BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3524, 27 September 1921, Page 38

BOWLING.

By

Jack.

At the meeting of the council of the Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Association, held in Dunedin on the 21st Inst., a lengthy discussion took place on bowl-testing—whether the table test or the green test should he adopted. T iie merits i of each test were exhaustively debated. | It was finally agreed that the whole 1 matter of bowl-testing be left in the ! hands of the authorities of each centre to | deal with as they think fit, provided that j it comes up to the acknowledged standard j of the association —namely, Taylor's full- j drawing No. 3 bowi, —and that the centres j be notified. In connection with the vexed question of one foot on the mat, the delegates were unanimously of the opinion that a remedy was absolutely necessary, but it. was pointed out by some of the speakers that it was hardly fair to place the onus of reporting | a player on his opponent.—lt was unanimously agreed flint the mats be not more j than 48 inches in length or more than 18 j inches wide; that every _ mat be marked j with a line one inch wide from Side to side, the nearest edge of each line to me j end of the mat to be three inches there- ; from ; that a player at the moment of i delivery must have one foot not less than ( three inches from the i rout edge of the I mat, and lhat for the first upheld appeal j to the umpire or for the first breach of j this rule detected by him the player making I the breach be cautioned, while for the j second and subsequent upheld appeals to | the breaches: tile penalty shall be: (1) The bowl shall be declared dead and removed j from the green; (b) if the bowl so removed j had, before coming lo rest, come into con- 1 tact- with any other bowl, bowls or jack, the skip of the opposing side or the oppos- | irio- player in a singles competition shall | have the option of leaving the head as it j is, replacing the disturbed bowl, howls, or j jack, or declaring the head “dead.” It was resolved that the immediate past president should be a member of the council with full voting powers for the year following 1 his presidency. Recommendations that the I annual meeting of the council should be the i first/ meeting of rile newly-elected council will be brought, before, the meeting' to be j held in "Dunedin during the tournament m j January next. It was decided to increase j the levy from clubs to 6q per member, ! reducible to 4£d if paid by December 1. I The Council of the Bowling Association has decided that the annual tournamentshould commence in Dunedin on Vv ednesday, January 11 next, with the singles, followed bv the pairs, on the succeeding Friday and Saturday. Sectional play in the links will be commenced on the s,acceding Monday, two games of 25 heads per day. The details of the tournament were left in the hands of the Tournament Committee, consisting of executive of the council and j the executive of the Dunedin Centre. , | 'The members of the council. Dunedin j Centre Executive, and club presidents were entertained bv Mr Nicolson, the president, of the council, at a- social concert in the Dunedin Club’s pavilion, ami an enjoyable time spent. WIN FOR NEW ZEALANDER. LONDON, September 24. At the championship bowling tournament at B row ns wood, Orchard (Christchurch) won. defeating Irvine Watson, the English champion, by 21 to 16. OTAGO CENTRA CENTRE. The annual meeiTug of delegates to the Otago Central Bowling Centre was held at j Clyde on the 15th hist. ; present—-Dr Shore, j Messrs P. Miller iclmirmun). E. Jolly. A. R. I, a wry, F. Laloli, C. K. Graham, Wm. Sutherland, j. L. Davidson (proxy for Mr W. Jlewiu'. and J. S. Smart (secretary). The annual report was read and adopted. Office-bearers were appended as under: President, Mr Graham (Roxburgh) : vicepresidents—Messrs Laloli. Jolly, I.awry, Miller, and Hie president of the Naso by j Club; lion, sc; rotary and treasurer. Mr.L S. j Smart; committee- Dr .Shore. Messrs W. i Hewitt. W. Sutherland. and Naseby dele- j gate : Executive Committee —• (Messrs j Graham (chairman). Miller, Smart, W. Sutherland, and Dr Shore; auditor. Mr ! 11. M. Kay. The so-• rcta>-y was in.-trueted to y, rite to 1 (he Bannockburn Club giving them a cor- I dial invitation to join the centre free of j levies for Iho season. Notices of motion resulted as urd r: 1. The .Tolly Cup is to be played for I between the first Saturday of November ■ and the last Saturday of March, hoik, days inclusive. 2. 'i’hat two links he in order for any ; Jolly Cun, the Seam winning the toss to have the choice. 3. The Champao of Champions tournament to be played on the sectional or two- | life system. The Cromwell Club recommended that j the payment of expenses of representatives I in the Otago representative matches be dis- j continued. —This was agreed to. The secretary was. instructed to write j to the Dunedin Centre suggesting the in- j stUulion of country week at some future ! tiin--. It was decided to make Roxburgh the official green for the season. The levy was fixed at Is fid per member, and the usual compliment to ihe chair clc-s d ilu meeting.