BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 17368, 2 June 1920, Page 10

BOWLING

[By Mbasubkb.] Tho game is suffering the loss lately of several of its oldest and most prominent dupportere. In addition to Messrs T. Morris and A. M'Diarraid (the oldest surviving player in the Dominion), Mr T. S. Culling'has played his last bowl. This gentleman dted at Remuera, Auckland, last week. Ho was the originator and constant, supporter of St. Kilda Club. Though ordered away to Auckland some years ago for health's sake, he was in constant touch with the club. The green on which St. Kilda Club play was practically a free gift to them from Mr Culling (portion of the larger endowment given by him to the borough), and whenever the club's finances were severely strained his substantial help was there, Mr Culling was one of the games supporters who had the means and did not stint them. Roslyn Club have also lost one of their oldest members by the death of Mr D. Sootfc. Along with Mr W. Wilson, he founded the club in 1833, and continued an. active member of the club until his death on 19th May. Mr Scott, in his vounger days, was a bowler to be reckoned with, being a good skip, up to every move of the game. In later vears he gave un the position of skip, so that, as he said'himself, he could enjoy the game without having the responsibility attaching to office. He was highly respected bv every member of the club, and his presence' on the green will be much missed. Mr Wilson is now the only original member of the club left. Following w.the draw for the series of bowlers' billiard matches for tho season: lirst round: Taieri v. Balmacewen, Otago v._ Mornmgton. Caversham v. Kahuna., St. Kilda v. Ihmedin, St. Clair v. Kaikorai, iiosjyn v. Caledonian, Green Island a bvo Second round : Taieri v. Mornington, Otago v. kaituna, Green Island v. Dunedin, St. Kilda v. Kaikorai, St. Clair v. Caledonian, Roslyn v. Balmacewen. Caversham bye Third round : Taieri v. Kaituna, Ota to v Dunedin, Green Island v. Kaikorai, Caversham v Caledonian. St. Clair v. Balmacewen, luislyn v. .Mornington, St. Kilda JVC Fourth round: Taieri v. Dunedin, Utago v. kaikorai, Green Tsland v. St. Kilda, Caversham v. Balmacewen. St Clai<v. Mornington, .lioslyn v. Kaituna. Caledonian a bye. Fifth round: Taieri v Kaikorai, Otago v. St. Kilda, Green h-land v. Balmacewen, Caversham v. Moniingtor Hoslyii-v. St. Clair, Dunedin v. Caledonian, Kaituna bye. Sixth round: Caledonian v. St, Kilda, Otago v. Balmacewen Green Island v. Mornington. Caversham v' ; St, Clair, Boslyn v. Taieri, Dunedin v k-aituna., Kaikorai bye. The above arrangements, of course do not interfere with those 'friendly o-ames with outsiders which have became a feature with bowlers. There is pientv of room and tune for' them. too. A was made last Saturdav .nieht in St IvMn pavilion, when six players from the ■ l->en-nig Star' stall were entertained land beaten). This fixture is looked upon as an annual affair, and the matches Pre always enjoyable. Kesult uSt, Kilda names first): kelleher 107, Cameron 95: Golloi. 97, Edwards- 94: Ormond 150. Lambeth 7S • -d'Farland 82, Walker 70: Summe'vii 61 neaker 82: M'Alister 76. " Keosrh "lOn" Totals :_ St, Kilda. 553, 'Evening Star' 527. Taieri Club intend to install' a wihle The round between Dunedin and St Kilda was played last nicht, when the Saints won. Scores (winners' names nr-t) • —Fish 137, Wyatt 66; Kelleher 153 \>L son 67; Gollop 132. Crawford 81: Rptti" 61. Maitland 89: 'O'Sullivan 69, Foster 72; Adess'llo, Hilton 99; Ormond 120 Mackenzie 103; Caroliu 48, Williams 1C0: Hobbs 100, Flint 98; Wilson 130, Dow 91 Totals : St. Kilda 1.040, Dunedin 872. Other games may have been plaved, but results have not reached me. I am indebted to a thoughtful correspondent for the following extract from the Scotsman' of March 31 last:—Twentv years ago, when the R&v. A. M. Smith was inducted to Bruntsfield United Free Church, Edmbmgh. it was publicly stated that leading members of the congregation had recommended him for the vacaucv as the result of personal intercourse on the. bowling green at Moffat, At the luncheon which followed his induction the Rev. Dr Vu!son, then of the Barclay I .F. Church, declared that no minister he had known possessed a record like that of the new pastor of Rninteh'eld—exnerier.ee in live charges while he was still und-r 40 years of age. His iirst ministerial appointment w-,« at, Greenock: then he was assistant to the late Dr M'Ewan in We" Street V.Y. Church, Moffat: next he was ■at Saffronhall, near Hamilton; and then he was at Sunderland, where, as president of the bowling club, he accepted otiice on the understanding that social functions on the green in which he was primarily concerned should be conducted on temperance principles. From Sunderland Mr Smith wa-s called to Darlington Place F.F. Church, Ayr, and from there he was translated to Bruntsfield Church, Edinburgh, as colleague and successor to the late Rev. James Robertson. He signalised the first year of his new pastorate bv winning the bowl championship of Edinburgh and Leith. On many occasions since he has been a successful'prize-taker at bowling competitions, and last year the penultimate stage of the'Moffat open tournament, when "there was a record entry of over .300 competitors from all parts of the country. Mr Smith is now under call to the vacancy in St. Mnrv'sUnited Free Church, Moffat, and the congregation of that popular summer resort are not without hope that, after 20 years' notable service in an exacting city charge, with nearly 1,000 members, he' may ■%« prevailed upon to return to familiar scenes. While doing duty in France during the war in connection with the Scottish Churches' Huts, Mr Smith had a singular experience. To a friend in Edinburgh" who desired to send 'him something lie had written that lie " needed absolutely nothing—except a bowling green." A few days later, to his intense surprise, the adjutant vouchsafed the information that the military authorities were preparing to lay down two bowling greens on the lawn in "front o! the minister's hut, The amazed ministerial bowler's commentary upon the 'remarkable coincidence is said to have been : "Pray for a silk gown and ye-'ll get the sleeve o't is finely' bettered now: pray for a bowling green'and vou'll get two."