BOWLING.

Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 16152, 29 November 1924, Page 17 (Supplement)

BOWLING.

(By “Toucher.") ’> Tournament Dates. Dec. 27, 29. —Hamilton Combined. Jan. 1. 2, 3.—Te Aroha. Feb. 9.—Rotorua (Ist tourney). Feb. 23.—Rotorua (2nd tourney). HERE AND THERE. The local clubs were well represented at the Thames tournament this week when the best of bowling weather was experienced. The noted hospitality of the Thames Club was again on order and, summed up, it proved a delightful outing. Norrie Bell, the well known Hamilon skip will be taking a team to the Dominion tournament at Wellington In January.' It is also quite likely that “Dick" Pilkington will have charge of a team thore also. It was a case of “early doors” for the first tournament at Roto;ua this season. Bell and Coombes have entered teams from the 'Hamilton club. FRANKTON A THE RAILWAY SIDE. There were only a lew points margin in favour of the four Frankton rinks on the aggregate when they played Frankton Railway on Saturday. , Frankton got their principal contribution towards success from the win of Doleman, Carswell, Fraser Smith and Burton (s) over Rowse, Downes, Moon and McDonald (s). Burton’s side was right on Its game; In fact the opposition scored only five ends of play, and the final tally ran out to 39—7 in Button’s favour. Dearsley, Jorgensen, Smallwood, and Robinson (S) had a very keen game of it with the Franktoi) team which comprised Currie, Wheeler, Higgins and Frost (s). It was neck and neck scoring for half the journey, but Robinson and his men drew out in the closing stages and held 7 points at the finish. Maud, C. Jackson, Anchor and L. Jackson (s) kept the Frankton flag on top in their game with Simpson, Alexander, Goddard and Shelton (s), This proved as blose a scoring contest as would be possible. Jackson jumped away with a slight lead which he held until the 12th head. The scores were even going on the 14th and 16th heads and the Railwayites were 3 up with two heads to play. On these Jackson scored live and took the honours by two points. The principal success to Railway was achieved by Radcliffe, Martin, Buckley and Fruish (s), who took toll of Porter, Lafferty, Crawshaw and Taylor (s) by 30—11. Entering on the middle stages Fruish made a run which he increased in the closing nine heads on Which Taylor held the honours on two occasions only.

HAMILTON GO DOWN TO MORRINSVILLE. Two drawn games were the best Hamilton teams could achieve in opposition to five of Morrinsville’s selection at the latter centre on Saturday. The green was very heavy and some rain showers happened along near the close ot play to make affairs more intricate.' Pile, King, Condon and Harton (s), composed one of the Hamilton teams which finished level against the home, four skipped by "Bint, Harton is a former South Island player who has been showing good form since coming here. This game came to 8 all on the Bth head but 4’s to the Morrlnsville men on the lltli and 13th gave them a lead of 7 points. For seven ends following Harton was up each time and had a point to the good as the 21st was played. Bint notched a single here and the contest closed at 19. all. Jordan, McMullan. Qualtrough arc! Wilkes (s) opened in promising, style against Cornish and his men. Witii 7 points advantage at (he count of the 9th, affairs looked rosy for Hamilton, blit the opposition came with a rattle over the next , seven, heads and had moved to 3 up. It was keen bowling to the close when the points stood at 17 each. Sanders, Hurrell, Kemp and Loveridge (s) were masters of tho situation for three parts of the journey, but D. Cogiiill’s side brought the figures level with a 2 at the 17th. The latter put on 5 points in the closing four heads and finished 3 up. Totman, McKechine, i Coltman and Lymburn (s) went down by 8 points to tbe home team skipped by Moncrieff. A 4 at the 10th brought Lymburn within striking distance, but Moncrlcff notched 3’s on four occasions in the later play, which was tbe principal factor in giving the latter victory by a useful margin. Hall, Roberts, Wernham and Pilkington (s) did not complete the last two heads against Branch owing to the rain. At this stage the home team was 2 points to the good, so that it was not an impossible position for Pilkington. After the opening head. Branch was in front until a 4 at the 10th gave Pilkington the favoured position. It vvas not held as Branch claimed 5 on the 11th and from that out was showing the way.

SUCOEBS TO HAMILTON EAST. The Hamilton Club has not achieved the success In inter-club play this season which is usually associated with the operations of the oldest bowling institution in Hamilton. In five contests this term they have gone under to Frankton Hallway, Matamata, Morrinsville tfnd Hamilton East. The latter ran the rule, on the aggregate over three of the rinks of the' older club by 03 points to 55 points. Tlie Hamilton green was heavy after Thursday's rain. One. game, was drawn, Hamilton won a second while Hamilton East had a wide margin in a third. Hamilton East’s victory was sealed by the. good margin Chapman, Parnell, Owsley and Prickett, senr., (s), had over I). Wilson, Hammond, Sinclair, and Meredith (s). Chapman was leading in rare style and with the whole team supporting his howls Hamilton East, were almost, without exception holding the honours when the skips faced the head. Their

scoring was of the steady order and they were twelve up by the 2ist.

Cowles; Brown, Peterson and Mitchell, junr. (s), staved off defeat against the Hamilton East four, Curling, Handley, Scanlan and Spiers (s). Mitchell was always in front on the aggregate, hut Spiers rallied very, strongly in the latter stages and was lnil a point away at the close of the 18th. Mitchell took 3 at the 19th and had advanced to 4 by the count of the 21st.

R.vburn, Lawrence, Sadler and Carter (s) carried the Hamilton East colours well against Ragle,v, Platt, Kelly and Mitchell, sear. (s). There was lltllo in it either way for half the journey, the hoard allowing 9 all on the lith. Carter then jumped well to the front with 2,5, 1,1, 2,2, and with the scores 21—12 'his way by the close, of the 18th affairs looked rosy. The veteran skiwas not to he denied and putting on 3,4, and 2 in I tie final heads had saved the situation and the honours rested easy —2l all.

The vanquished freely offered their congratulations to the members of the latest club to come Into being In the town.

A pennant competition. With the object of creating further interest in inter-club play In this district, a new competition Is about to bo entered into among the five clubs in Hamilton, and Te Awamutu, Cambridge, Ngaruawahia, and Huntly clubs. The proposals, which have yet to bo submitted to those concerned, aim at deoiding the ultimate holders of the pennant at the end of a season on a percentage basis of wins to games played. The number of teams a club is eligible to enter is decided on membership, which works out In the fol • lowing ratio approximately: Hamilton, 10. teams; Cambridge, Whitiora and Frankton, 5 teams each; * Frankton Railway, 4 teams; Hamilton East, Te Awamutu and Ngaruawahia, 3 team.: each; Huntly 2 teams. The teams wili be grouped in tens for the purposes of play. It is probable that only one round of play will be undertaken to decide the pennant this season. The scheme, which Mr Fruish, of the Frankton Club, is responsible for or iginating, promises t| evoke increased interest in Inter-club play. ,