BOWLS & BOWLERS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1676, 17 February 1913, Page 4

BOWLS & BOWLERS.

CHAMPIONS MEET. NORfH AGAINST THE SOUTH. THE SOUTH WINS, (Br Telegraph.—Freai Association,) Christchurch, February 15. A match in which interest was taken by bowlers in all parts of tho Dominion, was played tfn tho Christchurch green t!o-day, when thV winners of tho champion rink competitions at tho tournaments of the Northorn anil Nev Zealand Associations met in.a eories of. three.games. The following, were the teams:— . Northern Association champions, Wellington Club—K. C. Kinvig, P. D. Xeslio, J. D. Porteous, and N. Bell (skip). New .'Zealand 'Association , champions, .United' Club,' ."Jhristchnrcli—John Brown, jun., John Jiro.yi, sen., W. .I'raser, and iL Woolf.(skip)..

' /. V'; FIRST GAME. . ■ i Kinvig opened with A' full length head, \ and drew. hi 9 first bowl,. deajt weight, two feet wide, This lay till' Brown, sen.. . beat it. with his second. - I'raser trailed ■ for a certain shot', but Bell !<lrow one. inr sido Woolf. In the second head Bell gave his side..two with: his first. bowl. The third head opened till in favour of United, but Porteous aud Bell eaved well. Woolf nuss'ed a drive for four, and opened his score with-a single. In the fourth head tho leading was, wide, but Brown,'sen., put up two good ones, which remained to the' finish; scores being called "3 all." United opened woll in tno fifth head, and, aidod by a little luck, lay hvo till Porteous pushed Leslie up for a shot. Tho score varied with each of the skips' shots, Bell finishing up with a'perfoct draw for one;' The feature of tho sixth head was one good shot by Fraser,. which .again made , scores even. ..The leading in the seventh head was wide, but Woolf drew a good shot, just failing with his second in trail for five.- 'United lay..-well in the eighth bead, till Leslie trailed for three. I'raser drovs two out, and drawing by the -skips left Wellington with one. Scores s:'all.,:l.United opened strongly in tho' : niiatK' : head; but Porteou3 got .in a great shot, which, lay. The tenth head .was -.very wide, relieved bnly- by one good ; draw by Woolf, 1 Which mado the scores G- all. ' Brown,' jiin.i put hU' .first •in ;tho eleventh head on the jack, and-United lay three, when "Porteous opened up the head with a drive, the jack going to the 'ditch, with; tho nearest oowls five yards away. Woolf then failed badly twice, and Bell drew two shots,-Wellington scoring throo. Brown, : jun., was again on the jack with ,his first, and Wellington narrowly missed with severalfirm' shots.,; United r scored 1 two. In' the.'thirteenth; head/ ■ Wellington had tho advantage in position, and when the skips. orossed over United had only ons'.-ori;the,.:head. 'Woolf drew.a perfect shot, and Bell, in trying to drive it off, burned tho head. In reply, Brown, sen., got one rin / the '• jack, - ana it remained there'to the finish!' making the score 9 all.'' The foiirtceith- head was.wide, but Unitcd'had two howls tuned np, awl they •remained ,to.) he end; ' Wellington immedi.at^ly' evened the scoresi again, however, &s a result''ofi keen drawing by Kinvig and • gotVin, «a'rly in the sixhead,'.'and sowed three, Porteous and Bell being short. In the seventeenth '.head;:'tli§.;lea*ding was>wido, but a great duel between{tlw skips.saw United 6cora two. -v The eighteenth ■ head was • m fav j our' of; Wellingtoni till.Woolf. opened the head, leaving Wellington, with one.' Bell then added two mjHSe-with a perfect trail. United opened, well in tho nineteenth head, but 801 l got out of an awkward corner ; with' a i fasfc shot, which r took '. the jack )ip.\tho :ditchV* Iniho'twentieth 'head plajr'w.as iTc'ryveven' till;':Fraser) .witli. a jlrm'.Jehot.i removed tig own si<lo'S -.bes'i bowL Woolf savsd one, hut Wellington 6ite,; thd ;la'st .Head opening 'with.'tho ecorcs J6 all. . The- intxirest at thia stngo and .' Brbwn'; :jiiii.,~i ,wew,.-: again'.;, with theif. fifst;- ' YjCinvig then; rf,: : drew the. jacE.high-butTddc.BMwt.'jurii,'being agaiif badly:short' . tolie .'tfrewiVon:' to "kitty," whidh John Brown just sncoceded in • removing, and '.retaining the winning position. Brown, with his second, drew into a good position >in front. Porteous .-was a,- fow feet short, but Frasar drew one on the wing. Porteous, with his second, took out the wing shot, but did not alter JJnlted's winning position, which was a difficult one to after, V Fraser put in a baulk, and Bell'o only chance was to dlslodgo or burn, tho head. With his hist he struck a short ono in front, and went wido. Wool/ then' put in anothor baulk. Bell again essayed a fast ono, but. .was again unfortunate by. being Ly a short ono,"and United were left tho winnow of the first .matoh- by. 17 to IH.. '. , 1 - SECOND GAME.

