BOWLING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 March 1931, Page 8

BOWLING.

LEVIN v. OTAKX Four rinks from the Levin Club paid a visit to Otaki on Saturday afternoon but. unfortunately, rain fell and games had to be abandoned. However, several heads were played, resulting as follows, Otaki beaing mentioned first in qadi case:— Hawk, Nicolson, Young, Noble (s) v. Holdaway, Wall, Clift, Langelan (s), IS—l2. Otaki led B—o on the fifth head but on the 10th head were only three to the good. On the 13th Levin were only two down, but after this Otaki forged ahead, and on the 18th (last head) were six up. Baughcn, Whyte, Cooksley, Windley (s) v. Bryant, Lemmon, Sherwood, Challis (s). Otaki led 12—1 on the 7th head, 18—3 (13th head), finally 20 — 5. Beauchamp, Brown, Palmer, Satherley (s) v. Routley, Allen, Pyke, Bull (s) 19—17. This was an even contest, and on the 13th head Levin led, 12—II, then Otaki went to the front, and led 17—12, but on the final three heads Levin scored seven, and thus won by two points. Booth, Childs, McGill, Scott (s) v. Fletcher, Allan, Channings, Clements (s), 9 —20. Otaki opened well and led s—o5 —0 on the second head, but on the Bth head the score was 7 —7. On the remaining eight heads Otaki scored two only. Otaki two games, Levin two. Points: Otaki 64, Levin 56. Afternoon tea was served and enjoyed, while, later in .the day, Mr. Walter Bull, on behalf of the Levin Club, thanked Otaki for providing such enjoyable games, and expressed a hope that a return game would be played in better weather. Games between Clubs were always enjoyable and his dub looked forward to such contests. (Cheers). Mr. White-Scott, in the absence of the President, thanked the Levin players for their visit, but regretted that the weather had been so unfavourable. He hoped the return match, to be played on the 28th, would be under better conditions, and assured all that Otaki looked forward with interest to the contest. , (Cheers). Levin and Otaki will meet at Levin on the 28th inst.

UNSTAMPED BOWLS REJECTED. Twelve bowls were rejected before the champion of champions rinks games at Wellington on ••Wednesday. Players had assembled on the green, ready to commence play when the umpire, Mr. C. Bary, called for all bowls to be put dow r n for inspection to see it they bore the Dominion stamp of 1926 or later, as required by the rules. When the rule had been run over them it was found that 12 bowls did not bear the required stamp, and the owners were debarred from using them, being loaned bowls by members of the Wellington Club,. The dubs concerned were Johnsonvillc, Khandallah and Seatoun. It is evident that some of the clubs or members are still lax in observing the rule, for some of the bowls condemned had been used in previous competitions, despite the warning given generally, and to individual clubs by the centre in November last. An incident which happened in the centre tournament at Christmas and New Year, who a bowler was disqualified in one game for using a narrow bowl, also was a warning Laxity on the part of any other umpires on other occasions did not prevent the umpire in seeing that the rules were observed on Wednesday. A report will be made to the centre, and definite steps may be taken to see that in future competitive games the rules shall be strictly observed. The onus will probably be placed on club officials to see that bowls are stamped and otherwise in order.