BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 97, 19 January 1924, Page 19

BOWLS.

(By “No. 3.”)

Local bowling ebntre matters have been quiet on account of Hie holidays, and by reason of the fact that many bowlers aro away at the Dominion tournament at Christchurch. This last has afforded an opportunity for clubs to get off a number of their club competitions, and these should bb now well advanced.

The next round for the pennants is fixed for to-day. In these, the Victoria Club, with an unbeaten record, will meet/Lyall Bay, which has so far lost only dwo matches. In section B there will bo a meeting between Kelburn and Newtown, both of which clubs have up to tho present an unbeaten record. Games for thb Edwin Feathers have proceeded, except on holiday dates. The Khandallah Club, which was successful in holding 'the trophies against five challengers, lost the Feathers last week to the Central Club. Petone. Queensland bowlers evidently, enjoyed their time in the Dominion, judging from the following letter received by Mr. R. W. Shallcrass, of the local centre: —“On behalf of thb Bowling Association of Queensland we reciprocate your greetings. I can assure you that the happy recollections of the “Kookaburras’ ” visit to the Dominion will always bo very lasting and present with us. Mr. R. J. Archibald, the president of tho association particularly wishes me to convey to yourself and all the bowlers in the Dominion his personal greetings, and to say that your greetings reminded him of the glorious times they all had when they wtero there.” The Dunedin Bowling Club is again inviting entries for tho annual ■ Elderly Bowlers’ Day. There will be about 1!JO players, of whom over 60 are over 80 years of ago, making thb average age of those taking part 74 years. A similar gathering, is to bo inaugurated in Wellington this season, and will be known as tho Veterans Gala Day, to bb held on the Wellington green on February 13 next. From inquiries made it appears probable that there will bo 16 full rinks engaged, making a total of 61 players. Some of the clubs will be able to enter two full rinks, and others will have only one or two players eligible. The Kelburn Club, particularly, appears to be one of young people, as amongst'the.whole of th'eir 100 members, only one is oyer 70 years of age. A ladies’, committee is being formed to provide afternoon tea., and it is hoped to provide a band to make tho day an enjpvabl" one for those taking part. It is also hoped that there will bo a largo number of players generally present to assist in the proceedings. There i» rtill *• considerable pro-

gramme ahead of clubs before tho season closes. Another three rounds of th<spennants have to be played, as well as the finals. The champion interclub matches have ■ also to bo got off. These later matches always arouse . considerable interest; they aro, in fact, • the n' os i popular matches of the season. . They have this merit, that those participating are not playing for their own individual pleasure, but for the honour of the club. . A bowling club in Wellington, says a Christchurch paper is. very prouo of its badge—a kiwi—which has been affixed to its front gate. There is a Dunedin club also that boasts of the same badge, and as the ;esulb of a misunderstanding quite an amount of discussion arose at Saturday evening’s meeting of members of the New Zealand Bowling Council and delegates of centres. The trouble started after the following remit from the Wellington- Centro imd been moved by Mr° A. Coles: “That this centre is of opinion that the Dominion Council should make provision for the registration of club emblems and monograms to protect those at present adopted by clubs and to m event duplication in the future. Mi. • Jacobson, a Dunedin delegate, protested that if every club had a badge bowlers would resemble •nemlg'rs of a circus or a brass band. There were quite enough officials wearing badges as it was.’ Mr. F. W. Meadowcrolt (vice-president of the council) maintained that if a club wanted a badge there should be no. reason why >t should not protect it. Wellington was very proud of jj.s kiwi on the gate. Mi\ W. Potter (Wellington representative on the council) also, naked w hy Mr. Jacobson should object to the kiwi. “I have not' the slightest objection,” replied Mr. Jacobson. ‘But the matter is not worthy of the council’s notice.” However. Mr. Jacobson felt that there were too . many badges, but then came the kiwi, business again. “If you have a l.rwi,” ho said to the Weilingtonians, “keep it; hut don’t take .ours.” Ho v. as assured that if the remit were adopted its provisions would not bo retrospective. Furthering his protest a stage, Mr. Jacobson said that tho > doption of badges would do no one any good except the. engravers, who favoured tho remit greatly. Re did not favour registration. Mr. G. S. Cordon nlso( spoke against registration. He fc.lt that it would mean a great deal of trouble, and in any casa tho centres J

; f they dcsirel badges would not take tboeo of other clubs. Mr. Jacobson: “Don’t take ours!” When Mr. Coles replied lie pointed out that. Mr. Jeeohson had misunderstood the renii(- he bod been talking about l.nd'res. The reniit specified emblems. which, were entirely different Seme chibs were verv jealous about their emblems end would like them protected. Re felt, that it would be unite worth the trouble to register j'.n rpublcms. 'ul’.?r delegates d d not think so, and the remit was .lost on the voicee.