BOWLING CENTRE

Evening Star, Issue 21905, 17 December 1934, Page 15

BOWLING CENTRE

practising before matches VISITORS AT DISADVANTAGE Objection to practice of some club members on their home greens to nave a roll-up prior to a four-rink championship was expressed at the monthly meeting of the Dunedin Bowling Centie on Saturday night. . Present at the meeting were Messis J: Forster (president),' H. Eowley, l. Smith. W. Richards, ,H. Cook. b. Devereux, G. A Nelson, F. W. Connor, J. Knowles,. W G. hove, J. G. Butler. J. J. Davis, W. Llojd, J. H. Hinton, W. J. Gladding, J. HDodd, A. A. M'Lcnnan, and J. Jgenerally, the practice was unfair to visiting nlavers, who were at sufficient disaclvantage in having to bowl on an unfamiliar green. Tie fault, it was said, lav in the drawing by some home skips of their rinks before the arrival of the. visitors, , although it was the case with the majority of clubs to hold the draw only in the presence of all players, it had been agreed. in the . past that it was only sporting to permit visitors to have a practice roll-up before a match, and, although that had been departed from to a certain degree, it should oe strictlv the case, delegates contended. A motion to the effect that there should be no practising immediately before a match was defeated, and an amendment that the matter be reqpened at the next full meeting of delegates was carried. TOURNAMENT PLAYERS. What , members were eligible to compete in a tournament? Mr Nelson asked. The rules stipulated that in a local tournament a rink must consist of four. 'full members from one club, and in a tournament held elsewhere three full members from one club and another from any other club. . But in regard to pairs there was nothing definite in the rules providing that both inembers must belong to the same club. ' Other delegates agreed that the point had ’ been decided upon by the New Zealand Bowling Association, and that it had probably been omitted when the ■rules had been revised in September 1933. . ■ ,• r . It was decided to draw the new land Association’s attention to ; the matter.- • ; ‘ /-APPOINTMENTS. The New Zealand Bowling Association advised that Mr R. Hanning (secretary) had been appointed to fill the Vacancy ou‘ the council caused by the death of Mr E. T. G. Falconer. ; ' Mr J! H. Dodd was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Draw Committee. It was decided to hold the next centre meeting on January 26. ■