bowling N.Z. TOURNAMENT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21554, 17 January 1940, Page 5

bowling N.Z. TOURNAMENT

Fours Championship Forty-three Teams Qualify By Telegraph —Press Association WELLINGTON, January 16. Forty-three teams qualified for postsection play in the fours championship of the Dominion Centennial bowling tournament, the final section rounds being played to-day under ideal conditions. The greens were holding slightly in the morning, but after being ironed out were perfect for the afternoon play. Three rinks—Silbery (Petone), Hadwin (Hutt) and Munn • Canterbury)—went through all eight rounds without suffering defeat. The only previous Dominion fours champion holders remaining in the competition are Bremner (West End, Auckland), with seven wins, and Naylor (Hataitai), with six wins, although Munn was associated with Haworth at Wellington and H. Wilson at Dunedin in their New Zealand fours victories. Spearman (Sydenham), although he lost two rounds in the fours, has achieved an interesting performance in this year’s tournament, being among the qualifiers in the fours, pairs and singles events. Spearman, who is a former singles champion, has lost only three games out of 24 in the present tournament. In the final round of the fours to-day he lost to Smith (Te Karo) 16-21. Livingstone (Onehunga), another former Dominion singles champion, is going well in the fours event with six wins. Skips of previous title winning fours who have been eliminated this year are Porteous (Wellington), Pilkington • Hamilton), Benefield (St. John’s), Deare (now of Carlton). Wilson (Linwood) and Haworth (Canterbury). A notable defeat to-day was that of Reid (Lyall Bay), who lost his last chance of qualifying by going down to Russell (St. Heliers) 10-26. Reid, however, is still among the eight teams remaining in the pairs. Gray (Kelburn), who qualified with six wins was runner-up to Haworth for the title in 1937. One interesting match this afternoon which attracted a large gallery at the Thorndon green was between Randle (Upper Hutt) and Naylor • Hataitai). in which Rendle won by eight points. Both are well-known performers. Rendle’s latest triumph bemg the Easter fours in 1938. A feature of this tournament has been the failure of Edwards (Temuka) to Qualify in any competitions. Results of the day’s play were:— SECTION A Seventh Round Stephenson (Gisborne) 25. Wilson 1 • Newtown) 16. Dee 'Nelson) 27, Rendle (Upper Hutt) 26. Maslin (Hawera) 25, Wilson (Linwcod) 16. Macdonald (Balmacewan) 33, Caley (Central) 20. Naylor (Hataitai) 25, Montgomery • Auckland) 23. Eighth Round Rendle 30. Naylor 22. Maslin 27. Wilson 13. Montgomery 25, Macdonald 19. Dee 21, Wilson 20. Caley 25, Stephenson 23. SECTION B Seventh Round Belcher (Napier) 18, Bull (Levin) 17. Christian (Masterton) 25. Wright (Ceatoun) 24. Smith (Thorndon) 33, La Frentz (Maitai) 14. Fruish (Claudelands) 36, Cooper (Karori) 20. Gray (Kelburn) 23, Haworth (Canterbury) 20. Eighth Round Gray 28. Christian 25. La Frentz 28, Belcher 24. Fruish 26. Haworth 24. Smith 27. Wright 17. Cooper 29, Bull 23.

