PARSONS PLAYS WELL IN BOWLS TOURNEY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17780, 25 February 1926, Page 3

PARSONS PLAYS WELL IN BOWLS TOURNEY.

SIXTEEN REMAIN IN SYDNEY GAMES. jty Telegraph — Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, February 2 1. The bowling carnival was continued in fine weather. The third, fourth and fifth rounds of the s nerle-handed championship of Australia and New Zealand were played. Sixteen bowlers, including Parsons (New Zealand) now remain in the competition. To-morrow night the number will be reduced to two. The date ot’ the final, which was to bo played on Friday, has been altered to Monday. Melbourne Orchard was unfortunate to draw his countryman. Parsons, in the fifth round to-day. The match was closely contested, but Parsons, with

superior drawing shots, decided the issue. Orchard had shown good form from the early stages of the carnival and it was expected he would be in the sixteen to contest to-morrow's semifinals. He won his matches in the third and fourth rounds in a convincing manner and it is a pity the association could not place the principal representatives of the States and the Dominion in different sections of the draw.

Parsons continued his good form of yesterday. He registered a praiseworthy feat in defeating in the third round T. Harrison, one of the best, singles players in the State. The most points that any player had scored against Harrison to this stage was five. Parsons opened in brilliant form against Harrison. He won the first six heads and led th rteen to nil. The New Zealander played short heads and his drawing shots were splendid. Harrison won the seventh head and threw long heads, which disconcerted Parsons. Harrison scored eleven points before Parsons found his length in the fourteenth head. The New Zealander then forged ahead, to win by 23 to 13. The green was slow. which interfered considerably with Parsons's play. His bowling under the circumstances was remarkably good. In the semi-final to-morrow Parsons meets W. Barr, a Victorian, who was runner-up in this event in 1912. If Parsons succeeds in this match he should have an excellent chance. There were several surprises to-day. Gustafson, the present holder of the title, was eliminated by Costler, a. Victorian. in the fourth round. Costler is now considered Parsons’s most formidable opponent for this year’s title. With the exception of Western Australia. and Tasmania, all the States and the Dominion are represented in tomorrow’s demi-semi-finals. The scores were:— Third Round. Parsons (New Zealand) beat Harrison (New South Wales), 23-13. Orchard (New Zealand) beat Brown (South Australia). 21-12. Fourth Round. Parsons (New Zealand) beat Gabriel (New South Wales). 22-10. Orchard (New Zealand) beat Pickard (New South Wales), 21-7. Fifth Round. Parsons (New Zealand) beat Orchard (New Zealand), 21-19. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus, and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, February 24. The annual meeting of the Australian Bowling Council, at which all the States were represented, .decided the much vexed question of the standardisation of bowls in regard to shape and weight. The recommendations of the Australian Bowling Council Bowls Standard Committee were adopted unanimously and a resolution was also carried that the rules should come into operation in three years' time from the present date. It was also decided that the next Australasian carnival be held at Melbourne at Christinas 1927 and the following one held in Tasmania, if the Tasmanian Association was prepared to carry out the event. ’