BOWLING

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 2607, 8 April 1926, Page 5

BOWLING

THE EASTER TOURNAMENT. • ■ | , - It,INKS TOURNEY CONCLUDES] .v . —— . i Post Section, Play. ; fl j • j.-qF 'The following arc the 'results ..of |lie ipost sectional games played on Tuesday afternoon:— ! i ■ . .First Round.—Littlcproud ( Huntly) .24 y. Lowe (Devonport) 19. Richards {Cambridge) IS'v Adamson. (Thames) #3l. Coombes (Hamilton) 21. v. Turner (Mt. Eden) 15. .Higgott (Whitilor'a) 21 y. Coghill (Morrinsville) 11. 'Qualtrough- (Whitiora) 26 v. Rrcmner (West .End) 18. Second Round.— Langsford 24 v. •Coombes 20. Higgott 28 v. Richaids 37. Littlcproud 21 v: •; Qualtrough 22. Noonan 22 v. Pearce 20. Third Round.—LangsforcL-24 v. Qualtrough 17.' Herd 20 v. Higgott 11. ■ Semi-Finals. . . The"weather was again brilliantly ftne yesterday when the concluding stages of- the rinks tourney were reaehiixl. ■' -■ • ' i■ • >; Results of semi-finals• played in the ijpOrning are as follows: — - L Noonan 23 v. Langsford 14. Cordes -p.7 v. Herd 16. ' . i;-' .. PAIRS The pairs competition was continued toi Tuesday afternoon. The complete ;■* .results of the first three rounds’are as Sallows: — '• ! . • •• •' Section A. . ' - • Hirst Round.—" Buchanan and Canon ' * Devonport) 13 v. Simuionds and Kelly '(Dominion Road) 11. Anderson ■ and iAridersbit (Claudelands) 17 v. Larew '■'•aatl Hammond (Tauranga) 15. Boulion and l .James (Cambridge) 19 v. Full-; - jitfiies and *Speight 11. Second Round.—James 20 v. Cannon 3::. Csghill 12 v. Hammond 11. Kelly ~ S 3 v. Speight 8. ' ■■■■: Third Round.—-Anderson 17 v., Coglp.ll,; 15. - 4 James 16 v. Kelly 15. Speight L-:' v Cannon 2i. , , ■ . Section E. .'' First Round. —Stevens and'Rowe .14 y.. Gibson and Garland ’(Cambridge) ■v . 37: Bryant ,amT Livingstone (Papafcoetoe) 16 v. Coirnor and Bray (One- ” bunga) :8.-' Cooper- and Bigelow (Mt. Eden) 19 v. Clarke and Lock (Epsiun) 30. Jones and Mclntyre (Hamilton) 35 v. .T. Low and Dix (Cambridge) id. Second Jiound—Livingstone 13 v. Hclntyre 14. Lock 19 v. Rowe 12. •’ Third Round.—-Lock 14 v. Garland • 32. Mclntyre 16 v. Bray 15. Bigelow 39 v. Rowe 13. ' . Section C. - 1 { ‘ - Hirst 'Round.—-Boyce And S. James •(Cambridge) 9 v. Bach and Snoacl (*Devonport) 13. 'Thoiuas arid Nash (ML Albert) 18 v. Mason and Bennett 14. , tVV:tllis and-Lewis 15 v. McNamara and iWrigley 7. . , ■ Dr Second Round. —Wfiglev 21 v. Mc- •• Masters 13. Nash 17 v. S. James 11. -■ ’Bennett 20 v.. Snoad 14. Tkifil Round.—S, James ,21> vl Bennett 12. ‘ Lewis 16 v., MeMastersj 12. • jfesh 16 v. Snoad 7. Section D. ; Hirst Round.—Cater • and Scaritletnuy (Auckland) 13 v, Murdie arid Bassett' (Onehunga) 9. Moore and M.cOathie 17 v. Dodgson and Halliday (Cambridge) 13. McCarthy and Alleley (Tauranga) 12 v. Kriskovitcli and • - Heat h cote ( Te Arolui ) 11. ' ' Second Round. —Bassett .20 v. Kristovifell 21. Bourke 17 v. McCathie. 14. fSesintlcbui'y 16j.v. Alleley 6. Third Round. —Seantleburv 14 v.‘ - Xvistoviteh 13. Bassett 15, v. Alleley £i. Bourke 14 v. Halliday 13. b ■' { v■ ■ ■ WEDNESDAY’S FLAY •. ' —, .D.v) -y-\ , yr£>Gection' A.-v-Pourth: Round: Anderm\i 17 v. Cannon 12. „E... Jctmes .17 v. f,fl” Hammond 6. Coghill . 21 v. Speighi S. Round: E.-James 13-vr Anderson 32. Kelly 16 v. Coghill 12. Hammond 22 v. Speight 14. . Mclntyre 13 ;■ ,v. 2JiOwc 10. Sixth Round: Hammond. 18 , V.- Cannon 13.- Anderson v. Kelly 32. Seventh Round: Aifderson , 14 \\ Speight. 10. Hammond 15 v. Kelly 13. ' flogliill 18 v. Cannon 9. Section B.—Fourth Round: Living: jstone 12 v. Rowe 9. v Dix ■ 15 v. Lock ’’ 4i. Bray 17 v. Bigelow v t6.. Mclntyre L'O v. Garland 17. Fifth Round: Bray '-35 v. Lock 9. Livingstone Bigelow 10; Mcjntyre 13 v. Rowe 10. Dix 21/. v. Garland 14D Sixth Round: McIntyre 21 v. Clarke 17. Rray 19 v. Rowe 34. Bigelow 18 ‘ V. Dix 6. Livingstone 13 v. 'Garland ’ . i. ■ r 'V Section C.—Fourth Round L Wiigley 36 v. Bennett 7. Mclvor 16 v. Nash 33. Snoad 12 v. Lewis 11. . Fifth Bound: Lewis 16 vv Bennett 9. Nash 26 v. Wrigley 13. . Mclvor 1,7 v. Jamos 35. Sixth Round: Lewis 17 v. S. ATumes 10. Mclvor 21' V. Bennett 14. - Snoad-/9. Seventh Rpipul: K'dTmes 11 v. Wrigley"'9. Nash*-v. XeHvis 15. Snoacl ;.1 : 2 V.-MclvorMo. j R - Section lfoiitidFKri|kQ : yitch 12 V. MdCathicD l.;' Boiwkej 13 L- f *v> -Alleley 12. i&awett 16 v. Half May • • Fifth Round: Halliday'!3 v. Kristo- • 4 witch 142 • 'bourke

