CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLS

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17973, 19 March 1930, Page 6

CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLS

THE SINGLES TITLE. | SOUTH AUCKLAND CENTRE. GAMES IN HAMILTON TO-DAY. The final games of the Singles Championship of the South Auckland Bowling Centre were played to-day at the lower green of the Hamilton Bowling Club, which was in excellent order. Ideal wealher prevailed, and a good standard of play was witnessed. Tin quartette aspiring for the title were: N. Bell, jun. (Hamilton Group), B. MeFarianc (Xgaruawahia —King Country), G. Lymburn (Eastern), and T. K. Kriskovicb (Goldfields). The championship was decided on the ” two life” system over 21 heads. THE OPENING GAMES. BELL AND LYMBURN WIN. Bell and Kriskovich had a close and interesting game in which the decision was not reached until the last bowl. Bell opened well with a 4 and a 3, but Kriskovich came on to his game after this and, taking I, 2, 3 and 1 in successive heads, brought the tallies level with six heads played. His opponent got a run of singles, hut Kriskovich earned 3 on the 10th, and was once more even on the aggregate. Two heads later Bell was 4 up, hut Kriskovich got another run in the middle stages, and had the front: 17—15, with 16 heads played. Bell made the tallies again level with a brace on the next, and keen bowling saw them 20 all, with two heads to play. Bell’s drawing gave him 2 at the next, while, with the odds against him when he sent down his final bowl, Kriskovich just failed in a measure for the required two to make an extra head necessary, and the game went to Bell: 22—21.

LYMBURN DEFEATS MoFARLAWE. ANOTHER CLOSE CONTEST. Lymburn and McFarlane provided another neck-and-neck contest in their game of the first round, in which keen bowling was also witnessed. Lymburn opened auspiciously with 3 and 2, but McFarlane came right on to Ms game quiokly, and had headed the local player with seven heads decided, and the score reading 7—6 in his favour. Lymburn took 3 at the next. With singles at the two following heads he was 4 up, but McFarlane reduced it to the bare margin when good drawing gave him 3 on the 11th. The tallies were level on the thirteenth and fifteenth, while the scoring margin kepi see-sawing until the nineteenth, on which the total read 16 all. The pair kept on their top game, and getting a single in turn, the 21st saw them with honours again even. On the extra head Lymburn’s superior drawing gave him a brace and the honours: 19— 17.

THE SECOND ROUND. KRISKOVICH GOES OUT. BELL AND McFARLANE WIN. In the second round Bell defeated Lymburn, while McFarlane was successful over Krislcovich, who then dropped out of the competition. Lyrnhurn and McFarlane met in the semifinal, with, the winner to .play Bell in the Anal. 8011-Lymburn Game. In the Bell-Lymburn game the former played almost faultless bowls in the opening half, but Lymburn settled down later on and was also on his game over the concluding stages, although he found the leeway too much to make up. Lymburn got a single on the first and third heads, while Bell took three on the second. The latter was up continuously from the 4th to the Bth heads, on which he gathered 10 points, and the score read 13—2 in his favour. When the 15 th had been played Bell was 8 up on the aggregate. Lymburn’s game reached his best form at this point, but he was never able to get more than a single on any head. On the 18th he failed narrowly with a shot which would have placed him "handy to his rival in the scoring. Bell took a single and a two on the 19th and 2.oth respectively, and the game closed 19 —11 in his favour. McFarlane Six Up. McFarlane had the better of the scoring in the opening stages of his game with Kriskovich. Both men were drawing well, and Kriskovich was four down entering the 9th hc;id, but he made steady scoring progress from that point, and was leading 10—8 after the 13th head had been counted. McFarlane produced the more effective bowls from this point, and by consistent scoring was 5 up at the close of the 18th head. Kriskovich strove hard to reduce the gap, but McFarlane kept the upper band, the game concluding on the 20th, 17—11 in his favour.

