TOURNAMENT DATES

Northern Advocate, 27 July 1934, Page 9

TOURNAMENT DATES

A MOOT POINT. CENTRE OR CLUBS?

Although a remit which has caused much discussion among Northern bowlers, ‘That Easter being the most popular season for bowlers, and the Hikurangi tournament only producing ten teams, the Centre consider taking up Easter for its annual tourney,” was withdrawn by the Maungaturoto Club, the matter came before delegates in ;m informal way on Wednesday night, ' Mr T. Evison said it was the feeling of the Dargaville Club that the Centre should have the first choice of dates, and then allott fixtures to the clubs. Unless this was done the levy would have to be increased to an unpalatable figure. . Dargaville did not wish to penalise any one club, but thought that the best dates should be allotted in rotation. Mr J. Donaldson said the difficulty was that there ware 13 affiliated clubs, and only four holiday dates, of which Easter was the best. Last season, out of 400 players, only .10 teams had competed at Hikurangi, many preferring to go to Auckland rather than run the risk of playing at Hikurangi. Mr Wood: ‘‘The green before the sport,” Tlie issue was also taken up by Mr R. Nesbitt, -who maintained that the Hikurangi green was always well kept, and that the club catered well for outsiders. When the question of rotational allocation of dates was discussed Hikurangi would bo prepared to give, but was not willing to be penalised singly. Mr T. H. Steadman said South Auckland had tackled the difficulty early in its history, and now every club was given an opportunity to hold its tournament on holiday dates. Mr Donaldson thought that many bowlers would appreciate the .chance of taking part in a three-day Easter tournament at Kaitaia, which would in no way impinge on the Hikurangi fixture. Mr T. H. Wilson, the new president, said that all tournament, dates were first approved by the ContVo, The day must romp, although not yet, lie thought, for the Centre to assume complete control and work on the lines proposed.