BOWLS NOTES

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21335, 30 November 1934, Page 15

BOWLS NOTES

[By JACK.] There will be a great mixture of blazers in the city on Saturday, the occasion being the annual town versus country games. This is perhaps the most popular event on the local bowls calendar, and the "games are played in a sporting spirit, the result being secondary to the enjoyment of renewing old friendships and the making of new.

On Saturday also will be played the annual match against South Canterbury for the Steans Cup, the venue being the Canterbury Club*s green. The southern contingent contains many well-known players and should extend the local team. A notable absentee is T. Edwards, of Temuka, one of the best and most popular players in the Dominion.

St. Albans Club will hold a rinks tourney on December 16, and the three South Christchurch clubs will stage their usual rinks and pairs events on December 25. 20, 27. and 28. Canterbury Club adheres to its usual dates, January 1 and 2. With Ashburton holding a rinks tourney oi; January 1, players are well catered for during the holiday period.

Looking at one of the best bowlers in the city playing firmly into several heads. "Jack" was amazed to ' note the extent to which the player's right arm was allowed to swing across the body. When driving, the swing was so exaggerated as to turn the body sideways to the "head." This swinging motion has the effect of imparling a certain amount of bias to the bowl, and as the swing of the arm cannot be accurately regulated (it is, in fact, involuntary), consistency cannot be expected. Whatever the shot, follow, through with the arm pointing in lino with the run of the bowl, fingers fully extended and palm uppermost.

Also seen on the green.—A skip walked up to examine the head, and waited there until the opposing skip had played his shot. There is no rule against such a procedure, but it is certainly a violation of the etiquette of the game to do so.

The St. Albans green is again in excellent order and has every appearance of remaining so. Entries are nowbeing received for the club's annual rink tournament which will be held on Anniversary Day, Monday, December 17. This tourney is a popular one with bowlers, and with the green in such splendid playing condition a good day's play can be anticipated.

The club competitions of the Shirley Bowling Club arc very forward. In the president rinks after four rounds were completed Ramsay's rink had four wins and those of Johns and Williams three wins each. In the president pairs with three rounds gone in Section B, Quane, Anderton, and Morrison have two wins each. In section A Cusack, Williams and Munro have two wins each. Three games in the champion rinks will be played on Saturday. Morrison will meet Anderton, Fealherston will meet Quane, and Cusack will meet Beach.

Last Saturday's pennant games were interesting to Elm wood players in that their four senior skips—Oakey, Hayman, Lennic, and Taylor—lost their games, while the four juniors—Syme. King, Walls, and Smith—won theirs. The club is missing the services of four of last year's .efficient skips—E. A. Smith, E. Bartlett, F. Thomson, and the lute T. Y. Ciark. F. Thomson is expected back from Sydney before Christmas. Elmwood has a colt's team entered this year. Ii made a very creditable showing against the strong Returned Soldiers' Association team, going down by five points.

The Edgewarc Club recently instructed its centre delegate to move a motion of protest to tin- New Zealand Bowling Association against the, enforcement of the new rule in regard to weight for six.". There was a touch of humour in Mr W. Efi'ord speaking to the motion, for when the question of permitting mixed rinks to enter club tournaments was discussed, X,r Efi'ord was voiy emphatic in his assertion that the centre had to work under the rules of the Dominion Council! Edgeware's protest against the adoption of the weight for size rule is too belated to receive any consideration.

No definite policy has been laid down by the centre in regard to the appointment of umpires and markers, and the discussion at the last monthly meeting was futile. An instruction should be issued to clubs to the effect that markers and umpires should be given a copy of the rules so that they may become fully conversant with their duties, and no man should be appointed to such a position unless he satisfies his club committee as to his eligibility. There have been many glaring inconsistencies in the ruling of markers, and to remedy this defect is a simple matter requiring immediate action, in view of many forthcoming tournaments.

The motion moved by Mr If. J Ranger at the last monthly meeting of the centre seeking to rescind the new rule whereby permission for open tournaments is given only on condition that rinks or pairs taking part shall be members of one club (special circumstances excepted) meets with the approval of the majority of players and is likely to bo brought into effect unless the Dominion Council rules otherwise. There should be as little interference with the domestic affairs of clubs as possible, and whilst the rule in question should be insisted upon in a championship tournament, its application in minor fixtures should oc a matter left to the discretion of the organisers. The voting of delegates on the centre was oven, and the motion was lost only on the casting vote of the chairman. In view of this even distribution of opinion, it was surprising that no objection was voiced against the South Chrisfchurch tournament being conducted without the new restriction. SUMNER CLUB PROGRESS MADE SINCE FOUNDING The history cf Die formation of the Sumner Bowling Club and its growth throughout the 21 years of its existence were traced by the president (Mr T. Newburgh) at the anniversary celebrations held in the Sumner Masonic Hall last evening. Mr Newburgh said that on February 2t>, 1912, a meeting was held "to consider, the advisability of forming a bowling club." Mr H. J. Marriner, as Mayor, presided, and there were present Messrs E. G. Rawnslcv, G. W. C. Smithson, T. B. Boulton, H. Buttle, E. G. Wood, Burns, H. W. Hcslop, Mutiey, Johnson. and Messrs Wood and Johnston, members of the St. Albans Club. Mr Smithson was appointed secretary, and Mr Massey was asked to report as to the suitability of the land offered. On June 6, Mr Boulton reported that Mr Geo. Humphreys had offered part of the Richmond Hill for £555, upon reasonable terms, and had made a donation of £lO5. At an inaugural meeting of the club on June 19, 1912, Mr Massey's tender for £lO2 <os for Ihe formation of the green was accepted. Despite the fact that the green was not opened until November, 1913, it was worthy of note that 32 full members and 13 honorary members paid their full subscription for the year, 1912. In 1913 a bazaar, organised by the ladies, re-^

