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Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 January 1939, Page 6

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RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP DESPERATE FIGHTS TO QUALIFY. ONLY TWO TEAMS UNBEATEN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 17. The annual tournament of the New Zealand Bowling Association was continued this afternoon, when the final two rounds of section play in the fours were completed. The final day’s play in the various sections was characterised by close games, with teams fighting desperately to qualify. Fifty-eight teams qualified for the post-sectipn play, a notable failure being that of Wilson’s Linwood four, title-holders last year, which, by losing the last game today, did not secure the requisite number of wins. The only players who secured the possible of eight wins in section play were B. Myers (Avondale) and R. Thomas (Mt Albert). Teams which recorded seven wins were M. M. Sunde (Glen Eden), E. Newman (Thames), W. C. Franks (Balmoral), W. Bremner (West End), C. E. Addison (Edendale), J. Engebretsen (Wanganui), E. W. Taylor (Carlton), G. B. Evans (Hamilton), S. W. Thompson (Hillsboro), W. J. Short (Pukekohe), H. Montgomery (Auckland), and F. Livingstone (Onehunga). There were 39 teams with six wins, and these, together with five skips who lied in one section with five wins, will also contest the post-section play tomorrow. Post-section plaj' in the singles and pairs events, which were suspended pending section play in the fours, will be continued tomorrow. Results are as follow: — SECTION A.

Seventh round: Brighting (Hataitai) 25, Buckley (Grey Lynn) 18; George (Epsom) 31, Craig (Gisborne) 9; Schell (Te Aroha) 22, Ferguson (Balmacewen) 18; Barber (Balmoral) 30, L. Russell (St Heliers) 16: Gosling (Onehunga) 22, Morris (Whitiora) 17. ’ Eighth round: Craig 22, Gosling 21; Schell 22, Brighting 11; Barber 27, Morris 10; Ferguson 23, George 19; Russell 17, Buckley 15. Summary: Ferguson and Brighting 6 wins. Section B. Seventh round: McMaster (Huntly) 23, Gray'(Kelburn) 14; R. Smith (Helensville) 23, Squire (Hawera) 22; Burchell (Te Awamutu) 24; Effort (Edgeware) 20; O’Callaghan (Epsom) 31, Firth (Glen Eden) 17; Michell (Whitiora) 27, McMillan (Remuera) 20. Eighth round: Squire 28, McMillan 14; Gray 26, Burchell 24; Michell 30, Firth 24; Efford 22, Smith 20; McMaster 32, O’Callaghan 11. Summary: McMaster 6 wins. SECTION C. Seventh round: Purdy (Mount Eden) 21, Smith (Kelburn) 20; Brown (Upper Hutt) 31, Bennett (Poverty Bay) 17; Moss (Greymouth) 20, Elliott (Whitiora) 