High Standard Of Play At Indoor Bowling Tourney

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 71, 19 July 1950, Page 4

High Standard Of Play At Indoor Bowling Tourney

Twelve teams competed in the first evenings play of a four-week indoor bowling tournament sponsored by the Whakatane St. John Ambulance Association on Saturday evening. Play was of a high standard, with Legion of Frontiersmen No. 1 and Whakatane St John D teams, * the section winners, deserving praise, as they are both young teams who have never before competed in a tournament. During supper Mr F. Bush presented the Superintendent of the Whakatane St John, Mr E. Ramson, with a shield given by Mr A. W. Mcintosh and himself, for competition between indoor bowling clubs of the district. The shield, which is to be known as the Whakatane St John Challenge Shield, has created much interest, and challenges are already being issued. Detailed results of play:— Round 1: Section 1: Board Mills St John defeated Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 3, Legion of Frontiersmen No. 1 defeated Whakatane Nursing Division B, Whakatane Druids W defeated Thornton 1.8. C. No. 4. Section 2: Matahina St John No. 1 defeated Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 2, Thornton 1.8. C. No. 5 defeated Legion of Frontiersmen No. 2, Whakatane St John D defeated Whakatane Druids Z.

Round 2: Section 1: Legion of Frontiersmen No. 1 defeated Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 3, Whakatane Druids W defeated Whakatane Nursing Division B, Thornton 1.8. C. No. 4 defeated Board Mills St John No. 2. Section 2: Legion of Frontiersmen No. 2 defeated Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 2, Matahina St John No. 1 defeated Whakatane St John D, Thornton 1.8. C. No. 5 defeated Whakatane Druids Z. Round 3: Section 1: Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 3 defeated Whakatane Nursing Division B, Legion of Frontiersmen No. 1 defeated Thornton 1.8. C. No. 4, Board Mills St John No. 2 defeated Whakatane Druids W. Section 2: Thornton 1.8. C. No. 5 defeated Matahina St John No. 1, Whakatane St John D defeated Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 2, Whakatane Druids Z defeated Legion of Frontiersmen No. 2. Round 4: Section 1: Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 3 defeated Whakatane Druids W, Thornton 1.8. C. No. 4 defeated Whakatane Nursing Division B, Board Mills St John No. 2 defeated Legion of Frontiersmen No. 1. Section 2: Whakatane Druids Z defeated Matahina St John No. 1, Whakatane St John D defeated Legion of Frontiersmen No. 2, Thornton 1.8. C. No. 5 defeated Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 2. Round 5: Section 1: Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 3 defeated Thornton 1.8. C. No. 4, Legion of Frontiersmen defeated Whakatane Druids W, Whakatane Nursing Division B defeated Board Mills St John No. 2. Section 2: Legion of Frontiersmen No. 2 defeated Matahina St John No. 1, Taneatua 1.0.0. F. No. 2 defeated Whakatane Druids Z, Whakatane St John D defeated Thornton 1.8. C. No. 5. Section finals:

Section No. 1 was won by the Legion of Frontiersmen team No. 1, and No. 2 Section by Whakatane St John D, who tied with Thornton 1.8. C. No. 5, and had to meet in a deciding game at the end of play.