BOWLS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21111, 12 March 1934, Page 6

BOWLS

♦ PLAY AT EMPIRE GAMES N.Z. REPRESENTATIVES LEAVE (raiss assocuhon tei-ioeam.) WELLINGTON, March 10. New Zealand will be represented in the bowling section at the Empire Games, to be held in London during the second week in August. There will be bowling on live days, with competitions in singles, pairs, and rinks. Three players from Auckland and one from Waikato are combining to form a rink. They are H. Grocott. G. G. Pollard, and G. H. Carter. of Auckland, and W. W. Dillicer, of Hamilton. They left for England to-day by the Ruahine, and it is their intention to take part in the singles and pairs as well as the rinks. RINK CHAMPIONSHIP RESUMED SATURDAY'S GAMES , The rink championship of the Christcharch Bowling Centre was continued on the Canterbury Club's green on Saturday afternoon in favourable weather. The third round aud semi-finals were played, tlin i.-sue • being narrowed down to Sunnyside and liiccarton Racecourse. Results were as follows: — * Third Bound SunjiN.-ul? It. St. Albans i * Jttnperial 25. Opawa IB New Brighton 28, Shirley 14 Kiccai ton Racecourse -2, Bcitienham la. Semi-finals Sunny;.,ile 20, Imperial 10. liiecarton Racecourse 20, JSew Bugiitou 1 S. JORDAN SHIELD St. Albans v. Christchurch The eleventh annual fixture between St, Albans and Christchurch Clubs for the Jordan Shield was played on the St. Albans preen, the visiting team retaining the trophy by running up a total of 213 point* to thi) 175 pointa recorded by their opponents. Detailed result lire a 3 follow Christ church names tirst: — Pohbs 25, Haydock Woolf 80. Le Cren 10. liidler 21. Sedpolv li. Vairninu l ; 2. Henley CI. Harnett IVnlington D 3» Harnsduh- 22, Brass 29, McKousall "9, Kendall 17. Ward 2 1, Queree 27. ARTHUR ROSE CUP CANTERBURY CLUB V. ELLESMERE ASSOCIATION The annual match between the Canterbury Club and the Ellesmere Bowling SubAssociation tor the Arthur Rose Cup was played on Saturday at Leeston. Canterbury won by 100 points to V2(-. Results, Canterbury skips named first:— Yager 24, Clausen 16. Meinmott 21, Bong 14. Wilson 15, Ormandy 20. Marker 13, Erown 22. S. Andrew 18, Kinc 17. llagger 1", Hannah 20. Cox 26, Hampton 30. MADDISON TROPHY The Maddison Trophy competition, which is the singles championship of the Ciirislchureh Centre, will be commenced next Saturday. Tiie games will be played on the St. Albans and Christchurch greens, the first round starling at 12.30 p.m., the second round at 2 p.m., and tho third round at 3.15 p.m. That programme will leave four player* in the competition, two from each green. The following is the draw:— St. Albans Green Returned Soldiers" Association (H. McLean) a bye. New Brighton (J. T. Bisman), a bye. Linwood (G. 11. Dickson) plays Rakaia (11. J. Conway). Imperial (P. Djd'.ey) p'.a.-: Sunn'side ( R. Johnson J.

I Lvtteilnii (T. M&liar) plays Barrinstom (D. 11. Joseph). Ojnw» (A. F. Ilotlinson) play* Kic- ! carton Racecourse (T. Pollock). Rangiora (J. C. Bar.Scld) plays Elmwoo4 A. Smiths Sydenham (A. Archer) plays Christihunh (IV C. Cooper). Christchurch Green Beekenhnm (F. J. Darin} plays United * (T. W. l!e«o). r 1 Canterbury (C. Shaw) plays Papanu£ I (C. Smith). Redcliffs (H. Stoueman) plays Asbburtoji (A. Maetier). Kdjrewaro (W. U. Ives) jdais St. Albans (F. Hebden). Cashmere (W. J. ltobbs) plays Kaiapoi Working Men's Club (J. Bruwn). Allenton (P. Bootliroyd) plavs Spreydon (\Y. Wardell). Sumner (J. S. Martin), & bye. Shirley (F. C. Williams), a Lye. TAKARO SHIELD MATCH COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' ASSOCIATION WINS The annual bowling match between the New Brighton Club and the Commercial (Travellers' Association for the Tikaio Shield, played on Saturday on the New Brighton green, wna won by the Commercial Travellers' Association by 42 points. •The association scored 136 points and New Brighton 94 points. The president of the "ew Brighton Club (Mr C. T. Middleton), presenting the ehiel I | to Mr G. E. King, president of the Commercial Travellers' Association, congratulated the association on its win. I n [ reply, Mr King recalled that the shield had been played for on eight occasions and that, including the day's win, the travellers -had secured it only twice, tho previous win i being in 1931. The shield was first played for in 1927, but the annual match between the two clubs had started in 192'). The ahii Id liftd been given iiv the then presidents of the two clubs, Mr W. Dean Biichtoii) and Mr G. Watson (commercial trr.velh-rs). Mr A. W. Owles, patron <if the Ae*' Brighton Club, presented Mr Kin-* with a fern leaf as a token of friendship. The six rinks played resulted a» follows, tiie skips of the Commercial Traveller* Association being named first: Cordon 18, H. A. Bishop 32. Levis 18, .T. Marriott 19. Angas "S, Muirson S, Summers 15, Pattrick 24.. Redpath 21, Barrett 13. Bartlett 2(i, Drake 1?. The lijttclton Bowl in? Club held ft pi*" crcssivn doubles tournament on Saturday. The leads' game was won by T. Miliar an J. Bisman was the winning skip. .