ON THE GREEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 826, 21 November 1929, Page 13

ON THE GREEN

Bowls and Bowlers

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JACK HIGH.

Bowlers had an outstanding visiting ; j day oil Saturday when all the tradi- ! : uona 1 courtesies of the game found i 'fullest expression. The respective: • presidents welcomed their visitors and ■ . players warmly welcomed opposing ; I teams. At the conclusion of the games all participants in the respective teams shook hands in appreciation ot the game. The etiquette of the sport was | much in evidence, for bowlers in the Queen City were having a clay out. The members of 32 clubs were visiting each other. Besides a, healthy number of friendly ■ : inter-club games w hich absorbed a , | large number of players, the games of j which proved thoroughly enjoyable ami ja feature of which was an Kpsom rink j whose four plavers, French, Morrison, j McCollough and Hazard, totalled the j ripe ages of 300 years, interest centred • in the inter-club pennant competition. i absorbing 1.104 players, certainly the! largest bowling event yet staged within 1 the Dominion. It is to the credit of i a large number of clubs that their i executives had endeavoured to place as many players in the competition, ! with the praiseworthy object of giving a game to as many of their members ! as possible. The staging of Saturday’s j bowling events, therefore, may be ; claimed to be in strict accord with the best traditions of the sport and a clear j indication of the fine feeling that per- j vades the game for the' season just j c o m m on c e d. The stormy weather that had swept the city during last week cleared up sufficiently on Saturday to allow the games to progress, although a heavy shower previous to the actual com- i tnencement made the going on the j i greens somewhat heavy. Naturally, j | the result of the round in the inter- | club pennant competition was watched j : with the keenest interest and there j were no surprises in that respect. Waitemata, with a six-team entry, came out well in the A section, winning five games out of six. For its play the club- across the harbour is warmly congratulated. It is good to see such a small club making a good showing, and it is to be hoped that it will bo successful in maintaining the excellent standard of play. * * * It was widely anticipated that Carlton would be well up in the list of percentages. The club is exceptionally strong in bowling ability, although some of its good players were not included in the competition on that day. But what is surprising is that , most of the- strong players who have recently joined the club were noticeable for the reverses they received on the day. j Despite the- fact that Rocky Nook | had loaded its quota somewhat, the j participants made a good showing, j clearly demonstrating that the club {has not altogether jeopardised thereby its chances of ultimately winning the [ competition and adding further to the | line list of victories already to the j credit of the club. > The Dominion Road Club has much | cause to be satisfied with the result jof the round. The members there j might be heartened at their success, ! which should spurt them on to more effective effort in the rounds to follow. * * * l-lillsboro’s success in the B section ’ is worthy of favourable comment. The club has lost one of its stalwarts in Raymond Sheath, who has recently moved to the Remuera district and , has joined up with the tine club in that suburb. Nevertheless,, despite the loss, the club was able to place a hundred per cent, of wins to its credit on Saturday toward the total percentage of victories at the end of ’ the rounds of the competition. * $ * Sinco participating in the competition, only on one occasion lias the • Auckland Club been successful in making a good commencement in the event, 1 for the main reason that the club lias been compelled to conserve its greens at the beginning of each season by . keeping a very heavy sward. This : year, however, the weather favoured J the club and when the members met r the Devonport Club on Saturday they met conditions in keeping with their own green, and the club made an ex--1 cellent showing on the day. A. J. 5 Parker, the club's new selector, is to be warmly complimented on the care i he exercised in the selection of the side. During the past season the ■ members of the venerable club have - taken a keener interest in competitive 3 events and have shown a higher standard of play generally. Taking these I three factors into consideration, it 'was not surprising therefore that a healthy r percentage of wins was recorded, making it possible for the club to be in i the hunt for the concluding honours. j * * * The Devonport team, under that club’s champion, F. Ellisdon, is to be | warmly complimented on its game ! against the quartet headed by M. ; Walker. The members notched a hand--1 some win in this game. Another tussle that had all the elements of good bowling was that between the teams under If. N. Melville, Devonport’s popular secretary, and D. Harvey, of the parent club, and late of the club he was playing against. The game was an even match all the way through, both sides tieing on many heads throughout. On the last head, the Auckland team wanted four to win and three to tie. Ure drew a beautiful shot after the jack was shifted, and another counter, but the Devonport men were able to draw a second. Harvey faced the head with .one bowl still to rake the game out of the fire. To do this it required a shot to press the second shot out and make his own count. This he accomplished with masterly precision, making a tio of the game and a fitting conclusion to a very brilliant exposition of the game on the green. Takapuna, a club with a fair bowling strength, made a good showing, coining close to Auckland in the result of the day. The club has material to maintain its showing, and with continued care in the selection of players and diligent practice on the part of its members, the result of the end of the five rounds should hearten the members for further effort in future. What is commendable in the competition is the excellent results of the smaller clubs, again demonstrating j that the huge evi.-nt is democratic in i construction, giving the smaller clubs ! an equal chance with the larger ones. No less than eight clubs appear on the 50 per cent. mark, and 10 came • out with 50 per cent, and over in their | results, showing that there is not much to come and go between the playing strengths of the numerous clubs in the Queen City, with the exception of Carlton, whose ability to play the game on the green is considered to be greater : than any other club within The Dominion. The third round will be played on December 7, when the two leading • clubs in the A section —Carlton and Waitemata—will meet. The result of > that tussle will be of exceptional interest to all the players in Auckland. It behoves the members of the club across the harbour to array their best strength and have the honours of the day at the conclusion of the round in their possession, for they will be up against stern opposition then. CADNESS CLP SERIES Results of the first series <jL matches

