BOWLS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10310, 20 January 1927, Page 7

BOWLS

N.Z. TOURNAMENT PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP. AUCKLAND Jan. 19. Post section play in the Dominion bowling pairs champion ship was resumed this morning in fine, cool weather. Only green winners will go forward to post section play. Nine green winners were found yesterday afternoon, but as the rinks competition was in progress this morning the remaining 10 are being'decided as opportunity permits. The results in the matches played go far are :

Section C.—Scrivener (Wanganui East) 23. v. Inglis (Epsom) 15. Section F.—Daniels’ (Remuera) 24 v. Chapman (Ponsonbry) 10. Section G.—J. D. Smith (Dunedin 25 v. G. Clark (Mt. Albert) 15. Section H.—Proctor (Remuera) 20 v. Gaughley (Kelburn) 16. Section I.—Atkinson (Kahutia) 26 v. Kilgour (Carlton) 20. Section K Jackson (St. Johns) 23 v. Radford (Manawatu) 20. Section o.—Benefield (St. Jbhns) 20 v. Spillar (Wellington) 17. Section P.—Naylor (Thorndon) 16 v. Allsup (Dominion Road) 14. Section Q. —Hutchison (Dunedin) 27 v. Wakerley (Rocky Nook) 19. Section F.—Shillito (Timaru) 18 v. White (Hastings) IS. The only inter-section match played this’ morning was between Hutchison (Dunedin) and Shillito (Timaru) the former winning by 26 to 14. The excellent leading of Rigby (Dunedin) was the feature of the game.

R INKS CH AMPIONSHIP. Later. Post section play in the rinks championship was resumed this morning at the Carlton Green. As the result of this morning’s play the “two-lifers” are: Elyey (Devonport), Stewart (Dunedin), Meßobie (Remuera), and Hayden (Takapuna). The first round resulted as follows : Elvey (Devonport) 21 v. Truscott (Carlton) 15; Meßobie (Remuera) 22 v. Jenkm (Rocky Nook) 14 (at the 20tli head); Stewart (Dunedin) 19 v. Hoskin (Carlton) 16; Havden (Takapuna) 24 v. Laurenson Carlton) 16. “ONE-LIFERS” Pilkington (Hamilton) 21 v. James (Cambridge) 12; Walker (Auckland) 24 v. Stephens (Kelburn) 19; Bell snr. (Hamilton) 24 v. Woller (Remuera) 15; London (New. Plymouth) 21 v. Parsons (Ponsonby) 17; Trayes (Mt. Eden) 22 v. M'orrison (Epsom) 13; P. Jury (Fitzroy) 15 v. W. Dee (Marton) 14; Scrivener (Wanganui East) 17 v. Cordon (St. Johns) 14; Harraway (Green Island) 20 v. Kerr (Masterton) 12; Benfield (St. Johns) 21 v. Smart (New Plymouth) 19; Eindiay (Mt. Eden) 14 v. Everett (Otahuliu) 13. Later. Additional green winners icmucl in the pairs cfiairipionslnp a-e: Chapman (Rocky Nook), Torrance (I’onsonbv), Bell (Hamilton), J-uvingstone (Onelnmga), Gordon (St. Johns). Four matches still remain to find the. green winners, who enter the post section play. The jiost section games played resulted as follows: —First Round.— Hutchison 26 v. Shillito (Timaru) 14. Jack (St. Johns) 18 v. Naylor (Thorndon) 15. Atkinson (Kahutia) 22 v. Daniels (Remuera).

—Second Round Hutchison 24 v. Jack 23. Atkinson 23 v. Gordon (St. Johns; 18. Proctor (Remiiera) 20 v. Scrivener (Wanganui East) 17. Play is on the sudden-death principle. RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP. Chief interest in the Domin'on bowling tournament to-day centred on post-section play in the rinks championship, and as a result the following rinks are left, namely: Ste.vart (Dunedin), Hayden (Takapuna), eacii two lives; Walker (Auckland), Benefield (St. Johns, Wanganui), J.aui'enson ’(Carlton), Mcßobie (Remuera), Pilkington (Hamilton) all with one life. Following are the results of L*.ie post section play : —First Round.— Mcßobie (Remuera) 22 v. Jonkin (Rocky Nook; 14. Elvy (Devonport) 21 v. Truscott (Carlton) 15. , Hayden (Takapuna) 24 v. Laurcnson (Carlton) 16. Stewart (Dunedin) 19 v. Hosking (Carlton) 16. F. Jury (Fitzroy) 15 v. Doe (Maitai) 14. Pilkington (Hamilton) 21 v. James (Cambridge) 12. Scrivener (Wanganui East) 17 v. Gordon (St. Johns) 14. • Harraway (Green Island) 20 v. Kerr (Masterton) 12. Findlay (Mt. Eden) 14 v. Everitt (Otahuhu) 13. J. D. Smith (Dunedin) 28 v. Beynow (petone) IC. (London (New Plymouth) 21 v. Parsons (Ponsonby) 17. Trayes (Mt. Eden) 22 v. Morrison (Epsom) 13. Walker (Auckland) 24 v. Stephens (Kelburn) 19. Bell (Hamilton) 24 V. W r ooller (Remuera) 15. Benefield (St: Johns) 21 v. Smart (New Plymouth) 19. —Second Round.— Mcllobic, a bye. HaydeiV'23 v. Elvey 19. Stewart 18 v. P. Jury 13. Pilkington 23 v. Scrivener 16. Harraway 19 v. Findlay 15. Smith 2i' v. London 15. Walker 23 v. Trayes 15. Benefield. 23 v. Bell 16. , Truscott "82 v. Jenkin 26. Laurenson 15 v. Hosking 12. —Third Round.— Stewart, a bye. Hayden 20 v. Mcßobie 19. Pilkington 21 v. Harraway 18. Walker 29 v. Smith 15. Benefield 27 v. Truscott 15. Laurenson 25 v. Elvey 13. 1 .A. BEATEN POINTLESS. V r hat is probably a record for Taranaki, if not for New Zealand, was put up in a championship on tlm Avon Bowling Club’s m’een, when, playing in a championship game, A. Dickenson beat F. Weston by 2l points to nil.—Stratford “lost.’

PENNANT MATCH AT OPOTIKI. WIN -FORi CITIZENS’ CLUB. (Special to the Times.; OPOTIKI, Jan. 19. A bowling match between _ teams from the Citizens’ and Opotiki Bowling Club’s, for a pennant presented by Mr W. Stevens, the president of the Citizens’ Club, was played here to-day under ' ideal weather conditions. This resulted in a win lor the Citizens’ Club bv three games ty ,two, the aggregate points being 108 to cO. Games resulted as fallow ,'Citizens' plavers mentioned first):-- « Wolfendon ,(s)34' defeated Hud

Crawford (s) 19 defeated Tabb (s) 15. Payne (s) 15 lost to Charles (s) 23. ■Creagh (s) 21 defeated Pattig (s) 15. Wilkinson (s) 19 lost to Short (s) 20.