BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 299, 17 December 1937, Page 4

BOWLING

WANGANUI CENTRE CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT. ALTERATION IN SECTIONS. A slight alteration has been necessitated in the section draw for the Wanganui Bowling Club’s Christmas tournament. Owing to an oversight Kirkwood’s entry was omitted and as Brass, also of St. John’s, was willing to get a team to make the even number, the alteration was necessary to make the club representation even. One Wanganui team had to be drawn from section B replaced by one of the late etries. The fresh draw puts McKay's team in C section, No. 11, and Kirkwood also in C section, No. 12. Brass replaces McKay in B section I No. 9. ST. JOHN’S CLUB ONE-DAY TOURNAMENT The St. John’s Bowling Club has been indeed unfortunate in striking three wet days for their tournaments but they were lucky in being able to complete yesterday’s tournament despite the inclemency of the weather. Forty-three entries were formed into 12 rinks, the results of the five rounds played being as follows: First Round Tippins, Taylor, Purnell, Gaunt 11, Thomson, Swan, Pocock, Hewetson 9. Keast, Hunt, G. Harris, Meek 13, Simpson, —, Andrew, Caird 3. Rowling, Leigh, J. Baxter, Benefield 14, Newsome, —, B. Armstrong, Harle 7. W. Gordon, —, London, Munro 14, Hales, Strouts, Hill, Crawford 3. Colman, Bamford, Rush, Hutchins 18, Gray, —, Ellis, Penn 7. Hay, A, W. Brown, W. D. Harris, W. Harris 75, J. Smith, —, Hunger, W. Brown 6. Second Round Gaunt 17, Penn 8. Harle 19, Caird 6. Meek 16, W. Brown 7. Munro 11, Benefield 4. Harris 17, Hutchins 5. Crawford 13, Hewetson 7. Third Round Gaunt 12, Crawford 9. Munro 13, Caird 5. Harle 16, W. Brown 12. Hutchins 15, Meek 9. Benefield 12, Hewetson 7. Harris 21, Penn 12. Fourth Round Harris 10, Gaunt 8. Munro 14, Brown 5. Harle 9, Hutchins 6. Caird 9, Hewetson 9. Meek 12, Penn 7. Benefield 9, Crawford 7. Fifth Round Munro 12, Hutchins 10. Meek 10, Harris 5. The other games were not completed. The winners were therefore: VV. Gordon, London, and Munro, of the Wanganui Club. The winners were presented with orders for trophies by Mr Lewis Bassett, president, who expressed the hope that the weather conditions would be better for the next tournament. Mr Munro, in reply, said he hoped to bring his rink along to the next tournament and echoed the president’s sentiments regarding the weather.