BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19994, 11 January 1927, Page 10

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. THE SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. OPENING DAY’S PLAY. (Peb United Pbess Association.) AUCKLAND, January 10. The Dominion bowling tournament, which is this year under the control of tho Auckland Centre, commenced in beautiful weather to-day with the Singles Championship. The Rinks Championship will commence on Wednesday, and tb- Pairs next Monday. Of the record entering of 277 competitors, comprising a party from Australia and prominent bowlers from all parts of the Dominion, 85 were left in the Singles Championship at the close or the play to-day. Seventeen of these are two-lifers and 68 are one-lifers. Four rounds were played today. The position in the different sections at the end of the fourth round was as follows : SECTION A. No loss —Fletcher (Takaka); one loss — Torrance (Ponsonbv), Pilkington (Hamilton), Addison (Edendale), Bremner (West End, Auckland). SECTION B. No loss —Allatt (Melbourne): one loss— Gia.tland (Onehunga). Hindle (Balmncewen), Gould (Carlton), Rawnsley (Papatootoe). SECTION C. No loss —Edwards (Temuka); one loss — Hosking (West End, Auckland). Effbrd (Fdgeware), G. Clark (Mount Albert), Eckersley (Manawatu). SECTION D. No loss—Russell (Rernuera); one loss— Ball (Carlton). Duff (Island Bay). Benefield (St. Johns), Lambeth (Balmacowen). SUCTION E. No loss—M'Cornish (Maitai) : one loss— Kissling (Remuera). Firman (Beckenham), M’Master (Stanley), Billcliff (United). SECTION F. No loss —Bell, jun. (Hamilton); one loss — Denison (Dominion Road). Jury (Fitzroy), Ryan (Remuera), Brake (Takapuna). SECTION G. No loss—H. Clarke (Rocky Nook); one loss—Stephens (Kelbum), Brookfield (St. Heiiers). W. Dee (Maitai), J. C. Wilson (Carlton). SECTION H. No loss —Evans (Hamilton); one loss — Herd (St. John’s), Battersby (Dominion Road), Parsons (Epsom). Naylor (Thorndon). , , . SECTION I. No loss—Parsons (Ponsonby); one loss— Butt (Shannon), Frost (Frankton Junction), Smith (Dunedin), Armstrong (Pukekohe). SECTION J. No loss—Kilgour (Carlton); one loss— Bentley (Dunedin), Woollor (Remuera), Carbines (Ponsonby), Smellie (Green Island). SECTION K. No loss—MTntyro (Hamilton); one loss— Doherty (Kelburn), Walker (Auckland), Fraser (Mount Eden), Crowley (Tauranga). SECTION L. No loss —Johnson (Stanley Bay); one loss —Keatley (Rocky Nook), Lamb (Carlton , Gardiner (Otahuhu), Howarth (Canterbury). SECTION M. No loss—Knight (St. Heiiers); one loss —Lindsay (Caledonian), Dick (Ponsonby), M'Phail (Waitemata), Tutt (Mount Eden). SECTION N. No loss—Bell, sen. (Hamilton); one loss _Spiller (Wellington), Franks (Masterton), Hutchison (Dunedin), O’Hagan (Timaru). SECTION O. No loss—Harraway (Green Island); one loss—Lctham (Ponsonby), Jury (Rocky Nook), Porteous (Wellington), Laurenson (Carlton). SBCT ION P. No loss—Gray (Kelburn); one loss— M’Robie (Remuera), Meredith (Hamilton , Smart (New Plymouth), Feildmg (Hataitai). SECTION Q. No loss—Maher (West End); one lossSenior (Waihi), Crawshaw (St. Heiiers), Crowley (Tauranga), Hollows (Dominion Tim past champions competing include J Kilgour (Carlton), winner in 1914; M. Walker (Auckland) 1915 1919, and 1923; C. R. Ingram (Wellington). 1917; D. Harraway (Dunedin), 1920; J. C. R, *?by (Dunedin), 1922; J. Best (Dunedin) 1925. Last year's winner. W. Foster (Caledonian, Dunedin) is not competing. MTntyre (Hamilton) had a sensational win over Maxwell Walker (Auckland) in Section K, scoring 21 to 7. Walker was almost eliminated in the fourth round, Fastier (Green Island) being three up with one head to go. Fastier foolishly threw a long head. His first bowl was five fees away, and this proved to be the closest bowl ho sent up. Walker drew four inside that and won by one. , Best (Dunedin), a former champion, found the going in Section G too hard to allow his machine-like delivery to be brought into full play. He gave a poor display and was eliminated. . , Parsons (Ponsonby) once again proved that he is a singles player of outstanding merit, and was undefeated in section 1, winning all his games with ease. Bremner (West End), runner-up in 1924, lost one of his lives to a youthful exponent, Fletcher (Takaka), in section A. Fletcher was unbeaten. Allatt (Melbourne) upheld the prestige of the visiting Victorians, being undefeated in section 13. Kilgour (Carlton), a former champion, heads section J with no losses.

