SECOND DAY'S RESULTS

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5320, 5 February 1947, Page 5

SECOND DAY'S RESULTS

ROTORUAvSIDE ONLY ONE WITHOUT, LOSS

Another day of brilliant weather conditions enabled good progress to be made with the .continuation of the Rotorua Bowling Club's annual opeii rinks tournament at the Government Gardens yesterday. In spite of light overnight rain, the greens were little affected and by the middle of the day ware again becoming tricky, especially for those teams on ' the lower green. y * During the day 'there further rounds of section play was decided, and the keenness of the competition .is shown by the fact that at the end of the sixth round the Rotorua rink, skipped by A. McMeekin, was the only team which had not experienced a loss. Honours in Section A were being sharedl by Bu-dd (Rotorua), Loram (Auckland), and Abbott (Remuera), each with four wins, while the other section leaders were McMeekin (Rotorua), Turner (Carlton), Gardiner (Otahuhu), and Gos-

ling (Onehunga). 'During the final game of the day several keen finishes were witnessed the match hetween Forsyth (Hamilton), and Ross (Epsom), being particularly interesting. .On the 15th end Forsyth had a lead of 22 — 7, 'but failing to score on the next six heads was fortunate to win by the narrow margin of 22—20. An extra end was necessary to decide the issue between Graham (Edendale) and McCullough (Rawhiti), the last-named eventually winning 20 — 18, while Burt (Tauranga) also secured the necessary 'point on the extra head to defeat Pakes (Rotorua). ' The two leading rinks in Section D, Gardiner (Otahuhu) and Condor (Hataitai), also had a dour struggle after the Otahuhu players had scored a six on the 21sfc to hring the game level at 23-all. The match went, to Gardiner on the additional head by oue point. . Section play will be continued today and on Thursday, and there are irdications that the qualifying po-ssi-bilities in some of the seetions will prove most interesting- by the close of to-day's play. Detailecb results are as follow: — Section A Fouirth RoUnd Waiuku: Whiteside 18, beat Carlton, F. M. Ritchie 16; Remuera: W. N. Abbott 21, . beat Rawhiti, J. McCullough 10; West End: J. Twomey 11, beat Heretaunga, L. J. Harvey -9; Auckland :^W. Loram 29, beat Reid 12; Edendale: J. Graham 20, beat Te Puke, T. Pocock 14; Rotorua: A. E. Budd a bye. Fifth Round Graham 17', beat TWomey 16; Harvey 21, beat McCullough 11; Reid 24, beat Ritchie 12; Budd 19, beat Loram 17; Whiteside 23', beat Pococ'lc 13; Abbot a bye. Sixth Round Budd 23, Ritchie 7; Twomey 23, Whiteside 14; Har$ey 25, Abbot 17; McCullough 20, Graham 18; Pocock 19, Reid 13; Loram a i^ye.

Section B -

Fourth Round Gisborne: W. G. Bignell 22, beat Tauranga South, C. Burt 8; Carlton: L. Donaldson. 24, beat Waitemata, J. Williamson 11; Rotorua: A McMeekin 24, beat Mt. Al'bert, F; Fii-th 22; Rocky Nook: Wr H. ICeatley 20, beat St. Heliers', Davis (-Thbmpson) 17; Remuera: G. Fisher 23, beat Huntly; Turton sen., 114; Rotorua: W. T. Pakes a bye. ' Foiirth Round Gisborne: W. G. Bignell 22, beat Tauranga South, C. Burt 8; Carlton: L. Donaldson 24, beat Waitemata, J. Williamson 11; Rotorua: A. McMeekin 24, beat Mt. Albert, F. Firth 22; Rocky Noolc: W. H. Keatley 26, beat St. 'Heliers', Davis (Thompson) •17; Remuera: G. Fisher 23, beat Huntly, Turton sen., 14; Rotoi'ua: W'. T. Pakes a bye. Fifth Round Turton 17, beat Thompson 15; McMeekin 17, beat Burt 13; Pakes 28, beat Firth 17; Fisher 2*0, beat Donaldson 13; Bignell 22, beat Williamson 12; Keatley a bye. Sixth Round! Burt 16, Pakes 15; Keatley 16, Turton 14; Donaldson 24, Thompson '18; McMeekin 18, Williamson 14; Bignell 16, Fisher 10; .Firth a bye.

