BOWLS YEAR

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 248, 17 July 1935, Page 6

BOWLS YEAR

Annual Meeting of Centre PENNANT CONDITIONS Comment that the membership of the clubs affiliated to the Wellington Bowling Centre wits quite satisfactory and that Wellington bowlers had had a successful season was made by the president, Mr. W. Gilbert, in presenting the report at the annual meeting of the centre last night. Mr. Gilbert said he thought there was room for improvement in the method of playing the penant competition, and certainly if it were held under the same conditions as last season the clause that had given trouble would be altered. He suggested that the four bowls be used in the New Year pairs. The position shown in the statement of accounts was satisfactory and they came out just about square. However, this year there should be a small credit balance, because they would not be entertaining visitors from Christchurch and Marlborough. The treasurer, Mr. J. Kershaw, said the balance at the beginning of the year had been £39 and at the end it. was £l2. mainly due to the entertainment of the Christchurch and Marlborough visitors, and printing which had been done but would not be necessary next year. Those items would not recur. The following officers were elected: President, Mr. W. Gilbert; lion, treasurer, Mr. J. Kershaw; hon. auditor, Mr. E. A. Liddle; executive, all delegates. The hon. treasurer was voted the same honorarium as last year (£5/5/-1. The secretary’s salary was increased from £7B to £lOO a year. At a meeting of the executive after the annual meeting a letter from the Wellington Bowling Club sug-t gesting that there be adopted a uniform form of application for membership of clubs, which would reveal whether the nominee was financial if already a member of a club, was received. On the motion of Mr. 11. G. Mayer (Wellington club) the letter was referred to the next meeting, the mover pointing out that that would allow delegates to consult the officers of their clubs. The annual levy on dubs was fixed the same as last year. I/10-J a member. The president said that at the next meeting they would consider the pennant conditions. Mr. W. J. Leahy (Lyall Bay) announced that he would propose that the senior pennant competition be played on the system of two at home and two away, and that a second competition, in which a dub could enter four teams or a multiple of four, be held, transfers to be allowed.

Attention to the importance of the names of the competitions was directed by Mr. M. J. Casey (Thorndon club), lie suggested that the two-at-home and two-away competition be called the champion fours, and the other competition be called the pennant competition.