; for tlu- Cadnoss Cup. play, d at Devon- I ! IH*rt 1 Hiwlmg Croon yesterday, wcre'jl \. j puna J-. 15; Taka puna A, Stanley B. I 22; Stanley A. 16. Walton ita B. 21; Wai- J temata A. 2". Devoupt rt B. 25. '■ I'.'voiipt'rt A."::-. St7i:»l.-v“|:. *r.“* l Rnu i A. 27. S i 1:: Tnkapun i ”6. ! >evom» >ri i:. -I 9 GREY LYNN TOURNEY A summary of the completed results j j of the Grey Lynn Bowlins Club’s pairs tourney yesterday is as follows: j Carbines and Parsons. 5 wms. no .losses; Parkinson and Potter. i< wins, no ! losses Buddie and K. Preston, 3 wins. 'J j j losses; Fletcher and Keid, 3 wins, losses; j W. Preston and Stokes. 3 wins. 2 losses; Melvor and Miller. 2 wins. 3 losses. Hal • ' and McCullay, 2 w ins. 3 losses; Mason ! and John Preston. 2 wins, 3 losses; Prince « j and Cln isfey. 2 wins. 3 losses; Snow ami . 1 Newton, 1 win, 4 loss< and , Hawke, 7 win. 1 losses; A. Buckley and j Gunning, 1 win. 4 losses. ; In tin play-off. Parsons defeated Pot-I] i ter l>y two points. ! j THE TEAMS LIST j chosen t•» represent their clubs in! i Saturday’s bowling, matches:-- ! Carlton v. Pons**nl*y.-—At Ponsntln, : ; Richardson. Buchanan. Warren, .las.j : } i Stuart, Cage-Brown. Turner. .Kelly. Si.-- ! elair, Inglis, J. Hosking, Carter, EL •'. I Boss, Dillioar, Bird. Kiiohio; liolehousc. D<>yl«\ Clarke, Frost ; Mcane\. NotOll, Kilgour, Halford: Hodge. T. Mitchell, . I Clarkson, Reriwick; Clifton. W. Cross. - i Fookes, Wisliart. At Carlton: Aldis, Con- | stantine, Dnffin, Perry; Were, Feran, C. i I Hosking, Gladding; Hamilton, Baird. , ! Martin, J. Thomson; Johnston, D. Dick- j son, Lamb, T. Wilson; Allwood, F. Robert- j son, ynedden, Kent: Sohniedeman, Stole. i Chapman, Foote; G. Pollard, Marshall. ; Trnscott, Gavey; von Stunner, Harvey, Coltman, Wrighton. Ponsonby v. Carlton. —At Carlton: Good, Richardson, Payne, Best: Goodacre, . Crowe, Sturges, Mflnnes; Dates, J'rummond, Conway, Hilton; Parkinson, Fairs, Johnson. Bryant: Clarke, Fitzgerald, Matthews, Paterson; Dickie. Jones, F. Carbines. McLeod; Stevenson, Gray, Vcale, Griffiths: Lovatt, Colebrook, Donovan, Garry. Selected members unable to play kindly notify selectors as soon as possible. Te Papa pa v. Otahuhu.—At Te Pa papa; Paterson, McGorum. R. G. Speight, Simpson; Tegg, Sissons, Thorpe, K. R. Speight; Crichton, Fallon, Moon, Dawson. At Otahuhu: Wilson. Bond. Moore, Watson; Williams, Davenport, Donnell, Johnson; Burridge, Allcock. Pilkington, Angus. Ellerslie v. Otahuhu.