GUSTY WIND MAKES BOWLING ON LOCAL GREEN TRICKY AT TIMES

Wanganui Chronicle, 26 January 1948, Page 2

GUSTY WIND MAKES BOWLING ON LOCAL GREEN TRICKY AT TIMES

While the green played very fast and true, a gusty wind made it tricky at times when the fifth round of the Marton Bowling Club’s full rinks competition was completed on Saturday afternoon. The following were the results: Coppick, Mitchell, Bending, Bland 21, beat McKinnon, Jarden, Rev. Robinson, Atkinson 9; Gilson, Jim McDonald, Gorrie, 19, beat McConachie, C. Hamer, Thompson, 16; Freeth, Smart, Telford, McKenzie, 35, beat Mitchell, Mclndoe, Baines, Denbow, 14; Aitken, Bert Clark, Head, Gibbs, 20, beat S. A. McDonald, Nicol, Lourie, Kilpatrick, 14; Blackledge, . Lovelock, Hempieman, Ball, 17, beat Mogridge, Thomas, Williams, Brabyn, 12; H. Clark, Scott, Chapman, Morris, 20, beat Mudgway, Black, Smith, Jack McDonald 17. The “Bone of Contention” match will be played next Sunday, play commencing at 9 a m. Six rinks from the Wanganui East Club will be visiting Marton for this match, which is one of the highlights of the bowling season. Next Saturday afternoon, Marton will play Hunterville for the district final for the Rangitikei Cup. Each club will be represented by a rink, home and away. The following will represent the Marton Club: At Hunterville, Brabyn (s), Chapman. Smart. Thomas. At Marton, Ball (s), Jack McDonald, C. Hamer, Jarden. GORSE FIRE The assistance of the Marton Fire Brigade was required to quell a gorse tire which got out of control in Mill Street on Saturday. A property owner there was burning off gorse, but in the strong westerly breeze the fire got out of control. Measures employed by the brigade were sufficient to extinguish the blaze and no damage resulted.