BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1916, Page 8

BOWLING.

I BAXXER MATCHES. Xlie first banner matches of the season were played yesterday on the Mew Plymouth and Waitara greens, trader ideal weather conditions, and. some goou lies.c.3 wire registered on holli grsens. \":\V ILYMOL'TH DEFEATS I FITZROY. The Xew Plymouth green was in excellent condition, making play enjojahle. The match proved disastrous tc Fitzroy, who only scored the major points at one link out of seven, while at some of the others ;\e difference was far greater than it should have been : considering that the Fitzroy green has been open for some weeks. Details of the scores are as under, the Xew Plymouth rinks being mentioned first in each case:— Cluuiey, 'Phillips, Ford, A. K. Smart (skip), 27, v. Beadle, Cook, Healy, Price (skip), 12. Carter, Wood, Ward, Johnson (skip), 31, v. l.istcr, Plumtree, Bennett, Reunell, 19. Hill, Brookman, Fookes, Bastings (skip), 20, v. Pote, Hammond, Allen, Jackson (skip), 17. Hooper, C. T. Piinulle, Medley, Firth (skip), 21, v. Wellor, Brash, Higgs, Abbott (skip), 24. Collins, S. fiundlc) Harrison, Morey skip), 211, v. Oxcnham, P. Jury, McNeil. Smith (skip), 23. Cioldwatcr, Thomson, Burgess, H. Smart (skip), 31, v. Waldock, Bellringer, Dingle, Chivers (skip), 22. Binnie, Bhuidell, Luscoinbe, Hall (skip), 2H, v. Brooker, Heal, Avery, Lealand (skip), la. Totals: New Plvnioutli, ISS; Fitzrov, 132.

WEST END V. WAITARA. West. End 'representatives visited VVaitara yesterday, and met the local rinks in a round of the Banner competition. West End won by 140 points to I)!). Tlio scores (West End players mentioned first) were as follow: Putt, Reston Lye, Wood (skip), 23, v. Foreman, Knuckcy, Dugdale, Rattenbliry (skip), 22. Thompson, Honeyfield, Mil), J. D. Sole (skip), 34, v. Were, Kempsall, Ford, Calder (skip), 14. Cleave, Bartlett, Petty, F. Newell (skip), 2!), v. Sampson, Stead, Hutchinson, W. Sampson (skip), 2*l. H. Hill, T. Sole, Lee, Beal (skip), 30, v. Young, Harrison, Langman, Walker (skip), 10. Billing, J. Johnson, Oliver, F. J. Hiil (skip), IS, v. Huse, G. Noswofthv, W. Nosworthy, Eraser (skip), 23.