BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 25566, 20 August 1945, Page 8

BOWLING

DUNEDIN CENTRE MEETING OFFICIAL OPENING PROPOSAL ' \ A proposal tliat the oliieial opening of the new howling season should he held on the Otago green, and that the presidents of all the affiliated clubs, club delegates, and Dominion 'councillors. together with their wives, should he .invited, was made by the president (Mr W. W. Callender) at the monthly meeting of the Dunedin Dowling Centre on Saturday night. Mr Callender suggested that for the future the official oponing should be held on the green of the dub with which the .president of the centre was associated. This procedure, he said, would obviate the necessity for the president and other executive officers paying offic.ial visits on club opening days. “Under the present system,” said Mr Callender, “ the president and other executive officers visit as many club greens as possible on the opening days, but this is far from satisfactory, as in some cases it would be found that most of the players had gone home before we arrived.” He explained that the adoption of li.is suggestion would iiot interfere with the opening functions of individual clubs.

Mr K. Longworth said that clubs went to a lot of trouble for their opening days, and it afforded most of then] the only opportunity during the season to meet the president and other executive officers. Mr Longworth said that, with more petrol available, travelling would be facilitated.

The Chairman said he might be able to attend clubs’ openings, but, if the proposal was adopted, lie would not ask other members of the executive to accompany him. General approval was given to the suggestion, but it was agreed, on the motion of Mr S. Devereaux. to leave the matter over till the next monthly meeing. ELECTION OF COMMITTEES. The following committees were set up for the ensuing year, the firstnamed to be convener in each ease:Draw Committee: Messrs J. J. Davis: AV. 0. Clark, W. A. Mills/C. R. Caffin, and R. S. Jack. Tournament Committee: Messrs W. Johnston, J. J. Davis, ,W. O. Clark, S. Devereaux, G. Porter, A. J. Rice, and R. L. Fairmaid. Selection Committee: Messrs S. Devereaux and W. Anderson. Greens Committee: Messrs A. J. Rice, G. G. Adess, and J-' L. Page. Match Committee: Messrs W. 0. Clark, E. Longworth, and C. S. Peake. Botiblet Committee : Messrs W. Anderson, A. Dodds, C. S. Kirby, and AV. H. Sanders. Catering Committee: Messrs A. Cook, J. Nicholson, and R. Morrison. Green supervisor: Mr A. Miller. AVednesday Matches Committee : Messrs C. S. Kirby, G. G. Adess, and L. J. Lough. Visiting Committee: Alessrs G. G. Adess, AV. H. Sanders, AV. ’ Murie, and A. Cook. Umpires’ Association appeal representatives: MessrS AV. AA r . Callender. E. Longworth, and S. Devereaux. DRAW FOR THE SEASON.

A tentative programme for the season was submitted by Messrs .Davis anil Clark. This provided for 13 Saturday competition games, 11 Holmes Feathers matches, and the usual tournament and centre competitions. After a discussion it was decided to accept this programme as : the season’s draw. An amendment, by Air Fairmaid, that club day should be held on January 12 instead of April 6, was defeated on the voices.

On the motion of Mr Johnson, it was decided that entries should close at noon on September 8. A motion moved by Air Porter that a definite date be fixed,for the closing of applications for one-day tournaments was defeated l .

The chairman and Mr Clark were appointed the centre’s representatives on the Council of Sport. It was agreed to circulate among clubs a copy of ail article written by Mr A. Miller on the care of bowling greens, and other matters of interest to bowlers.