BOWLS & BOWLERS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1979, 9 February 1914, Page 4

BOWLS & BOWLERS.

THE AUSTRALIANS, The. Australian- team of bowlers who are touring "tlio Dominion afrived in Wellington from Paluiorstnii North, and were met by tho officials of tlio Welling-to-ii Bowling' C'l-ub and escorted to the Empire Hotel, where they are staying during.their brief visit iiefe. Yesterday the team were entertained by Mr, Clias. Hill, president of the To Hiwi Clirt), at his residence, Island Bay, All the bowlers were preset-it, including a number of local men, and an enjoyable afternoon- was spent-. Ta-d-ay. the Australians will ho tendered a civic reception by the Mayor at 9.15 a.m. Afterwards they will lie taken for si, motor ride to Unit, calling at the residence, of the Hon. John Diitiiie, M.L.C., on the way, when Mr, Dutbie will entertain • them. They will return to town, for- ! lunch, and in tlie afternoon pky on tho Wellington Club's; green, To-morrow they will be the guests of the Wellington Bowling Club, and will he taken for a drive in the morning, and in tho afterj noon will play. The team leaves tor i Lytteltoil m tho evening. (Ej A»sotlaHßa.s \. palmerston, February 7. The Australian bowlers visited Pal-' merston North to-day and were aecordod aft «ntliusiastic wleome by local bowlers. After an enjoyable, gamo fliey tied with the local tcajn—lsß each. PENNANT MATCHES CONTINUED. Perfect weather favoured tho, bowling fraternity on Saturday afternoon, when every green was well hiled with players. The feature of tho day was the deciding games in tho semi-finals . for tho Senior 'Pennants. N-ewthivn by .it? defeat of Kciburne becomes, tho winner of Seqtipn A , and has to play off with the winners of Section B. This-.would have, been Peton'o had that club won on Saturday, but its renrosentatij-es failed against Thoriidfrn, which will lengthen the task of finding, tl\e winners of Section B, Tho following aro the results that havoheeft tended in. SENIOR PENNANTS. LYALL BAY V. VICTORIA. ' , Lyall Bay—Tonks, Robinson., Blaka, Brown (a.), 22; Victoria—Cray, Tingey,. Kershaw, Town send (s.), T4, Lyall Bay—Critchley, Morrah, A. Tonks, Fairway (s.), 11; Vietorift~ Campbell, Thompson, S. L., Partridge., Keith (s,j, 23. Lyall Bay—Burgess, Mitchell, Caldow, Ash ton (s.K 21; . \ ictoria—Chapman,. Bolton, Kellow, Godber (s.), 14. - Lyall Bay—W : ard, Raven, M'Kenzie, Olaxton '(«.), 2|;. . Walker, Longmore, Langdon (s.), 17. Totals—Lyall Bay, IS; v'ietoria, 70. . NBWTOWN V. XKLBI'RNE. Iviwtown. —Warwick, Duff, Langhton, Wylio (s.), 26; Johnson, Harton, R-outley (s.), 18. Newtown—La,»vs, Iliinson, j. M, Braekeuridge, Price (s.), 20; . Hutchinson, Gaiinaway, jun., M'Arthur. M'Robio (s.>, 10. .' ; At Kelburiie.—^^Newtown —J, Pollock, j Richards, A. J. Pollock, J.. Bracken- . ridgo (s,), "22.; Kelburne—Meadoweroft, j Marquis, .Mayer, Williamson (s.), 20. '! NewtoAvn—Bailoy, Underwood, J. &x----toii, Kerr (s.), 21; Kelhura.e—.Mnnley, M'Coll, Horner., Gray (s.), 23. 