BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1919, Page 8

BOWLING.

DOM IN It'N X 0 CRN AMENT,

THE RINK GITA MPION SHIPS.

Auckland, Jan. 13,

The Bowling Association's Rink Championships begun this morning inline weather. In the first round, Pollard (Waikino) licat Bigelow (Mount Eden) 17, King (Stratford) 19 beat Wight (St. Johns) 12, Parsons (Ponsonby) '27 beat Martin (Kaliutia) lfi, Churchward (Wellington) 21 beat Saywell (Feilding) 15, Harvey (Devonport) 23 beat Hill (Carlton 17, Winn (Ponsonby) 21 beat Ctobs (Carlton) IS, Franks (Stratford) 25 beat Claridge (Hataitai) 21, Porteous (Wellington) 2:2 beat Pilkington (Wbitiora) 18,°Vugler (Mount Eden) 20 ibeat Barlow (Canterbury) 19, Osmond (Auckland) 24 beat Campbell (Kemuera) 17, Allsop (Kooky Nook) 19 beat SpiUor (Greymouth) IS, Lunden (Wanganui) #2 beat Millcn (Epsom) 24, Noton (Wert'End) beat Hetiierington (Ng&ruawmliia) IC, Galland (Onchunga) 20 beat Gray (Kclburn) 13, Walker (Ponsonby* beat Lamb (Carlton) 13, Holmes (Carl-, ton) 25 beat Cra'btreo (Epsom) 18, Stephens (Kelburn) 16 beat V Pelham (Ponsonby) 15, Ballinger (Wellington) 2-1 beat i'rnish (Feilding) 15, Wylie Te Hiwil 23 beat V. McDonald (Stratford) 19, Smart (New Plymouth 19 beat For-, rest Whakatane) 12.

The leading players at the close of the day's play were: —Section A: Osmond (Auckland) 3 wins. Section B: Maxwell Walker (Ponsonby) 3 wins. Sectio C: Not yet available. Section D: Mclntvre (Carlton). M'cLeod (Ponsonbv), Harraway (Duncdin), Hueston (Gis» borne), and Woolf (United) each 2 wins and 1 loss Section' E; Wyllia (Te Hiwi) 3 wins. Section F: Not available. Section G: Sandston (Cbristchurcli) 3 Section H: McNeill {Fitzrov;. Frost (Wellington), ami Gray (Auckland) each 3 wins. i

In the Singles Championship at the close of the second day's play. Section A saw Franks (Stratford), Stokes (Grey Lynn), and Black (Auckland) leading with 4 wins and 1 loss, Fookcs (New Plymouth) 1 win and 3 losses, .

Section B—Woolf (United) 4 wins. C Jackson (Stratford) bad retired with 1 win and 2 losses

Section C—J. S. Rowe (Stratford), with Harraway (Dunedin) and Jury (Karangahake), wete level with 4 wins and 1 loss.

Section D saw 'Vakerlcy (Rocky Nook) leading with 4 wins. The Straiford pair, Harris and Sangster, were well out, with 1 win each.

Sec lion E—The Carlton representative, (".'oilman, led with 4 wins, Jonas Masters (Stratford) scored 3 wins and 2 losses. Section C —Walker (Ponsonby) still led with 4 wins, S: -Sharp (Stratford) being next in the running with 4 wins and 1 loss. Sei-ti&n H resulted in 4 wins nr.d 1 loss each going to the credit of Manteil (Carlton) and .Rosemond (Gisborne). Bray (Ponsonby) led in Section li with 4 wins-

In the seventh round the players were split np again, the first portion being reserved to these undefeated and the second portion to those who had only one loss against them. In the play that followed, Coif man (Carlton) 22 defeated Wakerley (Rocky Nook) IS; Walker (Ponsonby IS defeated Sawyer (Ka.hutea) 14; Spiler (Greymouth) 18 defeated Woolier 10; Woolf (United) 23 defeated Stokes (Grey Lynn) 17. Play with those 1 down;—Pilkington 21 vPardons 20; Sharp (Stratford) 33 v Ure 15; Franks (Stratford) was anted here, scoring 17 against Black's 19. In the eighth round, Walker 22 beat SpiUor IS, and Sharp 19 prevailed over Black 14. Walker scored another win in the ninth round, totalling against Coltman's 22. Sharp was also successful against Jury 22-18

The tenth round was incomplete Walker 20 had a narrow margin against llantell 19. Sharp had to meet Woolier) and Coltman plays Spillcr on a day to t>e arranged. '

No less than 132 pairs were engaged.in tiie Pairs Championship, some of th£ games resulting:— Section A—S'angster and MorrisonjZj scored a win against. Crabtree and .Wjit'kins. ■

The Stratford brothers, W.. and Sv Sj. McDonald, also scored in Section B. with ID against Rich and C. W. Adams Is} . Section H saw Fclev and ,Skoglund"£all with a heavy thud, their score being IJ

against Gallagher and Jury's 29- ~ • ; Section I showed a win to T'-d F'ookes and Sharp 23 against A. andi'W. Given 18. . (

Section ,T also gave a win to Stratford. C. -jaek.se n and YV. Harris tota'ffing 28 against Buchanan and Allan lfl. ij> 1 ■Sect jo S— r l ie New Plymouth jlitii 1 , Fookes and H Sir.art, 2S, had a bi{j>,wiu against Watson and Mcßobie 12. ,iJ ( e . ?r i INGLEW<K>D CQMPETITONSji'

During last! week tlie following •eoijv pctitioiis Wfii'e played:—Oiiaffljtfcm Singles: Section A —A. Johnstone "beat J. A tits ii, A. Johnstone beat J Dral|e, H Cottier Wat Wilson), J. Drake befit" ,T. Allan, A. Lesfi* beat T. Kolston. Section R—F. Spuvrfje beat A. Lile. Scot ion C—W M&rtih fcnat W. Lightfoot, |f ilurtli! 'beat F Wra-Ue, S. G. MoLa»g|n boat \V Martin, '<3- Morton beat S. (b. McLagguh.

BOWLS

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