BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3488, 18 January 1921, Page 38

BOWLING.

By Jacjc. The executive of the Dunedin Bowling Centre proposes to send nine rinks, if possible, to Central Otago early next month, to play local clubs and two representative matches with the Central Otago Centre. It is intended to leave Dunedin on Thursday, February 3. and to sand three rinks via Lawrence and Roxburgh, and six rinks to Ciyde and C'romweiL baouid a sufficient number of players be available to make the trip matches would be played with the Lawrence, Roxburgh, Alexandra, Ciyde, and Cromwell Clubs, and in addition two eightrink inter-centre games would be played at Clyde, the headquarters of the centre, on Saturday, February 5. The visitors would, return on Monday, February 7. Players wishing to make this trip are requested to send ill their names not later than January 24 to Air R. Hanning, secretary' of the Dunedin Bowling Centre. A selection will be made if more than the required number of names are received. Three rinks from St. Eiida journeyed to Waikouaiti on the Bth inst., and were hospitally entertained by the Waikouaiti Club. The following is tho result of the dav’s play: St. K. W. Ilobbs, APAlister. Leith, Hellyer 21 Prescott, Smith, Hunt,' Templeton Webb, Otto, Haig, Carolin ... 27 Hutton, Souter, Stewart, Fell ... Wilson. Thomas. Stark, Robertson 19 Lang, Wyley, Williamson, Carson - 22 Totals 67 52 The members of the Dunedin Bowling Club invite all elderly bowlers (members of an affiliated club) to be present on the Dunedin Bowling Club’s green, Cumberland street, on Saturday, February 12. on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the “Elderly Bowlers’ Day.” The executive of the Dunedin Bowling Centre has courteously arranged that no interclub matches be played on this day. For tho convenience of visiting bowlers, and to afford as many opportunities as possible of meeting together and renewing the days of “Auld Lang Syne,” the green will be open for play from 10 a.m. on the Saturday morning. The gathering for the afternoon is fixed for 2 p.m., and to enable the rinks to be drawn and published in the Friday’s newspaper, all bowlers wishing to take part are asked to see that tne secretary of their ciub has sent in their names to the secretary of the Dunedin Club (H. AI. .Mercer, bun Fire cfhce) on or before Tuesday, February 8. The accommodation on the green being limited, it is desired that no player under 66 years of age be asked to play. An effort will be made to make room for members of bowling clubs affiliated to the Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Association, over that age. Should the number of these players be in excess of playing accommodation, a draw will be made for the morning game or a relay game in the afternoon. Rinks may be formed to represent tne club to which the players belong or any other combination, such as Early Settlers. Retired Civil Service, Past, Presidents, Natives of New Zealand. Old High School Boys, Gabriel’s Gully Pioneers, or any other combination that individual players may suggest. Last year 128 players, of whom 11 players were over 80 years, showing an average of over 72 years, took part. If thought advisable, special rinks will be formed for the players over 80 years of age. The members of the Dunedin Bowling Club will be pleased to have the assistance and co-operation of all bowling clubs in endeavouring to make the Elderly Bowlers' Day as successful as previous years. To avoid any of the elderly bowlers being overlooked, secretaries of clubs are asked to place this invitation on the club’s notice board ; also to make a point of forwarding the names of their players before Tuesday, February 8. Some 30 bowlers and friends from Timaru are touring the Otago goldfields and playing matches at various centres. They arrived by motor cars at Roxburgh on the 6th inst., and, playing four rinks from the Roxburgh Club, sustained defeat by nine points. The manager for the Timaru players, in a brief speech at the conclusion of play, said the reception given them by the Roxburgh people was worth coming for. The ladies had looked after them in a pleasing manner. The Timaru party afterwards left for Alexandra. 1 liree links from the Wvndliam Club visited Gove last week-end, and played three rinks from the ITokonui Club, the latter winning decisively by 85 to 59. The visitors found the Ilokonui green to be somewhat too keen for them. Three rinks from Invercargill Club journeyed to Winton last week, and succeeded in scoring- a win against the country oluh. Four rinks from tho Lawrence Club visited Roxburgh on the 4th inst.. and, after a keen and enjoyable game, won by a majority of sqyen points, thanks to the rink skipped by Arthur, with Darfon as third player, scoring 23 to 15 by the' rink skipped hv T.uloli. Two rinks tied with 19 and 18 each respectively, while Christie’s Lawrence rink was one point down against the Roxburgh rink skipped by Murphy. NEW SOUTH "WALES TEAM. WELLINGTON, January 11. This morning tho secretary of the Dominion Bowling Association received the fol-

