BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 155, 1 July 1914, Page 9

BOWLING.

N.Z. BOWLJNG ASSOCIATION*. iCCKUOT CENTITE MEETING. At the annual meeting of the Nre Zealand Bowling Association (Auckland Centrpi. hold last night at the uliice of Lhi' secretary i.\lr A. 11. ißryden), Queen Sircer. there was a very large muster of delegates. Mr K. A. Craig ipresldeut) wos in the chair. The rejmrt ami balanee-jOieet. already published, were lead and adopted. The chairman referred hi the exceptionfully gone through, .-aid thanked the i-oai-tnittee. both executive ami management. for their splendid assistance. i.\lr .1. •Curlaw ungated that the president wus the hardest worked man of the lot. .Mr Schnaupr, in referring to the satisfactory state of tlw balance-sheet, said members should he reminded that the state of affairs would not have been so pood had it not been for the genorotrs donations of Mr M. Casey and Mr Craig .the former of whom had given the sum of £JO| towards entertaining the visitors. (in the motion of Mr f-arlan", both donors wc.ro heartily -thanked. -Mr Uan-kin complained that the Tonrnameni Committee had hauled two players over the coals for playing the flnal of'the singles cbiimpionnblp on a day the sold players had .selected themselves. He also urged that after entries had closed pluyers should nut I>o put in the draw snbsen.ni'ntly It was ex-plained that In the case of the sinzlo championship the players had ndmltled they nere in the wrong.'and Ilrat the daies fixed l.y the committee had to be adhered 10. With re-sard to late entries, the explanation was that tliey were put in so that there -would lie no byes which were disliked by bowlers S<>vor:il members look part in the discussion. Hi,, fcpiinj being that once the entries closed no names should be added. OFFICKKS Oil-' Till: CKNTTU:. On the motion of the retiring president. Mr V. .1. .Krhiiaiier was utiHuinioitsly elected president for the eiiMiin,' rerui. 'and the new president then look the ihnir Mr Craig explained that in the ordinary course .Mr A. N. Sneddcn. the viee-presidem would have been olectwl. but he was quite nnalile to devote the lime Ihis year. It was. therefore, necessary to look round for the next brat man. and the rholnc fell unheslratlnirly on Mr Schnauer <ln the motion of the new president th" rneetUiß paesoil : , hearty of th.-mks to Mr 1 raig for the zeal and ability he had displayed in the omVe last year. other oHlccrs ivere eieftrd as (ollows:—Vicepresident. Mr 1" <; r.'iurie- Mr A. iM. I'.ryden: treasurer Jl'r .1 Oar'law: audit..r. Mr <;. T. Brimoie-oinbc'; coiiimltlee. .Messrs .1. Rouskill. 11. P.rookes. V f'asoy. A. N. Sm-ddcn. K. A. <r:iir. (i. 1 , . •Osmond, and J. -c. 'Rade-ley. nOMIX iOX OFFK-RUS. Nominations for officers for the N7. Awsoelation, Hie ole,-tion for which will be held in Dunedjn in September wenas follows: -President. Mr >i. Casey; treaMirer. Jlr Kraser: comicillors rcpresentliis the North Island. Messrs O. Itaildon. .1 Kllßonr. J. Wuoller, l;. K. ICinkin and S Coldlcutt. CAKLTON - CLI~R. The annnnl mcotinc of rarlton Bowling Club was hiriely attended lawl night. The rep.irt and balance-sheet sho-ved thai, financially, the income hart balance expenditure, and thai the club bail finisher! the year with *.ime notable wins to its credit, chiefly (hose of .1. Kilsour as Singles champion nf the Do minion at the liunedin tourney „„,[ „( C. (I. Laurie's rink as tlie best four at the Cambridge tournament The i-Hlh honours had fallen as follows:—Championship: Winner. <;. Cutler; runner-up. A. Holmes. First-year players championship Winner, .T. 11. Fish. Club fours- dinners' Nalder. Ilarle r.iles. Michaels and Suetlden ninnei-s-up. Wllhelm. Allen. Wbite unci Laurie. Pairs: Winners: Tnttley and Fookes; niunors-up. Sloman and Kenwici; The president's handicap was not finished, the player* still in being (". (i. Laurie 11 (iiles and Cottreil. The or officers resulted as fol lows:—Tre.sident. Mr. ('. (!. Laurie; vice presidents, Messrs. W Arey nnd .7. Sued den; lion, secretary, Mr. W. Arey; hoii treasurer. Mr. W. r'erry: nudltnr. Mr. X Trice: green superintendent. Mr. S. V, Lamb: gi'iieral eommlftpe. Messrs. .1. Kit golir. A. Holmes. 11. (iillifM. W. Fookes .\ (J Hetcher. S Cottreil; match com m'ittee. Messrs. Arey. Kilgotir and Snedden deleitates to Ihe Auckland centre. Messrs Lamb. Laurie and Kilgour; coach. Mr. W vote against keeping both feet on Ihe mat Messrs l> McCirr-Ror. -1. Kllßonr and T ro'tlle'were made life members of the chll in recocnilion of past services.