BOWLING.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 684, 15 November 1921, Page 5

BOWLING.

EKOHE TOURNAMENT. k HUGE SUCCESS. BY MAXWELL WALKER. Ukekohe Bowling Club's secaal tournament took place on 1 green on Friday and Saturindy weather. resident (Mr Jas. Roulston) *irtg dhe tournament open, exa hearty welcome to the He trusted they ave a pleasant time in Puketha't in the days to come aid all look back with pleashe fact of having been there make the Bowling Tournasuccess. He wanted, on bethe executive, to tender an for having asked the players ler clubs to alter their arnts at the eleventh hour. In ion of this he informed the th? k t it was an instruction

e members at the annual of the club to itry the eiperia three-days’ tournament, 1 the entries closed it was here were not enough to he executive in asking the to come long distances to je days. In this connection ufcive wished to place on reery gracious act on the part bnsonby Club. Having heard ifficulty the Pukekohe Club ,ver the entries, they re-ar-;heir entry and instead of ne ice am from the Ponsoftby w r as glad to welcome three And this was another inf the good-fellowship existig bowlers. He asked those f they ever thought of why e so proud of being bowlers, irhat it was in bowls that me so. At one time he had i£ was the play itself, with iriety of shots, and varying ;hat made it so fascinating, thought it musjt be the soMeeting so many splendid md making friendship that { was going to last a lifo t now he knew it was the democracy Ith’at was the very >n of the game that appealed Blue blood or a credit balthe bank counted for very the bowling . green, and a as rated for what he could here all had ap equal oppornd no one a privilege. In n, he trusted the bowlers w go forward to two happy i one doing his best for the i the skips in turn doing r the team. Only one team n the tournament but he ery player would have a

e of the unfavourable wealitions the competition was le of the games being very

niM|ted. nipetrtors were entertained morning and. afternoon tea, amittee of ladies, which ssiduously throughout, and of \ the fair sex added iinto the success of [the touri visiting bowlers spoke in erins >f the treatment they ,the winner of the tournar Maxwell Walker) especiising what the ladies had ich was appreciated by the md which would not be for?hey would show 'their api by returning next year _ ies’’ committee consisted of , J. Roulston, Armstrong, rkins, Littlejohn, Stuart, J. osbie, Wyatt, Wafers, Fititt and Miss Brook, and the ers its thanks for their as-

sident (Mr James Roulston) secretary (Mr G. G. Littlee painstaking officials, and gements complete. They to a large degree access of the tourney.

ay evening a complimentary as tendered visiting bowlers ;mier Hall. This was also a success.

irnamenjt was a success fiand s'ocially. ed are the results : A. first round. —Naysmith, k Barriball, Jack (Waiuku) jght, J. Jury, Chapman, E. isonby) 2; Crosbie, Coady, arke (Pukekohe) 18, v. Jas. Dave Roulsjton, Duncan G. Armstrong (Pukekohe) ings, Worsfold, White, Least End) won be default rt (Onehunga). round—Letham 19 v. Clarke trong 18, v. Jury 15 ; Jack efault from Court. >und. —Clarke 20 v. Jury 11 ; r won by default from etham beast Jack, round. —Jack 18 v. Clarke ’ong 21 v. Letham 11 J Jury jfault from Court. iund. —Armstrong 18 y. Jack ke won by default from ry 17 v. Letham 11. >ng, with four wins and won A section. B. firs*t round.—Moore, Peleod, Maxwell Walker (Ponv. Webb, Pulmian, S, Civil, Pukekohe) 12 ; Waters, Pire, Gribble (Pukekohe) 23, r Wilson, Bonner, Fitness .) -14; Wallace, Knight, Wallace (Onehunga) 21 v. an, Morgan, Cutforth, s apatoetoe) 15. round.—Walker 18, v. FrtWallace 19 v. Gribble 14;

v. Civil 11. . , >und. —Fatness 16 v.. Knight ice 15 v. Civil 14; Walker ound.—Wallace 20 v. Fitness » r 22 v. Knight 20 ; Cribble 1 13. ound.—Fitness •19 v. Civil t 25 v. Wallace 22; Knight Ale 11. , „ . Walker with 5 wins won C first round. —Hey worth, dams, Keith (Pukekohe) 1IcNally, Ingpen. Higginson ) 11.; Barriball, Led, |M. Barriball (Waiuku) 17, Crowe, Kummer, Wilson ) 12; Mitcfiell, Barter, Kil- . Walker (Carlton) 20, v.

