BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 188, 18 January 1915, Page 8

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. | PALMERSTON WINS RINK ' I CHAMPIONSHIP. J GREEN ISLAND THE PAIRS. j iij Telegraph.—Per Press Association. I Auckland, Last Night. The annual tournament of the Dominion Bowling- Association was continued on Saturday in fine weather. The final full rink match was played and the pairs championship was also brought to a finality. PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS. The section iiuals in the pair championship match were decided at Remuera green, the results being as follows: — Section A.—Webb (Wellington) 15, v. Harp (Carterton) 11. i Section 15.—Lamb (Carlton)) 11, v. I Jury (Karanga)iake) 8. 1 Section C—Hardie Neil (Auckland) 23, v.- Carswcll (Taieri) H. Section I).—Lambie (Pihama) 16, v. Ballantyne (Wellington) 11. Section E—Mclndoe (Otahuhu) 14, v. Cohen (Wanganui) 9, Section F. —Parsons (Ponsonby) 13, v. 'Brackcnvidge (Newtown) 12. Section G.—McLaren (l)unedin) 14, v. I Finer (Ponsonby) 12. I Section H— Smellie (Green Island) 17, I v. Prince (Newtown) fl. I Inter-section Play.—Lambie 19, v. Parsons 16. Parsons appeared to have this I game won, for at the 11th head lie was leading by 16—11. Lambie scored I eight on the remaining four heads, and J won by a margin of three points. | Smellie Its, v. Webb 10. Mclndoe 15, v. Hardie Neil 14. McLaren 14, v. Lamb 8. Mclndoe 1,3, v. McLaren 13. Smellie !.">, v. Lambie 13. The final was won by the Green Island team (Blackwood and Smellie) 24, who beat Otahuhu ('J. Mclvor and J. Mclndoe), 15. In tlm contest for the third place Duneditt (Gregory and McLaren) 22, beat Pihama (Pohe and Lambie), 12. Lambie got one out of the first head, two out of the third, and three out of the fourth, and led fi—l. McLaren then had a run of 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, and led 14—C at the 11th head, McLaren continued to have the best of the scoring.

FULL RINK CHAMPIONSHIP. The full rink championship final between Nash of Palmerston North and Hill of Te Hiwi provided a spirited eontest which was closely contested right up to the 21st head. The game ending - Nash 20, Hill 13. I In the contest for the third place j Dominion Road defeated Karangahake TA'UAINAKI BOWLING OENTJJE. ANN U.% TOURNAMENT, Record entries have been received I),' the- secretary of the Taranaki Bowling Association, Mr 0. N. Firth, for the first open championship tournament, to -'be Uwld on tilie 20th, 27th and 2Sth January. Teams from Wanganui, Gonville, St. John's, and from nearly every club in the province will compete. The previous best entry was thirty-six rinks, bulj Obis year .there will be'forty-eight engaged, and the management will have to keep matters moving britfkly to reach the finals b v the Friday afternoon. The rinks will be skipped in the various sections as follows: Section A.—-Morrison, New Plymouth; Crawsliaw, Fitzroy; Newell, West End; Masters, Stratford. Holland, Hawera; Andrew, Waitara; Julian, Pihama; Christie, Manaia. Section B.—Cock, New Plymouth; Abbott,. Fitzroy; G. Morton, Inglewood, Beal, West End; Goo. Smart, Stratford; For, Hawera; Edwards, Pihama; Palmer, ■Waverlcy. Section C—til. Smart, New Plymouth; Bennett, Fitzroy; Sutherland] Inglewood; Curtis, West End; Morison, Stratford. C. Sampson, Waitara; Scrivener, St. John's, Wanganui. Taylor, Ponsonby, Auckland. Section D.—Burgess, New Plymouth; Smith, Fitzroy; McDonald. Stratford; Hicks, 'Hawera; Bowater, iQoavillc, Wanganui; Cartels, Eltham; Dudley, Ot>una!ke; Hodgson, St. John's. Section E.—A. K. Smart, New Plymouth; Jackson, Fitzroy; Johnson. West End; Drake, Inglewood; Tarrant, Hawera; Mason, Pihama; Rice, Gonville; McGorrery, AVaverloy. Section F.—fFirlh. New Plymouth; Lealand, Fitzroy; 'Wilson, Inglewood; W. Sampson, Waitara; Nixon, Gonville; O'Brien. Waverlcy; McKay.' Eltham: Des Forges, Opunake, BANNER MATCHES. The following are the banner fixtures for Tliursday next:—New Plymouth A v. B; Fitzroy v. West End: Inglewood v Waitara.