BOWLING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 18762, 29 December 1930, Page 7

BOWLING

CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT. RINKS WON BY OAMARU. The Phoenix Club, Oamaru, for the first time for some years, won the rink championship at the South Canterbury Bowling Centre’s annual Christmas tournament, on Saturday. Every member was playing at the top of his form, and their win over a strong Edgeward rink was a popular one. Saturday, which was the third day of the tournament, was ideal, conditions being very warm. Play was confined to the Timaru Green, a start being made at 8 a.m., with the section winners of the rinks, and the section winners of thp pairs. By miu* day the finalists of the rinks had found, but at 6.30, when play in the pairs ceased for the day, the semifinals had not been reached. The remaining matches will be played tomorrow morning, and the final in the afternoon. It was originally intended that the final of the rinks should be played to-morrow, along with the pairs and singles, but owing to the fact that some of the members of the Phoenix rink, who had won their way to the final, had to return to Oamaru in time for business to-day the game was played on Saturday afternoon. There was a large crowd on the green, and they were privileged to witness a good contest. Phoenix started off with a lead of three on the first head, and at the sixth there was only two points between the teams. Oamaru scored five on the seventh head, however, and thereafter scored in seven of the remaining ten heads played. At the conclusion of the match, the President of the Centre (Mr J. Moyes) presented the winners and runners-up with their certificates, and congratulated each rink on the form shown by them throughout the tournament. He expressed the hope that the win of the Phoenix rink would bo an incentive to the club to send a larger number of -inks to next year’s tournament. Mr Moyes also said that conditions throughout the tournament had been ideal, and he hoped that all the visitors had had an enjoyable time. The greens had been in fairly good order, and he thought they would be able to look back with pleasure cn the 1930 tournament. (Applause). Hearty cheers were then given for the winners and runners-up. Mr J. Calder,. skip of the Phoenix rink, and Mr Efford. on behalf of the Edgeware rink acknowledged the president’s remarks, and said that the visitors had Lad a most enjoyable time. This morning the singles competition will be played. Following are Saturday’s results:— RINKS. Section Winners. First Round. Phoenix. —Adams. Littlejohn, Slater, Calder (s), 18: West End.—Guthrie, Ebackham, Currie, D. Dewar (s), 13. Timaru.—Oborn, Wilson, Bradley, Ussher (s), 10: United.—Walker, Ward. Freeman, H. E. Watson (s), 22. Waimate.—Parry, Price Robinson, Collett (S), 19; Edgeware.—Bryan, Beanland, West, Efford (s). 20. Temuka.-- McCallum. Scrimshaw, Mclnnes, Edwards (s), 12; Timaru.— Mathewson, Provan, Callender, Moyes (s), 15. Second Round. Calder 19; Watson 9. Efford 22; Moyes 15. Final.

The final of the rinks was played between Phoenix and Edgeware. The teams were:—

Phoenix.—Slater, Adams, Littlejohn and Calder (s>.

Edgeware.—Bryan, Beanland, West and Efford (s).

Most of the players were short on the next head, it being left to Littlejohn to secure the shot, a foot off the jack. This shot left Phoenix lying four. West played a running shot, but met with little success, shifting one bowl only. Phoenix now had a margin of ten points, and they were playing very confidently. Beanland played a splendid shot when Poenix were lying shifting kitty to --'cure two Littlejohn ran at the head, but failed to alter the position. Calder shifted one shot, and then drove, but missed, and Edgeware cored one on the head. The next head was the longest so far played. Beanland’s first vent into the adjoining rink, but with his next he drew the shot, Efford securing a good second. Calder got a handy wick, however, which gave him ‘he shot. West then drew nicely, but Calder drove, shifting the shot bow) and taking one on the bead. Slater was on the jack with his first in the next, and his second he placed round Ihe back. Beanland picked i n the jack, however, evoking hearty applause. Littlejohn wasted two shots and when the skips went up. Edgeware were lying one. Calder drove hard, and succeeded in securing the shot. West took thp twelfth head, Phoenix were lying two in the next, when Efford drove twice, but without success. The position was unaltered at the finish of the head. Neither of the leads was within two feet of the jack in the fourteenth. But Adams and Littlejohn gave Phoenix two. West played a nice bowl with his last, and after a measure, Phoenix took one on the head. They were lying in the next, when Efford drove, but he failed to achieve his objective. West, however, drew the shot, taking one on the head. The scores then stood at 19-7 in favour of Phoenix, who further improved their position by securing two on the sixteenth head. Edgeware now seemed to be in a hopeless position. and one to Phoenix on the seventeenth placed them fifte°n points down. Edgeware were lying three in the succeeding heed, but Littlejohn drove, putting kitty out of bounds. The game finished at this stage \th the scores:—Phoenix 22, Edgeware 7.

PAIRS. SECTION WINNERS. First Round. Dunedin - Clvde and Arm it (s), 18; Ashbury.—Kebby and B. Manning (s). 20 Kia Toa.—Donaldson and J. Hunt ,c >. 11; Ashburton.—Mactier and O’Brien (s), 13. Ashburton.—Temnleton and Doherty ' 9: Park.—J. Miller and F. B. Hawkey (s). 20. N.E. Valiev.—Davidson and Tonkin ‘'si, 23; Temuka.—Joynt and Collins (s), 18. Third Round. Dewar 16; Moves 10. Ussher 16: O’Brien 7. Hawkey 17, Tonkin 10. DRAW FOR SINGLES. Owing to the increase in entries it is found necessary to use Ashbury green and with a view to cutting out the end rinks in several greens the following is the amended draw (all games will commence at 8.30 a.m.): — WEST END GREEN (Umpire. Mr J. McKeague).—Alcock. Ingram, Smellie, Doherty, Williams, Leslie, Wardell, Hunt, Winnington, Tonkin, Ives, Madsen, Sanders, Grigg. Berry, Swan, F. Hawkey, Donaldson. KIA TOA GREEN (Umpire, Mr J. Moyes)—Ryan, L. Dewar, Kebby, O’Hagen, Cook, Davidson, Clark, R. Millar, Shillito, Freeman. Menzies, Gresson, Manning, Lane, Peebles, Hamlyn, Watson, West. ASHBURY GREEN (Umpire, Mr A. Thoreau).—J. Millar, Marker, Slater, Bradley, Ufton, Hamilton, Wilson, Omand, Gilmore, Bryan, Waddell, Shannon, Hawkey, Latimer, Walker, Thomson, Ward, Adams.