BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18895, 10 January 1927, Page 10

BOWLING.

PENNANT MATCHES. UNITED WINS FIRST ROUND. Six pennant games postponed from November 20th were played on the various Christchurch greens on Saturday afternoon, under ideal bowling conditions, and with the surface playing fast in several cases. By its win on Saturday the United Club ran out winner of the first round. The results were as follows: SECTION G. BECKENHAM v. SYDENHAM. Beckenham Green. B. S. W. Allen, J. Davenport, W. Almond, E. Darm .. •• ..17 J. Merrinian, W. A. flowison, T. Strong, W. Coombcs .. .. F. Burgoyne, S. Gallagher, W. iierrin, W. Calvert •• .. 17 O. Rodda, R. Humphries, W. Howison, H. Clare .. •• •• J. Simpson, C. Wilkinson, W. Travis, H. Bott 22 S. Swanston, J. MaddreD, O. Jacobson, C. E. Hollis .. .. Point totals •• •• .. 56 46 Rink games .. ■. .. 1J 1* Each side having won an equal number of games an additional head was played in {he Dann—Combes game, Sydenham securing two and winning. EDGEWARE v. KAIAPOI W.M.C. Edgoware Green. E. K. Burgess, Crocker, Pearce, Jarden .. 21 Magee, Willoughby, Bristow, Simpson .. .. .. .. • 14 Ciark, Hemingway, Meiklejohn, Archibald 11 Bennington, East, Herd, Johnston .. Moore, Anderson, Gordon, Keen .. 34 Simpson, Smith, Turnbull, Brown ' — 11 Point totals .. .. .. 6S 50 Rink games .. .. ..2 1 CANTERBURY v. UNITED. United Green. C. U. Grey, Neville, Seaton, Harkiss .. 18 W. Brown, Middleton, McKemie, Marks .. .. .. .. Ward, Andrews, Scribensr, Anderton 11 Jones, Atkiuson, Brown, jun., Taylor Green, Cavin, Baker, Smith .. 18 Morrison, Seed Smith, Thomson .. Point totals .. .. .. CO 68 Rink games .. .. ..12 SECTION H. CHRISTCHURCH v. EDGEWARE. Christchurch Green. Ch. E. G. Wright, A. Dcy, Dr. Orchard, J. Ainger .. .. ..23 J. Murray, J. Norrie, F. Smith, W. Baker .. ...... .. W. Newburgh, C. T. Aschman, W. H. Macdougall, Dr. Sandston .. 25 W. Dalton, P. Munn, J. Hatfield, W. Ashby .. .. .. .. R. Wallace, W. Atkinson, G. Lewis, I.'Woolf .-. 29 C. Skoglund, R. Grant, A. Mollison, J. W. Beanland .. .. Point totals .. .. .. 77 50 Rink games .. .. ..3 0 SYDENHAM v. RANGIORA.

Sydenham Green. ■S. E. J. Butler, W. Hyland, C. Madsen, C. Taylor .. .. .. 20 M. Scott, R. Bailey, J. Woods, Ror. W. B. Cuming .. .. G. Herd, E. Turland, W. Sloan, T. Freeman .. .. .. 23 F. Horrell, T. Vincent, J. Wybor, D. MoKay ..... .. --• 20 J. Lash, J. Kent, W. Coots, B. Innes .. .. .. .. ,15 W. T. Wilson R. Mcintosh W. A. Banks, G. Jordan ~ .. Point totals .. .. .. 59 57 Rink games .. .. .. 2 1 CANTERBURY v. OPAWA. Canterbury Green. C. O. Brown, Taylor, Cherry, Penrose .. 25 Wat-kins, Cragg, Archibald, Fouberthy -- 18 Baker, Bartlett, Finnegan, Smith .. 15 ■-- Munns, -Vinsen, Haigh, Steans .. Kennedy, Robinson, .Maynard, Yager .28 Wright, Prisk, Wylie, Rollinson .. ••-■• 14 Point.totals .. .. .. 68 55 Kink games .. .. .. 2 1 KAIAPOI V. BECKENHAM. Playing at Kaiapoi on Saturday afternoon, Kaiapoi drew with Beckenham. The games resulted aB follows: K. B. Dehenham, Pearce, Penlington, Bosworth .. .. ..16 Sadlier, McDougall, Sneeston, Heatherton .. .. .. Barnard, Murphy, Taplin, Baker 17 Foster, Thornton, iiintott, Lees .. —.19 Williams, McGregor, Ramsay, Smith 19 Smith, Hayden, Childs, Woods .. Oram, Rinaldi, Wilson, Parnham .. 24 Woodbury, Hay, Robson, Simpson MASONIC LODGES MEET. A- three-rink match was played at Kaiapoi on Saturday afternoon between the New Brighton and Southern Cross Masonic Lodges, which wae won by New Brighton by two games to one. Tho games resulted as followB: K.N.B. Richardson, Anderson, Collins, Mealings .. .. .. 23 Dennie. Leader, Drake, Owles .. 2G "Mcintosh, Beynon, Clarke, Monk 19 Midgley, Bishop, Perrin, Muirson - Fuldseth, Childs, Yellowlees, Richardc .. .. .. .. 12 Shaw, Deans, Burt, English .• N.Z. TOURNAMENT. TO START TO-DAY. [THE PRESS Special Service.] AUCKLAND, January 8. The fourteenth annual champion tourna- J mont of the New Zealand Bowling Association is to commence on Monday, and will bo continued throughout the week. There are 680 competitors, of whom about half are visitors, representing all partß of the Dominion, and there are also some representatives from New South Wales and Victoria. Eighteen of the local greens have been requistioned, and special care haß been_ taken to have these in tournament condition. Although the frequent heavy rains of the past few weeks have made the work of preparation exceedingly difficult,, the majority of the lawns are playing accurately. South Australian Team. In regard to tne proposed visit of the South Australian' bowlers to New Zealand next March,. the secretary of the Dominion Bowling Association (Mr A. R. Coltman) has received advice that the trip has been postponed for twelve months. j