BOWLING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17420, 3 April 1922, Page 9

BOWLING.

oHJjIPION OF CHAMPIONS.

pOTTBLES WON BY OF AW A. ' /.:/ V.= ■ — The' concluding games' in the, Champion of Champions 'Doubles Competition were played .on the Sydenham green on Saturday afternoon under perfect weather coadL lions. ..Consequent on . tho heavy ram. which fell overnight, the green was very damp 'in the morning, but it.was given » thorough rolling before the games comaenced. Although heavy to commence until, the grean improved very considerably liUr'tho firat low heads, and played rolendidly during the remainder of ine ifeoon. There- was a large attend'o&.of'spectators. Following are the re- * -" • Seird-fiual. 'fli^tltW.'"M. AVest and C. J, Goldstone Kaiapoi—L. B. Evans and T. C. ~jSS&Be7-H.'' Jwdea ■ and A. Prico 23 4sJM£C&ristchurch—J. Kodgers and TV%v,::V.' '.'.Final. <Jpaif« .20 defeated Edgeware IT. , i, ■* ■■■ ;,,■•:*..; The, Semi-finals. --'.Qptvii had an easy win against Kaiapoi, ,tie;litt6x-! scoring in only five v of the.twenty [het&s played. Opawa opened with a single Jiif,-the?,first, head, Kaiapoi replying with- a ;1 Sitea, in the next. Kaiapoi scored another in ihe sixth ;head, the' scores then L riding .Opawa 7, Kaiapoi 6. The following 'v'foiir.. heads. jul.ywent to. Opawa, Kaiapoi I Botching a ohfglo.in the' ele->'enth. The, tOjaw*; players won '.tho _twelfth, thirteenth, , »Tj|' fourteenth"' heads, and Kaiapoi the nk ; tfjjjith and sixteenth. The last four heads ; alfes&it id Opawa, who- finished' with a , mrriavof thirteen points. Both played Whßw; heads. ■ game between Edgeware and Osrjtteliurch; after eis heads- -had been ; |fef«ji3p&e: scores were 5 to 4 -in Edgeware's Jwfi&ind the suburban - players be.pt ijt.JP|||sd throughout ■ tho reat of the \- p*lt a spurt on after asd increased their score &&t|fl' <o ten during tho next three Jjd»ewaro ccored a three in the =■ SSi^ 1 head, and a fivc * in. the fifteenth, -rHP'? t sJ l notchin? a, single in the six- \ J*W l Edgeware followed with a single jt head.. Christehurch re"ffls^" 1 * WOs :a e ' e i£kte*nth knd 'niaoheads, and.a three in the twentieth, '"IJHP't their score up to 1& points, coin'JSßff'with Edgeware's 21. The Edgewaro i iaws .* <!oreii acot i«r two in the last ? tha same,'.'with .five -oouvta t the Christchurch". ieaU, and'sent up a bowl on -' a£w£t?^F' k 1 " 19 ,n tno n'neteenth head. '< tSS;ISI*7 1 played .for . long , heads, and '•<,*fßfW*i9. for short heads.

"f% ', Tte Pinal. t tM^, iak hj izXL^i ' l - x a ' sensational vie- ' 2L» °s a ' ,va . a "«r a gam? that hadcertainly for Jidgewsre. The =*&»» iSrted >ate, j,nd did nai finish until 3k >usj' | b > vhich timo. it was very lSfflPfcL. 0 , the Jack - Wien E3, '« n m «W» played the ccoroa . were:—Edgef*» 13, Opawa 2. The latter -players then »f» *,reooAerj, and after the eifjhtoenth L*wa m* «•<■»».= , TCre , 15 all _ Edg6waro !m the next > head, . but oed. beyond doubt in the when Opawa ecorcd -five by GoMstono. Edgeware in the last head, but fina description of tha prinin each head-. evaro woii the. toes,- and .ira bowl, trailed the Jack ;s. GolcV.ono drove with ucked the jack, leaving ie Edgewaro' 1, Opawa 0. 7L°n the skins changed is laying the "ehot. .frioe' »t with his firot - bowl. I bowl trailed the jack >av a scoring oaoi Edg«- , at drew shot with his iches from jack. Jarde-n n jack; displacing West's iv r.noth»r. Edgewsjo 3, Tien ths hads had finlav , throe shots. West th his third and fourth ' another, hut Goldstone3r.e* with his third bowl ', but then warned)—Jardca / threw a when th» leads finished ag two. Price- drew antook one out. With his tore drove- and missed, with two. Edgeware S, »e«are was. iying one langed over. GoMstone's led tho jack and drew s last bowl did not im- & Goldstone- with his last S another. Edgewaro 5, lens first two bowls drew , West drawing too wide. shot with his- first bowl, l»ii fraction. With his i"tured position, and and a measure for three. -o get in,. Edgowa-re ecori »te S, Otfawa, 2. arden drew ;t beautiful lrd bowl, and his last , Edgeware then lying playid three firm bowls, time, and his last bowl m Edgeware 6cbred four Sdgeware 12, Opawa 2. pawa was lying one ehot nished, and rs the green ii-y tho,bowls were ~not 'f a finished with a, single. ist thr«w tho jack the, ideu drew two counters. aowl drew tho shot', aid sd his ' position, frice'e too much power in It. 6. Edgeware 12, Opawa 5. itt drew a good position ■ut Jarden got tie ehot. *S fw three when Geldtrailed th» jack and left two or three. Price a further distance, Edgefor three or four, and the jiok into the ditch ««; one. -Price just misted ttfth his last, the bowl

