BOWLING TOURNEY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1940, Page 6

BOWLING TOURNEY

OPENING PLAY IN CENTENNIAL CONTEST SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS. SOME FIRST ROUND RESULTS. (By Telegraph—Press Asociation.) WELLINGTON. This Day. The New Zealand Bowling Championships Centennial Tournament opened this morning in warm weather. Approximately 800 players are competing in the singles, pairs and rinks; a record entry for Wellington. The singles attracted 288 entries., the pairs 266 and the rinks 172. Play began this morning on 18 greens for the singles championship, which is held by W. C. Franks, Balmoral Club, Auckland, who is not defending his title this year. Another notable absentee is Professor Maxwell Walker, who has won the event three times. Five games of 21 heads are to be played today and two-lifers and one-lifers will take part in post-section play tomorrow. Results: Singles. FIRST ROUND. Section E. Wineers (Porirua) beat Codling (Henderson), 21/11; McMurchy (Grey Lynn) beat Wells (Hataitai), 25/3; Dempster (Karori) beat Herbert (Maitai), 26/8; Rolls (Featherston) beat Goldfinch (Wellington), 17/15; Meredith (Balmoral) beat Simp-1 ken (Omaranui) 28/9; Murray (Hawera) beat Roundhill (Hutt) 21/8; Childs (Frankton) beat Haworth (Canterbury) 23/10: Hunt (Helensville) beat Nottle (Oroua) 20/14.

Section F: O’Neill (Marlborough R.S.A.) beat Baxter (Cosmopolitan) 18/16; Ritchie (Opunake) beat Andrews (Paritutu) 23/12; Clinkard (St Johns) beat Marshall (Hutt). 24/13; Mitchell (Blenheim) beat Murphy (Temuka) 19/11; Crawford (Karori) beat James (Eastbourne), 20/14; Walker- (Gisborne) beat Donaldson (West End. Auckland), 15/14; Dey (Christchurch) beat Hamilton (Wellington). 26/12; Buchan (Rawhiti) beat Dowland (St Kilda). 19/17.

Section A: Hawkins (Frankton Railway) beat Tanner (Maitai), 27/9; Wilson (Petone) beat Maddern (Cashmere). 20/-11; Maslin (Hawera) beat Morris (New South Wales), 15/14; Scales (Ashbury) beat . Simpson (Oroua), 17/15; Jones (Island Bay) beat Lock (Khandallah) 17/15; McCarthy (Port Ahuriri) beat Nicholas (Blenheim) 17/16; Chambers (Sumner) beat Stephenson (Gisborne) 20/16; Fielding (Hataitai) beat Scott (Grey Lynn); 17/14; Roswall (Palmerston North) beat Whiting (Khandallah) 26/17; Spillar (Wellington) beat Benefield (St John’s), 21/11; Oakley (Elmwood beat Beaumont (Auckland), 26/8; McLachlan (Canterbury) beat James (Sydenham) 22/13; Gray (Kelburn) beat Donaldson (West End), 18/15; Livingstone (Onehunga) beat Stewart (Beckenham) 29/17; Hey (Opawa) beat Brown (Upper Hutt) 19/11. Section C: Anderson (Havelock North) beat Morton (Karori), 19/11; Squire (Hawera) beat Kennerley (Carlton) 17/11; La Frentz (Kaitai) beat McLean (Lyall Bay), 26/4; Bockett (Auckland) beat Molony (Gisborne) 20/17; Best, (Otago) beat McKennett (Hataitai), 18/16; Mincham (Grey Lynn) beat Rowland (Balmoral) 16/14; Stirling (Wellington) beat Druery (Westport) 20/13; McDonald (Island Bay) beat Ives (Canterbury) 17/9.

Section K: Stuart (Cromwell) beat Watson (Gisborne) 19/10; Nash (Palmerston North) beat Adams (Karori) 17/12; Hawke (Paritutu) beat Ingram (Victoria), 18/16: Maher (Auckland) beat Moore (Feilding), 28/14; Nicholas (Blenheim) beat Fleming (Taihape) 17/14; Rodgers (Hataitai) beat Parsonage (R.S.A., Christchurch), 19/18; Kerr (Petone) beat Yeaman (Hamilton) 25/12; Condor (Lyall Bay) beat Johnston (Maitai) 20/17.