."United opened well, but Wellington lay veil at'tho back, ana had two after Porteoug had trailed the jack two yards. Porteous and 801 l added two mors, but Woolf drove to ' tho ditoh,. Wollington fittiahing with on®. UnU-jd again lay well in the second head, till 801 l roste<ltli« wirir ner out, and scored' tiro',; .Wmrlsf. opened th« third' head; wlthvono ;to' {he-jaoK," ana 'followM -with . another just'bohind, but Frasor, with a .firm shot, shifted lie jack a- yard, and lay. He drew another with ,hig second : shot.'. ■ Brown,. jun., openod the fourth li«a<3; . Leslie rested ; it off : with 'his • second bowl. Porteous played two parfeot rests, and Fraser and Woolf, failing badly, Wellington scored, four, thus Jncrwssing thoir lead to ftv®. Wellington claimed tho advantage insoma steady drawing 'in tho Aarly stager of the Mb how, and lay three when played a good, but nn6ucM3sful drive, going through ft Tory narrow port. The sisth head opened wide, tut afterwards there was somi ftne play, Pertoous dlstlnguiAhifr himeelf with two perfect shots,' which left Wollington with 1 Ihroi.till Fraser.. draw ono on the-jack. Ball s first 1 was narrow, but, with his fieoond,'which wn9 wide, ho got a funky ] n<Sk, and rested Fraser out. Woolf played a good, shot without result, and Wellington scored one, majring tho totals 11 to 2/ Tho seventh' head opened with Kinvig. on tho jack, Brown, jun., getting his second 'two feet away, but Wellington I had the i best of the head. Fraser was short with both bowls,, and a neat' diet by Bell rested Brown, inn., cijt, and kft .Wellington with five. Woolf failed badly in; his two qttompts to th« head. Kinvig got'one on the jack in .the eighth head, Brown, sen., getting in a good second, and Fraser made'two for United with a good rest. The head looked open, but Forteoua. and 801 l ran pa3t and Woolf took two, making the scores 16 to 4. In tho ninth head United lay one tili Porteous drovo it out, Fraw drawing his «hot f again. ForsUrittd, 801 l played a firm trail, and lay three, but Woolf drew a good'.oni a foot from tho jack, and scoifld ono! The tenth head was very wide, but Wellington lay four wtottWooif drew a touoner with his first bowl, Ho had'shifted the jn'ok ft.few inohss with his firet, and with his seeond ho had to rest. Woolf, wont out,for four, but ran tW jack back'instoad and left Unitad with two. In the eleventh head tho leads woro erratic, Brown, Son,, got on tho jack, but Leslio trailed a few inches and lay. Frspcr played a perfect draw, but fell Lack , after touching the jack, and Wellington , still had the shot whioh Frasor and Woolf ( failed to disturb. Tho score was then 17 to 7 in favour of Wellington. Tho twelfth head was'very wide, thoro being nothing with'in a yard when the skips wont back. Bell drow a good one with his first, but Woolf, with a lucky nhot, pushed it out and lay. Brown, jnnr., opened the thirteenth ;he«d' on tho jack, but; gomo wild bowli 'followed till Fraser drew a goad scoond, • resting it for. three with his next. Woolf .shifted tho jack for' (our, ranking the ■head hard for Wellington. Bell's first ■ ran past, ; nnd with his second ho timed : 'one of his own ft llttlo too far. United ■ Scoring i. .Wellington, 17; United 32. Tho 'fourteenth hcid was'wido till Brown, senr.. got on'tho jack, Fraser narrawly missing trouble by turning a Wellington bowl in. Wellington \ty_ well at tho baok, but the head remained unaltered' till Woolf, with his last bowl, played i'tfi-y narrow and shifted tho jack lying besidfl it. Ball played,a great shot, turrv- ■ lag jnuk, but leaving United • with one. Kinvig got one just behind the jack in the fifteonth head, nnd Portoous made, tho head better for Wallingtou by gotting a toucher in front. Woolf faileil .badly, and Wellington took threu, making (.be score 2(1 to 1,1. Kinvig's first shot in the sixteeiilh liei'.d was nearly a yard short.' but Leslie tuned it up. Fraser played a "fast ono and lifted the only

