BOWLING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 April 1938, Page 9

BOWLING

CHAMPION OF CHAMPION PAIRS. FEATHERSTON BEAT MASTERTON. The final game of the champion of champion pairs competition was played in perfect conditions on Saturday afternoon on the Park Bowling Club’s green, when Higgison and Smith (s) Featherston, defeated Ewington and Christian (s), Masterton, 18-17. The' contest was evenly contested throughout, the exchanges being perhaps slightly in favour of the Masterton players, who, on the conclusion of the twentieth head looked like winning as the board showed a score of 17-14 in their favour. Featherston, however, tallied four in the final head and thus secured the championship by one point. At the conclusion of the match Mr Wallace, president of the Park Club, congratulated the winning pair upon their success, with a special word also for the losers and all who had taken part in the contest. Three hearty’ cheers were given for the new champions with another salvo for the runners-up. In reply, Mr Smith thanked Mr Wallace for his remarks, and paid a tribute to all the players in the contest for the sportsmanlike manner in which every game had been played. He also thanked the Park Club for attending so thoroughly to all the arrangements for the various games and for the hospitality extended to the visitors.

PARK CLUB. COMPETITION AND TROPHY MATCHES. There was a large attendance on Saturday afternoon at the Park Bowling Club’s green when several competition games were played with the following results:— Spackman Cup: Leigh beat Wiltshire; Wiltshire beat Taylor; Leigh beat Ferguson; Winhall beat Wiltshire. There are still a few more games to> be played in this competition, and the Colts are advised to do their best to decide them, as there is less than a fortnight left in which the games may be completed. Keetly Medals:. The challengers, Emerson and Southey (s) defeated the holders, Leigh and Thompson (s) by 22-16. This was a splendid exhibition of bowling, the scores on the ninth head being 10 all and on the sixteenth 15 all. Thompson scored a single on the 17th but from then on Southey annexed every head, the last four totalling 7 in his favour. Craft Medals: After a hard fight the Engineers and Blacksmiths, represented by Anstice, Aydon, Vincent, Shearer (s), challengers, defeated the holders, Finlayson, Burke, Butler, Kilgour (s), representing the Post and Telegraph Department, by 26-16. EASTER TOURNEY. On Easter Saturday and Easter Monday the Park Club will hold two separate Progressive Pairs Tournaments, commencing’ each day’ at 9 a.m. A cordial invitation is extended to members of other clubs who may care to participate. The principal reason for holding separate tournaments is that many players who would otherwise like to take part may be able to attend one day only. Easter Monday will mark the close of the season’s play on the big green, althouggh the small green will still be available for any who wish to continue playing.

On Saturday, April 23, the club’s wind-up social will be held in the Savage Club’s rooms at 7.30 p.m.