BOWLING.

Otaki Mail, 10 January 1919, Page 4

BOWLING .

i. BILLS PAIRS. ~ " >*/ „ The.- line weather am! a nice green 'iemi>te(l •many bowlers' on Wednesday, and. in eo'usequence the Otaki rinks wen: well utilised, Four matches for the Bills’ trophies eventuated, and a deal of interest centred 1 therein. Larkin and .T. Bills put nil a. good fight against Canning and Webster, losing- by one point only. The play of the winners, however, wits splendid, their score including a five, a four, and a .three. On the 20th head they were three up- —20-17. and the.losers therefore required four to win, or three to tie on the 21st head. Only two, liowevel-. was recorded, and the game ended 20-19. A great struggle resulted between gkelley and O’Rourke versus "Ayre and Brown. Tlic former were 15-9 on the 13th head, but the latter, by good play, scored on live successive heads, making their total 16 all on the. 20th'head. The final head was .played anxiously, and kitty was well surrounded. A line bowl by O’Rourke, however, dislodged one of Ayrc’s, and the game was won, 17-16, in the former’s favour. ' Williams and D. Noble had a comfortable win from Larkin and R. F. Smith, 29-20, despite the fact that the latter pair scored 13 on three heads. The winners.’ score consisted of two fours, two throes, live twos, and live singles. The losers scored on seven heads only. Knight and Petrie had a runaway victory from St. George and Noble, despite the fact that the latter pair were three up on tile 7tli head. The winners’ score included a six—a heart-breaker for the losers. . The final scores were 25-17.