BOWLING

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 68, 22 April 1929, Page 2

BOWLING

EXD OF EASTER TOURNAHENT. SE.Mi-FINALS AND F1NAL. After several postpoucments through wet weather, the Easter tournanient was concluded 011 Haturday in line weather, with a cold wincl which nnulc bowling anytliiug but pleasant. The winners, St. Leonards rink, skipped by Malier, well deserved tlieir win, as they played consistently well throughout tho tournanient and were heartily appiauded 011 tlieir win. Tlie. runners-up, Napier's rink, skipped hv Engehretsen, were i-ather unfortunate in Josing the services of No. 2 (Hunt) in the semifinals and linals. They also played good bowls. A word of praise is due to tlie greenkeeper and groundsman of tlie AVairere green for the oxcelience of the rinks provided, which played exceedingly well, in spite of tlie very wet weather experienced. Tlie results of the semifiuals and finals were as follow : — SEMI-FTNAL. Kummer, Giles, B. Brown, Malier (s) (St. Leonards), 23; Crawford, Popplewell, Boyd, AVrightson. (s) (Port Ahuriri), 15. McGlie.e, "Wright (suh.), Evans, Engehretsen (s) (Napier), 23; Yates, Par'kinson, "White, Bewley (s) (Hastius), 15. FINAL. Maher (St. Leonards) 22, Engehretsen (Napier), 13. Ordinary club games played on the "Wairere green resulted : — Douglas, O'Keefe, McLean, F. Ayling, 33 ; H. Ayling, Burrows, Baxter, B. Tliomas, 12. E. Bear, Gibson, Rose, P. Bear, 24 ; J Black, Cook, J. G. Thomson, Benton, 8. Danvers. Brixton, Rood, Burt, 2-5 ; Dadson, Ricliards, J. P. Thomson, Watson, 18. Ellison, Neill, Pallot, McGregor, 21; Smale, Bayliffe, II. V. Thomas, Newbegiu, 18.