BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 258, 10 April 1915, Page 5

BOWLING.

the champion of champions COMPETITION. >, WON BY LAMBIE, OF PIHAMA, At (Stratford yesterday W. Lambie, of li iamaj and V. Beale, of the-West i-nd (New Plymouth) Club, played the ■iia match in the Turanaki champion of champions competition. The weather was ideal and the green in fine playing li'nf i ,' Gre was a 8 00| 1 attendance of local bowlers and visitors. Mr. George Smart acted as umpire. Utinbie won the toss. The first two heads were unattractive, Lambie gettnig 4. lieale made 2on the third. On nrn 'if ' ( i ad UlDb 'e lay the shot until Beale played his last 'howl right UmV A V he heW Umb.e was inclined to pFay strong, and ®!* le , * as three until Lam Wo' trailed the jack and saved two. In the sixth Lambie was right on the kitty, but Beale wag wide until his third w.nch shifted the jack and took out two. lambic drew another (5—4 The seventh was poor, except for Beale's last, on the jack. Lambie 6, Beale 5. A long head saw Beale's first in the ditch. Gamble played well and had the advantage till Beale got the shot with Jis fourth. But Lambie struck Beale. and carried the jack—7-5. The ninth reversed the positions, Lambie being somewhat erratic and giving his opnonent three. Beale 8, Lambie 7. Mattel* were evened up on the next, a fine head,' Lambie scoring with a toucher—&—B. On the eleventh head Lambie put in two beauties, which Beale just failed to beat £->' drawing. Lambie 10, Beale 6. The liharna man improved his position by a point on the next head. On the 13th there was a measure betweeni three bowls until Lambie played his last shot a tnfle strong, "wieking" one of hi# bowls in, and making the snore 13-8 in his favor. The 14th was burnt. Lambie was lying three, with good shots, until Beale burst things up with a fine drive. Beale's first lay on the jack, but Lambie's first two were wide. His third did not improve matters, ana s»s fourth just failed to displace his opponent's lying bowl.. Lambie 13-8. The hot sun livened up the green, which was now very keen. The fifteenth 'head went to Beale with a nice shot on. the jack. Beale led on the sixteenth with two good ones until Lambie's last " wicked" and trailed the jack, giving him' the .shot—l 4-10. On the next, a short head Beale had t'le better length—l 4-11, The West Kndcr lay on the jack with his lead, and the 'bowl was not displaced, nor could he get in another—l 4-12, lambic landed two on the jack, but Beale's third shifted one, leaving the other right in front of the jack—ls-12. The twentieth fell to IBealc—ls-13. A' splendidly judged last howl by Beale cut out three of Lambie's, and lie scored another—ls-14. The 22nd was a pooshead —10-14, Lambie got three close to • kittyi, but Beale was either wide or short until his last, a. running shot, which took out one—lß-14. The Pihamft player was still right on the jack with two, and Beale could only cut one out—< 10-14. The next was a good head, each in turn lodging bowls close to kitty. Beale notched appoint—l 9-15. The next head brought the end of a most interesting and well-fought game. Lambie played hia four bowls with fino judgment, but Beale was sending them down with too much pace. He tooik off a little too much with his last, and gave Lambie two, the match, and the Taranaki singleß championship, by 21 points to 15. At tlie conclusion, Mr. G. Smart, the Stratford Club's president, on ibchalf of the. Taranaki centre, presented the winner with the gold medal, and congratu-: lated both contestants on the game thejl lind played. Mr. Lambie acknowledged the remarks. Cheers were" given for both the winner and the rumjer-up*—< Stratford correspondent.