BOWLING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 234, 6 November 1914, Page 2

BOWLING.

FIRST PENNANT MATCHES. The Christchureh Bowling Centre's new pennant scheme had its trial spin on Saturday last, and some of the participants are still trying to figure out what happened. The new system of scoring was a little puzzling to bowlers who have been used to seeing matches decided oh the aggregate points. However,, it may be said that in . nearly all cases victory went to the teams scoring the highest aggregate. The following, table shows how the teams emerged from the contests: —

■ METHODS OF SELECTION. Some of the results were simply astonishing.' The explanation is probably to be found in the fact that clubs are not at. all unanimous as to the relative importance of4he three pennants. "Several selectors arranged their 'ririkf that the leading players were widely distributed.' They obviously regarded thei Blue Pennant as the> game to. win. On the^other handy one;or two clubs just as obviously concentrated on the.Red Pennant; and put their best players into their three first rinks. In these cases, the fate' of the blue rinks was almost pitiful. CANTERBURY v, UNITED.

The match between Canterbury and United gave one a typical example of what can happen in the competitions. Canterbury had three strong rinks ,in

the Red Pennant competition, , two : of which simply ran away with their games. The fact that Canterbury scored 86 points to 42 is sufficient evidence of the club 's superiority. This win also secured the White) Pennant game' to •Ganterfmryj even though both" its white 4-inks were handsomely defeated. In ; t!he White and Blue Pennant games ! Canterbury went down pretty consistently, winning only two rinks out of the nine engaged in those competitions, and being in a minority of 22 points on the'■'grand, aggregate for twelve links. LINWOOD AND OPAWA. t The Linwood-Opawa game was also an '' eye-opener.'' When one finds tried skips like Killner and Good reserved for the tail-end of a competition, one is inclined to ask what the selectors are do ing. The Red and White Pennant games were close enough, but Opawa came out with four rink games won against one to'Linwood. Then on the Blue Pennant games Liiiwood -simply romped home. But all the games scored there cbuld not se6|ire a, pennant win. Opawa's fine performance in the Red and White Pennant ".was sufficient to hold the fort, and' sprint cjaine too late. ! EDGEWRE AN& SYDENHAM. ~\ : In this game Sydenham scored a very ineritorious win. The three Red Penniant games went to Sydenham with a handsome margin, and the two Whites \yere lost by a very gi'nall margin. Each club the Blue Peimant game on its own green, and,when the final sorting Out came, Sydenham* won by 6 rinks to 4, and also won on tlie aggregate score. CIIRISTCI LURCH AND ST. ALBANS. This -natch also showed that even a closely contested game may appear like a very decisive victory for one side. St. Albans won four rinks in the Red and White Pennants, and lost one in the red and three in the blue. On all the eight i-i nkSjv Christchurcii; were" up five points, but tjie club scores oilv half a poiiit in the Blue Pennant. A suggestion'is beiiig made; that where ;a xhatch in drawn On rink games, a win-should be given to the club with the [highest ; aggregate' points. This is a goM point, and should remedy some of the injustice * which tjie new system of scoring inflicts."* RANGIORA AND PAPANUI.

This w*is,'a pleasant and well ed game, resxilting ire aj wih for jßangiora in .the a'ndr-W.lijLte Jpennatits. shoittd b;er doinpiihienf;e<i on ife showing against such a doughjy 4 opponent as Rangiora. f f

i SOUTHERN TOURNAMENT. ! The Christchureh • jefehtre Jha§-» given permission to hold a South Island Tournament some time in January. This fixture is arranged for the benefit of southern bowlers who may be unable to proceed to the New Zealand Association's tournament, which.is. to be held in Auckland in ; January; • simi|arjy, when tIU major event is held in the South Jslaiid,, North . Mancl tourna-

Red. White. Blue. Sydenham . . . 11 1 St. Albans . . . . 1 1 & Opawa .1 1 X it Canterbury . . .1 1 Rangiora . 1 1 " ' United • — — 1 Linwood . . . — — i Ohristchureli • — ' ~ I Edgeware . — —■ . Papanui . — _