BOWLING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 November 1940, Page 9

BOWLING

MASTERTON PARK CLUB. BOOTH CUP AND SHIELD. The following were the scores in the contests between the Park and Martinborough clubs on the latter club’s ground when the home players were victorious. Martinborough are mentioned first in each instance: Booth Cup: Smith, Madson, Larsen, Boyd (s) beat Jenkins. Brown, Thompson, Shearer (s), 19/14; Beveridge, Caseley, Yates, Williamson (s) beat Wallace, Trevorrow, Kilgour, Brownie (s), 23/11. Shield: Thomas, Sadd, McValley, Knell (s) beat Andrews, O’Donnell, Leigh, Smith (s), 18/12. During Saturday afternoon Mr W. F. Stent, vice-president of the Wairarapa Bowling Centre, visited the Park green and referred to the Union Jack flown by the Park Club. This flag, he said, was a very famous one with a notable history. During the 1914-18 Great War the flag, by its repeated sale, brought in many thousands of pounds to the coffers of the local Patriotic Society. It finally became the property of the late Mr Charles Blewitt, who presented it to the Park Club. The club has offered to lend the flag to the Wairarapa Bowling Centre to be spread out on the green at the Wairarapa tournament on Monday for the contributions from the various clubs to be officially placed on it. Mr Stent expressed his appreciation of this offer, and said that he felt sure that the tournament committee would gratefully accept it.

MASTERTON CLUB COMPETITION RESULTS. The foilowing are the results of Booth Cup and Shield games played between Masterton and Greytown clubs on Saturday, Masterton teams being mentioned first in each case:— Booth Cup: Mills, Campbell, W. Reid. E. Reid (s) beat Brunton, Curtis, Kilgour, McLeod (s), 18-11; Davies, A. Hendry, W. Hendry, Christian (s) beat Connolly, Sherdon, Kenny, Higginson is) 23-17. Shield: Rogers, Wylie, Roberts, A. O. Jones (s) beat Robinson, Reid, Dennis, Carter (s), 26-16. In the champion singles Stubbings beat Gordon after a keen battle. At the 20th head the score read 20-18 in favour of Stubbings. At the last head Gordon was lying 2 up with Stubbings' last bowl to be played. With a perfect bowl Stubbings drew the shot, the game ending 21-18 in the latter’s favour.