BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15384, 22 February 1912, Page 10

BOWLING.

Nctks nt Jack. -I ho tour of tho Dunedin Centro leant is saiil by those who took part in it to have been most enjoyable, although most disastrous front a playing point of view, tho team having boon defeated in everv maicli played. Against South Canterbury they wero in a minority of 15. In the first match against C-anterbury Centre they were lwucn by 30 joints, and in lln second game by 28 points, while North Otago's lead wins 38. Tli.it is not at nil a rcooid over which the Dunedin Contra should lx> elated. Wo can all smile over this tcrord. liecausj we know that fhc players c-ould scarcely lie rramlwl as representing l-liu strength of tho district, but it is a record all the same that will crop tip again when tilft facts nrq not so familiar and the W-ling historian will look upon tho poor showing made .-/> proof that the play hid (bteriotaled in Dunedin, the home of bowling. The following table shows at a glance how the various Dunedin Centre skips played:— I J I

At the smoke concert given to the Dunedin players fit t'liriatclni-roli the irrepressible Mr l'\ W. Johnston, cx-presithil of the X.Z.11.A.. in proposing the health of tho Dunedin Centre, chaffed the Dunedin Centre inetnlxrs about being "drc.uncrs, who wero ol,?e«ed with a nightmare about amalgamation. He remarked thnt sonio of the members did not appear to be aw«re of Ihe term* upon which amalgamation was being proposed. mill that, (.here wat> an exaggerated fear about a " northern invasion." Mr Russell Smith, who responded, said Mr .InliTittlon was in tho position of s|icci;d pleader for amalgamation. The Dunedin Ixrtvlors had not been convinced thai there were any great advantages lo Ik; gained by it, Amalgamation had not been hencficial lo Ixiwling in Australia, the lirst n.vnciatier, tournament at Urisbane having to l>j abandoned for want of entries, lie had no rooted objection to amalgamation. but every centre had tho ri-ilit lo it? opinion. 'Hie Dunedin bowlers had not.been salislied that it would scrv .my useful purpose. If l.hev were satisfied. they would bo perfectly willing lo enme in and work to make tli'e united .ifrooiation -i success. The programme of the Dunedin Centre's Easier tournament has been published in card form by Mr H.innin;,'. tiie secretary. nml has bcon posted lo most of tli'/se who look pan in previous functions of lite kind. The prizes tor the three rink competitions ure: Provincial £8 8?, £6. £5, and £3: City competition, £6 and £3; Suhurli.ni competition, £4 4s and £2 2s, For tin- double* tli- pri?es are £A, £3. and £2. In the liinks the entry fee of 5s per player entitles entrants t 0 take p-nt in the three competitions. The fee is the same for the Doubles. Kntries dose.on Thursday, 28th March. Play in the Rjnlc {eminences on (!rx>d Friday at 8.30 a.m., and in the Doubles on .Saturday at tho sauio liour. 'Hie celebration of (ho jubilee nf the Auckland (fowling Club appears to have p.TVtI oil mii-t ftiKvssfiilly. On (lie first dav a visitor'' tournament was played, an i niovable smok- concert attended bv about 2CO V-.-tmr c*:t oIT in tho evening. On the .■Saturday ihcre was an '-At home' ;i t. I ended bv 11parly 2C-M stasis, who were re-rvivt-d by the tinvidont of ihe dub. Mr J. ( arlaw and Miss Rit;i Carlaw. T'lay wa-, carried on for the greitor part of Ihe dav, and tho visitors' tournament concluded, t-ho ••••inning rink being Krrles (Whni.Tirei). llimtie. Man-iti. and H»ilr!cn. who detente,] He.hnauer, Rennie. Ibi.rrib.ill fWaitikii). ('recti (Dtinedin). At the smok: cinceil .Mr (iold'.vatei (presid.-m of the Xew Plymouth Club) recalled 'he fart that the first interl.rnvincial match in the north » played in ISSi wli«n the Auckland Chili sent a team to New Plymouth, th" Tarajv.ki men li.ivin™ at iheir head the late Mr James Paul, one of the best liowiers in New Zealand. New Plymouth w.r< verv nnxiou; ihal the .itiniul exc'napco of visits would bo rejtnvted. The itiierclub mateJics of the Dunklin Centre wo.-e continued on ivattirdjiv. but do not call for much comment. ;lo»ba

