BOWLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 42, 18 January 1938, Page 2

BOWLING

RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP. SIX UNBEATEN TEAMS. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Jan. 17. To-day’s programme in the New Zealand howling tournament comprised the fifth and sixth rounds of the rinks championship, which were played under conditions as near perfect as could he desired. The weather was again brilliantly fine and the greens were extremely fast. At the end of plav six rinks were still unbeaten. The leaders in the various sections, with the two final rounds of the section play to be decided to morrow, are as follow :— 1

Section A. —Veitch (West Harbour), six wins.

Section B. —Gagliardi (Edgeware), Lloyd (Caledonian), each five wins. Section C. —Nelson (Dunedin), six wins, Marks (Christchurch) five wins. Section D. —MacGillivray (Roslyn) and Ferguson (Balmacewan), each five wins.

Section E. —Hosking (Grey Lynn) and Dowland (St. Kilda), each five wins. / Section F.-—Aitchison (Caledonian) and Wilson (Linwood), each five wins.

Section G. —Piper (Maitai), five wins.

Section H. —Devereux (Ka.ikorai) and Madsen (Opawa). each six wins. Section I.—Richards (Roslyn) and Watts (Victoria), each five wins. Section J. —Britten (Sydenham), six wins, Tyrrell (Roslyn) and Gardiner (Dunedin), each five wins. Section L. —Huntley (Roslyn), five wins.

The game that produced the most sensational finish in the tournament so far was undoubtedly that played today on the Roslvn green in Section J between F. Anderson (Roslyn) and Honeyman (Otago). When the kitty was rolled, up on the last head Honevman had the commanding lend of 27 points to 21. Anderson, therefore, wanted seven shot bowls to pull the game nut of the fire. He got them and won 28—27. To-day’s results are: — SECTION A. Fifth round. —Slater (Phoenix) 20 v. Gardner (Southland) 18; Easton (Dunedin) 24 v. Sunderland (Alexandra) 20; Veitch (West Harbour) 31 v. Tisdall (Awamoa) 23; Read ( Anderson’s Bnv) 27 v. Ainger (Christchurch) 25; Nishet (Balmacewan) 30 v.' Willis (St. C’air) 19. Sixth rou"d. —Veitch 24 v. Sunderland 17; Willis 26 v. Tindall 15: Ainfr p r 24 v. Horton 21 : Easton 19 v. Nisbet 16; Gardner 29 v. Read 17. SECTION B. Fifth round. —Lloyd (Caledonian) 33 v. Mingins (Epsom) 17; Crossen (Roxburgh) 26 v. Crawford (Hokonui) 25; Gagliardi (Edgeware) 25 v. Armstrong (Leith) 24; Wallace (Mornington) 19 v. Eastier (St. Clair) 16; Thomson (Phoenix) 31 v. Prescott (ICaitangata) 28. Sixth round.—Prescott 32 v. Crossan 14; Thomson 24 v. Fustier 18; Mingins 30 v. Gagliardi 20; Wallace 40 v. Crawford 20; Lloyd 23 v. Armstrong 17. SECTION C. Fifth round. —Tait (Hokonui) 30 v. Shirriffs (Mount Eden) 29; Nelson (Dunedin) 29 v. Nicol (Cromwell) 24; Foster (Phoenix) 27 v. Portman (East Harbour) 26; Marks (Christchurch) 27 v. Davis (Balmacewan), 17; Coombs (St. Clair) 27 v. 0 Hutchison (Logan Park) 14. Sixth round.—Nicol 23 v. Portman 19; Foster 2” v. Coombs 20; Marks 28 v. Shirriffs 14; Nelson 25 v. Hutchison 18; Tait 25 v. Davis 17. SECTION D. Fifth round.—Hinton (St. Ivilda) 32 v. Williamson (Caledonian) 23; McLennan (Logan Park) 23 v. Mills (Imperial) 18; Templeton (Ranfurly) 29 v. Boon (Higlifield) 11.; McGillivray (Roslyn) 26 v. Mayo (Port Ahuriri) 22; Pknk (Bluff) 25 v. Ravenswood (Alexandra) 17'; Cunningham (Mornington) 32 v. Ferguson (Balmacewan) 20. Sixth round.—Plank 29 v. Mayo 2o; Ravenswood 25 v. Williamson 20; McLennan 31 v. Cunningham 20; Ferguson 24 v. Hinton 13; MacGillivray 23 v. Boon 16; Templeton 24 v. Mills 18. SECTION E. Fifth round. —Hosking (Grey Lynn) 26 v. Ritchie (Hokonui) 20; Perrow (Wanaka.) 23 v. Anderson (Dunedin) 16; Edwards (Temuka) 32 v. Lightfoot (Upper Hutt) 13; Thompson (Balmacewan) 20 v. Sprosen (Linwood) 19; Dowland (St. Kilda) 24 v. Hardie (Mornington) 22. Sixth round. —Perrow 26 v. Lightfoot 14; Dowland 24 v. Edwards 14; Hosking 23 v. Sprosen 19; H.urdie 29 v. Anderson 21; Thompson 22 v. Ritchie 19. SECTION F. Fifth round. —Aitchison (Caledonian) 24 v. Whibley (Greymouth) 21; Dee (Nelson) 28 v. Wesney (North End) 16; Tilbery (Petone) 23 v. Dewar (West End) 17; Wilson (Linwood) 28 v. Smellie (Green Island) 16; Cculter (Northeast Valley) 29 v. Adess (St. Kilda) 28 Sixth round. —Dee 26 v. Silbery 21; Adess 30 v. Dewa.r 20; Whibley 25 v. Wilson 13: Wesney 23 v. Coulter 21; Aitchison 25 v. Smellie 17. SECTION G. Fifth round. —Claridge (St. Kilda) 30 v. Scandrett (North End) 15; Wilson (Balmacewan) 25 v. Henrv (Linwood) 23; Healey (Waimate) 21 v. Mercer (Greymouth) 16; Piper (Maitni) 22 v. Tonkin (North-east Valley) 21; Gilbert (Karori) 28 v. Hutchison (Dunedin) 20. Sixth round. —Healey 26 v. Henrv 25; Gilbert 24 v. Mercer 15: Piper 27 v. Claridge 22; Hutchison 23 v. Wilson 18; Tonkin 23 v. Scandrett 21. SECTION H. Fifth round. —Madson (Opawa) 24 v. Edwards (St. Kilda) 23; Gunn (West End) 27 v. Summerfield (Opoho) 14; Lawrence (Caledonian) 23 v. Head (Westport) 19; Glennie (Seatoun) 23 v. Oakev (Elmore) 15: Devereux (Ivaikorai) 22 v. Pearce (North End) 21. Sixth round. —Head 24 v. Gunn 22; Lawrence 32 v. Pearce 21; Madsen 20 v. Oakey 17; Devereux 31 v. Summerfield 21; Edwards 31 v. Qlennie 24. SECTION I. Fifth round.—Keast (North End) 27 v. Cockroft (Ashburton) 22; Richards (Roslyn) 28 v. Harrawav (Dunedin) 22; Reilly (Awatere) 25 v. Robbins (Opawa) 12;- Davis (Kaituna) 29 v. Taylor (Sydenham) 19; Watts (Victoria) 19 v. Mormon (St. Kilda) 11. Sixth round —Richards 24 v. Reilly 21; Watts 30 v. Robbins 24: Cockroft 26 v. Taylor 21; Maeomish 23 v. Harraway 21; Keast 27 v. Davis 18. SECTION J. Fifth round. —Longworth (St. Kilda) ,31 v. Macdougall (Caversham) 24; Donnld (St. Albans) 25 v. Honeyman (Otago) 16; Britten (Sydenham) 31 v. Craw (Canterbury) 20; Burt (Westport) 27 v. Ingram (Victoria) 25; Gordon (Papanui) 18 v. Hunter (Invercargill)' 17; Webster (Kaituna) 29 v. Anderson (Roslyn) 18. Sixth round.- —Hunter 37 v. Burt 21; Gordon 28 v. Macdougall 17; Anderson 28 v. Honeyman 27; Longworth 24 v. Webster 18; Ingram 34 v. Craw

