BOWLING

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 428, 12 January 1933, Page 6

BOWLING

DOMINION TOURNEY THE PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS COMMENCE TO-DAY ONLY THREE BOWLS Wellington, Wednesday. At the New Zealand bowling cham- • pionship- touraamenfc a eommencement wa? made to-day with the pairs eompetition. -The- weather' was again perfeet. An innovation is the playing of three bowls instead oi four, The players' agree that the three-bowl game is enjoyabl:, but the opinion is general that the time, two hours, is too short. A considerable proportion had several heads to play when the bell went. The time limit was discussed, and the games this afternoon will be given another quarter of an hour. Two Wins Eaeh The following have two wins: — Gordon (Seatoun), Josephson (Hataitai), Parkhouse (Wellington), Bourke (Hawera), Cometti (Hataitai), Seolon (victoria), Smith (Opunake), Sorenson (Carterton), Casey (Thorndon), Clark (Hawera), Woolley (Hataitai), Squire (Hawera), Manning (West End, Timaru), Currie (West End, Timaru), Sykes (Otahuhu), Ives (Canterbury), Barry (Palmerston N), McKelvie (Wellington), Harris (Kelburn), Yitetta (Nelson), Smith (Thorndon), Paton (Palmerston N.), Marks (Christchurch), McWhannell (Hataitai), Gray (Kelburn), Goodwin (Thorndon), Piper (Maitai), Livingstone (Onehunga), Bendall (Napier), Lambert (Thorndon), McKenzie (Opawa), Benefield (St. John's), Glover (St. John's), McComish (Maitai), Hill (Wellington), Douglass (West End, New Plymouth), Tucker (Victoria), Hutchison (Dunedin), Seoglund (Stratford), Kershaw (Linwood). Unusual Occurrence A remarkable incident occurred in the match between Ramsay (Barrington, Christchurch) and Brighting (Hataitai). The last-named player drove with his last and both kitty and the bowl were heading for • the drain, when Bremner (West End), playing in the next rink, also drove and picked up kitty. The two "jacks" collided and the respective heads were rendered abortive. Such a happening has never occurred previously in the memory of several old-timers who witnessed the incident. After Fifih Round The following is the list of wins of players in the pairs who have chances of qualifying after the fifth round. Four rounds were played to-day, and 16 have four wrins each. Section A, three winstGray (Kelburn), Edwards (Temuka), McWhennell (Hataitai). Section Al, three wins: Kerr (Onehunga) . Section B, three wins: Higginbotham (Mt. Albert), Sorenson (Carterton) . Section Bl, three wins: Casey (Thorndon), Ching (Maitai), Foy (Hawera), Grant (Terrace End). Section C, thiee wins : Gordon (South). Section (Jl, four wins: Joirnseri (Hataitai) ■ Parkhouse (Wellington). Section D, four wins: Dwyer (Hawera?, three wins: Woolley (Hataitai) . Section -U. f'-.nt wins: Manning i Tima ?• u » . Th • w • ns : Cui rie ( T imMvKemiR- (Kelburn), Va.la > . Sfci!"?! U, i'oci wins: Ives (Carterton). Three wins: Sykes (Otahuhu). Section F, three wins: Burke (Hawera), Havdley (West End), Jones (Woburn). Section Fl, four wins : Cometh (Hataitai). Three wins: Lowry (Petone) . Section G, four wins: Marris (Kelburn). Three wins: Ainger (Christchurch) . Section G 1, four wins: Yilla (Nelson L Three wins: Smith (Thorndon). Section H, four wins: Marks (Christchurch?. Three wins: Paton ( Palmerston North). Section H 1, four wins: Goodv. in (Thorndon). Three wins, Cersley (Fremanik, W.A.), YvTiite (Hataitai). Section I, four wins: Livingstone (Onehunga) . Section II, three wins: Ingram (Lyall Bay), Lambeth (Thorndon). Section J, four wins: Benefield (Wanganui). Three wins: Doherty (Kelburn)*, Robertson (Onehunga). Section J 1, three wins: Franks (Featherston), Halliday (Hataitai) Section K, four wins: Old Featherston). Section Kl, four wins: Mclntosh (Maitai). Three wins: Hill (Wellington). Section L, three wins: Dougals (New Plymouth). Section Ll, four wins: Hutchison (Dunedin). Three wins, Amott (Palmerston North), Tusker (Victoria). Section M, four wins: Skoglund (Stratford). Three wins: Adams (Karori) . Section M 1, three wins: Spence (Shannon) . . The Australian Rink J. Marshall (Mosman, Sydney) arrived by the Monowai and his presence completes the Australian rink, which is as follows: H. Frost (Carlton and late of Wellington), lead; W. Belsley (East Fremantle), No. 2; J. Marshall (Mosman) No. 3; L. S. Cumming (City Club, Sydney), skip.