BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18904, 20 January 1927, Page 12

BOWLING.

—* — DOMINION TOURNEY. CHAMPIONSHIPS AT AUCKLAND. ASSOCIATION TELEGJIAM.) AUCKLAND, January 10. Chief interest in tho Dominion bowling tournament to-day centred on post-section play in the rinka championship. As a result, seven rinka are loft, namely, Stewart (Duncdin), two lives; Haydcn (Takapuna), two lives; and Walker (Auckland), Eenelicld (St. John's, Wanganui), Laurcnson (Carlton), Mcßobio (Remuera), and Pilkington (Hamilton), all with ono life. A feature of to-day's play was the defeat oi Harra-way (Giecn Island) by Filkiagton (Hamilton) in tho third round of the rinks championship. Harraway skipped the winning rink last year and Pilkington skipped tho 1925 champions. Tho Hamilton team began well, and at tha end of tho twelfth bead led 12—8. Fighting hard, the Green Island rink drew lovel at 17 all on tho eighteenth head. Tho Hamilton rink added three on the next, and Green Island one en thi twentieth, Hamilton thus being two vp on tho last head. In the final head, Pilkington was lying two when the skips changed ends. Harraway drovo hard and picked up the iack, which rebounded on to tho green. Had the jack gone in the ditch Harraway would havo been making the scores equal. As it was, lie lay tho shot, and Pilkington drew a second. Harraway again droyc with his Inst bowl, but failed, and PUkington's rink were the winners of an exceptionally cxcit'.ng PJ»m e - . Walker (Auckland)- and Smith (Dnncdin) met in.the third round. Smith led until the twelfth head, when Walker went ahead to lead 13-14. Everv subsequent head -was well contested, but the Auckland team was doing slightly hotter work. A four on tho seventeenth gave Walker » lead of seven, and, drawing in splendid style, he won tho g?me at the nineteenth hf-ad by 29 to 10. Two two-lifors, Hayden (Takapuna) and X Jfcßo'uo (Remuera), had a great contest in the third round, Havden winning by ono point. Both teams relied mainly on the draw, and some very fine heads wero binlt no. Tile scores were twelve all _at tno eleventh head, and the Takapuna rink then (rained a lead which their opponents just foUcd to reduce. . , genefield (St. JohM..mn«nui) »B»totri a. convincing win over Truscott Carlton) in the third round. After leading 19 to U at Iho fourteenth head, the Wnganu. rink drew away to win by 27 to 14. Laurenson (Carlton) had ft convincing win over Elvy (Devonnort) in tho third i<nvm - Tho latter rink, which .tarteS the day with two lives, wero off their game.

