RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 January 1939, Page 6

RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

TOURNAMENT AT AUCKLAND

TRY IN G DAY I OP. COM P t 11 TO RS.

SIX TEAMS STILL UNBEATEN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND. January 16. The Now Zealand Bowling Association's championship tournament was continued this afternoon, when the fifth and sixth rounds of the fours event, were held. In the sixth series of games, the wind rose to gale force. Altogether it was a trying day for competitors. with the weather so inconsistent..

Six rounds cut of the eight to be played are now out. of the way and. given a favourable day tomorrow, the final two rounds of section play will be played. There are now six unbeaten fours, compared with 67 after the first day’s play and 15 after the second day’s play. The six unbeaten teams at the end of today’s play were: Myers (Avondale), Piper (Maitai. Nelson), R. Thomas (Mt Albert), Franks (Balmoral), Engebretsen (Wanganui), and Montgomery (Auckland). Before the sixth round, there were 11 teams without loss, but the following five combinations suffered losses in the last round today: Rolls (Featherston), Do Launay (Carlton), E. W. Walker (Mt Edon), G. W. Taylor (Carlton), and Love (New South Wales). The following are the results: — Section A. Fifth round: Craig (Gisborne) 23, L. Russell (St Heliers) 22; Schell (Te Aroha) 29, George (Epsom) 15; Brighting (Hataitai) ,30, Morris (Whitiora) 18; Gosling (Onehunga) 27, Buckley (Grey Lynn) 15; Ferguson (Balmacewen) 20, Barber (Balmoral) 17. Sixth round; Schell 30, Barber 1.3: Buckley 26. Morris 16; Russell 23, Gosling 19: Ferguson 22, Craig; 16: Brighting 31, George 17. Summary; Ferguson and Brighting, 5 wins.

Section B. Sixth round: Burchell 28, Firth 9; Michell 28, McMaster 26; McMillan 25. O’Callaghan 22; Squire 32, Efford 20; Gray 20. Smith 19. Summary; McMaster, Burchell, Smith, Squire, and Gray, 4 wins. Section C. Sixth round: Sunde 22, Elliott 16; Purdy 31, Clark 14; Myers 29, Vincent 10; Moss 29, Bennet 16; Brown 26, Smith 22. Summary; Myers 6 wins, Sunde 5 wins. Section D. Fifth round: Brackenridge (Lyall' Bay) 23, IT. Wright (St Heliers) 16: Stewart (Matamata) 23, Harris (St John's) 21; A. C. Smith (Park, Hawera)

21, Dick (Ponsonby) 14; Grace (Onehunga) 34, Shirriffs (Mount Eden) 14; Duncan (Remuera) 25. H. Wilson (Linwood) 17. Sixth round: Stewart 22, Duncan 19; Dick 25, Shirriffs 22; Grace 28, Wright 25; Wilson 26, Brackenridge 24; Harris 30, Smith 23. Summary: Stewart, 5 wins; Dunean, Harris and Wilson, 4 wins. Section E.

Fifth round: Watson (Remuera) 21. Gee (Te Awamutu) 18; Rolls (Featherston) 24, R. O. Thomas (Napier) 18; Gilbert (Karori) 37. Tongue (Rocky Nook) 16; Cameron (Takapuna) 25, E. Bilkey (Waitemata) 24; Ardell (Carlton) 28, Stockley (Awatere) 9. Sixth round: Ardell 32, Rolls 22; Tongue 25, Cameron 23; Bilkey 29, Watson 23; Gee 24. Stockley 10; Thomas 28, Gilbert 23. Summary: Rolls, 5 wins; Tongue, Ardell. Thomas. Gee and Gilbert. 4 wins. Section F.

Fifth round: Furnell (Epsom) 26, Branch (Gisborne) 25; Tucker (Victoria) 26, Arnott (Palmerston North) 20: M. Gordon (Carlton) 22. Crabb. (Matamata) 18; Denison (.Balmoral) 21. Keatley (Rocky Nook) 19: Piper (Maitai) 28. Dyson (Point Chevalier) 21. Sixth round: Gordon 21. Denison Hi: Tucker 22, Dyson 20; Kentley 29, Purnell 20; Piper 25. Branch 24; Arnott 22, Crabb 13.

