BOWLING TOURNEY

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11423, 20 January 1923, Page 9

BOWLING TOURNEY

CONTESTS AT AUCKLAND THREE ROUNDS COMPLETED IN RINK POST-SECTION PLAY. PROGRESS OF PAIRS. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, January 19. The Dominion bowling tourney was continued to-day in fine weather. The first round of post-section play this morning resulted:— Wooller (Remuera) 19, Thomson (Carltori) 20. Walker (Ponsonby) 17, Mclntyre (Carlton) 18. Parker (Stanley) 2i, Jenkin (Rocky Nook) 13. Buokley (Grey Lynn) 22, Ure (Mt Eden) 17. Jury (Ponsonby) 16, Hashing (Carlton) 21. A. K. Smart (New Plymouth) 20, Crowley (Tauranga) 17. Audley (Takapuna) 16, Wakerley (Bocky Nook) 21. Mcßobie (Remuera) 10, Vugler (Remuera) 25. Mantell (Grey Lynn) 18, Osmond (Auckland) 23. Tretheway (Caversham) 18, Parsons (Ponsonby) 27. Findlay (Mt. Eden) 13, H. Smart (New Plymouth) 23. Potter (Wellington) 21, Wilson (Carlton) 74. Benefield (St. John) 23, Kerr (Masterton) 17. Sandson (Chrstchureh) 25, Lamb (Carlton) 16. Bell (Hamilton), a bye. SECOND ROUND. -

Wakerley (Rocky Nook) 20, Bandstou (Chnstohurch) 14. Buckley (Grey Lynn) 19, H. Smart (New Plymouth) 18. Benefield (St. John’s) 23, V. Vuglcr (Remuera) 15. Mclntyre (Carlton) 23, Thomson (Carlton) 18. . Bell (Hamilton) 32, Hoaking (Carlton) 19. ( Parker (Stanley) 18, Osmond (Auckland) 16. . Crowley (Tanranga) 22, Ure (Mt. Eden) 9. "Walker (Ponsonby) 23, Mantell (Grey Lynn) 18. Jurv (Ponsonby) 27, Kerr (Masterton) 20. Lamb (Carlton) 25, Wilson. (Ponsonby) 19. \ Audley (Takapuna) 20, Findlay (Mt. Eden) 19. Wooller (Remuera) ■ 21, Jenkin (Rocky Nook) 19.- / Parsons (Ponsonby) 10, A. K. Smart (New Plymouth) 14. Mcßobie (Remuera) 23, Tretheway (Caversham) 22. THIRD ROUND. Smart 27, Mcßobie 16. Parsons 23, Bell 12. A. K. Smart 24, S'andston 19. Wakerley 21, Benefield 19. Thomson 19, Audley 15. Lamb 15, Walker 13. Buokley 23, (Potter 17. Parker 22, Mclntyre 18. Hosking 18, Osmond 17. Jury 18, Crowley 11. Wooller 24, Vugl er 19. POSITION OF TEAMS. :• Parsons, Wakerley, Buokley, and Barker,, three wins each; Potter, McIntyre, Bell, Benefield, A. K..' Smart, H. Smart, Lamb, Thomson, Jury, Woolley, and Hosking, two wins each, still remain in the contest. PAIRS. Rigby and Tonkin (North-East Valley) 19. Wallace and Sutherland (Onehunga) 18. Fuge and Ball (Carlton) 18. Rowe and Footed (Carlton) 18. » Thurston and Korr (Maeterton) 22. Manning and Norwood (Victoria) 15. ■ ■ ■ ■ y DOMINION TOURNEY MOKE) ABOUT THE MAT BULB. \ With the beginning of the year numerous tournaments started in many of the centres, the principal of which is the Dominion tournament now proceeding at Auckland. Consequently things at the local greens have fallen a little flat, but this is made up by the interest- with wthioh tho Dominion tournament is being followed. . Several Wellington clubs are represented, and the reputation of the centre is being worthily upheld by some of them. In fact, up to Wednesday, only four players had succeeded up to the time of writing in winning six games in the rinks competition. One of these was Potter, of Welling u ton Club, while another Was Bell, of Hamilton, an old representative player who used to belong to Wellington. He won the Hamilton tournament a few days ago. The third one is Lamb, of Carlton, one of the steadiest and meet consistent players in the Dominion, and he is likely to remain in till the closing Gtages are’reached. It will certainly tako a good man to put him out of it, end the same may be said of Wakerley, of Rocky Nook. Professor Walker, of Ponsonby, is another of whom a lot more will be heard

before the competition is ended and be ■had five wins and one loss to his. credit. Crane, of Wellington, being in a similarlv strong position. Archie Harroway, of Dunedin, has not come up to the expectations of his club-mates. He went away with a fairly strong team, but at mid-week had done no better than three and three.

