BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1919, Page 8

BOWLING.

THE PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP. A GREAT GAME. ,/ V s By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. One of tho finest games in thi) Dominion Howling Tournament was played to-dav between Roscmond and Ilewsoa (Gishorne) v. McLaren and Maxweil Walker (Ponsonby) in the final of thb Pairs Championship. The excitement.at the finish was intense, when llewson drew the shot with his last bowl when his opponent lay three. There was some suspense when Walker, who had another j bowl, elected to drive, but lie ran wide, Rafter glancing a bowl in front of the | kitty, and the game ended; Gisborue 10, Ponsonbv 14.

BANNER MATCH Tho following players will represent West End in a Banner Match with New I'lyinouth on Thursday, on the West End tjrecn, play to commence at 2 p.m.: Ihir'.'stoiie. .Roberts, Billing, J. 1) Sole (a.); Putt,. Lye, Honeyiield,' Lobb (s.); ,T. White. Cm tic, lMtv, I'M. Newell (s.l; Walsh. T. Smlc, Oliver, F .J. Hill (s.); I'd ty, H. Hill, Johnson, Heal ts). Wwt Knd will also play three rinks against Yogelunvn, on the West End (.liven, th" following bring the rinks:--Hodson, C. Gray, J. Thompson, Corney (si; Jones, Clarke, Gleudenning, Ticlibon (s); Jlolah, Av>!d, New, J. H. i'humpson (s). The" following Club Championship matches will aNo be played:—Reston v. Coswell, and Moverly v. Bullott. Ellham will be represented by three rinks in the Taranaki tournament, opening on Monday. Those chosen to reprownt the club lire Carman, Towers, Carter, Drayton (s); Barnard, Biggs, CroIlin, Mill-ray (s); Christuuel, Smallay, Stewart, Judd (s)