BOWLING.

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17006, 20 January 1927, Page 6

BOWLING.

RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP. DOWN TO SEVEN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Thursday. Thirty remained in the rinks championship when play commenced yesterday morning, but three further rounds in post-section play reduced the number to seven. These are as follow: — Two Lives. —Stewart (Dunedin) ; Havden (Takapuna). One Life.—Walker (Auckland); Benefleld (St. John's, Wanganui) ; Lawrenson (Carlton) ; Mcßobic (Remuera) ; Pilkington (Hamilton). There were some tense moments during the day, particularly in the third round games, and some splendid encounters were witnessed. Play reached a distinctly high standard, and frequent applause from the crowd lining the banks denoted that the games were being followed with keen interest. RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP. Following arc the results of postsection play in the second and third rounds of the rinks championship:— Second Round. Hayden (Takapuna) 23, beat Elvey (Dcvonport) 19. Stewart (Dunedin) 18, beat Jury (Rocky Nook) 13. Pilkington (Hamilton) 23, beat Scrivener (Wanganui East) 16. Harraway (Green Island) 19, beat Findlay (Mount Eden) 15. Smith (Dunedin) 21, beat London (New Plymouth) 15. Walker (Auckland) 23, beat Trayes (Mount Eden) 15. Benefleld (St. John's) 23, beat Bell (Hamilton) 10. Truscott (Carlton) 32, beat Jcnkin (Rocky Nook) 26. Laurcnson (Carlton) 15, beat Hosking (Carlton) 12. Mcßobic (Remuera), a bye. Third Round. Hayden 20, beat Mcßobic 19. Pilkington 21, beat Harraway 18. Walker 29, beat Smith 15. Benefleld 27, beat Truscott 15. Laurcnson 25, beat Elvey 13. Stewart, a bye. Fourth Round Draw. The draw for the fourth round, which will be commenced at 9 o'clock this morning, is as follows:—Stewart v. Hayden, Walker v. Benefleld, Laurenson v. Mcßobic, Pilkington a bye. PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Nineteen green-winners go forward to post-section play, which is on the " sudden-death" principle. Nine green>-winners were found on Tuesday, and six more were found yesterday. These emerged as the result of the following matches: —• Section A.—Purdon, Chapman (Rocky Nook) 19, v. Rorspool, Addison (Edendale) IS. Section D. —Valentine, Torrance (Ponsonby) 24, v. Turner, Trayes (Mount Eden) 17. Section E. —Bell, jun., Bell, sen. (Hamilton) 21, v. Steele, Fraser (Auckland) 19. Section J.—Vella, Livingstone (Onehunga) 20, v. Daisley, Nairn (Mount Eden) 18. Section M. —Christie, Gordon (St. John's) 22, v. Daisley, Rawnsley (Papatoetoc) 12. * In sections where green-winners have yet to be found the issue lies between the following:— Section , B.—Brakebush, Walker (Auckland) v. Kissling, Ryan (Remuera). Section L.—Middlebrook, J. Pollock (Newtown) v. Best, Harraway (Green Island).

Section N. —Clarkson, Truscott (Carlton) v. Short, Armstrong (Pukekohe). Section H.—Mclntyre, Pilkington (Hamilton) v. Roulston, Roulston (Pukekohe). Some progress has been made with the post-section play, in which the resuits were as follow: First Round.—Hutchison 26, v. Shillito 14; Jack 18, v. Naylor 15; Atkinson 22, v. Daniels 21. Second Round, —Hutchison 24, v. Jack, 23: Atkinson 23, v. Gordon 18; Proctor 20, v. Scrivener 17. TO-DAY'S BOWLING. PLAY IN THE RINKS. MAXWELL WALKER BEATEN. (By TelegraDh—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Thursday. Fine weather prevailed for the continuation of the Dominion bowling championships to-day. The fourth round of post-section play resulted: — Stewart (Dunedin) IS beat Haydcn (Takapuna) 12. Bcnefleld (St. John's) 20 beat Maxwell Walker (Auckland) 19. Laurenson (Carlton) 24 beat McRobie (Remuera) 10. Pilkington (Hamilton) a bye. THE PAIRS TITLE. FINDING GREEN-WINNERS. BELL AND PILKINGTON PROGRESS. AUCKLAND, Thursday. In the pairs championship to decide green-winners, Livingstone (Oneliunga) 29, beat Smith (Dunedin) 18; Bell, sen. (Hamilton) 18, beat Torrance (Ponsonby) 16; Proctor (Remuera) 22, beat Stephenson (Kahutia) 20. In post-section play to And greenwinners in Section" N Armstrong (Pukekohe) 28, beat Truscott (C?rlton) 19. In Section L Harraway (Green Island) 23, beat J. Pollock (Newtown) ?•. In Section R, Pilkington (Hamilton) 17, beat Roulston (Pukekohe) 10.

THE SINGLES. In the singles 11. Clarke (Rocky Nook) 22, beat C. Maher (West End) 8. Four are now left in this competition. MOTES AND COMMENTS. A NOTEWORTHY GAME. Evans, Meredith, Bell jun., and Bell snr., went out in Ihe second round yesterday, when Ihe team from St, John's (Wanganui)-skipped by Benefield. accounted for the Hamilton side by 23—10. The Southerners established a lead early in the fray and were always able to hold it. to win

comfortably. Norrie Bell jnr. played a great game as third, frequently coming to the aid of his side. The skip was also reliable but Evans and Meredith were off their games. Jones, Robinson, Maclntyre and Pilkington (Hamilton) had affairs very much their own way in their first and second round games yesterday against James (Cambridge) and Scrivener (Wanganui East). In the third round the Hamilton team met Harraway (Green Island). The Southerner was in control of the champion rink last season, while Pilkington had that distinction the previous year. It was a memorable game yesterday, which the Hamilton quartette won by 21—18. They went away with such a good lead that it looked, in the early stages, that Pilkington and his men would have matters much their own way, but a spurt by the Southerners left them only three down on the 11th. When there were prospects of the game coming level on the 16th, Pilkington played great bowls and turning the head well in his favour, left Hamilton five to the good on the aggregate. A successful driving effort by the South Island skip brought the tallies level on the 18th. There was some great drawing and driving witnessed during the remaining heads, both skips continuing to play splendidly. Pilkington was two to the good as they rolled to the last bead. In endeavouring to transform a down situation on the head Harraway picked up the jack, but it rcnounded from the bank on to the green. If the ditch had been the jack's resting place, the teams would again have stood level. The spectators frequently applauded the wonderful bowling during the contest.