BOWLING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 March 1943, Page 5

BOWLING

PARK CLUB COMPETITION RESULTS. SOME WELL CONTESTED GAMES. With the continued dry weather the Park bowling green is very keen, and, although the grass is drying off considerably, the surface remains true, and some really good bowling has been enjoyed by record attendances of members and visitors. Several very interesting games were played during the week, the results being:— Handicap singles:—Semi-final: G. Brown beat E. Brown, 19/13. The latter lead until the 13th end after which he did not score again until the final end. The board read 10 all on the 14th end. G. Brown and A. Osborne will now meet in the final. Feathers: Moore and Kilgour defeated Buckley and Shearer, 24/17, after an uphill fight. Shearer led 11/0 on the Bth end and kept the lead for several more ends. Then two 4’s and a 2 gave Kilgour a lead of 17/12 on the 15th end. The scores were 17 all on the 18th end. In another very, interesting game Moore and Kilgour just managed to retain the trophies by defeating H. Dixon and O’Donnell, 19/18. The third challenge was another remarkable game in which Buckley and Shearer were successful, defeating the holders, 24/23. Shearer scored on only 8 ends, but included in the scoring were four 4’s and a 5. The scores were 18 all on the 17th end and 23 all on the 20th. Keatley Medals: Garard and Shearer beat J. Ewington and H. Dixon, 20/10. Stimpson and Kilgour beat Garard and Shearer 28/24. There was some big scoring in this game, and included a 6 and a 5, whilst the scores were level on the 13th end, 17 all, on the 18th, 22 all, and on the 20th end 24 all. Stimpson and Kilgour defeated Edwards and F. Dixon, 23/19 in another evenly- contested game. Mutrie Cup: G. Brown and H. Smith were successful in their challenge match with W. Palamontain and H. Freeman. Centre Fours: After a stern struggle the holders, J. Campbell, W. Reid, W. Hendry, H. Freeman (s) retained the trophies by defeating R. Simpson, G. Brown, R. Osborne, H. Smith (s), 20/12. Up to the eleventh end only 12 points were scored, the board reading 8/4 in favour of Masterton, whilst on the 20tlj end Masterton still held a lead of 4, the board reading 16/12. The Park members were the guests of the Masterton Club during the weekend, and a splendid afternoon’s play ensued. Although the Park teams failed to register a win, the games were keenly contested, and the hospitality of the Masterton Club players was fully appreciated. During the coming weekend the Masterton players will be the guests of the Park Club. MASTERTON CLUB

CENTRE CHAMPIONSHIP. (Notes by “The Bowler.”) On Saturday afternoon last A further match was played on the Masterton Club’s green, for the Wairarapa Centre Champion Fours. The holders, J. Campbell, W. Reid, W. Hendry and H. N.<Freeman (s), of the Masterton Club, met the challengers, Simpson, Brown, Osborne and Smith (s), of the Park Club. The weather was perfect for bowling, and the green was in excellent order. The match was an interesting one and some good play on both sides was witnessed. In the first eleven heads, the score board showed that only 12 points had been scored. The details of the game are as follow: —On the sixth head Masterton led by 2 points, and on the eighth head, had the same lead, the scores being: Masterton. 5, Park 3. Masterton increased its lead to 4 points on the eleventh head, but on the fifteenth head the difference was 6 points in favour of Masterton. On the eighteenth head Masterton was leading by 5 points, the score board showing Masterton 14, Park 9. The game concluded on the 21st head with Masterton winning by a majority of 8 points, the final scores being: Masterton 20, Park 12. CLUB CHAMPION FOURS. From time to time we hear various discussions as to the best method of clubs selecting its champion fours. Some members incline to the opinion that the champion fours should be selected on the classification system, and others say that skips should select their own teams. A sports writer has the following remarks on the subject: The Victoria Club adopted individual classification in its fours championship, and sent forward to the centre championship a graded four, each member of the four having a place according to his grading in the club. A lead played as lead, a two as two, and so on.

That is an idea which certainly dees away with the packing of teams, and, what is more, it widens the field of opportunity. But it still does not find the best four players in a club, which may be taken as the object of a champion of champions content. RINKS TOURNEY. A rinks tourney played by members of the Masterton Bowling Club on Saturday was won by Haycraft, Thomas, Perry (s) with three wins and a total of 33 points. Details are: — A section: Two wins and a draw: Beattie, Weller, J. Russell (s); Lane, Holdsworth, Mills (s). Two wins: Hyde, A. Hendry, Chapman (s); Kerslake, Shouler, Roberts (s). One win and a draw: Clayson, Blane, Stubbings (s). One win: Murdock, Henderson, Percy (s). One draw: Guthrie Smith, Bain, Hayne (s). No wins: Grant, Kennedy, Stewart (s). B section: —Three wins: Haycraft, Thomas, Perry (s). Two wins: Fletcher, Skeet, D. Thomson (s). One win and a draw: de Castro, Palamontain, Jones (s); Daniell, Gordon, Hunter (s); McKay, Hearle, Beecroft (s). One win: Brockett, Morton, Christian (s); Taylor, Bannister, H. Thompson (s). One draw: Davey, Wylie, Davies (s).