BOWLING

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1921, Page 3

BOWLING

TARANAKI TOURNAMENT, McNEILL AND BILLING TIE. I RE-PLAY POSTPONED. The Taranaki bowling tournament was continued on Saturday on the New Plymouth green, when the semi-final and finals were played. . THE SEMI-FINAL. The semi-final was played between West '■.nd (B. Petty, Hurlstone, T. Petty, Billing s’ and Inglewood (Surrey, Mamby, Mor- j tori, Spurdie, s). Spurdie opened the scoring with a five on the first head, but a three and a two to ] Billing equalised imatters. On the third head; Spurdie scored two singles, but a three and. two singles gave Billing the advantage. Spur- j die again equalised matters on the 10th, but I next head Billing added 4. On the four- j teenth head the score read 15 all. Billing! then drew away and won by 24 to 18. ' THE FINAL. - GREAT STRUGGLE. The final game for premiership in the, tournament was between the following teams: j West End.—B. Petty, Hurlstone,’T. Petty,' Billing (s). Fitzroy.—Brooker, Fairhall, Beadle, Me- ■ Neill (s). Keen interest was taken in the play, there j being a large attendance and each shot was | closely followed, applause greeting all good: i play. I The teams were very evenly matched, Me- 1 Neill having the advantage over his oppon-: ent in having two lives. As he lost the first game by two points, he was left, with another chance, the second contest fol-, lowing closely on the end of the first, and resulting in a tie. The president of the Taranaki Centre announced, after consultation with the members Of the executive, that the Dominion tournament rule in this case of playing the game over aga.l;i would be adhered to, and that the extra game would be played this (Monday) afternoon on the sauna green—a decision which met with general approval. It was announced last night, however, that owiifg to unavoidable circumstances. the re-play has been postponed to a date to be fixed. The outstanding feature of the play throughout was tl:e good work of the leads, but though a high standard of bowling was not in evidence, for which possibly the rink surface was partly responsible, there were at times some excellent deliveries, and interest was maintained throughout. In the first match Billing did not score until the fourth head, when he notched 2 to his opponent’s 4. and at the fifteenth head got on even terms, the board showing 13 all, while on the twentieth McNeill reached 19 to Billing’s 18, but the latter scored three on the last head and won by two points. In tte second venture McNeill failed to score until the fifth head, when he obatined a single as against Billing’s sit points, the latter improving his position to 11-3 at the ninth head. Then the Fitzroy skip made a forward move, and on the thirteenth tend the board showed 11 all, and at the fifteenth 15 all. McNeill then carried his score to 19 at the eighteenth head. Billing .then obtained a single and two end at the last head required two to win, but only obtained one, thus making a draw amid a scene of great excitement, both teams being warmly cheered.