SECTION C Seventh Round Mayo 'Port Ahurirl) 20. Skoglund (Northern) 18. Silbery (Petone» 38. Noble-Adams (Pictom 18. Duff ’Wellington) 24, Murray (Hawera) 15. Reece (Island Bay) 23, Short (Carlton) 13. Gilbert (Karori) 22, Rowlands (Balmoral) 20. Eighth Round Silbery 32, Gilbert 5. Duff 22, Mayo 21. Short 22, Rowlands 8. Noble-Adams 29, Murray 14. Skoglund 33, Reece 19. SECTION D Seventh Round Mailman (Gonville) 31, Glennie (Seatoun) 13. Dickinson (Avon) 29, Stephenson (Nelson) 15. Davey (Dargaville) 26, Pilkington (Hamilton) 23. Williams (Gisborne) 26, McKenna (Lyall Bay) 17. Wicks (Kelburn) 22, Ryan (Porlrua) 20. Eighth Round Wicks 22, Dickinson 21. Pilkington 28, Glennie 24. Williams 26, Ryan 18. Stephenson 29, Davey 19. Mailman 31, McKenna 21. SECTION E Seventh Round Thomson (Phoenix) 31, Lambert (Thorndon) 20. Douglass (West End. New Plymouth) 22. Duff (Hastings) 21. Dalton (Upper Hutt) 22, Efford (Edgeware) 19. Lock (Khandallah) 28, Deare (Carlton) 25. Mitchell (Blenheim) 28, Hazelwood (Lyall Bay) 24. Eighth Round Hazelwood 22, Douglass 19. Efford 23, Lambert 18. Mitchell 22, Deare 18. Dalton 23, Duff 20. Thomson 24, Lopp 20. SECTION F Seventh Round Newton (Kahutia) 25, O'Donnell (Wellington) 21. Love (Port Chalmers) 28, Jones (Victoria) 20. Macey (Remuera) 30, Spiller (Wellington) 20. Hadwin (Hutt) 24, Ainger (Christchurch) 13. Bull (Blenheim) 31, Middleton (Kelbumi 18. Eighth Round Middleton 38, Jones 16. Spiller 20, O’Donnell 17. Ainger 36, Bull 25. Macey 26, Love 21. Hadwin 25, Newton 18. SECTION G Seventh Round Ball (Tauranga) 27, Madsen (Opawa) 21. Arnott (Palmerston North) 27, Reilly (Awatere) 21. Ritchie (Opunake) 27, Tucker (Victoria) 25. Griffiths (Grey Lynn) 29, Warwick (Newtown) 22. Robinson (Woburn) 26, Lopdell (Hutt) 25. Eighth Round Arnott 23, Lopdell 20. Bell 21, Ritchie 16. Griffiths 22, Robinson 20. Tucker 21. Reilly 18. Madsen 31, Warwick 21. SECTION H Seventh Round Mason (Paritutu) 26, Edwards (Temuka) 25. Rowley (Woburn) 25, Anderson (Havelock North) 17. Chapman (Christchurch R.S.A.) 20, Munro (Thorndon) 19. Robinson (Hamilton) 26, Bishop (Eastbourne) 12. Fielding (Hataitai) 24, Barry (Blenheim) 16. Eighth Round Anderson 27, Fielding 25. Edwards 23, Chapman 20. Robinson 36, Barry 16. Rowley 30, Munro 20. Mason 25, Bishop 24. SECTION I Seventh Round Pavitt (Fitzroy) 24, McKelvie (Wellington) 21. Russell (St. Heliers) 22, Jacobs (Johnsonville) 17. Crowley (Gisborne) 24, O’Connor (Newtown) 20. Marks (Christchurch) 21, Adams (Karori) 16. Reid (Lyall Bay) 27, Roberts (Woburn) 18. Eighth Round Russell 26, Reid 10. Crowley 39, McKelvie 11. Marks 25, Roberts 16. Jacobs 29, O’Connor 20. i Adams 25, Pavitt 16. SECTION J Seventh Round Manning (Timaru) 25, Piper (Maitai) 24. Cullen (Thorndon) 25, Benefield (St. John’s) 16. Pirle (Napier) 27, Buist (Awamoa) 24. Buchan (Epsom) 35, Jenkins (Island Bay) 16. Routley (Kelburn) 28, Webb (Seatoun) 16. Eighth Round Routley 24. Benefield 23. Manning 21, Pirie 18. Buchan 25, Webb 15. Cullen 21, Buist 20. Piper 31, Jenkins 15. SECTION K Seventh Round Buckley (Grey Lynn) 26, Parry (Seatoun) 17. Ramsay (Shirley) 25, Edwards (Wellington) 21. Bremner (West End, Auckland) 28, Boynes ’Pahiatua) 22. Bond (Frankton Junction) 28, Topp (Lyall Bay) 26. Baker (Hutt) 25, Morrison (Cashmere) 22. Eighth Round Baker 29, Ramsay 13. Parry 24, Boyens 17. Bond 27, Morrison 26. Bremner 31, Edwards 23. Buckley 31, Topp 22. SECTION L Seventh Round Bain (Marlborough R.S.A.) 29, Burt (Westport) 25. Spearman (Sydenham) 24, Macdonald (Victoria) 23. Livingstone (Onehunga) 32, Smith (Te Karo) 27. Carter (Greytown) 24, Hamilton (Karori) 20. Melhuish (Petone) 32, Webster (Otaki Railway) 13. Eighth Round Macdonald 26, Me’huish 16. Livingstone 24, Burt 20. Carter 25, Webster 23. Smith 21, Spearman 16. Bain 25, Hamilton 14.