Section M: Dyett (Karori) beat Me-1 Cullough (Grey Lynn), 20/11; Kennerley (Spreydon) beat. Halliday (Porirua) 20/14; McCormick (Hawera) beat O'Groman (Wellington) 22/11; Crowley (Gisborne) beat Reid (Lyall Bay), 20/16; Austin (Cromwell) beat Hunter (Levin) 19/10; King (Eastbourne) beat C. Murphy (Taihape), 23/9; Binnie (Balmacewan) beat Hornal (Mornington) 23/11; Mclntosh (.Woburn) beat Ball (Palmerston North) 20/13. Section N. Hinchcliff (St Kilda) beat Hampton (Hastings) 32/12; Buchan (Balmacewan) beat Soanes (Shirley), 18/13; Manning (Timaru) beat Munn Canterbury) 15/9; Fox (Barrington) beat Ingram (Wellington), 19/16; Deare (Carlton), beat Naylor (Hataitai), 22/13; Allen (Sumner) beat Watts (Victoria), 22/6; Mumby (Upper Hutt) beat Mackay, 19/12; Wyatt (Karori) beat Martyn (Maitai) 18/13. Section O: Clarke (Suva) beat

Blaxland (Woburn); Bond (Frankton Railway) beat Curson (Balmoral) 18/9; L. Smith (Victoria) beat Ryan (Taihape) 28/8; Gamble (Hamilton) beat Elsom (Canterbury) 19/10; Griffiths (Grey Lynn) beat Lambert (Thorndon) 29/12; Graville (Dargaville) beat Handle (Balmacewan) 17/12; E. H. Smith (Te Karo) beat F. Smith (Wellington) 19/14; Morrison (Cashmere beat Gilmer (Gisborne) 24/11. Section D: Goodwin (Upper Hutt) beat Bright (Gisborne 17/16; Sunderland (Alexandra) beat Brown (Cash-

mere 22/14; Arnott (Palmerston North) beat McLaren (Hataitai) 24/15; Bull (Levin) beat Wells (Lyall Bay) 18 17. Montgomery (Auckland) beat W. Smith (Ashbury) 20/11: Newson ( Wellington) beat Hands (Kahutia) 22/13; Whittaker (Onehunga) beat Wright (Thorndon) 26/7; McLeod (Greytown) beat Firth (Glen Eden). 18/10. Section G: Meredith (Kahutia) beat Priddis (R.S.A.. Christchurch) 18/11; Johnson (Te Karo) beat Congalton (Cromwell) 19/17: Riddell (Gisborne) beat Bishop (Eastbourne) 19/16; Munro (Thorndon) beat Hampton (Sumner), 16/10; Weston (Avon) beat Reynolds (Wanganui East). 20/13; Lopdell (Hutt), beat Logan (Port Ahuriri), 22/10; Masefield (Nelson) beat Noad (Lyall Bay). 21/11; Ewing (Stratford) beat Scrimshaw (Temuka) 20/14. Section H: Rayne (Frankton Railway) beat Forsyth (Ohaupo) 24/19: Skoglund (Northern) beat Highet (Hataitai), 26/12; Dickson (Thorndon) beat

Adams (Phoenix) 19/8; Gray (Kelburn) beatMacey (Remuera) 23/10 Hosting (Papatoitoi) beat Lockett (Hutt), 22/7; Gauntlett (Lyall Bay) beat Howe (Terrace End), 21/16; Watson (NorthEast Valley) beat Monks (Te Karo). 28/11; Silbery (Petone) beat Franklin (Napier). 18/14. Section I: Smith (Elmwood) beat

Poland (.Mornington) 21 11; Needham (Wellington) beat Middleton 'Koiburn) 15/14; Johnson (Port Ahuriri) beat Ainger (Christchurch) 20 11: Chapman (R.S.A., Christchurch) beat