12. Alleley 12 v. McCathie 11. Sixth Round: Bassett 15 v. McCathie 9. Halliday 16 v. Scantlebury 12. Bourke 15 v. Kristovitch 14. Seventh Round: Bourke 10 v. 9. Alleley 14 v. Halliday 10. ScantlebuTy 20 v. McCathie 16. TO-DAY’S PLAY. 1 Post Section Play. Cooper and Bigelow (Mt. Eden) 17 v. Thomas and Nash (Mt. Albert) 17. Aklred and Bourke (Auckland) 15 v. Ander&bn and Anderson (Claudelands) 13. Sator and Scantlebury (Auckland) 18 v. Boulton and Edgar, James (Cambridge) 10. :■ Semi-Finals. Jones and Mclntyre (Hamilton) v. Cater and Scantlebury (Auckland). Aldred and Bourke (Auckland), v. Cooper and Bigelow (Mt. Eden). These two games are in progress as wc go to press. The-final will be played this afternpou. RINKS FINAL. 1 COEDES 20 DEFEATS NOONAN 14. The final of rinks competition was played yesterday afternoon under almost perfect conditions, the finalists being Thames (Griffin, Dellamore, G. Cordcs, H. Cordes) and Te Awamutu (North, Duekley, Armstrong, Noonan). Tlic game was a splendidly contested one until the concluding stages, when Cordcs secured a substantial lead which the team maintained to the end, running out victors by 20 tp 14. / Description of Game. Te Awamutu won the toss and .gave the . throw to Thames. When the skips went down in the first head Te Awamutu were lying shot. Cordcs failed to alter while Noonan drew a second.' Te Awamutu 2, Thames 0. A dead head followed with Thames lying shot: Then Noonan’s lead drew 2 shots but Thames drew a second which was displaced by Thames. Noonan failed to add arid Cordes trailed the jack with his second and lay 2. On the third head Te. Awamutu secured the shot but a fast wide shot' by Cordes gave Thames' 2. Cordes took one of his counters out with his next and Noonan with his last move.d the jack and lay 2 shots. On the fourth and fifth heads each side took singles after fighting heads and the score was 4 all. Both teams were warming up to their game and the bowling was of a fair standard though -not brilliant. Cordes secured a single on the sixth head. Griffin drew the shot for Cordes on the 7th head, but Dunkley, the opposing lead, pushed a short one into shot. Dellamore, the Thames second, pushed the shot bowl through and lav 2 up/ The skips failed to alter. Cordes 7 —Noonan 4. Cordes took a single on the Bth head and ,on the following head Dunkley drew a line shot to lay 2 up for Noonan. Armstrong made it three. G. Cordes drove and a dead head re* sultedr -Re-played Griffin drew the shot. The thirds failed to alter and Cordes drew another, which Noonan did ’ not alter. Cordes 1 10— Noonan 4. Noonan retaliated on the 10tli head, Dunkley • drawing shot. Noonan drew handy and got 2 on the measure. The game' now' showed more spirit, both sides playing determinedly and well. Cordesj took a single on the eleventh while Noonan did likewise on the twelfth. At the 13th head Griffin drew' two shots but Dunkley trailed the jack and lay shot. Cordes’ third failed with a fast shot and neither of the skips altered. The next head found Te' Awamutu ’s lead with the shot, while Dunklev drew' another. Thames’ second pushed one out, but Armstrong drew another. This was displaced, and thenNoonan drew' the absolute. Cordes played a nice trail and lay shot. The ‘scoreboard now' read: Cordes 12 — Noonan 9. Noonan took a single on the 16th head, but Cordes’ lead retaliated at the next and lay 4 up. This was the position when the skips went up. Cordes blocked and Noonan, missed with fast ones. Cordes 16—Noonan 10. Cordes’ lead lay shot on the 18th heath Duekley played on to the head, opening it up and giving Cordes 3 1 when the skips went up. Noonan with a good shot moved the jack and got 2 out of the head. Both teams were showiiig signs of the straggle and the bowlirig was a little erratic. North drew the shot on the 19th head and Dunkley added another, but Cordes’ second drew the absolute. The third also added another with a very fine shot, Noonan failed to alter. Cordes 3ft —Noonan 12. With two heads to go and seven down Te Awamutu’s chance of victory appeared to be a very slender uiy. Cordes’ lead drew the shot on the 20th head, and his second another. Duekley came to light, pushed one out with his first, bowl anil trailed the' kitty for two with his second.'The thirds did not alter the position. Cordes dropped short with his first but drew the shot with liis second. Cordes 20— Noonan 12. This was recognised as an impregnable position, but Noonan ileeided to play the last head. The team ’iiia.de . a good effort but could only secure a 2, and thus, a splendidly coates-« ted game, resulted in the Thames team' securing the laurels of the 1923 Easter

