BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16642, 26 January 1922, Page 4

BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

CONCLUDING PLAY. EXCITING PAIRS FINAL.. [From Ortt Correspondent.] DUNEDIN, January 25. Th© araru© between Johnson and Hutchison (Dunedin) and Casey a’nd Parsons (Ponsonby) resulted in a win for the Dunedin pair. Parsons came up to Hutchison when the latter was 10 at the eighth head, but the former ran up to 17. At the fourteenth head, when Parsons was only 12. Parsons’s best position was 16 when Hutchison was 18, but tbe latter won the last three heads and added seven to his score. The g-axnc was by no means a walkover for Hutchison, though his bowling was undoubtedly better thau that of Parsons. Tt was the last three heads that made the difference to the score. Johnson and Hutchison having won first gam© ha.d to play Cutt and Ha in (North End) for the semi-final. At an early stage of the game North End led 12-6. hut fiv© successive scores for Dunedin resulted in a tie. North End made three in tbe next end, and then stood still whilo the Dunedin pair went up 13, 34, 38, 23. 23. In tbe twentieth head North End only got one point, and as they were then nine down th© game was finished. This brought. Hutchison into the semifinal against P. Daubeney and E. fimit.h (North End). The North End pair got the best of the first half of the semi-final, and at the tenth bead the score was 9-6 their way. North End forged steadily ahead anil appeared to have an easy win. but Smith kept going through the next head and Dunedin went up four. This success put fresh courage into the Dunedin pair, whose bowling became more confident. Tn the next end Smith trailed kitty and lost Dunedin one. but Hutchison made it up with his last bowl. The score was now 37-3 4 and the nineteenth head resulted in a tie. Johnson drew no fewer thau three touchers. Two were lying and Hutchison got in a, third, but Smith. after both Daubeney and lie had missed, hit the head and put out two. Hutchison drew a second. Smith’s drive went wide, and the former drew a third. In the next head ten bowls were wasted through bad judgment, and the jack was ©till lying a yard from auy bowl. Hutchison drew three In succession, but Smith's last howl trailed kitty and gained him a point. Hutchison's drive with his last howl burnt the last head when North End were lying two, and an extra head had to be played. Johnson placed a difficult one in front of J Daubeney's toucher, but Daubeney knocked it out with his next draw and North End lay two. Hutchison could not risk a drive, as North End were handy on each side, and th© latter added three to the score, winning by 21 to 38. In the final between Brackenridge. sen. and jun. 'Newtown), and Daubeney and Smith (North End). at the eighth end the score was 10-4 i:i Newtown's favour. but North End made three and two. Brackenridge replied with three and North End followed with two. In the next head Brackenridge. jun.. spoiled two of Dnub©ney's and when Smith trailed the jack j the former again displaced him and gain- ; ed two points. Daubeney when lying two i was again howled out. this time by Brack- : enridge. sen,., but Smith served the lat- \ ter in the same way and got in a ’second with his last shot. Th© score was then [ 15-13 with seven heads to go. and in the 1 next Brackenridge went up one. The next i head was a tussle, but Brackenridge lay two after the last shot, and Smith's drive went through the head. Brackcnridg *. sen., drew through a very awkward head and Smith got the second shot with a knock off another bowlTS r ”After this the head re- 1 mained unaltered and Brackenridge. po' j the point. Tn the next head Daubeney. af- j ter having lost a toucher to Brackenridge. I sent down a nice counter. Tie drew * j second, and bis- partner added a third, i Brackenridge. j\ln.. .for otvc failed to ini- • prove the positions, and the game, stood : 39-3 6. Daubeney again got the best o( Brackenridge. sen.,, on the next head, and | although Brackenridge.. jun.. removed hi- | toucher after ifto unsuccessful draws, hr was still one up. Brackenridere’a Inst shot, i however, caught him and th© point went | tbe other way. In the last head but one | Daubeney once more lav three, hut Bra civenridge. jun., saved one. and with the next Ijowl drew tbe phot. Smith bed two, drives, hut both blissed. At the beginning ! of the last, head,..the score was thus 21-13. and it seemed quite impossible for North , End to win. Daubeney’s first bowls wcr» ! too heavy and 'Brackenridge wap right up j to kitty. Daubeney. with bis last sho*. j however, trailed kitty hack, leaving Brack enridge. jun.. with Dio awkaward task of ! drawing through the head. The latter j drew short, leaving Daubeney Iviug four, j and Smith got, in. the fifth with liis last j pilot. An extra head was rdayed. Haul.- ; eney and Brackenridge such hail a bowl : close to t-lie jack in the middle of a crowd- j ed head, and Daubeney was lying in Brackenridge sent a heavy shot wide, but j his last, bowl struck the outside of the ! head and it ended by one of his j howls coming to rest, about the same •s- • lance from the jack as Daubeney's. The umpire decided in Brackeoridge's favour. CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. The following players will represent the Christchurch Bowling Club on Saturday A Penuant.— Linwood. at Liuwood : J. O. Jameson. W. S. Atkinson. B. Wright. 1. Woolf (skip); Fuesell. W. S. Newburgh. Dr Pairman. l)r Sandsion <-kip : «i. Cooper. (!. Lewis. W. HelUwoll. V. <;. Day (skip). V. Canterbury, at Cantcrbur> • C. Maddren. .1. Young. Dr Banning. W. ■ Fraser (skip); Dr W'hotter. Ci. Smith. H. i C. Ridley. E. Black kip': V Man; tun. T. j Newburgh. Dr Crawsbaw. Rev .lchn«t >*i : (skip). V. Opawa. at Christchurch t . .1. i Atkinson. R. Manning. A Dickson. AY. H ! M"Donga 11 (skip); Rev Whitohousc. Geo. | Mazer. C. Piper. C. D. Bardie k.v ; J. } Rodgers. Dr Orchard. T. K. Procter. .! 1 Rennie (skipb B Pennant. -Y. Canterbury, at ranterbury: R. A. Joseph. T A. Murphv. \V IT. ?Wd. A. F. Smith o' T Tbornion. V. Holmes. O. IT. Mason. S. E. M ‘("artby skip i SYDENHAM CI l B The following will represent Syii*n him : Against Kaianoi a’ Svdenham-Blake Bosley, Wilson. Hsdfiel.l . .x-nish. rte. S Peek. Small *». Ea*’n t .o«l. Ha'. J Spiller. ITowiaon s Against In-rteltou. at Lyttelton. 1 .'.> train-F„rr*nt. Conner. Yule. Freeman • Sloan, Simpson. Faulkner. Knox « MVI lister. Werrv, Rnwlinson. Turnbull « Against I.in wood at l.mwo.te 0.-,.,. v Mitchell. Clare. Scott Cade M Keon i Jacobsen. Dobbs ««': Butler. 7' FVrK. GrH j fitbs. W. Spiller <*). H. PENNANT. Against Panama, at Panama Wood* Kent. Campbell. Humphries C fork Kelly, Cosgrove. Pate (s' stone. Oasbolt. Hepburn. Marks ■ * | mood. Langley, La eh. Mortimer , Bel | son. Merriman. Frayle. Coots ,s . Patten. Oswald. Barnard. 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