Women’s bowls title
PA Palmerston North The usually deadly “upshot” of the Matamata bowler, Rhoda Ryan, finally proved her downfall in the final of the Broadlands invitation singles bowls tournamnt in Palmerston North yesterday. Mrs Ryan, the upset winner over the world champion, Elsie Wilkie, in a semi-final, after a sensational last upshot that took her from three down to three-up on the head (the winning shots), finally bowed to the Manawatu bowler, Mrs Joyce Osborne, .21-10, when another upshot iweht wrong.
Her bowls went off th? rink, leaving Mrs Osborn? with the four shots sh( needed to win. But there was more to Mr> Osborne’s win than just ; little bit of luck. The winner of four out a five Manawatu centre title this year, and the runner-ut in the national singles fin«?l Mrs Osborne has been h outstanding form and carrif i on in this vein throughout th tournament. i She outplayed Mrs Rya throughout the final, exce? ifor a few ends in the middl? ■ when for some reason sh' [changed her hand and lot ’her impeccable length ar
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Press, 7 April 1979, Page 6
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180Women’s bowls title Press, 7 April 1979, Page 6
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