BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 277, 23 November 1927, Page 17

BOWLING.

g [TOURNAMENT NOTES. ,Si

; THE VISIT TO AUSTRALIA.

(By TRUNDLER.)

The Public Service bowlers are again proposing to celebrate St. Andrew's Day, JTovember 30, by holding their annual pairs tournament. As 42 pairs have entered, a record number, It has been necessary to divide them between two greens, and the committee have secured Epsom and Remuera. Competitors have entered from Helensville, Hamilton, Frankton, and Taumarunul, as well as most of the Government offices in the city. Five games of twelve heads each will be played, and daylight saving will enable the final to be played the same afternoon. Play commences at 8.30 sharp.

Carlton obtained the full use of daylight saving last Saturday for the first time. Percentage Fours were started as fast as the competitors arrived, and play continued until the bell rang for afternoon tea, any head already started being played right out. After the adjournment the Club Fours started, and the full 21 heads were easily finished in daylight. This is quite a new competition, members making up their own teams, with a minimum handicap of 14, and it has been all the more interesting by Mr. J. M. Thomson offering four trophies for the winning rink. If a player is absent, j a substitute is taken from the rink which gets a bye in each section. It is understood that two clubs are going to get a. ruling on an incident which happened in the first round of the Auckland pennants. Neither side could separate the two nearest bowls in the 21st head, so they called it a draw. The side that was up claimed that this finiahedithe match, but the side that was down wanted another head. Hence the appeal. However, the clubs could easily settle it themselves if they would read rules 21 and 23.

The Team for Australia. Several critics are. adversely commenting on the party of bowlers who are going to represent New Zealand at the Melbourne carnival, the principal objection being tliat there are no Dominion champions among them. However, that is not the fault of the people who are going, for every bowler in New Zealand received the same cordial invitation to go, and if the Dominion champions did not choose to accept it, the general body of bowlers ara under all the more obli« gation to the club champions and others who did. However, it is not of vital im pertanee that the New Zealand tourists should win the first test match. All will hope that they will, but of far mora importance than winning is the initla* tion of the scheme, and getting Australia to pay a return visit to New Zealand, neat summer, to play in the Dominioi tournament at WelAngton, and th second test. * 4

| Good Wishes at Ponsonby. Th# same feature was stressed by th

manager of the team, Mr. E. Farrow, a the fonwmby pavilion la#t Saturday During tha afternoon ten adjourwnen Mr. Arthur Parsons took the opportunity to congratulate the three members of th club who were going ,to Melbourne! vij. Miuri. It. A. Drummond (president), 8 farrow and j>. L. Goldwater, and wished then * eueewful and enjoyable trip. A# a member of the party of eight who competed in the Auitralian carnival a Sydney two,years ago, he could assure them that they would receive a hearty welcome on the other side, and he hoped that their party , twenty would be the means of inducing ft ttUt Wge? party ©f Australians to yieit Wellington nest summer to play in the return test matches. The president deputed to the replying, and Mr. farrow thanked Mr. Parsons for conveying the good wishes of the club. They would try "te win,, but even if they lost they would not be distressed, for they were initiating a new venture which would ultimately be o great benefit to both countries. According to a Wellington paper, scm irresponsible Auckland bowler has re* eently been to the capital and hae stated; that unless the team eonld win they I ought not to go at all. If. that it hie opinion he is quite welcome to it, but it is not", the opinion of these who hew® sufficient vision t© see in this scheme something far greater than a win ®r ft regular meeting incospetitieii of the two most progressive bowlpg countries in the worldAustralian Interest i» the Tests.