Summary: Piper 6 wins. Gordon Denison and Tucker 4 wins. Section G.

Sixth round: Newman 22, Avery 20: Jenkin 32. Parsons 25; Thomas 23. Francis 13: Besley 2'l. McWhannel 17: Harrison 26. Jack 22. Summary: Thomas G wins, Jenkin and Newman 5 wins. Section H.

Fifth round: Benefield (St John's) 2G, Vaughan (Ponsonby) 22; Adamson (Thames) 2G. Waits (Victoria. Wellington) 20: Hawkens (Frankton) 35. Belcher (Napier) 12: Muston (Carlton) 20. Munro (Pukekphcj 21; Longworth (St Hilda) 32. J. F. Hosking (Grey Lynn) Sixth round: Hosking 2ft. Adamson 2'l; Muston 27, Hawkins 23; Vaughan 27. Munro 17; Benefield 28. Longworth. 19; Belcher 25. Watts 24.

Summary: Hosking. Muston. Watts, Benefield. Longworth, and Belcher, 4 wins. Section I. Fifth round: Donald (Morrinsville) 25. R. W. Bilkey (Pukekohe) 20; Maye 'Port Ahuriri) 21. Foy (Hawera) 19: Ewing (Stratford) 23, Findlay (Mt Eden) IG; De Launay (Carlton) 31. London (Devonport) 17: Sykes (Otahuliu) 24. Lafrc-ntz (Maitai) 18. Sixth round: Sykes 29, Mayo 25: Findlay 29. Lundon 12: Bilkey 22, Do Launay Hi; Donald 30. i.afrentz 20; Foy 27. Ewing 26.

Summary: Sykes and Do Launay, 5 wins; Bilkey and Donald. 4 wins. Section J.

Fifth round: Turner (Otalmhn) 29. Heathcote (To Aroha) 2-1; Bull (TTawera) 25, Tantrum (Manawatu) 20: Ponplewell (Port Ahuriri) 27, W. Uro (Auckland) 15; W. E. Walker (Mount Eden» 23, E. B. Wright <Onehunga) 20: Caddy (Grey Lynn) 26, Cockroft (Ashburton) 20. Sixth round: Bull 22. Caddy 17: Wright 27. Uro 18; Turner 30. Walker 25; Heathcote 27. Cockroft 20: Tantrum 30. Popplewell 2G. Summary: Walker. 5 wins. lire. Caddy. Wright and Bull 4 wins. Section K. Whittle (Grey Lynn) 25, Tiplady iEltham) 17; Finch (Cambridge) 25, Field (Karori) 22; Franks (Balmoral)

22, Cross (Wellington) 21; Culpin (Rawhiti) 25, Ritchie (Carlton) 16; Hinchcliff (St Hilda) 30, Jury (Ponsonby) 16. . Sixth round; Jury 30, Field 26;

Franks 32, Culpin 8; Whittle 29, Ritchie 27; Tiplady 22, Ilinchcliff 21; Cross 26. Finch 17. Summary: Franks 6 wins. Whittle, Ritchie and Cross 4 wins. Section L. Fifth round: Innes (Grey Lynn) 28, Raine (Wanganui East) 24; J. Wilson (Hamilton) 28, Boyens (Pahiatua) 15; W. J. Short (Pukekohe) 24, McCarthy (Port Ahuriri) 23; R. Buchan (Rawhiti) 23. Lett (Carlton) 20; C. Giles (United, Christchurch) 20 , Gifford (Balmoral) 13. Sixth round: Gifford 25. Wilson 18; Short 21, Lett 18; Buchan 24, Innes 22; .Raine 25, Giles 23; McCarthy 31, Boyens 21. ' Summary: Short and Buchan 5 wins. Gifford 4 wins. Section M. Fifth round: Barker (Auckland) 22, Smart (New Plymouth) 21; Cleverley (Claudelands) 31 Middleton (Victoria, Wellington) 15; F. Williams (Gisborne) 2G. Higginbotham (Ponsonby) 25; G. White (Rocky Nook) 23, McMahon (St Heliers) 21; S. Smith (North End, Invercargill) 2.3, Langsford (Ellerslie) 18. Sixth round: Langsford 28, Clevely 20; Higginbotham 28, McMahon 20, Barker 30, White 20; Smart 28, Smith 26; Middleton 24, Williams 14. Summary: Higginbotham 5 wins. Smart and .Williams 4 wins. Section N.