just falling into the ditch. Ojawa ecowd one. Edgewaro 12. Opawa, 6. Eleventh head—Both It ads draw beautiful .shots, a few inches from the jack. Jasden's second was tho shot. .Goldatone'a second knocked Edgewarc's shot out. Price knocked an Opawa bowl into- second position. Price ! with his third took or.s out. Price drove and scored a eingle Edgeware- 13, Opawa, 6. Twelfth head—Jard:n drew the shot with his last bowl. Goldstc-ne's second drew second shot. , With his la3t Goldstone played a firm ' ose and scored one. Thirteenth head —Jarden,'drew-the shot with his last. Xq alteration took place until [ Goldstoae got in with his last. Price knocked one of his own ohort bowls into shot. Ed'-rewara 14, Opawa 7. Fourteenth head—When the leads had finished- Fdgeware wero lying for three and Price drew another. Gold-stone- drew the p!;ot with his third, Opawa scoring one. FifttentTi head— JArden'g first was a jack bowl. . With his last West rested Jarden's jnnk'byal and took the jack into th» ditch v-jth his bowl niv.l lav there Goldstono drew .within fi?ht inches of the jack and lav another ?hot. Price-with his second tri-'d + 1 kn-vk .pme of the O'oawa bowls into tho ditch,, but fafed. hi' third he knocked ono out, lenving Onawa lyin? three. Goldstono. witsb his third drew'another shot in tho Tilivce .whp'-e hii o+h»r had "a<*tn knocked out'. Price with hi" third knocked Gold'tn-ne's bowl-oi.it. Goldstone then drew ' another Price took another out with'his last, leaving Opawa lying thMe.. Fdgeware 14, Opawa 11. Sixteenth head—Edgewaro- lay the shot on the- jack when the skips went up, Opawa lying second shot. Goldstone with his 6econd touched the jack V.wl, but did not displace it, Edge.vare scoring one.' Edgeware 15, Opawa 11. Seventeenth head—Tarden'd third trailed the kittv. West took him' out, but left'Edgeware still 'fhr shot. With his last West drew the shot. Goldstone drew another with his last bowl, Opawa scoring three. Edgeware 15. Orji-wa H. ■' I''

Eighteenth head—When the leads hud Jinj-hed Fdgoware w'as lyins two. Gold-stone-drew aitond shot, and'with his second t/v<k ■-Jarden's bowl out,. Opawa ■ lying two. Price' trailed tho iack and was lying a m»asijre' for; three. O-Mcptone with, his got "tH-e'jacli and left Opuwa'laying two. Pnc<? then'drewJ second shot. Edgeware 13, Opawa 15. " "

Iv ittateenth hoad—Jardon lay on the jack with.'his first .and got second ,E<hot with his third. Goid;3tone with his third bowl displaced Jarden's second shot'and, lay eecond shot' himselfj Edgeware ecofiag one Edgeware' 16, Opa/ca 15. , Twentieth head—West drew the ehot with his taird bowl, and Jarden' drew accoad. Price with his first made Jarden's bowl the shot. Goldstona's firtt touched the ihbt bowl, but did not have sufficient force to displace- it. Golcistona played a firm Upshot and-displaced hi 3 opponent's'shot bowl, flooring a' five. Opswa 2U, Mgeware 16.' Tventy-fivstf head—West lay the shot with his second,- Jarden rested him off to lay iha shot. Goldstono drew the shot dead with his -third. Price drove and took the shot bowl'.'out, leaving Edgeware lying one. Opawa had secind and third shots. Edgeware scored one. • Opawa .. .. ' ..20 ' Edgewaro .. .. .. 17

OHE-ISTOHUBCH v. NORTH OANTEEBTJBY. . An . eight-link mate!', wae- played on the K&iapoi green on. Saturday afternoon, between the Christchurch. and North Canterbury Bowling Ujuos, wmcil lesuued in a win tor vnristohaifh. t>y 7 games to-1. 'IJio scores were as ioilom*, Curistcharch riaks being mentioned nrst: — Uropp, Duton, Oakey, Wood (a) 18; Clarke, itowse, Archuail, Sinclair (s) 15. Fusseli, Lewis, Heliiwell,- Hardie (s) 26; Mouenaie,' Jennings, Alcltay, Jordan (s) 1§ V Leigh, tieweii, Coiville, Buieon (s) HI; Ryae/Dcbanham, Judson, Brown (s) 11. Samuels, J oil, Ohegwin, Spiiler (s)--21; Richardson, Brown., Gray, Healings (s) 14. McCormick, Walker, Pag-s, Henderson (s) 22; Logan,-Kamsay, Wylie, Mdik (s) 21. >7ewburgh, Brown, Piper, SaiM3toa (s) 33; Yellowlees,'Pearoe, Wilson, E. Wylie (s) 17. Muff, Penlingtoo. Partridge, Healcy (s) 10; Barton, Banks, Sharp, ESord (b) 21. Cooper, Forrest, Chambers, Wil.aon (s) 22; Baker, Fisher, Miller, Simpson (s) IS.