BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20233, 17 February 1934, Page 11

BOWLING.

Pairs Championship of Centre. OPENING ROUNDS. Conditions were ideal this afternoon for the opening rounds of the Christchurch Bowling Centre’s champion of champions’ pairs competition. The games were played on the Elmwood and St Albans greens, which were in excellent order. Following are the results: Elmwood Oreen. First Hound. Papanui (C. Smith and the Rev E. Bandy) 28, Imperial (W. B. Fuller and H. Woman) 8. United (E. A. Rogers and J. M’Gimpsey) 18, Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club (J. Brown and .1. c. Simpson) 14. Returned Soldiers’ Association (A Heather and A. J. Oliver) 20, Sprevdon (W. Wardell and J. Wardell) 17. Edgeware (W. Gosney and R. Henrv) w’ J^ hr j f 2 tchurch (H * Ward and I. Uinwood (A. Kinvig and H. C. Wilson), st Albans (F. T. Evans and M. Angus), Rieearton Racecofrse (G. Reed and S. Thomson) and Rakaia (H. M. Cook and H. J. Conway) had byes. Second Round. Edgeware 29, R.S.A. 12. Linwiood 29, St Albans 17. Papanui 21. United 19. Rieearton 23, Rakaia 14. Tn the third round Linwood will play Rieearton and Papanui will play EdgeSt Albans Green. First Round. Op.awa (L. Munns and A. F. Rollinson) 28, Barrington (J. Patterson and E. J. Cooke) 17. Shirley (R. W. Munro and F. C. Williams) 23, Canterbury (M. F. Barnett and W. F. Raphael) 19. Sumner (T. Chambers and J. Martin) 27, New Brighton (Dr W. T. Glasgow and J. T. Bisman) 13. Beckenham (J. Morrison and S. P. Gillespie) 24. Sydenham (D. Ayson and A. Archer) 20. Elmwood (D. S. Dott and J. Hayman), Rangiora (J. Lindon and R. H. Bailey). Cashmere (J. Casbolt and J. H. Seymour) and Sunnyside (J. Callaghan and R. Purdie) had byes. Second Round. Sumner 20, Shirley 12. Beckenham 23. Opawa 14. Elmwood 26, Rangiora 9. Sunnyside 23, Cashmere 18. In the third round. Sumner will play Beckenham and Elmwood will play Sunnyside. WEST COAST TOURNEY. Champion of Champions Competition. (Special to the “Star.”) RUNANGA, February 17. The West Coast bowling tournament was continued In ideal weather. Results:— CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS. First Round —Leach 19, Stevenson 16. Mercer 16, Floyd 11. Second Round—Mercer 19, Leach 14. Floyd 20, Stevenson 13. Third Round—Floyd 22, Leach 12. Stevenson 19, Mercer 9. Mercer (Greymouth) and Floyd (Reefton), with two wins each, met in the final. In* the first head Floyd was two up. and in the second head Mercer scored one. In the third head, whei\ Floyd was lying two, Mercer burnt the head, and in the re-play Floyd scored a single. Mercer got Into the lead in the fourth head with a three, but after the ninth head the scores were:—Floyd 7, Mercer 6. Mercer had the advantage in the remaining heads and gradually drew away from his opponent, the game ending with the scores: Mercer 19, Floyd 11.