SIX ROUNDS PLAYED

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20737, 22 February 1939, Page 8

SIX ROUNDS PLAYED

THREE UNBEATEN TEAMS ROTORUA BOWLING TOURNAMEN' (Special t'l Times) ROTORUA. Tuesday At the completion of six rounds it the annual pairs tournament of the Rotorua Bowling Club to-day only three teams were unbeaten. The weather was fine, but a gusty wind sometimes made conditions difficult. Livingstone, of Onehunga. Higginbotham. of Ponsonby. and Pakes, of Rotorua, are the three skips who have hot yet suffered a loss. Among the teams to have lost only one game are Whellan and Elliott, of Whitiora, and Healey and Douglas, of Huotly. Details of Waikato players resulta: Section A. fourth round: Whellan and Elliott (Whitiora) 20 v. French and Banks (Rotorua) 18. Fifth round: McDonald 21. v. Elliott 18. Sixth round: Elliott 19. v. McFarlane 16. Summary: Elliott, 4 wins, i loss. Section B. Fourth Round: Horscroft and Taplin (Auckland Transport) 25, v. and Francis 'Putaruru) 14: Glenlster and Higginbotham (Ponsonhy) 25. v. Smith and Smith (Huntlv) 20; Blunt and Davis (Whitiora) 19, v. Tripp and Snoad (Devonport) 14. Fifth round: Wvnyard 18 v. Davis !5: Higginbotham 31, v. Francis 15; Pearce 21. v. Smith 14. Sixth round: Pakes 21. v. Davis 17; Pearce 20, ▼. Francis 15: Summary: Smith, 1 win, 4 losses; Davis, 1 win, 5 losses; Francis, no wins. 5 losses. Section C. Fourth Round: Healey and Douglas (Huntly) 2b. v. Commings and Flanders ''Havelock North) 15; Rowe and Rudd 'Reform* 23, v. House and Downes 'Whitiora) 21. Fifth round: Butler 2b. \. Downes 16; Douglas 22. v. Pole 15. Sixth round: Douglas 23. v. Lundon 14. Summary, Douglas. I wins. 1 loss; Downes, 2 wins, T losses. Section D, Fourth Round: Robertson and Livingstone 'Onehunga) 20. v. Penman and Shead ilunt'v' 16; | Rovce and MussoM -!. Hellers 21, v. ! Ch’oat and Ifnwe Whitiora; 20; Else ind * ■ "i 1 ■ uni 3t, v. Johnson anil Latigsfnrd Flierslie) 5. Fifth | round: Rowe is. v. Shead 15; Paxton | 22. v. Fshelby >j. Sixth round: Till | 22, v. Shead 20; Russell 21, v. Pax- | ton 8; Firth 21 v. Rowe C. Summary: | Rowe, i wins. 2 losses; Paxton. 2 | wins. 3 losses; Shead. 2 wins. 4 losses. ! Section E. Fourth Bound: Fairer and Mephan Taumarunui 20 v. Booth and Michell Whtiora) IP; Coutts and Leather Devonport 19 v Newby and Newby Hamilton' 13. F*f'h round’ Hosking 25 v. Michell 18; Pook 22 y. Newby 17. Sixth round: Newby 18 v Michell It. Summary.—Michell, one win. four losses; Newby, one win, flv» losses. WHITIORA’B SUCCESS ONLY ONE LOSS ROTORI’A. Wednesday Whitiora teams d d well in the seventh round of the open pairi tourney at Rotorua this morning, | Rowe being the. only skip lo lose Newby Hamilton also had a win bul ! nil the Huntly teams suffered defeat. Results:— Seventh round: Elliott Whitiora) 1 19 beat Greenland Auckland Transport JO; Wynyar.i West End; 18 beat Pm 111 1! I J 3; Davit Wh'd era 19 W •!!* Waitetiatn li: Si ~ \ uporl) 34 at Francis . u o: Budc i uturua 23 i, - .-s Huntly) '• -: Down; - V. Papabntw 2.; i ;«vi Puiururu) / 119 beat Shead 'Huntly 12; Corfc d I Takapuna) 19 heat Rowe iWhitiora) 11; Michell Whitiora) 20 beat Kasper .Auckland; 14; Newby (HamilS ton) 26 beat Mephan (Taumaru--1 nuij 22.