BOWLING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 December 1940, Page 3

BOWLING

WELLINGTON CENTRE CHRISTMAS TOURNEY. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. The Wellington Bowling Centre’s Christmas fours tournament, was continued yesterday and was advanced tn the completion of the sixth round of section play. The Lyall Bay four skipped by J. B. Reid is the only one to survive to this stage without a defeat, and it has to win only one of the three further rounds of section play today to qualify for the post-section play on Monday. Winners of sections also enter post-section play. The day, being sunny with only a light southerly, was the best day for bowls this season, and the greens are all in good condition. Today section A will play at Newtown, section B. at Karori, section C at Khandallah and section D at Hataitai, the headquarters. Foilwing is a summary of wins at the end of six rounds yesterday:— Section A.—Bryce, Brighting, Silbery, 5; Wellings, Watts, 4; Gauntlett, Hadwin, 3; Fairway, Lightfoot, 2; O’Donnell, Davison, Bailey, 1.

Section B.—Cometti. Casey. 5; Fielding, Stirling, Morgan, 4; Jones, McKenzie, Russell, Higgins, 3; Marshall, 2; Hill, Davis. 0. Section C. —Lawries, Hale. Hazelwood, 5; Shore. Goldfinch, Roundhill, Lyall, Perry. 3; Inniss, Shennan, Wyatt. 2; Hart, 0. Section D.—Reid, 6; Hastings, P. W. Smith, 5; McCune, Parsons. Ryan, Cooper, Cunningharne. 3; Stevens, P. W. Smith. 2; Hill, 1; Burke. 0. The results of the three rounds played yesterday are as follows:— Section A. Fourth round: Lightfoot (Upper Hutt) 24, Fairway (Wellington) 18; Wellings (Hataitai) 27, Gauntlett (Lyall Bay) 15; Hadwin (Hutt) 28, O’Donnell (Wellington) 22; Silbery (Petone) 20, Davison (Victoria) 16; Bryce (Island Bay) 27. Bailey (Khandallah) 23; Brighting (Kelburn) 14, Watts (Hataitai) 12. Fifth round: Gauntlett 23, Davison 13; Fairway 19. Bailey 15; Watts 21. Lightfoot 10: Wellings 22, Hadwin 15; Brighting 24, O'Donnell 23; Bryce 19. Silbery 17. Sixth round: Wellings 26 Brighting 11; Lightfoot 23, O'Donnell 20; Bryce 23, Gauntlett 12; Watts 21, Bailey 9; Silbery 24, Fairway 9; Hadwin 23, Davison 22. Section B. Fourth round: Russell (Newtown) 23, Stirling (Wellington) 17; Fielding (Hataitai) 20, Marshall (Lyall Bay) 14; McKenzie (Hutt) 22, G. S. Hill (Wellington) 20. Casey (Thorndon) 23, Jones (Victoria) 12; Higgins (Seatoun) 28. Davis (Island Bay) 17; Morgan (Kelburn) 20, Cometti (Hataitai) 15. Fifth round: Jones 23. Marshall 20; Stirling 26, Higgins 25; Cometti 19. Russell 17; Fielding 27, McKenzie 23: Morgan 27. Hill 14: Casey 32. Davis 20. Sixth round: Russell 22, Hill 18: Marshall 17, Davis 13; Cometti 17, Higgins 16; Stirling 25, Casey 7; McKenzie 24, Jones 21; Morgan 19, Fielding 16. Section C. ! Fourth round: Hale (Island Bay) 29, Shennan (Seatoun) 18; Lyall (Kelburn) 22. Shore (Hataitai) 15; Goldfinch (Wellington) 23, Inniss (Newtown) 17; Hazelwood (Lyall Bay) 27, Hart (Carterton) 17; Wyatt. (Karori) 22, Roundhill (Hutt) 17; Lawrie (Victoria) 25. Perry (Thorndon) 12. Fifth round: Hazelwood 27. Lyall 11; Hale 24, Wyatt 20; Shennan 22 Lawrie 20, Shore 25, Inniss 11; Perry 27, Goldfinch 15; Roundhill 17, Hart 11. Sixth round: • Shore 22, Perry 21; Goldfinch 25, Shennan 22; Roundhill 23, Lyall 22; Lawrie 18, Wyatt 16; Hale 21. Hart 18; Hazelwood 23. Inniss 14. Section D. Fourth round: Parsons (Island Bay) 20, Ryan (Porirua) 19; McCune (Hataitai) 27, J. R. Smith (Kelburn) 17; Hastings (Newtown) 27. H. A. Hill (Wellington) 11; Reid (Lyall Bay) 22, Cooper (Karori) 20; Cunningharne (Newtown) 29, Burke (Hutt), 16; P. W. Smith (Thorndon) 31. Stevens (Victoria) 15. Fifth round: Reid 25, J. R. Smith 17; Parsons 33, Cunningharne 16; Stevens 23. Ryan 11; Hastings 26. McCune 21; P. W. Smith 24, Hill 20; Cooper 19. Burke 13. Sixth round: P. W. Smith 22, McCune 21; Ryan 19, Hill 12; J. R. Smith 30, Burke 13; Cunningharne 31, Stevens 14; Cooper 23, Parsons 20; Reid 23, Hastings 22.