BOWLING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 19 September 1924, Page 6

BOWLING.

TARANAfKI CENTRE.

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE.

A meeting of. the executive of the Taranaki Bowling Centre was held at the New Plymouth Club’s pavilion yesterday morning, there being present Messrs." A. K. Smart (president), S. J. Smith, J." Masters, D. L. Astbury, L. Sampson, S. Adamson, M. G. Nasmith, A. T. Moore and F.- J. Hill (secretary). An apology was received from Mr. J. D. Sole, Correspondence was received with reference to. daylight-saving proposals, which have received the approval of the centre, and stating that the measure has a reasonable chance of becoming law this year. One Taranaki M.P. wrote stating" that in all probability the measure would be passed, as an experiment to< operate for one summer, and if found to be advantageous would be re-introduced the following session and made permanent. The Inglewood Club wrote asking-for permission to play A and B sections in the shield matches, providing they were not compelled to play more than three rinks in each section. —It was stated that in the meantime it had been realised that it would make the competition too', cumbersome in the Central Division, and that Inglewood bad decided, not to proceed further with the matter.

It was deckled that the annual‘open tournament commence on Tuesday, January 27. All section games will be of 25 beads and after section play the full two-life system will be applied, games in post section, play being of 21 heads. Except in the final there will be ai time limit of three hours, inclusive of tea adjournaments. It was decided to procure a number of very, attractive ; gold medals—with a. coloured centre piece depicting a bowler. delivering his ; howl—as trophies for the tournament and for the champion of champions competition. The New Year tournament will be held as usual and under the same conlitions as last year. It was reported that the Auckland Centre would visit Taranaki during the coming season, and therefore pending the fixing of dates for this tour the question of the Taranaki Centre undertaking a southern tour was deferred until a future meeting. _ A sub-committee consisting of New Plymouth members of the executive wa© appointed to carry out details in connection with the tournaments. Asked for an expression of opinion the centre ruled that the throwing of the head must be played. to a. finish irrespective of any limit.—HeraTd