THE CENTRE TOURNAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1624, 16 December 1912, Page 4

THE CENTRE TOURNAMENT.

SIXTY RINKS ENTERED. THE DBAW. .The next event of outstanding interest to local bowlers is the Wellington Bowling Centre's tournament, to take place on the various city greens on January 1 and 2 This event is always one of the most enjoyable of the season, and this year there are sixty rinks entered, which makes six sections of ten rinks each. With ihs usual promptitude, the secretary (Mr. T. Churchward) has. arranged the various sections in a manner which precludes any due being a weak section, and as bowlers will see by a perusal ot ,the teams, as placed below, it will be diiiioult to pick the winner ot any one section. ■. . , The following are the competing teams: Wellington Club.-Yarrall, Grundy, Adams, fiemington'; Geddis, Tamblyn, Frost, Ballantyne; Waddell, J. Brown, Manz, Sievwright; Watson, Cook, Saunders, CVane; C. Smith, Bush, Veitch, Williams; Albert Wyle, Hildreth, Berry, Ballinger; Phelps, Norton, Nicholson, Skinner; Grenfell, Focke, Thompson, Webb; Kinvig, Leslie Brunskill Porteous; Ledger, Miller, Kelly, 'Hall; Nielson, Simm, O'SuUivan, B. B. Allen; Drummond, Gibbs, Blake, Moult; Ramsav) —-, ,A. Laurenson; , , F. Gale, Brown. Petone Club.-Findlay, Cates, Stephens. Coles; Blyines, Andrews, Mudge, Johnston ;' M'Ewen, Henry, Melhuish, Southgate; Cometti; —r, Ross, Begnon; Firth, Smith, Wearne, Wylie; Cowie, Castle, Udy, Fowler. ' ,- Eutt.-Jones, Cudby, Macaskill Hollard' Casey, Birch, Trevethick, Hendry. Karori.-Manlin, Pulton, M. Spiers, Watchman; Wright, F. Spiers, Cox,

M'Lehnan. „, „ J . Hataitai.-Claridge, Chessman, Martin, M'Whanncll; Williams, Donald, Penney, Kinniburgh; Ballinger, Gruar, Mitchell, F. Laurenson. ~ Lyall Bay.-Morrah, Ward, Smith, AshW. R. Pliramcr, Dumbell, M'Arthur; Mansfield, Gollan, W. Bourke.J. A. Plinimer. Victoria—Chapman, Kershaw, K. P. Hatch, Redstone; Maclaurin, Cavell, Witt, Vosseler; Tucker, Evans, bcott, Mayer; Huh;, Townse'nd, Bary, Hueston; Townsley, G»dber, Ingram, Norwood. Kelburne.—Doherty, Johnstone, Dodds, Knowles; Manley, Gannaway, M'Coll, Gray; Hutchinson, Headowcrolt, Duguid, Williamson; Scott, - Baldwin, Kirker, Routley. ■ - ,_. . , To Hiffi—Matthews, Wilson, Wiggins, 'Xei'hton; . Houldsworth, M'Clmtock, Campbell, Parata; Crengel, Robertson,Benzie; Smith;-Jeffreys, Knox Gilmer, Hill, Lock. - '■'• , ■ ~, -Newtown—Smith, Tonks, Castle, Phillips; -Pankhurst, Chitty, Claxton, Spiers; Porter, Popple, —, J. Pollock; Richards, J! Sexton, H.'Price, G, Prince; Bailey, Noble, Scott, J. Brackenridge; Jenkins, M'Lay, J. P. Luke, Crewes; Read, Lemmon, TJnderwbdd, Powell; Webb, Flyger, Martin, Trevor. - '■■»■■' Thorndon.—Conliri, Mitford,' Seaton, J. T." King; P. Brandon, G. Johnston, Cohen, Gray; Petersen, Ramsay, F. -Johnson, Hatch; Thomson, 1 Stevens,. Harrison, Kerr; Fi-eeth, Stevenson, Hogben, Munro; C. - Barraud, Rohaldson, Chittoy, Mason. • Johnsonville.—Ferguson, Bould, Edge,Taplin; Morgan, Styles, Turner, Sloan; Wackrpw, Wallis,. Petrie, Manson. SKIPS OF SECTIONS. The following are the skips of sections:— ' Section I—Remington, Ballinger, ;Moult, Redstone, Coles, Leijjhton, Hollard, Prince, Manson, J. T. King. Section 2—Ballantyne, Skinner, G. Brown, Vossoler, Johnston, Parata, Hendry (Hiitt), J. Pollock, M'Arthur, Gray (Thorndon). Section 3— Sievwright, Webb. Knowles, Mayer, Southgate, Smith (To Hiwi), Brackenridge, Spiers (Newtown), Plimmer, Hatch (Thorndon). Section 4.—Crane, Porteous, Gray (Kelburne), Hueston, Beynon, Lock, Crewes, Phillips, Kerr, Flem. Laurenson. Section .5 —A. Laurenson, Ball,- Williamson, Ashton, Wylie, Watchman, Powell, Taplin, Munro, Kinniburgh. Section 6.—Williams, B. B. Allen, Routley, Norwood, Fowler, M'Lennan, Trevor, Sloane, Mason, M'Wliannoll.