lowing cablegram from Australia relative to the contemplated visit of the New South Wales bowlers: —“Strike compels us to cancel the trip. Regret.—M'Millan.” NEW ZEALAND TOURING TEAM. WELLINGTON, January 12. A formal meeting of the bowlers who signified their intention of accepting the invitation of the British Bowling Allocation to pay a visit to Great Britain was held tonight. Mr M. Barnett (Christchurch) was appointed president of the team instead of manager, Mr A. E. Renouf (of Napier) as secretary, a.nd Mr Gordon (Wanganui) as treasurer. Other officers, such as manager and captain, will be appointed by the members of the party when they assemble in Wellington next month. The team will in all probability assemble in Wellington in the third week in February, and will leave here in time to connect with the P. and O. steamer Narkunda, leaving Sydney on March 1. The president of' the "party intimated that the agents of the P. and O Company in. New Zealand would guarantee that connection would be made. Mr Bush, president of the Dominion Bowling Association, said that arrangements had been made for the adequate reception of the bowlers not only in the Australian ports of call, but at Colombo, Bombay, Naples, and Marseilles. .They would be under "the’ segis of the British Bowling Association, the secretary of which was Mr Hamilton,’ London. WAIKOUAITI-HAMPDEN v. P ALAIERSTON. Three rinks from Waikouaiti and two from Hampden visited Palmerston on Wednesday, and played a game against the local club. Scores:— r. w. Davies, .4ride, Galloway. ARDonald 16 Lang, Simpson, Hunt. Fell ... - 17 Adams, APGregor, Hayes. Cates... 23 —. Malloch. Peterson, Williamson, Templeton Smith, ,J. Ross, Hilliard, Lefevre 35 Hutton, Prescott, Stewart, Carson - 6 Totals 79 48 P. H. Teviotdale, Black, Kennedy, Cameron 13 _ Davis, Melville, Lang. M - Wiliams Lang, Morrison, Miohio, Moodie 17 ■— Dick, I. Davies, Leith, Aitchison Totals 30 24 LOCAL CENTRE MATCHES. The results of the bowling matches played on Saturday, the 15th, at Dunedin, are as follows: Dunedin v. St. Kilda.—Dunedin beat St. Kikla, three sections out of four, 260 to 219. Dunedin v. Fail-field.—Dunedin beat Fairfield, one section, 49 to 40. Caversham v. West Harbour. —Caversham beat West Harbour, each winning a section, 124 to 108. Caversham v. Kaituna.—Caversham beat Kaituna, one section, 74 to 50. St, Clair v. Otago.—St. Clair beat Otago, two sections, 149 to 108. Roslyn v. Port Chalmers.—Roslyn beat Port Chalmers, one section. 55 to 45. Roslyn v. N.E. Valley.—Roslyn beat N.E. Valley, two sections out of three. 231 to 187. Anderson’s Bay v. Balmacewen.—Anderson’s Bay beat Balmacewen, each winning a section, 149 to 105. Balmacewen v. Taieri.—Taieri beat Bal macewen, two sections out of three, 224 to 158. _ - Kaikorai v. Port Chalmers.—Port Chalmers boat Kaikorai. one section, 70 to 63. Kaikorai v. St. Clair.-—St. Clair beat Kaikorai. each winning a section, 129 to 124. Kaikorai v. Outram. —Kaikorai beat On tram, one section, 61 to 57. Cuelrloman v. Mornington.—Caledonian beat Mornington. two sections, 139 to 91. Caledonian v. Otago.—Otago beat Cale- I donian, each winning a section. 116 to 114. Kaituna v. Green Island. —Kaituna beat Green Island, two sections, 130 to 110. DOMINION TOURNAMENT "AT WELLINGTON. The 1 argest tournament in the history of Australasian bowling opened in Wellington on the ICth —the eighth annual champion- I ship tournament of the Dominion of Non Zealand Bowling Association. In the rink championship 640 players are engaged, comprising 160 teams. tor pairs tournament 186 pairs have entered, and 108 players will compete for the singles. Ideal weather I ushered in the tournament, and the bowlers, of whom there were numbers billeted in most of the hotels in the city, gave the city a holiday appearance. All the greens in W ellington city and the suburban districts to the number of 16 are requisitioned for the tournament, each accommodating 10 teams, or five games. Each rink will' play eight games m its section, after which the winners will play off on the two life system. Only two games of 25 heads per day were played. In the rink sectional games the following are the leading teams:—Section A : WooSler (Remuera), Chisholm (Hataitai), Porteous (Wellington), Jury (Karangahalce). Section B: M'Whannell (Hataitai), Campbell (Kemuera). Section C: Spiiler (Remuera). Section D: King (Hastings), Ha in (Invercargill), Adams (Blenheim), Henderson (Lyttelton). Section E: Tyrrell (Lya.ll Bay), London (Wanganui). Jackman (Wellington). Section F: Harkness (Nelson), Mason (Pihama), Hill (Wellington), Redpath (Canterbury). Section G: Land (Hastings), Haldane (Nelson), Gray (Kelburn), Ardell (Hataitai). Section IT: Walker (Ponsonby), Potter (Wellington), Reid (Lyall Bay). Section I: Kilgour (Carlton). .Section J: Rennie (Christchurch), Powell (Eastbourne). Section K: Bell (Hamilton), Brackenridge (Newtown), Marriott (Limvocd). Section L: Woolf (Christchurch), Reason (Newton), Section M: Sievwright (Wellington). Wvlio (Newtown). Section N: Bremner’ (Invercargill). Section O: Melhuish (Potone), Bolton (Victoria), Smart (New Plymouth)’ Wylie (Kaiapoi). Section P: ~ Barnes (Hataitai). Ramsay (Palmerston North). (Ira ham (Renuicra). Kilgour’s and Spiiler’,s rinks are the onlyteams to win their sections outright. As the result of the first two "rounds of the post, section piny the following rinks are eliminated:—S. Potter (Wellington). II Hanson (Newtown). W. E Chisholm iIT.-il taitai), J. A. Redpath (Canterbury'.. T. Woolf (Christchurch), J. T. Kilgour" (Carlton). F. King (Hastings), E. O. Chegwin (Beckenham), and T. Gray (Kelburn). Heavy rain set in on Saturday and eon- I tinned throughout the day so that there ! was no play. In spite of repeated notifications the j umpires on various greens found a number 1

of bowls not bearing the stamp of the association to show that they had been passed by the official testers. In one instance tho bowls of the skip of a rink were unstamped. in order to provide amusement for those wno were knocked out of the tournament a “come again” tournament was started.