BOWLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21258, 12 February 1931, Page 4

BOWLING

By Jack. FIXTURES. Otago v. North Otago—February 14. Elderly Bowlers’ Day—February 14. Otago v. Southland—February 28. Otago v. Canterbury—March 5. Otago v. South Otago.—March 7. Dunedin Centre’s Easter tourney. INTERCLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. The interclub championship is still full of interest and possibilities. As the result of Saturday’s games Taieri is now at the head of the list with 84 points. West Harbour with 78 points filling second position. Then follows Caledonian (72), Roslyn (69), and Otago (68). . Five clubs secured the maximum points (12) on Saturday—Taieri, Otago, Roslyn, Caversham, and Outram. The following table shows the results of Saturday’s interclub matches, with the total points scored by each club to date: — Points Club. Wins. Losses. Points, to Date.

* Port Chalmers v. N.B. Valley (one section) and Green Island (one section) not played. ,

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. A meeting of the Dominion Bowling Council was held in Auckland during the tournament, and was attended by Mr James Pascoe (president), Messrs Pi kington (Hamilton), Smart (New Xlymouth), Gordon (Wanganui), Efford and Okey (Christchurch), Hardley, Thomson, and Yeoman (Auckland). The business was mainly of a routine character, dealing with a large amount of correspondence from the various centres. The Bast Coast Centre (North Island) _ recommended the issuing of membership cards to all members, but the council Had no recommendation to make.- Correspondence was read requesting the council to join the Board of Greenkeeping Research, but as this would necessitate a further tax on all centres, to defray the cost of membership, it was decided not to _ join in the meantime. The recently-appointed Green Advisory Committees in Auckland, Christchurch,. Dunedin, and other centres is doing splendid work, and in view of this, the council felt there was no necessity to join the Board of Greenkeeping Research. Mr Ivor ■ Thomas was reappointed the New Zealand representative on the International Bowling Board. If any prominent Dunedin bowler is visiting England in July, the secretary (Mr Gladding) will be .pleased to get in touch with him, as New Zealand is entitled to a delegate to attend the International Bowling Board meeting in England in July next. The application of America to link up with the International Board was approved of by the council, and delegates were instructed to support the admission of the U.S.A. Mi John Scott (president of the New South Wales Bowling Association) was present by invitation, and the forthcoming bowling carnival at Brisbane in August was fully discussed. Mr Scott made it quite clear that there is no limit to the number of players who would be welcome from New Zealand, and suggested that at'least 100 players would make the trip, ana that from this number four rinks would be selected to represent New Zealand, in the State matches. After the carnival in Brisbane, visiting bowlers will be invited to visit New South Wales and Veto na. A real, true bowlers’ welcome and hospitality is assured to all who can make the trip Names of those able to go should be forwarded to Mr Gladding by June 1, and all entries must go. through the Dominion Council. The notices of motion relative to the election of delegates to. the centres, moved by Mr A. J'(Dunedin), are to be dealt with at the annual meeting of the council m M • The meeting was ably presided over by Mr Pascoe, and as Mr Pascoe intends to bo nresent at the annual meeting in Christchurch, the Dunedin Centre should consider inviting Mr. Pascoe to visit. Dun edin to give Dunedin bowleis an oppor tunity to make his acquaintance. He 1 made an excellent president of the Do minion Association. As a visitor who had ample,oppqrtun y to visit the different greens during the tournament, Mr ?, C. Cameron, a member of the Dominion Council, expresses hfs appreciation of the conduct of the tournament. He says it wa ® managed, and the arrangements reflected great credit on the Tournament Commit tee, and particularly on Mr George Glad ding, the efficient and popular secretary. The social functions were a great success. Over 700 ladies and men attended the bowlers’ social evening at the invitation of Mr and Mrs Pascoe, and the whole aff»ir was probably the best bowlers social ever held in connection with an* tournament.m the Dominion. The hour excursion to Pine Island on Sund y afternoon attracted 1000 bowlers and friends, and was very enjoyable. Auckland bowlers did all. possible f°r the entertainment of visitors, including ladies, and prominent among those wno controlled the arrangements and hosis *- Thomson, *Mr James Pascoe, Mr. George Gladding, and others. Two special tups were arranged for the benefit of the visiing ladies, to Ellerslie and Titerang and were great y appreciated by the visitors. ItTwas a pleasure to meet many Dunedin men, now resident in Auckland. inclua ing Maior Murray (late of North-East Valley), Mr R. H. Scott (late of Roslyn), and many others. The tournament of 1930 is now history, and is a very pleasant memory to all who participated in it. WINS BY DEFAULT. Dear “ Jack,”— Seeing you are getting letters from various correspondents, 1 thought I should write you on a matter which seems hardly fair from my point of view. On January 31 Caledonian had to play five sections—three against Dunedin and two against St. Kilda. Quite a hard proposition, you will admit. But 1 nna Dunedin defaulted in one section to the North-East Valley and St Kilda defaulted two to Leith, so Caledonian had to play its full five. Now, it appears to me that Caledonian had as m u ch right to a section win by default as the Valley or Leith. Presumably the? two clubs making default arranged with the two-mentionecl, but I think t K he Caledonian had as .much right to be asked as the others. And it maybe that both Dunedin and St. Kilda might have been strengthened in then matches against Caledompn. I donit think they would, but the inference might be taken out of it. And as Caley is well up for the shield a default win from either club would have been of use.. A club which regularly plays five sections should, when there are three sections from two other clubs being dropped, be entitled to at least one of the three defaulted sections lam of opinion that the centre should ballot out the club section when a default is being made, and thus allow each club a chance of drawing it, instead of leaving it to the clubs concerned to make an agreed arrangement. Suppose the Dunedin and St.. Kilda Clubs had arranged that Caledonian should get the three default sections, and thus have given it seven or eight shield points, what a noise would have been made. No; the centre should decide or ballot, according to the circumstances of the case, for tne club which is to obtain the section win by default. —I am, etc., Not A Caledonian.