THE SEMI-FINAL. McFARLANE AND LYMBURN A WIN FOR THE FORMER. McFarlane commenced well in the semi-final game Ibis afternoon with Lymburn getting three from the two opening heads. Lymburn got a single in the third while the next saw McFarlane lake 3 on a wide head. Lymburn drew two shots right on the jack at the fifth. With a trail McFarlane secured three at the next. Superior drawing by Lymburn saw him gain 4 at the seventh and reduce the lead to two. McFarlane got a single next head while a well clustered ninth saw Lymburn draw in for the shot which he held and again taking a single at the next head tiie hoard showed 10 —9 in MeFariane’s favour. The latter moved further ahead with 3 on the eleventh. Lymburn’s superior drawing gave him 4 on the twelfth and the game was all square with 13 points. McFarlane took the lead again at the next but he did not hold it long as his opponent notched two at the. fourteenth and the game

read 15—14 in Lymburn’s favour. A single to McFarlane at the fifteenth placed the game oil even terms once more. A long head next time saw McFarla.no draw the more effectively and the Ngaruawahia player advanced to two up. With his opponent in the ascendancy on the head, McFarlane burnt the seventeenth. On the replay McFarlane got one. Lymburn sprung the jack back lo the ditch and got 4 from the eighteenth which placed him one up with three heads to play. A single to McFarlane made the tallies 19 all on the 19th, while he went to the front again with the bare margin on the 20th. Lymburn, who held the one to make it a tic on the 21st, failed narrowly with the last bowl for an outright win. As happened in their morning match, an extra head was necessary, which McFarlane won, and with it the game, 21—20.

SOUTH AUCKLAND TOURISTS. VICTORY OVER TANEATUA. (By Telegraph—Special to Times.) WHAKATANE, Wednesday. The South Auckland bowling teams played against Taneatua on the Taneatua greens yesterday afternoon, in beautiful weather. The visitors beat the local players by 125 to 123. Details of the games are (South. Auckland mentioned first) :• — Roach, Mason, Pilkingon, Andrews (s) 9 v. (Mitchell, Wilson, Merry, Ball (s) 28. Martin, Walker, Rowe, Going (s) 37 v. Peebles, James, G. Sykes, D. Ferguson 17. Langkilde, Black, Bliss, Maingay 21 v. E. Mcßeake, C. Old, i. Moody, M. Ferguson 19.

E. Bowler, Clarke. Dunklcy, North 18 v. Ruddick, McDonald, Thom, Forrest, 25. England, Richmond, Finch, Clothier 18 v. McPherson, G. Lord, G. Peebles, J. Rae 14. Raven, Roberts, Kirk, Surrey, 22 v. Crouch, Paterson, Lester, A. Peebles 20. WHAKATANE BEATEN. The South Auckland Bowling representatives played against Whakatane on the Whakatane greens this mornings, under ideal weather conditions. The’visitors beat the local players by 124 to 114. The results of tne games are as follows (South Auckland mentioned first) : —• Langkilde, Bluck, Mason, Surrey (skipK 13, v. Smith, Suckling, Italy, M. Ramson (skip), 27. E Bowler, England, Finch, Clothier, (skip), 23, v. Britten, Beaucham, Clarke, Sloane (skip), 18. Kirk, Walker, Dunklcy, North (skip), 13, v. Jarrett, Hellyar, Coisley, Mclntyre (skip), 17. Rouch, Awclry, Bliss, Maingay, (skip), 22, v. W. E. Bridger, R. J. Brown, Baxter, A. Bridger (skip), 12. Raven, Clarke, Andrews, Going (skip), 25, v. Bracken, Bell, Earle, F. Britten (skip), 19. Martin, Roberts, Rowe, Pilkington (skip), 28, v. Green, Conning Ramson, Loane (skip), 21.

THE WEBSTER C*€KET. FINAL ROUND. The final of the “Webster Casket,” a unique compelilion inaugurated last season between the Hamilton Lost and Frankton Bowling Clubs, will lie played on the liamillon Fast Croon commencing at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The casket, which was made lev Mr 11. Wcbslcr, of I,lie liamillon East Club, was presented fur competition between the two clubs. Up to the present, both clubs have won four rinks each and the play-off should bo of exceptional interest.