BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27211, 1 December 1953, Page 2

BOWLS

Sir, —How much longer is Christchurch to continue that useless Saturday morning three fours play? This competition, restricted to a few select members, is causing dissatisfaction and jealousy throughout the clubs. For this very reason Auckland many years ago wisely abolished a similar fixture. During the coming Dominion championships, players on hot days will be playing in shirt sleeves and wearing no club colours for identification, and hat bands without club names or colours are useless for onlookers. to identify players. What is the centre doing about it? Previously it was a pleasure to see clubs all dressed in their different bright colours. Now all are dressed alike in the same drab, dark, funereal blazers. What a contrast to visit a women’s bowling tourney to see the pretty picture they make all dressed in white.—Yours, etc., JACK HIGH. November 22, 1953. [“The three fours competition is arranged by the Christchurch Bowling Centre at the request of the players ; through their clubs, and the selection of the players is made by each club from its own members,” said the chairman of the match committee of the Christchurch Bowling Centre (Mr Stanley L. Hall) commenting on this letter.’ “The remainder of ‘Jack High’s’ letter is covered by the Bowling Association’s rules, which were supplied to him to read.”]