BOWLING.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17975, 21 March 1930, Page 8

BOWLING.

SOUTH AUCKLAND TOUR. EAST COAST VISIT. THE LATEST GAMES. (By Telegraph—Special to Times.) TAURANGA, Thursday. Six rinks representing the South Auckland Bowling Centre reached here this afternoon and played matches against the Tauranga Bowling Club. Tauranga won by 130 points to 105. Results were as follows, South Auckland players being mentioned first.: — Bowler, Langkilde, Dunklcy, Maingay 25 v. Smith, Gibson, Phillips, (Hiding 23. Raven, Walker, Bliss, Clothier 17 •v. Ford, Ivory, Washer, Cronin 27. Awdry, Clark, Rowe, Pilkington 20 v. Ellery, Pemberton, Wool lams, Sharp I 14. ' Kirk, Bluck, Surrey, North 7 v. ! Kiddie, Bent, Teasey, Lewis, 24. j Roach, Richmond, Mason, Going 1 18 v. Green, Playfair, Moncur, CrawI ley 22. I Martin, Roberts, Finch, Andrews, 118 v. Dinsdale, Corrigan, J'effares, Guinness 20. SOUTH AUCKLAND BEATEN. GAMES AT TAURANGA. (By to Times.) TAURANGA, Friday. The touring South Auckland bowlers reached here early yesterday afternoon, and played a series of games j against the Tauranga Club. The green j and weather were ideal. The results j were (South Auckland mentioned : first) : Bowler, Langkilde, Dunkley, Maingay (s), 25, v. Smith, Gibson, Phillips, (hiding (s), 23. Raven, Walker, Bliss, Clothier (s), 17, v. Ford, Ivory, Washer, Cronin.

(s), 27. Aw dry, Clarke, Rowe, Pilkinglor (s), 20, v. Ellery, Pemberton, Woollams, Sharp (s), i-i. Kirk, Black, Surrey, North (s), 7 v. Kiddie, Bent, Teasy, Lewis (s), 24 Roach, Richmond, Mason, Going (s), IS, v. Green, Playfair, Moncur Crowley (s), 22. i Martin, Roberts, Finch, Andrews (s), 18, v. Dinsdale, Corrigan, Jei'fares Guinness (s), 20. Aggregate—South Auckland, 105: Tauranga, 130. Tauranga South Beaten. In their games against the Tauranga South Club this morning the visiting South Auckland bowlers had a substantial win. Results (South Auckland mentioned first) : Roaohe, Bluck, Andrews, Finch 30 v. Tutehen, Cox, Parlane, Clems on 0. Martin, Bowler, Rowe, Going ii v. Leggett, Turner, Garrett, Bunting, 5. Langkilde, England. Norlh, C'.ark 20 v. Roulston. Mounlfort, ,lcflares, White 15. Kirk, Roberts, Mason, Pilkington 24 v. Stewart, Pitkethley, Mearns, Gankin, .17. Raven, Awdry, Bliss, Clothier 23 .v. Law, Robbins, N'ewsham, Bond 23. Walker, Surrey, Diikioy, Maingay 35 v. Willicomhe, Deudy, Walker, Bickers 6. Totals. —Soulh Auckland, 179; South Tauranga, 75. CAMBRIDGE v. GLEN MASSEY. The following teams have been chosen to represent Cambridge in an inler-club match with Glen Massey on Saturday:—Boyce, Hulme, Easter, S. R. James (s) ; llay, Large, Richards, 'Dix (s), Gardiner, Bryce, McCathie, Lewis (s); Andrew, Lundon, Edgar James, Mclvor (s) ; Speight, J. Wilkinson, Gibson, W. Wilkinson (s). AUCKLAND S3NGLE6 CHAMPBCN. ALLAN BEATS MOIR. (By Telegraph—Special to Times.) AUCKLAND, Friday. The Auckland Bowling Club’s singles championship was won by Harry Allan (one of the younger members), who defeated Baxter in the semi-final, and Dr. Moir in the final. I THE CARE OF GREENS. LECTURE BY MR W. HORTON. AUCKLAND, Friday. A meeting in the Carlton Bowling Club’s pavilion was well attended by the green superintendents and greenkeepers of the various clubs in and around Auckland, when a lecture on the care and upkeep of bowling greens ■was given by Mr W. Horton, of I-la.mil—

lon. Mi’ Horton was support- 1 :! by Mr J Nome Bell, sen. Mr Horton suggested that an advi- j sory committee of experts, preferably > three members who could each take j charge of separate departments, namely, chemical, grass and practical, should be set up. He urged the use of sulphate of ammonia treatment on proper lines. Results should not he looked for in a day, but progress would be noted from the start of the treatment with the chemical. Spiked roller treatment for the aeration of the soil was also advocated. Mr Bell recounted his experience of bowling green management. He was firmly convinced that the treatment as advocated by Mr Horton, and in use on the Hamilton greens, was wiLhout a doubt the real solution of how to get and maintain proper bowling greens. At the conclusion of the addresses, Mr Goldicutt, president of the Auckland Centre, moved a hearty vote of thanks to the speakers, who intimated they were to visit Auckland again in order that the full measure of the Waikato system might be thoroughly understood. NEW PLYMOUTH CHAMPION. NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. By the defeat of C. B. Webster by A. 11. Richards in the final of the men’s singles championship of the New Plymouth Club, a unique record was broken. The club championship board, which starts at 1905, has hitherto bad engraved ori it only two names, those of J. G. Nicholson and G. B. Webster. From 1905 to 1920, the former bad a remarkable sequence Of IG victories, and lie won ■again in 1922. Webster won in 1921, and then seven times in succession, from J 923 to 1929. Thus Nicholson won the title 17 times and Webster S.

ROUND THE GREENS. PROGRAMME FOR SATURDAY. The following programme will he observed on the various Hamilton bowling greens to-morrow:— Hamilton. Four rinks will participate in an interclub match willi Taupiri. The final of the Wilson Memorial Shield will be played on the home green. Frankton. Inter-club match with Hamilton East. Whitiora. Inter-club match with Iluntly. Glaudelands. Club competition, ordinary draw. Railway. Inter-club match with Glaudelands; progressive pairs. Hamilton East. Inter-club match with Frank ton. Hamilton East v. Frankton. The following players will represent Hamilton East against Frankton, on the latter’s green to-morrow:—Lym-burn (s), N'eas, Henderson, (Hague; Karton, Carter, Tyler, Robertson; Jordan (s), Ililclicock, Warren! Brooks; Handley (s), Jenkins, Hindman, Kingston; Webster (s) ; Brown, Wallis, Norton. Cars will leave the Hamilton East iCceftßv M i.'iu y.uu txu Saturday.