WINTER BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 143, 20 June 1927, Page 3

WINTER BOWLING.

MATCHES AND INTERCLUBS.

CARLTON'S TWO VICTORIES,

(By TRUXDLER.)

Quite an enjoyable afternoon was spent on the various preens on Saturday although a sharp shower during th* , morning made tlie prospects look anything but promising at one time.

Mount Kden and Dominion Road preens saw the most interesting play, for both had several interclubs. On the former green the afternoon was notable for the double victory of Carlton, G. R. Hosking getting rather aa easy win in the final of the King's Birthday tournament, vand A. G. Fookes' snatching victory on the post in the weekly challenge for the Edwin stars. The new holders will meet a challenge from C. Little (Grey Lynn) next Saturday, and the next on the list are J. Taylor (Ellerslie), J. Morgan (Devonport), H. C. Clarke (Rocky Xook) and T. S. Bassctt (Onehunga). There are still two important King's Birthday finals to be played. At Devonport the linal between C. A. Elvy and J. Pascoe is fixed for next Saturday, and as both skips are experienced and accomplished players a fine game should result. Xo date is fixed yet for the Dominion Road final, between \Y. Bremner and A. Parsons, two Dominion champion skips, but when ever they play they will do very well if they give the spectators as interesting an exhibition a3 they saw at Onehunga last Thursday, when H. C. Clarke, the Dominion singles champion, defeated M. Walker, the Dominion pairs champion. Visitors Always Win. Carlton's victory in the Mount Eden final emphasises a feature which is attracting some comment, the fact that almost without exception the King's Birthday tournaments were won by visiting teams. The Devonport final is being fought out by two local teams, but that was purely a club tournament, and Grey Lynn was very much in the same position. But in all the tournaments where a strong bid was made for outside patronage, the visitors triumphed over the local teams. The final at Mount Eden was in exactly the same position as those at Mount Albert and Epsom, where a Rocky Nook team put down the local rink in the final, while at Onehunga and Dominion Road the local men did not even get a look in.

There seems to be no remedy for a system which apparently allows the visitors to run away with all the trophies, for it is only natural that visitors will not bother to tackle an outside tournament except with a fairly strong team. The local people, on the other hand, dare not pack a team, for they would at once be accused of pothunting, and the result is that nearly every local team carries one or more passengers, who are invited to play, purely from a sense of loyalty to the club and the individual. In the days when the entry fees were divided up amongst the winners, this practically amounted to the local people putting tip a nice little sweepstake for the visitors to fight over, but now that there are merely trophies of no great value, perhaps it does not matter very much if these are all annexed by the visitors. The probability of an outside team winning will always make the tournament more interesting by attracting a good entry of visitors, and the local peopled are apparently content to look at their entry fee as merely an indirect and pleasant contribution to the general funds of their own club. And so everybody is satisfied, even those who know from the first that they have no possible chance of winning.

Two new winter tournaments are to commence this week. Rocky Xook holdnig a one-day flutter on Wednesday, and Dominion Road commencing a two-dav tournament on Saturday, to be continued on the following Saturday. Both are accepting team entries. " The annual meeting of the Dominion Road Club will be held next Saturday evening. The holders of the Denison Pins warded off their fourth challenge last Wednesday the score being: West End (holders) R- G Cox, F. Wise. C. E. Hardlev, Irving Clark, 26, v. Auckland (challengers) E J. Lyell, G. J. Mackay, L. Whittle, a! J. rarker 11. The next challengers on t * 1, ?- t , are ■*• I>ar ß°"3 (Ponsonbv), and J. ft. Kilgour (Carlton). ' A New Centre Formed. The annual meeting of delegates to the centre will be held to-morrow week *Z io "ill be !. hC laSt a PP* a rance of the 12 members who have been representing the nine clubs in the North which are now to form a new centre. The reoort shows that these nfre are already alinost ffir n S > Vthe six new club « 3SX affiliated during the season, so that the To 43 °l VT a ?° are on, - v redu «* ber,h . Shni ' ar, . v the aggregate membersh.p , s not seriously impaired, for although the nine departing clubs take away 394 members the new* clubsbr£g m 138 new members, and there is a general mcrease in most of the ofder J" bs ' -™" k »e the net reduction only If- . Th,s ,s a v ery small price to pay for the creat,on of a new centre whTch Si cUv" ooT d With the "««S r £-£r» n ~3

EDEJTDALE CLUB.

