BOWLING TOURNEY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2662, 6 January 1916, Page 9

BOWLING TOURNEY

THE FINALS REACHED BEYNON (PETONE) AND NOBLE (NEWTOWN) LEFT IN. The Wellington Bowling Centre's annual tournament was advanced another stage towards completion on. the "Wellington Club's green yesterday in excellent weather. Rain threatened early in , the morning, and the pretty sharp shower that fell between 9 and 10 a.m. had the effect of delaying the commencement of play for over an hour. This made the green pretty grippy, and to those accustomed to the slippery conditions of the last few days, the altered conditions were difficult to master. The sky was still overcast when the first round commenced, but before it was completed the sun shone out gloriously, and by nbon the green was playing fairly keenly onco more, though inclined to lump a bit on the dry •patches. The results of the day were as follow I'IRST BOUND. Jackman v. Porteous. ■ Wellington: Inness, AVaddell, Gilmer, Porteous (3.), 24; Wellington: Grenfell, Ballinger, Kinvig, Jackman (s.), 11. This proved to be a runaway game for Porteous. The score on tho eighth head was 18—1 in Porteous's favour, and from that out Juckman's rink never looked like winners. Grenfell played the steadiest game for the loser, neither Ballinger (2) or Ivinvig (3) playing up to their true form. Porteous was in deadly form, and was well supported 6y his rink; Waddell, m particular, playing a very sound drawing game. SECOND BOUND. Wylio v. Porteous. Newtown: Spiers, Sexton, Pollock, Wylie (s.), 22; Wellington: Inness, Waddell, Gilmer, Porteous .(s.), 10. More interest was centred in this game than any other in the round. Both Porteous and Wylie are top-notch tournament players, and they were in excellent form. With keen accurate . play on both sides the scores were on a level up to the fifteenth head, when Wylie was 11 and Porteous 10. Try as he would and did Porteous, though playing a capital game himself, and buttressed by a good team, could get 110 further Wylie's rink was very reliable, both Sexton and Pollock playing magnificently, whilst the bowls seemed to run in favour of Newtown when they ran at all. The end saw Wylie twelve points to the good over Wellington's popular skip. Beynon v. Perry. . < Tetone—Henry, Coles,, Fowler, Beynon (s.), 23. Masterton—Cresswell, Chapman, L'ragnell, Perry (s.), 16. This game was very even up to the final heads, when Beynon came away in good style, thanks more to good fortune than superior play. On the tenth, twelfth, fourteenth, and sixteenth heads the scores eveneu up, but chiefly through Perry's desire to see the kitty a-trail tho whole time, Petonn -were able to draw in comfortably, scoring a one, three, three, and a single on the final four heads. Beynon played well, but Fowler made the poorest sho-ving he has made in tho tournament. Masterton men were all fairly consistent. Chapman earned a reputation for reliability in drawing. Brackenridge v. Prince. Newtown—Brackenridges (4), 17, Newtown—Chitty, Phillips, Pollock, Prince (s.), 12. . This game was another extraordinary one. At the conclusion of the ninth head the Brackenridges had scored 14 to Prince's 2. After that they stuck fast for seven heads, but even then Princo was only able to get singles, and the eighteenth head still found the veteran three points to the bad. Tho Brackenridges, with careful play, scored a two and a single on the two penultimate heads, and Prince was unable to get the bagful he required to. win on the last head. The play generally in this game was. up to a good standard. Dinnie v. Noble. Newtown—Pankhurst, Crosby, Eansom, Noble (s.), 21. Kelburn—Oakes, Batten, Doherty, Dinnie '(s.),' 18. In this-game Newtown's latest "redoubtable" made an excellent showing ogaih against Dinnie, who made such a fine showing in sectional play. In this case Noble drew, away after the first few heads until on the fifteenth head his score stood at 20 to Dinnie's 12. At that ' point ho stopped scoring for four heads, I whilst Dinnie put on five points. Noble ■ gained one in the twentieth and Dinnie another', on the last head, interest being well maintained up to the end of the came. THE SEMI-FINAL. The Newtown Club was very fortunate in having three rinks left to play in tho semMhial games. Noble's rink was the Burprise packet of the tournament, as it was not considered to be in the same street with some of the club's other representative rinks. Not only did he climb to the top of the section, but in the two games in whioh he was defeated in sectional play only a total of three points over his own were registered, so that his reoord was the finest in the tournament.' The draw for the semi-final resulted in Beynon (Petoue) having to meet Brackenridge. The scores in the semi-finals were as follow:— Wylie v. Noble. Newtown: Spiers, Sexton, Pollock, Wylie (s.), 21; Newtown: Pankhurst, Crosby, Eansom Noble (s.), 24. A stubborn fight throughout, every resource known to the bowler being exerted on both sides. No chances were taken. The sixteenth head saw the score 18 all. Noble got a single on the next head, and Wylie two on the eighteenth. On the following head Noble himself drew a beautiful shot- to lay with the one already there, and on the twentieth, with Noble lying one, Wylie smacked the jack which travelled a yard to whero Noble had three in waiting. Noble 24, Wylie 20. On tho final head, Sexton, in trying to turn tho head for Wylie, carried the jack into the ditch, leaving Noblo the shot. Pollock drew a good shot, and a hopeless position was left unchanged by the skips, except for an ineffective bombardment of the front timber. # Noble was heartily congratulated on his win. Beynon v. Brackenridge. Petone: Henry, Fowler, Coles, Beynon (s.), 24; Newtown: Brackenridge (4), 15. Beynon got an early lead on the four "Brackenridges," registering eleven to their two by. tho eighth head. Many thought it was good-bye to tho family combination, but those folk did not know their fighting spirit. The Brackenridges got going at last, and scored on five consecutive heads, getting within one point of their opponents—as near to winning as ever they got. They stuck on the thirteenth lieart for three heads, whilst Beynon scored six points. On tho twentieth Newtown wanted seven to tieit got two. - Now five were wanted, but Beynon missed them well, and in the end lay four shots. THE FINAL GAME. Tho final game between Noble and Beynon will commence on the Wellington Club's green at 2 p.m. sharp to-day. WELLINGTON V. CHEISTCHURCH CLUB. The annual match between the Wellington and Christchurch Clubs for the "Friendly Bowl," will take place 011 the Christchurch Club's green on Saturday, January 8. The Wellington Club will be represented by the .-following rinks:— Potter, Wyatt, Hill, Ledger (s.); Wylio, Bush, Osborne, Berry (s.); B. Eoberts, Veitch, Magnus, lirskine (s.); limes, Pole, M. Thomson, l'orteons (s.).