SPORTS AND GAMES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15456, 19 September 1914, Page 13

SPORTS AND GAMES.

BOWLS. SELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVE RINKS. "An Old Player/* who usually has •emefefenigr iatervstiuji to »ay about bowfo, sends u* the t'ottottinß with reference to the motion brought up by ih» Tpmnka Club".* delegate at the Centre metfltini;: —'-The selection of teain* for howling has always been a {M.-I'ttttarly difficult matter, and in m» ease durins; a Ion« experience cm I renuttWr where* complete satisfaction has resulted. A great amount of dissatisfaction existed _ right nEong. .the .tine over the- selection of the teams which flayed asatn»t the Australians last season. The manner of select Urn in mo**; Centra* fliffered widely. In some raises the Centres appointed a selection Committee to do the> work, others selected the team* on a membership basis without consulting the clubs. while some Centres requested the eluh in nominate a specified number of ptiiiyers. But. whatever the method. ih& result was the same—dissatisfaction. Various arguments were advanced hy promirwnt bowler* a,* to how the ' ; tea*»s pbou*d he seWted." It h easy to talk. c |r course-, hut the Centres are appointed to do their best for howlers as s» whole, and three is. no doubt that they eon-stientioitslv try to do so. The -point ti> hv»'waled, however. >s that the trams wh'cb rem-esented the Pominior Centre* svatisst the Australian* were selected ii» j»*n>:osi everr «vTtee"vahle manner, am' ■•/ he* «Ttssf»*»«f*"d bowfer«t were still to he fonrt«l. _Sof*h Canterbury was no exr>trf,t«»n to the rule. r»nd many interest Inn- were heard in the Toca' ,"rppn.«. Prom what 'M Tv» father*''* ■from tK« armaments >t woid»' i»(wi that ■*■■ '«■ irupfl.«*M.i to /"'veeeot" t - T)Tete> frf> *»« f•>»<» *> *■« rt. Th.it h.inir tli" rT.*e*. ■>*; «.hoi-»'«t Tra. *Tip ntrn of th» now tTrr»f Tv* to» the j"*"-*tTtT-fc in a m tn*mt"n «f fl*<c*fe»ef.tr*-*''™ TVpre ean he iw* douhh whatever- th** the cV Tar-to «*<> «»■» is too. fVntrf<> aivjy> : "fe .1 selection Commit*"* to jwJwH; f*>» he*t ™*>u in th-» »I«frrr*; iTps-nectlre r> f '•Tnh. ■••"■ r *»«■•» T«m« , th o** ■ftyeSv rr>*T*—the T«~-f m*":«rafFnhV. for e;t"h p"<'t : o»i. That. »r th<* write-**; ot)»n is the onlr war in pec-re a +*»<v<vnfbtr represent ai've side **».! w-»?d »**••* nut a i-ton to f.he r»-ae- •£*»>'» . *>** st,tt'" c '-*nr reprewtarir-w r'"* !- " ■wri>Ti. .«fcipi- Tt>« »-«n who Tib" - V*'« l rirft «i£f*ond - £▼"*** tr» +.T»**c** nrw»f"rt»Ts. « T tT^*» nf and gam represent ativß honours.*', BOWLER'S GOSSIP. •..'■ ; u ., 1 . _ . ..

ThcrTimaru and Ivi* Toys Clubs harp decided to open their greens- for play on Thursday, October 15th. An. application for affiliation with tho Auckland Centre has been received from the newly-formed Rawhitt Ctnb. This cluh*!» green is charmingly situated tit & sheltered position at tht- eastern end of Kemuera. Tfe& members, of the- AVest-End ("uih ars» look tap; forward to an enjoyable season oa their new green. The sward i* improving rapidly, and front appearances at present it should wot he long before the knight* of the biased vcoti are enjoy ins a' u roll ap"' at the West KndThe Vtctoria Bowling Oub. the members of whjch play on the municipal greens at Victoria Park, intend* to make- application for affiliation with the Auckland Centre. The club has 'of) members, and ha* four years in existence'. The members, are most enthusiastic*. another method of selection! The Esglisli Bowling Association hw 1 mailt*.» change in the method of selection of international players. England is now divided into five sections, each with a district secretary, who, with the county srecretarirs. wi'l elMtibao eeven names to, submit to the grnenl committee. Many new men have been -nominated who are worthy uE a place in the team. A few copto-i of the new '"Laws of the Game" (as adopted bv tlto Dominion Bowline Association), have a: last been issued to clubs. The most important alteration is no dostbt_ the two feei on the mat rttTe. which says:—"The rv'ayer, white delivering hi.-; bow!, most have a portion or the whole of boch feet on the mat.*' To a'low for this ration the vze» nf the mt hts b*<cn increased to tS inches long br IS inehe.-. wide. The London and Southern Counties gold badge- and rink finals were plavxd recently on the , Fores* Jli!t gretUK -Araongst thotse present were many wei.Jatown bow[ers. The gold badge- (the Mae riband trf tlit- association) linsitists irere R. Walker (Southampton County 8.C.) and J. Carter (North London*. .Flic- game resulted in art easy victory for the former by 21 points to 12. Some marvellous: bonding was witnessed at the Presfton Club, Brighton, iu the single-handed competition. During the. ipme for the championship "Pa' r Mollis, who 'ja[)tained the Kuv+ex team agttinat Berkshire, drew four touchers in one end, with bow: imt cdiittrnK tlio jack either on the fore- or back handJFo commemorate the event he ham given asihrer cop to be won br any member of the club who in any dub . r>r:i|*c^; t iou finals the perform a ru-e. During the reces* two prominent Aftmedin bowers have taken up their re«:uencc in Timartt, viz., .Mr J. Scott flate of the Kaitunu f'tubi, and Mr A. Xajiier(Jateot the Mornin*;ton Club). Mr Scott was tor a number of years secretary to the Krutuna Club, "and gained a reputation as an authority on alt matters relating to thr- *port.~rt» laws and management, white he was regarded by the Kaituria bow'ers a.* an ideal scribe. Mr Scott wilt be found Jrt the ranks of the Sarah Street Cub thia season. Mr Napier is well known as one of the Mornington f'litbV he-st *krps, and i* also a tournament ptaver Of repute. It is stated that Mr .Vapier tm decided to throw in his tot with tin* Kta-Tua men. At Dunedin Ctub s smoke concert last week, Mr J. J. Harlow, responding to trio toast of '"The Dominion of Sew 7.ev.html Rowling Association,"' made a. fihort and happy speech which exprt~-;etl one or two truth® yometimea sin-ht, of He explained that the n»w coum il had had a difficult task. Item.- the first executive of iV hi*;h[y important body, their actions were naturailv ctewefy critic The counci: hail been actuated right through bv the earnest de»ir» to advance the same, and though some 'of the results urrive'd at might not meet with universal approval all had been done for the best. He made a point of the> fact that success of tha amalgamated borly flepended not on the executive- alone, hut on the [nv.-i! co-eperatien of each indivtdtta r bonier, IK mistake* bad been made ther could fc* rectified Inter oa.

NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES.

I CYCLING AM) MOTORING. | Motor tran-port i.s playing an im- | port ant part in the Europe-ail War. the j gootE roads of France, IJelgium, am! Germany, enub'.ing motor traction to be used to an enormous ox ton'. Of all tht> countriiv* engaged in the titanic struggle, England is best e<tni|>jvetl for heavy motor lurries :uul van--, tor in attrition to over a IHUO subsidised motor lorries, slip has many thousands of wnumereial vehicles. which she can call up it needed. In England a subsidy amounting to £llO was paid to commercial lmus*.+. spead over a term of three years, £'3o being paid on enrolment. that is after the vehicle had been accepted by tho war authorities, and £.°o in instalments. The subsidised vehicles had to Ik? examined twice _ a v.'nr, and were immune from requisition by the Government until called up by a mobilisation order. The benefit of this arrangement would Ik> invaluable to England in the present crisis, for over 1000 picked lorries were available, and what is of further importance some 300?> skilled drivers were also enrolled. This fleet of vehicle- would l>e capable of transporting 3000 tons of supplies along auy good road at a rate of twelve miles an hour. As regards future supplies of lieavv vehicles to iep , aco_ the wastage in l-*racce, the output of this type- of tractor is about SO a week ' in England. so that in this respect the British Expeditionary Forces are not likoly to go short of heavy motor vehicles. Certain automobile manufacturers employ the stethoscope for locating enitine trouble, whenever the car itselt cannot l>e trusted for the purpose; but a new device which has l>een_ brought out appears to have a much wider fiehl of utility, as well as being ihstiuctly sembling a hand-camera, and contains tivf insulated w ires and four vacuum j tube*. By merely connecting tho four wires from tho tester to the sparking pli«gs. m tho case of an fourcylinder motor, and the fifth wire to | tht> earth, it is possible to detect and locate a variety of the troubles to which the petrol engine fe heir. The advantages of such a device arc obvious; it 'effects a saving in the running expenses, and also extends the life of thei car. | One of the world's best known travel- i [ t,-rs in R. L. Jefferson. F.R.C.S., died ! in Melbourne last week. Mr Jefferson had a strenuous and varied career, first j as a cyclist and then as a motorist. | He first came into prominence in 1594,' when he undertook a bicycle ride across Europe from Loudon to'Coiistantinople. Upon his arrival at the Turkish capital, the bicycle—the first seen in that ; remitry—created such n sensation, that the iate Sultan, Abdul Tlai.iid, prohibited h's snbiects from ridings such machines, on the ground that tliev were immoral and dr»neerous. The followinir year an even lonee- cycle ride was npfTertaken, Mr Jefferson setting liiinthe tremendous task of rtdini from London to Moscow and "back, a d'staiico ef ever 5,000 mile*; within ijO days. In 4? days 8 min>. he was back in London. An even more strenuous task was sucfcst'ully carried through in IS9G when rode from London to Irkutsk in East Siberia. a distance of 10.000 n:i!es. a tesk «hat no cyclist h»4 since attempted. Tn this J'iutney Mr Jefferson had to ride across the dread»>d Russian steppes or deserts, aome 1200 miles in extent, having on several stages to carry food and water, for there were tv» habitation* for hundreds of miles at a *tret«*h. The following year an even mnre adventurous trip was" undertaken, the intrepid cyclist penetrating into northern Mongolia in search of gold, pushing his w;»v into country wliere no white man lutl previous' y entered. For th»s achievement hj« was evented a fellow of the Royal (Ideographical Suciety. In ISO's hj" redo across Turkestan to Khiva, where lie was received by the Khan. That <ireat ride practiended Jefferson's cvcling career. In he took lin motnrinr:. and drove the first car acrivj Eurone into Turkey, and since then up to the time o f his sodden decease i n Melbourne iVnm hemraorhnse of tho timm, he bud mot "rod in practical- every nart ot" il> o world. Olio of |r"s iv.m -rt-blo dr»«-e« was i" Soirth Afn -i f-o m D»» | nn to Jobmne?b"*-tf over the nT'tip*"'!!?. lie lowered the rr*"*^ear record betweoi W<: -,nd iown. «»fotinti"f' tlx- 1500 »->i!es in 111 divs. 'v*r;*>r *l>o nrevio*'^ record. Tito decease! rront'eman "'n-'o tw<* trip* thtv.neh A»vtrr*las : a. b : s snrMon death nc a great, shock to his numerous friends.