BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 186, 9 August 1927, Page 14

BOWLING.

LAST WEEK'S MATCHES.

A PERFECT SATURDAY

(By TRUNDLER.)

With all the changeable weather lately, most delightful conditions prevailed on the two main bowling days last week. On Wednesday Onehunga visited West End, to seek the Denison Pins, and the spectators were treated to a spectacular match or a very high order. When it is mentioned that there were nine deadheads, and that the score was 10 all on the nineteenth head, it will be readily realised that there was the keenest interest throughout, so that neither competitors nor spectators had any opportunity to go to sleep. However, West End secured a point on each of the last two heads, the score being: Holders (West End), R. G. Cox, C. E. Hardley, H. H. Garry, Irving Clarke 18, v. Challengers (Onehunga), F. C. Marks, T. A. George, C. A. Lindberg, H. A. Robertson 16. This week's challenge is from R. Hoppy (Dominion Road), and the next on the list are C. Little (Grey Lynn), J. Thomas (Mount Albert), P. J. Scantlebury (Auckland). Onehunga had nearly as close a run at ! Carlton on Saturday, when they attacked the holders of the Edwin Stars, for the score was 10 all on the 16th head, after which Carlton scored a three and three singles. The visitor# tried hard to wipe out their deficit of six on the last head, but the best they could do was to get two, and the game ended: Holders (Carlton), W. Bates G. Deare, J. S. Kilgour, A. G. Fookes 22, v. Challengers (Onehunga), G. S. Kennedy, J. Harlock. A. A. Kenny, T. S. Bassett 18. A feature of the game was the excellent work of Kilgour towards the end, but all the Carlton men were doing so well that it was only by successful driving that Kenny and Bassett were able to keep down the score. There were so many dead heads that it was nearly dark when they finished. This week's challenge is from Mount Albert, the team being Theo. Walker, <T. Dann. C. E. Bromley. G. Clark, and the next on the list are W. J. Johnson (Stanley), W. Foubister (Epsom), and L. Clarke (West End).

.Saturday also gave a good opportunity to play off the long-postponed final of the Dominion Road midweek tournament, in which the local rink just managed to beat the Auckland rink by one point, after a tie. Details are in anotner column. and the contest throughout was so keen that it was nearly dark when the last bowl was played. Ladies at Bowls. The ladies seem to take a great interest in the game of bowls in Australia, and at Tratten Park, Sydney, there is a ladies' club, which has the u*c cf the men's green. A New Zealand rii.k recently played the ladies of the Riverview private green in Brisbane, and although the visitors won both matches they had their work cut out to redeem the reputation they lost 011 the occasion of a previous visit, when they were hopelessly beaten. The ladies treated them handsomely, providing a bountiful lunch and a very nice afternoon tea, while badges were presented to the member!* of the rink by the club president, j Mrs. Solomon, a cousin of Mr. Louis I Marks, president of New Farm Bowline Club.

Mr. Marcus Marks, a brother of the Xew Farm president, is president of the Victoria Bowling Club, Wellington, and has just been elected president of the Wellington centre, in succession to Mr. S. M. Stone, who is apparently the next Wellington president of the D.B.A. He is at present in Brisbane, on a visit to his brother, and will later visit Melbourne, where the Australian authorities will no doubt consult him on their proposal to play an annual test match with Xew Zealand. This will be of special interest to Mr. Marks, fo<r if the first match takes place in Melbourne at Christmas the second one is sure to take place in Wellington the following summer. as the Dominion tournament is to be held there.

All who went over to Queensland four years ago will be interested to know that Mr. Fred (Jould was to be elected president of the New Farm Bowling Club last week, in succession to Mr. Marks. Both men are keenly interested in New Zealand, and they have persuaded thefr club to abandon the Australian system of sudden death competitions, and adopt the New Zealand two-life system. It will be interesting to hear how their members like it. Besidea being a champion bowler and a man of outstanding personality, Mr. Gould is known all oyer Australia, as one of their ablest bowling critics, and his numerous articles are read all over the Commonwealth. Learning from each Other. Australian bowlers are showing their broad-mindedness by carefully studying New Zealand methods, and adopting any ♦ b;it they think will prove advantageous. Two..Sydney clubs have adopted our twolife system, and the New South Wales president's two-rink competition has already been played that way twice. h\ en such a critic as "Boomerang," of the "Referee," is beginning to look with favour upon it, although he would not give it a hearing at first, and the same applies to his attitude towards the New Zealand mat rule, whereas his previous condemnation of it was published some months apro in this column. He undoubtedly takes up a verv fine atti tr.de, for he maintains that there are several points in New Zealand play which Australia could adopt with advantage and that if the two countries got toother in a conference during the Melbourne carnival we would probably find some Australian features that were well worth adopting. He makes a strong plea that two progressive countries which are such near neighbours should see more of each other, and endeavour to secure more uniformity in their svefem of play.

ST. HELIER'S GREEN

Thompson. Hart, Watson, Price IS v Hulse, Fry, Norris. Holdswwrth 12- Smith White. May 23, v. McLaren, Koefoed, S shaw 16.