INTER-CLUB GAMES

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 133, 2 December 1922, Page 16

INTER-CLUB GAMES

WOTS AND LOSSES,

(By "Ntobeb Two.")

With the first and third rounds of interclob games concluded (the- second round had to be postponed on account of wet weather), the position of clubs is now as follows:—

Bed Section—Victoria, 2 -wins; Johnsonville, 2 -wans; Wellington, 1 wia, 1 low; Newtowa, 1 win, 1 lossj.Karori, 1 win, 1 loss; Lyajl Bay, 1 win, 1 loss; Hataitai, 2 losses; Central, 2 losses-

White Section.—Wellington, 2 wins; Peione, 2 wins; Thorndpn, 1 win, 1 loss; Newtown, 1 win, 1 loss; Central, 1 wia, 1 loss; Island Bay, 1 win, 1 loss; Kelbnrn, 2 losses; Eastbourne, 2 losses.

Blue Section.—Kelburn, 2 wins; Seatoun, 2'winei Wellington, 1 win, 1 loss; Thorndon, 1 win, 1 lose; Petone, 1 win, l.lossj Lyall Bay, 1 win, 1 loss; Hataitai, 2 losses; Island Bay, 2 losses. Taking the three games, the position of clubs is as follows:—

In the junior pennants, one round of which has been played (the second, the first having to be postponed because of rain), the following clubs had wins:— Petone, Kelburn, Island Bay, Newtown. Losses were sustained by Victoria, Johnson ville, Seatoun, and Karori. Central and Lyall Bay had by.es. '

Entries for the Wellington Bowling Centre's tournament at Christmas will close next Saturday. A special meeting of delegate* and presidents of clubs will be held at the Wellington clubhouse on Tuesday night to make the necessary arrangements in connection with the coming visit of the Queensland bowlers to Wellington. Writing in the Sydney "Daily Telegraph," "Blue Disc" says:—Last season .the number of bowlers in New South Wales increased by approximately 1300, from 3200 to 4500. To accommodate these recruits, about 2600 additional pairs of bowls would be brought into action, and it is quite on the cards that a number of "dud" bowls have been resurrected. One has never yet seen a champion bowler whose bowling implements did not reflect character, and the novice is advised to procure hi» bowls under the guidance of an experienced player. The prejudice against other than lignumvitae bowls is rapidly vanishing, and whereas ten years ago composition .bowls were practically unknown, to-day the "compos 1' share tho greens with their brother "woods." To secure a weight Bay, 31b s4oz, one i» forced to play with a bowl that is really too large to be handled comfortably, and to use bowls that you cannot grip thoroughly without undue discomfort is fatal to bowling success. Many a promising player's progress has been retard.--cd through ignorance as to this prime essential to success in bowls. To secure increased weight, many players have had their "wooden" bowls loaded.V In this connection, New Wales is fortunate in possessing 1 an expert who has transformed light, characterless woods into bowls that on perfect greens are almost ideal. On rough or heavy greens the loaded bowl js not so effective, and the possessor of such class of bowls is heavily handicapped. The "Excelite" was the first composition bowl introduced into Australia, and quite a number of our leading players "took them on." The Dunlop rubber bowk were also in evidence last season, and were used by that successful Victorian skipper, Alley, in all his games played at Easter against this State. Bowlers who have recently returned from Queensland' are now singing the praises of the new Barnet Glass vulcanite bowl which was used by a number of the players for the northern State in the test matches. With such a varied field of selection at his disposal, the novice should have little difficulty in securing bowk of character. The opinions of a large number of our foremost players have been sought as to what they consider the ideal bowl. Singularly enough, the opinions were practically unanimous: "A narrow grip bowl, full 3 bits, size 5 l-16in, weight 31b 3oz to 31b 40z." Most bowlers are faddists, and where one would not forsake his dear old woods for untold wealth, another is just as keen on the recently introduced composition bowls. Somebody pace wrote (it must have' been the wife of ,a bowler): "Man it a changeable creature, and in many ways it is just as well that he is so, for if all of hi* unjust opinions were to remain ever the same, he would be' more unlovely than he now really is." And so one bowler will demand this type of bowl and another clamour for that type, and then when they seem to be off their game, will both blame their bowls and experiment with others.

Programmes for tournaments in the following centres have been approved by the D.B.A. as follows:—Wanganui {Christmas), Auckland (Christinas), South Auckland (about 14th December), Thames (23rd November), Rotorua (sth and 19th February), Te Aroha (Ist January), Wellington (Christmas), and Wairarapa (New Year). The South Otago Centre and the Southland Centre have both arranged tournament* for New Year. The Southland Centre objects to the South Otago Centre holding its tournament at that time, but the South Otago Centre maintains that its tournament would not materially affect the one held in Invevcargill. It also points out that it is only claiming the dateg on which its tournament was held prior to the war. The matter has been finally disposed of by the South, Otago Centre being granted the dates requested. Applications for affiliation have been received from the following clubs and approved :—Otako (Taranaki Centre), Kensington, Tuakau, and Buckland (Auckland), Wanganui. West and Victoria (Wanganui), Kia Toa (East Coast), and Manurewa (Auckland). Applications from the Hiku Taia and Hamilton We3t (South Auckland) and Edendale (Soethland) clubs will bo further considered on additional particular* regarding rules,.

etc, being forwarded to the Dominion Association;

The Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Association recently, wrote to th» Union Company and the Railway Department asking for concessions in fares to bowlers attending ita tournament in Auckland in January. The Bail way Department has offered to grant flrst-clkss accommodation at holiday excursion rates, but the Union Company has announced its inability to make any con* cessions owing to the increased expense of running steamers.

Following are the reeults of dab rink games played on tie Victoria green on Saturday :r-Bolton 29 v. MacLaurin 21; Hunt 8 v. Robinson 25; Bailey 25 v. Middleton 15.

Too much is made of the evils of driving, and jo man can be considered a firstclass skipper at bowls who cannot drive accurately. "Blue Due," writing in the Sydney "Daily Telegraph," says:—Driving must be held strictly in check unless that which is a virtue develop into a bowling vice. A clean, hard drive is just as pretty a shot to watch as a draw. A bowler who has a bad delivery can never hope to drive successfully. The drive is on certain occasions invaluable, ,but should rather be held as a reserve shot—used without proper judgment and. discrimination it must end* in disaster. Indiscriminate driving plays into your opponent's hand, and instead of annoyance one ought to feel a great pity for those players who, throwing aside the great scoring opportunities that sometimes go with the accomplishment of n somewhat difficult draw or follow-on shot, try to smash up the head, trn6ting that "something" might happen and give them the shot. Of course, in some i cages there is nothing left but to hit hard and .trust to luck; these situation? i seldom occur. To win championship honours one must be able to draw, trail, firm drive, or make any old shot, and whilst the cle»n, hard drive is part of the stock-in-trade of a finished skipper, it is the steady* draw player who will prevail against persistent driving. The cool head draw bowler will win every time, and all the time, unless he is so foolish 'as to allow himself to be put off his game through vexation at the practices of his driving opponent. Drawing, driving,, and finning, all have their legitimate places in our game, and the player who cultivates one form of play'at the expense of tfee others usually supers in consequence.

wins. 1 Wellington 4 Petone '.; 3 Sewtown ..,„.„...„ ..... 2 Cjjrall Bay .;..„ 2 rhorndon „.. 2 Selburn „ 2 Victoria 2 Fohnsonville 2 Jeatoun '. 2 iaiori 1 3entral 1 Island Bay 1 Eastbourne 0 mosses. 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 ■ 0 ' 1 3 3 2