BOWLING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 78, 15 March 1935, Page 15

BOWLING

THE CHAMPION PAIRS Hastings Club The Winners JOHNSTON AND PARKINSON (By “Roamer.”) The Hawke's Bay Bowling Cen tre's pairs championship was play ed last Friday and Saturday on the Heretaunga green, and resulted in a well deserved win by Johnston and Parkinson (s), the Hastings Club, who sustained only one defeat in eight games. The Hastings Club's pair played consistent bowls throughout the two days, and though they had a couple of close calls, the majority of their wins weie gained by good margins. Their only defeat was against Port Ahuriri in the ' last game of the competition, when it did not matter whether they won or not, as no other pair had six wins up to then. The runnersup, Crombie and Anderson (s), Havelock North, also put up a I very creditable performance, winning six games. They lost to Bluff Hill and Waipawa. Their victories were obtained in a very decisive manner, and on their general play it was hard to under stand how they got beaten at all. They did not meet the Hastings pair. Champion of Champion Singles. By the time these notes are m print the champion of champion singles competition will be in progress on the Port Ahuriri greeu. This competition probably creates more interest than any other, aud there is usually a large crowd of enthusiastic onlookers. No elub representatives had been uunoui.ted at time of writing. The Time-Limit Rule. A correspondent, “North-East Galiev,” recently wrote to “jack,” of tue “Otago Daily 'limes” as follows:— “Regarding tins time-limit rule, the “jack” shall not be thrown or rethrown, provided, however, that if Hie “jack” has been thrown before itie bell rings the bead shall be considered as started. It has been noticed in the vicinity of the bell ringing, uu more than one occasion the “jack ’ has Jjcvu thrown to the uitch or out of the riuK, by the leading side making use ol the rule to avoid playing the head. No one, of course, would admit doing it intentionally. I contend that uq rule should be made where it can be mauc use of in such a way to avoid a iethrow. A proviso to that rule should read; ‘lf out of the rink or in the ditch it shall be straightened or placed six feet out, as in the first head, avoiding unfairness either side.’ What is jv.ur opinion of this rule?” “Jack” replied:— “As my correspondent suggests, the rule is certainly faulty, and should be amended. No rule should be framed iu such a way as to give au unfair advantage to an unscrupulous player. It is certainly nut right that the unending side — the side which throws the “kitty” into the ditch or out of bounds —should gain an advantage. Whether the player throws the “kitty” unintentionally or intentionally is beside the question. It should not be possible for the offending player to gain an advantage. Many players would argue that no player would he so unfair as to throw the “jack” deliberately- into the ditch, but unfortunately there • :-uen players. ’ ’ Three Bowl Pairs. The first trial in a Dornin, m , ..ruament in Auckland of the thijj bowls in the pairs event proved successful (writes “Skip” in the “New Zealand Herald,”) and one did not hear any outburst against the system. There was just one point, however, about the system employed in running it off. Four games were played on the first day and one on the second day. Many of the contestants were, to ail intents and purposes, out at the end of thy first day, and some of them took the precaution of either playing off a few heads or tossing a coin to decide the fifth round issue. On the other hand, some who weic not fully alive to the situation travelled fair distances toplay what to them was an unimportant fifth round game. Some proviso should be made in the conditions of future contests to cover this position. It is time there was a scientific measuring instrument to decide close measures where the bowls are not closer to the jack than six inches. It was noticed at Carlton that the use of the long calipers was resorted to by the umpire iu deciding cases where the distance, was about two feet. There were some verv close measures at * tirllon in the more important .-tages ol ploy, where the thirds mid skips even could- not come to a decision. A snlendid instrument called a line tinder is invaluable in determining eases whether a bowl or j jack is in or out of a rink, and it wouel be very popular if mi instrument we c invented which would accurately determine the issue with regard to the ditam e between two bowls and the jaik.