PAIRS FINAL

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 85, 4 January 1935, Page 3

PAIRS FINAL

Craig and Lawrie Win Bowls Contest DECISIVE VICTORY .Defeating Ulmer and 8. Ingrain by 20 to 9 in the final, Craig and J. Lawrie won the New Year pairs tournament of the Wellington Bowling Centre, which concluded yesterday and brought the annual holiday bowls tournament in Wellington to a close. In the first round Thornley and E. I. Rodger (Khandallah) defeated W. King and C. W. Barker (Newtown), 22-18, and Ulmer and S. Ingram (Victoria) defeated Hart and J. A. Conder (Island Bay), 20-14. In one of the semi-finals Ingram defeated Rodger, 19-17, and in the other Craig and J. Lawrie (Island Bay) defeated Bennett and R. A. Comettj (Hataitai), 23-15. All the post-section play was held at the Victoria green. In his game with Barker, Rodger secured a lead of a few points early, and maintained it until a three on'the tenth head brought them level, and two, three and one to Barker on the next few heads brought the scores to 15-11 in his favour on the thirteenth. However, Barker secured only three points in the remainder of the game, one each on three heads. Rodger got two, three, three, two and one, so that there was a difference of four at the end of the game. Ingram led throughout from Conder and won by a margin of seven points. The Semi-Finals. When Rodger and Ingram met their scores remained practically level until Ingram got one, three, two and four -on the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth heads and brought his total to 16 against Rodger’s 13. Rodger kept pace with Ingram in the scoring after that, but reduced his deficit by one point only before the end. , Lawrie had an advantage of four points over Cometti in the other semifinal, but a five to the latter on the twelfth head helped to bring the totals even at that point, 11-11. Lawrie was four up on the board at the end of another head, and several two’s and a three ended the game in his favour without the twentieth head being played. Play in Final. The final started badly for Ulmer and Ingram, although their play was better than might be concluded from the fact that, they did not score until the fifth head, after the score had been 7-0 on the fourth. They secured one point on each of the fifth and sixth, but dropped back two on the seventh arid eighth. With the score 11-2 in favour of Craig and Lawrie when the jack was 'sent down for the ninth tipiie, the prospects for Ingram were unfavourable, but the outlook changed somewhat when he won three heads in succession. On the ninth head Lawrie lay two up when Ingram drove the kitty-into the ditch and lay one up. Lawrie trieel to draw the ehot with his last bowl, but it just toppled into the ditch. On the tenth Ingram took out Lawrie’s shot bowl and placed himself three up but Lawrie’s skill at drawing enabled him to lay second shot. Next head. Lawrie had two shots within eight inches of the jack, when Ingram displaced one of them and his bowl fell back but yet was the shot bowl. The twelfth was won by Lawrie, but Ingram raised his total. by two on (he thirteenth. When lying one down he trailed the jack to the ditch with his last bowl. Lawrie Improves Advantage. Ingram was now seven to Lawrie’s 12, and he had some chance of winning, but once again his score stood still for four heads. Craig and Lawrie were giving Ulmer and.’lngram difficult tasks head after head.' On the eighteenth Ingram’s lead drew the shot three inches in front of the jack and a toucher on the backhand. Lawrie took out'the former bowl and then knocked the jack towards hie own previous bowl and lay shot. Ingram disturbed the head, but the situation was not changed until his last bowl rolled the jack between his own and his opponents’ bowls and came to rest nearer his own, raising his total by one Good play by both lead and skip enabled Ingram to win the nineteenth head also, but tho twentieth went Lawrie’s way and the totals were then 20-9 n the latter’s favour. The twenty-first head was not played. HUTT TOURNAMENT Yesterday’s Results The Hutt Valley bowling tournament was resumed yesterday morning in perfect weather. The greens were in really good form, and some very fine performances were seen. Five games of 13 heads were played, and six teams have now gone forward to section play. These comprise Hadwin (Hutt), Lopdell (Hutt), Perry (Thorndon), Naylor (Thorndon), Scolon (Victoria), and Coles (Petone). The draw will be made before the games start at 9 a.in. to-day on the Central green. Results of yesterday’s play are as follow, dlubs being indicated thus: Wellington (Wei.), Newtown (N.), Victoria (V.), Petone (P.), Otaki (O.), Upper Hutt (U.H.), Hutt (IL), Central (C.), Thorndon (T.), Karori (K.), Woburn (W.) :— SECOND BOUND. Section A, Hutt Green. Wearne (Hat.) (s.) 9 v. Stonehouse (H.) (s.) 11; Green (C.) (s.) 16 v- Thomson (T.) (s.) 12; Adams (K.) (s.) 7v. Baker (II.) (s.) 13; McDonald (C.) (s.) 12 v. Hadwin (H.) (s.) 16.

