BOWLING TOURNEY

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 28, 2 August 1927, Page 5

BOWLING TOURNEY

TOO MUCH TIME TAKEN UP

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to "The Evening Post.")

DUNEDIN, This Day. At the animal meeting of the Dunedin ■Bowling Centre a motion was carried that it be a, recommendation to the Dominion Howling Association that the time occupied in the annual association tournament be shortened as far as possible. With that end in view this centre susgests that the preliminary or qualifying stages of the competition, where all the competitors arc taking part, should remain as interesting as possible, having regard to the time available, but that the secondary stages should be completed in the quickest possible manner.

ihe mover of the motion uaid that he knew that the members of the council ■were keen bowlers, and had given careful consideration to tournament matters, bnt there was no doubt that many players could not afford the time required under the present conditions. He advocated an earlier application of the sudden death principle in the different contests. Another speaker said that no doubt the time had arrived for shortening the period of tho Pominion tournament. The chances under the present conditions were that three weeks wotilil be necessary to finish Hie tournament. There was a chance that in order to save time cne competition, possibly the singles, would bo cut out (iltopether. lie agreed that the tournament should be shortened, otherwise by reason of its being top heavy it would I all to the ground.