BOWLING SEASON

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 16, 19 October 1943, Page 8

BOWLING SEASON

GREAT GATHERING ATTENDS WHAKATAXE CLUB'S OPENING Members of the local bowling fraternity gathered in full force 1 ns/t Saturday afternoon when the AVliakatane Club staged its official opening in glorious weather. Visitors were present from Opotiki, Taneat.ua and Te Puke and a thoroughly enjoyable p.l'temoon's play eventuated. Tlie president. Mr Les Littlejohn. addressing the assembled -.crowd said that the gathering augured very well for the forthcoming season. He paid a glowing tribute to the work of the greenkeepcr stating that the greens had never looked better. He then declared, ••the season open and to the accompaniment of applause Mrs Littlejohn drove the first jack down the green. Friendly games were the order of the day while once, again the ladies supplied; the welcome afternoon tea for which they are so well known. Details of the play were as un-j tier:— Gee, Bradsliaw, Palmer and Hollis 29 beat Butler, J. Bell.. Collins and Hellyar 20. Cradwick, Madson, Alexander and Peebles' 18 beat Bennett, B. Grace. Marsh and Caislcy 13. Doran, Turpin. Drube. and Mooch

24 beat Head, Donaldson, Rice an' Hooper 15. Potter, Cole, Francis and Howa 23 heat Kcmpton, OLlcy. Schofielc and Foster 12. G. Spratt, Pinker. A. Spratt anc Knight 29 beat McKenzie, Hender son, McLeod, and Littlefjohn 13. Hcggic, Harris. Pocock and Loanc 27 beat Merito, C. Head Bigelow anc Rao 13. Taylor, Mcintosh, E. J. Bell and Cac 30 beat Wilson, Bropliv. Baxtei and King 13. Dainton, O'Rour'ke, McKenzic and Tippett 20 beat. B. Wilson, Simon, Hay ward and Hunt 13. Jackson, Topp, Canning and Gordon 20 beat Recce. Shapley, Carling and McSsaac 11. •Hanson, A. - L. King, Shaw and Kidd 25 beat Grace/Wilkinson, Clark and Lawn 18. Berg, Lessing, Pearson and. Palmer 21 beat Brockon, Cantrell, Crcckc and Glenister 16. Miller, Moore, Hunt and Hawk in 25 beat. Larsen, Warren, Rickson and Chamberlain 15.