BOWLING NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1188, 10 December 1924, Page 9

BOWLING NOTES.

(By “Trundler.”)

Recently the Palmerston North Bowling Club committee decided that its selector should choose teams to play for the Dixon and Manson and Barr Cups. The first rink lo play this season under this rule journeyed to Darmevirke on Saturday to meet the holders of the Manson and BanClip. An even game up to the 13th head subsequently resulted in a severe defeat for the Balmerstonians, intermittent showers of rain, it is staled, allecling iheir play. The Palmerston North team was skipped by \Y. E. Jones who held the Manson and Burr Cup all olio season and for part of two seasons. The selection of tho team has caused considerable comment, the opinion being that, in view of Jones having held the trophy for such a lengthy period, another skip could quite easily have been substituted.

Feilding lia.s the next challenge for the Manson and Barr Cup. It was unfortunate that wet weather should have spoilt the visit of the Palmcrslon North links to Feikling on Saturday. Tin’s season promises to witness a good deal of inter-club play. In view of the very poor support accorded the centre s Easter tourney by the Foilding Club members, it is to be hoped that such visits to Foilding will stimulate interest and awaken in bowlers of that township a sense of loyally to the Eastern gathering'. The Palmerston North Club teams holding the Ainslie Shield administered a severe defeat on the Northern Club representatives whom they played on \\ ednosday last. The visiting rinks were mostly last year members of the Palmerston North Club from which they broke away at the commencement of the season. Chatting with one of the visitors “Trundler’’ was informed that the Northern green is not at all in first-class order and did not compare with the Palmerston North Chili’s green. It is rumoured that some of the “discontented” ones who rc- | signed their membership of the Palmerston North Club are now only too eager to again join up next season. It is understood that practically every club in Palmerston North will be represented at the Dominion lull rinks tourney. Tho suggestion that an international cup contest for howls should' be established on the lines of the Davis Cup in tennis was made by Mr Hector Ross, a delegate to the annual meeting of the New South Wales Bowling Association. Mr Ross said lie understood that a cheque for £SOO would be forthcoming for a cup fund, lie also considered that entries should be world-wide. After holding the Dixon Cup since the end of last season Wardrop’s Woodville rink had to strike its colours to u Masterton four. It will bo remembered that Kerr, of tho latter club, held the cup for a lengthy period a season or two ago. Manawatu Club has the next challenge for the Dixon Cup. “I understand,” says an English writer, “that die International Board is determined to see that players observe the nule of maintaining one foot ‘entirely on the ina? when delivering. Also, players are to be requested by the board to give up the habit of turning woods over as they lie at the jack head. Every wood touched under such conditions is “burned” —i.e., it is technically disqualified—and lo obviate the need of touching woods when at rest it is suggested /that the owner’s initial should be placed on tho small disc as well as the ivory ‘eye.’ Il is suggested that the International Board should in future issue badges to qualified internationals,- and that they should be made of gold and embody tho emblems of tho four countries. To-day an internatioanl, ere he finishes his week’s games, finds himself decorated with half-a-do/.en badges. County players likewise entirely spoil the appearance of their regulation dress by adorning themselves with trumpery metal badges.” Writing to “Jack,” of the Otago Daily Times, Mr Charles Owen, of Dunedin, says that the majority of the bowling clubs at Home are remarkably conservative. in marked contrast with those of New Zealand, where, whenever a visitor walks through the gate of a bowling green he is asked by someone if he is a player, and, if so, he is immediately fitted out. ; with shoos and bowls, and made thorough,ly at home on the green. In the Old Country, Mr Owen says that unless a stranger has a suitable iun-oduetiou his welcome is not a very cordial one. Of the players Mr Owen says that lie did not see many who showed outstanding ability, and he is convinced that the leadingplayers hero have nothing to learn from them. At tho official opening of tho Westport Bowling Club’s green for the season Senior- . Sergeant Ryan remarked in the course of liis address: —“Thirty years ago Captain Tulloch (the retiring president) and myself did not expect (o lie on the Westport Bowling Club’s green to-day, but hero we are, ready to take on all-comers. ’’ The allusion was to the Wairarapa, on which Captain Tulloch was third officer and Senior-Sergeant Ryan was in the stokehold department when tho old vessel was wrecked on the Great Barrier Island on 2oth October, 1894. At a local body meeting held at Auckland, the chairman suggested that a weekend visit be paid to some of the works needing inspection. Seven out of the ten members present said that they had important appointments to attend to and Saturday would not suit them. The excuses came with such persistency that the chairman at last said: “Oh. you need not camouflage it any longer, Saturday is tho second day for the pennant matches on tlie Auckland bowling greens and you are just a lot of humbugs with your important engagements.” ’lliat the chairman was right was shown by the hearty laughter which followed his remarks and the knowing winks which were exchanged by the seven bowlers presont.