BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 259, 2 November 1925, Page 10

BOWLING.

ANOTHER F\\r_ SATURDAY. SEASON VS FTTLL SWLSG, v- •- ---- ---■ •-- •' - - - -_■ Afv:Y aY- '- . ' - r.- a 'Y of .he ;.- .-, ;■-- .1 '.»— ;.., -.•:- f.a - -,■;.- na.-nen- •%- ■ ,-.i v,. -~ • -~-. } - .«.. ,-,n,ia> 3-i i -"02, .. r.e--. --, --.-.- -ear.;. -.-.-,.. ;-, bad T-,r. • V.a io-r T!ipt :'-..>,'.*•-•H th.s :ip ~- T.yy.-j -;--. fj-.ai. w.;ere Aiber" »err.ion -.»• .--.c-_. W 7...-,:.:j..j. Lane. -7 R.-,-v>, and .I*. Dann. ffOT-.r-x ai«o opo-a.; tna ~i r>Jr„ r ,n enmpar.7 -2' - '7 bo--*->rs, 7".. 1 -»„ -~ til-lily ?.-. :a.te.-: gr--en ,i.-s-i-j ,rx,<.- -x*'.'.. and on a laj '..ke Raturriaj ." xji .-..,-.- ---memherah.n ot' "he -!:ir, Is -m.iil =r.-;;:----s:asm am;jly cemper,-ateq for t.i.s iei; c-er.rj. and the ciub .9 fortunate in having some real live ■i-.res on ita roil. Visitors always have a grood time a*. Howlclc, and as the eiul. Is taking a ne-v depa.-*.ur» by en'enna- for the sennan"; matches :.h:.s year, there wiil he rather keen competition to rst included in the team which has zo piay at this pleasant, seaside jjreen. The veteran pres.dent, Mr. A- Gerrin?, who ia affectionately known to a lar?s body ohowieps as Father Christmas, welcomed the visiters, replies bein? given on the r behalf by Ifr. James Paaco». preairter.t of the centre, and Mr. ,f. W. Karri lev. vice-president of the Dominion Bowlins Association. Next. Katrrrday the official openingr of the P;;'-:ekohe Club will take pY-e. and if fine weather prevail there will he a record attendance, at the capital of Northern Waikato. ss there is a';;r, to he an official opening' of the new pavilion. Dominion Road made no rare of it las. Wednesday in the match for the Deniaon Pins. The green was like jr!a=s, drawing well on each hand, just, the condition that the Dominion Road skip l.ices, and as he was on the top of hi.s form he played some amaz.ir.7 shots that would have won any tournament. Leading? all the way, the hoide-i were fa.r too strong for the visitors, who were apparently quite upset by the green, although i.-a the' r. n r\ they came at it very well. *Holder 3 f Dominion Road 1 Gentles, Battersbv, Denison, Ramsay 22 v. challenger., fTakatranaj Hunt, Veale, Andley, Brake 14- * The Australian Camivai. Competitors in the .Sydney bowling carnival netct February, will he interested to know that official recognition of their visit is being made. .Wr. G&or-re Redmond, of the Victoria Club, Wellington, who has been spending the winter in • Australia, and hopes to return on the i same steamer as the British bowlers, writes that, by invitation, he attended the meeting of the new executive council of the New South Wales Bowling Association. After the regular business was concluded, the president. Air. James Wall, said tha.t he had several matters to bring forward in ret'erence to the neighbouring Dominion, a-- visitors from across the Ta-rnan Sea were competing in the great carnival for the time. li,-' apoke very nicely, and on h:s nugge-tim it ten decided that a,! Xew Zealand] bowlers taking part would be allowed to p,ay with one foot off the mat. in accordance with their u*ual custom, as it would probably di-sconeert them to have, to conform to the Australian rule, and p.ay with both feet on the mat. This certainly a graceful concession, and will he much appreciated here, not only on account of the added confidence which it will encourage during the tournament,. hut also on account of the good feelingwhich has evidently prompted the con-. cession, even before it was aug-feated here. It was further decided that all competitors should enter under the i auspices of the Dominion Bowling Council, so as to give them an ofn.-iai standing, and this will no doubt facilitate their participation in the four-rink State championship, the chief' event in the whole carnival. These two 1 decisions require confirmation by the 1 Australian Bowling Council, which meets! in Melbourne on November 10, when the! British bowlers will probably be there.! hut it can be accepted that the recommendations of the State where the! <-arnival is to be held will be adopted by' the parent body. The delegates from New 1 k \£iouth Wales are Messrs. John Spence end A. Whitehouse, but as the latter! has been rather seriously indisposed, Ids' place may be taken by Mr. J. Scott, one of the vice-presidents. Another vice-president of the New South Wales Association. Mr. John Rankin was to arrive in Wellington a few days ago, to remain in New Zealand till Christmas. He will include Auckland in his tour. Obituary. There will be general regret in bowline circles tbat the sudden indisposition of Captain W. Gordon terminated fatally, for he was highly esteemed by all who! knew him. In 1D22 he won the championship of his club, Eller = iie, and he was' one of the band of active member.- whose! keen interest in the welfare of the club, has always been 3iich a noticeable feature 1 of Ellerslie. His kindly and unassuming' prewnce will be sady missed, both on, hi.s own green and in inter-club matches nnd tournaments, where his knowledee of the game was a pillar of strength to the' club, while his disposition upheld the! highest tradition., of the game i ' ' I EPSOM CLUB. As V. PnrßoriK, skip of the Epsom team engaged In the finals of thnt elnb'n Labour Jjny tonrnament. hn« sprained his anfcl.the deciding contest to have been _'l.j i IP Saturday has been post^or.»<_, j