The president, Mr Frank still U » nonu - Pied the chair, there b"i ne » Jl^ 1,, occnof members The Venn rfh S °? a duster to have had a verr™ R Jr,T ed the club the financial position The wvretnrv Mr «:«i,i™\.ii tactorybeing unable ?„ caVry o? n«t -.JS ,o ''^ pool and Ashmore: auditor Mr ?= «?"" gess: first-year coach Mr' r P-i^ Stnr * umpires. Messrs. Brewnrtt , B f'bAMEE' , reporters. Messrs. Greenwood «J w: delegates to Centre MewrV WMi Addtaon : Boan : social committed Mwi Ea!?" K ™f shaw and McMahon. • uessre - *-aet. BradThe prizes were then presented to th* following winners:—Champion Mr C F Hammond: runner-up. Mr. G GreVnwoVirichallenge pairs. Messrs. g. McMrton*°S!d o^r;.i^ ~di l on . was t ">nipUmented for the pTSWtafiEZf. he made in the <*""■ A number of new members were enrolled, season number ° r P rU «» donated for next

WINTER PLAT COMMENCES.

EDWIN STABS CHANGE HAXDS. Winter bowling commenced in earnest on Saturday on most of the greens in the city, although the greens were rather heavy as the result of a shower of rain earlier in the day. From an inter-club point of view, the chief interest centred on the Mt. Eden green, where a Carlton team captured the Edwin Stars from the local holders. A Carlton team also beat Mt. Eden in the final of the King's Birthday Tournament. MOUNT EDEN GREEN. The final round of the King's Birthday tournament was played between Mount Eden and Carlton teams. Mount Eden names first: Rlntool. Mlddleton. Tarner, Bonrke 12. r. Edmonds, Rose, Wrightson, G Hoeking 26. Intetrclub.—Mt. Eden r. Dominion Road (Mt. Eden names first) —Dignan. Wombwell, Reid. Gatenby 17. r. Robertson, Chappell. Richardson. Benson 23: B. Smith. Waprtaff, White. Hall 20. v. Clarke. Sbarfcey, Kelly, Brown 23. Club Fours.—Cave, dimming, Rendell, Slssons 22. r. Beere. Ovens, Williams, Campbell 19. PONSOXBT GREEN. Winter Fours.—Third round: W. Elleray, Allen. Richardson. Farrow 25. v. Ormrod. Turner, Goldwater. SomervUl 29: Parkinson, Dougherty. D. McGregor. Parsons 21, t. Cowbourne, Fanch. Rolfe, Bnchan 20. Cowie. Struckett. Drnmmond. Bryant 26. v. Moore. Mailer. Gibson. Best 11: T. Elleray. Bra Id wood. Pardinston. Donovan 26, v. McKeown, Rolston. Conway. Neild 9. EPSOM GREEN. Winter Fonrs. —Johnson. Richmond. C. J. Blakey 20. v. Gray. But land. Inglis 11: McDoupall. Wilkinson. Jenkin 24. v. Pajret. Torer, Nasta 20: French. Lewis. Foote 27: t S. Rardley. Waddingham. Ramsav is : Amhury. Burton. Fonbister 22, v. Buttle A. G. Clarke. E. S. Jones 18. CARI.TON GREEN. Winter Fours.—Miller. Holland. Isflncs. Hunt 23. v. McLanphlin. Wripbt Kent Perry 15: Little. Fnge. Brittain. !'re 26 f. Garmson. Sawyer. Wilson. Kelly 10 Richardson. Soberer. Blair. Tonkin 22. t. Farrow. Halford. Fletcher. Mostyn 15. Interdnb.—Carlton v. Orabaha (Carlton names first). —Pollard. Wishart. Coleman. Ball 22. v. Ogilvie. Sykes. Harper. Carson ONEHUNGA GREEN. " Cock of the Walk.—Coutts. Foote. Kenny Fordham (bolders) 29. v. Kennedy. Westnev Whitmore. Allen (challenger?) 26 Club Games.