BOWLING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15743, 30 August 1915, Page 3

BOWLING.

SOUTH CANTERBURY CENTRE

-ANNUAL MEETING

_J ho annual moet:n£ of t-lie South Cai ste-rbnry Bowling Centre, was held 'n the Tiinnru Club's pavilion when tU-ro were piement:—Messrs 1). A. .Morgan (Waimate). in tho chair. .1. Aitchrsoi!. A. Htirtcliffo (Tiiuaru). AY. "-* (Kia Ton). 1). Brown (T<'mukai. l!. r;<i:t (Oeraldine). J. Aleitz.es (I'.uki. .1. Moves (West End), and (/eeretary). The annual report was read by tlio secretary and the bahuico sheet by the treasurer. and on tho motion of Mr Morgan, seconded by Air Jirown. each «;is adopted. 11.« items in tho balance sheet .Viae: Receipts, balance from 1913-14 sea,son .t'2S 8; 4<l, iiitcre-'t: 7s 9ci. entry fees Christmas tournament .£IOB (Js ijil. levies £l-T> Is Expenditure*, tournament expeuses £BiJ Is sd. Britain and Belgium Fund £l3 IGs J Id, levy Dominion Association £7 17 4 . general expenses £1:? (is Sd : balance !>s 7d. I i>e annual report stated that the <..':i;c r-nild be congratulated on tho "i the !914-lo season. Six i' : i :: t<I::!! iiicinbersbip of ttl-l. The >'< i>"! ; in:;.l., relcrenee to the Christmas t (i i;rn:.ij ; e],* t . i|i,» Bristol Cup. the < iiatnpion ,•] enatupion singles, the pennant Centre matches, tho two feet on 'he mat rule, and to tho late Mr D. A\;;t<on. who it was said, would be greatly missed and lijs place hard to fill.

1 lie secretary stated that tho election of oifiecis oi tho Association ]iad resulted as follows: —President. Air AI. J'\ Harnett (Christc-hurdi), vic*presideiu. Col. R. J. Collins. C.AI.G. (A\ cllington), t rea» c .urer. !•'. -Steans (C hi'istcliureM. Council. Messrs T. Bush. J. AY. Hean'-and. A". Casev. Colie,,. _ av. Uelliwell. J. J. Afarlow, (■ A. iWvr. C. Russell. Smith. Afaxvell. AYa I :in* 1 U. AYylie. Application lor sitlitiaf.on was mada ny tlir» \\ Knd Clul>. nnd it was ur.animou-ly agreed that tho application lie recommended to the Association jor their approval. hlectmi: <if officers for the Centreresulted as follows: —Presidc-nt. Air I). A Morgan (re-elected): vice-president, Air 1). Hi own : treasurer. Air AY. S. Aouiil: (re-elected); lion. secretary, Al- h >.\ . Wad'* (re-elected >; hoii. auditor. Air A. A\ i!son ; eme ror eney committee. D. A. Alor"an 1) J'rown and .] Aleves.

It- was ;iLTJocr] ih:ir the champion of c h.. in p.on smiles :i ltd rink dames should hi- played oil one of ilie Timaru trioons on account of their bem" tlic most centra!. "

On til" nioiinn of Mr seconded i,y .M,. Moyo< it was decid.-d T " :l - ;i» alteration be made in iho \\ ostein o- deciding the champion of cliampon link, in the future each club t > ti"(I the champion rink by its own method. 'J he secretary Mated that nil the clubs in this 'Centre had opposed Ihe t,A<) feet on the mat. rule and H w;k suyrp'sterl that the Association Ik> ;i*-ked to make a penalty applionb'e to nil Clubs in the Domillion.

Mr Mrnzie-- .noverl that pennant matches only be played in the Ocnt'-e eon,[i. titions during the coming season This was seconded hv Mr' Moves and carried.

After aureod on the motion of Mr Menkes seconded by Mr Sbirteliffe that, teams competing in the pennant matches consist o| a minimum of four rinks. It «as decided to hold an open toili—-nan.-Fnt during tho Christmas holida.vs on tuo same lines as jn previous ve-irs any any surplus i* to bo donated to Ked (. roa-, I-unds.