BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19850, 20 January 1920, Page 6

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT.

DOUBLES AND RINKS FINALS TO-DAY.

PROGRESS IN THE SINGLES The Dominion Bowling Tournament Singles Competition was continued today in fine but dull weather- The Christchurch green, on winch to-day’s games are being played, is in good order. It- is now improbable that the final of the singles will bo played before to-morrow morning. Two rounds were played this morning, in addition to th° completion of the Tiarrawav-Caughley game, and the competition will be resumed after the finals of the. doubles and rinks hare been played. These finals commenced at 2 o clock tin; afternoon.

The Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Association Championship banner was displayed at the C-lirisdclmrcb green to-day. It is a. handsome trophy, worked in blue and gold, and about 3ft by oft in dimensions- It was presented by the ladies of the Dunedin Bowling (.outre. Pinned on it is Hie following message :—- -i Greetings. Messrs Jury, Gallagher, Given ami Andrew being nn.'•Jde to defend their title at Cliristdnirdi, extend the heartiest of good wishes to the champions for the year ,19J0. Karangahake.” On the back are worked in gold the names of the winners Ml' Wellington Club; i9l-5. Palmerston North; 1916, Newtown; .1917, Auckland: 1018, Otago; 1919, ‘Knrangahake.” Tt is rumoured that several promising players have bought, gold thread for this year’s inscription. The players engaged in this afternoon’s finals arc;— RINKS COitfPETITION, Dunedin—F. J. Bishop, AV. M. Hojg, T. M. Stewart, E. Hcrmvny (skip), play Wngemn—Brookfield. Anderson, H. F. Tilley, A. I\ London (skip). THE DOUBLES. Sydenham—J. Turnbull, AV. Spillcr (skip), piss Slratford—J. Lyons, A. K. Smart (skip). THE SINGLES. TO-DAY’S RESULTS. Ninth Round. Sinclair 19: Kirk 16. Ma.cdougall 19; Foster 16. Hummer 20; Wooller 17. Henderson IS; Woolf 11. Caughloy 23; Hu.rraway 13. W. Spil’er a bye. Tenth Round. St, John’s—J. Stephenson 22; Christchurch -AV. H. Macdmigalf 20. Lyttelton-—S. Sinclair ?0; Ponsonhy—F. H. Kiimmer 1". Dunedin—E. Harrawoy 17; Green Island —V7. Foster 13. Lyttelton—E. .11. Henderson 19; Sydenham—AV. Spiller 11. Kclbutn—J. Caughlcy, a bye. Eleventh Round. Koiburn—Causrhlcv 21; Lyttelton—Sinclair 12 Lyttelton—Henderson 20; Kelburn—Stephenson 7. Dunedin—Hormway a byo. Senii-fina’. Gauybley meets Harrawoy in the semi-final, end Henderson has a' bye. NOTES ON THE GAMES. Up to the sixteenth head, when play was adjourned tho game between 1. Cttuehlov I'Kelburn'i and E. JJarrawt.v

(Dunedin) was a good one. As it progressed the green became .appreciably dower, on account of the falling of dew, but play was fairly even. With a lead of three to Oaughley, the game wits resumed this ■morning on the Christchurch green. Caughley pickcn up !ho strength very acurately, while Hamway did not seem at home, and failed to score, wboreaw Can gh ley got a one and two threes up to she nineteenth bead, when the game was concluded .

Mawlouga.il (Christchurch) died hard in nis game with J. Stephenson (St John's). Until tiio eighteenth head Macdcngail was in the bettor position, after having tied on the fifteenth head. On the nineteenth head Stephenson drew level, and both players had on? more at the cad of tho twenty-first-head. An extra head gave Stephenson a lead of two.

S. Sinclair (Lyttelton) line the first part of his "jtmo with F. H. Knmmev (Ponsonby) practically his own way. He was “ up' on the fourteenth head when Kuramer picked up and more than doubled his score. However, Sinclair got two twos on the nineteenth and twentieth heads, winning by fire. “What!” said a man in flannels, looking stonily from under a panama; at. another similarly garbed as. thev both wont to board a No. 10 car in the Square yesterday. “ What- taking a day off to go to North Beach?” “ Not on your principality.” replied his friend. “I am going to die Liuwood green on business,. '

,W. Spiller (Sydenham) was put out of the singles competition by E. 11. Henderson (Lyttelton). Spiller had a slight advantage at the start, but at the seventh head Henderson went in front and stayed there. Spiller was eight down at the fourteenth head He picked up a bit after this and by tbo eighteenth head was only four down, hut a two on the nineteenth head and a. two on the twentieth gave the name io Henderson.

Tho gam:; in tho singles between R. Harrawny (Dunedin) and W. Foster (Green T.sinml) was very closely contested, the Dunedin “ crack ” just getting home with four to spare, ' For Idm first seven hearlr, the players were about, level. Then Harr;.way increased his lead a hit, but Foster kept behind- him closely and with three heads to go drew level, the score then being 13 a ]]. H O --. ever, Ha runway gained the Inst three heads a fid won tho game.

An interesting game was plaved between A. Bennie (Oanrorburv) and A. K. Smart (.Stratford) in yesterday's second doubles semi-final. Ileuzio "-aine:l throe on the lir.st head, but Smart .Au'ued one on the next. Benzie wins

fiTe up at the end of-the third head, hut bmart followed with 2-5-2-1-2, bringing ms score to 13. On this number Smart’s scored rested, while Benzie went up 1-3-1-1-2-], Smart got two on the fifteenth head, then Benzie got a one and a three. Smart got a fire on the twentieth head, out ■' Benzie drew abreast oil the next. Rewards the close of the extra head which was played Smart lay four when Benzie drove hard with his third bowl and left him only one. Benzie’s last bowl was short, and the position was left unaltered with Smart’s final bowl unplayed.

E. H. Henderson (Lyttelton) had a victory from J. Stephenson (St John’s)- The latter scored on five heads of the game, and then only in ones and twos. At the sixth head the score was four all. On the next head Henderson established a lead of one and as the game advanced he increased this lend. At the nineteenth head Henderson was 13 up and the game Was his. Lp to the sixteenth head the game between S. Sinclair (Lyttelton) and J. Caugbley (Kcllvnrn) was fairly oven, but after that the Kelburn player went abend and won easily. Caugbley established a lead on the fourth head, but Sinclair kept closely behind him, and ct 11 io eleventh head he was only two down. Caugbley gained the next

three Leads, and at the fourteenth ho was six up. Then Sinclair pulled up and was only two down by the sixteenth bead. Caughley scored a one on each of the seventeenth and eighteenth heads jyul a, four on the nineteenth head gave him a good margin and a comfortable win.