STEWART WINS BOWLING FINAL AT TE AROHA

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 244, 5 January 1928, Page 13

STEWART WINS BOWLING FINAL AT TE AROHA

KEEN FINISH TO TOURNEY THE PAIRS COMPETITION (Special to THE SUN.) TE AROHA. To-day. The final of the Te Aroha Bowling Tournament was won by Stewart, Matamata, by 21 to 16 after a keen tussle with Kriskovich, Te Aroha. The greens yesterday were very fast and a strong cross-wind imposed a stiff test on bowling skill. Results of the closing stages of the tourney and the pairs competition, which started i>n Wednesday, are as follows: SECTION A Seventh Round.—Power, 20, v Wykes, B; Masefield, 23. v. Valentine, 19; Gatland beat Gray by default. Section Tie.—Masefield, 17, v. Power, 8. SECTION B Seventh Round.—Ngakura beat Towers by default. SECTION C Seventh Round.—Kriskovich, 24, v. Barker. Iff: Purdie. 21, v. Donald. 13; Clarke, H. v. Burrow, 12; Dix, 24, v. Redpath, 14. Section Tie.—Kriskovich, 8, v. Purdie, 4. SECTION D Seventh Round. —Stewart, 27, v. Waltare, 13; Pinder, 21, v. Spiers, 13. SEMI-FINAL Stewart, 21, \*. Ngakura, 16; Masefield, I*, v. Kriskovich, 20. FINAL Stewart, Matamata, 21, Kriskovich, Te Aroha, 16. PAIRS TOURNAMENT SECTION A First Round.—McGonagle and Brand, 13, Horne and Barker, 12; Hepburn and hill, 34. v. Thoms and Palmer. 15; Mullins and McGonagle, 12, v. Redpath and brockett, —. Second Round.—Branch, 12, v. Hill, 18; Barker, 18, v. McGonagle, 9; Palmer, 16, v Valentine, 14; Redpath, a bye. Third Round: Branch 21. v. Palmer 16; Barker 20, v. Hill 5; Redpath 14, v. Valentine 13: McGonagle, a bye. Fourth Round.—Branch 12 v. McGonagle U: Barker 15, v. Valentine 21; Hill 15, v Redpath 16; Palmer a bye. SECTION B First Round.—Gatland and Bassett, 22, * Taylor and Cox, 4; McDavid and Buchan, 12. v. Chester and Wood. 14; Hales and Chamberlain, 17, v. Heathcote tnd Bygrave, 19; Garry and McFarlane, ft bye. Second Round.—Bassett, 11, v. Buchan, 1-: Taylor. IS, v. Chamberlain, 20; Woods, 1 *• '*; McFarlane, 15; Bygrave, a bye. Ihird Round: Bassett 19, v. Chester 20; 16, v. Buchan 6; Bygrace 17, v. Metarlane ll; Chamberlain, a bye. fourth Round.—Bassett 19. v. Chamberlain 17; Taylor 16. v. McFarlane 15; puenan 10. v. Bygrave 18; Woods a bye.