AMERICANS AND BOWLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21329, 2 November 1932, Page 18

AMERICANS AND BOWLING

THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD QUESTION OF MEMBERSHIP The question whether llio American Lawn Bowling Association should be admitted to membership of the International Bowling Board is a matter of some interest, in the bowling world, states an exchange. The position at present is that the Dominions of the British Empire are favourable to the admission of America, but the Home country associations are hostile. In New Zealand there has been an impression that Mr. Ivor B. Thomas, of the Welsh Bowling Association, and one of the representatives of New Zealand on the International Bowling Board, voted against r.he admission of America contrary to the wishes of the New Zealand Bowling Association, but it now transpires that this is not the case. The Naw Zealand Bowling Association lhas received a letter from Mr. Thomas, under date September 3, 'stating that since he has had the honour of representing the New Zealand Bowling Association, or, at any rate, since he has been informed of New Zealand's wishes in the matter, he has not voted against the Americans coming in. "I have frequently spok.an against their inclusion, and I submit that I am quite entitled to do this," says Mr. Thomas, "but no action of mine has «ver prevented the Americans from coming into the International Bowling Board since I represented your association. Mr. Thomas adds that at the meeting of the hoard in July at Glasgow both Mr. L. G. P. Spencer, the other New Zealand delegate, and he were prepared to vote in accordance with New Zealand's instructions, but the chairman ruled that the question was not before the meeting, so there was no opportunity of voting.