BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1920, Page 7

BOWLING.

NEW YEAR'S TOURNAMENT. Section play was continued on the three New Plymouth greens yesterday, under ideal bowling conditions, and some interesting heads were seen at some of the rinka. Owing to the late hour at which the games between the leaders in the three sections commenced, the semifinals and final could not take place, but will be decided to-day. Details of the play were as follow : SECTION A. (Fitzroy Green.) Fifth Round.—Rundle 14 v. Eraser 13; Oliver 16 v. Townsley 115; Fookes 17 v. Sole 10; Beadle 16 v. King 15. Sixth Round.—Fookes 18 v. Eraser 8; Beadle 15 v. Townsley 9; Rundle 19 v. Oliver 16; Sole 20 v. King 14. - Seventh Round—Sole 22 v. Fraser 10; Townsley 16 v. Rundle 13; Beadle 27 v. Fookes 9; Oliver 18 v. King 10. SECTION B. (West End Green.) Fifth Petty 13 v. Beal 12; Luscombe 18 v. Jury 12; Branch 27 v. Benton 14. Sixth Round.—Luscombe 14 v. Wood 13; Petty 14 v. Benton 13; Beal 26 v. Jackson 13; Branch-18 v. Jury 12. Seventh Round.—Jury 15 v. Wood 13; Luscombe 17 v. Benton 13; Branch 12 v. Beal 8; Jackson 26 v. Petty 10.

SECTION C. (New Plymouth Green.)

Fifth Round.—Lofab 15 v. Sampson U; Smith 19 v. Smart 15; Johnson 13 v. Starkey 9; Roebuck 17 v. Hill 14.

Sixth Round.—Johnson 18 v. Lobb 8;. Smith' 10 v. Hill 11; Sampson 19 v. Smart 10; Starkey 14 r. Roebuck 11. Seventh Round.—Lobb 17 v. Starkey 16; Smith Sampson 11; Hill 13 v. Johnson 11; Roebuck 2(5 v. Smart 15. "As th'e"result "of the section ■phty-, Run» die and Beadle led in Section A; Jury, Branch and Petty in Section B; and-S. Smith in Section C; and in the play-off Beadle 25 beat Petty 23; Riindle 20 beat Jury 18; Branch 23 beat Smith 19. All the games were very keenly contested. Smith' had the misfortune to lose 7 and '4 at Wo heads, but made u good recovery, anil the repult was in doubt up to the last head. SEMIT-FINAL.

- In the semi-final to-day, Branch plays Rundle, and the winner will play Beadle in the final at the West End green today. A curious feature of the scoring at the West Slid green was that sir teams scored 13 each, and five out of the six were lowers.

New Plymouth bowlers will be represented in ,the Christchurch Tournament, which opens on the Bth inst., by a rink, from West End, consisting of Messjft. Putt.F, J. Hill, T. Petfy/abaJ. D. Sole is.), who leave for 'the south on Monday, .jhe jmirs section 1 6'pens the tournament, 844 being engaged. Tliere are 120 rinks .entered, and }n the singles there are 10 sections. of. 18 each.

On .Wednesday, Eltjlam, a rink of bowlers from the T.e. Kqiti.Club, consisting, of .Messrs. Were,. Young, How#rth, and Power (skip), played a local rink, Messrs Drayton, Cast 1 .?, Ross and Bary (skip), winning by 20 to 15.