WITHOUT BIAS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 267, 5 February 1941, Page 8

WITHOUT BIAS

VISIT OF POVERTY BAY RINK

A rink from the. Poverty Bay Club, Gisborne, en route for Rotorua Avliere it Avas to play in a tournament broke the journey to play n match at Whakatane. The result of the match was as folloAVs:—

Poverty Bay: Hartley, McGibbon, Ritchie, Bennett (s) 21 defeated SaA--age, Tippett, Baxter, Caisley (s) 13. The final of the local handicap pairs resulted in a Avin for Berg and Baxter (s) 30 against Salmon and Loane (s) 13.

Games in the usual Saturday draAV resulted as folloAVs:—

McMillan, Salmon. Bath, Canning (s) 23 a t Donaldson, OsAvald, White Norriss (s) 22

Johnson, Boon, Burgess, Creeke (s) 20 y Murphy, Dines, Bridgcr Mclsaac (s) 15.

Wilson, Drubc, Ilayward, Littlejohn (s) 23 v Nicholson,, Bigelow, Pearson, Shaw (s) 17. Week-end Tournament. Favoured with the excellent weather of the week-end the tournament help proved most enjoyable and some excellent matches resulted. A number of visiting teams were present and added to the interest of the day. Palmer (Te Puke) and Hoi lis (Whakatane) went through without a loss and meeting in the final provided a most interesting contcst the local rink finally winning by 13-3. Hesults in the sections were as follows:— Section A; Dines, J. Pel 1. King. I']. J. Bell (s) '2\i wins; Creeke, Littlojohn, Burgess " 4%; Savage, Francis, Chambers, Loane f>; Shapley, Ilayward, Baxter, Caisley 4; Henderson, Drube, Healy, Howat 3; Alexander, Midtllemas, Foster Moody (Taneatua) 3; Bertrum, Pearce, Chester, Spratt (Te Puke) 2; Luke, Higgle,- Palmer, Freeman (Continued foot next c-:4<irnr),

(Te Puke) 7; Beattie, Butler, Jeplison, Stevens (Citizens) 3. Section B: Berg, White; Bath,. Marsh (s) 3 wins; Pearson, Bridgcr Mcisanc, Sltow 4*£: .Oswald, MeLeod Hooper, Hollis 7; Cole, Boon, Salmon Sloane 1;. Blacky Geo, Marsden Hunt (Taneatua) IV2' McKenzie, Lawn, Torrie, Kennedy (Taneatua) 3; Baker, Washer/ Cooper, Ward (Te Puke) 2; Debreceny, Stevens, Hedley, Burrett (Opotiki) 3; Jackson, Hougliton, Young, C'ru'k (u ; )- i . ■> r