Bowling Centre's Singles Tourney Opens

Chronicle (Levin), 8 February 1949, Page 2

Bowling Centre's Singles Tourney Opens

The Wellington Bowling Centre's , open singles tournament started yesterday with a record entry of 152 ■players. The weather was fine in the morning, except for a norcheriyi wind which blew in gusts and re-| quired judging. Tne greens were fast in the forenoon, but a shower about 2.30 p.m. slowed thern up, and j upset players' ju'dgment of pace1 till the wind dried them up again. Play yesterday was on the two-| life principal. P. Devine (Petone) , W. H. Dillicar 1 (Khandallah), W. J. Hart (Is.and Bay), W. S. Sorensen (Kilbirnie), H. B. Walker (Kilbirnie) , A. R. Hastings (Newtown), A. D. Watts (Hataitai), E. Butterworth (Naenae), and W. Christian (Paekakariki) won all the four games they played. These players were not matched in the fifth round of play and enter the post section play with their two lives. The tournament continued on the Hutt Club's green at 9 a.m. today and it is hoped to reach the semi-finals, which, with the final, will be played on the Wellington Club's green tomorrow. Yesterday section A was played at Hutt, section B at Petone, section C at Miramar, section D at Naenae, section E at Wellington, section F at Haitaitai, section G at Thorndon and section H at Karori. Sections J and JA were played at the Paraparaumu green, detailed results being: —

Section J. First round: Peterson (Paraparaumu) 21, Atmore . (Otaki) 10; | Christian (Paekakariki) 24, Smith (Paraparaumu) 10; Webster (Otaki Railway) 19, Merwood (Otaki) 18; Young (Paraparaumu) 28, Hughes' (Paraparaumu) 18; Vercoe (Para-I paraumu) won by default; Cahill (Otaki Railway) 18, West (Para-! paraumu) 16; Walton (Paraparaumu) 16, Baker (Otaki) 15; > Horne (Otaki) 1, Sweetman (Parahi paraumu) 11. Second round: Christian 18. Patterson 13; Young 25, Webster 6;i Cahill 20, Vercoe 16; Walton 27, j Horne 6; Smith 24, Atmore 12; i Merwood 31, Hughes 17; West won by default; Baker 25, Sweetman 10.1 Third round: Christian 28, Yiung, 6; Cahill 22, Walton 7; Merwood 23,' Smith 18; Baker 18, West 16; Web-j ster 26, Patterson 4; Vercoe 18,1 Horne 16. i Fourth round: Christian 20,! Cahill 15; Baker 20, Merwood 13;' Webster 25, Vercoe .3; Young 23, Walton 14. Fifth round: Christian 21, Sym-I ons 11; Webster 20, Baker 18; Cahill 16, Young 15; Peters 20,! Barton Ginger 10. Section JA First round: Barbosh (Otaki) 21, Udy " (Paraparaumu) 15; Peters (Paekakariki) 18, Blyth » (Paraparaumu 17, Henderson (Paraparaumu) 18, Wmterburn (Otaki) il; Barton Ginger (Paraparaumu) 15, Symons (Otaki Railway) 14. Secon'd round: Peters 19, Bartosh 12; Barton Ginger 15, Henderson 12, Blyth 18, Udy 13; Symons 22, Winter burn 11. Third round: Barton Ginger 16; Peters 15; Symons 18, Blytn 16; Bartosh 18, Henderson 17. Fourth round: Symons 20, Barton Ginger 10; Peters 24, Bartcsh 8. ON THE GREEN AT OTAKI The bowling greens in Otaki were in popular demand at the weekend and some keen games took place in beautiful weather. On Saturday the Otaki club held a tournament when the procee'ds were donated to tne Sports Queen's campaign. Four medals were given by club members, Messrs. R. Kearns, E. T. Bartosh, L. Walsh and J. Southgate, and competition was keen throughout the tournament. j The winning team was W. Bahey,! S. Simcox, J. Te Puni and R. Eaton, who in the semi-final prevailed over ! a rink skipped by W. S. Hughes. In tne final they defeated Venn, of Khandallah. The annual visit to Central Club, Petone, took place at the weekerid, when the horne team triumphe'd over three rinks from the Otaki club. R.S.A. Tourney. Otaki, Otaki Railway and Waikanae greens were a scene of great activity on Sunday, when the annual tournament organised by the local branch of the Returned Services' Association was held, 47. rinks taking part. , Walker (Island Bay), with four|

wins, was the. winner of section B played on the "Otaki Railway green. Section A, played at Otaki, saw a play-olf between Venn (Khandallah) and Snefling (Seatoun), with tne former the victor. At Waikanae, Wilkie (Naenae) was the winner of section C. Wilkie then played Walker in the j semi-final at Otaki Railway, and the latter prevailed. Walker's game with Venn for the final saw enthusiasrn at a high pitch, with both players four all on the fourth head. I Walker won the tourney with his ilast bowl, on the fifth head, and with the light fading fast, thus [winning the trophy for the second year in succession.