Section C

Fourth Round Carlton: J; Turner 24, beat Whakatane, W. G. -Howat 11; Epsom: R. Ross 24, beat Mt. Eden, W. Watsdn % 18; Rotorua: Brownie 26, 'beat Putaruru, L. Addenbrooke 14; Hamilton: W. A. Forsyth -17, beat Hillsbro, T. Stringer, 11; Takapuna: W. Leather 23, beat Grey Lynn, A. H. Gadd 8; Rotorua: H. J. 'Portman a bye.

Fifth Round Howat 24, beat Gadd 9; Forsyth 24,' beat Watson 17; 'Addenbrooke 18, beat Portman 17; Leather 24, beat Stringer 117; Turner 21, beat Brownie 11; Ross a bye. Sixth Round! Forsyth^ 22, Ross 20; Gadd 21, Bfownie 17; -Stringer 1'8, Howat 15; Turner 22, Portman 14; . Watson 19, Leather 18; Loram a bye. i c .

Section D » c ' '

Fourth Rounid Devonport: Munro 19, beat West

End, F./'Nedham 18; Otahuhu: GardU ner 22, beat St. Helier's, Hooper 12; Manawa tu: F. H. King 1.7, beat Hatai» tai, J. Condor 15; Ngongotaha: C. Adams 21, beat , Tauranga,, S. A.. Woods 17; Poverty Bay, S. McKenzie 21, beat Rotorua, C. Casey 12; Cahl:^ ton, Lancaster, a bye. Fifth Round Condor 24, beat Needham 14; King 20, beat Casey 19; Munro 28, beat A-darns 18; Lancaster 27, beat Mcr Kenzie 13; Wioods 19, beat Gardiner 10; Hooper a bye. Sixth Round Adams 21, Condor 20; Gardiner 24, Munro 23; King 19, Lancaster 13; Woods 22, Hooper 15; Casey 16, Needham 13; McKenzie a bye. , ,

Secti.on £ '

Fourth Round Tauranga: V. C. Potter 23, beat Auckland, Carroll 19; Onehunga: Gos-: ling 20, beat Carlton, V. Little 11; Matamata: P. Stewart 24, -beat Rotov ruh, E. Fowkes 12;_ Hamilton: R. Coombes 28, beat Mangere, Burndred 10; Auckland Transport: J. C. Tap.--lin 21, beat Te Awamutu, E. Hopping 12; Whitiora: F. 'Woodhall a bye. Fifth Round Hopping 20, beat Little 18; Woodhall ^5, beat Stewart 7; Taplin 30, beat Fowkes 12; Carroll 24, beat Coombes 17; Gosling- 24;^>eat Burndred 17; Potter a bye. Sixth Round Hopping 22, Burndred 19; Carroll '19, Gosling ilO; Potter 19, Coom'bes 13; Woodhall 18, Taplin 13; Little 21, Fowkes 18; Stewart a bye. Results of sectional play to date are as follow: —

W. ' L. Whiteside 3 '3 Ritchie 1 * 5Abbot 4 1' McCullough 3 -2 Twomey 2 , 3 Harvey 1 3 3 Loram 4 1 Reid 2 3 Graham 2 4 Pocock 2 4 Biidd 4 ,1

SECTION A

Bignell . . 3 8 Burt 1 5 Donaldson 4 2 Williamson 1 5 McMeekin 5 0 Firth 1 4 Keatley 4 1 Fisher 3 2 Turton 4 2 P'akes 3 2Thompson 1 4

SECTION B

Turner 5 1 Howat ...... 2 4 Ross 2 3 Watson 3 2 Brownie . . il 4 Addenbrooke 3 2 Forsyth 4 2 •Stringer " 2 3 Leather • ...... . . 3 3 Gadd ...... 2 4 Portman . . . . . . 3 2""

SECTION C

Munro 3 3 Needham 2 4 Gardiner 4 i Hpoper 1 4 « King' , ^3 .3 Condor • .4 2 Adams 3 2 Woods ..... 4 2 McKenzie 2 3 Casey ' ...... 1 4 Lancaster ' 3 2

SECTION D

Potter 4 1 Burndred' . . . . . . 0 5 Gosling 5' 1 Little 1 ^ Stewart 3 2 Fowkes 0 5 Coombes 2 4 Taplin 4 2 Hopping "T. . . ..4 -2 Wjoodhall .. .. 3 2 Carroll . . . . . . 4 ^1

SECTION E