BOWLING

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3421, 18 February 1936, Page 5

BOWLING

THE CAMBRIDGE CLUB SATURDAY’S GAMES The Cambridge Bowling Club’s No. 1 green fully tried the skill of bowlers on Saturday afternoon. In spite of the evasive “kitty” many enjoyable games were played. In an elimination game in the Howden shield competition between two teams entered for the Easter Tournament, R. Freeman defeated Edgar James by one point after an exciting match. Results were,—W. R. Garrard, W. E. Westlake, E. C. Wallis, H. W. Freeman 20 v. G. James, D. J. Lundon, Edwin James, Edgar James 19.

D. Caley, W. Maberly, A. C. Wallis, C. Zainey 24 v. J. Smyth, J. Richards, H. Bromwich, C. W. Hooker 22.

B. Ferguson, J. Clemow, C. Andrew, T. Dix 22 v. E. L. Snelling, T. H. Hampshire, I). Phairn, M. McNamara 17.

R. White, J. Hooker, T. Clayton, F. L. Tucker 33 v. G. Senior, J. Walter, W. Meanie, G. Harris 13. C. Brockway, B. Anderson, E. L. Rodgers, F. R. Wooldridge 28 v. W. Muller, Aldridge, E. Martyn, A. Finch 16.

N. Hill, G. Palmer, H. Speight, J. C. Allan 25 v. H. Webber, H. Hammond, L. Young, J. Cornier 10. E. H. Leigh, A. Willis, A. Richardson, A. Pearce 20 v. W. Drake, L. Cooper, C. H. Cooper, S. Lewis 14. With the completion cf i lie fourth round of the Championship Singles seven players still remain in the competitiion. Results are as follows : i Two-lifers—T. Dix, a bye; E. C. Wallis 19 v. H. E. Aymes 10. One-lifers—E. L. Rodgers 17 v. A. H. Nicoll; H. N. Freeman 20 v. W. R. Edwards 15; G. James 16 v. A. Pearce 14; Dr. Tod 22 v. F. R. Wooldridge 16. EASTER TOURNAMENT Although the official date for the closing of entries for the Cambridge Bowling Club’s Easter Tournament is March 25, the number of teams already received has been enough for the committee to decide to declare the tournament full. Entries have been received from all parts of the North Island. At a meeting of the committee last week, it was decided that this year post-section play be decided on the one-life system. > THE LEAMINGTON CLUB MATCH AT TE AWAMUTU On Saturday four teams from the Leamington Bowling Club visited Te Awamutu when an enjoyable match was played. Results were as follows, Te Awamutu players mentioned first:—

H. Brill, E. N. Pascoe, L. G. Armstrong, G. F. Smith 30 v. Tierney, Hall, Paton, J. W. Garland 12. R. Free, G. Gifford, D. McArthur, W. Douglas 22 v. Calloway, Kirkby, N. Edge, H. P. Nelson, 19. A. D. Sing, G. O. Jourdain, I’. Finch, R. Noonan 19 v. Carter, Fitzgerald, Wallis, T. Keeley 15 I. M. West, F. 11. Vile, J. T. North, G. Angus 26 v. A. White, J. Low, McDonald, A. E. Peppercorn 19. In a match for the Waikato Challenge Pairs the holders, Wriglcy, Qualtrough (Hamilton), 21, defeated V. G. Boulton, J. Francis (Learnington), 14, on the Hamilton Club’s Green.