N.Z. BOWLING TOURNEY

Chronicle (Levin), 17 January 1948, Page 7

N.Z. BOWLING TOURNEY

PAIRS CHAMFIONS OF LAST YEAR BEATEN • DUNEDIN, Jan. 10. Both the singles'-and pairs competitions in the championship toujnament of the New Zealand Bowling Association reached a well advanced stage today, the hfth day of play. Some of the fancied players in both contests wero , eliminated but the survivors includea many who have been prfhninent Tn toui;nament play oyer a period of years and the games in which some of them were engaged attracted iarge galleries, especially on the St. Kilda green wliere a crowd of severaJ hundred followed with gfeat intorest the play of the romaining two-lifers in the singles and the better know'n .one-lifers. At the end 0f tlie day''s play e'ighi rounds had been conipleted in tlie pairs in which there remained three twolifers and 22 players with oue lit'e. Tlie „singles competition was a little more involved and while some players had completed their ninth "games, others who were still engaged in the pairs, had still to play their games i"n the eiglith round. At this stage there' are six two-lifers and 30 one-lifers remaining in the singles. A liglit drizzle which comroenceu during tlie night was sufficient to dela;y the start cf piay and the tournament committee decided to reduce the time limit from 2J hours to 2 hours. In his eighth round mateh with M. J. Christie (Kaituna) in the singles, C. G. Spearman, 1937 and 1941 titleholder. provided another of the sensationai finishing elforts for which he is faxned. Christie went away to a 13 — 3 leau after nine heads . had been piayed. Spearman then began his-late run aua scored steadily 011 the next six ends, being only one down after the sixteentn had been piayed. The seore was 15-all 011 the eighteenth end but Spearman finished with three two's and won 21—15. C. J. Rawliuson (Dunedin), formerly a well known lawn tcnnis player, who survived Ihe iirst two days' play in tiie singles competition with' ono lite. scored a good win against the Seatoun two-lifer, T. A. Barrow, in the eighth round at St. Kilda. v N. E. Jollv, the St. Clair player, won his wav into the fifth round of the pairs when lie was elinijnated. W. G. Spencer (Invercargill "R.-S.A.), who was given the ehance of taking one or other of the championships, had tlie misfortune to be affectod by a clxill in his back and there was no doubt that this contriluited to his downfall 111 both the pairs and singles yestferday. Spencer entered tbe eighth round ot the singles still holding one'l'ife bttt he met a vcry steady player in M. Mai*sick (Ponsonby) whose drawing on full length heads was a feature. Marsiek won conrfortably 2.0 — 11 -and opencer was eliminated. - Last.year's chaitipion pair, W. R. Hawkins and E. P, Exejby (Frankton Junction), figureu in oue of the most exciting games hf-'the- "pairs competition when they met .G. Uttlejohn and A. J. Webster ( Lower tHuttj in the fifth round. The tearns tied on the last end but an extra end was piayed and when Exelby still had his last bovvl to play no oue could determine which of tjlre two TjO'yIs side by side near the jack, was the.shot and in an attempt to pus.'t his own uowl up on his '•oppquenf ,'S bowl with'aa up, shot on the fordhahd, Exelby pushed his opponent's bowl \n for tlie shot and the game', the titlehohlers being eliminated-. A mateh which produeed a battle royal was the meeting of two Soutnland pairs, G. Hope and II. Donald (Te Hangi, Invercargill) and A. Steel and N. W. McGorlick (Bluff), luo'th ot whom had survived the first day 's play with two lives. Scoring was ciose throughout and the game finished ^in favour of Donald 's pair by 11) — IS. E. Pivac and W. Bremner (Epsom) and A. K. Hamilton and J. Middinmas (Alexandra), both entered the eighth round holding two lives. Both pairs won their first three games today by handv margins and in thc" seveilti. round the Alexandra men scored a gooii win against M. Marino vich and S. L. Garelja (Oratia) by 23 — 12. Bremner 's pair met the Alexandra team in the last game 011 the day, Bremner droppiug one"'life after an exciting game which Middlemass, won by 21 — 20. E. Kudd and T. F. Mitchell (Blenheim; had three handy wins in the pairs, and drawing a bye in the eighth round, finished- the day with two lives still intact. One of thc besl wins was scored against thc strong Te Aroha pair, j\l. R. Buchan and A. N. Callaghan. The two-lifers remaiuing in the pairs competition are: — Middlemas (Alexandra'), Havenwood (North East Vuilev), Webster (Lower Ilutt), and Mitchell (Blenheim). The one-lifers remaiuing in the pairs competition are:- Edwards (Balclutha), Hughes (North East Valley), Fletcher (Mornington), Hobertson (Phoenix), ilannan (Invercargill), Garelja (Oratia), Bamms (Woolston), Fox (Christchurch), McGorlick . (Bluff), Morris (Frankton), Hutchinson (Caiedoniuu), Quirk (United, - Christchurch), Goldlincli '(Wellington), Milne (Kia Toa, Timaru), Coulter /North East Valley), Hobertson (Oiiehunga), AVebstei (Lower liutt), Hart (Balmoral), aud Crossan (Caversham). Two-lifers remainiug iu the singles are: Benson (Balmoral), klingius (Onehunga), Buchan (Te Aroha), Tyrrell (Mornington), -Ball (H.S.A., Christchurch), fSymous (Otaki Hailway). One--Hfers in the singles competition are: Kawlinson (Dunedin), . Barrow (Eoatouu), II. M. Mackay and Yeitch (Dunedin), Lynncbery (Khandallah), Callaghan (Te Aroha), Hpearman (Christchurch H.fj.A.), Marsiclc (Ponsonby), Crossan (Hoxburgh), H. Ilenry (Sydenham), Pivac (Pukekohe), Littlejohn (Lower Hutt), McGorlick (Bluff), Chapman (Christchurch E.S.A.), Smith' (Christchurch), -Kiuzett ' (Maitai), Stevenson (Ashbury), McN'ish (Canterbury), Hadwin (Lower Hutt), Crisp (Temuka), Wearhe (Te Aroha), McNab (Roslyn), Marriott (Opawa), Middlemass ( Alexandra),. Chadwiek (Hawera), Dillicar (Khandallah), Fraser (Beclceniam), Edwnrds (Balclutha), .Jolly (St. 3laiif), H. M. Mackay (Caledonian) and Hutit (Helensville) o