BOWLING

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2681, 10 January 1924, Page 2

BOWLING

COMPLETION OF STEVENSON PENNANTS COMPETITION.

The Stevenson Pennants competition was concluded yesterday afternoon.

In the semi-final game Simpson and Stohr (s) met Howe and Jno. Ross (s) (Howe playing in place of Mattar). This game concluded in favour of Simpson and Stohr, the scores being 27 —23. This left Simpson and Stohr (s) to meet Whibley and Roore (s) in the final, which was commenced a little after 5 o’clock in the evening. The play in tins match was strenuous, the scores remaining even pretty well throughout the game, but towards the last couple of heads, Stohr obtained a lead which made success pretty well assured. On the combined handicaps, Roore had to concede three points to his opponents. Throughout the game Simpson played excellent howls, beating his opponent on most heads, which made the going fairly heavy for Roore. However, Roore was almost equal to the occasion, despite the fact that Stohr was also playing well. The game throughout created close interest, and was an exhibition worth watelling, and a worthy conclusion to any such competition. The final scores were: Simpson and Stohr (s) 22, Whibley and Roore (s) 16. At the conclusion of play (in the twilight) the President (Mr Christie) congratulated the winners, and presented the trophies. Mr Stohr, in acknowledging the congratulations on behalf of himself and his lead, said he was pleased to have won the trophies, as it was the first competition in which he had taken part in Foxton and also his partner in success was a young player. Mr Roore congratulated his opponents on their win, and said they had secured the trophies by good " play. The Stevenson Pennants were donated to the Club as pairs challenge trophies by Mr J. W. Stevenson, now resident in Hastings, some few years ago, but with his consent were offered as a pairs trophies to be won outright this season. The competition has created a good deal of interest throughout, and has justified the Club’s decision to offer them under the conditions which governed the play. NYE FERNS. A further game for the NyerFems was played yesterday afternoon, (he challenging team being:—Heasman, Walker, Barr, Christie (s); and the holders, Thomson, Huntley, Roore,'Smith (s). Roore conceded the position of skip to Smith in this game. For the first nine heads the were decidedly in favour of challengers the score standing at 13 —5 in favour of Christie, but on Ihe fourteenth head honours were even. The green was dry and drawing keenly, which made judgment difficult, with an added disadvantage of the presence of ant holes, which play havoc with the strength of a bowl’s running. However, a pleasant game resulted, and the final scores -bowed a win for the holders. The following are the details: Thomson, Huntley, Roore, Smith (s), 22; Ileasman, Walker, Bari’, Christie (s) 1 (i. A game in the second round of the Wilford Cup competition was played lasi week and resulted: — Waiter 21, Downes 17. The rule governing the distance whirli the jack must he thrown from the mat is often honoured in the hreai-h without objection, hut yesterday the rule -was strictly adhered to in the final of the Pennants competition. This, uf course, is as it always should he, hut it was rather a. novel sight to see the players en gaged at various periods in a practice resembling a chain-stepping competition. The rule says the jack must he thrown io a point not less than (>(> feet from the front of She mat, and the lead which favoured short- heads was tempted to throw as near the limit as jiossible, which fad occasioned much doubtful measuring by means of long legs and short legs, until a decision satisfactory to both sides was obtained. It is understood that the match for the Mauson and Barr Cup, at present held by Eo ore’s team, will he played on the local green on Saturday. The challenging team is one from the Terrace End Club. A challenge has been entered by the local Club for the Hum Cup, which is at present held by Trott’s team, of the Palmerston N. Club.