WITHOUT BIAS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 285, 19 March 1941, Page 8

WITHOUT BIAS

SHIELD FINAL On Saturday the last of the three games this year for the TancatuaWhalcatane Shield was played. Each club had won one game, Whakatane on Saturday winning the rubber and the Shield, for 1941. Details are hs follows, Taneatua being mentioned first:—Sykes, McKenxie, Lawn, Moody (s) 13 v Berg, King, Hollis, Norriss (s) 26; T'ebbutt, Grace, Foster, Rae (s) 19 v Bigelow, Drubc, Marsh Baxter (s) 19; Kennedy, Ruddick, Torries, Fox (s) 18 v White, llealy Chamberlain, Francis (s) 2"J; Black, Gee, Marsdcn, Hunt (s) 21 v Ballard Salmon, Littlejolin, Luxton (s) 22. Feathers : Nicholson, Beeby, Bradshaw, Peebles (s) 16 v Johnson, McMiillan, Smith, Cole (s) 21. Progressive Pairs Tournament. A Progressive Pairs Tournament was held in .splendid weather at the week-end. In the Leads Section G. Oswald.(s wins) played off with Dr, A. W. F. Cole (5 wins) the former winning by 6-2. A. C. King won the Skips Section outright with 5 wins. Details, Heads ■: Bullard wins, Henderson 2 1 A. Berg 4*4, Burt 3 1 / 2, Shaplcy %, Smith Salmon 3%. McLeod 3, Butler 2, Cole 5, McMillan 2y 2 , Oswald 5, Dixon 4, Pearson 3. Skips: Baxter 1%, Grant 2, Hooper 3, Little John 4, Bath IVi, Marsh 1, Francis 3%, King 5%, Drube 2, Turpin 3, Sloane 4, Luxton 3. Hollis 4Vo r White 3. Singles Championship : After a great game W. Baxter beat C. Hayward 18-44. Junior Singles Championship : G. Oswald 1 lifer) ]9 beat J. Bullard (2 lifer) 9. Oswald and Bullard now play again the final, each having lost a life.