McVean (Central) 21/12; Stephenson J (Nelson) beat Sorensen (Carterton) 17/15; Macdonald (Balmacewan) beat I, Chirk (Stratford) 25/12; Parsons ‘-New- ■ town) beat Reid (Temuka) 23/8; Nich- ; oils (Island Bay) beat Gribble (Mt Eden) 19/18. Section J: Route (Maitai) beat Wilson (Hataitai) 19 17; Madsen (Opawa) beat August (Hutt) 26/8; Morgan (Kelburn) beat Russell (St Heliers) 24/13; Mason (Paritutu.) beat Love <- Por ‘ Chalmers, 19/17; Dickinson (Avon) beat Claridge (St Kilda) 28/10; King (Lyall Bay) beat Bell (Tauranga) 19/16: Smith (North End) beat Macdonald (Thorndon) 21/11; Caulcott (.Taihape)' beat Williams (Gisborne) 20/19. „, , . Section. P; Sunde (Glen Eden) beat Cook (Avon) 20'12; Quinn ‘Upper Hutt) beat Grooby (Richmond) la 12, Wright (St Heliers) beat Pere (Petone) 22/13' Spearman (Sydenham) beat Hawkcn (Hamilton) 19/14; Josephson (Hataitai) beat Vail (Kahutia) 21/1-*, Pepper (St Johns) beat Had win (Hutt) 18/17' Kay (Shirley) beat McNish (Canterbury) 21/11; Veitch (Hawera) beat Basham (Wellington) 17/11. Section Q: Sunderland (Alexandra) beat Taylor (Rawhiti) 21/17; Redpath (Linwood) beat McKenna (Lyall Bay) 21/13' Seccombe (Taihape) beat Exelbv (Frankton) 18/16; Burt (Westport) beat Lonsdale (Avon) 29/13; Barnsdale (Christchurch) beat Thomson (Wellington) 24/16; Edwards (Temuka) beat Cullen (Thorndon) 19/17; Rowley (Woburn) beat Fletcher (Wanganui East) 21/16: Giles (United) beat Rendle (Upper Hutt) 19/14. Section R: P. W. Smith (Thorndon) beat Wenham (Levin) 17/15; Auld (Tauranga) beat Sutton (Fitzroy) 16/11; "St John (Maitai) beat Paul (Canterbury) 20/18; Carswell (Taieri) . beat Hilton (Dargaville) 26/11; Hazelwood (Lvall Bay) beat Wilson (Grey Lynn) 21/10: Macklow (Onehunga) ' beat Edmonds (Sumner) 23/18; Reid , (Kaituna) beat McKenzie (Wellington) 17/16; Brown (Westport) beat Roach (Shannon) 20/12. Section L: Bull (Hawera) beat Glennie (Newtown) 20/14; Delargey (Cani terbury) beat Watson (Remuera) 28/2: 1 Evarts (Kaiapoi) beat Fuge (Feathers- . ton) 22/21; Blighting (Hataitai) bead ’ Bennett (Hastings) 18/9: Claridge (St 1 Kilda) beat Lett (Carlton) 22/16; Rob- . ertson (Onehunga) beat Topp (Lyall I Bay) 20 12; J.<ll. Smith (Kelburn) beat , Whittle (Grey Lynn) 16 13; Pcko (Dargaville) beat Dickson (Stratford) 17/13. SECOND ROUND. i Section J: Madsen heal Rout 16/14; ) Mason beat Morgan 19 10: Dickinson - beat King 25/11: Smith beat Caucott - 16'11: Watson beat August. 21/10: Rus- - sell beat Love 19/17: Claridge beat - Bell 2212; Williams beat Macdonald , 20/17.

Section A: McMurchy beat Wineera 28/8; Rolls beat Dempster 22/17; Murray beat Meredith 21/12; Childs beat Hunt 19'15; Codling beat Wells 25/12: Herbert beat Goldfinch 20/16; Roundhill beat Simpken 25/13; Haworth beat Nottle 21 '7. Section F: Ritchie beat O'Neill. 19/13; Mitchell beat Clinkard. 21/12; Crawford beat Walker 16 15; Buchan beat Dey 21/17: Andrews beat Baxter 25/8; Marshall beat Murphy 20/13; Donaldson beat James 22/11; Dowland beat Hamilton, 23/17 Section L: Delargey beat Bull 18/10: Brighting beat Evans 24/10; Robertson beat Ciaridge 24'15; Smith beat Peko, 22 1I: Glennie beat ’Watson. 15/10; Bennett beat Fuge’ 20/12: Lett beat Topp 31/15; Whittle beat, Dickson 22/18.