BOWLING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19105, 10 February 1932, Page 10

BOWLING.

SOUTH CANTERBURY CENTRE. A meeting of the South Canterbury Bowling Centre was held last night. Present —Messrs T. Currie, (president), F. B. Hawkey, E. Darroch, H. Carlton, B. Logan, D. Menzies, R. Shillito, R. G. Sampson, J. Moyes, A. R. Clark, and R. A. Nicol. Mr Boulter (Fairlie) also attended the meeting. The Ashbury Bowling Club wrote stating that it had decided to forfeit its game with Kia Toa for the Bristol Cup. The secretary reported that Kia Toa would play Waimate for the Bristol Cup to-morrow on Kia Toa green. Mr Shillito, on behalf of the Kia Toa Club, expressed appreciation of the action of the Ashbury Club in defaulting in the Bristol Cup match, thus getting over the d'fHeulties which had existed. The action of Ashbury had created a very warm feeling between the two clubs. Mr Menzies said that he would convey Mr Shillito’s remarks to his Club. In connection witti Elderly Bowlers’ Day, to be held on the Park green on February 20, it was decided to fi:: the age limit at 65. On the motion of Mr Darroch. seconded by Mr Logan, it was decided to procure quotations for an elderly bowlers’ badge, of a design similar to the representative badge. The president was appointed to take charge of the games on February 20. In connection with a Town v. Country match, Mr Carlton said that if the match could be played on a Thursday, country clubs were prepared to do the travelling. Mr Boulter (president of the Fairlie Club) supported the proposal. Mr Logan said that Geraldine were quite ’in favour of the proposal, but suggested that if the match was to be of eight rinks, two greens be used, so as to get over the end rink. Members were of opinion that the whole object of the game would be defeated if the rinks were split. It was agreed to play the game on Thursday, February 25th, on the Kia Toa green. Each country club will nominate two rinks, the town rinks to be selected by the Centre. Yiie secretary presented a balance sheet for the Christmas tournament, which showed a. credit balance of £lB / 3/5. Mr Shillito asked if it was correct to show half the secretary’s salary in the expenditure. The president said that this practice

had been followed for years. Mr Moyes said that half the work of the year was done during the Christmas tournament. Mr Shillito said that under the circumstances the result was most satisfactory. The secretary reported that he had drawn out a rough balance sheet for the year, and he estimated that they v/ould finish the year with a credit of about £6O. The balance sheet was adopted. It was decided to play the Champion of Champion rinks on West End, Pairs on Park, and Singles on Kia Toa. The rinks are to be played in one section of four games, of two and a half hours duration; the pairs in one section, four games, of 21 hours, or 21 heads, and* the singles in one section, five games, of la hours or 21 heads. CHAMPION RINKS. The following rinks have been selected to represent their Clubs in the Champion games on Saturday, 13th inst:— _ , West End—R. G. Sampson, G. Blackham, J. Gunn, L. Dewar (s). Kia Toa—R. Gray, S. Taylor, G. Hadlee, V/. G. Hawkey (s). Highfield—S. Brookes, M. Vucetich J. Hamlyn, E. Cornwall (s). Ashbury—F. Spring, W. G. Hayward. N. Hamlyn, D. Menzies (s). BRISTOL CUP TEAM. The following will represent Kia Tos I against Waimate for the Bristol Cup on Thursday, at Kia Toa green at 3 p.m.— I Darroch (s), Warrington, Berry, Gray. I Hawkey (s), Taylor, Ramage, Clough. Young (s), Calder, Hastie, Fenwick. Souter (s), Hadlee, McNab, Smith. Watson (s), Rawstorn, Irving, Davis. Shillito (s), Crisp, Rev. Dow. W. Hunt. Hunt (s), Donaldson, Holdgate, Wilson. Ellis (s), Robertson, Morgan, Lynskey.