BOWLS TOURNEY

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 91, 11 January 1935, Page 11

BOWLS TOURNEY

Championship Pairs Continued GREENS ON FAST SIDE Section Rounds Completed By Telegraph—Brees Association. Auckland, January 10. The tournament conducted by the New Zealand Bowling Association was continued to-day, when play was advanced in the pairs championship. Section rounds of four games were completed early in the morning, and then play was devoted to deciding section ties and finding green winners. Afterward the green winners went forward to Carlton club’s green and inter-sec-tion games were continued until seven o’clock in the evening. The day was bright and warm, 'and a slight breeze made bowling a little tricky on some of the exposed greens. Surfaces were on the whole somewhat faster than on previous days. The heads were well spread and close drawing to the jack was not an easy matter. Two games in the Singles championships were played at the Carlton club’s greens. Squire, of Hawera. was eliminated from the championship by Keatley, of Rocky Nook, and Letham was defeated by Somervell/ Both of the last two mentioned are members of the Ponsonby club. Letham lost his only life in the championship. Section Winners. The following were the leaders in the various sections at the completion of five rounds of section play in the pairs competition, section winners also being given:— Section A: Smith, Bendall, 4 wins, 1 loss; Smith beat Bendall in the playoff by 23 points to 19, and won the section. Section Al: Bartlett, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section B: Culpin, Eyiott, 4 wins, 1 loss; Culpin beat Elliott in the play-off by 19 points to 15, and won the section. Section Bl: Campbell, 5 wins, won the section. Section C; Bray, Millen, Benefield, 3 wins, 2 losses; in play-off Bray beat Benefield by 12 points to 11, and Millen beat Bray by 12 points to 10; Millen won the section. Section 01: Lancaster, McConnell, Huyton, Lloyd, 3 wins, 2 losses; in the play-off McConnell beat Lancaster by 14 points to 12; Lloyd beat Huyton by 12 points to 11, and McConnell beat Lloyd by 10 points to 8; McConnell won the section. Section D: Engebretsen, Wright, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off Engebretsen beat ■Wright by 20 points to 19, an‘d won the section. Section Di: Currie, 5 wins, won the section. Section E: Boy, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section El: Baker, Lett, 4 wins, 1 . loss; in the play-off Baker beat Lett by 20 points to 19 and won the section. Section F: Harris, 5 wins, won the section. Section Fl: Clarke, Dunstan, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off Dunstan beat Clarke by 22 points to 19 and won the section. Section G: Dee, 4 wins, 1 loss; won the section. Section Gl: Newman, 5 wins, won the section. Section H’: Pilkington, 5 wins, won the section. Section Hl: Douglass, 5 wins, won the section. Section I: Hosking, Powell, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off Powell beat Hosking by 19 points to 8 and won the section. Section II: Francis, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section J: Burton, 5 wins, won the section. Section JI: Whittle, Livingstone, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off Livingstone beat Whittle by 20 points to 13 and won the section. Section K: Russell, McMaster, 4 wins, 1 lass; in the play-off McMaster bent Russell by 27 points to 22 qnd won the section. See- ' tion KI: Mattar, Osmond, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off Osmond beat Mattar by 22 points to 17 and won the section. Section L: McCarthie. 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section Tl: Short, Campbell. Richardson. Stone, 3 wins, 2 losses; in the play-off Campbell beat Short by 13 points to 12; Richardson beat Stone by 14 points to 9; and Campbell beat Richardson by 11 points to 3; Campbell won the section.- Section M: Wright, Thomas, Hopwood, Buchan, Arnott, 3 wins, 2 losses; in ■ the play-off Hopwood beat Arnott by 12 points to 5; Buchan beat Thomas by 16 points to 7; IVright beat Hopwood by 12 points to 11, and Wright beat Buchan by 17 points to 4; Wright won the section. Section Ml: MeWhannell, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section X: Gifford, Randell, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off Gifford beat Randell by 23 pointe to 16, and won the section. Section Nl: Neil, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section 0: Loram, Harrison, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off Loram beat Harrison by 18 points to 13, and won the section. Section 01: Bainbridge, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section P: Wilkinson, 5 wins, won the section. Section Pl: Vivian, 5 wins, won the section. Section Q: Munro, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section QI: Duncan, 4 wins. 1 loss, won the section. Section R; Hosking, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section Hl: Price, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section S: Young, Bourke. 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off Youug beat Bourke by 17 points to 16, and won the section. Section SI: McComish, Hutchison, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off Hutchison beat McComish by 22 points to 18. and won the section. Section T: Fruish, 5 wins, won the section. Section Tl: Hardley, Lobb, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off i Lobb beat Hardley by 17 I points to 13, and won the section. Section U: Murray, 5 wins, won the section. Section U 1: Manning, 5 wins, won the section. Section V: Cairns, McFarlane, 4 wins, 1 loss; in the play-off McFarlane beat Cairns by 26' points to 19 and won the section. Section VI: Beer, 4 wins, 1 loss, won the section. Section W : Wright, Colthurst, Twentyman, Northern, 3 wins, 2 losses; in the play-off Colthurst beat Wright by 11 points to 9, Twentyman beat Northern by 12 points to 9, and Twentyman beat Colthurst by 13 points to 10; Twentyman won the section. Section W1: De Launay, 5 wins, won the section. Finding the Green Winners. Games played between the two section winners on each green to find the green winners resulted as follow: — At Balmoral, R. Smith (Auckland) 23 v. Barlett (Awakino) 15. At Waltemata, Campbell (Auckland) 22 v. Culpin (Rawhiti) 13. At Onehunga. No. 1, McConnell (Devonport) 29 v. Millen (Epsom) 10. At Hillsborough, Currie (West End, Timaru) 18 v. Engebretsen (Napier) 14. At Papatoetoe, Foy (Hawera) 18 v. Baker (Mt. Eden) 16. At West End. Harris (St. John’s) 21 v. Dunstan (Waihi) 19. At Auckland No. 1, Dee ,'Nelson) 17 v. Newman (Thames) 11. At Epsom No. 2, Pilkington (Hamilton) 20 v. Douglass (West End, New

