BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19733, 30 December 1926, Page 3

BOWLING

WANGANUI CENTRE TOURNEY SECOND DAY'S PLAY. DUFF SUFFERS FIRST REVERSE. The second day of the Wanganui Bowling Centre’s Christmas tourney took place yesterday, the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds being played. Sections A and C continued play on St. John’s Green, while Section B played on the Wanganui green. Tn Section A the fourth round resulted in fairly easy victories in each game while there were no close fights in the fourth round of Section B. There were two tight finishes in Section Cat St. John’s green. Reid, Benefield and Williams are even in Section A with five wins and one loss each. In Section B Crawford and Reynolds each have 5 wins and one loss, while in Section C Duff and Gordon are equal with 5 wins and one loss. Duff met his first reverse when London beat him 19 —9 in the fifth round. Duff’s play has been remarkably consistent so far during the tourney. Results:— SECTION A. Fourth Round. Benefield 23 v. Horsley 15. Simmonds 20 v. McFarlane 15. Williams 24 v. Thomasson 11. Sewell 27 v. Upton 14. Green 29 v. Jackson 18. Reid 20 v. McKenzie 16. Fifth Round. Reid 30 v. Green 21. Simmonds 21 v. Jackson 19. Williams 23 v. McKenzie 20. Benefiela 22 y. McFarlane 16. Sewell 25 v. Horsley 19. Upton 34 v. Thomasson 23. Sixth Round.. Williams 25 v. Green 15. Thomasson 21 v. Horsley 13. Upton 26 v. McKenzie 21. Benefield 19 v. Simmonds 13. Sewell 24 v. McFarlane 14. Reid 15 v. Jackson 12.

SECTION B. Fourth Round. Steel 31 v. Bidlake 12. Armstrong 20 v. Crawford 14. Reynolds 26 v. Robertson 13. Abbott 20 v. Gray 13. Lancaster 27 v. Smart 18. Fifth Round. Smart 20 v. Armstrong 17. Robertson IS v. Bidlake 13. Steel 24 v. Gray 13. Crawford 22 v. Reynolds 17. Abbott 23 v. Lancaster 13. Sixth Bound. Reynolds 24 v. Smart 16. Armstrong 24 v. Steel 20. Abbott 27 v. Robertson 14. Lancaster 24 v. Gray 16. Crawford 22 v. Bidlake 14. Summary.

SECTION C. Fourth Bound. Duff 23 v. Gellatly 14. Allomes 18 v. Fyfe 17. Tilley 24 v. London 11. Moffatt 18 v. Scrivener 17. Gordon 27 v. Willis 23. Fifth Bound. London 19 v. Duff 9. Gordon 18 v. Allomes 14. Tilley 22 v. Fyfe 16. Moffatt 25 v. Willis 21. Scrivener 30 v. Gellatly 18. Sixth BoundTilley 18 v. Moffatt 13. Scrivener 21 v. London 11. Gordon 20 v. Gellatly 16. Duff 26 v. Fyfe 15. Willis 21 v. Allomes 20. Summary.

Summary. Losses Wins Reid ...... 5 1 Benefield — , 1 Williams — 5 1 Simmonds ___ 4 '' Upton — 4 o Sewell _ _ .. 4 McKenzie O 4 Horsley 4 Thomasson — —. 4 Green — — 4 McFarlane 1 5 Jackson — — 0 6

Wins Losses Crawford ;j 1 Reynolds 5 1 Lancaster .— 4 J Armstrong — — 4 Abbott ..... _ 4 o Smart •» Steel 4 Grav .1 5 Bidiako 1 7> Robertson 1 5

Wins Losses Duff 1 Gordon — .) 1 Seri ven er — 4 Tilley 4 O Moffatt — GellatJy — J 4 London 4 Willis O 4 Allomcs — J 4 I’vfe 1