BOWLING HIGHLIGHTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 227, 24 September 1940, Page 13

BOWLING HIGHLIGHTS.

FINE EFFORT AT REMUERA. MT. EDEN BEATS CARLTOtt. TRANSPORT CAPTURES JORDAN PINS PROM MANGERE.

(By TRUNDLER.)

Records are always an attraction, but probably very few ouUside the Remueva Olub would realise that one game mentioned in the "Sports Edition" on Saturday, for the Finlayeon Badges, constituted a record for this popular challenge competition. It was the thirteenth win in succession against the previous record of eeven -wins. These are now to the credit of C. O. Mahony, the club president, A. R. Thompson, recently from Ohristc-hurch, M. D. White, the club champion of two years ago, and Raymond' Sheath, club champion of four years ago, and runnerup in the champion of champions.

This Is a winter competition, with a good list of challengers for the trophies given by the late Mr Thomas Flnlayson, who was club president in 1899 and again in 1911. With fine weather, there will be two more Saturdays for challengers to try their luck. . The inter-dub challenge matches received the usual eager attention, the feature of the day being the large margin of points. This was specially notable In the Edwin Stars, the Mt. Eden challengers leading alt the way—the holders only reaching double figures by securing a four, late in the game. The final card read:—C. J. Moon, L. L. Joll. L. Joll, A. E. Harland ST. jr. E. J. Hill, J. Molloy. H. B. Jenkin, C. Little (Carlton), holders, 12. „ . . . Next Saturday the challengers will be A. I. Clarke, J. Pasooe, H. Luke, W. TJre (Auckland), and this will be the last game until next year, as both Mt. Eden and Auckland are opening their summer season a week later. October 5. The Jordan Pins promised a good game, for the score was five all on five. ends. After this the challengers made a great run, reaching 18 to 8 when they adjourned for toa, and Increasing even that margin to finish: L. Ure, 8. Roper, W H. Horscroft, J. C .Taplin (Transport), challengers. 28, V. W. H. Banks, E. H. Solomon G. Laslett, J. A. Granger (Mangere), holders, 14. The new holders will again play on the Omhunga green next Saturday, to meet an Ellerslie rink* probably in charge of H. L. JoU. Grey Lynn All the Way. The game lor the Denleon Pins was almost -a runawayTthe Grey Lynn holders haying a big mwgta throughout , ! The, were •««««»««» visitors, man for man. Buckley (number 3) ""Jβ at top form, and the others usually equal to ariylituation: The scores were iT T wi,TtHp W. McMurchy, E. E. Buckley. H. Whittle 27, y. S Walker, W. Hatton. A. Humphreys, T. H. A. walker (Mount Albert), challengers, 18. .Next to play aie O. Dronsneld, E. N. Davies W leather, J. B. Lundon (Devonport), followed by Tn*e O^enSSga 8 hffi of the Diggers' Badges had I much easier proposition than in the P™vlous week when the game was contested up to the veo'lart bowl, lit they led aU «he way. The nearest approach to a win for the Hlllsboro' visitors w£ when tteTwereonly two behind (at 10 to 12) at the adjournment. Cross and Vella were too deadly on the drive for the others to have a hone the game ending: W. H. Zulll. L. Jones, B. Cross S. Vefia 32, v. C Norman, F. Brown, E. E. BUkey, T. H. Stringer (Hillsboro), challengers 12. W. Horscroft (Transport). L. Shine (Grey Lynn), and H. X. JoU (EllersUe), are next on the lilt of challengers, but if Transport wins there will be no more games this season, as that club Mectric Power Board and the Auckland Gas Company met on Saturday at the Onehunga green, to play their annual shield match, which resulted:—E. Thomas. « g Martin. T. H. Mitchell, W. E. Taylor (Power Board). 22. v. H. Young, J. Grant, W. Brownett. J. Bayllss (Gas Company) IT.