N.Z. BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 11, 14 January 1936, Page 8

N.Z. BOWLING

RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP ELIMINATING ROUNDS SURPRISES REGTSTERED [ Par Press Aaaociat.on. J CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 13. I'he fifth and bi.xtli rounds of the rinks championships at lhe New Zealand bowling tourney to-day decided lhe faie of many entrants because defeats in either or both rounds eliminated fur manv rinks their chances of taking part in pm-1-sect iona I play, which will begin on Wednesday. The following, with six wins, have already qualified, irrespective of the result nt to-niorrow’s play:—A' on. Stratford (Dickinson. skip), West Harbour (Veitch), Onehunga (F.ivingstonei. Dunedin (Anderson), and Shir Icy (h’aniray). The following have five wins:—Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club (Simpson), Üboenix (Thomson), Edgeware (Gagliardi >. West End. Timaiu (Currie), Canterbury (Gordon), Sumner (Bailow), United (Smith), Balmaccwan (Ferguson >, Roslyn (Tyrrell ), Temuka (Edwards), Auckland (Ure), Island Hay (Priddlv i, Riccarton Racecourse (Burge.’* s ). West End, Auckland 1 Bremne.r), New Brighton (Bosley., Balmacewan (McDonald), Caledonian (Lloyd). Auckland (Walken. Kia Toa (Grey .. Christchurch < Marks;. .\fost notable among the absentees in po-t-sectional play will be lasi year’s winning rink from the Grey Lynn Club, skipped by Whittle. After two losses on Saturday the rink tad to win both its game* to-day and both to-morrow Io be certain of post-sec-tional play. In the fifth round this morning. Whittle suffered another surprise defeat at the hands of the Can t»erburv rink, skipped by Gurdon. lhe leader in the section in which the Grey l.vnn rink was entered is the M est Emd Fima nil rink skipped by Currie, who had five win,* in succession. He lost in the sixth round to Barlow (Sumner >. Another surprise defeat of to-day was also in the morning round when E. A. Smith, skipping the United rink, which had not before suffeted a loss, went down to J. R. Smith (Kclburn). 24 to IS. It wa« Smith’s first taste of defeat in lx»th pairs and rinks and he had not. been a competitor in rhe singles. Jt was his first, loss in 12 games. Tyrrell, of Roslyn, who has five wins to hi* credit, is in charge of a rink wbivh has done excellontiv so far. placing bowls worth going far to see. Another rink doing even better is the Dunedin one skipped by Anderson, which has had srix wins. A Canterbury rink, with -L D. Marks as skip, has also been playing good bowls. Rwprese-nted this vear for the first time at a Dominion tournament, the Avon (Stratford) Club rink, skipped bv Dickinson, has also been playing impreswivelv and is certain to be in post-sect iona 1 plav. This morning Dickinson’s r’-nk retained its lead in the section bv beating the Kelbum rink with Gray a< skip, the chances nf which had also been greatlv fa vomed. It finished still tin Sixth Round Results Results of the sixth round are: - Section A. — Kaikorai (Uftoni 33 v. Christchurch (Brown) 9; Nelson (Dee*) 31 v. AMhiburton (Higgins; 24; Napier (Bendall; 31 v. Elmwood (Smith i 22: Phoenix i Thomson 1 31 v. Remuera (Macevi 13; Kaiapoi Working Men s Club (Simpsonl 31 v. Thorndon (Casey) , 16; Invercargill (Hunter) 35 v. Barrington (Ramsav; 20. Section B.