—McMaster. C. W Ross, C A. George 33. v. Whlteslde. Kirk. Wright 14 : Welham. L. Bray. J. Sutherland 30, v King J. Rose. Mnnro 11: C. Skinner. Bassett! Mclntoßh 22, v. J. Skinner, Grundv. E Gatland 17. Final Handicap Pairs.—Yella, A. George It, v. Richardson, Harrison 11. MOUXT EDEN GREEN. Edwin Stars.—Mt. Eden r. Carlton (Mt Eden names first). —Denamore. Elliott. Jas Smith. Fraser 14. v. Bates. Dearne. KUzour Fookes 15. The game wae a very close one. On the last head Carlton required three to win When the skips went down Carlton lay two Fraser. with his first bowl, drew second shot, but the Carlton skip rested him hack, lying three. The bead was not changed by subsequent bowls. leaving Carlton a winner by one. ST. HBLIER'S GREEN. Winter Fonrs. — Kennineton. Knijrht. May 15. t. Huisp. Koefoed. Price IβThompson. Crawshaw 16. v. McLaren. Phillip 12. PAPATOETOE GREEN. Papatoetoe v. Nomads (Papatoetoe names first). — Hosking. Bryant. D'Ath Parker-Hill 31. v. White. Richmond. Whitehouse, Donnell Iβ. REMTTERA GREEN. Finlayson Badces.—Parfce. Davis. Newton. Russell 22. v. Somerfield. Wljrtat. Hobday. Daniels 20. Club Games.—Hawkins. Ormiston. Wallace. Kenderdine 26. v. Palmer. Cbnvce. Sntherland. Drsnsfleld 17: Sawyer. Mahon. Short. S. Kissling 22. t. Hertslet. Edmiston. Norton. Long 12. DOMINION ROAD GREEN. Clark. Norgrove. Denison. Ramsey 13. v. Campbell. Mackay. Cater, Scantlebnry 23. Dominion Road v. Mount Eden.—Trneman. Winks. W. H. Jones. Layland 31. v. Smith. Nairn. Joll. Gill 12: Guthrle. D. Richardson. Cartwrleht, Hollows 14. v. Chambers. Sheriff. Daisley. A. Nairn Ift. Dominion Road v. Carlton.—Spier. Trewin. Blair. Bush 15. t. Taylor. Garrard. .Turv. Gordon 19. Club Games.—Coldlcurt. Winthrop. West. Porritt 22. v. S. V. Taylor. Carotene, Gilford. Goodall 19. A two days' tournament will be played on the Dominion Road greens on Saturday next, commencing at 1.30. DEVONPORT GREEN. Sullivan. Hamlln. J. Morgan. Lowe 20. v. Stapleton. Trayes. Newbezin, Cox 22. Winter Fours.—E. Buchanan. Elmsley. McLeod. Blackle. 19 v. Thornton. Potter. Kenman Bartley 21; Spicer. Stevenson. Pitta. Harvey 16. v. Gill, Falljames. Bach. Anderson 26: Barber. Jones, Goldsworthy. narty 20. v. W. Griffiths. George. Foster. Goldwater 18: Connell Pascoe 22. v. Martinson. Farrow 30. King's Birthday Tourney. — Semifinal: J. Buchanan. Naylor. Miiler. Powell 19. v. Chapman. Dickens. Melville. Elvy 24. Elvy meets Pascoe In the final. ROCKT NOOK GREEN. The following skips have entered teams for the all-day tournament to be held at Rocky Nook on Wednesday next. June 22: — Dr. J. Hardie Neil. A. Tonkin. E. Thomas. H. Clarke. W. Leigbton. W. Hunt. J. Wakerley. J. Thomas. J. Mclror. It Eagleton. J. Bouskill. W. H. Jenkins Play will start at 0 a.m. HILLSBORO' GAMES. Game- played at the nnisborongh preens on Saturday in connec .on with the ordinary draw, resulted as o f ° u ?J s -~ , . McMillan and Anderson 23. beat Foliara end Clark 21: Sainty and Stringer 16. lost foWU«>? Md Heath 21: Bagley and Baker "4 beat Monk and Smith 1«. The greens will be dosed foe <oac weeks.