rinks tournament, As the teams shook hands they -were accorded a splendid compliment from the banks. PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES At the conclusion of the final the president (Mr T. F. Richards) presented the trophies to' the winners and runners-up in the shape of silver cups. Mr Richards congratulated Mr Cordes and , his team on their meritorious win. The team had put .up an enviable record in going through the whole of the tournament without a single loss. It Was a very fine performance in view of the. fact, that the Cambridge Club’s Easter fixture this year was the largest ever held By a club in the South Auckland .province. Mr Richards voiced the gratitude of the club at the splendid support that had been accorded this year’s tournament, and the executive and local bowlers were pleased to sec the old faces and so many new ones. It was the speaker’s hope that next year would find one and ail upon the local greens in friendly rivalry. The president in handing" smaller cups to the runners-up. congratulated them also on their fine efforts. . Cambridge bowlers were especially pleased to sec the neighbouring club so worthily represented. Ho referred to the warm spirit existing between the Te Awamutu and Cambridge, Clubs and he felt that the team’s performance would still further eement that friendship. Mr Richards said the executive and local bowlers had done their best to make the arrangements and the tournament as enjoyable as possible for the visitors, and lie trusted that all 'were going back to their homes contented with the entertainment provided. At the call of the president rousing cheers wore given for fhe winners and runners-up. The skips of both teams suitably replied. CheSrs for the president and the ladies then brought the principal feature of • the Easter tournament to a close. 1 f 1