Successful Opening Day Of Whakatane Bowling Club

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 46, 3 October 1949, Page 8

Successful Opening Day Of Whakatane Bowling Club

The Whakatane Bowling Club held a most successful opening day on Saturday afternoon. There was a large attendance of bowlers and visitors from other Clubs as well as a number of women spectators. •

Mr C. Good, president, in extending a welcome to visitors expressed the wish that all would have a' good season’s bowling. He read a telegram of good wishes from the club’s patron, Mr W. Sullivan, M.P. Mrs Good, president’s wife, then threw the first jack and declared the season open. A competition bowls scramble was won by Mr C. Loane. Results:— ~

President’s Rink: E. Johnson, A. King, C. R. Coates, C. Good 26 W. H. Toclcer, J, Goodhew, W. Rixon, H. Foster 20.

Yesterday afternoon the President’s team played the Vice-Presi-dents team, the latter team winning by 94 to 61 points. 'The play-off for the teams with the biggest win was won by P. Smoljan in an exciting finish, S. J. McKenzie’s team being runners-up. Results: — Vice-President’s teams mentioned first:— ■

W. Jarrett, R. Stewart, G. Oswald, S. McKenzie 30 J. Rutherford, C. Head, A. Burgess, W. Howat 11; E. Ballot, J. Murphy, A. White, C. R. Coates 15 W. Compton, E. Johnson, P. Dixon, G. Good 23; P. Breckon, J. Alexander, C. Hollis, P. Smoljan 30. A. Atkinson, R. Spong, J. Wilson, A. C. King 11; J. Weeber, R. F. Smith, B. Drube, C. Loane 19 E. Hirst, P. Sims, H. Cantrell, D. Anderson 16. Play of Smoljan’s team 1, McKenzie’s team 0. Other games: W. Compton, J. Grahame, S, Shapley, W. Howat 24 C.‘ McDonald, C. McKenzie, J. Wilson, C .Loane 20; Waterman, P. Hodson, E. Grant 26 T. Danks, J. Murphy, A. King 14; H. Pearson,* R. Stewart, B. Drube.,. W. Henderson 23 R. Morgan, R. Wilson, J. Alexander, R'. Spong 20; C. Drayson, C.» Head, J. Thompson, S. McKenzie 22 C. N. Chamberlain, J. Weeber, C. Butler, D. Anderson 15; Richardson, C. Howat, P. Dixon 25 R. F. Smith, J. Copestake, A. Burgess 22; P. Parr, R. Gerring, G. Head, J. Warner 19 E. Chamberlain, P. Breckon, J. Hellyar, C. Pearson 17; Ruddick, Grace, Gee, Hunt 32 H. Morgan, J. Rutherford, G. Latta, L. Berg 7; A. Atkinson, Robinson, Smoljan 21 W. Rangi, S. Middlemas, J. Lawn 11; C. O’Brien, A. McGougan, J. Rae, A. Torrie 31 T. Anstis, Fj. Gerring, H. Armstrong, W. Harris 15; F. Sumner, A. White, L. Luxton 2 W. Smith, P. Sims, L. Littlejohn 19.