BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 214, 10 September 1928, Page 14

BOWLING.

MATCHES LAST SATURDAY. ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING. THE FATE OF THE REMITS. (By TRUNDLER.) | The Stanley representatives, J. M. ! White, S. Wrigley, R. McMaster, W. J. : Johnson, had a good win at Takapuna for the Edwin Stars on Saturday, 17 1 to 8 being probably the smallest score that has ever taken place for these trophies. The* next challengers are W. E. Foote, W. T. Smith, W. Gosling, Jervis Wright (Epsom), and then will come W. Bremner (West End) and J. Dick (Ponsonby). The Denison Pins are still at Ponsonby, A. J. Letham being so well supported that he had no difficulty in winning. Best and Dick both played a wonderful game, the policy of up-shots paying them handsomely on a day when the green was soaked with all the wet weather. Ponsonby were leading by 18 Ito 3 at the tea adjournment, and won easily. The next on the list are R. N. Melville, H. Martinson, J. Pascoe, J. Lowe (DevonpOrt), followed by A. Ward (Hillsboro') and J. Thomas (Mount Albert). The Jordan Pins also made no change on Saturday, Hillsboro' having their usual success in defending the trophies. The holders led by 10 at the tea adjournment, but Te Papapa pulled up well afterwards, and at one time were lying the tie on the last head. The next challengers are A. A. Brown (Onehunga) and C. H. Gatward (Mount Wellington). The Popularity of Bowling. Rather an interesting recognition of the increasing importance attaching to the game of bowls may be detected in the attention given to the annual meeting of the Dominion Council, held in J Wellington last week, for the "Dominjion" gives it two columns, and the ("Evening Post" devotes over three columns to the meeting and the subsequent smoke social. If one may judge from the reports of the debates, the meeting was one of the most successful ever held, and as the skip always gets blamed when the match is lost it may not be out of place to give a great deal of the credit for a profitable meeting to the tactful guidance of the new president, Mr. S. M. Stone, of Wellington. English as She is Spoke. Rather a peculiar discussion took place on the remit to pay the hotel expenses of visiting councillors attending the annual meeting. The president ruled, as the Duuedin president had ruled three years earlier, that as this is a constitutional change it would require certain formalities which precluded its immediate carrying, and in this he was supported by the hew "attorney-general" Of the council, Mr. C. J. Payne, the wellknown Dunedin solicitor, who has been elected vice-president, and will therefore be president next year. If that ruling is correct, then it is quite time that this rule was put into plainer English, for those of us who claim to know the English language just as well as the next man are certainly of opinion that "including" train and steamer fare does not mean the same as train and steamer fare "only," and therefore that the remit did not involve a constitutional change, but only a wider interpretation of a rule already in existence.

