHRISTCHLRCH, Jan. 2.1. Another instalment of une woatner greeted the fourth day of the ciiampionship bowling tournament, when ine various competitions were advanced a further stage. The following are the results:—

Rink i championship, fiivt round in finals—Victoria (UaryJ 2-1, beat Kaituua (Sanders) I'/. Cliristehurcii (MacDougall) 20, heat United t*tark) to. Clinton (Sbeddon) 21, beat C.retiimeadows (.Crowley) 1/. Caledonian (Keast) 18, beat Core (Ingram; 10. .Semi-finals Caledonian (.Ax-ast) I'-l. beat Clinton (Sneddon; Jo. \ K-torni (Bary) 22, beat Clmstchurch i.,iacUousalO The decisive defeat of Clinton by Caledonian was one of tin; surprises oi the tournament. The JinaU win he played to-morrow. In the rink chamwioiisliin. Christchurch (MaeDougailj will meet (.hutui (Sheddon) to-morrow for tmid place. The following are the sectional winners in the doubles tournament: —(section 1 Webb, 2 Harlow, it JAutcoiss, -1 M. S. Blown, o Roberts. 0 Er.-,Kinc ; i Waddcll, 8 Wylie, !) ti. C. V. ilsun.. First round ui section winners —j ■. l. \\ llson 19 beat Lai low j.• . ;• round in final section —M. .->. Lrown 19 beat Wylie 18. Last eight—j on n Brown 21 versus \S"cbh i 7 (imnuisneui, Porteous 23 heat Awlson to, identic v 20 beat Erskine 19.

The following games have been played for the butter competition, on the Temuka rinks : E. T. Chapman v. D. Mclniiess 33 7 W. Jeffries v. Jno. Cooper ... lo 20 J. McLean v. E. Cooper 21 'J.'A W. F. Evans v. E. Brown ... 13 23

Mr E. T. Chapman now holds pride of place in this competition.

In the third round of the doubles handicap, F. A. Joynt and E. Brown (6) defeated "\V. F. Evans and Geo. Leveus (3), by 24 to 23. The concluding fixtures were to be played yesterday afternoon.