89; liolhufne, SO." THORNDON V PETONE 1 At Pctono Pet-one—Gilmonr. JL'Ewen, I Fowler, Melhuish <s.), 23 ; Thorndoii— • Spencor, llanaldson, ifilgour, Munro(s.), 22 l'etone—M'Arthnr, Smith, Firth, Wjhe (s.), 9; Thorndon—Thomson, Reeves, Dixon, Jaclnnau (s.), 22. v•At Tjio; iidon: l'etone—Jones, M'Arthnr, Bevnon, Coles (s ), 20; Thorndon—Kmp, Alien, Gimhlp, Con--1 lin (s.)>. 18. l'otono—Co.wie,. Fraser, Hay, Stephens (s.). 21; 'ihorndon—. Johnson, Ferguson; Cohen, J. '1?. Kmc (s), 18, ..-■ Total—Thomdon, 80; Petone, 73/ i H.UTT V. IIATAITAI. ; Unit -,f. M. - Dawson, Davidson, [ Hodgins, Barlow (s,j, 22; Hataitai— ; Hnlliday, Pilkingt<in, Claritlgc, Jujias • (s), 11.- Hutt—Callender, Norris, ;■ Yates, Cudby (s,), 22; Hataitfvi—Prit- . chapcL Ballinger, Kinnilierg, Hendry . (s,), 1 14. Total—Hutt, '41; Hataitai, 25, ■ At Hataitni; Parker, [ Johnston, Treadwell (s,), 19; Hataitai . M 'Kittrick, Barnes, Mit- : chell (s,), IG, Hutt wins. One card missing. . ■ ; • ' WELXINGTON V. KAROIU, ; Wellington won this match, Karori ' going down in every gafne. Tiie detail- ! ftd results were. not forwarded, • ' ! HUTT V. JOMNSONVILLE. ;" i At Hutt: Hutt—Casey, Sevmonr, ; Mtttask-iU, 0. Stevens 18; Johnson. I ville Smythe, Bould, Betlnme, Hall i (s.), 22. ' Hurt—Jones, Judd,. Pole, Nicholson • (s.), 21; Johnsonvilla—Mills, Orr, Jlor- ■ gan, Man son («..), 15. At Johnsonville-. Hutt—Johnson, T. I C, Dawson, Trevethick, Hendry (s.), 28; Johnsonville —Wackrow, Rod, Robert* ' son, Petrio'(s.), 15. Hutt; —K;er, Knight, Palmer, Hollard ' (s.), 16.; JohnsonviHo—Ferguson, Em--1 bury, llarrop, Cook (s-.j, 16. i Totals: Hutt, 88; Johiisonville, 68. ; EDWIN J'-EATHERS. [■ A team rc-nresenting Thorndon played | Petofie for the Edwin Feathers on j^it-' t, urday, with the follpwing result ; Pelone—Allan, Brooks, Cooper, i Henry (».), 20;' Thorndon—Upham, Ramsey, J. P. Brafldon, Dim-mock (s.), 19. • HUTT CLUB. v . 1 : In the semi-final for the Wilford Cup,' ' played, last Thursday at tho Hutt green, Hollard (19) defeated Nicholson '.(la); and Nicholson (18) defeated E. J. Hill (17). Tlio final result was: (3. Hollard . (19), K. J. Hill (17). For the Sfasan Ferns, Jones and Seymour (holders) defeated Davidson and Birch (challengers) by 19 1o 15, The following rinks will represent i Lower Hutt against Petone in an in- ; vitatioii game on I'Vln'uar.v Gray, Palmer, Direh ' (s.); Simpson, M'Ki-bbon, Casey, Judd (s.); Kitto, | [ Mason, Hedging, Shearer (s.), 1 WELLINGTON CLUB'S RINKS! _ The following will represent the Wellington Club aga-iiist the Australian visitors on the Wellington Club's green tomorrow afternoon:—Lecisie, Bonnie, A. j Campbell, E. J. Hill (s.); Potter, Focke, ' Haybittle. 'Moult (s.); Wylie, MMidsley, Bush, Ballingei- (s.); W. Mn-ir, D'Sulii-; van, Lesli?. Magnus (s.); D. M'Lean, Saunders, C-rnus, Thompson (s.); L, Bhi'.idell. Clwte, Skinner, Still (s.); Ledger, Berry, Gooder, Veitch (s.), Boivlers, be n.p-to-date, fit your linnfts with Bussey's CompDiiito Bawl, sin. :(Blb. spz.), 5 1-Kii).. (3H), Ii 07„). 5 MSin. (31b. ?oz,). IR. llffi-vldswert-hj Tobacconist, Solo Agent, Cuba Street..*