THE DRAW. Section 1 (Umpire, Leighton). Wednesday, January 1. Wellington Green, first round' (9 a.m.)— Remington plays King; Ballinger plays Hanson ,• Moult plays Prince; Bedstone plays Hollard; Coles plays Leighton. Second round (11. a.m.)— Remington plays Hanson; Ballinger plays Prince; Moult plays Hollard; Redstone plays Leighton; Coles plays King. , Newtown Green, third round (2.30 p.m.) —Remington plays Prinoe; Ballinger plays Hollard; Moult plays Leighton; Redstone plays Coles; Manson plays King. Fourth round (4.80 p.m.)—Redstone nlays King; Prince plays Mnnson; Remruston plays Hollard; Ballinger plays Leighton; Moult plays Coles.

Thursday, January 2. Kelburne Green, fifth round (9 a.m.)— Remington plays .Leighton; Ballinger plays Coles; Moult'plays Redstone; Hollard plays Manson; Pnnce plays King. Sixth round (11 a.m.)— Bollard plays Prince; Leighton plays King; Remington plays Coles; Ballinger ploys Redstone; Moult plays Manson. Wellington Green, seventh round (2.30 p.m.)— Remington plays Redstone; Ballinger plays Moult; Coles plays Manson; Leighton plays Prince; Hollard plays KiiS- ' , ~ . , Eighth round (4.30 p.m.)— Remington plays Moult; Ballinger plays King; Redstone plays Prince; Coles plays Hollard; Leighton plays Manson.

Section 2 (Umpire, W. Hendry). Wednesday, January i. Wellington Green, first round (9 a.m.) -Ballantyne plays Gray (Thorndon); Skinner plays M'Arfllur; Brown plays Pollock; Vosseler plays Hendry; Johnston plays Parata. Second, round (11 a.m.)-Ballantyne plays M'Arthur; Skinner plays Pollock; Brown plays Hendry; Vosseler plays Parata; Johnston plays Gray. Thorndon Green, third round. (2.30 p.m.) -Ballantyno plays Pollock; Skinner plays Hendry; Brown plnys Parata; Vosseler plays Johnston; M'Arthur plays Gray. Fourth round (4.30 p.m .(—Vosseler plays Gray; Pollock plays M'Artlitirj Ballantyne plays Hendry; Skinner plnys Parata; Brown plays Johnston.

Thursday, January 2. Newt-own Green, fifth round (9 a.m.)— Bnllantyne plays Parata; Skinner .plays Johnston; Brown plays Vosseler; Hendry, plays M'Arthur; Pollock plays Gray. Sixth round (11 a.m.)— Pollock plays Hendry; Parnta plays Gray; Ballantyno plays Johnston; Skinner plays Vosseler; Brown pl&ys M'Arthur, Victoria Gresn, menUi round iM).

p.m.)—Ballantyno plays Vosseler; Skin- | ner plays Brown; Johnston plays M'Arthur; Parata plays Pollock; Hendry plays Gray. , Eighth round (4.80 p.m.)-Johnston plavs Hendry; Parata plays M'Arthur; Bal'lantyne plays Brown j Skinner plays Gray; Vosseler plays Pollock. Section 3 (Umpire, Knowles.) Wednosday, January 1. • Newtown Green, first round (9 a.m.)— Sievwright .plays Hatch; Webb plays Plimmer; Knowles plays Spiers; Mayor plays Brackenridge; Southgate plays Smith. • Socond round (11 a.m.)—Mayer plays Smith; Southgato plays Hatch; Sievwright plays Plimmer; Wobb plays Spiers; Knowles plays Brackenridge. Victoria Green (third round (2.30 p.m.) —Sievwright plays Spiers; Wobb plays Brackenridge; Knowles plays Smith; Mayer plays Southgate; Plimmer plays Hatch, ■ • ' „ Fourth round (4.30 p.m.)-Mayor plays Hatch; Spiers plays Plimmer; Sievwright plays Brnckenridgo; AVobb P'nys Smith; Knowles ploys Southgate.

Thursday, January 2. Wellington Green, fifth round (9 a.m.) -Sievwright plays Smith; . Wobb plays Southgato; Knowlcs plays Mayor; Brackenridgo plays Plimmer; Spiers plays Hatch. , „. . ' , Sixth round (11 a.m.)-Siovwnght plays Southgato; Webb plays Mayer; Knowlcs plays Plimmer; Smith plays. Hatch; Bnickenridgo plays Spiers. ' Thorndon Greon, seventh round •(2.30 p.m.)—Sievwright plays' Mayer; Webb plays Knowles; Southgate plays Plimmer; Smith plays Spiers; Braokenndgo plays Hatch. , _ ~ , Eighth round (4.30 p.m.)-Southgate plays Brackenridge; Smith pays Plimmer; Sievwright plays Knowles j Webb plays Hatch; Mayer plays Spiers.