AUCKLAND CENTRE.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Aaeklaa( Centre of the Dominion Bowling Association is to be held in the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening, June 28. The annual report states, Inter alia:— Tbe past season has been a very bn«v [ one. for. in addition to tbe usual Centre competitions, tbe Dominion tournament was held in our city, and we also had the plearare of receiving Tislts from parties of Victorian and New Sooth Wales bowlers. and also visiting members of tbe Dominion Council. Tbe season just ended has shown a substantial increase in membership, mainly owing to tbe affiliation of six new clcba> vie, Henderson. HUlsboro'. Hokianga, Mangere. Tauranga Sooth and Te Papapa, which brings tbe total of dub comprised ia the Auckland centre to 52. with an aggregate membership of 3067. as against 44 dubs with a membership of 2793 for tit* previous season. Early in the season a petition from the northern cutis prajinf for the formation of a North Auckland centre was presented to tbe Dominion Council, and with the full consent of your executive the request of the petitioners wa» granted, the new centre to come into operation at the close of the present season. Aβ a consequence the following clubs will be lost to our centre, vis., Dargaville, Hiturangi, Hokianga. Kawakawa. Kensington, Maungaturoto, Paparoa, Waipu and Whangarei. Tour executive regrets the lose of the dose associations with these dubs, but cordially wishes the new centre every success. Hardley Shield.—Tour executive has pleasure in reporting that Mr. J. W. Hardlev has generously donated a handsome shield for competition between the bowlers of the Auckland and South Auckland centres. With the object of drawing up conditions of play tor the shield, the full • xecutives of both centres met in Auckland hi Mar and decided that home-and home t. st matches should be played each year to • • ;ermine the possession of the shield until He ensuing season, and also that it be a -'-commendation that social games be held >tween the clubs of the two centres at the same time as the test matches. The first match is to be played ia Auckland, eight rinks aside, on December 7, 1927, and the second match ia the South Auckland centralater ia the season on a date to be mutually agreed upon. The profit sad loss account shows general expenses to have been £805, tournament expenses £320, entertainment of visitors £54. dab levies totalled £288. tournament receipt* £36*. The balance in the banks is £174. against £194 at the beginning of the year.

WAIUKU CLUB.

The annual general meeting of the Waiuku Bowling and Croquet Club vuheld in the Pariah Hall oa Thursdav. June 16, the president (Mr. G. V. Williams) presiding over an attendance of 21 members. The balance-sheet and report abowed that there ■was a slight decrease in the «mh*i«i position, and that the membenhlp of the bowling dab bad totalled alx lees than last year. the total membership now being 32. The membership of the croquet player* stood at 23. which represents an increase of one. During the year the dob had built a tool shed, etc, at a coat of £30 1/8, which more than coven the alight drop in the cash standing to the credit of the dub. Two new members were elected, and several other names were mentioned as likely to be players for the coming season. The meeting recommended to the executive committee the advisability of appointing a coach, for new players.

"Die election of officers resulted :_Pr*«ident, Mr. J. H. X. Wright: Messrs. A. P. Jack and J. O. Crouch; secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. M. Barriball; committee, Messrs. D. Neil, C J. Elmsly. A. Nsyemlth. J. J. a. Jame». and E. S Barriball; auditors, Mr. P. S. MWlngten- selectors Messrs. D. Nell, J. T. Jones, and J. H. Wright; delegates to Northern VTaikato Association, Measrs. J. H. Wright and W. fT o,^*1 representatives on committee. Mesdames D. Nell and R, James Trophies Presen ted.—Singles champion. eWp:Mr.G.V. Williams. Messrs. J. Muir and A. M. BarrlhalL Fuul rink winners: Messrs. J. D. Chalmers. J n -K Ja " efi » E - S. Barriball, and A. ul

ZPSOM CLUB.

