BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1654, 22 January 1913, Page 4

BOWLS.

TOURNAMENT AT CHRISTCHURCH. A PROTEST UPHELD. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) i Cnristchurcti, January 21. Tho bowling -tournament was resumed to-uay in uuil, cool weather, whicn was more pleasaut tnun yesterday's great heat. . - Tlie following are the results:— l'oiirth Kound-l'hofuix (Alolliuson) 22, Liuwood (Kershaw) 20. Opawa (Henderson) 19, Cliristcliuicli (Baructt) 8. St. Aiuaus (Henley) 29, Sydenham (Al'Gnllan) 21. Kainpoi (Wylie) 24, Taien (il-Faddeu) IU. , Hastings. (Smith) 21, Edgownre (Dickson) 11. Jfoniuigtou (fticliolson) 17, -Newtown (Kerr) • 18. Christchurch (Davies) 22, Sydenham (Mord) 20. United (Mercer) 31, Sydenham (Griffiths) 14. Canterbury (AI. Harnett) 30, Caversham (Thomson) 24. Green Island (Sausom) 20, Bluff (Crockett) 15. Sunnysido ■ (James Brackenridge) 29, Christchurch (Saudstciu) 11. Green Island (Jl'Donald) 23, Edgeware (Chetwin) 19. Rangiora (Augus), 23, Kni- 1 tuna (Payne) 15. Green : Island (Smcllie) 21, United (Alpe) 17. St. Albans (Johnstone) 22, Sydenham (Calvert) 15. United (Wool!) 24, Canterbury (Barlow) 11.' Christchurch (Gurncy) 27, Liuwood (Dawson) 14. Southland (Sinith) 17, V/ellington (L. H. Campbell) 16. St. Albans (Parsons) 16, Opawa (Goldstone) 13. Taieri (Jl'Lachlnii) 14, Clinton (Sheddan) .13. Ponsonby (Maxwell Walker) 15, Koslyn (Wales) 11. Sydenham (Taylor) 20,' Kaitangnta (Carson) 16.' Rangiora (Cresswcll) 19, Christchurch (Daniels) 18, Newtown (Prince) 19, Liuwood (Kiluer) 18. Caledonian (Jt'Connack) 27, Edgewaro (Neave) 17. Kaituna (R, Smith) 29, Canterbury (Stark) U. North End, (Hoin) 25, Duhedin (Hannaway) 24. Leeston (Johnston) 27, Sydenham (Pile) 14. St. Albans (Raphael) 24, St. Kilda (Irvine) 12, Wellington (Porteous) 24, Kaikoura (Allnutt) 11. Canterbury (Maynnrd) 31, Temuka (Edwards) 13. Edgeware (West) 27, Christchurch (Jlanning) 9., Dunedin (Bentley) 30, Sydenham (Chcgwin) 20.- - Section- winners—Henderson, Kerr, Jl'Donald; and Bentley. \ ' Section ties—Davies, Barnett (Canterbury), Smith (Kaituna), Hain,'Cormnck, Johustdn (Leeston), Porteous, Payne, Johnston (St. Albans),' ■; Gurney, Wuolf, IJl'Lachlan, Walker, Cresswcll, Price, and Smith.. .-■'.:-.'•■

Hustings won four games, but' were disqualified on a protest against : two bowls. ' •'" ~ Christchurch : green—Section B, fourth round: Alorniugtoli (Nicholson)", 17 iwat Newtown (Kerr) 10. Filth round:.Newtown (Kerr), a bye. ■'• Canterbury green—No. 1 Section .8, fourth round: Wellington "(Porteous) 24 neat Knikorai (Wcliniiy 11. -Fifth round: Leeston (Johnston).', lb', beat. -Wellington (I'ortcous). 17. . .''■-. •'-. : > ■■''■,'. St. Albans Green—Section B, fourth round: Newtown (Prince) 19 beat Linwood (Kilmer.) 18. Filth round': /Newtown (Vrince) 25 beat Kaitangata (Carsou) 8. Svdenham green—Section ties, Section A::" Kaituna (Payne) 27 beat St. Albans (Johnston) 21. Section B: United (Wolf) 24 beat Christchurch (Gurney) 11, Payne and Woolf will play off to. decide tho .winner .of. the green. United green—Sectional ties, Section A: Christchurch (Davies) 23 beat' Canterbury (Barnett) 16. Section B: Green Island (M'Douald) 21 beat Christchurch (Davies) 17. '-..■.'."'. ;' ■:■ - ■■..''-.-■'; '.

; Christchurch green—Section A, Si-ction 1 winner: Opawa (Henderson). Section B: Newtown (Kerr). Green.final: Newtown (Kerr) 23 beat Opawa (Henderson) 13. , .'•'The Canterbury gi-e,en final will be, played between North End.(Hnin) and Wellington (Porteous). .;: •'-, St. Alban's green—Taieri (Jl'Laughlin). 24 beat.Newtown (Prince) 21, and won the green'final. ...On the Christchurch. green, at the con-, elusion rof the'Edgeware-Hiistiiigs' match ■in tho,fourth round, a -protest was inado !by. A'i Dicksoii (skip. Of. Edgeware. rink), (against a* pair of ibowls' played', by the 'Rev.. P. C. Ramsay, - second player- in the Hastings team. The committee met and considered tho protest, nn'd'.decided that, bowls being loaded with'lead'was-a violation of the rules: and that the protest must be upheld. The Hastings rink, who up to this time- were standing un excellent chance as winners of Section B, having, four wins'to their credit, were con-' sequently disqualified; and did not play in'the fifth round.;'Allien, sympathy has 'been expressed on behalf of. tlie Hastings team, it being fairly understood that tno fault has been 'committed, quite apart from any advantage to bo obtained by the player. The lead, which .was to bo quito clearlv seen, no attempt having beeii conceal! it, was inserted in the disc ou the bias side, thus giving tho Irawl a'much greater draw, and so more difficult to play. Air. Ramsay states that he has had the bowls over five years, and that they were in the.'.'aiiio condition when given to him., Ho ]ias played frequently with them in various tournaments, and this is the first occasion on which they have been objected to.'■•".. At the ooncluKOii'of the fifth round of Section A, on tlio Christchurch green, a discussion ensued as to. the position of teams as regards the sectional winner. It is -rather a peculiar position. On Alondny afternoon, in the third round, Phoenix nnd'Christchurch-. met. Some delay was caused; in I the start of the game/and the skips (Jlollison and Barnett) decided between themselves that, seeing no further games' Were to be played, they would play out tho- full 21 heads. Hoivcvdr, i before doing so, tho bell rang for time.' At' this period Christchurch was 18 to Phoenix 14. It wns explained to the umpire that it had been decided that the game should -bo played' out, which the players stated he agreed to, but when tho final head was played, about 7 p.m., the score was: Phoenix, 23; Christchurch, 21. The position ■ is now tliet the umpire has decided that the game was finished when the hell rang, nnd gave tho win to Christchurch. By doing this Phoenix is only given three wins, but if credit is given against Christchurch, "then, with four wins, they score a tie with Opawa, and claim their right to play off for the sectional tie. The umpire, however, has decided against this, and declared Opawa the sectional, winner. ~ THE AORANGI TEAM.

'; (By Telegraph.—Press' Association.) Auckland. January 21. The Aorangi bowlers played a return match against Auckland to-day, and were again defeated. Tho points were:—Auckland, 157; Aorangi, 143.; .