BOWLING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1786, 7 February 1918, Page 2

BOWLING.

The Gold Stars, which have been held by a local rink for some time, changed bauds yesterday, a challenging team from Levin beating the holders by nine points. The. game was very even until the last few heads. At the fifth head the board road five all, at the tenth the scores were 14 —8 in favour of Foxton, at the thirteenth it was 1(1 —!), but from this on Levin scored on all heads but one. The following are the teams and scores: — Levin. Foxton. , Roc M. 11. AYalker Harris Hye Port eons F. AATiibley Pollock (s) 20 AVoods (s) IT A team of young players from Levin also Visited Foxton■ yesterday, and played the holders of tJit* Awahou Feathers. The holders, however, had no difficulty in retaining the trophies, the margin in their favour at the conclusion of the game being 14 points. Foxton scored a single on, the first head, and Levin five on the second. Thu home team then put on a six and tour, and continued scoring up to the eleventh head, the hoard then reading: Foxton 2(1, Levin o. The visitors pulled up a few on the succeeding heads, but were only able to score 22 to (heir opponents’ 30. The teams were:— Foxton. Levin. P. G. Jackson Holdaway : Crawley Channings F. AValker Bull Hawke (s) 30 Broughton (s) 22

The following 1 are (lie results of ladder games played this week; — Hawke 24 beat Large 13, Spring 24 beat E. Jackson 13, Rimmer 28 beat Nye 10, F. Whibley 19 beat Rimmer 14, Healey 20 beat P. G. Jackson 19.

The Foxton bowlers intend returning the Feilding Club’s visit on Wednesday week, the 18th instant, when it is hoped to get away four or live rinks to Feilding. All local players who wish to .make the trip are requested to put their names on the board at the green provided for the purpose, as early as possible.

The match for the Dixon Cup between a challenging 1 rink from Feilding, Head, Pirani, Mills, Harford (s), and the holders, Whitehead, Tattersall, J. A. Nash, N. H. Nash (s), Palmerston North, was played on the Palmerston green yesterday afternoon. On the 20th head Feilding were 3 up and looked like holding, but Nash secured 3 and the score was- even, 17 all. On the final head Palmerston were lying 2, and the Feilding skip (Halford) made a dead head. The 21st head had still to be played, and when the bowls of one, two and three were played Feilding was lying the shot. N. 11. Nash (skip) played a great shot, but failed to dislodge the winning lying bowl, and Feilding won by 18 to 17, after a strenuous and hard-fought game.