Bowlers And Boodle

NZ Truth, Issue 946, 12 January 1924, Page 8

Bowlers And Boodle

A CATCH FOR CHRIBTCHURCH. From the commercial .-.. anpoct and quite apart from a Hportlng ntandpolnt there's a big reason why the cH>' 1" which tho NTS?. Bowlln# AMo- /* clatlon's Championships are held may , con"«lclor Itnelf lucky; At prowont tHer« { lire m ChrlstehurchOOO or 600 bowJera 4 f from nil parta of New Zealand pur** tlclpfttlhg m the champlonHhipK. CoutiU Ing wives, friends and similar oncumbranccs occompftnyin* -Uhe bowlers, tho total number of visitors must ba something like 700 *or 800. In board money alono thin UttJo contingent wilt leave well over £2000 por week In Christchurch. nnd, presuming on a modest estimate that the pocket money of ench portion on tho trips runs Into £4, there will be something liko £3000 per week flndlns; ltd way Into tho mhopn. (t would ho courting trouble to cstu mate the nmount r^r hend which I« likely to find lt« way ocrowa bnr counier». on bowlon* nr« notorlounly abstemiouH whon training (or Important matchon, H<y that oven In tho event of there bolntr "nothing dolnj?" m fur hh tho bar trnde I* conc»*rne«l, ChriHtchurch should havo plenty of grounds for wiilafttcUon In coll«jctln»j a hnndy £4000 or £6000 every week while iv» tournament Ijuis.