NATIONAL BOWLS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 January 1939, Page 7

NATIONAL BOWLS

NX TOURNEY CONCLUDED FRANKS WINS SINGLES RINKS TO BALMORAL TEAM. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 21. The annual tournament of the New Zealand Bowling Association was concluded in Auckland this afternoon, '.hen the finals of the fours and the singles were played on the greens of the Carlton Club. The fours event was won bj the Palmoral team, skip-, ped by W. C. Franks. This player was also successful u. the singles. Franks thus created a Dominion record by being the first player to gain the honours in both the fours and the singles in one tournament.

Tremendous interest centred in the finals of both matches. The streets in the vicinity of the Carlton green were lined for a considerable distance on both sides with motor cars. The special grandstand erected on the western side of the green was packed, and all the sides were lined five and six deep with enthusiasts. The balcony of the pavilion was also crowded, and the attendance was estimated to be a record for such an event. The weather was fine and warm, and the green was in a fast condition. There was just a mild cross breeze and it was not the disturbing element it had proved in the earlier stages of the tournament. The following were the results of the matches: — FOURS. Final: C. E. Robertson. H. Franks. J. Benson. W. C. Franks (Balmoral), 32, beat A. Taylor. J. Bird. D. C. Fraser. G. A. Deare (Carlton), 11. SINGLES. Final: W. C. Franks (Balmoral), 19. beat A. connew (Mount Albert), 12.