HARDY BOWLERS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20786, 22 April 1939, Page 8

HARDY BOWLERS

TOURNAMENT IN RAIN RAILWAY CLUB’S FIXTURE Despite heavy rain and sodden greens, a one-day tournament began at the Railway Bowling Club’s greens today. Sixteen teams took part in the tournament and they were representative of Hamilton and country clubs. Conditions over the first two rounds could hardly have been worse and the standard of play suffered under (he circumstances. Umbrellas and overcoats were much in evidence, the bowlers adapting themselves cheerfully to the difficult' conditions. Details ; First Round.—Alker, Cooney, Judge, Hawkins (Frankton) 17 v. manning. Welsh, Welsh, Wel-li iNgarunwahbi > It); Marshall, Thorpe, White. Shirley t Clandelamls) 17 v. Parris, Massett, Williams, To Weri t Railway) 13; Mend. Speight, chapman. Fruish (Claudelands) 11 v. Galloway, Forster, Samson, Bridges (Frankton' 6; Williams, Codd, Doyle, Morrison (Railwav) 15 v. Nichols, Fitness. Silvester, Forsvthe (Ohaupo) 10; McFarlane, Blair, Connow, McFarlane 16 v. Coombes, Coombes, Anchor. Coombes (Hamilton) 13 v. McCabe. Malone, Bright. Johnson (Railway) it v. Quintall, Lymburn, Rockell. Stuart i' Hamilton j 10; O'Connor, Fisher, Goodwin, Patterson (Claudelands) 11 v. Bannister, Gavin, Wilson, Harvey 11 ; Webb. Hunter, Gary, Kemp (Ngaruawahla) 15 v. Gair, Crawford, Long, Smith (Glen Massey, 6. Second Round. —Smith 15 v. Bridges 6; Shirley 23 v. Paterson 8; Coombes 13 v. Fruish 11; Hawkins IS v. Johnson 9; Pilkington 16 v. Forsythe 8; Morrison 12 v. Stuart 10; Harvey 19 v. McFarlane 4; Kemp 11 v. Welsh 7.