DOMINION BOWLING

Chronicle (Levin), 19 January 1948, Page 7

DOMINION BOWLING

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Ten Pairs Left to Play

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■ • V- DUNEDIN, Jan. .18. . "fhere was'mucih to hold the intereat of thd record gallery which assenibled ori the St. Kilda green on Saturday where the survivora in the singles coxnpetition ixi the New Zealand boVrling championship tournament fought oiit the • issue in some keenly-contested games, and at the conclusion of the day only 10 players remained, all of them one-lifers. The-most notable perforjnance of the day !was the victory scored by J. A. Veitch, the Dunedin player, who dep'rived a former champion, C. G. Spearman, of his iast chance in the singles .and went on to take one life from J. F. Benson, Balmoral, in an exciting ganie. Play in the pairs competition was also brought to an advanced stage, six teams being left at the conclusion of the day, the only two-lifers being the North East Valley pair, S. Dodd and E. H. Havenwood, who will enter the eleventh round with an unbenten record. " The fours competition is to. commence on Monday. . The fiual games ih the pairs and singles will now be held over until section play in the fours hgs been completed. It is expeeted that. both finals will be played next Saturday. The 10 players left. in the singles with one life each are J. A. Veitch (Dunedin), J. F. ■ Benson (Balmoral, Auckland), and J. H. Mingins (Onehunga) Who have qualified for play in "the -twelfth round; M. Marsick (Ponsonby), S. Marriott (Opawa), C. H. Fraser (Beckenham), C. H. Kinzett (Maitai, Nelson) and N. E. Jolly (St. Clair), qualifiera for the eleventh round, and M. Pivac (Pukekohe) and G. Littlejohn (Lower Hutt), who have yet to pla^.iij. the tenth round. 'J. H. Mingins (Onehunga) maintained his uubeaten record when he met the Te Aroha player, M. R. Buchan, in his iirst gamo of the day but was beaten when he came up against his .i'ellow Aucklandcr, J. E. Benson, in the uinth round. Benson has been one of ihe most consistent and -attractive players in the competition and he scored a surprisinglv easy win over the Onehunga player. • The only surviving two-lifers, Benson and Symons, met in the tenth round, Benson winning comfortably by 17 — 11. Buchan w as. elimiiiated when he met the St. Clair player, N. E. Jolly, who inaintained the good form he showed in the earlier rounds. C. E. Tyrrell (Mornington), a former pairs champion, lost his lirst life in tho eiglith round when A. "VV. Ball gained a fairly comfortabie win by 18 — 10. Ball established an early advantage and the game finished .on the 18th encL Meeting T. A. Barrow, the Seatoun onclifer, in the" next game, Tyrrell began vvell and, playing stea^Iily, won 19 — 12. Ball dropped a life against O. H. Symons (Otaki Kailway) in the ninth game. Symons started off with a 1 and . was not headed. SyTiions lost the tinal fihance of survival when he met Mingins in the eleven.f®' round. The Ouemnga. glpyer was right on the job froxn t^'Start. ^ 'Jolly and Tyrrell, both outstanding among Dunedin singles survivors, met in the tenth round, theif game arousing •ousiderable intei'est, although neitlier ,'produced the bowls each had;shovrn earlier in the competition. Jolly outdrew the Mornington man cousisteiitly but the soores wefe level at JO-all when 11 ends hadi gone, Jolly fofged: ahead t'roin the 16th and won 1?— Tyrrell being eliininated. Kepresentatives of the Te Aroha club have been prominent in the singles and pairs play during the past weelc and oue of the Waikato rnen who has im-