suited in a profit of £IOO, and on August, 1913, a pumping plant was installed at a cost of £3O. Subscriptions for the year amounted to £97 13s, donations to £l3O 10s. At the annual meeting, held in July, 1913. continued Mr Newburgh, Mr G. W. C. Smithson was elected president. Mr H. W. Heslop, secretary, and Mr C. T. Middleton treasurer. The green was opened on November 29, 1913. Of the original members, Messrs George Smithson and Harwood Heslop stili belonged to the club as full members. Others connected with the club in Ihe early days were:—Messrs T. T5. Boulton, T. W. Johnson, S. K. Bassett. C. T. Middleton. H. Buttle, E .G. Rawnsley. H. J. Marriner, Dr. Line, Messrs Selwyn East, W. F. Raphael, E. A. 'Johnson, D. Bain, G. F. Allen, E. G. Wood, and the late Mr C. L. Wiggins.

"It was the enthusiasm of the old members which enabled the ground to bo prepared and the seed sown from vhich our members have reaped a bountiful harvest of pleasure, have become the owners of a most valuable property, beautifully laid out, and a green which is fully appreciated by all privileged to play on its surface." concluded Mr Newburgh. RINKS FOR TO-MORROW BEC KEN HAM CLUB Town v. Conn try—Munday, Watts, Cillcspi". li.-inn is): Morrison, Muv. J-niwrcnce, T'jiit is); Cm in, O Council, Culvert, JXilihs (s). CASHMERE CLUB v. Town, at Belfast—Hazolton, Casbolt, Dub!.-, Waller (s); Young'. Hastie. Morrison, Muslin ib); Collier. Laver, Maddren, Steer UNUNITED CLUB Town v. Country, on the United y;reen— J'ol.mjh, F. Brown, Broufjliton, P. Jones (s): Ji-iniKi'i-, ISaxter. Swallow, Ryan (s) ; Shclcon, Williams, Rawlinson, Reese (s). PAPANUI CLUB Town v. Country, at Svdenlluiu Taylor, T'aniham, Piruiijjlitciii, Bandy: Pilkingtmi, J'.illson, Hanks, Morrison; Frew. Keetlcv, Chester. Kettle. SYDENHAM CLUB Tmn, .. Country, at Sydenham—HopIcirk. Gibson, Taylor, Garth; J. Smith, Whyfe, Kott, Coombs; Gemmell, Bishop, Bee consall, Ooote. v. Hornby, at Hornby—W'ooleoek, Mmin, Frasor, Drummond; Dempsey, Russell, Langley, Britten; Ball, (.'. White, Barnett, Wor- \. CliWrttehuroli. at Christ.cliurch—Newton, .Merriinoii, J. Kent. Spicrmnn: Delaney, Atkiii.-, Dal/icll, Armstrong; WRtson, Shier, Tin-land, r-'isk. v. Cashmere, at Cashmere-—Stouehousc, C. K'eiil. MeOl.iy, Minimott ; Neate, Johnson, Di-Uenson, Maddren; Baker, Shierlaw, Turnbull. ITnrris. Other players at Sydenham. RICCARTON RACECOURSE CLUB Friendly games against Barrington at Kicearlon green—Pill, Marsh, Wells, Seaward (s) ; Andrews, Smith, Chamberlain, Anderson (s); Wilson, W. Townsend, Parsons, liailey (s); Holmes, Kentoul, J. Bridges, Wri-lit (s); O. Harrow, R. Harrow. M". Bridges. K. Orchard (s) ; Malthus, Bucknell. MeKinnon, McCloskey (s). R.S.A. CLUB . v. Spreydon, at Spreydon—Work, Heather, Brown, Young (s) ; Parnell, Parsonage, Baird, Chapman (s). v. Sproydon, at Returned Soldiers' Association—McDowell, Peters, McGregor, Turnpennv (s); Mellings, Baldwin, Shaw, Gibson (s). , v. Shirley, at Shirley—Aitken, Bellemen, Gnffney, Mason (s). [ v. (ipawji. at- Returned Soldiers' Association—,lones, Harwood, Melntyre, Saussey