Section B, Woburn Green. Lopilell (H.) (s.) 8 v. Crawford (K.) (s.)

17; Toomer (C.) (s.) 9 v. Perry tT.) (s.) If; Slinu (H.) (s.) 2 v. Tamblyn (W.) (s.) 16; W. Parker (C.) (s.) 10 v. Scott (0.) (s.) 11. Section C, Central Green. F'. Parker (II.) (s.) 13 v. Naylor (T.) (s.) 16; W. TJrwin (C.) (s.) 6 v. Goodwin (U.K.) (s.) 19; Teagle (II.) («.) 13 V. Melhuish (P.) (s.) 14; Porteous (Wei.) (s.) 19 v. Watts (V.) (s.) 6. Section D, Petone Green. Hendry (H.) (s.) S v. Scolon (V.) (s.) 18; Bell (C.) (s.) 8 v. Judd (W.) (s.) 10; Shearer (H.) (s.) 9 v. Coles (P.) (s.) 15; Mumby (U.H.) (s.) 13 v. Smith (’!’■) (s.) 13. THIRD ROUND. Section A, Central Green. Wearne (Hat.) (s.) 13 v. Perry (T.) (s.) 11; Green (C.) (s.) 9 v. Stonehouse (ll.) (s.) 13; Adams (K.) (s.) 15 v. McDonald (C.) (s.) 14; Baker (H.) (s.) 10 v. Hadwin (H.) (s.) 13. Section B. Woburn Green. Lopdell (H.) (s.) 15 v. Perry (T.) (s.) 5; Toomer (C.) (s.) 11 v. Crawford (K.) (s.) 23; Slinn (H.) (s.) 16 v. M. Parker (C.) (s.) 13: Tamblyn (W.) (s.) 13 v. Scott (O.) (s.) 14. Section C, Petone Green. F. Parker (H.) (s.) 12 v. Goodwin (U.H.) (s.) 11; IV. Urwin (C.) (s.) 16 v. Naylor (T.) (s.) 9; Teagle (H.) (s.) 9 v. Porteous (Wei.) (s.) 11; Melhuish (P.) (s.) 8 v. Watts (V.) (s.) 13. Section D, Woburn Green. Hendry (H.) (s.) 13 v. Judd (W.) (s.) 9; Bell (C.) (s.) 7 v. Scolon (V.) (s.) 16; Shearer (H.) (s.) 15 v. Mumby (U.H.) (s.) 12; Coles (P.) (s.) 12 v . Smith (T.) (s.) 8. FOURTH ROUND. Section A, Hutt Green. Wearne (Hat.), (s.), 10, v. McDonald (C.), (s.), 8; Green (C.), (s.), 6 v. Baker (H.), (s.), 21; Adams (K.), (s.), 6. v. Hadwin (H.), (s.). 7; Stonehouse (H.j, (s.), 9, v. Thomson (T.), (s.), 14. Section B, Woburn Green. Londell (H.). (s.). 28, v. W. Parker (C.). (s.), 10; Toomer (C.). (s.), 4 v. Tamblyn (W.), (s.). 14; Slinn (H.), (s.), 10, v. Scott (O.), (s.). 19; Crawford (K.), (s.), 9, v. Perry (T.). (s.), 13. j Section C, Central Green. F. Parker (H.), (s.), 16. v. Porteous (Wei.), (s.). 9; IV. Urwin (C.), (s.), 14, v. Melhuish (P.), (s.), 11: Teagle (H.). (s.), 9, v. Watts (V.), (s.). 16; Naylor (T.), (s.), 17, v. Goodwin (U.H.), (s.), 7. Section D, Petone Green. Hendry (H.), (s.). 13. v. Sfurnby (U.H.), (s.), 6; Bell (C.), (s.). 6, v. Coles (P.), (s.), 14: Shearer (H.). (s.), 13, v. Smith (T.), (s.). 11; Scolon (V.), (s.), 13, v. Judd (W.), (S.), 9. FIFTH ROUND. Section A, Hutt Green. Wearne (Hat.), (s.), 10, v. Baker fll.i, (s.), 12; G’reen (C.), (s.). 10, v. Hadwin (H.j. (s,), 12; Adams (K.), (s.), 12. v. Thomson (T.). (s.), 13: Stonehouse (H.), (s.). 11. v. McDonald (C.), (s.), 15. . Section B, Woburn Green. Lopdell (H.). (s.), 14, v. Tamblyn (W.), (s.), 12; Toomer (C.), (s.), 17, v. Scott (0.), (s.), 3; Slinn (II.). (s.). 9, v. Perry (T.). (s.), J 3; Crawford (K.) (s.), 29. v. W. Parker (C.), (s.), 1. Section C, Central Green. F. Parker (H.). is.). S, v. Melhuish (P.i, (s.), 13; W. Urwin (C.), (s.i, 6. v. Watts (V.), (s.). 17; Teagle (IL), (s.). 15, v. Goodwin (U.H.), (s.), 13; Naylor (T.), (s.), 16, v. Porteous (Wei.), (s.), 8. Section D, Petone Green. 801 l (C.), (s.j, 13. v. Smith (T.), (s.) 10; Judd (W.), (s.), 6. v. Shearer (,H.). ‘(s). 12; Seolon (V.), (s.). 12, v. Mumby (U.H.), (s.), 11; Hendry (H.), (s.), 6, v. Coles (P.), (s.). 14. SIXTH ROUND. Section A, Hutt Green. Wearne (Hat.) (s.) 9 v. Hadwin (H.) (s.) 14; Green (C.) (s.) 13 v. Adams (K.) (s.) 12; Stonehouse (H.) (s.) 13 v. Baker (H.) (s.) 4; McDonald (C.) (s.) 12 v, Thomson (T.) (s.) 6. .Section B, Woburn Green. Lopdell (H.) (s.) 16 v. Scott (0.) (s.) 12; Toomer (C.) (s.) 11 v. Slinn (H.) (s.) 13: Crawford (K.) (s.) 11 v. Tamblyn (W.) (s.) 9; W. Parker (C.) (s.) 11 v.Perry (T.) (s.) 21. Section C, Central Green. F. Parker (H.) (s.) 8 v. Watts (V.) (s.) 14; W. Urwin (C.) (s.) 6 v. Teagle (H.) (s.) 14; Naylor (T.) (s.) 14 v. Melhuish (P.) (s.) 5; Porteous (Wei.) (s.) 7 v. Goodwin (U.H.) (s.) 12. Section D, Petone Green. Hendry (H.) (s.) 7 v. Smith (T.) (s.) 8; Bell (C.) (s.) 14 v. Shearer (H.) (s.) 10; Scolon (V.) (s.) 12 v. Coles (P.) (sj 10; Mumby (U.H.) (s.) 7 v. Judd (W.) (s.) 20. SUMMARY. Section A.

