BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 38, 15 February 1939, Page 4

BOWLING

WANGANUI CENTRE PAIRS TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY'S RESULTS The Wanganui Bowling Centre’s open pairs tournament started yesterday. Twenty-eight pairs, divided into four sections, are taking part. The Wanganui and St. John’s greens are being used. One pair each from Tailiape and Marton are the only outside players, as all the others are from the local clubs. Mr. L. Bassett, president of the centre, welcomed players on the St. John's green, and Mr. A. Crawfora did likewise at the Wanganui green. The rounds are of 18 ends with a time limit of IS hours. Four rounds were played yesterday. The. remaining rounds in section play will be disposed of this morning, after whicn winners of sections will start post section play on the one-life system on the St. John’s green. The greens were very fast but a gusty wind at times gave trouble to players. Many interesting games were witnessed, and many took the full time limit. The final, which should start about 4 p.m. to-day, will be ot 21 ends. Details of yesterday’s play are:— Section A. First Round. Beard and Naumann 23, v. B. Armstrong and W. Brown 17. Beattie and Duncan 19, v. Hayward and Lowe 25. Glengarry and Cramond 16, v. Purnell and Carveil 21. Sanders and W. D. Harris 19, v. W. Pepper and A. J’epper 22. Second Round. Naumann 15, v. Harris 13. Lowe 4, v. Carveil 25. Duncan 16, v. Pepper 21. Cramond 15, v. W. Brown 16. Third Round. Naumann 20, v. Cramond 14. Pepper 13, v. Carveil 12. Lowe 16, v. W. Brown 12. Duncan 20, v. W. D. Harris 19. Fourth Round. Naumann 22, v. Duncan 13. Pepper 18, v. W. Brown 17. Cai veil 19, v. Harris 16. Lowe 17. v. Cramond 5. Section B.

First Round. Ryan and Fleming 14, v. Ormsby and Clinkard 12. Sperring and Bond 15, v. Black and Rush 13. Liddle and Jackson 10, v. Harie and Brass 18. Second Round. Fleming 16, v. Bond 19. Brass 10, v. Rush 17. Bond 17, v. Clinkard 11. Third Round. Flemnig 16, v. Bond 19. Brass 10, v. Clinkard 25. Rush 22, v. Jackson 17. Fourth Round. Fleming 15, v. Rush 18. Clinkard 22, v. Jackson 19. Brass 17, v. Bond 14. Section C. First Round. Barton and Cumming 12, v. Gordon and London 13. Tippins and Haworth 13, v. W. Gordon and G. Gordon 16. Shaw and H. S. Harris 11. v. Norfold and Stone 15. Hay and Caird 21, v. Gray and Bamtord 15. Second Round. Cumming 17, v. Caird 13. Gordon 11, v. Stone 14. Haworth 17, v, Bamford 7. Harris 11, v. London 17. Third Round. Cumming 18, v. Harris 15. Stone 24, v. Bamford 18. Gordon 17, v. London 18. Haworth 21, v. Caird 16. Fourth Round. Cumming 15, v. Haworth 13. Bamford 12, v. London 17. Stone 15, v. Caird 8. Gordon 15, v. Harris 18. Section D. First Round. Munro and Reynolds 14, v. Wallace and Glover 20. Penn and Meek 16, v. Rowling and Kirkwood 11.

Cade and Boyd 17, <. J. Healey and Hampton 10. Second Round. Reynolds 18, v. Boyd 21. Kirkwood 23, v. Hampton 10. Meek 19, v. Glover 12. Third Round. Reynolds 11, v. Meek 16. Hampton 20, v. Glover 24. Kirkwood 13, v. Boyd 18. Fourth Round. Reynolds 13, v. Kirkwood 14. Glover 16, v. Boyd 14. Hampton 11, v. Meek 24. Leading winners with four rounds played are as follow: — Section A. —Naumann and Pepper, 4 each. Section B.—Bond and Rush, 3 each. Section C. —London and Stone, 4 each; Cumming 3. Section D.—Meek, 4; Boyd and Glover, 3 each.