uH. with dofeiit at the hands of (he Dunrdin Ciub and 1 litis prolvibly lost its chance of holding the cent it'? kumer for the season. Unncdin hud a majority ill sis out »f the rinks, tiie successful Itosiyn skips Iving (Iregory and 1). Scott. I'itlnl against, Hentiey, tlrejorv and tlio three in front of him ran away from the Umiediii players in the lirst part of the game, hut later on tie* Unncdin men nulled themselves together, and reduced the lead to 3 |witiK

Ily tin' death of Mr Andrew Mount the Came cf howl:- litis hist. a pood friend, ami the members of the Dunediii Club especially will miss him. Although lie did not lake lo the game until somewhat lute in life, ho became infeclr. : | with the enthusiasm ,jf a juvenile, und in recognition of his service's i-i the club h<> was elected president within .-thorn three years of his joinnig. and Inter < n was president of the .New Zealand Bowling Association. A good organK'r lie on more than one nicasiim arranged lours to llie country clubs, and also to anil wa.s always the lite and .-old of th(> party. For the past leuyears he diil not venture to in much play, but :o Ion; ns his health permitted his moving about he invariablv made hi.i wily 10 tho frreen on every afternoon to

"swap news" \vit!i old and new friends, Rrimful of humour, he had a large fund of Stories of tho early days, and delighted to recall some of his pxivricnci's in Australia, and subsc(pi"ntly in Duncdiu. Invercargill. and Oatnnm. lie was ever ready to assist in every possible way anything tending to promote the interests of the game anil the social enjoyment of those who took part in it.

A eerrespo.'tdent has sent, me a vigorous protest ap,-litis: the decision of ihe Duncilin CVniri' to defray the expenses con-natc-d with the visit of the Auckland team 1 recently In- a levy on the afliliated eltilu of M per memiH'r, and at the same time referring in terms to the manner in which teams were selected to play against the visitors, conl-mliug thai, while 110 real opportunity was given to Ihe yreat bulk of tho local players lo meet llie visitors socially, they are asked to pay—or. rather, their clubs are—as if I hoy had met and fralcrn;sr<l with tho Aucklanders. Xo purpose would lie served by tho publication of a communication couched in stronjr bin)?ii!i(,'t', As ilieco?l of iMitorluininj; Hip visitors must Ite paid with a ;jood (jriice, prohiibly a lev y on the clul>s according to membership is th«« fuircst w«iv of (!oin«; 50. litil it to i>c ndriuticyl that ns the fact that iiio visit was nlmui to \h> nv.uK> was well known for months beforehand, it niijiht have j>ocn hotter if provision had been niadf* before, instead of after, tho exnoii-'O luvl incurred. Kvory true Ikiwlci 1 was anxious thai the visitors should have a Kood time of it, and that they did have. Possibly better arrangements intuit liavo Ihhmi made to allow of local Ixiwlers who <lul not particijttio iti tiie matdies to linve inet tlie visitors infonmillv. Such an arrangement. would have been iiratifyinjj to the visitors as well a 4? to loral howlers. As it \v»s, Hi nr.* focal players who had friends «»d acouainuncos among the Audilnndei's wore (.niv able to procure n few sreonds for conversing wuh tlieni whijo play wns pro<*ee<hnj;. As to ihe selection of the teams to nlay against, the visitors, while it is not i'ji-\v lo understand tho nrincinlu on which tho centre acted, it is doubtful if anyone could give satisfaction where there are so many lo nick and choose from, and where so .many were fully convinced they had some claim to Ik: anions the selected.

Thompson ... 4 1 3 5J 87 M'Knrlanc ... 3 1 2 53 66 Wains 3 2 1 53 49 Smith 3 0 3 39 67 Uunii 4 2J li &! 78 Hnlk 3 1 2 50 58 Collins 10 1 9 30 Harnett 110 27 20 Tuylur 10 1 17 29 Irvini! 10 1 11 23 Alloo 10 1 20 21