Kinks Championship. The result of post section piny was: FIRST ROUND. Mcßobio (Remuera) 22 v. Jenkin (Rock* Nook)| 14; Elvy (Devonport) 21 v Truscott (cTltou) 15; Hayden (Takapuna) 24 v. Lau enson (Carlton) 16; Stewart (Dunedjn) 19 v. Hosking (Carlton) 16; P. *W l*' l *- roy) 15 v. Dee (Slaitai) 14; Filkmgton (Hamilton) 21 v. James (Cambridge)!., sfrivenor (Wanganui East) 17 v. Gordon (St. John's) 14; Harraway (Croen Island) 20 v. Kerr (Masterton) 12; Tindlay (Mt. Edon) 14 v. Evcritt (Otahuhu) 13; J. "• Smith (Duncdin) 28 v. Beynon (Petone) 10; London (New Plymouth) 21 v. Parsons (Yonsonby) 17; Traycs (Mt. Eden) 22 v. Morison Epsom) 13; Walker (Ai.ckand 24 v. Stephens (Kelburn) 19; BcU (H««Hon) "4 x Woollcr (Remuera) 15; Benefiold (St. John's) 21 v. Smart (New Plymouth) 19. SECOND ROUND. ' Mcßobic, a bye; Ilaydon 23 v. Elvy 10; Stewart 18 v. P. Jury" 13; Pilkington 23 v. Scrivener 16; Harraway 19 v. lindlay 1j; Smith 21 v. London 15; Walker 23 v. Trnyes 15; Benefield 23 v. Bell 16; Truscott 32 v. Jenkin 26; Lsiurenaon 15 v. liosk,ne n - THIRD ROUND. Stewart, a bye; Hayden 20 v. Me-Robic 19- Pilkington 21 v. Harraway 18; Walker 29* v. Smith 15; Benefield 27 v. Truscott 15; Laurenson 25 v. Elvy 13. FaITS Championship. Additional green winners found •in the pairs championship are: Chapman (Rocky Nook), Torrance (Ponsonby), Bell (Hamilton), Livingstone (Onehunga), Gordon (St. John's). Four matches still remain to find the green winners who enter post section Post section games .played resulted .as follows: — FIRST ROUND. Hutchison (Dunedin) 26 v. Shillito (Timaru) 14; Jack (St. John's) 18 v. Naylor (Thorndon) 15; Atkinson (Kahutia)'22 t. Daniels (Remuera). SECOND ROUND. Hutchison 24 v. Jack 23; Atkinson 23 v. Gordon (St. John's) 18; Proctor (Remuera) 20 v. Scrivoner (Wanganui) 17. Play is on the sudden death principle. BECKENHAM CLUB. The following will represent the Beckenham Bowling Club en Saturday: At Beckenham, v. Edgeware—Sadler, Charleson, Merrin, Spenco (s); Burgoyne, Devonport, Bott, Wilkinson (s); A. McDougall, Sneeaton, Spong, l* 1 . Simpson (s). At Beckenham, v. Linwood—J. Simpson, Allen, Hay, Dobbs (a); H. McDougall, Allium, Healey, Joll (s). At Linwood—Foster, Hayden, Childs, Woods (a); Thornton, Consrove, Louitt, Lees (s). At Canterbury, v. Canterbury—J. Smith, Gallagher, Dann, Lawrence (e); Bowman, Woodbury, Hoatberton, Calvert (s). Any member unable to play, ring 1449.

METHVEN CLUB, The following is tho draw for the first round of the Mcthven. Bowling Club's competitions:— HANDICAP SINGLES. A Section—J. Beattio (handicap I)'plays W, J. Owen (2), J. Dull (8) plays W. J. Going (8), T. Forrest (6) plays P. Cookson (3), G. Cookson (5) plays J. Callaghan (8), J.. Watson (5), a bye. B Section—T. Sun (scr) plays H. E. Thomson (3), W. J. Cooksley (-J) plavs J. Lawson (4), S. Smith (5) plays W. Morgan (5), E. F. Ward (10) plays. J. Dowling (10), J. T. Mangin (1) plays S. G. Holnie3 (8). CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. A Section—J. Lawson plays T. Sim, H. Thomson plnys P. Cookson, S. Smith plays E. F. Ward, S. G. Holme 3 plays T. Forrest. B Section—G. Cookson plays J. Watson, W. Morgan plays G. Waddington, JBeattio plays W. J, Owen, J. Duff plays W. J. Cooksley. CHAMPIONSHIP PAIES. W. J. Cooksley and T. Sim play P. Cooksoi: and G. Waddington, H. E. Thomson and J. Lawson play Jas. Duff and Jaa. Bcatlie, S. G. Holmea and T. Forrest play AV. J. Owen and G. Cookson. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.

The following teams have been selected to represent the Meth-ven Bowling Club in their match with Rakaia in the Ashburton County pennant competition on Saturday, at itethven-.—l. Duff, W. Owore, H. E. Thompson, J. Lawson (s); Jno. Watson, J. TV Mangin, W. J. Cooksley, W. J. Owen (s); 1. Forrest, W. Morgan, P. Cookson, T. Sim (s); J. Beattio, S. G. Holmes, G. Cookeon, G. Waddington (s).