SECTION PLAY ENDS

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21034, 9 February 1940, Page 2

SECTION PLAY ENDS

BOWLS AT ROTORUA ' I 16 TEAMS QUALIFY HAMILTON AND MAT AKA TA IN I (Special to Times) IVJTORt'A. Thursday The prec:i= were ajaln heavy Tor the fourth flay or the Rotorua Bowlihp' clhliV lu-iil -mover, flurlnp- till- dav Ml to heavy rain in thr* evening. The iaTi. however. Uni no! interfere With the p'.av and tin bnt two <|ii,ililying- rounds ami the first cltidoc!. ' Ml ' ‘ 110,1 ’ Sixteen t.-anis. tin- exact numher required lor an even draw. winxvcatht*Y r.-mains ‘fine < riic ,, 't(iurnamcnt will he concluded to-morrow. Heading tin* list or quainter*; For all sections were Mingins (Onehunga and lit tin •Carlton*. Both in -section !>. who had nine wins and one lo—each. Stewart’s Matamatn Tour In section \ came through with eight wins and tw* losses. The remaining teams had seven wins and three losses. In the first round or post-section play Mmgins’ Onehunga team had little dimculty in disposing or the Dcvonport Tour skipped by Leather, winning bv the comfortable margin of 18 —12. Practically a similar margin was the result or the match between Little, or Carlton, and Letham. or Ponsonby, the former taking the game 18—13. Maxwell Walker bent Waterman, or Taknpuna, whose four beat the Auckland team yesterday. The highest score or the day was made by the Auckland team skipped by Parke.-, which beat Gardiner, or Otahuhu, 31— 22. cl si vo victory over* Gosling’s Onehunga en- ' Probably the* closest and most exciting finish in the post-section matches was that between pjikington 'Hamilton) and Budd ( Motorua i. victory going to the Former on the 21st head. Bund's learn had scored 1 up to the I3th Mead, when Pilkingtnn had only Tour on the board, but the Rotorua players were unable to improve their position, Hamilton taking the match after a fine exhibition of bowls on the last head. 1 Rinks Which Qualified The following teams went forward to inter-section play:—C. Turnbull. L. Jones. !.. Bray. W. A. Gosling (Onehunga); A. Young, K. Gibson. A. Oates, p. Stewart (Matamata); E. Prime, H. = . Lorimer, K. Buchanan, o. A. Waterman iTakapuna. ; G. V. Frieberg, F. it. Letham. J. llolfe, A. J. Letham 'Ponsonby; j. Ogilvie, S. Harper, H. Sykes, J. Gardiner (Otahuhu); J • Proud, A. M. Elliott. E. E. Roberts, V. Little (' Cad ton ■ : K. V. Sutherland. V. McGuire, j. Kerr. J. Mingins iOnehunga); W. Pomeroy, J. Wilson. S. Hawken, B. N. Pilkingtnn (Hamilton): J. McDowell, If. K. Keaton, A. Butt. A. Budd < Rotorua); J. Medley. c. Henderson, R. smith. A. L Parker Auckland ; Newell. Overington. W. Bremner. !■:. Needham 'West End); Hardin Neil. K. Hill. H. Woolley. M. Walker Auckland ; D. Williams, 1.. Rule. w. Ferguson. A. Carson 'Otahului;: P. R. Thomson. \. Pedersen. C. M. Culpin. \Y. Chiplin < H:ixvltili : J. Macklow, A. Gotland. F. Livingstone. 11. \. Robertson 'Onehunga > : Coutts. Mlackie, Loekb-y. l.caiher ■ Dcvonport,. Details of Summaries Following were the summaries at them! of seel lon p!av; sect ion \. Mai a mat a '.Stewart;. 8 wms. ( Neorihai’ii -. nn.-iiimga Go-ding*. 7 and 3 ; Hastings .Parkinson., f, and i: Grey I yin (Prince.. Garlion Die Launa.w, 5 and 5; Will flora (Cheat), t and 0; Taneatua (Forrest;. Rotorua (Corbett l , Rawhiti 'Kcllai\>, 2 and \S. Section B.—Auckland (Walker), Ota-] huiiu (Carson). Takapuna 'Waterman), 7 and 3; Hamilton (Crowley), Rotorua (Fowkes). Manawatu 'King), 0 and 4; West End (Josephson), 5 and 5; St Hellers (Russell;, 4 and 0; Devonport (J.undon), Whitiora (Davis), 3 and 7; Grey Lynn (Dug;|). 1 and 9. section C.—Oiuhuliu (Gardiner), Ponsonby (Letham', 7 and 3; Haitaitai (Briglitlng), G and 4; St. John’s (Gordon), Epsom (Hooper). Devonport (Watson), Onehunga (Gatland), 5 and 5; Carlton Ritchie;, West End (Ilopwood), 4 and 0; Remuera (Wooller), Auckland Transport (Taplin), 3 and 7. Section D.—onehunga (Mingins), Carlton (Little), 9 and I; Rawhiti (Chiplin), 7 and 3: Waiuku (Arkle), Hamilton (Coutts), 0 and 4; Auckland Ere), Manurevva (Graham). 4 and 0; St. Hellers (Eshelby). Rotorua (French), 3 and 7 : Ponsonby (ltowe', tanlcv Bay (Wrigley), 2 and s. Section K.—Onehunga (Robertson), Devonport (Leather) Hamilton ( Pilkington; Rotorua (Budd), 7 and 3; Heretamiga boihami,' Cariton Taylor.’. Rapanui ■ Handley ~ 1 and 0; To Awamutu (Douglas), waiuku (Elmsley.. Morrinsvllle (Kirk;, 6 and 7. Inter-Section PTay The first round of post->cclioji play resulted:— Carlton (Little; beat Ponsonbv .letham . |8 -13; Auckland 'Walker; beat l akapuna 'Waterman;, 2u—l7; Auckland (Parker) heal Otahuhu (Gardiner;, .3 1 22; onehunga >Robertson > beat RawhiH i Chiplin-. 25 is; Matamata (Stewart; beat Onehunga (Gosling;. 20—12; West End 'Needham; beat Otahuhu 'Carson). 18—to Hamilton ipilkington; heat Rotorua (Budd', 17—10; Onehunga 'Mingins; beat Devonport (Leather), IS—l2. The draw for to-morrow’s play Is as follows:—Needham v. Stewart, Mingins v. Robertson, Walker v. Little, Parker v. Pilkington.