BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18723, 29 November 1922, Page 10

BOWLING.

Bv Jack. The postponement of last Saturday’s interclub games must have caused disappointment among many bowlers as the rain oi the forenoon was changed to ideal overhead conditions in (ho afternoon, though the greens were, as might well bo expected, very heavy. Out of four fixtures to date this season two have already been postponed. Un a wot Saturday the Match Committee of the centre is placed in an awkward position as it is necessary to make a decision late in the forenoon in regard to the afternoon’s matches, otherwise it would bo 100 late to inform club morn-ers, especially those who are called on to travel, whether or not the games are to bo proceeded with. Players should hear i his in mind when they are saying and thinking hard things about members of the executive who devote so much of their time to the business of the local centre. The niajority of the greens were well patronised on Saturday afternoon, and some of the clubs took advantage of the opportunity to push ahead with their club ties. The four-rink championship is being followed with close interest, and clubs are keeping well in line with the programme, followers of the* garno were no doubt surprised at the defeat of Caledonian at the hands of West Harbour on Monday evening, but the win of the younger club was not at all in the nature of a fluke—--ri ""'A , dl )° , to the merit of the players. Jhe Caledonian Club was certainly unfortunate in being unable to got its full strength away, but this fact does not detract from the merit of West Harbour’s well-earned victory. In the game between Isaacs (Caledonian) and Silver (West Harbour) tiio former started off very strongly and soon established a commanding lead. The first three heads gave the score-board with Isaacs 7 points to nil. Silver then notched a single to which Isaacs replied with a five, followed by a single, making the scores 13 to 1 in Caledonian’s favour ” e . Harbour then secured another single ifi -> aa( /) S res Ponded with another five — to o. Silver men commenced to improve his position, holding the mat for the next six heads, adding four singles and two twos, and making the scores 18—10. The next cud gave Caledonian a ’ brace and the next (the final one), added three to tuners total, Isaacs’s quartet winning by w “to 13.

The meeting between Connor (West HarDour) and Anderson (Caledonian) produced a keen struggle until the final stages, when the former .drew away and won by \\t fust two heads gave West Harbour n lead of 4—o, but with five beads played the score-board showed the totals 5—5. The scoring remained low unt! a four to Conner on the twelfth head placed West Harbour in a fairly safe position.

o. l i he v/ r n l - n0 bet l'';een Foster (Caledonian) and Mullingar (West Harbour) was another hard fought one, with ’ some fmo Play on each side. Until the thirteenth head the result was vory open. The first two heads gave a single to each rink and then each in turn secured a two. A single and brace gave Caledonian a lead of 6 to 3. West Harbour responded with a four and led 7—5. Foster evened the scores with a single on tho next head, and then another single to each brought the scores again level on tho tenth head, h ostor s men then secured and held the until tho finish, winning by 16 points

Ihe scoring in the game between Dev (Caledonian) and Veitch (West Harbour) W«> h H V '? r th “ n in , any of the others! West Harbour opened with a single and Tl br i! CG ’i P°y, rep’ymg with a nice four. Ihe next head added two to Veitch’s score out a two and two singles to Dey gave Caledonian a lead of 8-5. Vcitch’s men with a three on the next head, brought the scores level, and cm the tenth head Caledonian had 10-9. West Harbour then scoied a seven, and established a winning lead. The last five heads placed three MW £ Caledonian’s indseven to by C 23 1 ll' U S ’ eaVlng th ° latter ' vinnin S Mr A. W. Martin, who is at present cn to n aS ‘ n f CSS v ' sit . to Australia, in a letter to me fiom Sydney, under date November 16, furnishes me with the dates of theTroSmril "TF* k fl }° dom ; ni °P of the New South Wales bowlers, these bein- BUD . phed to him by Mr W. A. Blackstone secretary of the New South Wales RowUn-r