—At Otahuhu; ! Rogers, A. C. I-lill, J. White, T. Dickson; j 1 Bartlett, If. K. McKenzie, Sykes. Crosher. j At Ellerslie: Bracewell. Bolton, Lynch. F. i ! Osborne: Cooksey. Richmond, Poggott, . Low'. Against Onehunga. at Onehunga: ’ Ryan, Ganiev, Johnson. Hay: A. McKen- ' zie, Slye. Rostgard, Somyrfield; Ogle, Christman. McLeod, F. Wood: Wright, Check, Joll, Gollan. At Ellerslie: Trebili cock. Coppins, Woodward, McKelvie; Coombe, Ross, Patterson, Watson: Arthur. Diggans, Toy, Maoklow; McDermott, Humphrey, Westbrook, Henry. Onehunga v. Ellerslie. —At Ellerslie: J. • Skinner, Richardson, Greening, Harrison; Hickman, C. Skinner. Bell, Mclntosh; Beere, Mann. A. George, Maoklow; L. L Bray, Higgins, Coutts, E. Gatland. The team to play at Onehunga will be selected on the day. ! Papakuru v. Waiuku.—At Waltiku: ' Pat.oti. Quigley, Dickey, Bates: Duiuki lev. Pilkington, McCall. Goddard; Lou ltd, . Bartels, Cornford, W. Mcßntee: Kirton, Robertson, Magforrl, Leighton: Thornton. r Hobson, Agmen-Smitli, Hope; McK iy. ! Andrew, Smith, Rice; Ilogan. Shields, i 5 Mickle. Palmer: iVlullins, Brown, O’Coil- [ nell, 11. E. Mcßntee. ELLERSLIE CLUB The final of the Ellerslie Bowling Club’s Labour Day tournament will be played on the Ellerslie green on Saturday 1»e- ---» tween the Manurewa and Pukekolie teams at 2 p.m. ; PASCOE CUP CHALLENGE I A team of Jlelensville bowlers yesterday defeated Glen Eden on the lat- ; ter’s green in a challenge for the Pas- , coe Cup. The scores were (Helensville names first): —Strong and Boumer 33, M. Sunde and M. P. Fox IS: J. Stanaways and W. Coutts 21, Vranges and [ F. Firth S. | WAITEMATA V. MOUNT EDEN ; In defeating a strong Mount Eden j 5 bowling team in five out of the six ; games on Saturday, Waitemata was ' undoubtedly superior all round on the j day. and while not detracting from | i Bourke’s (the only) win, it was evident that Lyons, the Waitemata skip, had an off day. It was only on the last two : heads that Waitemata went under. The ■ game proved most exciting, and the ? bank was crowded to witness the last • two heads. On the 19tli head, the score was 19 t J ! all. Bourke added one on the 20th, ■ making Mount Eden 20, Waitemata} ’ 19. Before the skips went down for the final Waitemata lay four, but j c Bourke trailed the jack and lay two. j Lyons failed to draw the shot, and i 1 Mount Eden won its only game. 3 The winning Mount Eden skip was ! 1 ; warmly congratulated, his last shot } 1 (being an extremely fine effort. On j • | its fine showing. Waitemata must be { • ’ considered to have excellent prospects j • in future matches.