BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 43, 21 February 1939, Page 4

BOWLING

WANGANUI CENTRE VETERANS’ DAY RINKS ENTRIES FOR TO-MORROW The annual day conducted by the Wanganui Bowling Centre i’or the veterans of the various clubs takes place to-morrow at 2 p.m. on the Wanganui green. The centre will welcome any veteran on the green that day, whether he plays or not. This is considered one of the best days of the bowling season, and the entries this year constitute a record. Two games of eleven ends will be played following is a list of the teams:— Strouts, Greenwood, Carruthers, Beswick. Sutherland, F. Smith, Laird, J. Stewart. R. S. Brown, Gibson, Goss, Hewetson. Ansley, Grieve, Upton. Morrison, Spriggens, Melville, Hodson. Newsome, Ellis, Scoullar, Rush. Whitfield, Watt, Healy, Mogridge. Nicol, Watkins, Howie, Dalton. England, J. T. Williams, Penn, Robertson. Quinn, J. Williams, McLaren, Rhodes. G. Stanton, Dunbar, Purnell, Hally. Addenbrooke, Billinghurst, Coltman, Allomes. Hole, Masters, Colman, F. Jones. Davies, Bignell, Collingwood, Crawford. Holland, A. W. Jones, White. Havill, Thorp, Howie.

KEESING CUP CHALLENGE

WANGANUI DEFEAT GONVILLE Last evening, on the Gonville green, a Wanganui Club team defeated Gonville (holders) in a challenge match for the Keesing Cup, by 21 points to 13. The teams were:— Wanganui.—Boulton, Goodey, Goldstone, Engebretsen. Gonville.—North, J. Healey, Laird, Corby.

ANNUAL TOURNAMENT

WANGANUI PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION WIN FOR RAILWAY RINK The second annual tournament conducted by the Wanganui Public Service Bowling Association was held on the Wanganui East Bowling Club’s green on Saturday in fine weather. Five games of eleven heads were played, and at the conclusion three rinks were equal with four wins each. These were skipped by Raine (Railway), McCracken (Railway), and Fleming (Police). Raine eliminated McCracken in the semi-final and proved the eventual winner when he beat Fleming after an extra head had been played. Following are the results:— First Round. R. Lynch, L. E. Turrell, M, F. Barrowman, R. Schumacher (Railway) 10, v. C. A. Piper, H. R. Ogg, N. R. Wallace, J. Glover (P. and T.) 12. F. McKessar, J. Ellis, W. Partridge, W. Burns (Railway) 10, v. R. Oliver, A. Mayo, E. V. Laws, J. Caird (Labour) 7. C. Boss, R. Mario, C. Meek, F. W. Holloway (Railway) 10, v. H. Robinson, T. Clark, J. Roache, W. Fleming (Police) 13.

K. Thomas, S. Gaunt, J. Tippins, W, Raine (Railway) 15, v. F. Hermans, G. W. Sampson, J. R. Cade, H. R. Neas (P.W.D.) 12. A. W. Jones, A. H. Featherstone, T. W. Penn, J. H. Purnell (Railway) 15, v. A. Walker, W. Emia, P. H. Dudson, W. H. Cannan (Native) 10. R. McKay, J. Simpson, J. McDougall, G. McCracken (Railway) 17, v. M. R. Beauchamp, L. Haworth, J. Cowan, P. Rush (Railway) 7. Second Round. Caird 10, v. Fleming 15. Glover 9, v. Holloway 7. Neas 12, v. McCracken 8. Schumacher 13, v. Burns 11. Cannan 10, v. Rush 13. Raine 12, v. Purnell 8. Third Round. Raine 11, v. Cannan 8. Neas 8, v. Rush 11. Schumacher 9, v. Caird 6. Burns 13, v. Holloway 8. Purnell 9, v. McCracken 15. Glover 6, v. Fleming 9. Fourth Round. Purnell 7, v. Rush 12. Raine 5, v. McCracken 12. Burns 11, v. Fleming 6. Glover 7, v. Caird 7. Schumacher 10, v. Holloway 12. Neas 14, v. Cannan 12. Fifth Round. Schumacher 15, v. Fleming 20. Neas 19, v. Purnell 20. Raine 15, v. Rush 14. Cannan 14, v. McCracken 18. Glover 12, v. Burns 12. Caird 10, v. Holloway 9. Summary.

Raine 6, v. McCracken 3. Final. Raine (Railway) 9, v. Fleming Police) 6.

Schumacher Losses. Wins 3 2 Glover .. 11 31 Burns - 2 3 Caircl . — 31 11 Holloway .. .. 4 1 Fleming ... — 1 4 Raine — 1 4 Neas 3 2 Purnell — 3 2 Cannan 5 0 McCracken 1 4 Rush 2 3 Semi-final.