Leave Sydney Thursday, January 13 or 18ainvo Auckland, Monday January 22- v«'. mam m Auckland, January 23, 24, 25’ 26 • leave Auckland, Saturday, January 27- arrive riotorua, Saturday, January 27- remain in Rotorua, January 28, 29 R)leave Rotorua, Wednesday, January 31; arrive I almorston North, Thursday, February 1; remain m Palmerston North, February A leave Palmerston North, Monday, February 5. arrive Wellington, Moncla'v lebmary 5; remain in Wellington, Feb) ruary 6, (, 8,9, 10; leave Wellington, Saturday, February, , 10; arrive Christchurch, Sunday February 11; remain in Christchurch, February 12, 13, 14, 15; leave Christchurch Friday, February 16; arrive Dunedin, Friday, February 16; remain in Duncc!n - I'? hniary 17, 18, 19, 20; leave Dunedin, Wednesday, February 21; arrive Wellington, Thursday, February r leave Wellington for Sydney, FTiday, February 23. Mr Martin has hooked his passage hy the Ulimaroa on his return trip to New Zealand, and hopes to leave Sydney on December 2. Mr Martin says: “This is an awful place for strikes, as the enclosed cutting will show. In fact, the only thing that won’t strike hero are tho Japanese matches.” •

Taieri proved quite too strong for Balmaeewen when these clubs met on Monday evening, the former winning with a margin of 28 points, every rink of the winning club being up, Stevenson (T.) and Watson (B.) had a keen struggle for supremacy, tho former finally finishing with two points to tho credit side. Mackie’s rink, with 22 points, proved too solid a combination for Baik’s quartet, winning by 22 points to 30, including the possible (eight points) on one head. Five points separated W. Allan (T.) and W. Wright (B.) at tho conclusion cf a well-contested game, and Lambeth (B.) finished nine down to tho veteran Carswell. St. Kilda recorded another success on Monday evening by deloating Mormngtou by 64 points to 54. Claridgo (St. K.) registered 19 points against H. Hardie’s (M.) 8, and Htllyer (ot. K.) finished with a score of 18 to 12 against Whelan. ±wo of the Mornington rinks ‘ won their games, but the margin in (heir favour was not sufficient to affect the final result. Smith defeating Smeaion by 15 to 15 and Perry winning from M‘Curdy by 19 to 14. Next Saturday will on an off day with bowlers, no official games having been arranged for that date in order not to clash with tho races. As two Saturdays out of four have already been lost on account of wet weather, the centre might consider the advisability of playing one of the postponed games on that date.

Dunedin had little to spare at the conclusion of' their four-rink game against Otago on Monday evening, victory going to the older club by 65 points to 60. E. Harraway (D.) and IE Watt provided as keen a contested game as one could wish to see. The Dunedin men opened promisingly, scoring 6—o on the first two heads, but on tho seventh head the scores were 6—6. Harraway then got a five, but a two and throe to his opponent again brought the scores level. Dunedin then registered a three, but Otago replied with a foil?, and led by one point for the first time. The last four heads were well played, but Wait managed to hold his lead, and finished with the odd point in his favour. Stewart (D.) and Kennedy (0.) provided another great contest, which ended with honours easy—ls all. On tho third head Dunedin led 4 —2, and. on tho sixth the scores wore 7 —4 in Otago’s favour, but the finish of the eighth head saw tho scores even—B—B. Stewart then held the mat for three ends, establishing a lead of five points, but Otago came again and made a dead heat of it. Hogg (L>.)„ except for a brief period, had all (ho better of tho game against Falconer (().), and won by 20 points to 8. Hogg scored on 10 hoads and Falconer on six. but the hitler’s score included a six on tho ninth head, which reduced Dunedin’s lead from seven points to one._ A single and a two to Otago aginst a single to Dunedin gave tho former a lead of one point, but Otago failed to score again, Dunedin registering nine points on the last foou- heads. Weir (0.) was tho only Otago skip (o finish with a credit balance, his opponent, Pietersen, going down by two points. At no stage of tho game was (he margin more than throe points either way.