BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 December 1917, Page 8

BOWLING.

THE NEW YEAR TOURNAMENT. Nineteen rinks have entered for the tournament which is being held on the three local greens on New Year's Day and January 2, under the auspices of the Taranaki Bowling Centre." These have been divided into three sections, one withseven rinks and two with six each. Provided early application is made to Mr. J. D. Sole, the centre is prepared to receive entries from two additional rink's. The section games will be of 111 heads, the semi-finals and finals to be of 21 heads. Play will commence each day at 0 a.m. The draw is as follows: "A" SECTION (WEST END). First Round: 'fait v. Price, No. 1 rink. A. K. Smart v. Rattenbury, No. 2 rink. S. Smith v. G. Smart, No. 3 rink. Beal a bye. Second Round: Tait v. Beal, No. 2 rink. Price v. A. K. Smart, No. 3 rink. Rattenbury v. Smith, No. 1 rink. G. Smart bye. Third Round. Tait v. Rattenbury, No. 3 rink. Price v. Smith. No. 2 rink. G. Smart v. Beal, No. 1 rink A. K. Smart bye. Fourth Round! Tait v. Smith, No. !i rink. Price v. G. Smart, NY>. 4 rink. A. K. Smart v. Beal, No. 6 rink Rattenbury bye. (AT NEW PLYMOUTH) Fifth Round: Tail v. G. Smart, No. 15 rink. A. K. Smart v. Smith, No. 7 rink. Rattenbury v. Beal, No. 8 rink. Price bye. Sixth Round: Tait v. A. K. Smart, No. 4 rink. Price v. Beal, No. 7 rink. Rattenbury v. G. Smart, No. 5 rink. Smith bye. Seventh Round: Price v. Rattenbury, No. li rink A. K. Smart v. (i. Smart. No. 8 rink. Smith v. Beal, No. 4 rink. Tait, bye. "B" SECTION (AT NEW PLYMOUTH). First Round: , Johnson v. Lobb, No. 1 ririk Medley v. Sole, No. 2 rink. Branch v. Olivers, No. 3 rink Second Round: Johnson v. Sole, No. 3 rink. Medley v. Branch, No. 1 rink. Lobb v. Olivers, No. 2 rink. Third Round: Johnson v. Branch, No. 2 rink. Medley v. Olivers, No. 5 rink. Lobb v. Sole, No. 4 rink. Fourth Round: Johnson v. Medley, No. 4 rink. Lobb v. Branch, No. 5 rink. C-hivers v. Sole, No. 0 rink. (AT FITZROY). Fifth Round: Johnson v. Olivers, No. I rink. Medley v. Lobb, No. 2 rink. Branch v. Sole, No. 3 rink. '•C" SECTION (AT FITZROY,). First Round: Jackson v. Newell, No. 1 rink. H. Smart v. Hill, No. 2 rink. Roebuck v. Wylie, No. 3 rink. Second Round: * Jackson v. Hill, No. 3 rink. Smart v. Roebuck, No. 1 rink. Newell v. Wylie, No. 2 rink. Third Round: .Jackson v. Roebuck, No. 2 rink. Smart v. Wylie, No. 5 rink. Newell v. Hill, No. 4 rink. Fourth Round: Jackson v. Smart, No. 4 rink. Newell v. Roebuck, No. 5 rink. Wylie v. Hill, No. 6 rink! (AT WEST END). Fifth Round: Jackson v. Wylie, No. 4 rink. Smart v. Newell, No. 2 rink. Roebuck v. Hill, No. 3 rink. FITZROY v. WEST END. In anything but bowling weather, and with a heavy wind and dragging green to contend against, the match at Wc3t End between Fitzroy and West End, on Saturday, was more a matter of luck than skill, the visitors eventually being victorious by 77 to 70. Following are the series, Fitzroy being mentioned first: Gibson, Sole, Weller, Higgs (s) 2!) v. Hodson, Moverley,. Sole, J. D. Hole Is) 22. Roberts, Beadle, Allen (s) 25, v. Walsh, Thompson, Billings, Oliver (s) 20. Oxenham, West, Jury, Smith (s) 23 v. Putt, J. H. Thompson, Curtis, F. J. Hill (s) 28. The following team from West End Club i 3 competing in the Wangaimi tournament, commencing on Boxing Dav F. J. Hill, W. Oliver, J. D. Sole, V K 'Beal The following teams have been chosen to represent West End in the New Year tournament: Corney, T. Sole, T Petty Fd. Newell (s.) ; H. Hill, J. H. Thompson! J. Wood;, J. D. Sole (s.)j W. Price, J. Thompson, A. A. Thompson, J. Lobb (s) ■' Walsh, J. Lye, W. Oliver, F. J. Hill (s.)! Hodson, F. Moverley, F. Lee, V. H Beal (s.).