BOWLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22544, 11 April 1935, Page 4

BOWLING

By Jack. FIXTURES April 13. —Dunedin Centre v. North Otago, at Dunedin. April 18-23.—Dunedin Centre's Easter tournament. April 18-23.—North Otago Centre’s Easter tournament. April 19, 20, 22.—Central Otago bowling tournament. April 19, 20, 22.—Roxburgh Club’s tournament—Singles, Pairs, and Mixed Pairs. INTERCLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Probably never since its inception has the interclub championship competition resulted in a tie between two clubs, as was the case last Saturday. When the final round of games commenced Caledonian held the lead with 112 4-5 points, Kaikorai and Outram filling second place with 108 points each. Caledonian was successful in three out of five sections, bringing its total up to 120, Outram (one section) secured the maximum' points (12), also bringing its total to 120, and Kaikorai, winning two sections out of three, dropped back to third-place with 116 points. Dunedin (six sections) and West (two sections), with 108 points each, tie for fourth position. The two youngest clubs —Logan Park 32 points and Tainui 30 points—fill bottom position, but the players in these clubs are keen and enthusiastic, and with added experience will soon find a higher position on the ladder, Caledonian and Outram will play off on Saturday to decide the holder of the championship for the season. Caledonian, after selecting its five sections, will have to ballot four out, and in this respect the smaller club is given a decided advantage, or, perhaps, it would be more correct to say that the bigger club is deprived of the advantage that its numerical strength would give it. The following table gives the results of Saturday’s games and the total number of points scored in the whole series of games by each club:—

ROXBURGH CLUB The Roxburgh Bowling Club will hold, a tournament at Easter, consisting of Singles, Pairs, and Mixed Pairs. Play will be commenced on Good Friday and concluded on Easter Monday. SUVA BOWLING CARNIVAL For the benefit of those who are considering taking part in the Suva bowling carnival, which will be commenced about July 27 and concluded about August 2, the following information should be of interest:—The R.M.S. Aorangi will leave Auckland on July 23, arriving at Suva on July 26, and for the return journey the R.M.S. Niagara is scheduled to leave Suva on August 2, arriving back at Auckland three days later. The return fares from Auckland to Suva, which have been reduced, and allowing for a concession of 10 per cent., are: First class. £2O ss, plus 5 per cent. New Zealand Government tax on dnehalf of fare, 10s 2d; cabin class, £l6 4s, plus ,5 per cent. New Zealand Government tax on one-half of fare, 8s Id. HIS AFTERNOON OUT He was a parson, and belonged to one of the small teetotal clubs in the Sydney section, and it was his first trip away. The visited happened to be one of the large social clubs for which Sydney is noted, and when the cleric arrived with the other members of the side the local president invited him, with others, to partake of “something to give an appetite for afternoon tea.” Noting the cleric’s embarrassment m the matter of choice, one of the party suggested a Sarto. But when the beverage was agreed upon the steward whispered that they were out of it. “ Give him a good stiff rum, he won t kriow the difference! ” suggested the sporting head of the club, sotto voice, and rum it was. , ~ Several times during the play they took the parson in for “another one, until the total became five, ami each time he replied: “Thank you. 111 have another one of those Sartos. He was driving his own car, and when returning home failed to see the traffic cop s hand against him, and got into a jam. Sidlim* up alongside, the infuriated arm of the law bolted out: “ WhatT y r been drinkin’l ” “ Drinking! retorted the parson, who was in plain attire, with a bowler’s hat aloft, “ I’m a clergyman, and have bad five Sartos, if tbats what you call drinking! ” MEASURING A LEAD “ Toucher ” asks for a ruling on the following:— , ’ . A puts his measure on B s bowl —he now comes to bis own nearest wood. In meantime B*s bowl falls outward Hiicl this now gives A four shots. As he bad the measure of B’s bowl for one snot only can A claim the 4? Yes, A is entitled to four shots. _ It any bowl falls over of its own volition, no matter in what direction, before the measuring of a head is completed, it remains Where it lias come to rest. LADIES’ BOWLING The Otago Ladies’ Bowling Association will close a remarkably successful season by bolding a progressive Rinks tournament on its green at Logan Park this afternoon. Eighty-eight entries have been received and it is thought that this will lie the largest number of lady bowlers that have ever played at one time in the Dominion. Mr J. H. Hinton has undertaken to organise the tournament and entrants are urged to be on the ground not later than 12.40 so that a punctual start may be made at 1 o’clock. Jack Hall, five times champion of St. Kilda, Melbourne, who gave Andy Stanley a 26 all game in the Champion of Champions event, learned bis bowls in the same school as Archie Bruce. Both belonged to the Hamilton (Vic.) Club, and each grips his bowl right on the running edge with the thumb. The late Harry Tngleton was also a Hamilton player in his early years.

i •2 O -2 a fl m .9 «Q £ o iJ '3 P4 (S3 Caledonian . 3 2 7 1-5 120 Outram .. . . 1 — 12 ■120 Kaikorai .. . . 2 1 S 116 Dunedin . 3 3 6 108 West Harbour . , 2 — 12 108 Caversham . 4 — 12 96* Taieri .. . , 1 1 6 90 Roslyn . 1 2 3 96 St. Kilda .. . . 2 2 4 4-5 86 2-5 Balmacewen . 1 3 3 84 Mornington . 1 2 4 84 Kaituna • • . . 1 3 3 81 Anderson’s Bay. . 3 1 9 75 N.E. Valley . . 1 3 3 75 Port Chalmers . — 2 — 72 St. Clair .. . . 2 1 6 72 Leith . 3 1 9 69 Otago . 2 1 8 68 Green ‘Island . , — 3 — 64* Fairfield .. . , — 1 — 48 Waikouaiti . — 1 — 48 Logan Park . 2 1 8 32 Tainui .. . . 1 1 6 30 *Green Island defaulted three sections to " Caversham.