BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16988, 12 March 1923, Page 4

BOWLING.

CENTRE CHAMPIONSHIPS. RINKE AJSTJ DOUBIASS. The Christchurch Bowling Centre’s “ champion of champions” rinks and doubles competitions were continued on Saturday afternoon, the rinks being played on the St Albans green and the doubles on the. Edgewnre green. The weather conditions were ideal and the greens were in perfect order. Mr E. W. Wade officiated as umr>ire at the St Albans green and Mr A. W. Jackman at the Edpeware green. Following are the results:— RINKS. Third Round. St Albans.—-L. Pegler, J. H. Kingsland, E. A. Smith. H- B. Oakey 20 v. Rangiora— C. Boyce, H. Chappell. V. Watkins. J. Gibbs-Jordan IS. Lin-wood.—T. Hilson. W. Healey. A. KinTig, E. Healey 20 v. Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club—G. Hall. T. Gray. K- Mealing*. E. E. Monk 16. Lyttelton.—S. Sinclair. E. Westall. -L Gower, R-. Page 25 v. Sydenham—W. Coote, J. Beoconsall, E. Peek, R. Bealey 23. Christchurch. —A. Dickson, G. Lewis. Tf . H. MacDougladd. J. Rennie. 21 v. United— E. W. Cave. T. W. Lewer, T. Thomson. J. Semi-finals. St Albans 21 v. Lin wood 16. Christchurch 24 v. Lyttelton IS. DOUBLES. Second Round. Rangiora (C. Boyce and P. Watkins). 24: New Brighton (J. .linger and NY. A. Pattrick). 23. Edge ware (J. O. Hay man and W. Effordh *26: United (G. D. Freeman and St G. Atkinson). 11. NOTES ON THE RINK GAMES. Third Round. St A Ilians v. Rangiora. After the thirteenth head the scores were 17 to 8 in s, Albans's favour, Rangiora having scored in only tour heads. Of the following eight heads St Albans scored in the sevenitenth only, but Rangiora were beaten by a margin of two points. Fn the last head Rangiora required three to tie and one to win. They were lying two when the : lsips changed ova” and there was some doubt as to whether (iibbs-Jordau's first bow 1. which shifted the shot bowl into the ditch and also went into the ditch, was -j toucher or not. The St. Albans No. i declared that <t was not a- toucher, and the Rangiora No. 3 Was not certaiu on the point, wo the bowl was removed to .lie bank. As Rangiora then had no chance of tiring the skips did not play their last howls, Rangiora securing a. single fichu the head. Christchurch v. United. Roth rinks played excellently, hut Christ church obtained a good lead by securing three fours and a three. United scoring mostly singles. United .-cored in twelve heads and Christchurch in nine. Linwocd v. Kaiapoi Working Men's Club.—Li n wood did most, of the scoring in the first half of the game, having a score of 14 to 7 after the thirteenth head. The Kaiapoi players won the next three heads, bringing their total up to thirteen, and the following three heads were won by Lin wood, the scores then being 20 to 18 m their favour. The last two heads were won by Kaiapoi, who finished four points behind. Lyttelton v. Sydenham.—With a score of 24 points to 3 against them after the fourteenth hea 1. Sydenham actually brought their total up to 21 by winning the next six heads, and nearly won the ira-me. The sporing was most unusual. Sydenham won the second and seventh heads, but Lyttelton scored in the other twelve of the first fourteen heads. Sydenham then secured a single in the fif teentli head, a six in the sixteenth, and also won the next four heads. When the last head was commenced Sydenham required three to tie and four to win. hut after a keen struggle Lyttelton secured a single and finished with a margin of four points. The Semi-finals. Christchurch v. Lyttelton.—Lyttelton won five of the first eight heads, having then a score of 12 points to 6. Christchurch replied by winning the next five heads, and bringing their score up to sixteen. After that play became even, although Christchurch kept the advantage and won the game with a margin of six points. The play on both sides was of a high order, the two leads playing particularly well. In the twelfth head Lyttelton was lying three, all in good positions, when the skips changed over, and Rennie. (Christchurch) succeeded in trailine the jack and scoring a two. Page (Lyttelton) made an unsuccessful attempt to burn the head, but there was too much timber in the way. There were several other heads in which the result was changed as a result of brilliant play by the skips. St Albans v. Linwood.— Lin wood Appeared to have the advantage in the early part of the game, bur St Albans outplayed them in the later stages. The

play throughout was of a high standard, both rinks being determined not to miss any opportunities of scoring. Wt Albans won eleven heads and Linwood ten. In the nineteenth head I,inwood were lying three, when Smith (St Albans No. 3) plaved a firm bowl, which trailed, the jack and gave St Albans a single. The skins did not alter the head. When tho last head was commenced Linwood required five to tie and six to win. When the skips changed over. Linwood were lyiuc two with a chance of more, and Healey nominated a shot which, if successful. would have given him five. He succeeded in getting his bowl to the nominated position, but it was not sufficiently firm to turn another Linwood bowl in. Linwood scored a couple in the head and fin’shed t'hreo do -o. The final of the Maddison Trophy competition (singles championship) will he played next. Saturday afternoon. The game between Knia.no i and Kaiapoi Working Men’- Club in the third round of the doubles championship will he plaved at Kaiapoi t''-morrow evening. The. final of the rink championship, between St Albans and Christchurch, was originally fixed for next Saturday. As that day is inconvenient for some 'cf the players. an effort is being made to arrange a date which will he mutually suitable to the two teams. FRIENDLY MATCH. A three-rink friendly match between a ream from the Ci’goware Club and a team i epresenting the Canterbury Education Board was played on the Edgewave green on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the- Education Board's team by 53 points to 50. The Education Board won mo game by ■ : margin of three points, and ties occurred in the other two game). Following are the results, Edgeware players being mentioned first: Jackman. Bur-den. floppy, Davis. 17: Hast am. M Farlanc. Evans. Hutton. 37. B*vn field. .Tosling, Keen. Jackson. 16: M’Neil. Pcnlington. Bennington. Blank. 10. Davis, Irwin. Burt. Horton. 17-. Grant, Lane. Stewart. Brock. 17. Totals —Edgewure, 50: Education Board, UNITED CLUB. The concluding games in the champion singles resulted as follow: -l)r Marks and T. Thomson tied in Section A. the former winning in the play off: S. Smith and F. Brown tied in Section B. the latter winning in the pla.y off. Semi-finals—Dr Marks beat F. Brown; H. Roberts beat G. IT. Billcliff. Final H. Roberts heat Dr Marks after a lie on the twentieth head. ST ALBANS CLUB. The champion singles competition was won by G. Proctor, who defeated E. Smith in the final.