SECTION M Seventh Round Kirkwood (St. John's) 30, Besley (New Brighton) 21. Goldfinch (Wellington) 28, Kay (Shirley) 25. Boulton (West End, New Plymouth) 22. Brown (Phoenix) 21. Bedell (Island Bay) 32, Garega (Henderson) 22. Noad (Lyall Bay) 23, Watts (Victoria) 18. Eighth Round Noad 28. Goldfinch 16. Besley 25, Brown 22. Watts 22, Garega 21. Boulton 23. Kay 14. Kirkwood 26, Bedell 20. SECTION N Seventh Round Keech (Victoria) 24, Claridge (St. Kilda) 22. Hawke (Paritutu) 29. Beech (Picton) 17. Giles (United, Christchurch) 22, Ewing (Stratford) 20. Firth (Glen Eden) 32, Hunt (Hataitai) 19. Halliday (Porirua) 34, Porteous (Wellington) 8. Eighth Round Beech 26, Halliday 17. Keech 27, Ewing 20. Firth 30, Porteous 5. Giles 21, Hawke 19. Hunt 25, Claridge 16. SECTION O Seventh Round Lobb (West End, New Plymouth) 27, Chambers (Sumner) 20. Dixon (Terrace End) 22, Wylie (Wellington) 13. Caulcott (Tauranga) 30, Forsyth (Victoria) 14. Smith (Wellington) 27, McCarthy (Port Ahurirl) 17. Lewis (Cambridge) 23, McWhannell (Hataitai) 21. Eighth Round McWhannell 24, Wylie 16. Lobb 29, Forsyth 20. McCarthy 29, Lewis 15. Caulcott 29. Dixon 27. Smith 23, Chambers 18. SECTION P Seventh Round Pilkington (Pahiatua) 26, McDonald (Omaranui) 17. Parry (Thorndon) 30, Moore (Feilding) 22. Snelling (Seatoun) 28, Wallace (Mornington) 21. Greville (Dargaville) 31, McKittrick (Hataitai) 12. Munn (Canterbury) 31. Roundhill (Hutt) 28. Eighth Round Roundhill 26. Moore 25. Wallace 27, McDonald 26. Munn 24. Greville 15. Snelling 30, Perry 24. McKittrick 25, Pilkington 11. SECTION Q Seventh Round Fletcher (Wanganui East) 23, Mattar (Foxton) 20. Lawrie (Island Bay) 37, Hart (Carterton) 18. Needham (Wellington) 26, Austin (Cromwell) 24. ■ Russell (Newtown) 24, Vitetta (Nelson) 14. Christoffel (West End. New Plymouth) 30, Rolls (Featherston) 13. Brown (United. Christchurch) 23. Wyatt (Karori) 22. Eighth Round Austin 26, Hart 14. Rolls 28, Needham 25. Wyatt 26, Vitetta 17. Russell 22, Mattar 16. Christoffel 33, Brown 23. Lawrie 25, Fletcher 24. The Qualifiers The following qualified for postsection play:— Section A—Maslin, seven wins; Naylor, six wins. Section B—Fruish, Smith and Gray, each six wins. Section C—Silbery. eight wins. Section D—Dickinson and Williams, each seven wins; Wicks, six wins. Section E—Hazelwood, seven wins; Mitchell and Thomson, each six wins. Section F—Hadwin, eight wins; Bull, six wins. Section G—Arnott, seven wins: Ritchie and Bell, each six wins. Section H—Mason, seven wins; Robinson, six wins. Section I—Pavitt, Marks and Russell. each six wins. Section J—Manning, Cullen and Buchan, each six wins. Section K—Ramsay and Bremner. each seven wins; Bond, six wins. Section L—Spearman. Bain and Livingstone, each six wins. Section M—Kirkwood, seven wins; Besley and Boulton, each six wins. Section N—Firth, six wins. Section O—Lobb, seven wjns; McCarthy, McWhannell and Smith, each six wins. Section P—Munn, eight wins; Greville. si;: wins. Section Q—Lawrie, seven wins; Christoffel, six wins.