BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2538, 26 June 1909, Page 3

BOWLING.

GISBORNE CLUB. The final game in the C- section oi the competition for the . President s champion challenge cup anti gold medal of the Gisborne .Bonding Club took place on the club’s green yesterday afternoon, between M. Craig and If. A. Martin, and resulted in a.win for the former by the. narrowest possible • margin—a single point on an extra head. The play presented some.] interesting features. ; hhiring the. enrlf.hoads the scores wcreXoyen, tli o Gth ho Ad. Martin...” >'scored

heavily, putting up three threes and a couple, -while his opponent only made a single, i&o- that on the 11th head ,the hoard read—Martin 17, Craig 7. The latter then got in on. four consecutive, heads —three singles and a two. An interchange of singles followed, and then, on the-18th head, Martin got iu a couple, making his score. 20 to Craig’s 13. Craig did all tho scoring during the rest of the- game. With eight to get in order to win ho put up a single on the 19th head, and on the kith had the unusual good luck to get in all four of his bow’s... He followed this up by making a couple on the 21st head, thus equalising the total—2o all. On the additional head he get in one, and -won by 21 points to 20. The winners of the other sections of the competition were J. J. Martin-and W. Pettie. The former has already beaten the. latter. Craig will therefore p’.ay J. J. Martin. Should Martin prove successful in the game he will win the .match, but should he succumb to Craig, the latter will play F. W. Pettie. Craig will win the match! if lie. wins the .game, but should he not, there will be another _ draw on the “sudden death” principle.