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Chronicle (Levin), 1 March 1948, Page 4

Pahiatua club yvQ» the -Manawatu Aowling Gejitre's pennants competitibn .or 3*948 on Saturday when -the district « .5epu-iinq.}s and iinaj were played at ^ahiatiia. 13ach teapi frpm t}ie senu- ' ' jinalfsts, Levin, Pahiatua, Oroust and Takaro, eonsisted 'of four rinks, Pahiatua winning six of^, the eiglit • games played, Qfoua four and Levin and Takaro three each. For the pur-m.-,es of the competition the centre was .livided into four sections. The winner pf the pennants last yeay was Palmerston North club. . Following are the , ' ^ detailed results:—

Seini-llnal: pahiatua v. Levin (Pahiat J futf skips %st), liissettdost to \Yenham. 20 — 2i>, Peters beat Meads 23—15, Bissett beat Henderson 26 — 17, Cosforth beat Powell 22 — 13 ; Oroua v. Takaro (Oroua skips lirst), Scott beat Ilearst 22: — ii, Caritwell lost to Brown .9—22, Hoberts beal Little.iohn 23 — 19, Telford beat Coolcsley 23 — 16. Final: Pahiatua v. Oroua (Pahiatua skjps first), Bissett beat Bcott 27 — lii, Peters beat Oantwell 33—8, Bissett oeat Telford 23—12, Cosforth lost to Roberts 14 — 20 j Levin v. Takaro (Levin skips first), Wenham lost to LLearsey 16-^-18, Henderson beat Littlajohn 20 — IS, Aleads losf to BrOwn - IS— 23, Powell beat Cooksley 24r— 20. Leads and. TwQ.s TOurney In an outstanding exhibition of bqwls Hardy (Hokowhitu) led his rink f to victory in tlie lead.s and twos tourney tinui agaiiiot Gardner (Northern) on Saturday. Both rinks played excellent bowls* but in a more sustained eil'ort Hardy rau out tlie winner 19 — 11. Champion of Ohampions Singles Senior: Jv. Robinson (Foxton), with .two lives, beat V. C. Harriman (Terrace End) 19 — .15, in a close final.

Uther players in Saturdaj''s games wero NLills^ (Pahiatua), Butler. (Palmerstoji North), S. Williams (Dannevirke). Intermediate: G. Bateman (Shannon) started off with two lives in thp semi-iinals and carried through to beat F. C. Hearsey (Takaro) in a gool final 22 — 14. The other semi-finalists weri Walker (Xorthcrn) and Petersen (Foxton). „ Colts: Bowler (Terrace End) started the dav with both lives intact but losf both tQ Ward (Takaro) 20—13, 19—18, Ward taking tlie Centre colts cham•)ionship. Other semi-finalists were Bate (Northern) and Briggs (Levin Ccntral).