BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17192, 8 November 1923, Page 10

BOWLING.

NOTES FROM THE GREENS, j

FLAYERS AND PRACTICE.

Every bowling club possesses its different types ot players, widen wo will enumerate m three classes. Firstly, there is the “Keen” player. This individual is a real live wire, practising at every opportunity, and being caretui with his snots, in that he wastec no bowls, every one a trier. Always on the look-out for a match, wnetber mure serious piay to improve ms l no zenith of his ambition, however. the result ot Ins practice can be demon straced in real battle. vVnut more does ■ this man desire man to wane up in cue inore often in au 1101 nrou ses a whole crossed ny any uanKeruigs oi rolling •‘wood’ all day. jcLavnig done ainp.o justice to a good mem. ne bgnes up ms pipe, grans ms Juncti and gear, save a hurried larewei! to Jus raiuuy, who are generally iett to their on,, re sources on tins important uay, anci set” out ior the scone ot action. Then ensues a hard nay s play in the broiling .-tin, and then for home in the even iug, arriving there tired and as hungry per the family is acquainted with tue many instances of good luck or bad iucK.—generally the latter—which came his way. Retiring to bed, the tired one sleeps the sleep of the just, ami comes down smiling in the morning to lus initial meal. Atter breakfast he goes off the business or work, there to recount at various intervals during the day the wonderful doings of the Ua\ before ou the green.

This class ot player is sometimes called a “ jot-hunteY ” by some oi his unkind cJub mates. Secondly, we have the purely club player—one who is keen for games on his own green only. 'This plater, while being keen on competition games on his own green, does not seek the wider fields of open competition on outside greens. In pennant matches and interclub days, it is very hard to get him to go to ihe other club’s green. In view of His partiality to his own club's competitions lie practises occasions Ily Uastly. we have the spasmodic player who prefers to “roll up” occasionally. These occasions are generally confined to periods when things are not too well with him, such as a busines worry which lie wants to forget for a spell, a sluggish liver, bad head ache, and various other things which occur in daily liic. I It takes all sorts to make a world, and so it is with a bowling club. Now a word or two about practice To be a good player practice is just as essential to a bowler as it is to a good billiard player, a golfer or any other good sport. The majority of bowlers do not get enough practice some of course being precluded by nature of occupation, others by distance from tlieir green. The onp game a week will not fit any bowler to do jus t-icc to himself or his club in open competition. Two nights a week at least is tho period which every truncller should, if )>o6si’nle. give to practice "Where the prestige of the club is at stake, such as in the pennant matches, members should not forget this. Half the heartburnings and resentments against selectors would J be eliminated if players would attend to this all-important duty and so show those in authority that they are capable of better things. The player who tries to improve this way is always under the eye of tho selector, and generally any little improvement is promptly noted by that keen-eyed individual. Therefore, players should not onlv “ be up” to the “ head,” bur “ be up ” to the practice.

STRAY SHOTS.

A meeting of those interested in the. formation of a ladies’ section in the Otago Club was held recently, when it was unanimously decided to form a ladies' branch. 'lhe proceedings were of a very enthusiastic nature. Another meeting will be held shortly, when the office-bearers will be elected. A lively debate took place at the annual meeting of the Albury Bowling Club (Victoria) on a motion submitted in favour of tlio opening of the greens to play on Sunday afternoons, with the condition that those participating should pay a small lee for the upkeep of the. ground. It was contended that the change of policy would increase the membership, and the game, being of a “ quiet character.” would not offend the religious susceptibilities of the community. Air G. A. Williams, vice-president, said i.ould bo obliged, on conscientious grounds, to consider seriously whether he could continue his membership. Although the playing of Sunday games in a sense, the accepted thing in the present ago. it would bo a vicious example to the community if influential townsmen and fathers of families, who comprised for the greater part the membership of the club, jnade the ligious significance of the Sabbath. Other speakers contended that there would lx> a. serious falling off in the club membership if the motion were carried, and that mauv men who loved the game as their onlv pastime would be deprived of much pleasure because they could not be members of a club which offended their religious scruples. ; It would appear, it was stated, that : in Victoria onlv one dub engaged in i Sunday play. ' The advocates of the ! change withdrew ihe proposition in I view of the strong opposition disI played. i A letter from Mr Albert E. Fish. { now settled in Sydney, makes interest ; ing reading. flc informs “Measurer” 1 of the Dunedin “ Star” that the New ! .South "Wales Bowling Association lias j adopted the six rinks s? vs tern for the ! A pennant for the coming season. | with four rings each for the B and i 0 competitions. For some time Jiast | there lias been only four rinks in the j players from each club will i a*s “bowlers.” “ T am quite sat-is-j lied.” lie writes. ‘ that the grading ! of bowlers into three grades is a j great mistake, am! causes a lot ot dis. ! the different clubs. I’ve often hoarc i of a player being described as' Brown i Oh. iie’s only a B grade bowler! Well, how does a C grader feel urn lei these circumstances? Grading mighi be all right for football and cricket but I'm quite convinced that the system under which the game is playec j m Dunedin is much superior to tin j Sydney system. To be picked to pla\ * in tlio ‘team is much, "better than play-

