BOWLING.

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 126, 1 April 1926, Page 8

BOWLING.

CAMBRIDGE TOURNAMENT. The Tirau rink to play in the Cambridge Easter tournament is: H. Main, T. Little, W. Main, J. Watson (s). The Putaruru rink will be: Leggatt, ‘ Lochhead, Francis, Pearse (s). These rinks, with the exception that F. Rose played insteadbf W. Main, met in a trial g-ame at Tirau on Saturday, victory going to Tirau by 22—19. TIRAU V. PUTARURU. An interesting g-ame was played at Tirau between the rinks to be sent by both the above clubs to take part in the Cambridge bowling- tournament at Easter. The match, being in the nature of a trial, was keenly contested by both sides and was very even all through. The score was 18 all at the 21st- head and an. extra four heads were decided on. At the 25th head the score was, Tirau 20, Putaruru 19, and the visitors were lying 4 up with Watson having a bowl to play. Then followed “ one out of the box,” for with a perfect draw Watson did the apparently impossible and lay 1 up with the last bowl of the match; Details of the teams and scores are as follow : Tirau, Main, junior, F. Rose, T- Little,, J. Watson (s), 21, v. Putaruru, Lochhead, Leggatt, Francis, Pearse (s), 19. GOLDFIELDS CHAMPIONSHIP. The Goldfields champion of champions tournament was played at Paeroa on Saturday. The results are:— FIRST ROUND. Thames (Newman) 18, v. Matamata (Stewart) 12. Paeroa (McCulley) 9, v. Waihi (Mannix) 18. "Te Aroha (Kriskoviteh) 19, v. Hikutaia (Winder) 4. .’Waikino (Gallagher) a bye. SECOND ROUND. Hikutaia 7, v. Paeroa 24. Matamata 2, v. Waikino 20.^ Te Aroha 15, v. Waihi 7. Thames a bye. THIRD ROUND. Thames 13, v.. Waikino 11. Hikutaia 12, v. Waihi 14. Te Aroha 12, v. Paeroa 10. Matamata a bye. - FOURTH ROUND. Matamata 13, v. Waihi 8. Waikino 24, v. Hikutaia 17. Te Aroha 11, v. Thames 13. Paeroa a bye. FIFTH ROUND. Waikino 8, v. Paeroa 18. Hikutaia 15, v. Thames 7. Te Aroha 11, v. Matamata 13. Waihi a bye. SIXTH ROUND. Paeroa 12, v. Matamata 16. Waihi 4, v. Thames 10. Te Aroha 11, v. Waikino 15. Hikutaia a bye. SEVENTH ROUND. Thames 7, v. Paeroa 10. Hikutaia 13, v. Matamata 16. Waihi 15, v. Waikino 16. Te Aroha a bye. ‘

WINS AND LOSSES. At the conclusion of play the wins and losses were as follow:

The final resulted:— Waikino (Gallagher) 20, v. Matamata (Stewart) 16. The president expressed pleasure at the fact that two veterans were competing- that day. He mentioned that this was the fourth time that Gallagher had won the tournament and that Stewart had won it twice and was runner-up that day, the fourth tournament at which he had competed-

Wins. Losses W aikino . . 4 2 Matamata . . 4 2 Te Aroha . . 3 3 Waihi . . 3 3 Paeroa . . 3 3 Thames . . 3 3 Hikutaia . . 1 FINAL. °