BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1918, Page 8

BOWLING.

I I'll IS NEW YEAR TOI'RXAMEXT. Owing to (lit' rainfall in tln; morning, it was impossible to s tiirt play until the afternoon in tlii' New Year Tournament, which is beiiig held on the NtV Plymouth, I'itzr<iy. and West Knd greens. The greens for the sunn! reason played slow early in the afternoon, but became faster as it progressed, and some interesting plav was witnessed. Many of the james wore very elose, being won only 011 tlie last, bow). On tile other hand, there wen; some runaway wins this being particularly so on tile, New' Plymouth green, where Lobb, the West lutd skip, only had three scored against lain ill each of two games, whereas his own scores were IS an,l 24-.

-Nineteen rinks were competing, the three local eh,lis being well represented, whil-'t rinks were also .present from WaitaiM, luglewood, Stratford, Hawera, and Oka to. !Sections B at New Plymouth green and 0 at Fitzroy played *l3 he.-ids, instead of 10, in each game, and at- the former three rounds wore dpeided leading two to be decided this niornin ff while at the latter the programme of four rounds mapped out for the day was completed, leaving one round for this morning. ] n Section A, o n West End "Teen, where there is an extra team competing, sixteen heads were piaved three romids being completed, leavino four to be completed to-day. It i! therefore doublful whether the tournament will reach finality to-day Tn Section A, McNeill, 0 f Htzrov. leading with an unbeaten record, as is ■lohnsoj! (Xew Plymouth) in Section B. Lhe latter had a narrow escape against nrnneh (Injilewood). At the eighth head the scores read: Johnson 12, Branch 3 The latter scored ii at the ninth head, and also nddpd to his score at the following heads, until, with one head to 2 o the score read.- Branch IS, Johnson V Oil Jie last head the Xew Plymouth ••kip added (wo and won the game In Section (.' H. Smart (Xew flvmouth) has won pi! four games, and has to meet. Newell, who l,as only one defeat, as has

The pla.v win in charge of Messrs .T. I> Solo (New Plymouth green). A. K Smart (W.».«t End), and F. J. ilil] (Fit?.' rovl. Details of plav: SECTION A. First Round, (Roberts, Brooker, Lister Me-m'al-m' 1 1S v ' S!ratfol ' a (Fookes, Harris, McMillan, Smart s.) 12. - •New Plymouth (Hooper, Ford, Kwin" A. k. Smart (sj 21 v. Waitara (Crombie! .\o-,wor(hy, Ratteiiburv, Fraser s) U Fitzroy (Sob, Ueal.v. Dinffle. Price q ) ,v- Hawern (Foden, Grant, Benson, rait s.) ft. ' Wost Knd (Hodson, Moverley, Lee "cat s.) a bve. Second Round. Tait (Hawera) 17 v. fieal (West End) Price (Fitzroy) 10 v. A. K. Smart (New Plymouth) IC. McNeill (Fitsrrov) 19 v. Fraser (Wai(ami 14. - Smart (Stratford; a bys Tliira Rouna. Eraser 17 v. Tait 10. McNeill 10 \\ T'rice I Peal 22 v. (! Smart 9, A K. Smart a bye. SECTION B. First Round. Xcv/ Plymouth (Morton, Ingram (P°?\ n« ,nson 9l) 11 v - Wcst Knd U .itt, J. Thompson, A. Thompson, Lobb New Plymouth (Carter, Wood. Rundle Medley s.J 14 v. West End (Mill. Thomp' son. Wood, J. I>. Sole s.) 11, I'ltitroy (Walker, Mawkes, Ford, Chivv - (MeLaseau, Cold"ell, Allen, Branch s.) 11. Second Round. .Tolmson (New Plymouth) 12 v. Sole (ivest End) 7. Branch (Inplewood) 13 v. Medley (NewPlymouth) 1£» rovft (WCSt End) 18 V ' Cll!vcra (Fitzfliird Round •roiinson (Xow Plymouth) 13 v. Branch (Inglewood) 12.

Modloy (New Plymouth) 13 v. Olivers (I'ilzroy) 12. Lolib (Westown) 24 v. J. 1). Sole (Westown) SECTION "C" First. Round. West. End (Corner, T. Solo. IVttv, Js(;jvoil_ (s ) is v. Fitzroy (Northern, t.nllcspie. Hammond. Jackson k.) s. New Plymouth (Hooker, Green.' Firth, 11. Smart s .) 18 v. West Knd {\Valsli, Lve. Oliver, F. J. Hill 7.

Waitara (Were, Kmiricev. Langman, Uylhe s.) IS v. Okato (Gill, Ansley, Miller, Roebuck a.) 7; twelve heads. Second Round. Hill (West End) 14 v. Jaekson (Fitzroy) 13. il. Smart, (New Plymouth) 17 v F Roebuck (Okato) i). F. Newell (West End) 10 v. Wvllie (Waitnra) 12. Third Round Jackson (Fitzroy) 15 v. Roebuck (Okato) !). H. Smart (New Plymouth) 12 v. Wvllie (Waitara) !). j F. .1. Hill (West End) 15 v. Newell (West End) 13. Fourth Round. 11. -Smart (New Plymouth) 15 v. Jackson 5. .

Newell (West End) 15 v. Roebuck (Okato) 0. P. .1. Hill (West End) 17 v. Wvllie (Waitara) !). POSITIONS OF THE RINKS. SECTION "A" , ■ Wins. Losses McNeill (Fitzroy) 3 Price (Fitzroy) 2 1 A. K. ,Smart (N.P.) 1 1 Bcnl (West End) 1 1 Kraser (Waitara) 1 2 Tait (Hawera) 1 2 0. Smart (Stratford) ~ o, SECTION "B' •folinson (N.P.) 3 _ Medley (N.P.) 2 1 Uibli (West End) 2 1 Branch (Inglcwond) 1 o drivers (Fitzroy) 1 2 Sole (West End) \ ■>

SECTION "C" H. Smart (N.P.) 4 _ F. J. Hill (West End) .... :i 1 Newell (West End) :! 1 Wyllie (Waitara) 1 3 Jackson (Stratford) . 1 3 Roebuck (Olutg) a