wA L * lar s<r attended annual meetinff Mr. E. F. Jozau. president, being in tbecbai£ we report mentioned, among other successes, the dubs success in winning the pennant competition. The treasurers statement showed tie dnb to be in a sound Bnancial position with a credit balance of £ 168. General regret was expressed at Mr. Morton's retirement from the position of treasurer, which be had ably filled for over three years. The dub's competitions resulted as follows:—Singles championship. E. J Wilkinson ; ranner-up. W. Fonbister: junior D - fe***: handicap singles. A. B Cladding: champion fonrs. Lamb. Wilkinson, De Laonay. George. The election of officers for the ensuing Wf"«k Place with the following result -— Pr^ d « t --,T R. George: TiceTpresidents. R. McK. Morrison and C. J. Blakey: eeciS tary J. B. Ramsay; treasurer. W. E. Taylor: ground committee. H. B. Jenkin. fc k**?*- *• G - C ,B ***: match committee. H. B. Jenkin. C. J. Blakey. E. J. menl committee, E. B. Burton. W. A. GosJinc. A. Morton. W. T. Smith and J Wright; reporter, E. T. Richmond; H. De Lannay: auditor. A. G. m, ii reß ' * h «»«*tch committee with Messrs! Gosling. Morton and E. T. Richmond • deleand E. F. Jones.

The dub also passed a resolution in favour of daylight saving.

PUKEKOHE CLUB.

(From Onr Own Correspondent)

PCKEKOHE, this day. v^V 11 !?* 1 S? , *™ , «ne*ttng of the Pnkekohe Bowling Oub was held on Satnrdar n l l 5 I ht ' "»e president. Mr. C. Cooper, presiding over a big attendance. The report, a resume of which has already been published In the "Star.- and balance sheet, showing the dnb to be in a satisfactory position financially, were adopted.

The following officers were elected : Patron. Dr. C. H. Wake; president. Mr Jas PpUock: vice-presidents, Messrs. F. A. Hosting and H. Dell, sen.; secretary. Mr. T C Thompson: treasurer. Mr. W. Grandison: auditor, Mr. F. J. Mnnro; Match Commit', tee. Messrs. W. G. PleydeU, D. Ronlston and W. J. Short; Management Committee. Messrs. J. Crosbie. F. Perkins. J. H. Webb V* d J?-I- SDeU; eTee, «nperintendent. Mr. K. Higginson; deputy, Mr. W. Jenkins: delegates to Auckland Bowling Centre! Messrs. A-β. Barter. C. G. Brookes and F. A Hosklng: delegates to Northern Walkato Bowling Sub-association. Messrs. J. H. Keith and G. H. Armstrong. With a Tiew of completing the pairs competitions earlier than is usually the case it wag decided to reduce the playing Satnrdavs allotted for the president's fonrs and vicepresident's fours by two, and devote the sp*™ d *r» to the playing of the pairs competitions. The Management Committee was asked to try and reduce the mortgage on the dob's property and to endeavonr to arrange a c^dle be SlrSSariy. "* ****** ,Md The following winners of competitions received trophies: H. V. Gribble, einples championship; J Hogan. B grade singles: J- Adams and W. J. Short. B grade pairs; W J. Short and David Ronlston ; A grade pairs; R. Hope. A. Shaw. H. J. Summer. J. H. Keith, president's fonrs: E. t> R- Hope, R. Higginson. J. Miller, vicepresidents' fours. W. Stewart and W. Blake, Webb pairs competitors.

PAPAKURA CLUB.

At thn annual meeting of the above <-]nb the election of officers was : Patron. Mr. E. D. McLennan. M.P. : president. Mr. H. E. McEntee: vice-presidents. Messrs. Geo. Boagey and A. Hammond ; Club Committee, Messrs. T. G. Smith, H. Mogford. Chaj. Garlick, W. McEntee: secretary. Mr. I. JLound: treasurer. Mr. S. D. Rice: green superintendent. Mr. Jas. Bates: Mateh conimittee. Me*=srs. Boajr'.ey. Lound and M. «- McEntoe: handicapper. Mr. R. Hope; aadlor Mr T G Smith; Selection Committee. Messrs. Boagey.' H. E. McEntee and be'n inftalled on the greens, thus giving ni-bt plav: additional lights are to be added the season was a most successful one and the balance sheet showed a profit balance on the seasons working, also an membership. It is the intention of the new committee to instal a phone in the club's pavilion, a long-felt want for business men of this district who play during the business hours. This will greatly add to the popularity of this progressive club.

BOWLERS ANNUAL.

A do! her issue of the '"Bowlers' Annnai," tt-hi<-h. when circulated last year, provoked favourable comment, has jost twen published. It follows along the line* of tb« previous annual, and contains a resume of the leading erents of the rear, as well ttt number of features ol inttmt tm' bowfr^-