Mr. H. R. gebday, Remuera, now regiding in Melbourne, "writes to the san« effect :- r attend a meeting of the Vie Bowling Council on Wednesday ne*t, at the invitation of the association The secretary and people here generally antjfUß shout the Test Bateheß» I pointed put to them that, a touring 01 traveling team like those coming evei does not, and in the future may not represent equal to the strength ©f ©n* suburban eluh, and they point ©ut u reply tjiat the same might and vest probably Would apply to an Australian tea® gpjng ever to New Zealand* hjit they make the primary and basic point that inauguration is the first step, If they cap get' a start, 110 matter it New zeal§ndgetfi a terrible 'walloping, the future exchange of teams is assured, and many business men would time their Yifits for such ,and that we would get fearer to agreement in rules and regulatinns." Mr. Hobday sends an admirable map of Melbourne, delineated by the A«B-Qt president, Mr. J. B. Grut, who is an arghiteet by profession* It phows ra bowling greens within a fourteen mile radius of the post office, 70 of them being within nine mile?? so there ought to be plenty of good greens to select for the carnival, „ T Mr. «J, C. Bedmond returned to Wellwgton list week, after spending the winter in Australia, but his brother - George 18 Btill in Sydney, and he writes to say h ow pleased the Sydney howlers were when they heard that five rinks were goingThey wenki have liked at least one mare* for a rink is guaranteed by each of the s«s state?; three clubs have sent a special invitation to the to them a visit, but they are. quite reconciled to the decision to leave the f re ; gramme in Sydney to the committee of the N.S.W. Bowling Association. and the letter have already received a letter from Mr. Farrow to that effect. j

HEW tYlflf OFISN.

ferceatage Feur». -=~ Editey, Young, Rankin 11, t. Oake, Hale. Callaway, Witts 21; Piatt, WWttakM, Mathesao, vJ Thompson.

RAWHITI GREEN.

Kawhiti Club's percentage fours were played on Saturday, aod resulted:—Cameron, Savin, Murray, Wooller 22, v. Culpan, Roberta, Scelly, Oldham 15; Waite, Wilmot, Martin, Thomson 10, v. Ryder, Barnes, Schofleld, Macpherson 18; Jackson, Robertson, Austin, Taylor 37, v. Hamlin, Walker, Watson, McKinlay 7; Katterseldt, McMahon, V&ughan, Stobbs 26, v. E. C. Bennett, Keller, E T. Walker, Chlplln 22; N. Thomson, Woods, Eaves, Moncur 34, v. Johnston, Worthington, F. Bennett, Haslam 17.

PAPATOETOE CLUB.

The following skips have entered teams for the full-rink tournament to be held on the Papatoetoe green to-morrow:—W. Bremner, E. P. Hill, W. Gollas, W. Willcox, E. Knight, Geo. Hosklng, G. Rawnsley, A. Brown, A. Hall, H. Jenkin, W. Brown, E. Russell, J. Hollier, T. Tonkin, A. Pook, Geo. Clark, L. Keys, T. Smytheman, J. Thomas, McPherson, Gardiner, Crawshaw, Armstrong, Lucena, E. Pegler. The Papatoetoe green is in splendid condition, and as the entries constitute a record some good games should result. public Service tourney.

Under the auspices of the Public Service Bowling Association, which includes all Government departments in Auckland, the eighth annual pairß tournament will be played next Wednesday. When the tournament was first held 16 teams competed, but its popularity at the present time is evidenced by an entry of 44 teams. Following is the draw:— = Epsom Green.—Section A: Jones, Wilmot (Lands and Survey); Simpson, Goddard (Railway) ; Gannaway, Wyatt (Telegraph) ; Harrif, Mcßeth (Railway); Watson, Blackburn (Railway); Whyte, Isaacs (Agriculture). Section B: Hickman, Beere (Agriculture) ; Campbell, Rowe (Justice); Smith, Goodall (Railway) ; Burrell, Capp (Police) ; Bourke, Green (Telegraph) ; Moore, Maher (Lands and Survey) : Hunt, Smith,. (Railway) ; Chlng, Elvy (Defence). Section C: Bates, Deare (Railway); —, Isewton (Mines); Wickstead, Ramsey (Postal) ; Tudhope, Johnson (Lands and Survey) ; Sid. Smith, Reed (Railway) : Fisher, Simpion (Railway); Inglls, Hardle Neil (Defence) ; —, Lanlgan (Police). Remuera Green. —Section A: Cooper, Strong (Railway) ; Schofield, Robertson (Railway) ; Scelley, Stubbs (Railway) , Wll-I liams, Fletcher (Postal); Bowles, Newton, (Lands and Survey) ; Thomson, Mclnneij (Police). Section B: McCrossln, Melrose, (Railway) : Truman, Hammond (Railway) ,1 Eaves, Kelly (Railway) ; White, White (Public Work#); Mackuoe,. Hey wood (Lands ttSSTSiaSPffiSir. '» 3 F'W" c "wS ; Wansbone (Railway); Hamilton, brooke (Agriculture).

