BOWLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 46, 22 January 1938, Page 11

BOWLING

H. WILSON’S TEAM WINS. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Jan. 21. Play in the rinks championship of the New Zealand bowling championship tournament was continued to-dny under conditions that were almost ideal, and the title was Avon for the second, time by the Lin wood (Christchurch) skip, H. Wilson. The other members of his rink were: S. J. Sneddon F. Redpath and P. Munn. Wilson began the day with two lives, but lost the first to L. J. Bull (Hawera) in the morning. In the afternoon Wilson played brilliant bowls to beat D. H. Thomson in the semi-final, and reproduced that form to score a runaway win in the final and his revenge against Bull. The score was 27 points to 9 and, although the fact that the run of the play was with Wilson in both the afternoon matches accounted for some of the big margin, Wilson’s performance proved him right in the top flight of New Zealand skips. Wilson previously Avon the rinks title at Dunedin four years ago, and Munn played second to R. Haworth in the Canterbury rink which Avon last year.

The final stages of :he pairs Avill be played to-morroAV. B. Ckkey (Elmwood) has played his Avay into the final, and will meet the winner of the pairs skipped by P. Munn (Canterbury), and A. J. Walker (Otago) and H. Wilson (Limvood) and C. E. Tyrrell (Roslyn). Results of the rinks championship are as follow: —

Quarter-finals. —D. McCormick, H. S. Maslin, M. H. Murray. L. J. Bull (Hawera), 21 v. S. J. Sneddon. F. Redpath, P. Munn, H. Wilson (Linwood) 20; A. G. Robertson. A. C. Forrest, J.. T. Adams, D. H. Thomson (Phoenix) 25 v. G. Porter. E. J. Seddon, R. K. Aitchison (Caledonian) 19. Semi-finals. —Wilson 20 v. Thomson 18; Bull a hve. Final.—Wilson 27 v. Bull 9.

Wilson lost his first life to Bull in a game in which the Hawera rink came from behind over the last heads and snatched a narrow win. Aitchison’s fine form of Thursday probably entitled him to favouritism against Thomson, but the Phoenix skip played sound, clever boivls throughout the competition and his win was by no means a surprise. It Avas a solid game from beginning to end, both rinks plnving very good bowls. Thomson made a fine recovery in his match'.against Wilson, but the latter deserved his win. His rink played better boivls, although the luck of the game Avas with it. Adams was the outstanding member of the Phoenix rink, which was not as consistent as it had been in previous games. RUNAWAY FINAL. Wilson began the final by scoring four on the first head. He was lying tAvo on the second head until Bull drove successfully. Bull drove at the replayed head, but did not succeed. There Avas some great drawing on the third end. The Limvood third killed the fourth end and made another attempt to burn the replayed head. He hit the jack, but it Ava.y sprung back down . the rink and Wilson drew the shot to lead 7—l. Sneddon opened the fifth end with two perfect boivls, but Bull split the head. Wilson’s back bowls Avere good and he added a third shot to lead 10 —1 after five ends. Bull got a single on the next, but another fine bowl by Murray could not prevent Wilson from getting tAvo on the seventh head. It Avas a similar story on the eighth head. Wilson Avas playing very well, and luck was with him. He drove at a close ninth head and broke it up to lie tAvo. Bull trailed the kitty with his last boAvl, but the shot stayed with Limvood. Sneddon was still leading beautifully, and once again put both boAvls alongside the jack. The Hawera second drew one still better, but Munn forced it out and left Limvood with three shots. Bull’s forcing shot saved tAvo of them, but LinAvood Avas leading 16—2 after 10 heads. It was a patch of brilliant boivls by both teams.

Bull got a single on the next head and then a two on the twelfth. Wilson’s position was now exceedingly strong. Ho got three on the thirteenth end to lead 19—5. Both rinks were playing bowls right up to championship class. The fourteenth head was more open, and when Wilson’s drive took out only one bowl Bull put another one in and got three. The next end gave Hawera a single. Wilson got it back on the next end, but the seventeenth, which gave Wilson three more, was a chapter of accidents for Bull. A two on the eighteenth head made the score 25—9. The Limvood team was still as consistent as ever but Bull could not yet get anything to go right. Wilson scored another two on the nineteenth and that was the end of the game, 27—9. It was a handsome win for a splendidly balanced team. Bull’s rink was not so well balanced, but the Hawera skip did not by any means have his share of the luck of the game.