SUMMER BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 239, 8 October 1937, Page 13

SUMMER BOWLING.

TEN CLUBS GET GOING.

CHALLENGE MATCHES PLAYED

RECOGNITION OF THE GAME.

(By TRUXDLER.)

The first Saturday of the season ' after the introduction of daylight saving for 1937-38 saw a record number of bowling clubs hold their official openings, and players enjoyed'the keen greens.

A striking feature, and one which becomes more pronounced year by year, is the official recognition that is accorded these functions by political and civic leaders in the various districts. Their good wishes are an appropriate endorsement of the congratulations offered by the members of the Auckland Centre executive, which divides its forces in order to be represented at every club opening.

The members of Parliament are not always sufficiently numerous to adopt a similar course. Mr. A. G. Osborne, M.P. for Manukau, however, attended two functions, the openings at Te Papapa and of the Ex-Servicemen's Club at Ellerslie. The latter club also had with it Mr. H. J. White, chairman of the Ellerslie Town Board, and Mr. R. H. Mclsaac, president of the Ellerslie Bowling Club.

Next Saturday the flags will be flying at 10 more clubs, to mark the opening of the new season at Edendale, Grey Lynn, Henderson, Mangere, Manurewa, Onehunga, Otahuhu, Rawhiti, Takapuna and Tuakau.

The Challenge Matches. In spite of the multitude of club openings on Saturday and the business men's annual gathering at Epsom, most of the ordinary challenge matches were played, but there will be no more until next winter.

The Edwin Stars match was notable for the reversal of form, or luck, which is so often associated with a break in the game, for when the bell rang for afternoon tea the holders were 13 to 5, with eleven heals played. Everything vent wrong when the game was renewed and the visitors did nearly all the scoring, the game ending: H." Cowper, D. McInness, R. S. Somervell, J. Dick (Ponsonby), challengers 20, v. W. Skinner, J. H. C'olthurst, G. A. Wynyard, J. Hopwood (West End), holders 17.

Balmoral managed to hold the Denison Pins, but only after a very close game, for the score was 11 all at 14 heads, 13 all at 17 and 14 all at 19, the local rink scoring on the remaining two heads: C King, M. Esterman J. Gifford, H. R. Goldsmith (Balmoral), holders 17, v A Smith, E. G. Johnson, L. Dick, J. a! Robertson (Waitemata), challengers 14.

The returned soldiers also had a close £ am e for the Diggers' Badges, played on the Onehunga green. Ellerslie had a slight advantage most of the way: M Griffin, W Corrie Whyte, G. E. Vood, H. L. Joll (Ellerslie), challengers 20, v. G. Elmbranch, W. A. Cadwallader, G. Greenwood, J. Maud (Edendale), holders 18. The latest winners in all these competitions will bear in mind that they are entitled to wear their trophies on special occasions until they are defeated next wjnter.

There was a good muster for the business men s match at Epsom. Fifteen rinks competed and Karangahape Road won by eight rinks to Queen Street's seven. Last year the former won for the hrst time, 22 rinks competing. Next Saturday there will be a similar gathering at the Auckland green, when former Utago and Southland bowlers will hold a reunion.

Tribute To Dr. McDougall. The Auckland greens were closed last Saturday as a tribute to the late Dr. Neil McDougall, whose funeral took place that afternoon Most people will remember L»r. McDougall s presidency of the club two years ago, but probably very few have heard of quite a recent instance of his sympathetic care for those in trouble. It is only a few weeks since he presented a set of bowls to the Mental Hospital, for the use of the patients. This was a thoughtful act which can only be fully appreciated by those who have seen how the patients vmjoy the game.

Good News From Britain. Major J. N. Edmonds, an Australian bowler, passed through Auckland on rriday by the Monterey, and he plaved at the Auckland preen in the afternoon. The news he brought appeal's to confirm the impression gathered during the past few weeks that as the projected official party of British bowlers has been abandoned, the few who nominated are joining the unofficial party, and the whole lot will be accredited as representatives of the International Bowling Board. That is what Mr. Edmonds gathers from a letter which he saw just before leaving England, for it gave an assurance to Mr. Stewart Brown, who is organising the so-called unofficial tour, that his party will be eligible to play in all the contests in Australia. Mr. Edmonds states that he can only take this to mean that the party will be eligible to play in the Empire Gaines. When he left London, however, it had not transpired whether the party was sufficiently representative for each of the four national associations to compete. However, even if there are only English and Scottish players everybody will be satisfied, especially if they adopt the New Zealand and Australian system of selection, leaving the choice open until after the carnival, and then sending forward into thp Empire Games those who have done the best in the prior tournament.

Mr. George Redmond writes from Sydney that information has been received that the folio ving eight players are coming from South Africa to take part in the A.B.C. carnival and the Empire Games:—Mr. J. Garnett, president of the association, manager. and Messrs. H. Harvey. J. R. Appleford. P. P. Cavanagh, J. G. Donaldson. T. H. Samson, F. Stevenson and X. S. Walker.

AUCKLAND CLUB V. SOUTHERNERS

Teams will be selected from the following former Otago and Southland bowlers to meet the Auckland Bowling Club's representatives on the Auckland green tomorrow afternoon : — Adamson. Almao, Bagrie. Barnes, Bates. Barnett. Best, Bateman. Bowden, I/. H. Campbell, W. J. Campbell. Deare. Delargey, Duncan, Dennlson. Dripps. Dickinson, D. C. Fraser. Fowke, Findlay, H. Fraser. Fastier. Gillespie. G. F. C. Hosklng. Haycock, O. G. Harvey. Herron, Head. Hepworth, Israel, •R. A. Johnstone, Kidd. Kewish. Kemp, Lancaster. Lane. Lawson. Mcßeath. McKenzie, McGill. Maher, McAllen. McAllister, Macey. McMillan, Moodie, Martin. Hardie Xeil. Teters, Ross. Reynolds. Srurgess. Shirrlffs. R. H. Scott. \V. Smith. Shortt. Tulloch. H. F. Wright. F. Watson. F. T. A. Williams. R. A. Walker. Waterworth. C. M. Whelnn, Wetherilt, Waite, L. T. Whelan, .1. Williamson.