Close Finish In Bowling Final

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 33, 2 May 1927, Page 11

Close Finish In Bowling Final

THE EASTER FOURS EPSOM’S VICTORY By JACK HIGH a LeenJy-contested game, which embodied all the skilful qualities 'f mods! bowling and made an Lmolary and fitting finish to the ha Easter fours competition, marked the final contest, which was played on the Remuera green on Saturday afternoon. it semed most fitting- that the final “test in such a splendid tournament « the big' Easter fours competition Smild be marked with a close struggle fnr the final honours. For, on the iiith 16th and the' 20th heads the ires were level on the board. Actuit was only on the play of the ■kiDS 1 last four shots that the concluding decision was finally rested. This was in marked contrast to many Baines in the post-seetionai play, where many scores were of the lopsided order and from the spectators’ point Of View quite uninteresting. THE GREEN Although the sun blazed gloriously right throughout the day, it did not dry us the green sufficiently well to make it keen and fast. The contestants had ‘ be content therefore with a playing surface of a sticky nature. At the same time there was another negative (actor. One side of the link used reused to draw evenly witli the other. It is notable that when this circumstance has to bo taken into account in a game that most players prefer tetake the wide-drawng hand as much ~S possible and continually refrain from using the narrow. This peculiarity was in marked evidence in the came on Saturday. The wide hand was wiven preference to the narrow and, therefore, when some fine shots were required to be executed on the latter, the green could not be found. However these are only some of the ever-,-hanging factors that make the game nt bowls one of high skill in the ultimate victory. They are the inequalities that take wide experience in the correct Judgment of fine play and are often deciding factors in many a game of a similar standard to that played on Saturday.

THE GAME The style of play that characterised the game was that of drawing and pressing through shots—the highest class and most difficult possible in the game. There were no spectacular attempts at drivng and speculating shots. Opportunity for these were guardedly passed by. The contestants seemed to be jealously content with careful and discriminate building of heads against dangerous openings for tall scoring. The victory was too important to risk in this manner. The net result was that in the 21 heads played the total points scored on the two sides was only 34, and the highest Individual score was 3. The contesting teams were: Lamb, Gratton, Wilkinson, C. IX. de Launay (Epsom), Bates, Josey, Alantell, F. Laurenson (Carlton). A close comparison of the individual members would leave very little in any player's favour. The concluding result proved that. The leads were very evenly matched. Both drew well and often. Of the number twos Josey (Carlton) played the best game. His play was pleasingly noticeable for the splendid wide sweep of his bowls. Gratton was disappointing in form. Of the threes Wilkinson played some model "yard on” shots. They were en- . tlrely of this character and not the alleged "yard on” shot that are usually 6ft. to Sft. over. This player cap always be expected to give air excellent exhibition of drawing. Mantel! on the other hand can be regarded as a sound, all-round player of the first order. He plays the full range of shots equally well. These two were evenly matched. Between the skips there was little to come and go. Laurenson, that tine stylist, is always worth watching »nd studying. His graceful exlnoitions place him among our classic players. De Launay did not play quite up to his usual form, although on the last head and with his last bowl ho drew a splendid shot which was the deciding factor against what might obviously and reasonably have been tailed a “fluke win.” THE FINAL HEAD 21st Head.—Lamb drew two excellent shots on a short head. However Josey drew a shot that was a measure in Carlton’s favour. If this counter could be retained then the game was Carlton's, as it will be remembered that on the 20th head the score was 7G ad- The threes failed to alter the position and when the skips changed 'ver the shot lay in Carlton’s favour. Laurunson, whose play it was, first tipped up opposition bowl into actual shot. De Launay failed with his first bowl, and Laurenson drove at the congested i£dd to burn the Jack, but he missed. ** Launay was obviously presented with a win by an unfortunate mistake of his opponent. But like a good champion skip that he his, he drew the actual shot dead, thus actually winning the game for his team on pure merit 01 pla y- Carlton 16, Epsom 18. EPSOM'S SUCCESS This constitutes the second ay in for £Psom in this event since 1925, when ’ v* George captained a team to viet J y * also makes the second big /ictn for soli r this year in the centre tWr ments ’ U wiH be remembered E Psom won the inter-club pen•int competition. A.trf*. Ja mes Pascoe, president of the hr2i? d Centre, suitably congvatuK./7 winners on behalf of the onmlfi rs of Auckland. He expresses lpr , p ete satisfaction with the mainnhv 0 ?® of tho ve ry high standard o J , ln Auckland. and the splendid hph*»i# ontest * n this tournament. On tendJi . the bow lers, he also exRpry,,, tlleir very sincere thanks to the Unuoiuf 31 Bowling Club for the conUirnnot USe of their excellent greens r ,£ ho ”t the Easter tournaments, and r?. r ® were Siven to the winners flrtn*^ n * ,^rs ” anti the concluding Srimiw 011 * be Bst of the centre’s prohappvm f e f ? r the season came to a PPy conclusion.

