BOWLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21146, 2 October 1930, Page 4

BOWLING

By Jack.

COMING EVENTS. Dominion Tournament, at Auckland. — January 12. Entries close December 6. Dunedin Tournament (Pairs). —December 25-27. Entries close December 15, Southland Tournament.—New Year. Timaru Tournament.—Christmas. " Beginner/’—The size of bowl required depends to a great extent on the shape of your hand, and your ability to hold it comfortably. The special model you refer to is stocked by the Sports Depot, and that firm could give you all information regarding size and,price of a bowl suitable for you. “ Interested.”—The two-life system. Your . query will be replied to next week, as it will take time to get the information asked for. The Mornington Club's euchre evening was again well attended. Prizes .for the ladies went to Mrs Henderson and Mrs Walker and the first prize for the men was won by,'Mr Bell after a play off between four who tied with 11 gomes each. Next Tuesday evening will be the final night for which special prizes have been presented. .. At the conclusion of the card games supper provided, and a dance will follow. On the evening of October 4 (opening day) the ladies’ section has arranged a special card and social evening. Opening days for the season so far as 1 am aware will be as follows:—Caversham and Mornington, October 4: Valley, Kaikorai, Roslyn, October 11. Dunedin, Caledonian, Leith, and Port Chalmers, October 18. Nothing definite has reached me regarding the other clubs, but I Understand West Harbour, Otago, and St. Kilda, and one or two of the remainder prefer the 18tb, owing to the late spring season. In any case as most of the greens are backward in growth, an extra week will be of great benefit to. them. . As a good many inquiries- bave been made regarding the conditions in force :fdr club . competitions "on the Dunedin Green T have asked the compiler (Mr A. J. Sullivan) for a copy of these to publish them for - the. benefit of clubs generally. ' I submit them herewith. CONDITIONS GOVERNING A CLUB’S OWN COMPETITIONS. The duty of a Club Ties Committee Is ; to'-see .-'finality is reached in these competitions, and the. following conditions will be applied,'without fear or favour, to all competitors:— ■l. A concluding date, for each round will be fixed by the committee and such' date will be strictly adhered to. unless the green, is closed for play on that or some previous day. In such event, 1 the specified concluding'date'may be extended by the committee, if it so decides. 2. All players must make their arrangements, for play and. the game finished by the specified concluding date set for each round. 3. The top player of two bracketed together; will be considered the challenger in- each round, and must arrange with his opponent the date and time for play; If his opponent fail to agree to a date, then challenger must place his-own name, the competition, and date he is willing to play in the challenge book provided for that, object. 1 4. If the challenger neglects to make an arrangement with' his opponent, or fails to approach him regarding the game to he - played, then the challenger will be considered a loser by default, owing to his failure to carry out the conditions of clause 3. 5. The challenger,must advise his opponent of his intention to exercise his right of challenge under clause 3. -6, If challenge date is unsuitable to challenged player, he must arrange a date to suit both. Failing him doing so, the challenger’s date shall stand, and the challenged player lose by default if the game be not played. 7. All players must watch the challenge book for probable challenge and the onus of seeing a date fixed-for play is on themselves, , 8. The challenger must not leave the date of challenge later than three days before, the concluding date set for each round-and any challenge inserted in book, unless previous to such three days, will be void. This, condition operates to prevent a challenger leaving the matter to the last two days, as such course might militate against , his opponent being able to play on each short notice. 9. No condition herein shall prevent the opponent of the challenger approaching the latter to fix the game, and such opponent, if he fails to get agreement, may. in - his turn utilise the challenge book (after notifying the challenger he intends doing so) and insert a date he is willing to play. The non-adoption of this course, will not, however, relieve the challenger of bis duty under clauses 3 and 4. 10. The challenge book will be the only evidence of fact required by the committee to decide, which player : shall continue in the competition, if a game has not been' played. 11. Any player or players who, in the opinion of the committee,- have not made any attempt or effort to play their game by the date specified for concluding the round, or who have not used the method of challenge, may be struck out, at the committee’s discretion, 12. Illness, holiday leave, and suchlike, do not come within, the scope of the committee’s duties, and once the specified concluding date is reached, either or both players are-liable to be struck out, if the game has not,been played. 13. The committee reserves the right to- deal with any particular case at its discretion, but it warns players not to rely too much on effect being given to this condition. ■" It. also reserves-the right to depart from strict interpretation of any dr all the conditions herein, and its decision on all points and disputes shall be final and binding on all competitors. in the Davis Cup team; I am too old. My shoulders can no longer stand the strain, and 1 do not want again to go through the martyrdom suffered in my match with Lott' this year; but I shall still play in the championships.” . "Writing in American Lawn Tennis, Tilden comments as follows on Cochet’s defeat by Allison at Wimbledon:—“ Cochet’a stunning defeat by Allison was a combination of two things—a bad Cochet and a food Allison. It is true that Cochet was ar from the Cochet we have seen, but Allison was so consistent in taking advantage of all the chances Cochet gave him that much credit must go to him. Many players, with so sensational a victory in their > grasp, would have faltered, slackened their attack and allowed Cochet to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, but Allison continued hig relentless volleying and crushing service to the very end. It was a splendid performance by the American and one that stamps him one of the outstanding figures of the game to-day.” An American paper has the following:— “ These two pictures are from Europe. The first was a miniature mob scene at the French championships. Here for sheer unsportsmanship the conduct of onlookers could not be beaten. They booed the players, applauded bad strokes, and made it impossible for sensitive or highly-strung players to give their, best. When Mrs Helen Wills Moody played Miss Jacobs in the final the crowd objected to certain decisions for which Mrs Moody was in no way responsible, and she left the court amid whistles and cat-calls. The other picture was at the Davis Cup match between Britain and Australia. Lee was playing Hopman, and on the decision rested the match. The silence round the court was such that the ping of the racket meeting the ball could be plainly heard. The concentration of the onlookers was as great as that of the players, and cne might have thought that a death ray had smitten the concourse and the only ones alive were the two players.”