United bowl noar the head, but with liis second drive he ivus wido. Wellington lay four till Woolf drew a toucher with his first bowl, the remaining shots by tho 6kips making no alteration, 'l'hero was nothing close in the seventeenth head till Browu, senr. brought olf a good short trail and lay. Leslie and Tortious were a littlo narrow, tout I'ortMiis, with his second, got a lucky wide, and loy on tho jack, i'raser being a closo second. Woolf drew a perfect shot resting Porteous for two. but leaving tho head very open. Bell then drew a' perfect shot between tho two lying bowls, and followed through a few inchcs but close. Tho measure br the umpire decided in favour of Unitou. Wellington, 20; United, 15. In the eighteenth head, Brown, jnnr., openod with one on tile jack, Brown, senr., resting beside it after a lucky trick, nnd i'raser getting in n third. This loft a good target, however, and Porteous burned th« head.. On starting again got in a good trail and lay, but Woolf with his second bowl drow one insido it. Wellington, 20; United, 16. In tho nineteenth head Brown, jnnr., opened with a good one, and United lay two till Porteous, with a wcil-judged shot, ran through aiid lay near tho jack' in front, Fraser just failing to beat it. Bell then played a great shot without result, and Woolf pushed tho winner off, leaving .United with two. Bell played a firm sliot very . accurately; the jack being sprung to the side. United still lay, tut the nmpiro was called and the head declared dead. Some good drawing was capped by a perfect shot by Leslie which' lay on the jack, Fraser making a fine try to rest it off, and finishing a good, -second. With his next Fraser mished tho winner olf for four, hut' Porteous responded with a perfect toucher. Woolf shifted the jack, and. Wellington took two. Wellington, 22; United, 16. Kinvig onened the twentieth head on the jack, and some more good drawing was in favour of .Wellington. Woolf drove one off, but Bell put in another, and, though Woolf touched both bowls with his second drire, he failed to remove them, Wellington scoring two. This left Wellington eight up, and'the last head was not playfld./

THIRD ,• MATCH. :' In the first head several: changes eventuated, out of which the Wellington skip scored two. In tho "second head. United scored ono,. and in ; tho third tho lington men see red one.' In the fourth head, Bell sent down a lovely shot, giving ~1 to Wellington, but Woolf mado a magnificent save by a drawing shot. 5—2. In the fifth head, United were lying 3, but Bell shifted onowith his second; leaving- United with ' 2. 1 United;- 1—3.: In. tho sixth ;head: Bell ■; sent dofrn a .fast one, which ■ carried, and' gavo the gamo to'. United br. 2. United, 6—3. In the seventh head, Brown, jun., drew. "ti good shot. United, 7—3. Eighth head: Fra£ta drow; alongside tho jack, but Bell cleared and scored two. United, 7—5. 1 In tho ninth head an opening was left, and the Wellington skip just got through and scored. United, 7—6. In the tenth head, Brown, jun;, !■ fl'ont down one, and Brown added - two more.'. Bell' forced out tho third shot, but Woolf replaced it by another. ' United, 10—6. . Eleventh head: Woolf Bent down a careful one, and just j succeeded in getting, tho point. United, llr-6. Twelfth head: Leslie magnificently replaced two lovely .shots by -Brown, jun,, and scored.' United, 11—1. Thirteenth •head:-Kinvig got that "which Brown faced, .and lay. United, 12—7. Fourteenth, head: Kinvig reached-the jack, and was not shifted. United,, ~l2—B. Fifteenth head:'Poi;teons drew OHe, : and : Bell 0 second,' but Woolf shifted, one. United;, 12—9. Sixteenth hoadi Porteous oar'riod, the jack back but,Woolf banned' in between and gained the/shot. .■ United,' 13—9. • '' Seventeenth' 'ro\m'di ■ Leslie:,: ana Bell drew shots, but-W6olftagain drew in;' United, li—9. Eighteenth head: Brown jun., got one. Brown two, and Frasor ono, but : Bell scuttled two. United, 16—9. Nineteenth head: Porteous sent the jack to the, boundary and lay, the shot being: two'feot'off. • Ho' afte'rwards'.drew: another; 'Woolfi'.'however; sent l down 'a' beauty, Hfliioh Bell failed to«ilWjj United,; IV-trfl. (Twentieth hend:Eijft&us' cleared the ,h?ad; but United, held on: to one. Woolf--tiirndd m . ,a' ; :Wellington . bowl, which scored.. 'Uiiitid, . 17—'10.' '.v-jPlnal head:' ;Unitedf.le'd,.'ahd -'also'placcasecond.on 'theMnck.',V'J„,Brown; got his tiro in de-lightful'-positions; - Porleous' drove reck*, jessly. and, Hwa'y 'went ,one'/ attempted to iave'with' his Second, "but'was short;' Fraser put in two counters.' 801 l tried a draw and a. drive, but did not, succced. ITnited tliusjscored four, malting the final score, 21—10, /"• .'j : •

