BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 20720, 17 February 1931, Page 6

BOWLING

DUNEDIN CENTRE A meeting of the Dunedin Bowling Centre was held last night. The president (Mr H. Rowley) occupied the chair. It was decided to play the OtagoSouthland match, fixed for February 28, on the Dunedin green, starting 2.3 U p.m. A letter was received from the Christchurch Centre asking what form of entertainment the Otago players would prefer on the night of the Otago-Cau-torbury Redpath Shield match.—lt was decided to reply that a dinner would be the most suitable function. The secretary of the South Canterbury Centro wrote extending an invitation to Otago bowlers to take part in an elderly howlers’ day on Saturday next on Park green. Tin/.ru. Any members Go years or over would be eligible. Tho secretary of the South Otago Centro wrote confirming March 7 as the elate of the annual fixture witli the Dunedin Centre.—-It was decided to travel by bus, any players not travelling by that means still to pay the full fare. It was decided to play the champion of champions contest, fixed for March 7 and 9, on the Dunedin green, entries to be in the hands of tho secretary twenty-four hours before the start of the first day’s play-—Mr A. J. Sullivan was appointed umpire. Attention was drawn to the fact that a number of players were using bowls which did not bear an identification mark. —It was decided to -write to clubs asking committees to see that players bad their bowls marked before they were used in tournaments. It was decided to play matches postponed on November 15 on March 14, and matches postponed on November 22 on March 28. The secretary of the Caledonian Club wrote stating that his excutive bad granted the use of its green for the four-rink championship section final between Otago and Taieri on Thursday night. It was decided to play tho Adess Shield matches on the Otago and Roslyn greens, the final to be played on tho Otago green. It was decided to ask the president of the Dominion Association (Mr J. Pascoe) to visit Dunedin prior to the annual meeting of the council in July, a function to be arranged later. The Chairman congratulated the Dunedin Club rink, on behalf of the centre, on its success in the New Zealand tournament. The suggestion was made that_ clubs playing a large number of rinks in the Saturday competition should divide their teams into two. tho A team to meet tho R team as well as other clubs. —No definite decision was reached, but members were asked to give the matter their consideration so that tho best scheme could be devised.

FOUR-RINK CHAMPIONSHIP

DUNEDIN v. KAITUNA (Dunedin names first.)

Flint, Hogg, Bentley, Smith 17, Davis, Abel, F. Smith, Halligan 20; Gibson, J. Rodger. T. Neill. E. Hnrrawav 24, Beid, Campbell, Seelyo, T. Sanders 12; Marshall. J. Scott, Steel, Nelson 29, Miller. Webster Ross, Connack 20; Rigby, Nicolson, Gardiner, Deare 22 Curtis, Smeaton, Payne. Shepherd 12.’ Totals; Dunedin 92, Kaituna 64.