BOWLING

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16329, 19 January 1921, Page 3

BOWLING

CLUB DOINGS AND GOSSIP.

(By

"TOUCHER.”

(Club secretaries are invited to forward for publication in this column items of interest concerning club doings and proposals. Such copy should reach this office not later than Wednesday mornrng of each week.) CANTERBURY v- OTAGO. Mr R. Hanning, secretary of the Dunedin Centre Executive, has sent the following letter to all clubs in t-lie centre: ** Mv executive has decided to ' play an interprovincial match with Canterbury at Christchurch on Thursday,- February 24. Our players will leave on Wednesday, play on Thursday, and return on Friday. The Otago team will he composed of five rinks of representative players from the Dunedin Centre, and one rink from each of the following centres: South Otago. Central Otago, and North Otago- 1 have , s hocn asked to circularise clubs requesting them to nominate players to go to Christchurch on the date mentioned. It is understood that our team will be composed of tlio best available players, and the team will he selected from the names e >ent in.* Will you let me know by February I what players ip your club are available for the trip DOMINION TOURNAMENT. Special reports of each day’s progress in the Dominion tournament at Wellington are appearing in the “ Star,” and there is no need to repeat in this column the various results On tha> whole, the Canterbury links have-* aoquitted themselves well, worthily upholding the prestige of this province. Judging by the comments and references regarding the tournament, no visitors are more popular, or considered more sportsmanlike Ilian the Canterbury representatives. “ A DING-DONG FIGHT." The greatest interest was taken (says the New Zealand Times ") in tlfte game (sixth round, rinks) between Spiiler (skip), Rem her a, and Chegw m (skip), Beckenham. Neither team had. suffered a loss and each had been playing excellent bowls. What luck was going went iu favour of Spiller, hut, it was a '* ding-dong*fight, and the more consistent drawing team won. In one particular head it was altered on no l-o.ss than six occasions, by great, drawing shots- Of the skips C'hegwin was perhaps the more accurate drawer, hut when a snot with “a foot game ” was , required Spiller never jailed. Rmnuera was in front after the first hend and- was never caught hut time after time Beckenham had several counters near kitty.” which were <hsfributed by the opposing No. 3 or skip. The generalship on each side was of a high order. Remuera won by eight points, but it was a game which Beckenham might easily have won had a little more luck b«on m their favour. • DEAD '’ AND • KILLED/’ On the Hataitai green a bowler had omitted to remove ;« dead howl from the ditch. The “skip” of the opposing rink drove, struck *' kitty, ’ which m turn hit tiio dead howl in the ditch, which had lodged in an adjoining rmk, and bounded hack into ph>> • The head would have been " burnt but tor this, put the umpire ruled that the “ jack was in play. It was unfortunate for too plaver who made the shot, as his • Icle lost instead of gaining by tbo u»4n outstanding game ,'as tliat between Fabiatua (Malsh) and Hunterville (Clark)- On the twenty-third head Fabiatua led 23-18.. On the Inst head Hunterville required five to wm. Twice the head was killed, by them in the endeavour to appropriate a largo score, and on the third essay thev accomplished the apparently impossible- lay six--and won the match. Such feats arc seldom witnessed. draw or burn. The skips in one game on the Vielliu.rtoii No. 2 green felt the heat somewhat and left the heads, while a No. 2 was sending down a shot, to have a little lime-juice and soda. They had got halfway to the pavilion, when a stentorian voice cried : •* Here, conic hack; th> head’s burnt!” A general laugh arose over the green at the expense of the two skills, who returned to find that a No. 2 had taken advantage of their absence to smash the head instead of drawing, which is what a No. 2 usually does. However, they saw kitty again in position, and then once more went after the lime-juice in the true independent manner of skips. DOUBTFU L SPORTSM ANSH I P. A noticeable feature in runaway games (savs one Wellington paper) was the fact that the winning team invariable credited their opponents with a number of points m the final heads, which were not actually scored. The practice may he considered, bv soino players, to he a sportsmanlike and generous action on their part, hut it is a poor kind of sportsmanship to give or receive such points. R ES I RIOTED TOUT UN A A J EN TS. Thor© is a distinct feeling that tlietime has arrived when the big Dominion Bowling Association's tournament will have to he restricted to rinks only, as the time occupied in getting off risks, pairs and singles contests' covers too long n period (says the •Dominion”). This was uncalled tor in the past, as the tournaments were of lesser dimensions, but with the record established here this year for rink entries it seems that the annual tournament will become, unwieldy if all three contests aro retained, and the games continue to progress at the present rate. If there is sufficient inducement in a. rink tournament, to induce lfif> entries (640 players), it seems to some players that the pairs and singles (which are not taken very seriously in the North Island) might he cut out altogether. The proposal has its merits, j as at present there are many players who enter for the singles, for instance, who, oven on club form,. have nob a chance of reaching championship form. An alternative is provided in the svstem at present in vogue whereby centres find their champions. A meeting of the champion singles players of the centre would evoke considerable interest, but as this contest is now condtinted, the interest in anything hut (he final games is negligible. This question is not a new one. Tr. cropped up at the Dominion. Association’s general meeting at Christchurch last year.

ft will probably he revived during th© present Tournament, as it is becoming evident that the time occupied hy all three contests is too lengthy :i period to suit tbe majority of keen bowlers. VISIT TO HOMELAND. A formal meeting s of v those bowlers* who have signified their intention of accepting tbe invitation of the Bntdeh. Bowlin" Association to pay a visit, to Great Britain was held in tho Wellington Bowling Chib’s pavilion. Among other tilings, it was decided that every member of the team should wear a silver femlear inscribed “ N.Z.” Every member also was supplied with an order to obtain a flannel suit so that all will be in uniform garb. It was decided that the balance of the money required should be in the hands, of the treasurer not later than In onler to show appreciation of the services of Air .S. TT. Underwood fn making the initial arrangements, it was resolved to make a presentation to that, gentleman prior to ihe party’s departure.