BOWLING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 January 1943, Page 4

BOWLING

PARK CLUB VETERAN MEDALS MATCH. AN INTERESTING COMPETITION. Many interesting games were played on the Masterton Park Bowling Club’s green last week. On Saturday there was an attendance of over sixty players, including several visitors. The outstanding event of the week was the first game for the Veteran Medals, which were donated by Mr J. C. Ewington for competition fortnightly between members over 70 years of age of the Park and Masterton clubs. Mr Ewington is a member of both clubs. In welcoming the visitors, Mr H. M. Smith, vice-president of the Park Club, expressed the hope that the veterans would have many pleasant games. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Ewington, who wished the respective teams the best of luck and many pleasant games. On behalf of the Masterton Club, Mr C.. Perry thanked Mr Ewington for his very fine gesture and the happy thought that prompted it. He expressed the hope that Mr Ewington would soon be restored to that state of health whereby he could participate in the games himself. The teams were: Park, Messrs J. Coe, J. G. Shearer, A. E. Kilgour, H. Carr (s) and Masterton, Messrs A. 'Hendry, T. Denbee, W. R. Doughty, C. Perry (s). The game was most interesting, the leading being of a high order for men over 70, whilst Denbee excelled himself, and Carr was always accurate with his running shots. Perry took the lead early in the garpe, but on the 9th end the scores were 11 all. Carr did not score on the next 6 ends, during which Perry added 8 points, the board reading 19/11 on the 14th end. Carr scored on 5 of the remaining 7 ends, but Perry kept the scores down to singles, the game ending 22/17 in Masterton’s favour. The players were the guests of Mt J. C. Ewington at afternoon tea in the Kiosk. The aggregate age of the Masterton team was 309 years, the average 77, and of the Park team 298 years and 74 respectively. Other games played resulted: Champion fours: Davies, Garard, Duckworth, F. Dixon (s) beat McCord, P. Smith, Moore, O’Donnell, 25/17; H. Dixon, Simpson, Leigh, Carstens (s) beat Wallis, Staniforth, Jenkins, Carr, 28/21; Darvill, Spackman, J. C. Ewington, Kilgour beat Heath, Winhall, Drummond, Andrews 23/14. Champion pairs: E. Brown and H. Smith beat Heath and Carr, 19/12; Trevorrow and Simpson (s) after being down until the 13th end, scored 7 to go on and win 25/18 from Shearer and G. Brown (s); Darvill and Kilgour beat Spackman and Reader 24/18 in a game that‘was very evenly contested until the 16th end. H. Dixon and F. Dixon beat Drummond and Winhall 32/18. Winhall led early in the game but a six and four fours were too great a hurdle.

Champion singles: Leigh beat Wallis 23/11.

Handicap singles: Simpson beat H Dixon 23/19.

Colts’ singles: Darvill beat Maxted 23/13; Griffiths beat Garard 23/16; Rossiter beat Darvill 18/17. Feathers: Moore and Kilgp.ur retained these by defeating Drummond and Andrews, 24/21. Andrews scored 11 before Kilgour started, and was leading 16/6 on the 10th end. Keetley medals: McCord and H. Smith (s) defeated the holders, Griffiths and G. Brown (s), 20/14. Heartiest congratulations were extended to a first year player, Mr Harry Stimpson, who, having returned incapacitated after serving in Greece, Crete and Libya, was successful in winning the first prize for leads in the Levin New Year progressive pairs tourney. MASTERTON CLUB COMPETITIONS ON SATURDAY. A CROWDED GREEN. The Masterton Bowling Club’s green was filled on Saturday afternoon, visitors being present from North Auckland, Christchurch, Taranaki, Manawatu and Wellington. Club fours were played and resulted as follows: — Taylor, Shouler, Hearle, W. Hendry (s) beat Vennell, Parsons, Dr Prior, Roberts (s), 21/13. Murdoch, W. Reid, Campbell (s) beat J. Hughes, Doughty, Freeman (s), 25/15. ■ Guthrie Smith,. Elliott, Bannister, Hughes (s) beat Dickason, Clayson, Mills, Christian (s), 25/17. Beach, De Castro, Gordon, H. Thompson (s) beat Grant, Bain. Davis, E. Reid (s), 17/15. Lane, Hyde, Weller, O. Jones (s) beat Reynolds, Fletcher, Martin, Perry (s), 27/18. Palamontain, Kearney, Finlayson (s) beat Bird, Skeet, Percy (s), 23/18. Bassett, Greenwood, Wylie, J. Russell (s) beat Wearne, Brockett, A. Hendry, Chapman (s), 20/15.