Plymouth) 18. At Auckland No. 2, Francis (Balmoral) 17 v. Powell (Te Aroha) 13. At Eden, Burton (Epsom) 19 v. Livingstone (Onehunga) 16. At Rocky Nook, McMaster (Stanley) 28 v. Osmond (Auckland) 10, At Ellerslie, McCarthy (Port Ahurlrl) 20 v. Campbell (Eden) 10. At Remuera No. 1, McWhannell (Hataitai) 25 v. Wright (St Heliers) 16. At Epsom No. 1, Gifford (Auckland) 21 v. N§il (Waiuku) 12. At Remuera No. 2, Loram (Rocky Nook) 18 v. Bainbridge (Mount Eden) 14. At Grey Lynn, Wilkinson (Cromwell) 20 v. Vivian (Eden) 8. At Onehunga No. 2, Duncan (Carlton) 23 v. Munro (Pukekohe) 18. At Ponsonby. Hosking (Grey Lynn) 26 v. Price (St. Heliers) 14. At Point Chevalier, Hutchison (Dunedin) 19 v. Young (Remuera) 12. At Mount Albert, Lobb (West End, New Plymouth) 19 v. Fruish (Hamilton) 14. At Te Papapa. Murray (Hawera) 17 v. Manning (West End, Timaru) 15. At Devonport, Beer (Napier) 30 v. McFarlan© (Ngaruawahia) 14. At St. Hellers, De Launay (Carlton) 27 v. Twentyman (Thames) 9.

Pest-section Play.

The first round of post-section play in the pairs competition played on Carlton green, resulted as follows^ — Murray (Hawera) 21, v. De Launay (Carlton) 19; Gifford (Auckland) 20. v. Duncan (Carlton) 15; Harris (Wanganui) 20, v. Francis (Balmoral) 17; Beer (Napier) 24, v. Smith (Auckland) 17; Loram (Rocky Nook) 22, v. Burton (Epsom) 14; McMaster (Stanley) 17, v. Dee (Nelson) 11: McCarthy (Napier) 22, v. Currie (West End, Timaru) 9; Pilkington (Hamilton) 19, v. Wilkinson (Cromwell) 18; Hutchison (Dunedin) 19, v. Campbell (Auckland) 13; Lobb (West End, New Plymouth) 23, v. McConnell (Devonport) 21; Hosking (Grey Lynn) 21, v. Foy (Hawera) 11; McWhannell (Hataitai) a bye. Owing to players becoming available from the pairs event, the following further games were decided in post-section play of the singles competition:— Somervell (Ponsonby) 19, v. Letham (Ponsonby) 12; Keatley (Rocky Nook) 19, v. Squire (Hawera) 18; all these players are one-liners, so that Letham and Squire were eliminated.

LARGE NUMBER OF TIES

Play of Wellington Men

Dominion Special Service.

Auckland, January 10.

The weather was hot and sultry when the fifth round of the Dominion, pairs championship commenced at am early hour this morning. There was, however, a light breeze which freshened later. The only Wellington pair to enter the fifth round with four P’ins to its credit was Wellings and McWhannell (Hataitai), although several other pairs still had chances.

Adess and Tamblyn (St. Kilda) started the last game hopelessly out of the hunt with one win and three losses. They lost the fifth game, 21-23, and finished at the bottom of their section.

Orsborn and Ingram (Wellington) won their last game at West End, 31-14, and finished second, Harris (St. Johns) winning the section. Wrigley and Josephson (Hataitai), with two wins and two losses, failed to improve their position, and lost the last game, 19-20. Johnson and Johnson (Petone) finished in last place with four others. They won their last game, 24-17, but had only two wins.

Wellings and McWhannell (Hataitai), who have been playing great bowls, went under in the fifth game to Gregory and Gardiner (Dunedin), 11-16. As the Dunedin players were well down the section the Hataitai pair won the section outright. Gauntlet and Wells (Lyall Bay) lost their last game against their section winners, Bray and Vella (Onehunga), 25-10. The Lyall Bay pair lost every game.

Neilson and Gilbert (Karori) lost their last game, 20-19, and thus gave Duncan (Carlton) the section with four wins and one loss, the Carlton pair being in second place. Chapman and de Tourettes (Thorndon) finished last in their section with, only one win. They lost their last game by default.

Newson and Brackenridge (Lyall Bay) Jost again, 20-21, and were the last in their section with only one win. Kerr and Taylor (Island Bay) improved their position by winning today, and were third in their section. Hansen and Hale (Island Bay) were second in their section.

The keenness of the competition is indicated by the very large numbers of ties which occurred, necessitating a' play-off to decide the section winners. However, several of the outstanding pairs got safely through to post-section play, including Bartlett (Awakino), Currie (Timaru), Harris (Wanganui), Newman (Thames), McCarthy (Port Ahuriri), and Pilkington (Hamilton).

A unique result occurred in section M, where five pairs tied with three wins each, the remaining pair having *no wins. This has always been recognised as a theoretical possibility, but probably it would not happen more than once in 20 years, and the possibility is considered so remote that New Zealand tournament committees have never made provision for it in its draw. As it happened the other section on the same green was won outright by Wellings and McWhannell (Hataitai), who were in an impregnable position last night, regardless of what happened this morning, and they met the winner of these five ties. In several sections four pairs tied, a common occurrence every year.