Bell & Coates Winners Of Bowling Club’s Handicap Pairs

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 7, 16 December 1947, Page 5

Bell & Coates Winners Of Bowling Club’s Handicap Pairs

E. T. Bell (lead), and C. R. Coates (skip) have ’won the Whakatane Bowling Club’s annual handicap pairs. The competition with thirtytwo competing pairs, concluded on Saturday, when the finalists, H. L. King and A. White (s) with two ‘lives’ met Bell-and Coates (s) one lifers. In the semi-final Coates’ persistent saving undoubtedly contributed largely to the first defeat of the two lifers, King and White, who had played consistent bowls throughout the competition. (Score, 24—19). In the final game the green was keener, and apparently suited the winners, Bell arid Coates, whose steady, drawing gave them a second and decisive win over their opponents. Final score, 27—19.

Saturday’s Club Games Fine weather and ideal conditions drew a large number of bowlers to the club greens at Apanui. The Stars team skipped by C. W. Good, was once again successful in retaining the Smith Stars. - Results:—

Smith Stars: Anderson, H. L. King Hayward, Good (s) 25 v Burgess, Curr'ah, Grant, Howat (s) 22. Ordinary Draw: Stoddart, Hopgood, Chamberlain, Caisley (s) 19 Breckon, Sims, Dixon, Henderson(s) 10; Bradshaw, J. Wilson, Sloane, Smoljan (s) 19 Trask, Salmon, Alexander, Berg (s) 13; Davis, Donaldson, Cockerell, Tippet (s) 20 Sumner, Harrison, Smith, Littlejohn (s) 20; F. H. Gerring, Howat Jnr., McLead (s) 24 Wilson, R. C., Hellyar, Loane (s) 20; Cook, Drube, Harris (s). 21 R. B. Gerring, McKenzie, G. Head (s) 29. Intermediate Championship Singles: Four rounds were played oh Saturday, twenty-four bowlers.com- , mencing. By the' end of the day, : however, only three two lifers and six one lifers were left. The fifth round will be played next Saturday. Picnic Tournament . The second picnic-tourney for the ; season was held last week-end. A large- number of entries were received, there being five teams from. Opotiki, three from Taneatua, three from Te Puke, one from Tauranga and fourteen from the Whakatarie j Club. With ideal weather, all found i the greens keen and some excellent I games were witnessed. In A Section, I C. W. Good’s team won outright with 5 wins, B. Section, three teams qualified with 5 wins, apiece, .these-being skipped by Smoljan, Berg and Os.wald. . ----- ' “■Post Section Play— lst Round: Good defeated Oswald; Berg defeated Smoljan. Final: . With all members of his team playing sound bowls Good had no difficulty in winning, the final score being 7-—4. The winning team was: M. Merito, C. Head, D„ Butler, C. W. Good (s) and the runners-up were: R. Wilson v J, Bell, S. Shapley, L: Berg (s), ' -