BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 April 1919, Page 7

BOWLING.

EASTER PAIRS TOURNAMENT. The Easter pairs tournament arranged by the four New Plymouth clubs was commenced yesterday on the Fitzroy and West End greens. The 28 pairs entered were divided into four sections ot seven roundti. Sections A and C played at Fitzroy, and B. and D at West End. Section games were of 10 heads, section ties will be of 7 heads, and semi-finals and finals of 21 heads. Mr. A. K. Smart controlled the play at West End, and Mr. F. J. Hill at iFitzroy. Play will be continued on Monday at 9 a.m-, when actions will change greens. Following are the results of yesterday's play, when four rounds were completed:—

SECTION A.—Fitzroy Green. Pint Round.—T. G. Sole and Healy (a.) 19 v. Glendinning and Lye (s.) 15. Griffiths and Benton (s.) 9 v. Goldwater and Lee (b.) 17. Washer and J. R. Hill (8.) 13 v. Ansley and 'Roebuck (s.) 12. Jackson and Smith (s) a bye. Second Round.—Healy 18 v. Benton 17. Lye 19 v. Smith 18. Lee 19 v. Hill 9. Roebuck a bye. Third Round.—Roebuck 18 v. Benton 8. Smith 20 v. Lee 16. Healy 23 v. Hill 15. Lye a bye. Fourth Round.—Smith 20 v. Roebuck 10. Lye 20 v Benton 11. Lee 19 v. Healy 8, Hill a (bye-

SECTION C—Pitzroy Green.) First Round.—Drake and Morton (s.) 13 v. Phillips and H. Smart (s.) 12. Oxenham and Jury (s.) 23 v. Okey and Healy (s.) 15. Tichbon and F, J. Hill (s.) 15 v. Hill and Oliver (s) 9. Woods and Fookes a bye. Second Round.--Oliver 17 v. Healy 8. Smart 22 v. Fookes 12. Morton 2-1 v. Hill IC. Jury a bye. Third Round.—Morton 19 v. Healy 10. Jury 25 v. Hill 10. Fookes 19 v- Oliver 9. Smart a bye. Fourth Round—Fookes 13 v. Jury 10. Hill 23 v. H. Smart 19. Oliver 21 v, Morton 9. Healy a bye. PLAY AT WEST END. A cold wind made matters far from pleasant for bowlers at the West End, and towards the close of the day heavy showers fell, making the rinks. very heavy. SECTION B. First round.—Sole 15 v. Smart 12 Billing 21 v. McNeill 7. Johnston 29 v. Moore 15. Second round.—Smart 27 v. Moore 15. Bartlett 21 v. Billing 11. McNeill 11 v. Johnston 9. Third round.—McNeill 17 v. Smart 10. Johnston 13 v. Sole 9. Bartlett 29 v. Moore 10. Fourth round.—Bartlett 16 v. Sole 10. Billing 13 v. Johnston ». McNeill 25 v. Moore 15. SECTION D. First round.—Higgs •17 v. Evans 12. Morton 18 v. Calder 8. Hammond 20 v. Corney 14. Second round.—Hammond 19 v. Evans 12. Morton 17 v. Starkey 6. Calder 18 • v Corney 8. I Third'round.—Evans 29 v. Calder 7. Higgs 25 v. Corney 12. Starkey 19 v. Hammond 6. | Fourth round.—Starkey 22 v. Higgs 14. Corney 16 v. Morton 15. Calder 13 v. Hammond 12. NEW PLYMOUTH v. S. JOHNS. The New Plymouth Bowling Club will play St, John's (Wanganui), on the New Plymouth green, on Saturday morning, commencing at 10 o'clock. The following will represent New Plymouth: Carter, Washer, Hill, S. Rundle (s.); Green, Beard, Phillips, H. Smart (s.); Binnie, Cock, lAiscombe, Bary ()s.); Hooper, Ingram, Lee, Johnson (s.); Chaney, Brookham, Wood, A. K. Smart (s.). FITZROY v. ST. JOHNS. The following will represent 'iFitzrfv against St. Johns on Easter Saturday at 2 p.m. on the Fitzroy green:— Best, Brookor, M'NeiU, Rennell (s.). West, Gillespie, Jackson, Smith (s.j. Oxenham, Sole, Northern, Jury (a.). Buckle, Weller, lister, Higgs '(«.). Healy, Johnson, Hammond, Allan (s). STRATFORD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. In the semi-finals W. McDonald (president of the club) defeated R. McK. Morison, after a ding-dong contest, 19— 18, and F. Foley triumphed over W. Harris. The final was then decided on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Peattie being referee. The final scores were in favor of Foley, who registered 23 points against McDonald's 12. The scores, however, were no criterion of the contest, according to the referee, who summed up the play as extremely close, Foley invariably scoring with his last bowl". These contests were inaugurated in 1904, A. K. Smart being the first champoan and H. W. Betts prevailing in 1905. O. M. Curtis monopolised the honors next, 1900, 1907, and 1908 finding him the champion. 1909 was an unsatisfactory year, but in 1910 R. McK. Morison held the honor and trophies, George Sangster winning next. George Smart was the next champion, 1912 being his year. The following year R. McK. Morison celebrated his second win, and was followed by the present president, W. McDonald, in 1914. George Smart next followed the example of Morison, landing the honor in 1916. The next two years saw S. Sharp heralded champion, and last year the veteran of them all, J. S. Rowe, won the honor, and, through an oversight in overlooking his nomination, was debarred from competing in the present series.

INGLEWOOD.v. WAITARA. Three, and probably,;four, rinks are expected to represent Inglewood in a match against. Waitaja on the. latter's green' on Monday.