BOWLING

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2613, 8 November 1915, Page 9

BOWLING

RAIN STORM PREVENTS PLAY

Owing to the soaking effect of tlie phenomenal rain-storm early on Saturday morning, moat of the City bowling clubs closed their greens for play, and, in most cases, the first of the Pennant matches were postponed until Saturday next. The results of the games played were as follow:— PENNANTS. Victoria v. Newtown. Victoria—Martin, Noi'th, Hunt, Langdon (s.), 20; Newtown—Warwick, Luke, Pollock, Wylie (b.), 21. Victoria—Tucker, Madeley, Godber, Vosseler (s.), 25; Newtown—Chitty, Flyger, Powell Duff (s.), 13. Victoria—Bolton, Watson, Keith, Hemingway (a.), 23; Newtown—Phillips, Popple, Brackenridge, Sexton (s.)', 11. Victoria —Betty, Townsend, Scott, Redstone (s.), 13; Newtown—Russell, Spiers, Rauson, Laughter (s.), 20. Victoria,—Fraser, MacMorran, Jackson, Norwood (s.), 20; Newtown —Laws, Davies, Scott, Brackenridge (s.), 18. Victoria —Hatch, Pringle, Kitto, Snad- , don (s.), 11; Newtown —Dans, Beddel, Richards, Prince (s.), 16 Totals—Victoria, 114; Newtown, 99. • EDWIN FEATHERS. Victoria—Gray, Youmans, Worboys, Varcoe (s.), 24; Hataitai—HaDiday, Shepherd, Hendry, Penney (b.), 23. NEWTOWN CLUB. The following Newtown rinks will play against Petorie on Wednesday next at Petone: —Middlebrook, Davies, Ranson, J. Brackenridge (s.); Laws, M'Oumiskey, Spiers, Wylie (s.); Pankhurst, Collie, Flyger, Prince (s.). VICTORIA CLUB. The following rinks have been selected to play, for Victoria in a friendly game against Hataitai Club on Saturday next; At home—Fraser, Butler, Langdon, Wriglit (s.); Campbell, Hewitt, North, Stevens (s.); Davison, Dougall, Betty, Mack (5.)." Away—Besant, Goldie, Varcoe, Watson (s.); Gaudin, Ryder, Snaddon, Kershaw. (s.); Baudinet, W. Reid, E. Bolton, Martin (s.). THORNDON V. KARORI. On Thorndon Green;—Thorndon: Dumbell, Ronaldson, Barra-ud, Gray ■(s.), 23; Karori: Maben, Wakeman, Lewer, Cooper (s.), 18. Karori: Fulton, Sunloy, Rigg, Crawford (s.), 17; Thorndon: Hatch, Gamble, Leigh toil, Ross (s.), 16. ' THORNDON CLUB. The following players are selected to play at the Hutt on Wednesday in a friendly match, Tliorndon v. Hutt:— Arden, Vincent, Hatch, Parata (s.); Medland, Patterson, Hogben, Ross (s.) ; Freeman, Murdoch, Gamble, Conlin (s.); Dumbell, Stanford, Plimmer, Gray (s.).

Owing to the wet state of the bowling greens at Lower Hutt .and Petone no games were played on Saturday.'