28; Britten 28 v. Donald 21. SECTION K. Fifth round. —Ba.tchelor (Te Rangi) 27 v. Hodge (Awamoa) 22; Gardiner (Dunedin) 26 v. Chambers (Sumner) 24; Bull (Hawera) 28 v. Haworth (Canterbury) 21; Foster (Caversham) 25 v. .Turland (Redcliffs) 24; Tyrrell (Roslyn) 29 v. Campbell (Kaituna) 16. Sixth round.—Bull 24 v. Chambers 22; Tyrrell 27 v. Howarlh 21; Turland 24 v. Hodge 20; Gardiner 26 v. Campbell 21; Foster 21 v. Batchelor 20. SECTION L. Fifth round. —Colquhoun (Phoenix) 22 v. Robertson (Anderson’s Bay) 18; Ryan (llangiora) 23 v. Gibson (Dunedin) 20; Bell (Tauranga) 25 v. Morrison (Cashmere Hills) 20; Thomson (United) 24 v. Reid (Kaituna) 23; Carswell .(Taieri) 20 v. Huntley (Roslyn) 19. Sixth round.—Ryan 24 v. Bell 22; Carswell 23 v. Morrison 15; Thomson 20 v. Colquhoun 14; Huntley 29 v. Gibson 12; Robertson 23 v. Reid 20.

Details of the first two games of rinks play in which the Palmerston North rink was defeated, are:—First round: Ingham, Edwards, Simmons, Horton, skip (Palmerston North) 19 v, Kennedy, llusbatch, Buist, Tisdall, skip (Awamoa) 20. Second round: Horton 17 v. Young, Nicholson, Purdie, Willis, skip (St. Clair) 27. The four Colquhoun brothers, including J. A. Colquhoun, of Palmerston North were equally unsuccessful in the first two rounds. Results: First round: Colquhoun Bros. (Phoenix) 19 v. Brown, Seymour, Anderson, Morrison, skip (Cashmere Hills) 25. Second round: Colquhoun Bros. 17 v. Currie, Thomson, Cooke, Carswell, skip (Taieri) 29.