BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 April 1920, Page 4

BOWLING.

PAIRS TOURNAMENT. Play in the pairs tournament iar< ranged by the four New Plymouth clubs was continued yesterday on the West Pud and Pitzroy greens, the section Samoa being finished and the semi-final reached. The weather was perfect a/id play most enjoyable, the dry spell having made the greens keen. ' Details of the play are ax follow:SECTION A. Pitzroy Green. Fourth Round.—Styles nnd Billing 27 v. Humphries and Oliver 10; Goldsworthy and Fookes 18 v. Okev and Robertson Hi; Rumlle and Medley 23 v. Sole and Rartlett U. Fifth Round.—Oliver 2a v. Bartlett 22; Billing 21 v. Robertson IS; Fookes 21 v. Medley 10. SECTION B. West End Green. Fourth Round.—Goldwater and Ijee •13 v. Dohson and Lawrence 14; Drake and J. R. Hill 2,> v. ■Hammond and Jury 20; Putt and Stevenson 30 v. Thomson and Newel! 10. Filth Round.—Stevenson 23 v. Lawrence 111; Lee 20 v. Hill If,; Jury 23 vNewell 20. " • SECTION C. ' Pitzroy Green. Fourth Bound—Mynott and Solo 20 v. Davidson and Benton 17; Brooker and McNeill 2."> v. Binnie and Bellringer 1G; Moore and Firth 20 v. Tippins and Evans Fifth Round—Sole 24 v. Firth 9; McNeill IS v. Benton 17; Evans 2S v. Bellringer 20. SECTION D. West End Green. Fourth Round.—Weller and Higg? 29 v. T. Sole and P. J. Hill 1] ; Hudstone and Honeyfield 15 v. Buckle and Jackson 12; Woollett and Rolston 23 v. Hooker and Healy 19. Fifth Round.—Hill 2S v. Hcaly 19; Jackson 20 v. Iligga 1"; Rolston 23 v. Honeyfield 10. At the close of section play, Medley headed Section A, and McNeill Section C, while Jury and Lee tied in Section B and Rolston and Jackson in Section D . In the play-off of the ties, Jury won comfortably from Lee, the final figures being. Jury 28, Lee 10. The game between Rolston and Jackson was a very even contest. At the 29th head Rolston had scored 20 and Jackson 1(1. In the final head Jackson scored three, losing the game by one point.

SEMI-FINALS. McNeill (Section C) heat Medley (Section A) by 21 to 12, when play ceased for the day. Bolston (D) and Jury (B) have to play off. and the winner plays McNeill in the final, which will probably be got off to-morrow. BOWLING AT STRATFORD •EASTER TOURNAMENT. The Stratford Bowling Club's second annual Easter tournament was continued yesterday in ideal weather. The remaining games of the Ist and 2nd rounds and the semi-finals were played off, the final being left until next Thursday. Details of play are as follow: Wins Losses McDonald and Walters .... 4 2 Oiirteis and Carryer 3 3 Nicholson and McKcarney 4 2 Hillock and Carman ~ , 2 4 Jackson and Butcher 1 5 Porritt and Hay ~■.-. 2 4 Harris and Walsh ......... 5 1 Fookes and Thompson 0 (i Cottier and Pratt 4 2 Lyons and Robinson , 4 2 Martin and Woodhead .... 3 3 .Smart and Paterson" 2 4 Sanderson and Davy 3 3 Sharp and Gaffaney 5 1 Tn the third round Lyons beat Cottier, and J. S. McDonald beat Nicholson. Sharp and Harris had byes.

SEMI-FINALS. Lyons boat Sharp by 20 to 18; McDonald defeated Harris by 27 to 22. Till? PALMERSTON TOURNAMENT. By Telefmiih— rres.i Association. Paltnerston N., Last Night. The winners-of sections at the Palmerston bowling tournament are:—Mason (Pilmma), 8 wins, 1 loss; Ramsay (Palmerston), 7 and 2; Wylie (Newtown) 7 and 2; Clnvk (Hunterville) 7 and 2; Lews (Victoria) 7 and 2; Scrivener (St. John's) S and 1; ,1. Smith (Palmerston) 7 and 2; Beynon (Petone) 8 and 1: Laurcnson (Manawatu) 7 and 2; Bissell (Port Ahuriri) 7 and 2j Duff (Eketnliuna) 7 and 2j Bartholomew (Feilding) 7 and »