DUNEDIN BOWLING CENTRE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18053, 29 September 1920, Page 6

DUNEDIN BOWLING CENTRE.

A meeting of the Council of the Dunedin Bowling Centre was held last evening. The president (Mr W. G. Hay) occupied the chair. Mr J. A. M'Kimion, secretary Taieri Bowling Uub, wrote staling that his club was desirous of playing nin e rinks for the incoming season, conditionally if it could be arranged that six of the Buncdm rinks competiug should play on the Taieri green each week. This would mean that- the Taieri Club would always have three rinks travelling, aud the Dunedin teams would only have to visit the Taieri once a year. If tie arrangement proposed could not be agreed to the laien Club could only enter six rinks.—Eeferred to the Match Committee for favourable consideration. An invitation from the West Harbour Bowling Uub to attend the opening of its green on Saturday was accepted. • Mr D. E. Wood, secretary of the Christchurch Centre, wrote in reply to the local centre that .us executive was quite in accord with the proposal that .an annual inter-centre match should be played alternately iu the two cities. His executive would like tie first match to be played in Christchurch this season—The matter was leferred to a sub-committee to bring in a report. Mr D. E. Wood, secretary of the Dominion Bowling Association, wrote as follows:— "I wired £°"» -' U rc the P r °P° sed team to visit Great iiritain. An invitation has been received from the finglish Bowling Association for next season, and though it has not yet been accepted, it will more than likely be ratified by the incoming council at the meeting on September 22. In the meantime anyone is at liberty to forward his apphcation, which 1 am told must be in bv the date of the meeting. I can give you no turthcr information, but might state that the applications are coming in verv freely, and already there is a likelihood of a ballot for some to drop out," The Chairman said there appcaVed to be some uncertainty about the whole matter. In the first instance it appeared as though the trip was to be a private affair, and the next thing Pices of tie Dominion Association. If the trip they heard was that it was to go under the auswas to be a dominion trip they should certainly have had some official communication relating to The secretary (Mr Banning) said he did not think that the association would let a body of players travel to England as representing Now Zealand unless they had the stamp of the association. He understood that three Dunedin bowlers were to take part in the trip. •Mr Nelson said he was beginning to think that the association was not an association at all. It was a private concern. He thought the sooner the centre began to look after its rights the better. The association should be asked to supply full information concerning the trip. Mr A. M'Kcnzie said he quite agreed with the stand taken by Mr Nelson. The thing seemed to nave been engineered up north. Mr Barnett had aparcntly arranged details. It was decided to write to the association and respectfully request that in future when anv official invitation is received by the Dominion Association from any oursideiassociation' notification thereof should officially be given to the centres, so that the best available team mieht be selected. It was decided that the clubs should notify the number of rinks they intended to enter in the inter-club - competition on or before OctoJW 111.—Messrs ulover. Nelson, and Wright were appointed to arrange the programme.

OnmiCH ATHLETIC LEAGUE. = ! „'t, large > n T ber of associated with the Sunday schools and Bible classes of the citv met at the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium on Saturday eve£ "ig for the monthly athletic meeting organised by the Sumiay Schools' Athletic Leuguc7v series of basket ball games and tugs«,f-war were very keenly contested, the basket ball competition being won by Caversham Baptist and the tug-of-war final "by Kensington, after three very strenuous puUs with the team Irom the South Dmiedm Baptist School. Afterwards Mr house, with two assistants, gave the bovs some •instruction m a variety oi group games." At a subsequent meeting oi the committee of the league it was decided to change the name from Sunday Schools' Athletic League to Otaco Churches' Junior Athletic League. It was announced that banners had been presented for both the junior and senior competitions, and that these would be awarded on the results of the three championship meetings to be held in November. The following are the results of the contests-— Junior Basket Bulk—First round: First Church beat Kensington, Caversham Baptist beat NorthEast Valley Presbyterian, Opoho Presbyterian beat South Dunedin Baptist, St Andrews beat United Congregational. Second round: Caversham Baptist beat First Church, Opoho beat St. 'Andrews Final: Caversham Baptist (5 points) beat Opoho (2 points). kA" Tuß-of-Wai.-First round: Kensington £** F c T St c ( ? l \ rch ' Nortb - E <Wfc Galley Presbyterian beat St. Stephens, South Dunedin Baptist beat Caversham Baptist, United Congregational a bve. Second round: Kensington beat North-East Taliev Presbyterian, South Dunedin Baptist beat United SSSS? Baptist Knal: Kenßtaßtaa *»* Soutt

POET CHALMERS YACHT CLUB. There waa a good attendance of members prcj !*"' rt?* , at !^ u ? l meeting of tho above club in the Soldiers Club Boom yesterday evening Mr B. Watson presided. The annual balance sheet showed a credit balance of £9 Is 9d. It was adopted without discussion. . In acknowledging tho compliment of re-electing him as commodore of the club, Mr B. Watson said he presonally took a great interest in yachting and in the progress of the club. . Wtiile on war duty he met yachtsmen at various ports, and found them all very good fellows. In Port Chalmers they uad a. really good fleet of vachts, which were second to- none, and ho thought the' yacht owners were enthusiastic. Ho was pleased to see Mr Wall present, as he was an old yachtsman, whose experience would be valuable to the club. He was pleased to know that interest in yachting in Otago harbour was reviving. Club members were fortunate in their yachts, and he would say let them have a good season.—(Applause.) Their committee, ho might add, were elected to work, and the secretary had to be an officer of - executive ability, for the success of tho club rested largely with the secretary Last seasons racing went off fairly well, and he did not think there would be any difficulty experienced in respect to trophies for competition did the members display enthusiasm in their snort which was one of die best. ' The following officers wer e appointed for the ensuing: year:—Mr E. ' Watson, commodore; Mr D. Wall, vice-commodore; Mr J. M. Stevenson rear-commodore; Mr F. Percy, secretary and treasurer; Messrs H. Camp, A. Grant, H. Watson, G. Pistor/ N. Main, J. Brown, T. Basire P Wilson, and F. Watson, General Committee; Messrs A. Wiseman, T. Anderson, J. nolden -V D. Asher, and W. Watson, Sailing Committee-' Messrs A. Wiseman, A. W. Asher; and W. Watson handieappers; Messrs A. Wiseman and D Wall, delegates to tho Yacht and Motor Boat As' sociation; Mr J. H. Crawford, anditor; Messrs W. Wilson, &. Byron, L. Jones, T. Anderson, and s. Watson, Shed Committee, It was resolved to arrange with the local rowing club to lis a combined opening day. The syllabus for the season was left for the General Committee to draw up, other clubs to h.% consulted.

BOWING. l"he oEcial opening of the rowing season will take place on Saturday next, October 2. The practice of having an official opening has been discontinued of late years; but in order to give old oarsmen an opportunity of displayinc their interest in the sport, the association his decided to revert to the old-time custom of a procession of crews from all clubs. B The procession will bo headed bv the official launch, and will leave the Otago Bowing Club's shed at 2JO pjn., with crews from Otago, Queen's Drive and Port Chalmers Clubs. It will th™ proceed to the North End Club, pick up their crews, and then make for the basin, where a few s-«ort speeches will be made. The various clubs are arranging to entertain ' UlO visitors at the difieient sheds after tho proceedings