Post-Section Play In Bowling Tourney

Chronicle (Levin), 23 January 1948, Page 3

Post-Section Play In Bowling Tourney

DUNEDIN, Jan. 22. Section play in trhe fours competition of tlie New Zealand bowling ckampion-j tiliip tournament, was completed today in brilliant sunshine. The greens were ! faster tlian ever. The warni sun was | rnuch appreciated by the players but ! later in the moniing a tricky breeze be- j gan to blow and prevailed for the rest i of the day on most of the greens. This interfered considerably with the accur- 1 aey of the play and was possibly the 1 cause of oue or two unexpected upsets. At the end of the linal round fours had the six wins necessary to qualify, iueluding Jive fours with eight wins each. The foilowing rinks have qualilied for post-section play, the skips i naine only being mentioned: — Eight Wins: T. Longstatf (Granity; R.S.A.), S. I. Snedden (Linwood), G. H... Smith. (Edendale, Soutliland), E. P. j Exelby (Frankton Junction), J. Hadley I (Papanui). Seven Wins: J. M. Giles (Kelburn),! II. Kebby •(United), D. Spiller (Khan- 1 dallah), S. Mutchison (Caledonian;, J.! W. Turpin (Ganterbury), T. F. Henley i (Waimate), T. G. Fox (Christchurch),. 11. E. Austin (Cromwell), G. A. Crowley j (Tolaga Bay), J. T. Adams (Phoenix;,! J. Melvor (Cambridge), W. White J (Winton R.S.A.), C. E. Tyrrell (Morn- j ingtoii), W. D., liennett (Hastings), A. , E. Besley (.Sydenham), C. G. Speannan (Christchurch H.S.A.), J. B. Youngj (Paraparaumu Beach), J. Graham j (Leitli;, J. F. Benson (Balmoral), L. J. j Edwards (Balclutha), L. W. Greni'ell i (Phoenix;. .Six Wins: L. Edwards (Caledonian), H. G. Kingsland- (Wakefield-), A. Holmes (Roxburgh), J. Homai (Mornington), E. Piper (Maitai), A." G. Linn . -'(Opoho), H. W. Canipbell (Masterton), j J. A. Veitch (Dunedin), W. L. Lloyd 1 (Caledonian), A. Gale (AndersonV Bay), J. L. Bisman (New Brighton), T. : L. Floyd (Canterbury), D. Gardiner j (Anderson's Bay), W. H. Hampton 1 (Granity R.S.A.), C. J. Emms (Marlborough li.S.A.), A. Logan (Hokonui). C. E. Peake (Anderson's Bay), J. W. Thomas (Kaikorai), W. G. Forrestei (Caledonian), B. O.- Priddis (Christchurch R.S.A.), G. A. Grant (Invercargill), H. Belcher (St. Kilda), R. Clark (Ashby), T. H. Watts (Beckenham), A. S. Mclnnes (Temuka), R. Carolin (Balmacewen), S. Vella (Onehunga), W. O '.Neill (Runanga), W. Campbell (Beckenham), W. H. Martin (Kia Toa, Hawke's Bay), F. Wright (Runanga), G. W. Adamson (North End, Invercargill), J. I. Bell (Petone), G. H. Claridge (St. Kilda), F. Firth (Mt. Albert), A. Callon (Stanley), C. Taylor (Sydenham), N. R. Buchan (Te Aroha), E. H. Havenwood (North East Valley), J. H. Mingins (Onehunga), B. M. Andrew (Te Hangi), J. D. Forbes (Phoenix), J. Riach (Taieri), J. Ure (Invercargill), P. A. Hunter (Awamoa), J. S. Edgar (Hamilton), G. Duncan ' (Taieri), G." Cook (North East Valley), A. Seymour (Sydenham), A. G. Lang (Hampden), S. C. K. Smith (North End, Invercargill), E. A. Coekroft (Ashburton), J. S. Bain (Marlborough R.S.A.), E. Smitk (Helensville).