BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 196, 20 August 1930, Page 18

BOWLING.

N.Z. BOWLERS ABROAD.

THE TEAM IN CANADA

VISITORS TO AUSTRALIA

(By TRUNDLER.)

During the next few days full details should be arriving in regard to the doings of. our -players in the Empire games in Canada. Apparently they started off with two losses on Monday, but nobody expected them to achieve the same measure of success as the party which accompanied them as far as Fiji. However, one very satisfactory feature is that Dr. Krupp appears to have had his way after all, in getting permission for them to play in the pairs and the rinks, whereas the printed conditions stated that no player could compete in more than one event. Having secured this concession, it will be no surprise to find one of them also in the singles. . .

There are now so many players travelling overseas at different times that it should not be very hard to get them to concentrate on the big events where they can officially represent the Dominion, and it does not seem too soon for the.council executive to take the matter in hand by advising all centres to put the position before their clubs.. A cordial invitation has been received from the Australian Bowling Council for New Zealand to play in the next Test matches against the Commonwealth during their carnival in Brisbane next August, and it willnot be long before a similar invitation will come from the United States for the Olympiad during the following year. Mr. Coltman in Brisbane. It is very fortunate that Mr. W. Coltman (Carlton), a former Dominion president, happens to be in Brisbane just now, for the annual meeting of the Queensland Bowling Association was held there last week, and he was invited to attend. This is in accordance with the usual courtesy extended to distinquished visitors by Australian bowlers, and the Queensland president," Mr. George Bees, him a very cordial welcome. Mr. Coltman's reply was very warmly received by the large company of bowlers present. Explaining that he had no official standing with the New Zealand Bowling Association at present, he assured the meeting that Australian players would be welcome at the tournaments to be held in Auckland next January, and that probably a goodly number of New Zealand bowlers would play in Brisbane next August, particularly if they would do away with their sudden death principle in their competitions. He explained how tournaments are conducted here, and that all players would get a good number of games. The Australian president, Mr. E. J. Shaw, said there would certainly be a match for New Zealand against each of the six States, but he was non-committal on the matter of sections versus sudden death in the ordinary competitions. Mr. Coltman did not attempt to argue the point, but possibly the council executive may decide to make representations on the matter to the Australian authorities.

Like all New Zealand bowlers who visit Australia, Mr. Coltman seems to be treated with most lavish hospitality by every club visited, showing the exceedingly kindly feeling entertained towards New Zealand. Mr. Farrow in Sydney. Sydney seems to have adopted the English system of having a bank holiday on the first Monday in August, and this was celebrated this year by the bowlers in a tournament at Randwick. It was organised by Mr. Vic. Casey (Carlton), who ran it on the Auckland system, giving every rink seven games, and there were very warm comments on the system giving every player such a good time. The winning rink included Mr. E. Farrow, who is spending a few months in Australia, the team being: H. Warner, A. Glad, E. Farrow, J. Robinson, who played the final'next day, defeating by two points a rink which included a few players who have been in Auckland, M. Jasprizza, B. Jasprizza, B. Culyer, J. W. Collins. The "Sydney Morning Herald" also describes another function which Mr. Farrow attended, when he skipped one of. the nine association rinks which visited Manly, for the John Young Shield to be presented to the club by the New South Wales president, Mr. John Scott. His rink won by 23 to 10, so New Zealand was well represented. Another Sydney paper mentions that the final of the bank holiday tournament was witnessed by "Alderman George Baildon," Mayor of Auckland, who had arrived that morning by the Maunganui, and was taken to the green by Mr. Casey. Obituary. Deep regret would be occasioned by the surprising announcement of the death of Mr. T. R. Proctor, a member of'the Auckland Centre executive, which occurred on Monday, for it was only for a very short time that he was known to be seriously ill. Arriving from Christchurch' and Wellington, where he had already made his mark as a bowler, he' joined' Remuera, and soon made himself so prominent in the club's affairs that he was elected president for the 1928-29 season. He has always been very popular among bowlers, and will be greatly missed, both socially and in tournaments.

The centre executive have power to fill an extraordinary vacancy like this, which occurs during the currency of the year, and they will doubtless follow the usual method. There is no rule dictating the procedure, but it has been customary to appoint the one who came next in the ballot at the annual meeting. It was not disclosed at the time who this was, but the executive will doubtless deal with the matter at their next meeting. A veteran of the green has just passed away, in the person of Mr. S. W. Miller (Ponsonby), a familiar figure at tournaments for the last 20 years or more.