BOWLING TOURNAMENT

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21362, 5 March 1941, Page 6

BOWLING TOURNAMENT

RETURNED SOLDIERS 22 TEAMS ENGAGED Twenty-two teams took part In file annual bowling- tournament lor returned soldiers, at tlie WUltiora Club's greens today, and among the participants were players from Auckland, Rotorua, Papatoetoe and lluntly. The visitors were welcomed by Mr H. C. M. Norris, secretary of tbe Hamilton Returned Soldiers’ Association, and play was soon under way. Results:— First Round.—Casey, Nicholas, Atkins, Taylor (Hamilton) 11 v. Edmond, Jackson, Gurney, Simms (Papatoetoe) 11; urylls, Clothier, Whellan, Davis (Whltiora) 8 v. Teague, MeGloin, Wilcox, kiiup (l-'rank-toii) 8; Dawson, Rowe, Collins, Grinwhaw (Rocky Nook) 20 v. McLennan, Jiedgcock, Mclntyre, Haumberg (Hamilton East) 0; Marnier, Dingle, lioyes, Graham (Hamilton) 1? v. Bullock, Davies, Curry, Coe (Hamilton East) u; Snodgrass, Karl, Somerville, I Forsyth (Ohaupo) 15 v. Somerell. Paul, Humphries, Spiers (Papatoetoe) iu ; Jackson, McLean, Portman, Kraggs (Kolorua) U v. Warren, Waring, Kemp, Corston (lluntly) 7; J. Malone. Wisoii, Bright, | Hobbit eh (Frankton Railway) la v. A. Smith, Carson, Crowhurst, Gail Whitiora) 0; Wise, O'Connor, Livingstone, Gunn (Matamata) ll v. Johnston, Semmens, Sanders, Gillard (Morrinsville) 7; Kelly, Larsen, Wheeler, Childs (Frankton) 12 v. Hamilton, Kirby, Campbell, H. Webster ■ (Hamilton East) 8; Moreland, Smith, Me- i Gechie, Clark (Rotorua) 11 v. Bundled, Boudileld, Sellers, Penman (lluntly) U; Head, Page, Nugent, Lorain (Rocky Nook) la v. Fawcett, Attwood, Wills, Kuiitz j (Walton) 7. Second Round.—Lorain 11 v. O’Connor! 5: Wheeler 18 v. Baumberg 10; Gillard 23 v. Grimshaw 5; Gall 13 v. Coe s;' spiers ll v. Walton 5; Webster 14 v. Knaggs 13; Taylor 15 v. Penman 13; Hobditch 2 1 v. Wilcox j; Clark 12 v. Corston 11; Davis 13 v. Forsyth 12. Claudelands Champion After an exciting match, in which his opponent had led lor most or the way. A. W. Webber, previous holder of the title, won tho Claudelands Bowling Club's singles chuinpion*liip la.-t evening, by defeating E. G. W. Thorpe, 10—10. The players tied on the nineteenth head. 10-10, 10, but Webber scored a single on each or the next two heads, to win a good contest. Veterans’ Day A week ago ine annual tournament for veteran bowlers —those at least 05 years or age—had to ne postponed owing to ad\its.- weather condition.-, but tin- tournament is to take place to-morrow at the Whitiora Clubs green, and indications point to there being a large as-embly of j bowlers from most or the clubs in the 1 Waikato, be-ide? several from further < all eld.