pressed by consistently sound displays has been W . W. Wearne who was left with oue life on ent'ering the ninth round, but S. Marriott (Opawa) elimiiiated the Waikato man in the 10th round. ... Wearne 's clubmate, A. N. Callaghan, liad an unexpectedlv easy win against E. R. Lynneberg. (Khandallah) iu the eiglith round, both being . one-lifers. Callaghan established a lead after the iirst iive ends and won by 21 — 10. The meeting betyeen Spearman (Christchurch E.S.A.) and A. N. Callaghan (Te Aroha) produced a close game and one of the best displays of . bowls seen during tlie competition. tipearman, with his greater experience, played with a little morc judgment than his opponeut but Callaghan showed his iighting qualities in a late run and the iinal score was 14 — 11 in favour of Spearman. J. A. Veitch established a commandijig lt?ad over Benson, the only twolifer remaining after 10 rounds, and after 13 ends the Dunedin man ied by 19 — 9. The game ended in a win for Veitch by 21 — 19, Benson still being left with oue life. N. W, McGorliek, who was the last Soutliland piayer left in the singles, i was eliininated in th.e eighth round in which he went under to W. J. Chajnnan, a member of B. O. Priddis's Cbrist-c-hurch H.S.A. team, in the fours. Chapman wenL into the lead eariy and was not headed, wiiuiiug 22 — 14. C. 11. Kinzett (Maitai, Nelson), who has made s-teady progress throughout the singles competition, has been playHng consistently goyd'bowls and by his 19 — 15 win over E.'McNisli (Canterbury), the Nelsouiau won his way- into the. plevepth roujid. . .. The six surviving pairs are S. Dodd and E. 11. Havenwood .(North East Valley)-. who will enter the round with two lives, and the following oueli^ers: — A. K. Hamilton and J. MiddleI mass (Alexandra), N. MacDona'Jct and W. P. Hadwin (Lower Ilutt). who will eui(ef the l'2th round, G. Littlejohn anl Ai' J. Webster (Lower Hutt), J. ' B. lvlfkJand and C,. E. Tyrrell (Mornington) and M. Marmovieh and S. L. Garelju (Oratia) who hav;e yet to play in the 11th round of the singles. The results of the day's play were: — Eightli round: Mingins (Onehunga) 19. Buchan (Te Aroha) 11;. Ball (Christchurch . R.B.A.) 18, Tyrrell (Mornington) 10. Ninth round: Benson (Balmoral) 19, Mingins (Onehunga) 8; Bymons (Otaki Kailway) 20, Ball (Christchurch K.8.A.) 15. Tenth round: Benson 17, Symons 11. Eleventh round: Veitch 21, Benson 19. Singles (One-lifers) Eiglith round: Wearne (Te Aroha) 19, McNab (Roslyn) 14; Littlejohn (Lower Hutt) 19, French (West Ilarbour) 13; Callaghan (Te Aroha) 21, Lynneberg (Khandallah) 10; Chaclwick (Hawera Park) 17. Middlemass (Alexandra) 13; Veitch (Dunedin) 20, Macltay (Caledonlan) 18; Chapman (Christchurch H.S.A.) 22, McGorliek (Bluff) L4; Edwards (Balclutha) 19, Milne (Kia Toa, Timaru) 17; MeNish (Canterbury) 18. Hadwin (Lower Hutt) 12. Ninth round: Marsick 14, « Orossan 12; Henry 18, Williamson 10; Pivac 19, Finn 15-; Kinzett 23, Smith 12; Marriott 19, Hunt 13; Tyrrell 19, Barron 12, Spearman 14, Callaghan 11; Wearne 21, Crisp 14; Chadwick 23, Dillicar 13; Jolly 16, Buchan 15; Veitch 25, Eawlinson 13;* Littlejohn 17, Chapman 13; McNish 23, Stevenson 1-1; Fraser 19, Edwards 17. Tenth round: Marsick 21,' Henry 19; Marriott 18, Wearne 17; Jolly 17, Tyrrell 14; Mingins 20, Ball 8; Veitch 22, Spearman 21; -Kinzett .19, McNish 15; Fraser 20, Chadwick 12. Eleventh round: Mingins 22, Symons 10; Veitch 21, Benson 19. Pairs (Two-lifers) Ninth round: Middlemass^ (Alexandra) a bye; Havenwood (North East Valley) 19, Mitehell (Blenheim) 11. Tenth round: Havenwood 20, Middlemass 17. Pairs (One-lifers) Ninth round: GareJja (Oratia) 17, Bremner (Epsom) 16; Morris (Frankton) 21, McGorliek (Bluff) 16; Hadwin (Lower Hutt)- 24, Ilutchinson (Caledonian) 17; Hughes (North East Valley) 17, Fletcher (Mornington) 15; Robertsou (Onehunga) 18, Quirk (United, Christchurch) .17; Fox ( Christ-. church) 23, Samms (Woolston) 17; Milne (Kia Toa, Timaru) 23, C.oulter (North East Valley) 10; Edwards (Balclutha) 25, Goldiinch (Wellington) 15; Webster (Lower Hutt) 22, Hart (Morrinsville) 19; Eobertson (Phoenix) 26, Crossan (Caversham) 16; Tyrrell (Mornington) 17, Hannan (Invercargill) 13. Tenth round: Garelja 16, Morris 15; Hadwin 27, Hughes 20; Eobertson 19. Fox 12; Edwards 20, Milne 14; Webster 19, Eobertson 14; Tvrrell 24, Mitehell 19. Eleventh round: Hadwin 18, Eobertson 16; Middlemass 19, Edwards 14.