ON THE BOWLING GREENS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 276, 22 November 1943, Page 6

ON THE BOWLING GREENS

WANGANUI CENTRE PLAY FULL RINK COMPETITIONS Wanganui bowlers were favoured with improved weather conditions on Saturday afternoon when lull rink competitions were continued. Good musters were recorded at the majority of greens, and keen play was featured in several games. WANGANUI EAST CLUB A good muster of players attended at the Wanganui East Bowling Club on Saturday when the fourth round of the rink competitions . was played. Results were:— Todman, Northey, Boswell, McPherson "20 v. Willis, Bradshaw, M. Stewart, Rogerson 17; Jones Curtis, Bamber, Haworth 20 v. Walpole, Munro. Bellringer, Gaunt 12; Hutchins, Gray, Tippins McCracken 19 v. T. Dennison, McAffee, McGregor, Burns 18; Ward. Colman, Cowan, Raine 23 v. Robbie, Hogg, Beil, Bowling 16; Armstrong Morgan, Clark, Fletcher 22 v. Brice, Larsen, Dempster, Carvell 19; Green, McKernan, Stanton, Hawkins 22 v. McGrail, Beauchamp, Partridge 14; Robertson, H. Dennison, McKessar 18 v. Benson, Tate, Webby 15. VICTORIA CLUB The round of the Victoria Club’s full rin“ competition was played on Saturday. Results were:— Dixon, Piddock, Vincent Fry 16 v. Dreyer, Phillips, Munro, Baxter 13; Taylor, F. Davis, Laurence, Ward 23 v. McGregor, Koorey, Lowe, Ghent 17; O. Sunborn, Galyer, Miller, O’Keefe 21 v. Alexander, Hardman, Benge, W. Swan 14; A. Davis, Palmer, W. Sundborn Smithies 22 v. Cunningham, McGinity, Sammons, Denman 20. COSMOPOLITAN CLUB The third round of the Cosmopolitan Club full rink competitions were played on Saturday afternoon. Results were:— • Driver, Finlay, Taylor, Holden 21 v. Blisby, Perrett, Wakely, Lauchland 14; Gray, Stroud, G. Benson 26 v. Spooner, Robertson, F. Benson 23; Lourie, Turner, Littlejohn 28 v. Grooby, Ryan, D. Gow 12; Fayen, Overend, Seeling 23 v. Adams, Gowan, Powell 13. GONVILLE CLUB.

The fourth round of the Gonville Bowling Club's Fours were played on Saturday. Results were as follow: R. Spurdie, Finch, Chisholm, Beard 22 v. Martin, Foster, McCormack, Corby 20; Sherriff, Batt, Piper, Richdale 20 v. A. Spurdie, Hawkes, Edwards, J. Healey 18; Edlin, Stuart, P. Anderson, Laird 26 v. Grant, Rountree, Merriman, Baddeley 20; Berryman, D. Bell, James, Fyfe 24 v. Blomfield, Dempsey, Smith, Thurston 22; Brown, Wales, T. Bell, Kirk 27 v. Copley, McLean, Stewart, Mailman 20; Ayson, Stent, Carline, W. Healey 22 v. Lints, Young, Tinney, Svenson 18; Venimore, Hendra, Hampton, Fisher 20 v. M. Anderson, Harris, Cornish, Naumann 14. WANGANUI CLUB

There was another good attendance at the Wanganui green when the fourth round of the Club Fours was played. In the earlier part o£ the afternoon the gusty wind affected the run of the bowls, but conditions improved later. The games resulted: Collingwood, Bennett, Cox, Patterson 23 v. Otto, Grant, Armstrong, W. Gordon 18; Crosby, Willis, Barclay, W. M. Gordon 24 v. McDonald, Sutcliffe. Haworth, Moir 9; Low, Sutherland, Ward, Steel 19 v. Higginbottom. Morgan, W. Cook, Cooke 18; Beadle, Taylor, Young, Bond 25 v. McSkimming, Hanson, Hally, Tilley 20; J. Cook, F. Johnston. Cade, London 21 v. Lander, D. A. Morrison, Sperring, Roche 16; Lang, Muir, Hamtnond, Johnson 23 v. Horton, Dunbar, West, A. Anderson 13; Robertson, Roberts, Culloty, Treloar 18 v. Vincent, Silk, Dick, Low? 10; Uttley, Black, Halligan, Stone 23 v. White, Smith, Bracks, Crawford 8; J. Morrison, Wright, G. A. Brown, Quarterman 23 v. Tremain, Hart, Doust, Boyd 22; Doig, Barriball, McKay, Harris 26 v. J. H. Johnston, Babbage, Wills, Gemmell 12; Hoar, Masters, Newton, Goodey 31 v. Rennie, Brydone, Aylmer, Hales 14; Ryall, Blythe, Bretherton, McFarlane 21 v. Greener, Kilgour, Sanders, J. Anderson 15; Richards, McLaren, Mursell, Jack 24 v. Chelley, Nicholls, Tomsett, Boulton 15; Ansley, Harmer,' Bebarfald Price 20 v. Jannings, Clark, McKinlay, Thomson 17; Walker, Buchan, C. P. Brown 23 v. Pidgeon, Sedon, Wilson 17. ST. JOHN’S CLUB

Fine weather and keen greens made play at St. John’s Club's greens very enjoyable on Saturday when the fourth round of the Club Fours was played with the following results:— Goddard, Swindells, Ansell, D. J. Armstrong 20 v. Olsen, J. D. Robertson, McPhail, Kirkwood 17; Mew, F. Whitlock, C. S. Brown, Wallace 16 v. Hargreaves, Glenny, Coltman, Michie 12; Jackson, Price, Chambers, Glover 28 v. Engleman, Wells, Delves, Green 26; Holland, Suddaby, Hewetson, Clinkard 24 v. Joe Glover, Smith, Woods, Murch 20; Bates, Ward, Easton, W. Pepper 24 v. Hay, Williams, Laughton, Hutchinson 20; F. Green, W. J. Browne, Bamford, McNatty 21 v. Bams. Pocock, W. Brown, Hoqnsell 17; J. Aitken, Hadfield, Ashwell, Toop 22 v. E. Taylor, R. V. Brown, Haywood, Aiken 15; Dann, Hamilton, Davidson, A. Pepper per H. S. Harris 26 v. Garrick, Peters, H. Lee, Bassett 19; Anderson, Barry. Johnston, Bourne 23 v. Miller, Gurr, Stringer, Robertson 20; Cameron, Rickard, Downey, Purnell 26 v. Simpson, Ginn, Carrad, Moffatt 21; Chesswas, J. Lee, Ormsby, Kirk 19 v. Burns, Howells, Colmer, Brass 15; Dow, Grant, Hill, W. D. Harris 19 v. D. Taylor, Goldsack, Caird, R. Armstrong 18. Practice game: Ellis, E. Cameron, Broadhead 18 v. Ross, Herd, Gilbertson 16.