BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11359, 10 April 1915, Page 9

BOWLING.

: EASTER TOURNAMENT. | FINAL Of DOUBLES COMPETITION ST. ALBANS WINS EASILY. j The F. aster tournament- <>t the Christchureh Centre of the Dominion of New Zealand Bowline: Association was concluded at Edgeware izrccn this afternoon, when t-ho Jina-1 ot tho Doubie.i Competition was decided. iho preen wns in s/,or,did. condition, nnd the I afternoon was cxlm and pnnny. St Albans : ('1 liompson) hnd h rather ca.«y victory over j Liuwood (Kershaw), tho game miming to only twenty heads. .Pollowing are details of the plav: DOUBIj Y. S CO MP ETIIIO Is. Final. Bf. Albfins—'W. Phtiw i-nd B. J. Thompson (skip), '25; Linwood —C. J. Morrison iui<i id. Kershaw (skip), 11. The. tin ill gwne oi tho Doubles Comx>etition. I bonvoon laussood (Kershaw) and St A.buns (Thompson) whs looked forward to wiili much interest. Both pairs hud acquitted thenif.oiveii exceptionally weil in tho introductory rounds, and tiio skips hud »ho\\n thoiuse'ves capivbie, cu occafiiou, of very biilliant jtlav. . In tho first head Shaw drew _th> ehot, tho head being an open one. Ixcrshivw beat Shaw's .shot with lus first howl. Thompson shifted the kilty a few inches to the side, but lav two, Kershaw being unable to <uu.\\ the shot. St Albans 2, DmwooU u-. In the second head Shaw lay three, i- 1 - rison knocked one of ins own bowls im° scoring position with his last bowl. lhom >- son lav tho shot with hr, tot, and scm ■.» second* to the bxek. Botn skips moved the bowls near the kitty with guba-ejuer.i. >• 101.. ».nd tho head conolnded tsnth three in St Alba.n's favour. St Aibana 5, Linwood 0. In the third head, Shaw bnat IMorr: drawing. Morrison thou shifted tho Kittj; r.nd lay two. Kershaw added another, drawing tho shot. Thompson drove and look out all the Linwood scoring bowls, leaving it a matter of measuring. The measure ga,v« hAlbans a single. St Albans 6, Lmwood 0. In the fourth head Linwood lay ono when the skips went to (ho mat, tho head being" open on either limitl. Thompson otow inr shot, displacing Morrison's sco.-ing bowl, but Kershaw trailed tha kitty ar.d lay shot, Lmv.'oxl opening thoir Bcoro for a sing'tu. of Albans 6, Linwood 1. , In the fifth head Shaw bent Moarnson s scoring bosvl and shifted tho kitty, bing* two. Thompson drow another, and tho score n:ov e <i on to —St- Alba.ns 9, Linwoo<l 1In tho sixth hond Morrison disturbed his own lying bowl and gave Shiv.v tho rlhot. Korshaw nJso knocked the Linwood bowis nbout, taking: two away from the jack, leaving St Albans lying two. St Albans 11, Linwood 1. In tho iwsventh head Shaw lay the shot, md Morrison had throo bowis lying handy iKihind the kitty. ICershaw turned one of Morrison J s bowls on to tho jack. Thompson rested on the scoring bowl and lay the shot. Kershaw played a firm shot throug-h a short bowl and finished on the jack. St Alb airs' 11, Linwood 2. In tho eighth head Morrifror. lay threo. 'ltompson lay second shot and <ould not improve tho pcsition. St Albans 11, Linwood 3. In the ninth head Shn.w lay three, tlie head being 1 fairly open. Kershaw drove and cut out one of the lying bowln, but Thompson put down another scorer. St Albans 14, Linwood 3. In tho tenth head Shaw lay thre-e. Morrison drove, hut only killed ono of his own howls. Kershaw drew the shot. Thompson drove, but could not shut Kershaw's bowi. Sr. Albans 14, Linwood 4. In the eleventh head Morrison lay a. couple. Kershaw pushed ono of them right up to the lac-k. Thompson drew second shot and out out tho scoring bowl with his laat bowl. St Albans 15, Linwood 4. In tho twelfth head Morrison lay the shot. Kershaw had the best of the subaeqwrat play, sad a measure gave Linwood a couple. St Allying 15, Linwood G.

In the tliirteouth bead .Mormon lay two. Tlicvmpsen drove and cut ono out. Tie tried for the other and missed, putting some of Jiifi own back bowls in the ditch. St Albans 15. Lin wood 7. In the fourteenth head Morriaon heat Shaw for phot after interesting' pla-y. Thomi>son cut out the lying tow] with his last shot end lev four. St Albs-ns 19, Lin wood 7. In the fifteenth head Shaw had tho best of the opening play, and lav otic. Kershaw beat it. Thon-.pson burnt the head. On replying Morrison lay. a. couple. Thompson moved 'ho kitty an moll or tiri and lay on«. He added another, but Kershaw beat both. St Alhsns 19. Linwood 8. In the sixteenth head Shaw lay two very close to thß ki'.i.y. Kershaw beat one of them, and subsequently stirred tip tho bond, still lying seooiul phot. Thompson then drew another. St Albans 21, L-inwood 8. In the seventeenth hesa-d Shaw lay throe. Kershaw draw the shot, and Thompson beat it with a, toucher. Korshuw burnt the head. On replying Shaw drew the phot and St Albaxxn lay one. Ker Piiaw beat it, and then Thompson knocked one of 'lns bowls in and lay shot. St Albans 22, Ijinwcod S. In. tho eighteenth iio.E'l Shuw Jny twvy. Thomnson drew another. Kershaw pot second shot, but Thompson boat. Kershaw's howl, Kershaw then drew the e'hot, cut into cna of Thompson's howls a.ud lay two. St Albans '22, Linwood 10.

In th<s nineteenth lic.fl.cl, which ;v very long ono, Morrison lay one. Kershaw added Another, find Thompson then t' io .y second 'hot. Tver s haw drove to cut out Thompson's bowl, but missed it. Thomoson failed to drew (he phot. _ St Albans S™, Txnwood It. In tho twentieth -and final head Morrison Jay two. Kershaw trailed kittv and (rare St A'bans the shot. Ttiomnfon drew another. Kershaw drove, Ivut failed to bum the bend A second n.ttwrmt also failed, find Thonm.on drew another, the gams ending, St Albans C 5. Lmwood 11.