All-Day Tournament At R.S.A. Green

Wanganui Chronicle, 27 December 1950, Page 7

All-Day Tournament At R.S.A. Green

An all-day progressive pairs tournament was held at the R.S.A. green on Boxing Day. The green was heavy in the morjiing after two day’s rain, but improved in the afternoon. The “St. Hilda" progressive system was used and the winners were as follows: Skips: W. Rusden, 4 wins, 80 points 1, G. Spooner, 4 wins, 55 points, 2. Leads: J E. Ward, 4h wins 1, C. Shepherd 31 wins, 2 ' Other scores were: Skips; M. Stewart, H. Rowell and H. Gray 3 wins; R. Bourne 25, C. Aitken and W. W. Brown 2, J. Anderson 1 and W. Bourne I. Leads: A. V. Finlay, R. Pettit and J. Dale 3 wins, C. Verran, J. Papworth and S. Trott 2, H. May and G. Scott 1. Further all-day tournaments are scheduled for Saturday, January 2. Gonville Results of games played at Gonville in the second round of the Nixon Cup. Shipton, Wales, Beard, Armstrong 20. (Gonville) v Paul, Campbell, Booth, Dean 18. (R.S.A.); Barnett, Mackay, Svenson, G. Healy 26. (Gonville) v Papworth, Connell, Verran, J. Johnson 11 (R.S.A.); W. Thrush, G. Thrush, Michie, Stewart, 29 (Gonville), v Lind, Hargreth, Gilbert, Robertson 9. (R.S.A.); K. Harris Brooking, R. Spurdie, J. Glover 33 (Gonville), v Trott, Soundy, Grooby, Beattie 10 (R.S.A.); Neverman, Brown, Whyman, Piper 14 (Gonville), v. Petit, Batt, Phelan, Anderson 23 R.S.A. Club Games: Ansley, Reu and Venimore 19; v Hodgren, Jones and McLean 15; C. Healy, Johnston and Dunn 16; v Foster, Stevens and Cornish 12.