WITH THE BOWLERS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 32, 10 March 1930, Page 2

WITH THE BOWLERS

PLAY AT NAPIER CLUBS. .VISIT FROM WAIPUKURAU. The weather conditions for bowls were perfect on Saturday when there were good attendances at the various gi'eens . Three rinks from Waipukurau visited the Port, Mr Mcljeay welcoxning tliem. The visitors gave a good account of tlxemselves, but failed to liold the home players. This was particularly notieeable with J. P. Smith's (Park Island) rink, the veterans never being in danger of defeat. Wrightson' had a sti-ong lead against Bryant, but at the finisli the leeway was made up handsomely by Waipukurau. McLeav and Cook had a real good game, plnv being interesting througbout. In tbe other rinks Burrows and Ruffell played a draw, 18 all, while L. Smith had 8 margin of four over McGregor. Detailed scores, Waipukux-au players mentioned first : — WAIPUKURAU V. PORT AHURIRI. Kinghorn, Condie, Foot, Cook (s), 13; Logan, Russell, Thompson, Mc-Leay-(s), 17. Fraser, Clark, Kemp, Bryant, (s), 13; Crawford, Moore, Hill, Wrightson (s). 22. Bowlands, Schroder, W. Smith, Haldane (s), 11: Petersen, Northcroft, Steele, J. P. Smith (s), 26. Ordinary games. — Po-ppelwell, E. Steele, Johnson, L. Smith (s), 24; Richardson, Whiting, Lockwood, McGi'egor (s), 19. Pool, Goss, Houseman, Ruffell (s), 18 ; Riddell, Brady, Andrews, Burrows (s), 18. In the champion singles Johnson has secux'ed 11 wins, McCarthy and Head (latter last year's colts' champion) seven wins, Boyd and McLeay six wins. Handicap pairs. Poppelwell and L. Smith, eight wins ; Creagh and Lockwood, eight wins.; Crawford and Pirie, five wins. Next Saturday the Napier Club will visit the Port green, and the following Saturday, March 22, four . rinks from the Port visit "the Waipukurau Club.