THE "ALL WHITES."

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81871, 22 October 1906, Page 2

THE "ALL WHITES."

NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS ON TOUR. MATCH AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALES. MAORILANDERS WIN BY 15 POINTS. PLAY OF A HIGH ORDER. Received 20th, 8.42 p.m. Chatswood (N.S.W.), Oct 20. A large attendance witnessed the inter-State bow.ing match, New South Walea v New Zealand, which 1 the latter won by 172 to 157, The • weather was splendid, and the green in fine condition.

Ihe wisdom of playing a seven nnk , match was borne out by the rs* suit. The play of the New Zealanders was generally of a very high or-

Local opinion of McLarens play acclaimed him as the finest player on the green; indeed, some of his shots, in what were apparently hopsless positions, elicited loud cheers on their successfully accomplishing their mission.

In the method of putting down a bowl, the New Zealanders set an object lesson before the New South Wales players,

The fourth rink on the green was vacant. On the eighth rink, McLaien was ably backed up, especially £>y Buchanan, in third place, and' with a strong local team against ihem, they pu t U p a fine card. Similarly on No. 1 rink, Pavna had an outsanding victory 4 his opponents being captained by Hales, a Mate champion. At the outset the local men play-„ ed somewhat nervously, w jth the excation, perhaps, of No. 3, where-T earn g °T? h ? aVy lead on Wheeler's t am. The latter, with a lot of illluck, seemed hopelessly beaten, but, settling down to an uphill task, they rarn e „ f , was a really serviceable recovery, although the finish saw them were ® lßth head the V were 16 down. -

tun a n t e ddo TK " nk WilS 3gain unfor " tunate. Ihey managed t 0 keen just ahead to the nth head, when tneir omkfrlh M 1 and £rom down VISU ° rS fiuishill e >8 On No. 6 rink there was a great Z ° aland havin S the worn . 11,1 thc , 12lh head, when they, crept up, and were two up on the 22nd head, but dropped the advantage with three points extra on the concluding heads. Bouskill's team, on the fifth rink, made a close finish, being one up, Z 18th head ming 0n Strongly from

Waddell, on No. 7, held his oppon--8n ™ wuh ease "ffht through. The New Zealanders were cordially congratulated on their victory.I hey played with great keennessN 'cores w ing are the NEW ZEALAND. N.S. WALES

No. 1 Eink. Keid Hogue Osmond Norns stmth MePherson Payne (s) 37 Hale (s) 17 No. 2 .Rink, £ ee Blundell Bastings Johnson orardenor Gartfell Sneddon (s.) 16 Fitzgerald (s.) 34 No. S Sink. 00 " : Leach banning Walker orilhes Crane SVheoler (s.) 16 JWe(s) 27 No, 5 Bink. llhurst Chapman Lefevre Denzer 01-it ' DoTe Bouskill (s.) 21 Wilkio (s.) 20

No. 6 Sink. Rankin g cotfc Ledingham Marsden Keast Crump Taylor (s.) 22 lieedcr (s.) 26 No. 7 Kink. " Black Taylor Mac Gibbon Williams daneock Louian Waddell (g.) 31 Larbarister (s) 20 No. 8 Sink. Durie Leech ■Natter Morgan Buchanan Strong •McLareti (s.) 29 Currie (s.) 14 Total 172 i' s 7 THE CHAMPION RINK. - "McLaren,'the wizard." Received 21st, 5.20 p.m. Sydney, October 21. 1 lie Sunday Times says' McLaren worked hke a wizard, and directed ™ e n splendidly. ■Do what he would, Currie could never be sure of beating the Maorilanders as long ga the latter had a bowl to send along, there were times when it,was diffi°i • i'° *ay whether McLaren or his third man, Buchanan, did the better work. ■ Payn Si °r n his riuk > waa °nly inferior to McLaren.

(Mr W. McLaren is a popular school-teacher in Otago, and also one ot the most prominent young bowl(Jfs in the colony.)