Fifth round: Skoglund (Wellington) 27. Strange (Hillsboro) 18; T. L. Williams (.Paerna) 24, R. A. Ritchie (Opunake) 16; N. Bell, sen (Hamilton) 26, M. Walker (Auckland) 25; Brender (West End) 29; Davenport (To Papapa) 21; Kerns (Onehunga) 24. W. Brown (United, Christchurch) 19. Sixth round: Kerns 25, Williams 14; Davenport 21. Walker 19; Bremner 25, Stringer 22; Skoglund 31, Brown 17; Bell 25. Ritchie 17. Summary: Bremner and Skoglund 5 wins. Kerns 4 wins. Section O. Fifth round: Lancaster (Carlton) 22. Rendle (Upper Hutt) 10; A. M. Higgs (New Plymouth) 31. McGonagle (Waihi) 9: Coombcs (Hamilton) 30. Piggott (Whangarei) 23: Layzell (Devonport) 25, A. J. Thomson (West End, Auckland) 16; G. P. Russell (Richmond) 25. Hoyes (Avondale) 23. Sixth round: McGonagle ill, Hoyes 22; Thomson 30, Coombes 20; Lancaster 31, Layzell 22; Rendle 26, Russell 2.3; Higgs 31, Piggott 18. Summary: Higgs. 5 wins; Lancaster and Layzell. 4 wins.

Section P. Fifth round: Deare (Carlton) 35, SocI combe (Taihape) 28; F. G. Clarke I (Hamilton) 28. Tilley (Wanganui) 25: | Topp (Lyall Bay) 29, Hill. (Edendale) ■2B: Smeed (Tuakau) 24, Dickenson | (.Avon, Stratford) 23; Aitchcson (Caleidonian) 31. Mccse (New Lynn) 13. Sixth round: Clarke 2G. Meese 15: Smeed 30. Hill 17; Deare 2G. Dickenson 17; Scccombv 29, Aitchcson 19; Tilley 2-1. 'Popp 19. Summary: Dearc and Clarke. 4 wins. ; Section Q. | Fifth round; Addison (Edendale) 32, I Finnerty (Avon) 29: Casey (Thorndon) 27. Potter (Tauranga) 22; Pilkington (Hamilton) 21. G. S. Gordon (St John's) 13; 11. V. Johnston (Carlton; 24, Granger (Mangcre) 19; Britten (Sydenham) 23. McAllister (Helens 1 - ville) 15.

Sixth round: McAlister 24, Potter 12. Pilkington 27. Johnston 20: Addison 31. Grange)- 28; Finnerty 23. Britten 19Casey 30. Gordon 20. Summary: Addison 5 wins, Pilkington. Casey and Gordon 4 wins. Section R. I Sixth round: Shirley 28. Smith 25: Turton 24. Wallace 23; Martin 27, Gilmour IG; Chambers 25. Whitelaw 20; Engebretson 28. Randall 18. Summary: Engebretson G wins. Turton, Martin, and Chambers 4 wins. Section S. Fifth round: E. W. Taylor (Carlton) 25, Plested (Napier) 16: Spiller (Wellington) 22. Willey (Hamilton) 19; Pickens (Mt Albert) 29. Masson (Ran-

giriri) 21; Nielsen (Park, Hawera) 2G. Osborne (Waitemata) 23; Andrews (Paritutu) 30. McDonald (Omarunui) 21. Sixth round: Willey 27, Andrews 14; Masson 22, Osborne 20: Nielsen 26. Taylor 12; McDonald 30. Plcstcd 20: Spiller 2G, Pickens 15. Summary: Taylor and Spiller 5 wins Nielsen 4 wins. Section T. Fifth round: Wells (ITntni(ai) 23, C. Little (Carlton > 22: Gibson (Hillsboro) 24, Bennett (Hastings) 16: M'illor (Whangarei) 32. Mayhill (Edendale) 22; Evans (Hamilton) 30, Pavitt (Fitzroy) 20; D. G. Robertson (Poverty Bay) 23. Lobb (West End. New Plymouth) 19.

