CENTRE'S PENNANTS FINAL

Chronicle (Levin), 12 March 1946, Page 8

CENTRE'S PENNANTS FINAL

PALMERSTON NORTH WINS The Palmerston North Club j emerged victorious from the Manu. ] watu Bowling Centre's Pennam ] finals, played at the Takaro, Palmerston North and Terrace Endj greens in excellent condition on; Saturday. At Takaro, Palmerston i North and Feilding played off to meet the winner of the neyin v Woodville match at Palmerstnr North green. Palmerston North defeated Feilding by three games to one, and Woodville beat Levin by the same margin. The final wa. played at Terrace End green. Palmerston North again winning its games against Woodville to the tunt ]of three wins and one draw. I The detailcd results u: ihe games at j each rink were as follow:— I At Takaro, Palmerston Xorth player11 iieing mentioned lirst, skips ouly men tioned: Paton heat Allen, 22— 21; Ar nott beat Tingey, 25 — 15; Kerslake bea j Podgers, 21—12; Bary lost to Garrett ! 14—17. j At .Palmerston Xorth, Woodville players being mentioned Lirst, skips only ' mentioned : Xicliolson beat Hill, 17 15; j \ owell lost to V enham, 14 — 15; I urr\ J oeat Henderson, 25 — 22; Bly beat IIII Hune, 24 — 14. j Piiial at Terrace Knd, Palmerston ' Xorth players being mentioned first, j skips only mentioned: Arnott drew : with Bly, 1 S — 1-S; Kerslake beat Xiehol i son, 21—16; Paton lieat Vowell, 33 — 6; ; Bary bea t C'urrv, 26 — 17. ' * Manson and Barr Cup,

The Manson and Barr Cup chauged hands 011 .Saturday when a challenging team from Xorthern (,'lub consisting oi : W. Brown, \V. Puklowski, A. Mears j and T. Binith (skip), walked off with| the trophy from the Terrace Hnd Club j on the Terrace End green, to the tune! of 29—16. The Terrace End players j t'ought gamely, but Xorthern were | delinitelv 011 their game and the Ter , race End team — J. II. King, J. Keay, ,1 | .lohnson and 1). llowe (skip) — werej obliged to surrender ihe trophy. Pairs Championship. The cliampion of champion pairs fcourney was begun on Saturday, reach ing the end of the semi-iinal stage bet'ore darkness set iu. L'lie latter part or : the semi-Iinals was played in very poor light, this telling on the qualitv of the! i bowling. rJ'he results were as follow, j with the club name iu pareatLeses, after each pah: — First round: KnowJes .1 Bailey ] (Hokowhitu! beat C'reed and Aikei | (Manawatu). 29 — 11; li. Goodwin and j 1 1). Spring (Takaro) beat Levin by de- ! t'ault ; Crooke and Telford (Orouai beat Robinson and JJunn (Foxton) 20 — 16; Marsden and Anderson (Ter race End) beat Uobertson and Ilarri ] ( Pahiatua), 24 — 15. Bvt's: Dannevirke. ! Xorthern, Feilding, Palmerston Xorth. Second round: Skoglund and X. Sin jclair (Xorthern) beat R. Goodwin and j 14. Spring (Takaro), 27 — 12; Kettle and Kosvali (Palmerston Xorth) l)eat j Knowles and Bailey ( Hokowhitu), 25 — I 16; Crooke and Telford (Oroin) beat McCall and Wenlmm ( Feilding), 20 — 16; Marsden and Anderson (Terrace End) beat Patterson and Bibbv (Dannevirke), 20—14. Semi-Iinals: Marsden and Anderson beat Crooke and Telford, 22 — 16; Kettle and Rosvall beat X. Sinclair and Skoglund, 23 — 9. The linal of this competition wili be played at u later date. Xext Saturday at the klanawatu green the centre champion of champ 10ns riuks tourney will be played, and ■At the same time the colts' rinks tour ney wili be played at the Terrace End green.