BOWLING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 308, 20 March 1928, Page 14

BOWLING

PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP The centre champion pairs lournament, which was postponed from March 5 on account of the bad weather, will begin on Monday, March 26, at 8.45 a.m. The following is the amended draw for greens and skips: SECTION A Mangere Green.—Ball, Carlton; de Launay, Epsom; Hardley, West End; Russell, Remuera; Wakerley, Rocky Nook; Turner, Mangere. SECTION B Mangere Green.—Kilgour, Carlton; Jenkin, Epsom; Bremner, West End; Procter, Remuera; Tongue, Rocky Nook; Hayden, Takapuna. SECTION C Onehunga Green.—Buxton, Carlton; Wright, Epsom; Hosking, West End; Pearce t Rocky Nook; Taylor, Epsom; Gatland, Onehunga. SECTION D Onehunga Green. —Mantell, Carlton; Jones, Epsom; Hopwood, West End; Bainbridge, Mount Eden; Gollan, Ellerslie; Wright, St. Heliers. SECTION E Epsom Green.—Clarke, Carlton; "Wallace, Epsom; Steele, Auckland; . McCarthy, Mount Eden; Macklow, Ellerslie; Haslam, Rawhiti. SECTION F Epsom Green.—Tonkin, Carlton; Carbines, Ponsonby; Mason, Auckland; Pearce, Otahuhu; Mclvor, Papatoetoe; Rankin, New Lynn. SECTION G Hillsborough Green.—Keith, Pukekohe; Wilson, Hillsboro; Morton, Auckland; Gardiner, Otahuhu; Hill, Papatoetoe; Purser, Stanley. SECTION H Hillsborough Green.—Hosking, Carlton; Torance, Ponsonby; Bourke, Auckland; Sykes, Otahuhu; Short, Pukekohe; Higginbotham, Henderson. SECTION I Te Papapa Green.—Morison, Epsom; Parsons, Ponsonby; Ryan, Remuera; Livingstone, Onehunga; Buckley, Grey t-ynn; Thomas, Mount Albert. SECTION J Te Papapa Green.—Keys, St. Heliers; Mmgms, Epsom; Jenkin, Rocky Nook; Gordon, Carlton; Stubbs, Rawhiti; Best. Ponsonby. AUSTRALIAN BOWLERS MATCH AT WESTPORT Press Association. WESTPORT, Monday. In perfect weather and on a green of which the visitors state they have never seen an equal, the South Australian bowlers were to-day defeated by Westport by 76 points to 72. One player said he had played all over the world, but never before had he believed a green could be brought to such a state of perfection. TARANAKI BOWLERS BEATEN AT HAMILTON (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hamilton, To-day. A test match between the Taranaki bowlers and South Auckland was played on the Hamilton green yesterday afternoon There were eight rinks the test ended in South ns pobl S V ?35 r . ° n tho a SS ,re Sateby

In the morning, seven Taranaki rinks played on the Claudelands green

and seven at Whitiora against rinks drawn from those clubs. In the match between Taranaki and Claudelands, Taranaki won by 142 points to 131 points. Against Whitiora, Taranaki won again, the score being 151 to 135. TARANAKI fOURISTS WELCOME AT CAMBRIDGE (From Our Own Correspondent.) CAMBRIDGE, To-day. The Taranaki bowlers arrived at Cambridge this morning, and were heartily welcomed by the president of the club, Mr. D. J. Lundon. To-day the visitors are playing a match against the Cambridge Club. PUBLIC SERVICES TOURNEY YESTERDAY’S MATCHES Favoured with beautiful weather, the bowling enthusiasts of the many Government departments in Auckland took part in a very enjoyable tournament on the Epsom green yesterday. The following are the results: SECTION A W. L. Cornwall, Egginton, C. Wyatt, P. Wyatt (Telegraph) 4 j Oraerod, Thompson, Burrell, Capp, (Police) 4 1 Cave, Fisher, Buckley, Simpson (Railway) 3 2 Duncan, Hollis, Deare, Bates (Railway) 3 2 Boagey, Dickey, Truman, Hammond (Railway) 2 3 McLean, Garmson, Isaacs, Howell (Agriculture) 2 3 Slaughter, Murdoch, Newton, Hollows (Labour) 2 3 Scelley, s. Smith, Stubbs, Reed (Railway) q 5 Wyatt defeated Capp in the play-off. SECTION B Moore. Mclnness, Rowell, Lanigan (Police) 4 j McMurtrie, Priestley, Plummer Garrard (Education) 31 Simms, Heywood, Mackune, Heywood (Lands and Sur.) 3 2 Strong, Cooper, Hunt, Smith (Railway) ? 2 Murray, Harrison, Blackburn, Colthurst (Railway) 2h 2j Mahon, Gage, Harris, Vivian (Telegraph) 1 4 Hickman, Beere, Isaacs, Westbrook© (Agriculture) 1 4 SECTION C W" L Smith, Bourke, Green, Fletcher (Postal) 4 1 Wilson, Fletcher, Wickstead, Ramsay (Postal) 4 1 Arthur, Hardy, Robinson, Fruish (Railway) 31 Hendry, Hardy, Clarke, Mcßeath (Railway) 3 2 Virtue, Rogers, Hunt, White (Public Works) 2 3 Moore, Tudhope, Lane, Godfrey (Lands and Survey) .... 15 35 Ridings, Dowdmg, Rowe, Middleton (Customs) ix 31 Simpson, Hollis, Gallagher, Austin (Railway) ‘.. .. x 4In the play-off Fletcher beat Ramsay. SECTION D Joyce, Smith, Johnson, Maher * (Lands and Survey) 4 1 Torb A tt L Allan ’ McGlone, McMahon (Postal) 3 9 Dawson, Sinclair. Goodwin, „... Eaves (Railway) 2 3 HUI McGoram, Smith, Goodali (Railway) 2 3 Duncan Schofield, Hardcastle, Robertson (Railway) .. .. 2 3 vVngley Dr. Inglis, Elvy, Dr. Hardie Neil (Defence) .... 2 3 ■TO-®®?! I '.® 11 ®-}' , 5 heads: Fletcher 6, beat i slah5 lah ? r S beat Lanigan 3. The lang^d 1 played on a da te to he ar-