BOWLING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16151, 4 March 1918, Page 9

BOWLING.

| -=—• CENTRE RINKS COMPETITION. j UNITED WINS THE BANNER. I The final of *ho Centre Rinks competition > was plaved on Saturdnv on the Christchurch I crecn. T' ,r af'ernrnn ,v " f'ne and the played well. When half way through 1 the p.dvant.igo wiiT with Sydenham, but United forg'-d 'ahoM in the second half and wn {v.-o samcs out. ol I lie three. I Some very fine play was eho-.vn by individual V player?, and tlic spectators enjoyed tho exj bibition, »nn applauded the specially good effort-"*. Snm:Unit«d —Atkinson, Thomson. Suti-.c. W . T»a«?r (*) 31. v. .Sydenham—Freeman, Turn- ■ l;fl I-.ck. W. spiller at yj Uni;-ed —S. Smith. J. H. Seager, J. Brown, j Wonlf Is) 13, v. Sydenham-—W. Calvert, J. Y. Beattie, K. Garth. T. (s) 19. United— Cooper, McCullough, Dr. Sandston, J. Braekenridgo (f) 23, v. Sydenham—Dickinson, Chambers, C'hegwin, .T. Scott (:) 20. • Totals— United 67 points, Sydenham 50. At the close of tho match Mr E. E. Daniels, vice-president of tho Christclnirch Centre, vcrv heartily congratulated the' ■winners on their c-';oces3. The competition had been -well contested, and met the appioval of •he- various club<=. He then pr<-£ent,-'l the tinner, Mr W. Fraser receiving it on behalf of hi 3 club. Checr3 were thfcu given for tbi v., nnt rslf r John Brown responded on beiiaif of United- He considered the competition had been successful in filling a club v. club need, ond hoped that it would bo continued. Mr \ Brown then called for cheers for the Syden- | i ham Club, which were heartily given. Mr J J. Scott responded for Sydenham. OPAWA CLUB. Tn the final of the Champion Singles E. W. Taylor IS beat B. Best 15, and represents hi 3 - club in tho Maddison trophy competition. SYDENHAM v. NEW BRIGHTON. The Sydenham and New Brighton Clubs met- at New Brighton, the match resulting in a. win for Sydenham by four points. Scores:— Sydenham—White, McKeon, Jacobson, and Robertson (s), 16; Now Brighton—Pattrick, Byford, Stokes, and Jones (s), 29. Sydenham—Cooper, Robson, Bilcliff, and Bot't (s), 30: New Brighton—Dennis, Fantham, Herrick, and Beaumont (s), 21. Sydenham—McAliater. Peak, Butler, j.nd Mitchell (s), 26: New Brighton—Brown, Besley, Ainger, and Drako (s), 11. j Sydenham—Rudd, Braithwnite, Jacobson, ! and Howison (s), 25; New Brighton—Anderson, Blunt, Graham, and Bosomworth (s), 20. Sydenham—Gilchrist. Copplestone, Allan, and Griffiths (;), 10; New Brighton—Cooke, Eastwood, M-.inns, and Barrett (s), 28. Sydenham—Farrant. Broadlev, Faulkner, and Duffy (*>, 23; New Brighton—McCree, Muirson, Rodgere, and Kibblewhite (s), 17. Totals—Sydenham 130, New Brighton 126. BUILDEP.S r. PLUMBERS. ■ The annual bowling match between the I Builders and Plumbers will bo played on ! Thursday next, on a green to be arranged, | probably Edgeware. The following will re- [ present the Plumbers: —G. Bilcliff, T. Pros&=r. A. Price, J. D. Colville (=); H. Oakley, (i. Blackmore, M. Kershaw, E. Taylor (a)-' C. James, T. Hcaley, C. Colvillo, W. le Cren (3). J ST. ALBANS v. KAIAPOI. A match between the St. Albans and Kaiapoi Clubs was played on the Kaiapoi gTeen on Saturday afternoon, the home team winning by two games. Scores: — Kaiapoi—Roilinson, Venice, Douda, "Wyllie (s> 31, v. St. Albans—Lorimer, Gibbs, Hobbs, 1® Cren (s) IS. Kaiapoi—Johnson, "Wylie, Healings, Hall (si -v- St. Albans—Kendall, Mintv, Edgar, Wood (s) 17. Kaiapoj—Holland, Fisher, Crawehaw, Butcher fr) 15, v. St. Albans-Read, Brown .DuFeu, Henley (s), 15. (a), .4, V St. AJbans—Callender, Snoad, Davidson, Thompson (s) <>4 Kaiapoi 91 points, St. Albans 74. 3 SUMNER CLUB. The section winners in the Championship 2S we t ° n Saturday, with tho following result :—TF. Chambers defeated G. W. C. omithson, J. A. Booth defeated T. F Chambers, W. F. .Raphael defeated W. S Mitchell Semi-finals-W. F. Raphael defeated R. Uibbs. H. Barlow defeated J. A. Booth.