BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18659, 7 April 1926, Page 6

BOWLING.

EASTER TOURNAMENT. \ CLOSE WIN FOR LINWOOD. Wet weather spoilt the concluding stages of the C'hristchurch howling Centre's Easter rinks tournament which were entered upon at the Edgeware green yesterday. The second round of the post-sectional games was played. The green was heavy, and the bowls greasy through the intermittent drizzle, which commenced at about 10 a.m. There was a large attendance of interested spectators. The morning broke overcast, and thero was a short shower at about lu o'clock, and further light rain fell during the morning. Karly in the afternoon playhad to be postponed for half an hour on account of another sharp shower. The standard of play was high, especially in the games between \V. Efford (Edgeware) - and Dr. Marks (United), and J. "VVoolf (Christchnrch) and W. Henley (Snmner). Both games were very even. Playing against S. I'errin (Edgeware), H. B. Oakey (St. Albans) secured a walk-over, and H. C. Wilson (Linwood) defeated IJ. Main (Sumner) by a big margin. All of yesterday's games consisted of 21 heads. The tournament was won by Linwood on the decision of the umpire, Mr J. A. Hayman who used a measure by lamp-light to decide on the winning team. Play finished at about 6.15 p.m. in almost pitch darkness, and it was practically impossible to see the bowl until it reached the head. The "click" was the only intimation the spectators had that a bowl had been loosed. During the last quarter of an hour directions were given byplacing a lighted match on the kitty. The final game was very close, the scores ending 18-17 in favour of Linwood against Sumner. Results. The results are as follows: — Second Round. St. Albans (P. A. Bush, P. 0. Malpas, E A. Smith, H. B. Oakey) -37 v. Edgeware (J. B. Borthwick, A. M. Mollison, W. Ashby, 'St Albans opened with a five, and in the second head Edgeware replied with a four. In the next two heads a three and a four were scored by St. Albans. Of tho remaining seventeen heads eleven were won by St Albans, who finished with a margin of nin C™f(P. East, B. Grant, P. Mat.on, W Efford) 19 v. United G. C. Jones, H. B Watson, D. McKenzie, Dr. J. D. Marks) opened with a two in the first head and followed up with a single in the next. At the sixth head the scores were equal (4. points), the eighth head (5 noints) the fourteenth head (11 points), and the sixteenth head (12 points). After ?he seventeenth head Edgeware got into.the lead again, but after tho nineteenth head United had a lead of one point. Edgeware secured tho last two heads, scoring a two and a threo, and a margin of four points. Linwood (T. Hilson, A. Archer, A. Kinvig, H C Wilson) 20 v. Sumner (A. Topping, H Bates, J. Illingworth, B. Main) 10. . Linwood scored in twelve of the twenty heads played, and had a good lead all the wav through. • At the end of the twelfth head the scores were 16-4 in favour of Linwood. In the remaining eight heads Sumner improved somewhat, but finished ten points d °Sumner (J. Martin, F. C. Cooper, T ; F. Chambers, W. Henley) 22 v. Ohnstchurch (A. B. Boyd, S. F. Barnett, W. H. Helliwell, I. W Un f til the twentieth head Sumner were hard tressed but they then scored a five, two attempts by Woolf to burn the head being unaTaHine They then had a lead of three point, and in the last head, which caused l considerable amount of , they scored another couple of points, giving them tho game by a margin of five points. After the eighth head the scores *«««£»»£?£ ner's favour, but in the next three heads Cnristchurch* scored a four ■ * single, and a five They maintained their leaa *"".'.' Sumner scored the five in the twentieth head It is. interesting to note that the Sumner rink, made up of the same players, won last year's tournament. Semi-final.

Henley (Sumner) 30 v. W. Efford (Edgei W The Edgeware rink opened with a four in the first head, and Sumner, in the next head, answered with a Ave After the ninth * »ix making up a lead of four pointe., The next four Uds were secured by ?um»*. who "cored a thr » e nnd » A V6 ' * ""fi" thS «* two making their total twenty. In the «t----tpenth head Edgeware scored a single, and scorts 30.14 in-their favour, Edgeware.then " WUson .(itawpod) 22 v.. Oakey (St. ■ Alb6?n)thl' early stages of the game Linwood Albans equaUse'd at M points after the fonrteenth head, • and secured a single in the St AVa'ns 3 nltched P 5 single, finishing five down -. . Final.

At 3 3'5 p.m. the, final commenced, and wan watched by a fairly large crowd Wilson (Linwood) #lB v. Henle) (bum secured two points in the first headand at the sixth head Sumner were eleven ahead. They secured a single in ?he seventh head, and at the the scores were 12-6 in favour of Sumner. In ?he next four heads Linwood notched a couple of singles, and Sumner a.singe and i two. Linwood scored two points m the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth heads, and Sumner a single in the fifteenth. At the, Kteenth head 8 Sumner was leading by four points, and in the next three Linwood piled ud four more. The scores were 17; all at the 10th head. The last shot gave Linwood n " cad of one point and the game ended >n favour of Linwood by 18 points to 17. * Cheers were given in the darkness at the end of tho game. _ AT DUNEDIN, (rBESS ASSOCIATION TBLBOBAK.) DUKBDIN, April 6, In the Dunodin Centre's Easter bowling tourney Claridge (St. Kilda) defeated L a n g . ey (Caledonian) in the, final of the t«ta:BrackenridgeXSt. Kilda) beat McCurdy (St. Kilda) in the final of the pairs; 1 and Andereon (Caledonian) beat McCurdy (St. Kilda) in the final of tho singles.

NORTH OTAGO TOURNAMENT. (PBBSB ABSOCIATIOK TELESBAM.) OAMARU, April 6. The Forth Ota ? o Bowling Centre's Easter tournament ,on=luded to-day. After » suecessful session the rinks were won by A Slater (Meadowbank, Oamaru), who defeated W? Hedges (Ocean Beach, Southland). In the final I>. J. Hodgerson and J. 0. Crawfrrf (Bt. Kilda) won tho pairs, while the singles went to J. A. Dewar (Timaru). NELSON TOURNEY. (IBKSS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAK.) NELSON, April 6. In the final of the bowls tournament, Gray (Kelburn) beat Hockey (Maitai). ~.