BOWLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21910, 23 March 1933, Page 4

BOWLING

By Jack.

FIXTURES March 23. —Adesa Shield final. March 25. —Sullivan Day. I April 1. —Dunedin v. North Otago, at Dunedin. April 14. —Dunedin Centre's Easter tourney. SINGLE RINK CHAMPIONSHIP The Single Rink Championship drew an entry from each of the 20 clubs in the Dunedin Centre. The matches were played on the Kaikorai green, the weather being excellent for bowling. The green was very dry, and a shower of rain about 24 hours prior to the commencement of the match would have assisted in the preparation of a better surface—perhaps more to the liking of the majority of the players. The conditions generally suited the “ wise heads,” who watched their greening on the wide hands more carefully than some of those engaged in the contest. Some of the teams seemed to suffer from wrong selecting, not so much in choosing the wrong men as placing players in the wrong positions. An outstanding instance of this was the Kaikorai team. I certainly witnessed very fine play, but some of the players made a very poor showing, the cause in most instances being due to men being chosen in positions with which they were not too familiar. Some players can give of their best in any position, but others, though good players in one position, fail badly if changed. The whole secret of rink play in the selection of four players who can carry out their respective dutfes, but in any*, rink the skip must be one with whom all the players can work, and they must follow his instructions without demur. It is only by a combination of these points that a good rink can be selected. I am looking forward to seeing many good rink games when the competition is continued on the Kaikorai green to-day. The eight teams left in the contest will continue the work of elimination by the sudden death principle. It may be as well to mention the results to date. First Round.—Caversham 29. Mornington 21; Taieri 23, Balmacewen 22; Fairfield 17. Green Island 16; Caledonian 24. St. Clair 14. The main feature of these games were Balmacewen losing to Taieri after it appeared to have the game prac tically “in the bag,” and > Fairfield’s fine display of all-round bowling. The Caledonian team appeared to be a good com- [ bination. The lead and pecond were al- [ ways on the job, and the third and skip I also did their share, i Second Round.—Anderson’s Bay 20, Dunedin 18; West Harbour 21, Port Chali mers 16; Caledonian 23, Taieri 16; Fair- ■ field 24. Caversham 12; Kaituna 35, Logan ! Park 14; North-East Valley 38, Otago ‘ 18; Leith 15, St. Kilda 13; Roslyn 25. Kaikorai 10. The Bay deserved its win against Dunedin as the rink as a whole played steadily. I thought the Dunedin team’s judgment was not of the best. Ledlie, the Bay third, drew some good shots, and' the close play of Mooney (second) was of great assistance. yWest Harbour and Port Chalmers had a good even game. Caledonian defeated Taieri rather easily. The former’s first and second were very steady, Walton proving himself a capital bowler. The Taieri lead and second were not up to championship form, otherwise this team might have had a better chance, Fairfield played good bowls against Caversham, and if it continues the steady drawing which it showed on Saturday this team will be a difficult proposition. Caversham did not seem to settle down Kaituna had a runaway victory over Logan Park. Miller (lead for Kaituna) played well, and with the others assisting in good style a big score was compiled Logan Park, with the exception of the skip, did not shape well. The Park third was right off his game. The Valley team showed good form against Otago. The former team settled down quickly, M'Donald (third) playing some beautiful shots. Of course, Tonkin, at the head of affairs, used his usual sound judgment and this was a big asset to his side. Otago did not appear to settle down and perhaps one reason for this was the fact that one of its supporters continually giving advice from his seat on the bank must have had an upsetting effect. lam quite sure that the Otago men did not appreciate this gratuitous advice. Leith well deserved its win over St. Kilda. It was a close game, the score being 13 all when the bell rang, and on this head Leith got,in two shots before the skips changed over. Tate (the Leith skip) used his bowls to block the head as much as possible, and one of his shots was a beauty. Donald Stuart, I thought, made an error in not trying to draw the shot on the backhand. It really was not so difficult, but for some reason he preferred an up shot on a beautifully guarded head. . I must congratulate all the Leith players on their good showing. Roslyn played well and got away with a good lead early, due to some fine and beautifully executed shots by Tyrrell, three of his shots being beautifully executed. In the early stages of the game the Roslyn front division men were not on their game. Cam Anderson played with confidence and was of great assistance to his skip. Jack M'Fadden drew nicely for Kaikorai, but this team appeared to be unbalanced. The draw for to-day is as follows: Kaikorai Green, 9 a.m.. —Caledonian v. Fairfield, West Harbour v. Anderson’s Bay. Kaituna v. North-East Valley, Leith v. Roslyn: semi-final at 12.45 p.m. Final about 3.30 p.m. SUVA CARNIVAL The secretary of the Dunedin Bowling Centre has received a poster of the ninth annual Suva bowling carnival, to be held from July 1 to July 6, 1933. The carnival consists of the Pennant Games (for which each association is limited to an entry of one team of two rinks). Open Rink Competition, and Pacific Championship Singles and Pairs. Conditions of entries and trophies, also information regarding shipping, are included in the poster, which may be seen by those interested. EASTER TOURNAMENT All bowlers are reminded of the. Dunedin Centre’s tournament at Easter,_ entries for which are to close on April 6. It is expected that a larger number of players will enter this year, consequent upon the reduction in the entry fees for the Rinks and Pairs to 5s each per player instead of 7s fid ns formerly. The Consolation Rinks for those beaten out of the Rinks or Pairs will be played on Easter Monday. BOWLERS’ TOUR OF CENTRAL OTAGO The tour of Central Otago by representatives of the Dunedin Bowling Centre last week was most enjoyable. The visitors were everywhere received with unbounded hospitality, and fruit, flowers, and delicacies were abundant on the greens. The absolutely perfect weather conditions and the hearty and cordial welcomes accorded, together with the splendid playing surfaces of the various greens, made the tour a succession of delights. There was a general holiday atmosphere everywhere, and, while everyone played hard to .win, not much notice was taken of the ultimate scores, the social side being more strongly i; evidence. However, the visitors were successful in winning at Lawrence, Miller’s Flat, Roxburgh, Middlemarch. Alexandra, and Clyde, while the home sides were victorious at Ranfurly. Bannockburn, and Cromwell. At Cromwell on Saturday, where two matches were played against representatives of Central Otago Centre, honours were easy, the country winning the morning game by 28 points and the visitors the afternoon game by 36 points On Saturday evening the visitors were entertained at a social and dance in the Cromwell Hall. The Dunedin contingent. which included several ladies, returned to town loud in their praises of the glorious Central climate and its people. The tourists were under the charge of the president of the Dunedin Centre (Mr E. Tamblynl.