BOWLING

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1931, Page 4

BOWLING

N.Z. TOURNEY. YESTER-DAY'S RESULTS. By Telegraph— Per Press Association 1 AUCKLAND, Jan. 20.

Post -section piay m tue i-mmnuon rinks and pairs oogiu this morning.

Voi.owing ,vs Li.c i-L.s-.it of tne lust round: —l)ulu*r<,y 2J, beat Findmy (Alt. Eden) iO; Dearc (D.ineoiii; io, oeat .sooner (.neumuera) )2; .Buckley (Grey l,you) ocai Kirkwood uSt. John's) 18; Billing (New Plymouth) 22, laac Tniscott vs.-arn-oii) lo; Steil Auckland) Id U-al Brighting (Hataitai) 14; Gordon '.St. John’s) 22, boat Richmond (Epsom), 21; Higginsou (Dunedin) 18, beat Biemner (West End, Auckland) 16; Walker (Auckland) 2d beat Ardell (Hataitai) 19; Do Luuiiav (Epsom) 18, beat O’Sullivan (Opotiki) 16; Fraser (Mount EdeiA; 20, beat Gribble (Rotorua) 16; Kilgour (Carlton) 24, beat Lancaster (St. John’s) 14: Alunro (Pukekohe) 22, bent Benson (Dominion Road) 19; Sykes (Otaliuliu) 2d, beat Lobb (New Plymouth) 14; Lowry (Kelburn) 15, beat Harris (Stratford) 12. Pairs results:—Wilkington (Hamilton) 14, beat Bray (Remuera) 10; Chamberlain (Paeroa) 17, beat Brown (Cliristchurch) 13; Eagleton (Rocky Nook) 10, boat Front (Frankton Railway) 8; Franks (Featherstou) 22, boat Kerr (Om-lmiiga) 17; Laygell (Devonport) 22, beat Hill (PaP.atoetoe) 15.

AFTERNOON play

AUCKLAND, Jan. 20

'l'bo Dominion Bowling Tournament continued this afternoon in warm weather, on fast greens, there being a lai ge crowd present. Three rounds of post-section play in the rinks were decided, and progress.was also made in the pairs to decide section and green winners. Bremner (previous winner of the cliampionflhip) was eliminated in the first two rounds to-day. Buckley } Walker and Lowry were the only ones to win three games. Deare with two wins, had a bye in the thiid round.

The following skips were eliminated at the end of two rounds in the rinks: Findlay (Mount Eden), Truseott (Carlton), Richmond (Epson), Bremner (West Ehd), O’Sullivan (Opotiki), Benson (Dominion Road), Harris (Stratford). The following retired at the end of ihe third round: Doherty (Kelburn), Kirkwood (St. John’s, Wanganui), Gordon (St. John’s, Wanganui), Higgins (Dunedin), Ardell (Hataitai), Gribble (Rotorua), Sykes (OtahuhuA. This leaves fourteen rinks in the contest, and the draw for to-morrow is as follows:—Two lifes. Buckley (Grey Lynn) v. Walker (Auckland); Lowry (Kelburn) v. Deare (Dunedin). One lifers; Wooller (Remuera) v. Brightling (Haitaitai), Lancaster, (Si. John’s, Wanganui) v. Lobb (West End, New Plymouth), Belling (West End, New Plymouth) v. Eraser (Mount Eden) ; Kilgour (Carlton) v. Steele (Auckland), De launay (Epson) W Munro (Pukekohe), Following are the result of the post section pffiy in the pairs-.—First round: Deas and Franks (Featherston) 23, v Jones and Wetherill (Carlton) 18- Munns and Thompson (Hillsborough) 81, v White ond Wright (St. Heliers) 22 ; Wight and Benefield (St. .John’s) 23, v Cook and Smart (New Plymouth) 20. Second round; Melville and Layzell (Devonport) 20 v. Newton and Campbell (Dominion Road) 16; Rowling and Glover (SA John’s) 22 v Bates and Bird (C’arlfon) 2i • Walker and Murray (Rawhiti) 17 v. fiedler and Eagleton (Rocky Nook) 13- Loveridge and Pilkington (Hamilton 19 v. Woolley and Maher (Auckland) 14.