GAMES IN THE CITY. SENIOR PENNANTS. ....'! Wellington v. Hutt... • , . Wellington—Evans, Nielson, J. Euesell, Lookio. (s.), 19; Hutt—Parker, Mason, Yates, Palmer (s.), 20. - ' Wollington—R. ltoberts, Erskine,'Kelly, Hamilton (s;), 15; Hutt—Knight; Norria, Keichi Polo, (s,), 15. ~ To Hiwi—Hataitai. Te Hiwi—Jetfriea, Pirani, Wilson, Whittle (s.), 31; Hataitai—Donald, Galvin, Naismith, Barnes (s.), 15. " ■ T« Hiwi—Nathan, .Gilmour, Shallcrass, Lelghton (s.), 28; Hataitai—A. Claridge, Jonos, Gruar, Hendry, (s.), 10. To Hiwi—Bdnzie, Lock, Wiggins, E. Hilf (s.), .19; Hataitai—Cardco, Nicol, M'Wbanhell, Kinniburgh (s.), IS.,:' To Hiiri—O'Riclly, Robertson,. M'Lintock, Parata (s.), 21; Hataitai—Williams, Martin, Penney, Julius (s.), 20,' ; Totals—Te Hiwi, 102; Hataitai, 58.

i / Karori t. Thorndon. ■ On Karori' green: Karori—Newcombe, Oook, Lower, M'Lennari (s.), 31; Thorndon—Stanford, Arden, Wilson, Hogben (»•), 15. . Karori—Malin, Lloyd, Burn, Cooper (a); 23; Thgrndon—StniT, Ramsay, F. Johnston, Freeth (s.), 11. On Thorndon green: Karori—Fulton, Bradnook, Lookett, Dryden (s.), 23; Thorndon—Hull, Spencer, Peterson, Conlin (e.), 15. Karori—Campbell, Wright. Gregg, Cox (s.), 10i; Thorndon—l. Clark, Buomdge, Hatoh, (M'Eldownoy (b.), 22. Totals—Karori, 98; Thorndon, 63.

-. y Petono r. Victoria. At Victoria: Potono—Findlay, Henry, Udy, Beynon ,(S.), 23; Victoria—Hunt, Watt, VoeMlor,-Hu<ston.(«.), 10. Petono—Jones, Castle, Gilmour. Colea (s.), 12; Victoria—F. North, Hatch, Hemingway, Mayerr (s.), 26. , At Petono: Petono—Cowio, : Cates, Melhuish,, Stephens (e.), 18; Viotoria—Townsley, Maolaurin, Ingram, Norwood (s.), 21. Potono—Firth, Smith, _ Wearne, Wylio (s.), H; Victoria—Martin, Varcoo, Fossstto. ;Snaddon (s.), 16. Totals—Victona, 78; Petone, 87. Nowtown v. Kelburno. , '•