—St. Kilda (Dowland) 25 v. Mairai (Piper) 23; Canterbury (Ives; 24 v. Redvliffs Storeman) 20; Linwood 1 Siprosen) 28 v. Thorndon < ■ vlor 1 18; Edgeware (Galgiardi) 25 v. West End. Timaru 14; North End, Invercargill (Smith 25 y. Balmoral (Gibson) 16. Section C. —Canterbury (Gordon 23 v. fslan-d Bay (Tx»wrie) 20; Roslyn f A mng ) 22 v. Hhnwood (Lennie) 18; Sumner (Barlow) 23 v. West End, I’imaru (Currie'. 21 : Port Ahuriri t Maio) 25 v. Grey Lynn < Whittle) 22; Caledonian (Clarridge) 28 v. Beckenham (Chambers) 13. Section D. —Grevniouth (Whibley) 3" v. Beckenham ('Mulligan * IS; Phoenix (Grenfell) 35 v. Opawa (Tregurtha 1 26; Kclburn (Smith , 36 v. Spreydon i Allan » JI; United (Smith) 29 v. Fitziov (Pavirt) 25; Balmaeewan (Ferguson 22 v. Canterbury ((■raw) 21. Section E. Napier 'Beer; 26 v. Christchurch (Wilson) 18; St. Kilda (Edwards) 32 v. Lyall Bay (Noad) 15; St. Alban’s (Howard 25 v. Beckenham ■Wilkinson 1 14; Canterbury (McNish) 32 v. Epsom ( O Vallaghan 1 22; Dunedin ( Hutchison > 29 v. Waimate 1 Hea ley i 20. Section F. (anterbury (Howarth) 28 v. Roslyn (Tyrrell) I‘J; Temuka (Edwards) 25 v. Sydenham (Spearman) 18; N.S.W. (Morris) 23 v. Rocky Nook (Wakerley» 21; Palmerston North (Arnott) 28 v. Beckenham (Taylor) JO; Ohristchu)ch (Ainger, 28 v. Greymouth (Peck) 21. Section G. — Logan Park (Hutchison) 28 v. Christchurch (Orchard) 19; I'nited (Broughton) 22 . Linwood (Wilson) 20; Auckland (l're> 28 v. Leeston (Jackson) 20; Island Bay I Priddle) 26 v. Featherston (Itolils) 20: Nelson (Claittghion) 34 v. Beckenham (Sneeston) 21. Section H. —St. Kilda (Longworth) 23 v. Sr. Albans (Brass) 20; Barrington (Cooke) 30 v. Sydenham (Becconsall’) 25; Stratford (Clark) 25 v. Hutt (Had win 20; Cromwell (Austin) 31 v. R.S.A.. Christchurch (Young) 19; Ricca rton Racecourse (Burgess; 24 v. Blenheim (Bull) 20. Section J.—Spreydon Kennerley) 27 v. Awamoa (Buist) 18; Avon, Ptrat ford (Dickinson) 26 v. Riccartou Racecourse. (Reed) 13; Beckenham (McDonald) 25 v. Christchurch (Sargent) 20; Sumner (Chambers) 30 v. Blenheim (Smith) 19; Caledonian (Henaghan) 27 v. Kelburn (Gray) 16. Section J.—Alexandra (Sunderland) 28 v. Nelson (Stephenson) 18; Hawera (Bull) 34 v. Beckenham (Brown) 14; Opawa (Stea ns) 22 v. Edgeware (Henry) 14; Sydenham (Madsen) 25 v. Timaru (Anderson) 17; West Harbour (Veitch) 26 v. Wellington (Spiller) 18. Section K. — Sydenham (Turland) 21 v. Riccarton Racecourse (Hill) 18; West End, Auckland (Bremneij 28 v. St. Kilda (Adess) 26; U n ’ted (Me-

Gumpsey) 28 v. Phoenix (Panckhurst) 25; New Brighton (Bisby) 23 v. Hataitai (Brighting) 22; Runanga (Armstrong) 2 sv. Linwood (Clements) 23. Section L.—Caledonian (Lloyd; 24 v. N.S.4V. (Law) .15; N.S.W. (Lewis) 24 v. Linwood (Pegg) 20; Onehunga (Livingstone) 27 v. Papanui (Hadley) 23; Balmacewan (McDonald) 26 v. Beckenham (Healey) 23; Island Bay (Skoglund) 25 v. Christchurch (Marks) 20. Section M. —N.S.W. (Purves) 31 v. Edgeware (Mollison) 21; Kia Toa (Grey) 31 v. N.S.W. (Lister) 13; Dunedin (Anderson) 26 v. Imperial (Draper) 19; Maitai (La Frentz) 26 v. Gore (Scobie) 18; Shirley (Ramsay) 36 v. Khandallah (Nalder) 11; Auckland (Walker) 26 v St. Alban’s (Baldwin; IS.