BOWLING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 223, 19 March 1912, Page 7

BOWLING

NEW PLYMOUTH v. WANGANUI. On Saturday morning a match was played by New Plymouth against Wanganui, resulting as follows (New Plymouth mentioned first in each instance): Wood, Goodacre, Firth, A. Smart (a), 22; Gilbert, McMurray, Hoggard, Keesing (s) 13. Binnie, T. Avery, Healy, S. Rundle (s), 10; Wilding, Bates, Howarth, London (5),24. 25; Fountain, Hair, Bennifield, Dickson (a). 12. Brooking, Luscombe, H. Goldwater, A. Goldwater (s), 8; T. Rankin, Gower, Atkinson, W. Rankin (s), 33. Totals: New Plymouth'6s, Wanganui 82.

NEW PLYMOUTH v. ST. JOHN'S. While on their Wanganui tour the New Plymouth bowlers also played a game against St. John's Club on Friday, which resulted in a win for the home team by 26 points. Scores (New Plymouth being mentioned first in each instance): — Robertson, Scrivener, Christie (s), 26. Luscombe, Brooking, H. Goldwater, A. Goldwater (s), 17; Patchings, Holloway, Hodson, Simpson (e), 25. Binnie, Avery, Healy, S. Rundle (s), 23; Ball, Olsen, Paterson, Laird (s), 22. Wood, Goodacre, Firth, A. K. Smart («•), 28; Ashwell, Laughton, Armstrong, Glasgow (s), 37. Totals: New PJymouth 84, St. John's no. During the afternoon heavy rain fell. The following will represent West End tin a match with New Plymouth on Thursday on the West End green, the first three rinks to count for the banner-. Fred Newell, J. Johnson, Bullot, Firth (s); Lobb, Lee, J. D. Sole, C. N. Johnson (s); Woods, Lye, Curtis, Beal (s); Hammond, Corney, T. Sole, Martin (s); Horden, Hoskin, Hill, Frank Newell (s). The rinks selected to represent New Plymouth against West End on the latter's green on Thursday are as follows, the first three competing for the banner: Wood, Penn, Medley, A. K. Smart (s); > Binnie, Burgess, Bary, H. Smart (s); Humphries, Luscombe, Ward, S. Rundle (s); Waugh, J. 0. Morey, H. Goldwater,' Hall (s); Hooper, Brooking, C. Rundle, Ewing (s). Play will commence at 2.30 p.m. In the semi-finals of the Pairs competition of the New Plymouth Club, Waugh and H. Smart beat Wood and Firth, and Hooper and A. K. Smart beat Goodacre. and Luscombe. In the final Waugh and H. Smart receive 3 from Hooper and A. K. Smart. In the Cup semi-final, H. Smart beat S. Rundle and A. K. Smart beat Medley, leaving the two Smarts to meet in the final.