In the first round on New Year’s Day Urwin (C.) beat Parker (H.), 28-8.

SOUTHLAND TOURNAMENT By Telegraph.—Press Association. Invercargill, January 3. The Southland Bowling Centre’s New Year tournament was concluded to-day in fine weather on a heavy green. The winners were: Singles. N. MeGorlick ’(Bluff); pairs, C. Beecroft and W. AnPerson, ekip (Dunedin); rinks, R Holmes, J. Thomson, H. L. Hay and R. Hunter, skip (Invercargill).

Wins. Losses Iladwin (11.) ... fi 0 linker (H.) ... 4 Wearne (Hat.) .... ... 3 3 Stonehouse (H.) .. 3 Green (C.) *> 4 Adams (K.) ....... 4 McDonald (C.) .... 4 Thomson (T.) 4 Section B. Perry (T.) 1 Lopdell (H.) 1 Crawford (K.) .... ... 4 2 Slinn (H.) ... 3 3 Scott (0.) ... 3 3 Tamblyn (W.) .... ... 2 4 W. Parker (C.) .... ... 1 n Toomer (C.) 1 5 Section c. Naylor (T.) 5 1 Watts (V.) ... 4 Melhuisii (P.) ... 3 Goodwin (U.H.) ... .s W. Urwin (C.) .... 3 P, Parker (H.) .... 4 Teagle (H.j 4 Porteous (Wei.) .. 4 Section D. Scolon (V.) ... fl o Coles (P.) 1 Judd (W.) ... 3 3 Shearer (H.) ... 3 3 Bell (C.) Smith (T.) 4 Hendry (II.) 4. Jlumby (U.H.) .... ... 0 f)