CAMBRIDGE BOWLING

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3109, 27 January 1934, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE BOWLING

o CLUB COMPETITIONS r REVIEW OF SEASON’S PLAY (By “Jack High 77 ) o The 1933-34 bowling season is now y far advanced and already Cambridge ? bowlers arc discussing and forming 2 teams for the annual Easter tournament, which is always regarded as the f last organised competition of any ims portanee of the season. It is almost ’. certain that as with the twenty-five . tourneys that have preceded this . year’s, it will be well supported, t Club Competitions. ) The members of the Cambridge Club have been almost surfeited with competitions this season and one cannot - help thinking that the competitive •» class of play is rather overdone.' It is i time that the Cambridge Club Ims rci ligiously refrained from interfering , with the Saturday afternoon draw, and t it is to be hoped that this attitude will , long be maintained. ‘‘.lack High' 7 realises it is not ease to refuse trophies but nevertheless a restraining hand needs to be app’ied to the competitive aspect of local bowling. How delightful are the free ami easy Saturday and Wednesday afternoon draw games. It is not easy to organise a friendly game in the evenings as most players- arc engaged in competitive games. Competitions in Review. But to get on to the progress of the club’s competitions. The singles championship has now, reached the final stage, the finalists being M. .T. McNamara (two-lifer) and E. C. Wallis (onelifer). It is safe to say when tlmsc two senior players meet the “banks 77 will be well lined. The writer has al ready referred to the good performances this season of these two players. In his successful march through the competition McNamara has beaten such players as W. Garrard, E. C. Wallis, T. Dix, G. James and W. Wilkinson. The one-lifer, Wallis, beat Lundon, but lost to McNamara. In the losing section Wallis went on to beat Boulton, Boyce, Dix and G. .Tames. W. Wilkinson did well to remain in the competition till the sixth round, when lie went out to McNamara. A younger player, G. James, stayed in to the semi-final stage when he was beaten by Wallis. Dix and Nicoll were in the competition up to the sixth round and Hale and Edgar James remained in to the fifth round. Players who might have been expected to go further than they did were Pearce, Lewis and Boulton. These three senior players have not produced the form of earlier seasons, especially Lewis and Boulton. Freeman also failed to get as far in the competition as was expected. President’s Pairs. The’president’s pairs senior competition is also nearing the concluding

stages and here again there have been some surprises. The pairs remaining in at the sixth round arc: H. Hill and Edgar James (s), two-lifers, who were last week defeated by Fitzgerald and Halliday, and go down to the losing section. The remaining pairs in this section are R. White and Linsley (s), Fisher and Kceley (s) and Mabcrly and G. James (s). It is certain that a rather unexpected pair will win the competition, J. Young and L. Webber (s) did well to remain in to the fifth round when they lost their remaining life to Fitzgerald and Halliday. Mcanic and Pearce (s) went out in the same round being defeated by R. White and J. Linsley (s). Brcsnalian and Rodgers (s) and Jonasson and W. Wilkinson (s) have yet to meet in the fifth round. It might have been expected that Muller and Freeman would .have gone further than the fourth round. Richardson arid Dix (s) went out in the third round, also Oliver and Boulton (s), Law and Nicoll (s), and Clemow and Easter (s). Easter is another player who has not been so active this sea«on and is far below the form of a couple to three seasons’ ago. Wright’s Trophy. The Wright’s trophy competition (handicap singles) has also readied the concluding stage. McNamara and J. Francis have to meet in the semifinal and the winner will meet S. Muitn (who obtained the bye) in the final. Players who did quite well in this competition were R. Miller (sixth round), H. Hill, Young and Richardson (up to fifth round). Players who might have boon expected to go further than the fourth round were A. Hulme and Savory. First Year Championship. Entries in the first year championship are Fitzgerald, Davis, Wood, Mcanic, .Jonasson, Bresnahan, Clayton and Willis. There should be some good games among the tvros. Only one game has so far been played, Fitzgerald beating Davis, 19—IS. Cowling Ferns. I The draw for the Cowling Ferris spec- 1 ial pairs competition appeared in Taos- j day’s issue, there being 25 entries. The match and handicapping committee is to be congratulated upon the even I manner in which the draw lias been | made, and lie would not be n vise j bowler who would venture 10 name the j winners. The Cowling Ferns were pro- ; viously in competition some years ago. This season the do no 7 *, Mr S. Cowling, made a request that the ferns be played for and won outright.