BOWLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21277, 2 September 1932, Page 9

BOWLING

ROTORUA CLUB'S YEAR ELECTION OF OFFICERS [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN COBB.ESPOJiDENT] ROTORUA, Thursday The annual meeting of the Rotorua Bowling Club was held last evening, tho president, Mr. T. Kelly, presiding! The. balancesheet showed the club to be in'a sound financial position, although tho prpfits on the two annual tournaments shof/ed'a decrease of £l9 and the- credit balance was lower than that, of last • year. - ; . The membership was well maintained and fhewed a slight increase • during: the year, the total at July 31 being. 149.. As it had been difficult to fit .in competitions for the Winter Cup, it hadbeen' donated as a challenge cup to be competed for by clubs in the Rotorua area, Okoroire wan first to hold tho cup, and it was then won by Matamata and later by To Poi.

A. K. Williams, the club champion, was presented with the championship cup by the president. As Williams has won the cup for two consecutive years he has won the trophy outright. The election of officers resulted aa follows:—President, Mr. J, McDowell; vicepresidents, Messrs. H. Hamilton.«E. Fowkes; committee, Messrs. W. H. Corbtttt, A. French, 71. A. Gardner. T. Kelly, W. J. Kurney, T. Lindsay, J. W. Tyson, G. Foster, A. K. Williams; secretary, Mr. J. W. Webber; treasurer, Mr. W. A. Budd; auditor, Mr. J. H. Buddie: delegated to thei South Auckland Centre, Messrs. J. McDowell, J. W. Webber and C. R. Tapper. The meeting decided to make representations to the Tourist Depnrtmnnt with a view to having the charges for play on greens reduced.

CAMBRIDGE TOURNAMENT [FROM OUR OWN CORRI3POUDF.NX] CAMBRIDGE, Thursday The Cambridge Bowling Club held a oneday open tournament yesterday, 32 players taking part. The winners we re. P. Glanville, F. Wooldridge, F. Huime and S. A. James (Cambridge). Following were'the results:— First Round.—Wooclhall, .Chancy, Mitchell and Choat (Whitiora). 13, v, Young, Wiri, Crabb, (Matamata), • 7; Glanville, Wooldridge. Hume, S. Jameu,-17, v. White, Harris, Mclvor, Zainey," .5; ' Richards, Bourke, Francis, Mahon. >l2. v. G. James, Boulton, Guster, Edgar James, 9; Mueller, Martyn, Tod, McNamara," 14, v. Cooper, McLaraon," Botfce, Walters, Iff. Second Round.—James, 15. v. McNamara, 8; Walter3~ 17, v. Mahon, V; Choat, 19, v. Edgar Jarrips, 10; Zainey, 16, v. Oates, 14. Third Round.—Zainey. 10, v. Walters, 8; Oates, 17, v." Matron," 8; S."' James, 12, v. Choat, 9; McNamara, 11, v. Edgar James, 9. Fourth Round.—Mahon, 10, v. McNamara, 5; Choat, 11, v. Zainey, 9; Walters, 10, v. E. James, 7; S. James, 14, v. Oates. 5. Fifth Round.—E. James, 19, v. Zainey, 9; McNamara, 21, v.. Oates, 3; Mahon, 13, v. S. James, 8; Walters,' 12," v. Choat, 9. Summary.—S. James, 4 wins, 1 loss; Walters, Choat, McNamara, Mahoa, 3 wins, 2 losses; Zainey, '2 wins,' 3 losses; Oates and Edgar James, 1 -wiii, 4 losses.