BOWLING COMPOSITION BOWLS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 12, 14 July 1914, Page 2

BOWLING COMPOSITION BOWLS

DOMINION BOWLING ASSOCIATION At a meeting of the Wellington Bowling Club, held last night in the Wellington Club's pavilion, Mr. E. J. Hill presided. During a discussion relative to the election of the council. Mr. Underwood said he was not altogether pleased with the work of the last council. Nine out of every ten who attended the Dominion tournament were dissatisfied at the way in which it was conducted. The council had rushed into a method of bowl-test-ing and had bungled tho matter of tho admission of composite bowls. Members of the council were, socially, excellent gentlemen, but some of them were not so much in touch with the game as they should be, and younger men should bo nominated. ! It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. F. Laurenson, that it be a request from the _ Wellington t Centre that the Dominion Association approve of the Excellite composite bowl being used at all tournaments held in Hew Zealand. Another remit, submitted by Mr. Underwood, was carried, after considerable discussion, by 12 to 2. Ifc was as follows : "That this centre recommends the Council of tJie Dominion Association to rescind its decision re the Scott bowls test, as such decision was arrived at hurriedly, and apparently without the adequate discussion that such a subj<ect so momentous to the welfare of bowling demands, and* without a thorough consideration of the merits of the table test, which is considered by experts to be generally much more convenient, scientific, reliable, and desirable than any' other practicable bowl test known; and that this centre requests the council of the association to obtain an expression of opinion from all the centres on ,the subject of bowl-testing before 31st December, 1914, for the purpose of giving the council a real insight into the opinion of the majority of players as to the rela-, ; tive merits of the two methods." I The following recommendation lapsed for wajit of a_ seconder: — "That it be a recommendation to the committee that each club be requested to complete its competition before sth March, clubs failing to do so to forfeit their right to enter players for the centre champion games. Replying to Mr. Underwood, who asked what the centre intended io do with the Flyger Shield, the secretai-y stated that, according to the rules, no centre or club sholild' be allowed^ to play for any trophy in the nature of an advertisement, ahd he quoted the rule which supported that contention. ' Surprise was generally expressed at the existence of such d rule. After discussion it was decided that the centre was of opinion that all contests for trophies given in the past be pla-yed for as usual in the future, but that the offet of any trophy submitted_ in the, future whioh savoured of advertisement be declined. Mr. Underwood moved that ft ' rehlit be forwarded to the council disapproving of the two-feet-on-the-mat rule (Australian style). On a show of hands the motion was declared lost. The following officers were nominated for the Dominion Bowling Association for the coming year: — President, Mr Maurice Casey; vice-president, the Canterbury Centre's nominee (whoever he may be) ; treasurer,, the Auckland Gen tre's nominee ; council, Messrs. V. Dimock, S. H. Underwood, R. J. Collins, T. Bush, and A. Veitch. Secretory tobe elected by the council