BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 9

BOWLING

SINGLES TITLE Wanganui Centre’s Tournament OPENING DAY’S PLAY SECTION WINNERS FOUND The Wanganui Bowling Centre's singles tournament, with 25 entries, divided into four sections, started yesterday. Two sections each played on the St. John’s and Wanganui East greens. A strong wind made playing conditions rather unpleasant. Some excellent bowling was witnessed, and there were many close finishes. In many instances an extra end had to be played. In section A Fleming won all five games played. In section B Kirkwood was section winner with four wins. In section C Harris and Boyd tied with four wins each and in the play-off of live ends Harris won. In section D Penn and Clinkard tied with four wins each and in the play-off Penn won. The draw for post-section play, which will be on St. John's green, starting at 9 a.m. to-day, is as follows : Penn plays Kirkwood. Fleming plays W. Harris. The winners of these games wiil then play the final, which will probably start shortly before 11 a.m. Details of play are as follow: Section A.

First Round. Pepper 21, v. Bassett 11. Fleming 20, v. Purnell 15. Naumann 16, v. Herd 17. Glengarry 23, v. Beattie 20. Second Round. Pepper 24, v. Glengarry 13. Purnell 21, v. Herd 16. Fleming 29, v. Beattie 15. Naumann 17, v. Bassett 15. Third Round. Pepper 17, v. Naumann 13. Herd 21, v. Beattie 13. Purnell 20, v. Bassett 19. Fleming 17, v. Glengarry 15. Fourth Round. Pepper 14, V. Fleming 23. Beattie 20, v. Bassett 12. Herd 19, v. Glengarry 13. Purnell 15, v. Naumann 21. Fifth Round. Pepper 16, v. Purnell 23. Bassett 19, v. Glengarry 18. Beattie 14, v. Naumann 22. Herd 18, v. Fleming 19. Section B. First Hound. Easton 16, v. Brown 20. Cumming 12, v. Kirkwood 21. Meek IS, v. Ryan 9. Second Round. Easton 18, v. Meek 11. Kirkwood 23, v. Ryan 15. Cumming 20, v. Brown 15. Third Round. Easton 16, v. Cumming 17. Ryan 21, v. Brown 17. Kirkwood 13, v. Meek 14. Fourth Round. Easton 16, v. Kirkwood 23. Brown 19, v. Meek 17. Ryan 20, v. Cumming 15. Fifth Round. Easton 14, v. Ryan 19. Meek 20, v. Cumming 15. Brown 17, v. Kirkwood 20. Section C. First Round. B. Armstrong 21, v. Boyd 11. Duncan 13, v. W. Harris 24. Cramond 20, v. Colman 14. Second Round. Armstrong 15, v. Cramond 20. W. Harris 27, v. Colman 14. Duncan 19, v. Boyd 22. Third Round. B. Armstrong 21, v. Duncan 14Colman 13, v. Boyd 25. W. Harris 19, V. Cramond 14. Fourth Round. B. Armstrong 14, v. W. Harris 17. Boyd 20, v. Cramond 18. Coiman 16, v. Duncan 17. Fifth Round. Armstrong 25, v. Colman 18. Cramond 21, v. Duncan 15. Boyd 18, v. W. Harris 12. Section D. First Round. Ansley 19, v. J. Healey 21. Penn 16, v. Clinkard 17. Reynolds 19, v. Hayward 16. Second Round. Ansley 16, v. Reynolds 24. Clinkard 12, v. Heyward 21. Penn 20, v. J. Healey 9. Third Round. Ansley 12. v. Penn 26. Hayward 22, v. J. Healey 10. Clinkard 20, v. Reynolds 14. Fourth Round. Ansley 16, v. Clinkard 23. J. Healey 15, v. Reynolds 16. Hayward 17, v. Penn 18. Fifth Round. Ansley 20, v. Hayward 19. Reynolds 14, v. Penn 20. Healey 13, v. Clinkard 17.