BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1918, Page 7

BOWLING.

TUi: NEW YEAJI TOI'KNAMENT. ! :ii. SMAUT (NEW PLYMOITH) I WINS. j The New Year bowling tournament was continued at Hie Now Plymouth, West End, and Eit/.roy greens, and dospito the fact of the late start on the first Jay and that several ties had to be nlayed of!', finality was reached. Some close and interesting games were played in section play, and there were one or two surprises. In ouch section the leaders of the first day suffered reverses. In section A, in which only 12 heads were played.. McNeill IFit/.roy). who find won his three games on Tuesday, was defeated by A. K. Smart, who had lost one game the previous day and. being undefeated yesterday, tied McNeill in the section and defeated him in the play-off. In Section 15, Johnson (New Plymouth), who had been undefeated, lost 'both games. Medley (New Plymouth), who had one loss, won both games yesterday and thus won the section. Lobb (West ■End), who had lost one game the previous day, lost his two games yesterday. In Section G, 11. Smart (New Plymouth), with four wins, was defeated by Newell (West End), who was runner-up with three wins and one loss, and the pair had to play off, the former winning. F. J. Mill (West End), who also had one loss the previous day, was defeated by Roebuck (Okato). the popular coastal skip scoring his only win in the tournament, Following are the results: SECTION A (New Plymouth green). Fourth Eouiid. McNeill (Fitzrov) 11 v. To.it (Hawera) 9. fl. Smart (Stratford) 17 v, Price (Fitzrov) 6. A. K. Smart (Now Plymouth) 1" v. Beal (West End) 11. Eraser (Waitara) a bye. Fifth Round. G. Smart 20 v. Tait 10. A. K. Smart 1" v. McNeill 7. Eraser 13 v. Beal 12. Price a bye. , Sixth Round. A. K. Smart 10 v. Tait 12. Prfee !fl v. Beal !). Eraser IS v. (3. Smart 7. McNeill a bye. 'Seventh Bound.

l'rico IS v. Fraser 4, on tlic eleventh head. A. K. Smart 13 v. G. Smart Hi McNeill Jl v. Heal G. Ta.it a bye.

SECTION B (Fitzroy Gvecu). Medley 'New Plymouth) 1!) v. Johnson (New Plymouth) 13. Branch (Inglewood) u v. Lobb (West End) 12 •• » Sole (West End) -20 v. Chivers (Fitzroy) 5. Fifth Round. Olivers 15 v. Johnson 14. Medley HI v. Lobb 15. Branch 1!) v. Sole 11. | SECTION C (West End Green). Fifth Round. Jaek=on (Fitzroy) .18- v. Wyllie (Waitara) !). (New Plymouth) 13. (New Plymouth) 17 Roebuck- (Okato) 10 v. Hill (West End) fi. POSITION OF THE TEAMS. At the end of section play the position <$ the teams was as follows: Section A. Wins. Losses. Mi'Neilt (Fitzroy) 5 1 A. K. Smart. (New Ply.) 5 1 Price (Fitzrov) 4 2 Eraser (Waitara) 3 3 G. Smart (Stratford) ... -2 4 Tait (Hawera) 1 5 Beal (West End) 1 0 Section B.

Wins. Losses. Medley (X.P.) 4 ■ 1 Branch (Inglewood) 3 s .lohnson (West End) 3 2 Lobb (West-End) 2 3 Olivers (Fitzrov) ...... 2 3 Sole (West End) • 1 i Section C. Wins, Losses. H. Smart (X.P.) 4 1 Newel! (West End) 4 1 I'. J. Hill (West End) ..3 2 'Jackson (.Fitzroy) -2 3 VVyllie (Waitara) 1 4 UoebucU (Okato) 1 4 SECTIONAL PLAY OFF. In the play-off for Section A, between A. K. Smart (Xew Plymouth) and McNeill (Fitzroy), the former won easily ill a twelve head game by 16 to 7. Tn the play-on" in Section C, H. Smart (Xew Plymouth).defeated Newel! (West End; by 18 to ft in a twenty-one hes.d match. THE SEMI-FINAL. In the Semi-final IT. Smart (Xew Tlvmouth) 2li defeated Mcdlev (New Plymouth) 21, after a very interestinej contest. Medley was leading in th* earlier stages, hut H. Smart made up the leeway, and at the conclusion of the 20th head had a lead of two, which he increased to five in the 2ht head. THE FINAL. The fma] Tfetween A. K. and 11. Smart proved very interesting throughout, though it was manifest that A. Smart had to bear the burden of the plav, except that his lead. Hooper, was consistently 'good throughout, plaving a great game. At the sixth head the scores were equal (7 all), and at the tenth head A K Smart led by three, but R. Smart's third (Firth) put in two excellent shots, and the skip improved matters, so that the gam was a. full nam! and a lead of two, and from then to the close of the game never lost the advantage. At the Kith head the score was: if. Smart 17, A. Smart 12. The next head was the best played. H. Smart was 4up when his opponent drove and got two up, only to lose the advantage by his brother'drawing the shot, but A. K. Smart drove out the shot bowl, scoring a point. The next head was equally exciting. 11. Smart eventually seormg 2, and leading by 20 to 1-1. and at the IPth head was 24 to 17. The next two heads were burnt and on the !a.st bead A. K. Smart got i, the. scored being: H. Smart 23. A. K. Smart 31.