18; Sunde (Glen Eden) 22, Vincent (Auckland) 18: Myers (Avondale) 29, G. Clark/(Mount Albert) 13. Eighth round: Myers 28, Bennett 18; Smith 28, Elliott 11; Sunde 23, Clarke 10; Brown 28, Moss 16; Purdy 28, Vincent 25. Summary: Myers 8 wins. Sunde 7 wins, Purdy 6 wins. SECTION D. Seventh round: Smith (Park, Hawera) 28, Shirriffs (Mount Eden) 21; Harris (St John’s) 30, Brackenridge (Lyall Bay) 13; H. Wilson (Linwood) 27, Stewart (Matamata) 21; Duncan (Remuera) 26, Wright (St Heliers) 21; Dick (Ponsonby), 28, Grace (Onehunga) 26. Eighth round: Grace 23, Brackenridge 16; Stewart 27, Smith 14; Duncan 27, Dick 25; Harris 34, Wilson 26; Wright 26, Sirriffs 20. Summary: Duncan, Stewart and Harris 6 wins. SECTION E. Seventh round: Cameron (Takapuna) 24, Gilbert (Karori) 15; Thomas (Napier) 24, Gee (Te Awamutu) 22; Rolls (Featherston) 35, Stockley (Awatere) 14; Watson (Remuera) 24, Ardell (Carlton) 19; Tongue (Rocky Nook) 26, Bilkey (Waitemata) 22. Eighth round: Gee 20, Bilkey 10; Gilbert 27, Rolls 17; Tongue 23, Ardell 19; Thomas 27. Stockley 26; Watson 23. Cameron 13. Summary: Tongue, Rolls and Thomas 6 wins. SECTION F. I Seventh round: Crabb (Matamata) 30, Denison (Balmoral) 21; Branch (Gisborne) 26, Arnott (Palmerston North) 25; Tucker (Victoria) 22, Piper (Maitai) 18; Farnell (Epsom) 28. Dyson (Hallyburton-Johnstone) 18; M. Gordon (Carlton) 32. Keatley (Rocky Nook) 29. Eighth round: Keatley 33, Branch 20; Crabb 27, Tucker 26; Gordon 19. Dyson 17; Arnott 25, Piper 12; Denison 24. Furnell 20. Summary: Gordon and Piper, 6 wins. SECTION G. Seventh round: S. Jenkin (Carlton) 27, Harrison (New South Wales) 25; Jack (Rapanui) 21, McWhannell (Hataitai) 19; Newman (Thames) 27, Besley (New Brighton) 20; R. Thomas (Mount Albert) 28. Avey (St Heliers) 18; Parsons (Ponsonby) 39. Francis (Balmoral) 19. Eighth round: Francis 27. McWhannell 24; Newman 26. Harrison 23; Parsons 25, Avery 20; Besley 30, Jack 20; Thomas 24, Jenkin 23. Summary: Thomas, 8 wins; Newman, 7 wins; Parsons and Jenkin, 6 wins. SECTION H. Seventh round: Belcher (Napier) 24, Muston (Carlton) 17; Watts (Victoria) 26, Benefield (St John’s) 23; Longworth (St Kilda) 20, Adamson (Thames) 19; Hosking (Grey Lynn) 23, Vaughan (Ponsonby) 19; Munro (Pukekohe) 26, Hawkens (Frankton) 25. Eight round: Munro 25, Benefield 21; Belcher 24. Adamson 15; Hosking 19 Hawkens 18; Watts 24; Longworth 16; Muston 22. Vaughan 18. Summary: Hosking, Watts and Belcher, 6 wins. SECTION I. Seventh round: Lundon (Devonport) 23, Ewing (Stratford) 21; Donald (Morrinsville) 22, Foy (Hawera) 18; Mayo (Port Ahuriri) 30, Lafrentz (Maitai) 24; Bilkey (Pukekohe) 22, Sykes (Ota-