Adams, Ranbv, Kenrington, Hankins (Te Aroha) 17. Second round. —Hankins 19, v. Higginson 13; Barriba!l 15 v. G. Walker 14; Wilson 19 v. Keith 18. Third round—Wilson 21 v. Higginson 16 ; Walker 22 v. Keith 5 ; Barriball 21 v. Hankins 18.

Fourth round—Barriball 18 v. Higginson 9; Wilson 15 v. Walker 13; Keith 21 v. Rankin 19. Fifth round—Keith 14 v. Barriball 13; Wilson beat Hankins. Barriball (Waiuku) and Wilson (Ponscnby) tied, and in the play off Barriball won. , „ . , Section D., first round.—Littlejohn, Blake, Perkins, Tonkin (Pukekohe) 17 v. Stuart, Green, Bockett, Gill (Pukekohe) 14; Richings, Townsend, Hewitt, Crisp (Pukekohe) 18, v. Rintoul, Bray, Lind burg, Wright (Onehtmga) 13; PUlLar Wrigh-son, Duffin, Hosking (Carlton) 20, v. Watson. Franklin; Brow a, Mclvor (Papatoetoe) 17. Second round—Mclvor 28 v. Gill 18; Hosking 17 v. Crisp. 15 Wright 19 V.. Tonkin 8. Third round.—Mcl/. -v 18 v. Cnspe 15; Wright 25 v. Gill 8, Tonkin 22 v. Hosking 13. _ Fourth round—Mclvor 15 v. Tonkin 14 ; Crisp 17 v. Gill 16; Hosking 17 v. Wright 16. . Fifth round.—Tonkin 21 v.. Cnspe 16; Gill 17 v. Hosking 15 ; Mclvor 19 v. Wright 16. ’ . Mclvor won Section D with 4 wins and one loss.

THE SEMI-FINALS. G. H. Armstrong 18, v. A. M. Barriball 16 ; M. Walker 19 v. J. Mclvor 15., THE FINAL. The final be*ween F. Moore,.(f. Pelham, J.. McLeod, Maxwell Walker (Ponsonbv) and .James Roulston, David Roulston, Duncan Roulston, G. H. Armstrong was watched with considerable interest, and indeed was very close for the first ten Leads when Walker’s rink forged ahead, and When the final head whs reached the score was Walker 20, Armstrong 13. Bofth rinks played excellent bowls, particularly the winners. Walker and his men received congratulations on all sides, they having gone through the tourney without -x loss. At the conclusion of jjfhe plav, Mr James Roulston presented the med'als to the winning rink, and in doing so congratulated the winners om their meritorious performance. cheers were given for the winners, and Mi Walker, in responding, (hanked the local club ‘for the manner in which it had entertained the visiting bowlers. Cheers were then given for Pukekohe and the ladies, who had assisted with £he refreshments arrangements.

PRESIDENT’S FOURS COMPETITIONS.

The third round of the above competition was played on Szfturday, and resulted, (The teams are as previously published) . , „ A Section—W. Crisp bea,t Duncan Roulston; R. Fitness beat Jas. Roulston; J. Adams beat Geo. Armstrong , B Section—Tonkin best Lawrie, Clarke beat Days. lLw>t'-o . Kcit.i beat Coady. „ ' • . . C. Section—A, 3 F. Brown bsa,t Gribble. These teams were level on the 21st head,‘and a deciding head had to be played, which resulted in favour of ,Brown. Bockett beajt Perkins ; Daysh beat W. Blake.