BOWLING.

Evening Star, Issue 14633, 1 August 1911, Page 7

BOWLING.

CENTRE'S ANNUAL MEETING. Tire annual meeting of tho delegatee to >ho Dunedin Centre of tho South. Inland Bowling Association xvas held in tho Board Room of the Early Settlers’ Hall Lust jroning. The outgoing Chairman (Mr C. E. Kcast). in the course of a review of the pact session, referred to the success of the various tournaments, and in connection with tho Easier tournament ho complimented Messrs Allan mid Hogg on the now scheme on which the rinks had been played. He hoped the system had tome to stay, also that the new executive would not have tho same difficulty ia getting rinks to travel to engage in inte.rcentre matches as was experienced last season. There was now before the council a proposal for amalgamation with the Auckland and tho Northern Bowling Associations, and ho hoped that, tho delegatee would sec their way to bring this about. It had been suggested that the secretarial office should bo located at tho four chief centres in turn, mid- thus do away with parochial jealousy. In conclusion, he moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. The motion was carried unanimously. The delega lessor tho ensuing year then proceeded to fresh business, and Mr Krtist vacated the chair in favor of tho new chairman (Mr C. JL Smith), who was elected unopposed, ami briefly returned thanks. The delegates precent were : —Messrs O. Balk juk! A. S. Armstrong (Ilalinaccweu), C. E. Keact and H. Andrews (Caledonian), I. G. D. Dempster and F; P. Evans (Caversham). M. Sinclair ami W. M. Hogg I Dunedin), H. W. Mann and L. E. Ellison. (Fairfield), J. Lindsay (Green Island). J. C. Stephens and J. Scott. (Kahuna), \V. C. Allnutt an<l H. M. Morton (Kidkorai). T. C. Coull amt A. T. Blyth tMorniiigtflu). \V. Bcgg and J. Abbott (North-east Valley). \V. Snow (Ontram), C. R. Smith and J. 1!. Glover (Otago). J. H. Gray and J. M'Lachlan (Port Chalmers), \V. Nicolson (Rcdyn). J. H. Hancock and L. Pone (St. ( lair). J. A\ hireami 11. M. Ewing’(St. Kilda). \V. Allan and J. A. M’Kinnou (T'aicvi), E. Hayward (Wakari). New Office-bearers. The election of office-beams resulted as follows Chairman. MrC. 11. Smith ; vicechairman, Mr.l. Lindsay : treasurer, Mr AV. Xicolson ; auditors, Messrs Forrester and Balk; executive centre —Messrs John Scott, H. M. Ewing, J. Abbott. AV. M. Hogg. A. S. Armstrong. J. A. M•Lachlan, and E. P. Evans. — The Secretn-ryship.—

lu reference to the position of secretary, the Cliaintian said that it hud been known for some time that Mr Mercer was going to resign, having only continued the duties up to tiie present by general reijncst. .Mr Mercer had been acting; as secretary to both the centre and the council. and it was felt advisable that the siiiie method should be followed in regard to his fcuccceeor. No action bail yot been taken to appoint a successor. and applications would be invited by advertisement.. Ho moved that the election of a secretary be left by the meeting to the incoming executive, who, ho intimated, would confer with a. sub-committee of the council over the appointment.

.Mr Haiunck seconded this. Mr Balk mentioned that last year the centre's expenditure exceeded the income, the credit balance having been lessened by about £SO, due chieHy to the fact that the association tournament was not held in Dunedin. During the previous- year the secretary's salary had been £4O. £2O being contributed from the general account and | £2O from the tournament* account. Last 1 season the association tonrna.mei.it was not j held in Dunedin, but the secretary's j salary of £4O was supplemented by a. ! bonus of £lO 10s because of the Easter j tournament. lie stated these facts as 1 bearing on the probable salary of the new j secretary. ; Mr !>topheits si id that Mr Mercer had j proved himself an exceptional secretary, j and in fixing his sncccvxn ‘s .salary that! should be urn-sidmed. Me thought the j am aunt should be fixed at the rate at | w'di hMr .Venti mid started. A new sec- ' i•■■l,l ir would tied Mr Mercer's, slices very; difficult to fill. The I'imii’iian mentioned that only a ; iir.-t-chss man should he ai'piinteJ, and •nhicier.t salary should he offered to induce : i good man tv offer himself. Few bowlers anew the time absorbed by the secretary's j dm ho. I Mr Sinclair -asked the amount the conn- i cil would be pieparcd to nay. The t'hairm.in : Twenty-five pounds, lie added that though delegates, had power to appoint- a. s’eretavc. the salary was liv'd by tim executive. The matter might; - safely be left to them They would not ; hj ■ extravagai t. Mr Hayward suggested that all other things being C‘|Ual a bowler should be given the pielc: cnee. The iTiatunan ; It g"».-s without, raying tint we must have a l»,wlei. A know- ! ledge nf the game is absolutely necessary. ; The motion to leave too appointment in i tie.- hands of the in riming executive was ( carried. | The nomination of members of the council i resulted ; —Fie.-ident. Mr Longnet (Inver- ’ cargilb : viee-pie.-tdent. to lie imniinat- d by the fiirislcbii!'vh centre; treasurer. Mi J* 11. Uitncia 1;; membem of council - ■ Messrs J. J. -Mallow. .1. C. Stephens. John • White. AV. Allan, (A J. Payne, ami J. C. j Hunt. ; Exit Fmrr-iink Championship.-- I The, Chairman, in announcing the next i business —a* to whether the fonr-nnli • championships should be continued -*u,g- , gej-ted that fpcccb'v. lie btict, alt the argu- I merits pro and cun being well known, the j subject having been threshed out before, j