THAMES' TOURNAMENT

hobkiws great recovery. (By Telegraph-—Own Correspondent.) THAMES, this day. In the Thames Bowling Club's annual tournament Which opened yesterday morning, many Interesting games were P 1 The weens were In splendid order while the weather conditions were all that could of the day's play was the recovery by Hosking (West End) in Ms match with Cameron (Thames). Even score was reached on the tenth head from Which Cameron gradually drew ahead and en the conclusion Of the eighteenth the eeore stood, Cameron 19. Hosking 13, The next two were Bashing's, with a two and a single respectively, leaving him three to t(e or four to win. When the eklps wen£ down Cameron lay four up, but nothing behind the Jack. Hosklng, who had the back wood, with his first, with a Ann run picked up the Jaeb and ran with It to the dlwh giving him four up. Cameron was wide with his first, while both skips were top strong with their ls#t bowl?, thus leav* h»i Hosklng the winner by one point. -.Results In addition to these which appeared in the "Star" yesterday are: — A SECTION. Second Round.—-Buchanan 19, beat Robinson 17; Clark (Thames) 21, beat Adam sob 17; Clark (Carlton) 21, beat H<H>wood 13; Praser £2, beat Smith -17; Qelaunay, a bye. Third 23, beat Robing sen IT; Smith 10, neat Ad&msen 15; Clark (Carlton) 21, beat Fraser 18; Clark (Thames) 28, beat Hopwood 24 ; Buchanan, a.bye. B SECTION, Second Rauod.—lnglis 21, beat winder 18! Cordes 32, beat Mlllingten 19; 'Hosklng 21, beat Horton go; Cameron 20, beat Ball 11: Wright, a bye. Third Wound.—Wright 23, beat Winder 12; Cameron 20, beat Milliegton 14; Hor, ton 88, beat Ball 27; Hosklng 24, beat > Cordea 16; Inglis, a bye, SQVTH AUCKLAHP CENTRE,

When the executive of the South Auckland Bowling Centre met on Monday, Mr. S. R. James presiding, the secretary, Mr. W. M. Horton, reported thftt 1254 members Of the affiliated clubs had mid their twp fees for the season. The treasurer, Mr. |t, J, Wernhaiu, reported that the "centre's credit balance gtopfl at £95. The Te Puke Club intimated that it did pot intend to affiliate with Smith' Auckland Centre. The Cambridge Club was grunted permission to hold ltd ISMter rißhs tpurn»|nent on the eustomary dates. The secretary reported that About JjOO Invitations h»d been sept' out ia connection wfth the centre rinkg tournament, which to pommepce §t Hamilton ob December 36. The prospects were good. . The projected visit to the Bgy of Plenty early 1b Jftiyary was discussed. It was stated that the Taranaki bowlers would pe in Hamilton during March. It was resolved to start ob the Bay of Plenty trip on Monday, January I<s, Taurftnga is to be included In the visitDARQAVILLS V, WHANGARgI. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) ' . WHANGABBI, this day. Games between Dargaville and Whangarei for the White Gup will be played tip the WhftßWrel ffreeas m Friday, The following team has been chosen tg represent Whangarei: J3. A. Sipimons, B. Parry. WJ. Orr," and H. Allan. OPOTIKI COMPETITIONS,

QrOTIKI, this day,

Sixty-lour playerp will take part in a contest ob Saturday next between rgepibeys el the Opotiki and Citizens' fowling. Clubs lor the president's pennant, whicn is ftt present held by Opotiki Club. A challenge match played on the Citi* •ens' green Between 4>rowsmith» pawaop, Wells, and J. Webb. Carnoll and Oreagh, was woq by the latter team qn the last head to 6he. The sel?et«rß of the Citizens Clnb nave chosen the following players to represent the cluh ip the competitiqp for this Forbes Cup, to be played at Taneatua on December 8 Webb, E, Webb, G. g«y. F, A- <?rawfqril.