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NOTES ON THE GAMES. (From Odb Special Correspondent.) AUCKLAND/January 10. The Dominion Singles Championship opened on 17 greens in beautiful weather. The weather for which .mckland has been notorious for some time, took a sudden turn, and was welcomed by the townspeople as well as the trundlers Ihe D ucdin players are well pleased with the majority of the greens. One or two arc not too good. Best and Higgmson struck one of these and did no good. Buchan met Bremner (West Ein his first game and lost by 13 to IJ, alter a hard fight. He won the next two against Buxton (Carlton) 14 to 10. and Reece (United) 23 to 8, but lost his last game. Kindle beat Stephenson (Dominion Road) and Crawford (W anganui) by 2016 but lost to Ballinger (Kelburn) 19 to

**M‘Callum (Temuka) 18 beat Gatland nf drawing on a fiery green, 1/ • , I'TonMEd^ £i ,j 23-16. and in the fourth round defeated Hosting (the West End cham-lUCßiif-’hanan (Green Island) beat Toy lEUersUe) 18-16, Layzell Devonport l£-l” and lost to Eckersley (Manawatu) i2 Lambeth (Balmacewen) beat tnnl 24—11. Wallett (Mount Albert) “Cn Wat on (United) 20-15, but lost his last gamo to Well, the two-lifer. by S4 idd (Kaitunal -on fro" (wSt Endl. 22-2,1. and to Jeokios (E sAi?tchii»« W M-Pl.cr.nn (Kandiiti) 22 —11, lost to Rev. Ryan (Remu ■'ra) 24-20. beat the New South Wales Swain, who holds a big IS oi the otherside. by 20 to 10 and lost bis last game to Jury (Fitzroy) by (Dunedin) lost his first ■-rame ß to T. Brookfield (St. Heliers) 18— 12 won his second 17-12 against Booth (Victoria. Australia i and lost to Gator ( Auckland) in his third game, 24 IJ. Best (Dunedin) lost to Oatndge (Mount Eden). 19 —12, beat Hayden, the Takapuna representative, 20—15. and went out In his third game to Stephens (Kelburn), McDonald (Balmacewen) lost to Percy (Oirlton). 15—22, beat Wa.mrley (Rooky Nook) 22—9, beat Bartlett (Nelson), 19 — 10, and lost to Herd (St. Johns), in his final game, 23 —18. J D. Smith beat Stone (New South Wales). 16—11, beat Frost (Frankton),

02 16 lost to Armstrong (Pukekohe), IQ— ls, and won his la,st game against Wilkinson (Masterton) ,23—6. Bentley (Dunedin) lost to Kilgour, lo : 16 Bentlev had bard luck on the play-off head. HeTay well, but Kilgour drove, and in the resultant mix-up got the shot. Bentley won his second game against Ives 1 (Canterbury), 26—14, and beat Dee (Matai) 24—11 and Gibbs (Kahutia) 21—8. Smcllic (Grec Island) beat Evcritt (Otahuhu) 18—11, and Routley (Kelburn) 18—9, and Carbines (Ponsonby) 21—6, but lost his last game to Kilgour, 91 11. " Fastier beat Jamieson (Ponsonby) 21— 17 lost to Fraser (Mount Eden) 19—13. bent Harkness (Nelson) 20 —7,.and lost to Maxwell Walker 17—16. Fastier let Walker get four to win on the last head. He threw a long head, and his first bowl was sft away. It proved to be his closest, and Walker got the four to win by one. Stewart (Southland) went out in his last game to Fraser ((Mount Eden, the score being 17—16. . , . Langley (Caledonian) went out in his third round. Lindsay lost his first game and won the next three. Lloyd (Caledonian) went out in the fourth round to Hutchison, 24 —7. Hutchison lost his only game to OTlagan (Tiraaru). Harraway had four fairly easy wins. Rigby went out in the third round.