BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19731, 28 December 1926, Page 5

BOWLING

ST. JOHN’S CLUB BOXING DAY TOURNAMENT. An enjoyable day’s bowling, on greens tha were good, although naturally a little heavy after the recent rains, resulted in a win for Galbraith’s rink after a closely contested final with Herd’s rink, at St. John’s green yesterday. A six in the early stages of the game gave the former a commanding lead, but the ruuners-up fought gamely and only lost by the odd point alter a good game. Some excellent games took place, and the day’s play provided goou practice for those engaged in to-uay’s tournament. The following arc the teams and

First Round (12 heads). —Bourne, Foster, Goodey, Moffatt 13 v. Gillies, -Lxendrick, Willis, .Delves 8; Kirk, Mitchell, Greenwood, Upton 11 v. Stewart, J ollie, Campbell, Green 8; Ormsby, Clinkard, Gilbert, Reynolds 12 v. Shanks, Brown, Bromilcy Michie 8; Smith, Port, Olson, Galbraith 13 v. Baxter, Leigh, Allomes, Lancaster 5; Coltman, Tarrant, Ballingall, Herd 11 v. Elliott, Gibson, Lawrie, Parkes 7. Second Round (12 heads). —Moffatt 15 v. Upton 7; Galbraith 14 v Reynold;; 7; Herd 14 v. Delves 12; Green 11 v. Michie 3; Parkes 16 v. Lancaster 10. Third Round (16 heads). —Herd 15 v. Moffatt 10; Galbraith 17 v. Green 13; Reynolds 11 v. Upton 10; Parkes 16 v. Michie 14; Lancaster 19 v. Delves 7. Fourth Round (16 heads). —Galbraith 16 v. Herd 15; Reynolds 22 v. Moffatt 9; Parakes 12 v. Upton 8, Lancaster 17 v. Green 7; Michie 19 v. Delves 13. WANGANUI CLUB

YESTERDAY’S CONTESTS Interesting contests were decided on the Wanganui Club’s green yesterday, and an excellent muster of enthusiasts was present to watch the Boxing Day matches. Showers of rain in the morning made the green a trifle heavy, but it played considerably better as Die day advanced. Appended are the results of the tour nain ent: — Secttjbii A First Round. —Robinson, Robertson, Milne, Warden 15 v. Blythe, Green, , ELazlewood (Lyall Bay) 13; Addenbrooke, Jones, Price, Jackson 17 v. Hughes, Roche, Battle, McNivcn 8. Second Bound. —Hazlewood 17 v. McNivcn 11; Jackson 26 v. Warden 7. Third Bound. —Jackson 39 v. Hazlewood 10; McNivcn 21 v. Warden 6. Section B First Bound.—Marshall, Cimjno, Bedditch, Livingstone 10 v. Thompson, SLewart, Day, Foster 6; Treloar. Norris. O’Meara, McFarlane 14 v. Hally, Howse, Roache, Crawford 10; Cork, McSkimming, Cox, London 11 v. Cresswell, Weils, Moynihan, Beid (Lyall Bay) 9. Second Round.—Foster 18 v. McFarlane 11; Beid 14 v. Livingstone 5; Crawford 32 v. London 7. Third Bound. —Livingstone 11 v. Crawford 9; Foster 1-2 v. Beid 8; London 10 v. McFarlane 8. Fourth Bound. —London 10 v. Foster 6: Crawford 12 v. Reid 10; McFarlane 15 v. Livingstone 6. A final was played off between Jackson’s rink (winner of Section A) and London’s rink (winner of Section B) resulting in a win for the latter rink by 12—10.