BOWLING

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19816, 21 February 1936, Page 11

BOWLING

ROTORUA TOURNEY. BECTION PLAY CONCLUDED. WAIKATO PLAYERS ELIMINATED. ROTORUA, Thursday. Unseasonable weather again made conditions unpleasant for the continuation of the Rotorua Bowling Club's open pairs tournament to-day, but section play was concluded late in the afternoon, and if the weather permits the tournament should be finished tomorrow afternoon. Eight wins in the sections were necessary to qualify for post-section play to-morrow morning, the qualifying rinks being Henderson (Higginbotham), last year’s winner and Onehunga (Livingstone), who secured nine wins and one loss, and Auckland (Walker), Auckland (Keys), Rotorua (Budd), Auckland Transport (Taplin), West End (Needham) and PonsonDy (Graham, each with eight »wins and two losses. Results of the concluding rounds, as they affect South Auckland players, ■and a summary of the position at tne end of section play are:— Section A. Ninth Round. —Leamington (Francis) 20 v. Auckland Transport (Liddle), 16; West End (Needham), 23, v. Te Kuiti (Portman) 20. Tenth Round.—Te Kuiti 27 v. Rolonua (Grey), 24; West End 18 v. Leamington 17. Eleventh Round. —Ellerslie 20 v. Te Kuiti 14; Rotorua (Grey) 21 v Leamington 20. Summary.—West End, 8 wins, 2 losses; Rocky Nook, 7 wins, 3 losses; Karori, 7 wins, 3 losses; Howick, 6 wins, 4 losses; Rotorua (Grey), Te Kuiti, 5 wins, 5 losses; Ellerslie, 4 wins, 6 losses; Rotorua (Rowe), Leamington, 4 wins, 6 losses; .St. Heliers, 3 wins, 7 losses; Auckland Transport, 2 wins, 8 losses. i Seotlon B.

Ninth Round. —Henderson (Higginbotham), 26 v. Te Kuiti (Haines) 14, Poverty Bay (Morrison) 19 v. Iluntly (Barclay) 18. Tenth Round. —Woburn (Bradley) 21 v. Te Kuiti 15; Auckland (Keys) 26 v. liuntly 15. Eleventh Round.—Te Kuiti 15 v. Huntly 14. Summary.—Henderson, 9 wins, 1 loss; Auckland, 8 wins, 2 losses; Rotorua (Pakes), 7 wins, 3 losses; Hastings, 6 wins, 4 losses; Devonport 5 wins, 5 losses; Mount Eden, Poverty Bay, Rotorua (Stonehouse), 4 wins, 6 losses; Woburn, Huntly, 3 wins, 7 losses; Te Kuiti, 2 wins, 8 losses. Beotion C. Ninth Round. —Huntly (Douglass), a bye. Tenth Round.—Auckland Transport (Taplin), 19 v. Huntly 18. Eleventh Round. —Takapuna (Butler) 24 v. Huntly 11. Summary. Auckland Transport, Rotorua (Budd), 8 wins, 2 losses; Huntly, West End, Otahuhu, 6 wins, 4 losses; Rotorua (Corbett), 5 wins, 5 losses; Poverty Bay, Taumarunui, 4 wins, 0 losses; Takapuna, 3 wins, 7 losses; Woburn, Auckland, 2 wins, 8 losses. Seotlon D. Ninth Round. —Rotorua (Banks) 28 v. Hamilton (Land) 10; Whitiora (Davis) 20 v. Otahuhu (Carson) 10. Tenth Round.—Hamilton 18 v. Otahuhu 14; Wliitiora 18 v. Auokland (Kasper), 13. Eleventh Round.—Whitiora 17 v. Epsom (Nash) 16; Hamilton 22 v. Auckland 18. Summary.—Ponsonby, 8 wins, 2 losses; Mount Albert, Epsom, 7 wins, 3 losses; Whitiora, 0 wins, 4 losses; Waitemata, Hamilton, Rotorua (Banks), Otahuhu, 5 wins, 5 losses; Rotorua (Tapper), 4 wins, 6 losses; Auckland 2 wins, 8 losses; Avondale, 1 win, 9 losses. Bection E. Ninth Round. —Huntly (Shaw) 22 v. Rotorua (Butt) 13. Tenth Round. —St. Heliers (Tyndall) 21, v. Huntly 20. Eleventh Round. —Huntly a bye. Summary.—Onehunga, 9 wins, 1 loss; Auckland, 8 wins, 2 losses; St. Heliers, 7 wins, 3 losses; West End, 6 wins, 4 losses; Huntly, Rotorua (Butt), 5 wins, 5 losses; Ryde, Ponsonby, 4 wins, 6 losses; Avondale, Carlton, 3 wins, 7 losses; Otahuhu, 1 win, 9 losses. AROUND THE GREENB. PROGRAMME FOR TO-MORROW. A wide variety of fixtures, including inter-club engagements, Centre championship matches and club competition games have been arranged for decision on Hamilton bowling greens to-morrow. Teams from the Hamilton and Whitiora Clubs will meet in an inter-club match, while Hamilton teams, holders of the Waikato Rinks and Pairs Challenge Shields, will defend the trophies against Railway and Te Awamutu respectively. The first matches in the South' ■ Auckland Centre Champion of Champion of Champions rinks competition will be played on the Whitiora green i Frankton meeting Morrinsville and Railway being opposed to Hamilton . East. ; The programme on the individual greens is as follows: Hamilton. Inter-club match with Whitiora; Waikato full-rink Shield match with Railway; Pairs Shield match with Te Awamutu; ordinary draw and club competitions. Claudelands. Matthews Ferns, ordinary draw, and \ club competitions. Whitiora. 1 Inter-club match with Hamilton; ; champion of champions matches. Railway. . Match with Hamilton for Waikato Shield; Centre champion of champions match with Hamilton Hast, at Wliitiora; ordinary club draw. f Frankton. i 1 Hamilton East. ordinary draw and club competi-