BOWLING.
DOMINION TOURNAMENT. THE RINKS COMPETITION. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. January 14. The dominion bowling championship was continued to-day on 12 city greens. A start was made with the rinks championship, in which there are 124 entries. The players were divided into 12 sections. The weather was much more pleasant, although a tricky north-east wind interfered with the play in the morning. The following won both games played:— Wylie (Kaiapoi). Monk (Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club). Woolf (Christchurch). Allen (Seatoun). Dobbs (St. Albans). Ainger (Now Brighton). Walton (Fetone). Firman (Beckenham). Marks (United). Rednath (Canterbury). Spiller (Sydenham). Stephens (Kelburn). Mitchell (Sydenham). Glendining (Wellington). Thomson (Carlton). Hadlee (Kia Tea). Smith (Fitzroy). Tucker (Victoria). Foster (Caledonian). Hill (Now JPlymouth). Fielding (uataitai). Wylie (Newtown). M'Cullough (United). Carswell (Taieri). Stewart (Ashburton). West (Edgeware). MEETING OF COUNCIL. DAYLIGHT SAYING FAVOURED. (Pjtn Uvmrn Pmw Association. I CHRISTCHURCH, January 14. The Dominion cf New Zealand Bowling Council and delegates from the centres met on Saturday night. _ The meeting adopted a Wellington remit suggesting that the council give authority for a large deputation to tlie Prime Minister, with the object of getting a Daylight Saving Bill put into operation, and it was stated that the innovation had the support of nil sportsmen, and had also become a permanent institution in the Wellington Government offices and the Pelono Workshops. A suggestion was made that bowlers should sign a monster petition on the subject. The meeting rejected a Wellington remit suggesting the registration of club emblems and monograms. A Christchurch remit suggesting minimum size mats, 35in by 15in, was referred to the council. In connection with a request from South Auckland Centre for a North Island tournament at Hamilton in 1926, the meeting pointed out this matter must ho decided by the incoming council.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19069, 15 January 1924, Page 9
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