PUBLIC SERVICE TOURNEY.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 126, 21 February 1919, Page 6

PUBLIC SERVICE TOURNEY.

After several unavoidable postpone- . ments, the tournament ot tlie bowlers of the l'ublii Service was held , yesterday on the Thorndon and Welling- ( ton greens. The weather was. not very ( favourable in the morning, but luckily ( only rv slight sprinkle of rain was ex- ( perienced at intervals, and no delay was < occasioned thereby. AH the competing teams were present in full force, and many bowling enthusiasts gathered to watch the many exciting contests that took place. The lady friends ot the ulavers ivero, also interested spectators, and on the Thorndon green Mesdames Munro and Ronaldson assisted in providin" an enjoyable afternoon tea, whilst suitable arrangements were also made on tlie Wellington green. As. president ot the tournament Colonel Collins, O.M.b-, 1.5.0., was a host in himself, and the honorary secretary, Mr. W. R. Jourdain, worked hard to make ri success of' the tourney, Mr. G. Scott acting in charge of the sections playing on the Wellington green. Both grecus played well and tyue. ■ The following were the teamS:— Audit-R. J. Collins, C. Holden, J. T. Dumbell, H.'M. Nalder (s.). Education —A. Bell, J. Caugliley, T, B. Cresawell, J. Porbeous (5.).. ' Immigration and Munitions \. A. Mills, G. C. Collins, H. D. Thomson, R. H. Stevens (s.). . Insurance.-—H. Rose, S. G. Hamertonj H. Dryden, F. T. |Wickstead (5... : Internal Affairs—G. G. Hodgkms, J. At Thomson, — Compton, J. w. Kmm- '' S. W. Tansley, A. H. Mackay, J. B.\ Hackworth (s.). ' Labour-R. A. Bolland, H.'Moston, W. llagger, W.' Newton (s.). . Lands and Valuation-W. R. Jourdain, H. Matthewman, G. Hallidpy, J. -H. o'Donnell(s.). Ordnance—G. Quayle, E. Seller, R. Brown, W. Taplin (s.). ± T _ Legislative—C. I. Dasent, J. Gamble, R. D. Thomson. .J. M. Geddis (s.). Post and Telegraph—S. W. Foster, C. H. Nicholls, 1 ? . T. Johnson, A.-l. Markman (s.). _ , ,_ —■ Printing—Claridge, Hutchings, I). X. Wilson, A. G. Warwick (s.). Public Trust-H. Rist, C. Jones, W. Miller, V. Brogan (s.). Public .Works—C. E Bennett, P. S. Waldie, I Q. Fulton, G. E,.Smith (s).. Railways—J. K. Widdop, C. Batten, | Chittey, D. Munro (s.). ■ , - Treasury-F. J. Chittey. C. E. Chittey, 1 G. Scott, A. Morgan, (s.). The games resulted:— ! Tliorndon Green. * i First Section-Internal Affairs beat Audit by 15 to 11; Lands and Valuation beat Public Works by 22 to 16; Internal ' Affairs beat Public works by' 35 to 10; . Lands" beat Audit by 26 to 4-; Internal ' Affairs beat Lands by 19 to 5; Audit beat

Public Works by 21 to 15. Second Section—Railways beat Public Trust by 16 to 6; Ordnance beat Legis- ■ iative by,IS to 17, both teams-tying 011 the 10th head, and in an exciting extra head Ordnance's skip drove, and taking the jack away, from two of the enemy s bow's, scored oue instead. Railways brat Ordnance by 19 to 8; Public Trust bint Legislative by. 21 io. 8; Ordnance beat Public Trust by 17 to 14; Railways

bear. Legislative after- on extremely close and in the 16111 head they were a to their opponents' 13, but just managed to score i, thereby tying. In 'the e:.tn head .Kail ways scored 2, and thus omtlified a. 1 ! the winners of the section. Points:- " . Wins. Losses, Internal Affairs 3 0 Lands and Valuation.. 2 I Railways 3 0 Ordnance , 2 1 Audit 1 2 Public Tnist 1 2 ' Legislative.....' 0| 3 Public Works' 0 3 Wellington Green. Third Section.—Treasury beat Immigra-' tion and Munitions by 18. to 15; Education beat Justice by 23 to lOj Immigration beat Justice by 14 to' 7; Education beat Treasury by. 15 to 14, the teams having tied on the sixteenth head at 14; J.us- > tice beat Treasury by 17 to 12; and Education beat Immigration by 23 to 17. Fourth Section.—Printing beat Insurance by 18 to 15; Post and Telegraph beat Labour by 16 to 14; Printing beat Labour by 18 to 14; Post and Telegraph beat Insurance by 16 to 12; Labour beat Insurance by 18. to 14; Post and TeleI graph beat Insurance by 16 to 12; .Labour beat Insurance by 18 to 14; Post and I Telegraph beat Printing by 16 to 11 i Points:— Wins. Losses. Education 3" 0 Post and Telegraph 3 0 Printing 2 1 Immigration 1 2 Labour 1 2 Treasury 1 . 2 Justice 1 2 Insurance 0 3 ; . Semi-finals. ! The seuii-finals were then played. On the Thorndon Green the Railways played Internal Affairs, and cn the Wellington Green Education played Post and Telegraph. In tho Srst game a good struggle resulted. Or. the seventh hea'd Railways and Internal Affairs had each scored 8. : 'l'he latter team then, drew ahead, and at the end of the fourteenth '< head had scored 18 to their opponents' . I 13. Both teams were playing well. On the seventeenth head, Internal Affairs were lending by 20 to 15, but in a dingf dong go Railways added to their score and evened matters 011 the twentieth head, when both teams were 21. In the last head the Railways team scored 2 anil won by 23 to 21. : 011 the Wellington Given another close . contest resulted.. Half-way through the game Education were leading by 14 to 1 13, but Tost and' Telegraph then drew I up, but when the last, bend was entered i Education were leading by one point, arid, adding one more, won by 21 to 19. The final be played between Education and Railways on a date to be • arranged, .