The r«mit was lofet by 8 votes to 6 (to become operative after the requisite notice of motion had been given), but if this ruling is correct it requires a threefifths majority of those present. This would* require nine in favour, a swingover of three, so the position is apparently weaker than it was three years ago. It is not really important whether it is carried or not, for bowling will never be short of competent men who are prepared to pay their own expenses. Bowl-Testing Fiasco. There will be general satisfaction that the Dunedin remit about bowl-testing was lost. Some of the speakers let the mover down very gently by saying that in their opinion there was a good deal in it. Perhaps there is—a good deal that is bad—but at this distance it would take rather a powerful telescrope to detect anything good in it. Altering the Representation. It was rather strange that a discussion took place and a vote taken to throw out the South Auckland remit, moved by Mr. Pilkington, to make a group of centres elect their own' council representative, instead of each Island electing six, for it might have been expected that Mr. Hartley's motion of a year ago would have, .been given precedence over this. Whether- the president was right, that a • committee was actually appointed to report, or whether merely notice of motion t6 that effect was given, it looks irregular ■ to allow that to be superseded by another one. As it happened, it was lost, not a single councillor voting for it, so it does not look very hopeful for the original motion, if ever it is brought up again. The only alteration in the reprethat seems likely .is to bring the membership for the two Islands more into conformity with their respective club membership. At present there are .very nearly twice as many bowlers in the North 'Island as there are in the South, and the increase during the year was about twenty times as many in the former as in the latter, and yet each electft six councillors. However, there would probably be nothing of any practical value gained by disturbing this representation, glaringly inequitable though it is. The Press Match Next Week. The annual match of the Press and the Printers, this year against Carlton, will take place on Saturday week, September 22. All intending competitors are invited to give their names to the convener in their own office, or else direct to the, Sports Editor of the "Star," telephone No. 46-990. It is essential that this should be done this week, so that the Qarlton committee may reserve the requisite number of rinks. f - . CLUB GAMES. EPSOM GBEEN. Yearbury, Mori son 22, v. Paget, Ramsay IS; Hendry, Johnston 19, v. Hardier, Wallace 15; Gordon. Ambnry. Ongley, Mlnjrlns 24, v. Standen, Gray, —, Parsons 16. DEVONPORT GREEN. Ordinary Draw.—Mendman, J. Buchanan. Atkln, Ellisdon 22, v. Folljamea, Martinson, Coleman, Bach 19; Robertson, Elmsly. Sinclair, Harty 23, v. Barber, Rees-G«orge, Nay lor, Blackle 16; Plynn, B. Buchanan, p **oe 16, v. Koefoed, Jones, Surman, Elvy, 14. .Martinson Stars.—Stapleton, McLeod, Anderson 16, v. GUI, McGregor, MeWUle, J. Morgan 13. MOUNT EDEN GREEN Spence, Wright. GatSnb* M SP* u, ey. Chambers, Rtotoul. Paisley 19 v Slsmm 19 * WUlfcms. WagstaS, Pogerty,

ONEHUNGA GREEN. Cock of the Walk.—W. Moore, A. George, Flowerday, E. Gatland 24 (challengers), v. L "™. ray ' Harlock, Linberg, Marks 18. Winter Fours.—Davenport, Whiteside, I. Sutherland, Wright 13, v. Villa. Harrison, T. George, Kenny 23; J. Ross, Taylor, Wellham. Toy 16, v. Stokes, Neale, Keening, Jones 18; Richardson, C. Ross, Whltmore 23, v. Vasey, Philips, Brown 18; Milne, R. Sutherland 22, v. McMaster, FOrdham 21. CARLTON GREEN. Winter Fours. — Ogilvie, Ronayne, Mountain 20, v. Hamilton, Pitt, Gordon 21: O'Loughlin, Ross, Dilllcar, Kilgour 22, v. White, Allwood, Turner, Perry 16; InfellS, Whittaker, Cross 15, v. Wright, Holford, Brlttain 28. Carlton Ferns.—Buchanan, Warren, Snedden, Gillies 18, v. Mitchell, Kelly, Taylor, Kent 14. RAWHITI GREEN. Winter Percentage Fours. —Thomson, Hamlin, Eaves, Austin, 13 v. Culpan, Bolton, Sharkey, Moncur, 24; Patterson, Watson, Favin. Stokes, 18 v. Hardcastle, Samways, Bennett, Chiplin 23; Dyndall, Dawson, Thompson, B. Price, 30 v. Mcßeth, Wayte, Harris, Taylor, 11; Cameron, Jackson, Martin. Mclnnes, 28 v. Vincent, Robertson, Scelly, Thomson, 12; Scarborough, Barker, Wortbington, McKlnley, 12 v.. Morrow, Wilmott, Scofleld, Macpherson 33. MOUNT ALBERT GREEN. Nesbitt, Garlick, Bromley, Clark 22, v. Kent, Lane, Preston, Jury 10; Hills, Longsdale, Harrison, Stevens 37, v. Webster, Myers, BrOOkes, Taylor 22; A. Lye, Teague, J. Lye, Curtis 29, v. Stewart, Pickens, Thomas, Allely 19; Humphries, McLaughlin, Hosking 22, v. Hall, Thomas, Bouskill 12; Poole, Thomas, Cutfoftb,- Floyd 19, v. Galaway, Clarke, Galaway, Wells 16. REMUERA GREEN. Fihlayson Badges.—H. East, Watson, Graham, E. East 10, v. Scott, Clark, Macfarlane, Daniels 14. Ordinary t)raw.—Douglas, Br6ok, Smith, Gavey 24, v. Sutherland, Annandale, Wight, Coe 23; Hertfelet, Styak, Burcher, Bray 26, v. OrmistOn, Choyce, Ash ton, McCallum 18; Acheson, Bowles, Mahon, Ryan 28, v. Dewey, Cutfield, Davis, Long 12; Walker, Wallace, Dransfield, Short 19. v. Farrar, Edmiston, Spooner, Faterson 13; Ellerbeck, Kenderdlne, Norton, Mellars 22, v. Taylor. Tudhope, Rathbone, Kissling 19. DOMINION ROAD GREEN. S. Taylor, Brown, Norgrove, Ramsay 19, v. T. Percy, Ranum. West, Kelly 20; Bathgate. Winthtop, Wlddish 23, v. Barton, S. E. ChAppell, Truman 25; Tattersall, Codd 18, v. D. Richardson, Denlson 24. PONSONBY GREEN. In the tournament on this green result* were as follow:— Third Roufld. —R. Carbines, Scblschfe*, g. Carbines, Parsons 14, v. W. Elleray, rummond, Rutland, Bridges 5; Fanch, Christey, Matthews, Mclvor 15, v. T. Elleray, Stfuckett, Allen, McCarthy 13; Israel, Oswald, Richardson, Fookes 15, v. Parkinson, Goldwater, Harkins, Johnson 8. Fourth Round (skips' names only).— Parsons 11, r. McCarthy 7; Mclvor 18, v. Johnson 7; Bridges 11, v. Fookes 10. Final.—Parsons won the tournament with four wins. INTER-CLUB GAMES. CARLTON V. OTAHUHU. At Carlton (Carlton names first). —Garrard, Holland, Wish art, TruscOtt 16, v. Watson, Wbyte, Harper, Sykes 17. CARLTON V. AUCKLAND At Carlton (Carlton names first) .— Ramsay, Barter. Blair, Hnnt 11, v. Nathan, Fletcher, Neil, Muston 22.