huhu) 18; Findlay (Mt Eden) 27, De Launay (Carlton) 20. Eighth round: Donald 23, De Launay 16; Ewing 23, Mayo 22: Sykes 45, Findlay 16; Lafrentz 24, Foy 18; Lundon 27, Bilkey 23.

Summary: Sykes, De Launay, and Donald 6 wins. SECTION J.

Seventh round: Popplewell (Port Ahuriri) 19, Wright (Onehunga) 17; Heathcote (Te Aroha) 24, Tantrum (Manawatu) 18; Bull (Hawera) 22, Cockroft (Ashburton) 19; Turner (Otahuhu) 26, Caddy (Grey Lynn) 20; W. Ure (Auckland) 29, Walker (Mt Eden) 18.

Eighth round: Walker 29, Heathcote 21; Bull 29, Popplewell 21; Ure 24, Caddy 20; Cockroft 21, Tantrum 20; Wright 28, Turner 21. Summary: Ure, Walker, and Bull 6 wins. SECTION K. Eighth round: Tiplady 22, Ritchie 17; Feild 30, Cross 18; Jury 34, Franks 15; Hinchcliff 28, Finch 15; Whittle 36, Culpin 21. Summary: Franks 7 wins, Whittle 6 wins. SECTION L. Seventh round: McCarthy (Port Ahijtriri) 23, Lett (Carlton) 16; Raine (Wanganui East) 24, Boyens (Pahiatua) 20; Giles (United) 27, Wilson '(Hamilton) 14; Innes (Grey Lynn) 24, Gifford (Balmoral) 22; Short (Pukekohe) 23, R. Buchan (Rawhiti) 21. Eighth round: Raine 26, Buchan 18; McCarthy 23, Wilson 17; Short 31, Gifford 10; Boyens 23, Giles 21; Lett 28. Innes 23. Summary: Short 7 wins. SECTION M. Seventh round: F. Williams (Gisborne) 25, McMahon (St Heliers) 20; Smart (New Plymouth) 24, Middleton (Victoria) 20; S. Smith (North End, Invercargill) 26. Clevely (Claudelands) 20; Langsford (Ellerslie) 21, Barton (Auckland) 19; Higginbotham (Ponsonby) 28, White (Rocky Nook) 18. Eighth round: Smart 27, White 24; 27, Williams 18; Langsford 25, Higginbotham 24; Smith 37, Middleton 26; Barker 26, McMahon 19. Summary: Higginbotham and Smart, 6 wins. SECTION N. Seventh round: N. Bell, sen (Hamilton) 28, Davenport (Te Papapa) 23; Skoglund (Wellington) 32, R. A. Ritchie (Opunake) 26; W. Brown (United) 26. T. E. Williams (Paeroa) 22; Kerns (Onehunga) 21, Stringer (Hillsboro) 19; Bremner (West End, Auckland) 31, M. Walker (Auckland) 23.

Eighth round: Bremner 23, Skoglund 16; Williams 32, Bell 27; Kerns 29, Walker 20; Brown 25, Ritchie 15; Davenport 22, Stringer 16. Summary: Bremner 7 wins, Kerns and Skoglund, 6 wins. SECTION O.

Seventh round: A. J. Thomson (West End, Auckland) 26, Piggott (Whangarei) 25; Rendle (Upper Hutt) 19, Higgs (New Plymouth) 18; McGonagle (Waihi) 30, G. P. Russell (Richmond) 23; Hoyes (Avondale) 22, Lancaster (Carlton) 19; Coombes (Hamilton) 30, Layzell (Devonport) 28.

Eighth round: Randle 23, Layzell 14! Piggott 26, McGonagle 24; Coombes 28, Hayes 23; Higgs 25, Russell 13; Lancaster 26, Thomson 21. Summary: Higgs 6 wins. SECTION P.

Eighth round: Dickenson 24, Seccornbe 20; Clarke 27, Topp 20; Hill 29, Meese 13; Aitcheson 26, Tilley 23; Smeed 31, Deare 26. Summary: Deare, Smeed, Dickenson, Clarke and Aitcheson, 5 wins. SECTION Q.

Seventh round: H. V. Johnston (Carlton) 33, G. S. Gordon (St John’s) 22; Casey (Thorndon) 30, Finnerty (Avon) 25; Potter (Tauranga) 22, Britten (Sydenham) 20; Addison (Edendale) 33, McAllister (Helensville) 28; Granger (Mangere) 22; Pilkington’ (Hamilton) 18. Eighth round: Granger 33, Finnerty 27; Potter 27, Gordon 16; McAlister 17. Pilkington 15; Casey 25, Britten 20: Addison 26. Johnston 24. Summary: Addison 7 wins. Casey 6 wins. SECTION R. Eighth round: Whitelaw 26, Martin 25; Shirley 25, Randall 19; Turton 27, Smith 24; - Chambers 28, Engebretsen 27; Wallace 24, Gilmour 19. Summary: Engebretsen 7 wins, Chambers and Turton 6 wins. SECTION S. Seventh round: Pickers (Mt Albert) 22. Osborne (Waitemata) 20; Spiller (Wellington) 23. Plested (Napier) 21; McDonald (Omarunui) 29, Willey (Hamilton) 22: E. W. Taylor (Carlton) 23. Andrews (Paritutu) 15; Neilsen (Park. Hawera) 30. Masson (Rangiriri) 14. Eighth round: Neilsen 21, Plested 20; Willey 28, Pickers 22; Masson 16. Andrews 12; McDonald 23, Spiller 13; Taylor 25. Osborne 19. Summary: Taylor 7 wins, Neilsen and Spiller 6 wins. SECTION T. Eighth round: Pavitt 16, Wells 14; Bennett 27. Miller 18; Lobb 30, Mayhill 14: Robertson 27. Gibson 21; Evans 21, Little 20. Summary: Evans 7 wins, Lobb 6 wins. SECTION U. Eighth round: Faire 23. Bell 18: Mattar 26. Maiden 13: Thompson 29, Hosking 26; Davey 22, Pope 20; Mackenzie 23, Johnson 22. Summary: Thompson 7 wins. Hosking and Faire 6 wins. SECTION V. Seventh round: Livingstone (One-