Doherty, of Kelburn, Prince, of Newtown, and Donoghue. of Petone. are keeping the Wellington end up well., having four wins each, and they may yet improve their position. Councillor C. J. B. Norwood, a member of Victoria Ciub. has also four wins to his credit, and may yet bring back honours. Three wins and three losses is also the record of Brigbting, of Lyall Bay, a member of the rink which won the Hutl Valley tournament, Compton, of Kelbum. and Robertson, of Petone. Munro, of Island Bay, has only won two. as has Snadden, of Victoria, and Walton, of Petone. and Kinvig, of Wellington, have only one each. A club tournament is being run at Lyall Bay green on Monday next (Anniversary Day), and the first prize is valued at five guineas. It is for members only. One or two of the rinks on the Wellington green were getting rather the worse for wear on account of the heavy play that has been taking place there recently, hut the welcome rains ‘his week have rejuvenated them considerably and all the greens are looking the better for the showers. Judicious rolling and nice weather should giro them new life. There were many complimentary remarks made as to the condition of Petone Central green during the time that the Mutt tournament was in progress. It. is regarded as one of the best greens in the centre. Hutt green is in poor fettle just now, and apparently a lot of work will have to be done on it before it will give veueral satisfaction. Central has its ground on a twenty years’ lease, and they axe looking after it well. There are some varied opinions upon the question of the observance of the mat rules, and frankly the tendency in Wellington, if not throughout the Dominion. is to let them slide. One of the old school went to Sydney a few weeks ago and played a game while there. Me had not been playing long when his < pponent remarked. "Anyone can see you come from New Zealand," referring to the fact that he did not keep his feet on the mat.

In Wellington players generally hold the view that the man who is about to deliver his bowl has possession of the green until his bowl comes to rest. Further than that, the following up of the bowl is regarded as one of the most interesting and fascinating features of the game, and if it is to be out out then some of them will cease to play the came. But if this is the general opinion, as appears to be thp case, then why not out but the offending rule altogether? One who has played tbe game for more years than he cares to recollect, says that to compel the observance of this particular rule would mean the elimination of that spirit of camaraderie, which means so mncl\ In New Zealand bowling. What is tho purpose of the mat? Is is to protect the green or is it a mark from which to play The original idea was that it should he a starting pbint from which the bowl should he delivered. the suggestion that it was to protect the green coming afterwards, In Australia a four-foot mat is used, as many of the players kneel when delivering the' howl, and the mat saves the knees. In the Midlands in Bngland, where there are 500,000 players on the Crown greens, bowlers carry a small piece of rubber, about the size of the palm of the hand, which they throw down on the vreen and use as a starting point. In olden days a peg was driven into the ground as the starting point. The "mat” discussion began some years ago when New Zealand tried to get Australia to agree to the jack being dead when it went outside the confines of the green. New Zealand agreeing on , the other hand to accept the two feet on tbe mat principle. Nothing came of it, however, but tbe connoil decided for cne foot on the mat, a rule, that has rarely been observed, and was practically disregarded until the arrival of the Australian visitors. It is more than likely that one or two dear old howling theories will go by the board before long. NEWTOWN. Friendly match —Newtown v. .Seatoun, to-day (Saturday):— Seatoun (at home) —McFarlane, sear.. Bennett, C. Wyatt, H. Wyatt (s); Myers, Rigg, Magill, Smith (s). Seatoun (at Newtown) —Reed, Bedford, Webb, Bradley (s); McFarlane, Gordon, T. Wright. Green, (s). PUBLIC SERVICE TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD FEBRUARY oth. This annual tournament has now been fixed for Tuesday, February 6th, and the Wellington Centre of the Dominion Bowling Association has approved the holding of the tournament. As in previous years the directors of the Welling,ton and Thorndon Bowling Clubs have kindly placed their greens at tbe disposal ot the tournament, and a good number of entries is expected, as both past and present members of departments can take part in the competition.