QUEENSLAND BOWLERS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17645, 23 December 1922, Page 11

QUEENSLAND BOWLERS.

WARM WELCOME EXTENDED. DEFEATED BY OHEISTCHUBCH. Members of the Queensland bowling team, who are at present visiting the Dominion, arrived at Lyttelton by the ferry steamer yesterday morning. They were received at tfie wharf by the president and vice-pre-sident of the Christchurch Cenwe, Messrs E, C. Chegwin and F. St-eans, accompanying whom were the l'oilowing:—Mesdames F. Steans, ii<Summers, Miss V. i' ox, and Messrs E. A. .fox, J. Benzie, J. W.DuFeu, H. Burson, and E. W. Wade (hou. secretary). The visitors subsequently cam© to (jhristcliureli, where tiiey will remain, until Thursday nest. The team comprises twenty-one players, and with tliem are travelling seveuteeu iadies and children. On arrival each member of the party was presented with an attractively produced programme, giving details of their itinerary during their stay in. Chriatcliurch. The following is the personnel of the party: —Mr R. J. Archibald (president), slr F. W. Mason (manager), Mr and Mrs and the Misses Jessica and Jean Archibald (Brisbane); Mr and Mrs J. Johnston (Brisbane); Mr and Mrs F. W. 51ason (Brisbane); Mr, Mrs, and Miss Roberts (Brisbane); Mr and Mrs C. M. Overell (Brisbane); Mr and Mrs A. Ward (Bris-bane);-Mr and Mrs A. Baltbrop (Brisbane;) ; Mr and Mra L. Uhl (Brisbane) ; Mr and Mrs W. McQueen (Ipswich), Mr and Mrs G-. R. and Miss Hooper (Toowomba), Mr A. Burton (Brisbane); Mr M. CSnllivnn (Brisbane); Mr J. J. Butler (Cbilders), "Or. Williams (Maekay): Mr J. Rossen (Toowomba); Mr S. Hobson (Toowomba); Mr W. A. Shaw (Sandpit©): Mr C. (Brisbane); Mr L. Uhl, jnr. (Brisbane); Mr and Mrs O. E. Gold-

Yesterday afternoon the visitors nlayed a " match mjninst the Christchurch Bowlincr Clvh, rnd as part, of tTie welcome ( from the dub each memher received a card contninintr Christmas sTeetinps and tho following "•rit/ten for the occasion hy Mr C. TT. ■pfoi-die, honorary secretary of the club: —• TO HTTT? OTTF/R NPTj AND TTSITOB3: Friends from the Tropio Soath and Austral skies. "Who thrice five hundred mile# of stoma tossed surge, * And trackless waste of water, eager eyed. Have braved the perils of the. tempestuous seas, J To visit "God's Own Country"—we to you Extend the hand of fellowship. May your stay Be ever gladi with weloomel Hearts as warm, As bright Apollo's teams in Queensland homes^ Now greet you. ChristohuTohi comrades hid you hail, And when your v steps turn homeward may the. thought Of some New Zealand! friendship servo to knit Tour natives land ariH curs in closest tie, And. truest sympathy as loyal eons Of that dfnr Motherland to whom we owe our birth. 'A civic reception will be accorded the visitors at 11 o'clock this morning, and in the afternoon a representative match against a team from the Christchurch Centre will be played on the Christchurch Club 'a green. Tomorrow afternoon a-;motor run has been arranged round the suburbs. During the afternoon both the New Brighton and Sumner ;Bowling?Clubs will entertain the visitors'. On Christmas Day all the greens in the city will'be placed at the disposal of the Queenslanders, and they are invited to make use of any greens they desire- At 11 a.m.; on Tuesday the visitors will be driven to Leeston, where a' match has been arranged on thg Leeston Club's green. In the evening they will 1 be the guests of local bowlers at the Clarendon Hotel. On Wednesday afternoon a match will be played against the Canterbury Club, and in the evening the visitors will be entertained by members of that club at Greater Crystal ■ Palace. . At, the conclusion of the entertainment tho party will meet in the vestibule of the theatre. They will leave Christchurch for the South on Thursday morning. The Christchurch Match. In greeting the visitors, Dr.' J. C. Pairman, vice-president of the .Christ: church Club, after expressing his regret that the president (Mr F. C. B. Bishop) was unable to be present, on account of illness, extended to them a hearty welcome. The Christchurch Club was, he said, the oldest club in Canterbury, and he felt sure it would be to the profit of the visitors and the pleasure of the Christchurch Club members to have a roll-up and a game on the fcreen on which the representative match was to be played the following day. He was very pleased to have the honour of welcoming the visitors, especially the ladies, as it was always necessary to have ladies present at a social function to give charm to the proceedings. He hoped the visitors would enjoy themselves thoroughly, and .would play at the top of their form. Being a loyal member of the Christchurch Club and of the Christchurch Centre, he hoped the Christchurch team would go just one better than the Queensland team.. One of the visitors: That's the stufE to give ns.

