BOWLING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20312, 10 January 1936, Page 13

BOWLING

PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD REDUCED TO 15 By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, January 9. After the two concluding rounds in the sectional play in the pairs championship at the New Zealand bowling tournament had been completed this morning, 59 pairs were eligible for post-section play, of which two rounds were played in the afternoon. In the running of the pairs competition the number of wins which a rink gained to win or tie in its section were not counted in the post-sectional play, which was on the sudden death system. The number has now been reduced to 15.

Most interest during the day was taken in the post-sectional singles match between M. Walker (Auckland) and Bremner (West End, Auckland), two of the best known competitors in the tournament, each of whose chances was fancied for the 1936 singles title. The match attracted hundreds of spectators to the St. Albans green, and was the most exciting game which the tournament has yet produced. Walker, whose command of length was superb, gained a lead in the first few heads, only for Bremner almost to equalise later in the game with some brilliant driving shots when Walker was lying two or three. Several times Bremner retrieved brilliantly for himself, killing the head with remarkably accurate drives. In the closing stages Walker maintained his accuracy of length to go into the lead again by a substantial margin. In the last head the score was 19-13 in Walker's favour with Walker lying the shot. Bremner tried to save a bad position with a drive, but he went an inch or two astray to leave Walker the match 20-13. Every head in the match was closely drawn, and the game gave as good an exhibition of drawing as has been seen in Christchurch for years. By the match Bremner was eliminated from the singles, leaving Walker, who is the only bowler ever to have won the singles title three times, still in the running. Other singles games nearing the finals will be played as men are available.

A New South Wales rink (J. C. Redmond, substitute, of Wellington, and S. Morris) came through the five sectional games in the pairs without suffering a loss, and they defeated some notable opponents. They also survived the first two rounds of the post-sectional play. One other New South Wales pair (Packer and Law) also were eligible for post-sectional games, and in the first round they beat A. W. and F. K- Pirie, of Napier, by a substantial margin. They also won the second game, and thus there are two New South Wales teams now in the final. After five rounds of sectional play the following who had either won or tied in their sections went forward tor post-sectional play:— Five Wins Canterbury (Elsom and Shaw). New South Wales (Redmond and Morris). Island Bay (Kerr and Lawrie). Nelson (Kingsland and Stephenson). Caledonian (Hinchliff and Olaridge). Waimate (Sinclair and Nichol). Napier (Bryan and Beer). Roslyn (McKay and Tyrrell). Balmacewan (Hindle and Ferguson). Wellington (Shillson and Mayer). Grey Lynn (Higginson and Whittle). Linwood (Snedden and Wilson) ■ Beckenham (Burke and Sneeston). Roslyn (Dickson and Armstrong). United (Castle and Smith). Sumner (Hampton and Hampton). Four Wine Redcliffs (Peek and Strong). New South Wales (Packer and Law). Elmwood (Nicholson and King). Dunedin (Rigby and Hutchison). Christchurch (Robinson and Marks). Northend (Keast and Smith). Fitzroy (Dingle and Pavitt). Balmoral (Kendall and Gibson). St. Albans (Clarkson and Baldwin). Dunedin (Gregory and Gardiner), Canterbury (DeLargey and McNlsh). Kelbum (Williams and Marris). Temuka (Davis and Mclnnes). Beckenham (Stewart and Hethertoni. Logan Park (Marslin and Hutchison) ■ Edgeware (Kennedy and Henry). Allenton (Chambers and Hedges). Balmacewan (Robertson and Macdonald) . Barrington (Archer and Fox). Lyall Bay (Topp and Conder). West Harbour (Page and McPherson) . Caledonian (Scott and Iloyd). Sumner (Williams and Edwards). Linwood (Kershaw and Clements). Onehunga (Maclow and Livingstone). Timaru (Nicholson and Anderson). Owaka (Dale and Alloo). Opawa (Hey and Goldstone). Canterbury (Turpin and Howarth). Linwood (Bryson and Hyland). Hataitai (Wellings and Blighting). Greymouth (MacLaren and Peek). West End, Timaru (Blackham and Currie). West End, Auckland (Duncan and Wynyard). Hastings (Simpson and Graham). Elmwood (Hoff and Lennie), Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club (McAlister and Monk). St. Albans (Drake and Brass). Christchurch (Woolf and Ainger). Hawera (Bull and Murray). Napier (Pirie and Pirie), Sydenham (Renner and Spearman), Phoenix (Robertson and Thomson); Results of post-sectional play were as follows: ST. ALBANS GREEN First Round Strong, a bye. Mclnnes 22 v. McPherson 15. Marris 29, v. Alloo 13. Tyrrell 20 v.Graham 14. Claridge 25 v. Hetherton 19. Conder 19 v. Lennie 12. Second Round Marris 18 v. Tyrrell 16. Conder 21 v. Claridge 20. Mclnnes 22 v. strong 19. UNITED GREEN First Round Ferguson 21 v. Murray 19. King 20 v. Sneeston 13. Shaw 21 v. Mayer 19. Low 27 v. Pirie 16. Second Round Ferguson 27 v. King 10. Law 23 V. Shaw 22. EDGEWAKE GREEN First Round Nicol 22 v. McDonald 7. E. A. Smith 22 v. Lloyd 12. Hedges 17 V. Fox 14. Beer 26 v. Armstrong 13. Second Round B. A. Smith 19 v. Nicol 18. Beer 29 v. Hedges 8. ELMWOOD GREEN First Round Hutchison 21 v. Gibson 11. Smith 24 v. Edwards 7. Morris 23 V. Baldwin 10. Pavitt 22 v. Marks 16.

Second Round Hutchison 22 v. Smith 16. Morris 19 v. Pavitt 16. CHRISTCHURCH GREEN First Round Howarth 25 v. Monk 15. Currie 23 V. Ainger 22. Brass 23 V. Anderson 20. Goldstone 16 v. Wynward 14. Second Round Howarth 23 V. Currie 14. Brass 21 v. Goldstone 13. CANTERBURY GREEN First Round Gardiner 20 v. Henry 17. Lawrie 20 v. Clements 16. MeNish 25 v. Hutchison 10. Livingstone 21 v. Stephenson 12. Second Round Lawrie 22 v. Gardiner 15. MeNish 22 v. Livingstone 21. BARRINGTON GREEN First Round Whittle 19 v. Brighting 13. Shearman 22 v, Hyland 15. Wilson 22 v. Hampton 13. Thomson 25 V. Peek 12. Second Round Whittle 19 v. Spearman 13. Wilson 20 v. Thomson 12. SINGLES In post-sectional play in the singles, Maxwell Walker (Auckland) beat W Bremner (West End, Auckland) 20—13. BRISTOL CUP The following will represent West End against Park, at Park—D. Gibson, Guthrie, Vucetich, Bach, L. Hunt, Little, Shipley, Lund, Ellis, Souter, Riddler, Jackson, Sampson, Chilcott, Parker, Brownie, Tunlin, Stoddard, P. Davey, Sewell, Gabites, H. Blackham, Lynn, A. Berry, Emtwhistle, Stenhouse, Davison, Wharton, Gunn, Fairhall, Broadwood, Adkins; emergencies: Dalgleish, T. Gunn, Edginton, Anstey, Holland.