THE ROSLYN CLUB. At. a special general meeting of the Roslyn Bowling Club, held in the bowlhouse on Saturday night, it was decided ssfeesd fto piwsgeaS building srfidaias

to it a room, In which the billiard table will be placed. This will enable the present building to be used as a social hall. The club intends to hold social functions (social evenings and card games) during the winter months. The present building will be thoroughly renovated and furnished, and will be a boon to the winter club, which has been greatly handicapped in the past. The club also intends to hold a gala day shortly in order to raise funds to enable the projected alterations to be carried out.

TALL. BUT TRUE. R. T. Harrison, who compiles the bowiers’ page in the Sydney Referee, has suggested that bowlers should send - along tall but true stories of unusual incidents on the greens. He has started the idea off with a few of his own. Jim Redmond, or any member of the W ellmgton (N.Z.) Club, he says, would probably relate the incident of a drive having killed a starling which failed to hop pff the green quickly enough. Adam Hemp, or Bob Woods, Charlie Wilson, or Dave Bell, could tell you about a new green outside the city boundary of Melbourne, on which they played a pennant match. Sending one down tor practice, Mr stein (a very old identity of Victoria Club) was astonished to see a rabbit scoot out of a tuft. Wally Marsh, the international, I think it was, sent one at a head at express speed, lifted the kitty clean off the green and landed it through the pavilion window, some 20 | ee * * do 3 *' With 8 lying against him, C. -U bnowcl i (Townsville) on one occasion converted the end into 8 in his favour. Unbeatable At Victoria Park (Sydney) some STMTS, 2k“bßiS“(on of a skip having made two dead ends with one bowl, in one .shot Sir John HaiTison (who was playing at City, syct ney! the other day) tells with great gusto of how he was opposed to Billy Bail in interstate play at St. Kilda. great Victorian was 17 to love, and the fame finished: New South Wales g Victoria, 17. Harry Blundell led for Sir John, and “ Burwood_Nick thipd man. R. Kingsley Harrison (Walkeiville, ’Adelaide) sends particulars of an enisode in a recent pennant match: How isMiis for a record? At the .adjournment one of the rinks had scored 40 to nil. On many heads the ‘ml’ side looked like scoring, but lost the advantage.

AUSTRALIAN BOWLING CARNIVAL. - The council has received a very cordial invitation for a fully representative party of New Zealand bowlers to take part in the Australian bowling carnival, to be held in Brisbane, Queensland,, commencing on August 24, 1931. tion has been accepted, and it is fended that the party should leave New Zealand in time to arrive in Brisbane a day or two before the commencement of the carnival, spending about a . fortnight in Queensland and three weeks m New South Wales' and Victoria.

Taieri .. .. 2 — 12 84 West Harbour 1 1 6 78 Caledonian .. 3 2 71-5 72 Roslyn .. .. 4 — 12 69 Otago 3 — 12 68 Mornington .. ‘— 3 — 64 Kaituna 1 o 3 63 Dunedin 3 8 6 62 Caversham .. 4 — 12 57 Balmacewen .. 2 2 6 54 Tairfield -— 1 — 48 Kaikorai 2 1 8 48 Outram .. .. 1 — 12 48 *N.E. Valley .. — 2 — 44 St. Clair .. 3 1 9 42 St. Hilda . . , 1 4 2 2-5 40 2-5 *Green Island.. ■— 2 —r ■ 38 Anderson’s Bay 1 2 4 32 *Port Chalmers — •— — 24 Leith .. • • — 4 —" 21