Dr. Pairaan said that, in honour of tlie occasion, the club had prepared a souvenir card conveying Christmas greetings to the visitors, and a short poem specially written by their honorary secretary, Mr C. D- Hardie. He called on Mr Hardie to read the poem.

Mr Hardie said he had written the verse just to celebrate the occasion, and to express the feelings of the members of the Christchurch Club towards the visitors. (Hear, hear.)

A party of members of the club then gave a haka in honour of the Queenslanders.

Mr *R. J. Archibald, president of the Queensland team, said that during their short stay in New Zealand they had experienced quite a number <?f welcomes and each one seemed different from the others. They appreciated very much the kind words or welcome and also the splendid sentiments contained in Mr Hardie's poem. Mr Hardie had rightly interpreted the spirit of the occasion and some of the Denefits that would, he believed, accrue from the visit. He sincerely believed that interchange of visits did forge links in the chain of friendship between the two countries. The Queenslanders were a very cosmopolitan crowd, but they were all loval sons of the Empire. (Hear, hear.) They were very glad to meet their kith and kin in New Zealand and as they could not give a Maori haka they had to show their appreciation of the Christchurch players by saving they were a "budgeree"' lot of fellows. The Queenslanders then gave three hearty cheers for the Christchurch Olub, following with "The Bowlers' Song." • Five rink games were then played. The Christchurch team was a good one and acquitted itself admirably, though the play was very even, and tnere was not a great deal to pick and choose between the two teams. At the commencement of play the Queenslanders were somewhat hampered by the strange green which was rather on the fast side. Consequently the scores for their first few heads suffered to some "Stent, but the handicap did not deter them long, and in the closing heads their form equalled, if not excelled, (Continued at foot of next column.)

that of the home team. As was to be expected their side contained its weak spots, but taken as a whole its. uniformity of strength was surprising. A gusty east wind made accuracy labmewhat difficult throughout the afternoon. The Queenslanders were enthusiastic in their praise of the green, and one member of the team stated that he had never played on a more perfect surface. The visitors' style proved very similar to that in vogue in New Zealand. ' A number of them adhered to the "both feet on the mat" rule, but their actual play, as far as drawing was concerned, was no dffferent from that of their onponents.

The following* are the results, Queenslaud rinks being mentioned first in each case:—

S. Hobson, E. C. Goldsmith, 0. Elliott, M. Overall (skip) 26 v. O. J. Atkinaou, F. G. Hobbs, G. B. Wright, Yv, lieliiweU (skip) £2.

A. Burton, G. R. Hooper, 'W. A. Shay, S. R. Roberta (skip) 14 v. A. Dickson, H. <J. Ridley, G. Lewis, J. Rennie (skip) 27. L. Uhl, J. J. Butler, J. Kosser, Dr. Wil--liams (skip) 23 v. J. Young, 0. Piper, W. S. NcwUngh, Dr. Sandaton (skip) 82. W. McQueen, M. O'Sullivan, F. TV. Mason, R. J. Archibald (skip) 17 v. J. O. G A. Mazey, Dr. Orchard, Dr. Pairman (skip) ,2G. J. Johnston. J. Wyper, A. H. Barlthop, A. Ward (skip) « v. S. Barnett, S. Manning, G. Smith, 0. D. Hardie (skip) 22. Totals, Ohmtchurch 129; Queensland IH.I Christchurch. won. by three games to two,!