DOMINION BOWLING

Chronicle (Levin), 12 January 1949, Page 6

DOMINION BOWLING

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Only Five With Two Lives In Singles

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AUCKLAND, Jan. 11. Only Aucklanders liave retained two lives in.Jhe singles event of the New Zealand Bowling Association's annual, championship tournament which is now in progress on the Auckland greens after two days of play. Players with two lives are. T. T. Skoglund (Otahuhu), E. W. Taylori (Carkou), J. Perrbtt Jr. (Tuakau), N. Dougldson '(Ponsonby) and L. Franksj (Balmoral). Bkogiund was runner-up •for the national fours at Wellington two years ago and bO'th Perret and Donaldson have vvon the Auckland champion of champions title... Franks is a son of tlie 1939 national singles champion. Oue-lifers ieft in the field which numbered 912 at the start. of play yesterday morning,- are a$ follow: — L. Lambess (Whangarei), V. Meredith (Balmoral),^. C. M. Davis (Auckland), R.'J. Andrew | (Onehunga), E. E. Rixon (Kia Toa, Hawke's Bay), D. Munro (Waitemata),: S. A. VVoods (Tauranga), A. McKenzie (Timaru), M. Connew (Carlton), J. M. "Deas (Otahuhu), F. Bold (Auckland^, B. Ennis (Onehunga), W. Hampton (Granity Returned Services), H. F.| Martyn (Thorndon), W. Spurdle (lngle-l wood), T. L. Williains (Paeroa), L. C.| Travers (Christchurch), M. It. Buchan (Te Aroha), W. C. Franks (Balmoral), J. P. Hoyes (Avondale), J. Tyndali (St.; Heliers), R. A. ltitcliie (Rocky Nook), lt. McMaster (Btanley), A. E. Clinkard (Carlton), S. Gooch (Kaliutia), F. ' Fislier (Ponsonby). J Casualties in the fourth and fiftli rounds of sectional play tliis morning included two national champions of the past, C. L. A. .Spearman, of Sydenham,; vvinner of 1937 and 19J1, and F. Living-| stone (Onehunga) winner in 1936. One of tlie present pairs title holders, M. A. Marinovich, of Oratia, also was defeatcd in the sectional play and two members of the present champion fours, J. W. T. Macklow (lead) and J. H. Mingins (skip), both of Onehunga, went in ihe early post sectiou play. Conditions for lilay were again line and the greens in all parts of the city were fast. After the -final two rounds of seetion play, all two-lifors moved to the Carlton green and tlie remaining oue-lifers were shifted to niue difi'erent city greens. The fast conditions generally were to Ihe liking of the Aucklanders and in parlieular to tlie three wlio proved tlie outstauding bowlers of the day, these lieiug Skoglund, Doiialdson and Perret. Skoglund had two close and exciting games, tlie lirst in his final seetion when he wou II — 13 after lying 12 — all on the 19th end, and the second in his first post-section game when he met another. expert driver in W. P. O 'Neill, of Auck-. land. O'Neili had tlie better of play; from tlie ninth to tlie 16th ends and, used his very fast drive to good advan-| tage on several occasions but at the end' it was drawing rather tlian driving which counted and 'Skoglund had the measure of O'Neili in this. He won '20—19. Donaldson and Perret were both in excellent form and won tlieir second round post-section games by liuge scores, Perret by 25 to- 5 on the 17th end and Donaldson by 31 to 4 after only 16 ends. Donaldson, ineidentally, is playing with a set of bowls wliicli was used by the uational singles eliaiupion' of 1915 and 1916, the late J. S. Murtin. Taylor was receutly defeated iu the Carlton Club championship by M. Connew but today he had the better of tlie game and used his great drawing powers to best advantage. * Franks, one of the youngest players in thef.ifield, had a close game for a timeJ in the seventh round with A. R. Paterson, Kaponga, but won comfortably by dint of particularly good drawing. An unexpected failure was that of O. H. Svmons, of Otaki Eailway, who

won his* first four rounds comfortably and then was beaten in the next two. Tomorrow seetion play in the pairs will be decided and tlie pairs and singles then earry on dntil Saturday, The fours will start next IMoiiday.