BOWLING

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1929, Page 3

BOWLING

WEST COAST CEXT-R E TOURNAMENT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11th AND FOLLOWING DAYS. Entries for the West Const Bowlin Centre tournament, which takes phu on Hokitika green, with the overfio on Greymonth green, closed on Satin day evening. There are 27 oniric* for the rinks and fit for the paircomprising 108 players. The Tonrin ment Committee met and drew th players to play on the respectiv. greens as follows: HOKITIKA GREEN. Rinks skipped hv the following, am' also the same players in the Pairs:— Hokitika—D. Stevenson. Hokitika—A. E; Benjamin. Greymonth—F. D. Whihley. Greymonth—f. Trnscott. Westport—E. Blaxall. Westport—P. Strothers. Westport—W. A. Tnlloch. Run align—N. Leach. Lyttelton—D. Page. Matai—McComish. Island Bay- J. M. Hall. Edgeware—J. L. Davies. Edgeware—J. L. Morgan. Beckenham —0. Wilkinson. Canterbury—AY. J. Ives. Lin wood—J. Holliday. '(IR BYMOUTH GREEN. Greymonth—D. McKay. Greymonth—T. Brehner. Westport—J. Rose. Westport—H. Harrison. Lyttelton—J. H. Collins. Kaiapoi—E. Monk. Nelson—T. F. Dee. Edgeware—.T. Gagliardi. Beckenham— R. Main. Sydenham—D. McKenzie. Heathcote—Jack Morgan. The above will play on the respective* greens on February 11th, 12th. I.3th, 14th, two days each being devoted to winks and pairs. The final* will he played on Hokitika green on the loth. On Saturday. February Kith, the West Coast champion of champin' singles will be played between the singles champions of the several AA r est Coast Clubs. A rink from the Sumner Bowling Club; who came over from Christ! himwith Saturday’s excursion train, consisting of .Messrs Menzies, Clarke, ltd wards, and Thomas (s) met a local rink .Messrs Stevenson, Braddon, Hayward, and Benjamin Gs) in a 26 head game, the visitors being defeated by 18 to 2after an interesting game. Hie green was slow as the result ol the heavy rain of the previous night. Afternoon tea was arranged by -Mrs Benjamin. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.» CHAMPIONSHIP FTNAL. WELLINGTON, January 20. In warm weather, with oeeasionamisty rain and a tricky north-wester!v wind, the Dominion bowling championships rinks final game was played on the Wellington Club’s lower green Lin's morning, when Bremner (AA T est End A met Doherty (Kelbnrn), and won bv 22 to 16. The rinks were:—West End: C. Hard ley, Needham, J. Clarke, Breinnci (s). Kelbnrn : Petrie. TTewatt, RoutOy .Doherty (s). This is Bremner’s second win, he having secured the honour before at the Dominion Tournament at Cliristlinrch in 1924. ■ The pairs match, this morning, b<*tween Laurenson (Limvood) and McWhannell (HataitaiA finished on the twentieth end, with Laurenson leading '2B to 14. The pairs semi-final resulted:— I <•- muka: Pierce and Edwards 23; Kelburn: Doherty and Routley 15; and the final: —Limvood: Kinvig and Laurenson 22;Temuka: Pierce and Edward* 21.