CARLTON V. HLLERSLIB At Carlton (C*rlto* HUB— first).— Baird, Van Staveren. Bates, Isaacs S3, v. MacKensie, Richmond. Maektow, Westbrook 16. 1 PONSONBY V. AUCKLAND. DENISON PINB. At Ponsonby (POhaAfiby names first)-— Oates, Best, Die*. Latham 24, v. Campbell, Fraser, Duncan, Stahtlabtuy 16* PONSONBY Y. NEW LINN. At Ponftonby (Ponsonby names first).— Lye, MOore, Ormrod, Miller 22, v. Edgeley, Witham, Piatt, Young 23. MOUNT EDEN V. EPSOM. At Mount Eden (Mount Eden name* I first).—T. Nairn Chapman, Bfcttereby. Joil 18, v. French, Lamb, Jenkln. gfakty 19. MOUNT EDEN V. ONE&UNftA. At Mount Eden (Mount Eden names first.—Dignan, Sarjeant, Frtser, Gill 24, v. Hickman, Jackson, Vugler, Sutherland 15; ; B. Smith, Bourke, J. Smith, Trayes 31, v. Foote, Tonkin, Munro, Bajsett 17. TAKAPUNA V. STANLEY. EDWIN STABS. , At Takapuna (Stanley names first).— White, Wrigley, M«Matter, Johnson 17, t. Coulthard, Cutler, Hooper, Audley 8. HILLSBORO' v. te papapa. JORDAN PINS. At Hillsboro' (Blllsboro* names first).— Salnty, Stringer, Wilkinson, Sheath 22, v. Angus. R. 6. Speight, Simpson, Donnell 18. NOMADS V. HILLSBORO. At Hillsboro* (Nomads' names first).— Beckmafi, Clarksoft, Keenan, Whitebouse 13, v. McMillan, Farland, Munns, w. Thompson 23.