hunga) 33, Donnell (Remuera) 22; Tombs (Opawa) 24, Ure (North End) 23; Greville (Dargaville) 23, Love 21; Montgomery (Auckland) 26, Dunstan (Waihi) 15; Pearce (Putaruru) 27, A. Wright (Epsom) 15. Eighth round: Wright 24, Ure 22; Greville 26, O’Donnell 20; Pearce 31, Dunstan 14; Love 21, Timbs 20; Livingstone 26, Montgomery 25. Summary: Montgomery and Livingstone 7 wins, Greville and Love 6 wins. SINGLES AND PAIRS PLAY IN QUARTER FINALS. CONTESTS IN RINKS SECTION. AUCKLAND, This Day. The weather is fine but the wind was again troublesome for the ninth day of the New Zealand bowling tourney. SINGLES. In the quarter finals of the post-sec-tion of the singles J. S. Martin (Ellerslie) 17, beat C. A. Rendle (Upper Hutt) 16. Early in the game Martin led by 5 and was lying 4 on the next head, when Rendle recovered the shot with his last bowl. Picking up the leeway Rendle then fought neck and neck until they tied on the 20th end. The final end built up well with Martin lying a measure for the shot. Rendle grazed the jack still leaving, a measure for the shot, the marker giving it in favour of the Auckland champion of champions. PAIRS. In the quarter-finals of the pairs W. McMurchy and E. E. Buckley (Grey Lynn) beat W. D. Kelly and J. W. Barber (Balmoral) 21/15: L. Balfour and I. Stephenson (Gisborne) beat W. A. Britten and C. Spearman (Sydenham) 24/10. The other match to be played is J. Anchor and W. J. Robinson (Hamilton) versus A. G. Lowry and J. Kerr (Onehunga) while G. Gibson and J. Whyte (Sydenham) had the bye. RINKS. The first round of the post-section play (automatic two lives) in the rinks resulted as follows:— Ponsonby Green —A. K. Smart (New Plymouth) 33, W. Ure (Auckland), 10, H. Whittle (Grey Lynn) 23, T. Ferguson (Balmacewen 13; W. Bremner’ (West End, Auckland) 20, F. S. Donald (Morrinsville) 13; G. R. Hosking (Carlton) 22, R. S. McMaster (Stanley) 17. Auckland Green—A. Parsons (Ponsonby) 26, P. Skoglund 17; G. A. Deare (Carlton) 25. P. Stewart (Matamata) 23; W. H. Tongue (Rocky Nook) 20, G. E. Piper (Maitai. Nelson) 19; M. M. Sunde (Glen Eden) 21, S. W. Thompson (Hillsboro) 10.

Onehunga Green —A. Dickinson (Avon. Stratford) 20. J. F. Hosking (Grey Lynn) 11: H. L. Brighting (Hataitai) 23, R. S. Higginbotham (Ponsonby) 11; L. J. Bull (Hawera) 23. M. Gordon (Carlton) 17: S. Purdy (Mt Eden) 24, W. Harris (St John’s. Wanganui) 13. Carlton green. —H. Rolls (Featherston) 21. M. Greville (Dargaville) 14.