BOWLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1927, Page 1

BOWLING.

l.r TELEGRAPH- —PRESS ASSX., COPYRIGHT. THE FINAL GAMES. AUCKLAND, Jan. 21. The Dominion Bowling Tournament concluded at the Qhrlton Green today. with the playing of the remaining games in the pairs and singles championships. The results were:— PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP. Final.—A. Broekelbusli and M. Welker (Auckland) 22, heat Bell senior and Bell junior (Hamilton) 12. SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Semi-finals. —Bell junior (Hamilton) 17. heat Smellie (Green Island) 16. H. Clarke (Rocky Nook, Auckland) 17. beat Mclntyro (Hamilton) 7. Final.—Clarke 24, lieat Bell 11. Walker, who won the singles championship in 191!) and in 1923. to-day added the honour of skipping the champion pair, after a good up-hill fighting. In the early stages, Bell, who had his son as lead, won the first two heads, getting three on each, and led seven to nothing after tlio third head. Walker opened his account with a single on the fourth, adding another on the fifth and sixth. Walker burned the head twice on the seventh, and scored three, reducing Bell’s lead to seven—six. A single to each followed, Bell adding tw o on the tenth, when the Board read: Hamilton 10. Auckland 7. Bell scored ono on the eleventh, but Walker took the next three heads with one. two and one, making the score eleven all at the end of the fourteenth head. The next head was keenly contested. Blockelbusli pushing out Bell juniors shot howl, and 'added a counter to lie two. However. 801 l senior drew the shot. Walker then disturbed the head to lio two. Bell touched one of \\ a Ike's woods near kitty, but on a measure Walker scored two, and took the find for the first time by 13 to 11. Thereafter, Walker was never headed. tie won two successive heads with three and one. Bell scored on on the eighteenth head. When Bell vms one n the nineteenth. Walker cut out the shot howl to lie three a position h maintained. —Twenty to twelve. Splendid drawing was witnessed on the tvu tieth head. Auckland was one _ the skips changed ends, and AA alkei added another, and the failure of Bell senior to drive out A\ alkei give the Auckland pair the champion-Clark-n and Bell was disappointing Ihe litter, who had figured promiueiitK m ,1 three events, had evidently . felt iho strain, and lacked the «P erle ™* ~f Clarke The latter led eight to live nt S ninth head. 'and added six mo.e before Bell took the thirteenth riarke scored ioui at tnt * i teenth. A two on each of the following heads gave Ckuk challengeable lead an, ly 1 .. t 0 Clarke winning b> 1 • ele veil.