At homo: Nowtown—Bailer, Soott, J. Sexton, ,T. Bvackenridge ; (s.), 25; Kelburne—H. Gunnaway, Marquis, Hanlon, Horner (s.), 10. Newtown—Pankhurst, H. Sexton, Wylie, Princo (s.), 23; Kelburne—Hutchison/ Gunnaway, son., Knowles, Wilkinson (s.), 10. A'V.-ay: Newtown—Warwick, "Duff, Powell, Laughton (s.), 19; Kelburne—Manley, Kirk, Duguid, Gray (s.), 28. Newtown —Leahy, Jl'Lean, A. J. Pollock, Prue fs,), 1G; Kelburno—K. Johnston, Dodds, M'Robie, Routley (s.), 18. Totals: Newtown, 83; Kelburno, &1.

Newtown and Victoria to Plav Off. As the result of its win Saturday (apinst Kolburne), the Newtown Club wins Section A of tho Senior pennant matches, with 5 wins and no losses. Victoria wing faction B with 4 wins and no 1om?s. The final'battle for tho ■Pennant, therefore, rests between Victoria and Newtown. , ■ . ■ ELLINGTON CLUB. . Besides the Pennant games, tho Wellington Club was enwod on Saturday in .frUndly games with tho Thorndon and ITataitai, and w«nt down in each case. The results were:— Thorndon—Brandon, ■ .T.ioltmah, Klnu, (s.), 23; Wellington—lj. Bhuydolj, Cnmpboll, Brown, Churchward (s.). 15. Wellington—Ledger, Plimtiior; Thompson, ' Webb (s.). 10; ITataitai—Ballingcr, Cheesumßn, Topp, I.iuMnEon (s.l, 23. HATAITAI CLXJB. A. friendly gains against Newtown was played on Saturday. The result was as follows: — iTataiUi—Field in g, Shepherd, Matthews, JthodM, (6.), 21; Newtown— Russell,'Haycroft, CliiWey, Claxton (s.), 15. THORNDON CLUB. The clianvpiAn rink match resulted-.— Stevenson, Gamble, Cohen. Bimock (s.), 29; Bnrraud, I'. Brandon, Chittoy, Gray (5.). IT. »

Thomson, Steovens, Harrison, Kerr (s.), 27; Dr. Pattie, Upham, J. A. C. M'Eldowncy, M. Clark (a.), 10. (

! KARORI CLUB. Billowing aro tho results of tho semifinals for club singles championship:— Fulton boat Sunloy, 23—1G; Gregg beat Cooper, IC—ls. DIAMOND BUCICLES. Hataitai—Barnes and Naismith, 10; Victoria—Vosselcr and Norwood, 2G. , NEWTOWN CLUB. Underwood Memorial. Cup (handican singles).—Lammou (7) played Off with J. , Pollock (3) on Wednesday for this trophy, and after a keoniy-conttsted game Lemmon, who is only a second-year player, won with tho aid of his handicap by two points. ' Champion, Pairs.—M. Smith and G. E. Princo (s.) aro tho winners of this club competition, Wylio (s.) and partner being the runners-up. . lII7TT V. WELLINGTON. On Hutt green. Hutt—Wagg, Rishworth, Casey, Hodgins (s.),- 18; Wellington—Grenfel, Focke, Mayn, Still (s.), 21. Hutt —Judd, Seymour, Shearer, . Trevethick (s.),10; Wellington—Norton, O'Sullivan, Blake, Frost (s.), 28. . On Wellington green: Hutt—Parker, Mason, Yates, Palmer (s.), 21; Wellington —Evans, Neilson, Russell, Lockio is.), 19. Hutt—Knight; Norris, Reich, Pole (s.), 15; Wellington—Roberts,' Erskine, Kelly, Hamilton (5.),-15.; Wellington', 83; Hutt, 64. EDWIN PEA.THERS. A game for, the Edwin Feathers was played between tho holders (Wellington) and a Lyall Bay rink, on Saturday, and after a great gamo they were retained by Ballinger, who has defended them cossfully for several weeks. The result of tlio game was ns follows:— Wellington—Wylio, Allen, Berry, Ballingor (n,), 23; Lyall Bay—Morrah, Fairway, Ashton, Brown (s,), 20.