BOWLS TOURNEY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1330, 6 January 1912, Page 3

BOWLS TOURNEY.

WELLINGTON CENTRE'S ANNUAL CARNIVAL. WEBB THE WINNER, Betwoen 250 and 1100 bowlers assembled on tho Wellington Club's green last evening to witness tho final game of the Wellington Bowling Centre's annual tournament. The weather was perfect, and tho green in better condition than has been tho case for a fortnight past, though still inclined to bo heavy. It played very well indeed until tho sun went down, when it became appreciably slower, a fact which was shown by the iooso heads towards tho elo.-o ol the game. The honours rested between the Wellington Club rinks, skipped by G. B. Dall and P. Webb respectively, and tho result, to everyone's surprise, mas a runaway win for Webb, tho score being as fellows:— D. ll'Lean, Focke, Thompson, Webb (s.), 2!); Ledger, Hamilton, l'ortcous, Dall (s.), 15. . _ Tho game opened quietly with Dall scoring a single on tho first head. Webb got a lucky three on the second bead, and Dall another single on the third, llicn for five heads Dall's score remained unaltered, whilo Webb's men piled on a three, two, three, live, and a two, beginning tho score oil the eighth head to Then Ball got a good three by trailing the jack back with a magnificent shot, but Webb, who was playing a very line drawiug game; was not to bo denied, and with the valuable assistance of a good rink, scored on six of tho remaining heads, with Dall chipping in with a one or two on tho others. Tho. game never looked in doubt for a moment. Dall, though ho played a good game, was not in his usual form, and his rink did n y "early as well as Webb's. Ledger (load) was his best mail. Tocke, Webb's no. 2, played the game of his life, anil was irequeiitly applauded for liis iacknnaing propensities. Tho latter half of Iho game was robbed of all interest bv' tno big lead which Webb established, and it was a very thin crowd which saw the game out.

v T u'i, concl V sl , ra , of tho same Mr. p- Hl1 '; ° n behalf of the Wellington si " Centre, presented tho Mvger w'inil Webb, complimenting 'him tlffl °" hl s ™ a?d tho manner of the winning. Ho said it was a well(teencd win by the better man that afternoon (m which statement Mr. Dall would bear hi in out). H 0 (Webb) should bo \&iy proud to have como out on tow. deserved all .credit, as ho had placed all his games in the b&t of spirit ana in a sportsmanlike mauiier. (Api. A ' )OCII the'runner-up last J ear, but ou the present occasion had won handsomely Mr. Hill also haiidcd tho b her rose bowl to Mr. Dall as skip of tne aggregate prize winners. : In doing so he said that it was the hardest part of all, as ho (Mr. Dill) had hopedifohuvo 't. ie t (Mr Dall) had pfa.ved moro than well throughout tho • tournament', «£., had .Siwn, the speaker , tho vei\ : fl a i 1? , lns * 10 trophy was Hni y r! v t l de s? r I ve< l. a»d he thought r, ,v Ji Yi ould , "BPreciato tho tro!?r oro than tho shield. Mr.' Dall replied briefly, saying how .much ho had enjoyed all the games through the tournament. Mr. Webb said lie was well pleased with Ills will but was. not proud. They had been ail out to win, though at one time it did not look even as if they would win tMm. S Hi m i?°i '^ ys loobed to on ® tmnt that he had good men and true to play for him, and they had done really C B H V 1 "* y l6 G. B. Dall had not been 111 better form, and it was perhaps unfortunate that tho green did not suit him, but it was tho Lw"? $ ar \ a , lld 116 naturally pleit.ed that ho hod won. (Applause.]