CLUB GAMES fours: Hislop, MessenS 1 ’ 1 Cater. IS, v. Matthews, Hardy * r»j r,ce * Perrett, 16; Matlieson, BladeV ?t' ne L ry ’rv G - J - Alackay, 19, v! "TutakVrN'A B ", urk '-- Duncan, lti; L. p 'utmuer TY* hewell, Prime, Woolley, i:>, v Vri, 1 ; alerson , Graham, Whittle, 17: v - W«d£! re! ;', Robertson, Fletcher, IS, 17; BLR Mason, Hewitson, Muston, Hfcir. 2i ‘* Rainger, Kretschmar. -Veil I?*. Williams, Whittaker, Hacket, 2S - v 'r,^ d< ' r ' - N[ unro, Lyell, McCren, Steele Garlow, Rawlinson, Wyatt, F. Auulf’ 22 Howard, Moore, Newbegin, 'v>'|^ b o“\6tFoVS'w y, DeveV: ib 5 ' v - simpson ' c-ott /- £ re -sident s liandicap: TrusP, STSlii 21 FF&Stii. ulonshlp: Birkenhead, 22, v. vti?' Pi «, 21, v. Non,-rove 17 ) v -IfStKS 11 ■?);'„ Burns. Holford, Brown, f-yurenNon Wand 1 cap pairs: Stevens and v V * an Staveren and * iri ri f ht and Ferry, 36, v. Van Allies, 25 • VVishart and } v «*ht and p£ ca n r * and Warren, 18; X * i on eri,iO, '’ ry> 27> V Stevens and iT l res! lV nt’s fours, fourth * Pordham, A. George, Mc V mnvi V ' Munro, W. Walvitk^nheaf»° b An Westney, Richardson, Ke nQ y f U j AHen, 26. v. K irk, H. Gray, Utdy. p, Sutherland, 16; E. George Kenlowerday. Green, 20, v. White-

side> Vella Lindberg, Coldicutt, 15- WigPhibns p, e^ e i Marks * Harlock, 24 v. Jo 1111 ! 1 ? Grundy, Bassett, T. A Gforee 12; Hayden, Higgins McParquhar, Jones] Harrison ik 6 * rs2?K y * 3: - Sutherland, n.imson, ib. Club fours: Stokes Mo- ( rystal, W. Ross, T. Wallace, 33, v. Hiekrnan. Welham, Robertson, A. Brown 26 Patterson, L. Bray, Mudie, Wright 23 v 1? ■ Lsrown ’ Irelan d, Whitmore, E. Gat land]

Ponsonby.—Percentage fours, semifinal: Turner, Jones, Coppins, Letham, 21, ronw'w h -h> R r> J ' C^' bine -G I>. McGregor, Cowie, Parkinson, Braidwood, Torrance, 14 v. W. Elleray, R. e. Smith Goldwater, Somervell, 15. Club foursOmerod, Blincow, Harkins, Crowe, 21 v! Bye, Water worth, Donovan, Best, 17; Mulliner, Colebrook, Johnson, Gibson 22 v A. hood. Mildon, iNliller, Rowbolt’om, ’2l • t owbm-ne, Struckett, Rolfe, Paterson, 23, y. McKeown, Stevenson, Rolston, McInness, 10; Cox and Buckle, 16, v. Baggett and Dougherty, 15. Rawhiti.—Percentage fours, final: Jackson, Savin, Bennett, Taylor, 26, v. Wavte Wood, Vaughan McKinlay, 18. “ ’ W a ite mata .—First year championship: E. J. Praser, 18, v. X. Swanson, 15; E. J. lyraser, 21, v. E. Mullon, 16; R. Birch, -0, v. b . J. P. Hallett, 15. Handicap sinG. Osborne, 21, v. J. Williamson, 16. Champion pairs: D. H. Sisson and A. Parrish, 23, v. T. H. D. Boles and G. H. Gy on, 1G; D. R. Davies and W. McKinstrie, 23, v. J. W. Lethbridge and S. E. McGill, 18; J. Blaxrkledge and R. A. Johnston, 23, v. J. J. Brown and J. Hay, ID. Club fours: E. Swindail, N. Swanson, J. \Y illiamson, W. McKinstrie, 24, v. W. Hulse, E. Rogers, J. W. Lethbridge, W*. H. Glover, 15; S. Mills, R. Birch, L>. Elston, H. Burrows, 25, v. H. Crowley D. R. Davies, S. Fla veil, T. H. Hurley, ID; H. White, A. G. Osborne, C. Llewelyn, X. E. Heath, IS, v. P. Jones, E. G. Bentley, J. T. Aspden, A. Campbell, 16. Ordinary draw: M. Fisher, E. J. Fraser, S. E. McGill, 24, v. F. Hubble, W. U. Lilburn, W. JD. Currie, 17. Remuera.—Jobson fours: Sawyer, Brook, Short, Russell, 20, v. Knight, Edmiston, Burcher, E. A. East, 19; Fisher, Brownlee, H. East, Townley, 26, v. Hartzlet, Annandale, Clark, Macfarlane, 15; Douglas, Williams, E. H. Kissling, Saxton, 21, v. Ready, Campbell, Scott, Ryan, 17; Hudson, Alexander, Davis, W. C. Young, 14, v. Farrar, Bowles, E D. Ashton, T. A. Ashton, 13; Donaldson, Kenderdine, Smith, Vugler, 20, v. Hawkins, Harrison, Norton, Hill, 9; Rainger, Ormiston, Wight, Walker, 24, v. Wallace, Purchas, Mahon, S. Kissling, 19; W. Young, M. Reed, Tuke, Andrews, S. v. Passmore, Sutherland, Eggman, Gavey, 16; Dewey, Stubbs, Somerfield, Daniels, 24, v. Burnett, Tuclehope, Gannaway, Dingwall, 11; Whittaker, Lusher, Bell, Hobday, 12, v. Kirk, Baker, MeCallum, 9; Loosemore, Johnson, Badcley, 28, v. Hedday, Wyatt, Bray, 5; Taylor, Drans field, Garland, 25, v. Coath, Stansfield, Mellars, 20; Blomfield, Brittain, Bull, Paterson, 25, v. Segar, Dempsey, E. 1). Reed, 24. Ellerslie. Ordinary draw: Doortv, Ryan, Bartlett, McKelvie, 23, v. Mackay, Bolton, Christmas, Lynch, 23; Clarkson, Williams, —, Ganley, 27, v. Richmond. McLeod, —, Hill, 18.