Mr him lair moved that the four-rink chain- I |;ions-iiip sho'.dd tie continued on such lines . as Iho executive Jnmglit lit. Them w.k-, ! ii.> compuk-non on clubs to continue in these ; championships, and* those who dosin'-.'! to] should riot be debarred from competing "or ! the trophy not yet won. He thought that ' iiiterclub and sham) ionship play could be I combined. tour rinks or tins mien-lab ■ in<tch to count for t-ho (hampionship. 1 Mr Stephens seconded thio. saying that, I though ill'- rich wore divided, tnore was a ■ ju-c’iiig that they having w.-n thi cveiU ; 1 1.-.L reason chon id not drop cut. He in- • di--at‘;d that worn be free his veto person- i ,«i'v might in t he in the direct ion hj • '■ Vv.iS hl'V t,C. !i IT! If- : Mr Keist moved as an .••rnendnicnt that 1 ;ru‘ :oi:i-rifik ch*»i!pwi»hipb ho continued, and the /antes bo played in the evenings i .Mr "*V. Allan aad Mr M'Kinnon ,-ai-d I :f tiiea* games were played in the j tvHiinjr- such cl id is as (lutram. J'aieri, j 'Green Island, and Port Chalmers would! be debarred xr;»ai competing. j Mr llotas Ciiicndm. nl. was lost on a 1 show cf hands* | Mr Kwtng moved a further amendment ■ that the champ iottship matches be not cut- ! tinned. ; A brief dirctwsicn ensued on well-kno./n | lines, Mr Kwiujjs amendment «as t-airicd by ,i j large majority, and H>* four-rink chan - i piur.i-hiffc; iffw thus abolished. ! —laterclub Matches.— ■ It was decided that in tile int-ercuib I minches: each dub play every other club I once darjng the season, which means <ie- j voting 17 Saturdays to interclub matches. 1 Ik-.Vre this motion was put three amend- j moists we-io successively moved and lost— j viz. ; (1) That interdub matches he played i on alternate .Saturdays; |2) that the that- j ter bn ief: over to the rest meeting of ( delegate:.; and -3) that the number of j interdub matches bo 1 unite:i to 14. The j Wiarige-meni of Wednesday intefclub j matches was left to the executive. | —Tournament Dates.— By a fairly largo majority a resolution, wan carried in favor of holding the association tournament at Dunedin on December 27 and following days (instead of towards the end of January). it was decided to hold an blaster tourilament in 1912. an amendment to leave Dm nutter in the hands of the executive being lent. 1 , ' ■ —Miscellaneous.— j Tim matter of orras|ging for tbn inter- j centre matches was- felt to the executive, i The chairman mentioned that next ecu son j

tho Irivaroirgill centra -visit Dttnedm, and who Duiiodin centre axe-to semi a team to Christchurch. Tho levy payable by clubs to the centre wad fixed*at Od j.«er member, and that to tho council vrtts lef, oyer, it not being aseerUviitabio whether the 3d levy of Inst year would be the exact amcjunt required. .Mr Hancock suggest-.'*! that the executive call tho dehagatos together mere frequently during the year. Mr Sinclair asked what would be done with t.ho championship banner and the erifilt mull attached to tho abandoned fourrink championship, three clubs having scored wins in that event. —It was decided to leave the. mutter to the executive to report to the next meeting of delegates in about a months lime. 'Dio meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the,outgoing officers.