BOWLING

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 153, 18 March 1918, Page 8

BOWLING

SENIOR PENNANT FINAL NEWTOWN V. VICTORIA. Ncwtown Club, winners of section A (wiiii no Kisses) met \ ictona, winners of section ii (one Joss) on Saiwiiay ui see which tint) would hy me .senior pennant liexo reason. the aftenioon was-ideal, and the greens played true, although the hilLsido i;rewi was somewhat patchy and unevenly grassed, j'lay was very keen, and, especially on the Victoria given, some reaii.v hard struggles resulted in tho home, riuks tieing in two games 'and losing another by olio point. On the aggregates, however, the present, holders (if t.bo pennant assisted their claim to fly it for a J'urthor season.

At Victoria:—Newtowu: Blcnkin--Bop, OrensideJ A still, Laughtou (s.j, Jo; Victoria: Betty, Jenkins, Vnrcoe, Hemingway (s.), 15. Newtown: Phillips, Middlsbrook, Underwood, Prince (s.), 22; Victoria: M'Morran, Dixon, Chapman, Redstone (s.), 22. Newtown: S. K. Luke, Manning, A. J. Pollock, Wylie (a.), 19; Victoria: Baudinet, Thompson. Bolion, Fossette (s.) ( 18. Newtowu: L. Warwick, Barker, Eawson, J. M. Brackenridge (s.), 23; Victoria: Made-ley, M'fieod, Martin, M. Marks (s.), 15. Totals: Newtown. frl; Victoria, 70,

At Newtown: —Newtown: Chittey, Rabbins, Russell, Duff (s.), 26; Victoria : Youmans, Cole, Langden, Snaddon (s.), 13. Newtowu: Davis. Davics, Spiers, Noble (s.), 24; Victoria: Towusend, Godber,- Hunt, .Norwood (s.), 12. Newtown: W. Bead, Ferguson, ,T. Seaton, J. Brackenridge (s.), 22; Victoria: Fraser, Campbell, Scott, Jackson (s.), 20. Newtown: Pankhurst, Taibot. Richards, Scott (s.), 14; Victoria.: Tucker, Kitto, Hatch, Keith (r.), 16. Totals- Newtown, 86; Victoria, fil. Grand totals: Newtown, 170. Victoria, 131.

Victoria, as runner-up in the interclub competition, is entitled to fly the pe,nnant, which some years ego was played for by juniors of the Centre clubs.

DIAMOND BUCKLES. Thd first game to be played for the diamond buckles for quite a long timo ■was that between Muir and Ballinger (s.). of Wellington, who challenged tbe Newtown holders, C. W. Martin and Jaok lVackcnridgc (s.). Tho holders succeeded in retaining them. Scores:—Wellington (chatlengers): Muir and Ballinger (s.), 17; Newtown (holders): Martin and J. Brackenridgo (s.), 19.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY TOURNEY. A rink tournament will be played on the Hataitai und Newtown Clubs' green to-diiy. It is proposed tu play threo games of. 21 heads each, and in order to facilitate tho play and avoid a ruinous expenditure in matches itt the end of the final game, lunch is to be provided on both' greens. Thirtytwo rinks have, entered, and an enjoyable day on the green is anticipated, providing fine weather prevails.

HATAITAI AND PETONE. The following is the result of a ahriiik game, played on Saturday between Hataitai and Vetono (Petoiie Ixmig mentioned first):—At Hataitai: Handcock, Matthews, Cometti, Gilmore (s.),' 18; Bennett,- Matthews, Slater, Mitchell (s.), 33. Arcus, Kirk, Curtis, Heariio (s.), 31; M'Lean, Holland, Stonebnnks, Hcndry (s.), 18. Donovan, Cowie, Dr. Ross, Coles (s.), 22: Hrown, Clark, T. Ward. Gyles (s.). 22; At Patone:—Mockri<lu;e, Cooper, Castle, M'Arthm , (s.), 12; Kcan, KiLto, (i. Smith, Julius (s.), 35. Cometti, F. Cooper, Hutchinson (s.), 30; Keiiner, Henry, JohuitoM, Shepherd (s.), 10. x Naii£rliton. Hill, Dixon, Walton (s.), 18; Ridley,'Light, Halliday, Ardel (s.), 20. Totals: Petone, 131; Hataitai, 138.