Sixtn round: Lobb 23, Bennett 16: Evans 30, Mayhill 24; Little 25, Pavitt 2; Robertson 23, Wells 18; Gibson 24. Miller 22.

Summary: Evans and Gibson, 5 wins; Little, Lobb, and Miller, 4 wins. Section U. Sixth round: Hosking 24, Mattar 18; ' Thompson 2G, Johnson 12; Faire 2G. Mackenzie 18’; Bell ,37, Pope 1G; Maiden 1 24, Davey 20. Summary: Thompson, Hosking, and Faire, 5 wins. Section V. Fifth round: Montgomery (Auckland) 32, J. Ure (North End) 20; Greville (Dargaville) 2G. Tinibs (Opawa) 21; Pearce (Pntnruru) 27, Donnell (Remuera) 2.3; Livingstone (Onehunga) 24, A. Wright (Epsom) 22; Love (New South Wales 21, Dunstan (Waihi) 20. Sixth round: Greville 20, Dunstan 19: Livingstone 27. Pearce 24; Montgomery 24, Wright 21; Ure 25, Love 23; Timbs 31, Donnell 28. Summary: Montgomery, 6 wins; Livi ingstone and. Love, 5 wins. TODAY’S PLAY WEATHER STILL TROUBLESOME. GAMES IN SEVENTH ROUND. AUCKLAND, This Day. The weather is still troublesome for the bowlers in the seventh round of section play today but the sun shone fitfully and the greens stood up wonderfully considering the conditions throughout the tourney, a fair amount of rain having fallen again overnight.. Additional skips to qualify this morning irrespective of the eighth round this afternoon are indicated below after the results of the seventh round. After beating C. M. Cuplins (Rawhili team) this morning 27/16, Keith Cross (the English singles champion). who was playing No. .3 for the Wellington Club’s composite rink, skipped by his father, C. P. Cross, retired indisposed, and an effort was being made to secure C. G. Maher (Auckland), one of Auckland’s best known bowling identities. The following are the results: — SECTION K. Seventh Round —C. P. Cross (Wellington). 27; C. M. Culpin (Rawhiti), 16; HinchcliU (St Kilda), 28, Field (Karori), 22; Whittle (Grey Lynn), .30, E. Jury (Ponsonby) 19; Franks (Balmoral), 25; F. M. Ritchie (Carlton) 21; Finch (Cambridge) 2G, Tiplady (Eltham), 22. : ■ SECTION U.

Seventh Round. —Maiden (Paeroa), 32: R. 11. Johnson (Ponsonby), 27; Davey (Dargaville), 22, A. Bell (Tauranga), 21, Mattai- (Foxton), 22; Pope (Stratford), 20, G. R. Hosking (.Carlton) 2G: McKenzie (Onehunga), 18, S. W. Thompson (Hillsboro), 27: Faire (West End. Auckland). 21. Hosking and Thompson qualified. SECTION P. Seventh Round.—Topp (Lyall Bay). 22. Smeed (Tuakau) 17; Scccombo (Taihape) 29. Tilley (Wanganui) 25; Aitchcson (Caledonian, Dunedin) 27, F. G. Clarke (Hamilton) 19; Deare (Carlton) 29. Meese (New Lynn) 13; Dickinson (Avon, Stratford) 35. Hill (Edendale) 14. SECTION R.

Seventh round. —Wallace (Epsom). 27, Kandall (Rocky Nook) 15; Engebrelsen (Wanganui) 27, Whitelaw (Whangarei) 2G; Chambes (Sumner) 25, Shcrley (Claudclands) 23; Gilmour (Carlton) 28. 11. J. Smith (St Hellers) 11; Tustor (Huntly) 2G, Martin (Ellerslie) 23. Nobody else but Engebretson has yet qualified. ... s SECTION T. Seventh round. —Evans (Hamilton) 2ft. Millar (Whangarei) 17; Wells (Hataitai) 26, Gibson (Hillsboro) 19: W. D. Bennett (Hastings) 38, Robertson (Poverty Bay) 21; Lobb (West End. Now Plymouth) 22, C. Little, Carlton) IG: Pavitt (Filzroy) 31. Mayhill (Edcnclalc) 12. Evans qualified.