BOWLING.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 921, 25 January 1910, Page 6

BOWLING.

By A Driver.

Ye terday on the Palmerstou North Bowling Green an impromptu pairs tournament took place between the members of the Club, when a most interesting day was spent and some well-contested games were wifcnossed. Mr 0. Piokoriug, with Mr Harris as his lead, sacceGded in winning tho greatest number of games. The followiug were thu teams aud results: — Messrs Short and Mowlem, skip; Clausen aud Brophy, skip; Fiaser and Maholni, skip; Dixon and A. Piokoriug, skip; Hauseu ami J. A. Nash, skip; Harris aud 0. Pickering, skip; Ailing aud Tasker, skip. Mowlem 14 v Brophy 10 Smith 17 v Malcolm 13 A. Pickering 17 v J. A. Nash 14 0. Pickering 31 v Tasker 1!) Brophy 17 v Smith 15 C. Pick&iug 21 v J. A. Nash 19 A. Piokeiiug2ovMalf)olm2l Mowlem 15 v Tasknr 12 Mowlem 12 v A. Pickering 11 Tasker 18 v Malcolm 16 Brophy 14 v Nash 13 0. Pickering v Smith 12 A. Piokeriug 16 v Smith 11 Nash 1G v Mowlem 10 0, Pickering 15 v Malcolm 18 Smith 14 v Mowlora 10 A. Pickering 14 v Tasker 11 THE WELLINGTON TOURNAMENT. PICKERING'S TE\M PROTESTS. At the conclusion of tht afternoon's play a meeting of the olub members was held to disouss the unsatisfactory manner of the arrangements for playing the Bemi-fiual aud final games of the N.B A. Tournament recently held at Wellington. Mr 0. Pickering explained that m ordej.' that his team might win the ooveted banner they must win four games while the Wellington team which lias had it awarded to them only played two games. Mr Piokeiing was playing liis'third gamu when he suffered his defeat. It was resolved that the Olub formally protest as there was evideutlv some mismanagement and iuformthe seoretary that Pickering's team is willing to go to Wellington and play Churchward's teamfor the banner. Some lnombßrs thought the protest ratlior late," but all felt strongly on the subject.