Section 4 (Umpire, Huoston). i ' Wednesday, January 1. Victoria Greon, first round (9 a.m.)— Crane plays F. Laurenson; Porteous plays Kerr; Phillips plays Gray (Kelburne); Hueston plays Crewes; Baynon plays Lock. Second round (11 a.m.)-Hueston plays Lock; Baynon plays F. Laurenson; Crane plays Kerr; Porteous plays Phillips; Crewes plays Gray. Wellington Green, third round (2.30 p.m.)-Crane plays Phillips; Porteous plays Crewes; Lock plays Gray, Hueston plays Baynon; Kerr plays F. Laurenson. Fourth round (4.30 p.mJ-Crane plays Crewes; Porteous plays Lock; Baynon plays Gray; Hueston plays F. Laurenson; Phillips plays Kerr.

Thursday, January 2. Thorndon Green, fifth round (9 a.m.)— Crane plays Lock; Porteous plays Baynon; Hueston plays Gray; Crewes plays Kerr; Phillips plays Laurenson. Sixth, round (11 a.m.)-Crewes plays Phillips; Lock plays Laurenson; Crane plays Baynon; Porteous plays Hueston; Kerr plays Gray. . Kelburne Green, seventh round tz.3o p.m.)-Crane plays Hueston; Porteous plays Gray; Baynon plays Kerr; Lock plays Phillips; Crewes plays Laurenson. Eighth round (4.30 p.m.)—Baynon plays Crewes; Lock plays Kerr; Crane plays Gray; Porteous plays Laurenson; Hueston plays Phillips.

Section 5 (Umpire, Kinniburgh). Wednesday, January 1. Kelburne Green, first Tound (9 a.m.)—A. Laurenson plays Kinniburgh; Dall plays Munro; Williamson plays Taplin; Ashton plays Powell; Wylie plays Watchman. Second Tound (11 a.m.)-Ashton plays Watchman; Wylie plays Kinniburgh; A. Laurenson plays Munro; Dall plays taplin; Powell plays Williamson. . n . Wellington Green, seventh round (2.30 p.m.)—A. Laurenson plays Taplin; Dall. plays Powell; Williamson plays Watch-man;-Ashton plays Wylie; Munro plays Kinniburgh. • Fourth round (4.30 p.mJ-A. Laurenson plays Powell; Dall plays Watchman; Williamson plays Wyhe; Ashton plays Kinniburgh; Taplin plays Munro.

Thursday, January 2. Victoria Green, fifth round (9 a.m.)— A. Laurenson nlays Watchman; Dall plays Wylie; Williamson plays Ashton; ■Powell plays Munro; Taplin plays KmmSixth round (11 a.m.)—Powell plays Taplin; Watohmon plays Kinniburgh; A. Laurenson plays Wylie; Dall plays Ashton; Williamson plays Munro. Wellington Green .seventh round (2.30 p.m.)—A. laurenson plays Ashton; Williamson plays Dall; Wylie plays Munro; Kihniburgh plays Powell; Watchman plays Taplin. Eighth round (4.80 p.m.)—A. Laurenson plays Williamson; Kinniburgh plays Dall; Ashtori plays Taplin; Wylie plays Powell; Watchman plays Munro.

Section 6 (Umpire, Bush). Wednesday, January 1. Thorndon Green, first round (9 »•»•/— Williams plays M'Whannell; B. B. Allen plays Mason; Eoutley plays Sloane; Norwood plays Trevor; M'Lennan plays I'OWr Second round (11 a.m.)-M'Lennan plays Norwood; M'Whannell plays Fowler;, Williams plays Mason; B. B. : Allen plays Sloane; Eoutley plays Trevor. m Kclburne Green, third round (2.80 p.m.) -Williams •playß Sloane;■ B. B. Allen plays-Trevor; M'Lennan plays Routley; Norwood plays Fowler; M'Whannell plays Fourth round (1.80 p.m.)-M'Whanriell plays Norwood; Sloane plays Mason; ttUliams plays Trevor; M'Lennan plays B. B; Allen; Eoutley plays Fowler.

. Thursday, January 2. Wellington Green, fifth round (9 a.m.)M'Lennan plays Williams; B, B. Allen plays Fowler; Norwood plays Eoutley; Trevor plays Mason; M'Whannell plays , _.„. . ._ Sixth round (11 a.m.J-Williams plays Fowler; B. B. Allen plays Norwood; Mason plays Eoutley; M'Lennan plays M'Whannell; Trevor plays Sloane. Newtown Green, seventli round (2.jW p.m.J-Williams plays Norwood; B. B. Allen plays Houtley; Fowler plays Mason; •M'Lennan plays Sloane; MWhannell plays Trevor. ' ~ Eighth round (4.30 p.m.)-Fowler plays Trevor; M'Lennan plays Mason; Williams plays Routley; M'Wtamnell plays B. B. Allen; Norwood plays Sloane.