BOWLING NOTES

Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21653, 13 February 1942, Page 5

BOWLING NOTES

SUCCESS AT ROTORUA Congratulations are due to the Hamilton and Whitiora players who reached the llnal in the Rotorua Bowling Club’s annual rinks tournament. Both teams played excellent bowls throughout the ,week, and in the llnal R. Coomhes and his teammates thoroughly deserved their win. This was the seventh time a Hamilton team had won the Rotorua tournament. On the last occasion, in 193 i, R. Pilkington was skip or the victorious team. The club with the next best tally of wins in the long series of annual tournaments at Rotorua is Onehunga, with four successes. Originally a team comprising Seccombe, Robinson, Anchor and Freeman was nominated for this year’s tourney, but word came back that there were too many nominations and Hamilton’s entry could not be accepted. Some days later word was received that Hamilton’s entry could be included, but by that time two of the original team bad made other arrangements. The team that eventually took part in the tournament was Seccombe, Crowley, Anchor and R. Coombes, skip. Returning from the Rotorua tournament last Saturday, a bowler expressed surprise at seeing hundreds of motorcars parked at the Matamata racecourse. He commented that in Rotorua throughout the week there were very few private ears in evidence, yet in the heart or a great dairying district cars were driven to a race meeting. Club Championships The rourth round of the Hamilton Bowling Club’s* championship singles resulted: Taylor beat Yeanian, Morgan beat Wilkes, Robinson beat Gamble, Adams beat Ladner, H. Morris beat S. R. Hawkins, Hampson beat Jleyworth, Forsythe heat Anchor. The Hamilton pairs championship has been reduced to post-section play. In section A. Lambie and Nicholas are the only two-lifers, and Robinson and Anchor, Crowley and Martin are one-lifers, Graham and partner, Freeman and Seccombe, section B, are two-liTers. The Matamata R.S.A. is holding a “diggers’ ” tournament on the Matamata Bowling Club's greens on Monday, February 10. Die Hamilton Bowling Club lias been allotted Wednesday, February 18, for an open full-rink tournament. A full-rink tournament is being promoted by the Hamilton East Bowling Club for Saturday, February 2 1.