BOWLING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 18764, 31 December 1930, Page 11

BOWLING.

SOUTH CANTERBURY TOURNAMENT. CONCLUDING DAY’S PLAY. The Christmas tournament of the South Canterbury Bowling Centre was concluded yesterday, when the Pairs and Singles final were played on the West End green. The weather was dull and overcast, and a light chilly wind was in evidence, but this did not prevent a large number of bowlers from assembling to see the final games. Some exceptionally fine play was witnessed in the principal fixtures, and for two years in succession the Singles and the Pairs were won respectively by Howarth (of the Canterbury Club, Christchurch), and by Manning and Kebby (of Ashbury. The final of the Pairs did not finish until 7.30 p.m. At the conclusion of play, the president of the Centre, Mr J. Moyes, presented the certificates won during the tournament. He thanked players generally and especially the visitors, for the assistance they had given the Centre. He referred in complimentary erms to the fine exhibition of bowllg given by the finalists in the Pairs and Singles; commenting upon the fact that Mr Howarth had been beaten in the first of his games in the Singles competition, but thereafter had won all his games, including two against Mr J. Tonkin, of North East Valley, who had “two lives,” and had to be beaten twice during the afternoon before losing the premier position in this competition. Mr Howarth had beaten Mr Tonkin twice during the afternoon, at the'same time had given a wonderful exhibition of bowls against one of the best players who had played in a Timaru tournament. With reference to the performance of Messrs Manning and Kebby in the Pairs final, Mr Moyes said they had played a firstclass game and he complimented them upon their fine showing. Mr Moyes also complimented Dr Ussher and Wilson on the splendid fight they had put up in their endeavour to win the Pairs final.

Cheers were given for the Centre, the winners, and the visitors. Following were the results of the day’s play:— SINGLES. L. Dewar (West End) 19, O. B. Ufton (Kaikorai) 14. J. H. Tonkin (NE. Valley) 22, D. Menzies (Ashbury) 5. W. Lane (Ashburton) 20, F. Hawkey (Park) 12. R. Howarth (Canterbury) 14, J. Adams (Phoenix) 13. T. Berry .Meadowbank) 17, J. Miller (Park) 13. Second Round. Tonkin, 20; L. Dewar, 14. Howarth, 19; Lane, 17. B. Kebby, 16; Ufton, 9 T. Berry, a bye. Third Round. J. H. Tonkin 23, v. T. Berry 13. Kebby 20, v. L Dewar 11 Fourth Round. Kebby 18, v. L. Dewar 11. Howarth. a bye. Semi-Final. Howarth 20, v. Kebby 18. Final. Howarth 19, v. Tonkin 12. Howarth 18, v. Tonkin 9. Dewar made a good start against Kebby and led by 7—o at the end of the fifth head. The finish of the sixth saw Kebby lying two, and the next head he was two up, the board reading 7—4, Dewar leads. The eighth head was a short, and Dewar added another point to his score. Again in the ninth he was one up, the score being 9—4. In the next two heads Kebby increased his total to seven, but at the twelfth head Dewar improved his score to 11, being four up. From this stage of the game Dewar did not score a point, and Kebby, playing a very clever game caught and passed his opponent, and at the end of the 17th head he was 14 to Dewar’s 11. He scored at every head, and at the 20th the score was Kebby 20, Dewar 11. The ■ 21st head was not played, Kebby being in an impregnable position. Howarth and Kebby had a great contest from the outset of their game. The Christchurch player scored a single at each of the first two heads, but the third saw Kebby score four and the board read 4—2 in favour of Kebby. Kebby sent down a medium length jack for the fourth, his first bowl lying a foot behind “Kitty.” Howarth drew on the forehand but was a little short. Coming on the backhand, Kebby was just short of a toucher, but Howarth lay second shot with his next, and at the finish of the head Kebby was one up and the board read 5 —2 in Kebby’s favour. Howarth lay three at the next head, and the score was 5—5. A single to Howarth at the sixth put him in the lead, while at the seventh he was three up and the totals read 9 —5, Howarth leads. Kebby drew we;. l at the eighth and was three up, and then was only one point behind Howarth. The last-named added a single at the ninth, and two at the tenth, the score then being 12—8 in his favour. Kebby drew close again with a couple at the eleventh and a single at the 12th, when the score was 12 —11 with Howarth leading. The last-named was two up at the end of the 13th head, but Kebby ran into the lead at the 14th after burning the head, by laying threp and the score was 14—13 in his favour. He increased his lead to 16 at the next head, but at the 16th Hof''arth scored a single. Kebby ran to l x , at the next, but at the 19th head the score was 18—18 They were both wide of the jack with their first shots at the 20th, but Howarth laid the shot, and with his second he got another, making him two up. Kebby attempted a drive but missed and as time was up Howarth won 20—18. First Final. The first game between Howarth and Tonkin proved a good one. Howarth was down at the ninth head, the score being 9-4 in favour of Tonkin. The last-named, up to this stage, was playing a wonderful game by comparison with that of his opponent. Howarth then commenced to improve, and at the finish of the 11th. head he was only one point behind Tonkin, the score being 9-8. The Christchurch player squared the game at the next head, and at the finish of the 13th., he was one up, the score being 10-9. Tonkin evened the score at the fourteenth head with a single, but Howarth lay two up at the 15th. The same player’s first bowl at the next head was a toucher, Tonkin’s first lying about three feet behind the jack. Howarth was three up after playing his third, but Tonkin cut two out with his final shot, leaving him one up, and the total 13-10 in Howarth’s favour. Tonkin lay two at the next, but at the 18th. head Howarth lay four, and led 17-12. He scored a single in each of the next heads, and won the game, 19-12. The Final. Howarth’s win brought him only level with Tonkin, and they had to play off. In the final game, Howarth played magnificently, and beat his opponent by 18-9. He never looked like being beaten after the 10th. head, and scoring with wonderful shots, he outplayed his opponent. PAIRS. Semi-Finals. Ussher 18 v. Hawkey 17. Manning 12 v. D. Dewar 11. Final. Manning 21 v. Ussher 16. This event provided a fine contest^ 4