BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16331, 21 January 1921, Page 7

BOWLING.

CHAMPIONS RINKS FINAL. HOW CHRISTCHURCH LOST. : Describing Die final g«m<i ir the obam- ( piOn rinks contest at tho \VeUingy*m. touxna- ; ment, tho ‘‘New Zealand Times states:— j Tbe strain placed up<-»n Christchurch, toio. j «S*iost the team in the final strugglefact that Karansab&ke kad to be beaten twice in order to secure tho coveted manner , v-ns in itself a cause, but KaitmganaKe I were in no better position. The team had ) • head}’ plaved two games, while their opponents had played . cue, and they were .ared . with the possibility of the coveted honour 1 oeing taken from thorn when it was almost ; theirs. The position appeared, however, t© ' give them greater determination, arid they | were prepared to engage npop the fight of j their howling lives when they went open tie | green. There wire a largo number of spec. , lators present, including many ladies, ar.d , each shot was watched with inlorest. First Head —Christchurch Toiled up • " kitty.” and Dicksou was over tho head : wjth two balls, while Hilton (fb drew tfcn 1 ehol. with, hi? first, but v.fith his J ►eoond. I.ewin was short with his. first -and j strong with lii* second. and Br-’l narrow and - “ paoey.” MacT>ougall was wide, drew the i with his see-.-ml, which was r.ct «'.is- J turbed. ar.d Ohvistchurch wae one up. Second Head—Dickv«on was ehort with one j and over the head with the other. Hilton j drew the fthot. two feet in front. Lows : tested or. ‘‘ kitty." Gal lag her by a splnndicl I shot moved the iaok an inch, but mado n‘i J elionge. but with his next he rolled a " friend ”in shot and a eingle was scored. | Third Hoad —Hilton eont down a < length. but wide by t-hre© foot; Dickon [ went o.utside it, and was narrow with his : Mcontl. Bell wn:4 not up. Lewis drew tho ; «.r’*antt*r t which Gallagher pushed out. hi’’ • Mac.Dongall followed suit, and Jury's driver \ tieing unsuccessful Chrir: church edded 3 i Point—2—l. Fourth Head—Each lrol was short, with ! ! tlioir first bbwls, but Hilton drew s ” beauty ” with r;s >*■<•. *,..,i. I.?w - waa | elightly parrow, and Bell rustled n bowl on I , to the jack caiwiecl to a “nest” and Karar,ga- j ; Irak© lay shot? Atacß ugal touched I *' kitty ” put failed to take- her away. Jury : i «tiew a fourth—Karangahr-ke 6. Christchurch ; ! 2* ! Fifth Head—Hilton was short '•n t no winr ; l R-nd Dickson narrow. Bell was over the | ! head, and Lewis waft not •-.;•> u. it. G i lagfaei i drew within a-n inch cr two, and Jnry on to j Ihe jack. Rennie drove, scattered the bowls. : I and was rewarded for his effort by securing • | a point—Karanagahak© 5, Christ church 3. i I Sixth Head—Dickson wns a. yard short, ( I and Hilton held tbe she* with a wing bow. { Jjewis drew- on the lack, but Gallagher’s j green and length did the trick and made , two of it in his team’s favour. Rennie j eecurod a second, but a magnificent running shot by Jury gave Karangahako 3—Karanga- > hake 8, Christchurch 3. Sovonth Head -This was a “ baby ” liead. ; and Dickson drew two shots. He was not . well suiiported. and Gallagher embrnced the i opportunity to run the counters away. Rennie made an effort to carry “ kitty.” disturbed the head, but Karangahako srot one out- of it—Karangabnke 9. Christchurch 3. Eighth Head—Another ehort one. Karangnhak© had three counters, and Lewis took two away. MacDougall ran past, and the position was eased by Rennie—Karaugahake 9, Christchurch 4. Ninth Hoad—First Dickson, then Hilton. ; laid the shot, and the head became blocked , by short- bowls. MacDougall got through . and displaced the counter, but- Ga-llaslier ! trailed “kitty” for a couple. Rennie was ] wide with his first and narrow with liis ; 6eoond—Karangahako 11. Christchurch 5. Eleventh Head—Dickson was several feet away and Hilton narrow : Diokson drew shot with his second; Lewis add**d two more. Gallagher’s drives were “ wrecked.” and Jury failed—Karangahako 11. Christchurch 8. Twelfth Head—There was no particular feature about this head. Dickson drew a good shot which was protected—Karaugahake 11. Christchurch 9. Thirteenth Head—After an uphill hatrie, Christchurch caught their opponents on thi-j bead. Dickson drew tbe shot and MacDougall added a second—Karangahake 11, Christchurch 11. Fourteenth Uead—Karangahake forged ahead, from this head, and were never caught again. The Christchurch team did not get hold cf tho greon, which became heavier as night approached, and sent down short or fast bowls. As a consequence Karfmgnhake obtained a brace—Karangahake 13, Christchurch 11. In tho fifteenth head Karnngahake scored a single, followed it with a four in the sixteenth, a couple in the seventeenth and a prniiar number in the eighteenth, which eavo them a lead of ten points, with only three heads to gx> Th«» nineteenth was productive of a single to Christchurch, and. as they were only able to obta-n one in the twentieth, the last head was not played. Knrangabalte, it-ho won the game by 21 points to 13. were accorded a rouCing cheer, as were the runners-up. THE TROPHY PRESENTED. Tho president of tho 3owliug Association (Mr T. Bush), who presented the winners with the banker, congratulated them on their success. At the outset he said he desired to thank bowlers on behalf of the umpire (Mr C. Barry) for the courtesy that hau been shown lnni, which made his task a pleasurable one. Mr Bush stated that the winning team had played seventeen games and had won sixteen, while the losers had won sixteen game* ot the nineteen played. (Applause.) ft was the second occasion on which Mr Jury, the skip for Karangahake, had won the banner in four years. The Karangahake club had onlj’ twenty members, and for a rink to win the trophy against 223 clubs iu'rihe Dominion was extremely meritorious. (Applause.) He called for cheers for the winners and runners-up. ami j these were given in a lusty manner. Messrs Jury and Rennie brief!v replied. I At the invitation of the Christchurch tea-rn the winners and many guests repaired to the 1 pavilion, where toasts were honour**! in ? bumpers of champagne. Great praise was r given by the visiting bowlers to «h- secretT ftrr (Mr 6. H. Underwood) for the abl© ma-n----ner he had engineered tbe tournament, which had been heartily enjoyed. The Bowling Council al*o came in for a full measure j r of praise, the officers of the Wellington club r were eulogised f>fesprs M. Carr. T. PaLk and G. Magnus being sppci&lly singled oiv ■. and hearty cheers were given for the Indies.