BOWLING

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1913, Page 2

BOWLING

JOHNSONVILLE CLUB. The champion rink tournament ,wae advanced n further stage on Saturday. The play was marked by tho keenest interest, and the most 4 unlooked-for surprises happened. The two strongestlooking teams on paper are now in the rear, and although only two more rounds are to be played > it i 3 impossiblej as yet, to pick the winning team. The result of, Saturday's play wa9 : — Townsend (23)' beat Sloane (22), Marison (29) beat Bethuhe (13), Cook (22) beat Townsend (14), Bethune (28) beat Sloane (8). On Saturday next the play versusKhandallah for the Jerusalem Cup will be continued, Khandallah being one game up. The following players will represent JohnsonviUe : — Fergusoni Green, Taplin, Petrie (skip); O r Neill, Hall, Styles, Thompson (skip) : Steele, Morgan, On 1 , Wallis (skip) ; Wackrow, Rod, Cook, Manson. (skip) ; Mills, Jerusalem, Turner, Sloane (skip) ; Harrap, Bould, Bethune, Townshend (skip). VETERANS' SINGLES. \ There was a large muster of bowlers 'Cfttf the-- Wellington Green> yesterday af-' tef noon to witness the • final between ' Lockie (Wellington) and > Freeman (Thorndon) in the singles Competition for' players 1 of 65 • years- and over frdm. ■ the Wellington, , Thorndon,. Victoria," and JTewtown Clubs. For som6 time the play was in favour of Lackie, the ■Thorndon man being too short and narrow, but he got the length of the green, and brought the score to 14-15. Then Lockie trailed the jack, and scored 2, and "Freeman responded with a single. In the next head Freeman 1 was lying 2, but Lockie sent down a fast one, carried the jack into the ditch' and scored a couple. In the next head Freeman got 2, making him 2 down with two heads to go. In the next head he drove and missed, and' Lockie scored 2, and on the last head he only succeeded in scoring a leaving Lockie the winner by 21 to 18. Both players, are all but 80 years of age, played a sterling game, and were heartily applauded at the conclusion of the contest. The prize was a pair of bowls presented by Mr. J. G. Roberts, secretary of the Northern Bowling Association. In congratulating Mr. Lockie, he expressed the hope that the idea of providing a match for the, older players would be taken up by the Wellington Bowling Centre^ and made an annual fixture. At present there were lots of matches' for the younger 'players, but none specially for "sixtyfivers." On Mr. -Roberts's proposal, the health of Mr. Lockie was drunk with musical honours. Mr. Lockie, replying briefly, admitted that he had been anxious to *Vmi the match, and was proud that he had done so. (Applause.)