in o' i„ 1, evade that rcallv doesn’t count. Hot\ lino i, ~-rtnildv a very keen same here. lint, taking the pi a vers ns a whole, tliev sro not up to tho Dominion’s standard by tt lone Wav. Tho Net- Zealanders, when here, turned out spick and span m their white uniforms, which were very favourably commented upon. Dr Lamrock. at * the annual meeting o; the Waverley Club, referring to this matter, insisted that the members take a lesson from, the New Zealanders, and turn out in * whites ’ every Saturday. for Dud's sake try to look like uiie ! '

Although the racing and trotting carnival has been claiming the attention of a very largo section of the public during the past few days, the bowling greens have been well patronised by players anxious to make the most of the holidays by getting in as ninny games as possible. Last Saturday, being Cup Day at Riccarton, til© centre- competitions were postponed in accordance with what has been recognised custom for many years. Next Saturday the competitions will be proceeded with, and thev should then have an unbroken run till Christmas, provided, of course, that the weather keeps fine. The following is a list of the matches set down for next Saturday afternoon : FOUR RINK CHAMPIONSHIP, SECTION A. St Albans v. Kaiapoi. at Kaiapoi. Linwoorl ‘v. Rangiora. at Rangiora. Beckenham v. Edgoware, at BeckenOpawa, a bye. SECTION B. New Brighton v. Papanui. at PapaSumner v. United, at United. Christchurch v. Sydenham, at Christchurch. Canterbury, a bye. PENNANT COMPETITION. SECTION A. St Albans v. Sydenham, at St Albans. Kaiapoi AY.M.C. v. Canterbury, at Canterbury. Edgewaro v. Lin wood, at Linwood SECTION B. Edgewaro v. St Albans, at .Edge Stunner y. Unwood, at Sumner. Belfast v. United, at United. SECTION C. Heathcote v. St Albans, at Heathcote. Sumner v. Sydenham . at Sydenham. Rangiora v. New Brighton, at New Brighton. United, a bye. SECTION D. Paparua v. Beckenham, at Papa^ua Edge ware v. Canterbury, at Edg,eware. Linwood v. St Albans, at St Albans Opawa, a bye. The annual match between the Christchurch Centro and the South Canterbury Centre will take place atTi’maru on December 1. The Christchurch secretary, Air E. W. Made, will be pleased to receive the names of all players able to make the trip, not later than November 20. Several meetings of the sub-commit-tees set up in connection with the Dominion tournament have been held recently, but no important decisions have beeu arrived at. Entries for the tournament will close on December 11. No word has been received by the Dominion Council concerning the South African bowlers, who arc supposed to be making a tour of New Zealand this season. Mr E. 3Y- Wade, the Dominion secretary, has received a number of inquiries from clubs wishing to entertain the Soutli Africans, but he has not been in a position to supply them with any information. Permission has been given to the Linwood Club to hold a rinks tournament on January 1 and 2. Sunday play on most Wellington suburban greens has been a vogue for some seasons past, the argument being j that if golfers gdlf and tennis players | tennis, why should not bowlers howl? ; One suburban cl”bjhas a Sunday raem--1 bershiD for citv players, which is being | eagerly subscribed to. It is held in some quarters that the day is not very I remote when Sunday play must become I general on all grens. says a Wellington writer. [ Mr U. North, a member of the Seaj toun Chib., lias invented the best messI ure T hav© ever s np n. states “No 3” f in the Dominion.” Tt takes the form j (in vulcanite) of a pair of calipers. J about three ir.chr-c j n length, the two I butt end« of which are held together by a small fixed neg in on© fitting into a ho 1 " in the other: whilst in measuring distances greater than the stretch o f the calipers, one si ,v, oly disconnects the butt ends, when the string pays

out neatly without am tangling of the line, and a corrugated indentation in tlu* shank across which the string lies naturally forms a perfect non-slipping thumb grip. Mr North has not only patented his device, hut has had a number of his “ compass measures ” made in London. The posters for the twenty-second annual open tournament of the Rotorua Bowling Club have been circulated. So popular is the Rotorua tournament •hat it i;i necessary to divide the entries. as there are not sufficient greens available to accommodate all those who wish to take part. The first tournament will commence on Monday. February 4. and the (second on Monday. February ]8- In each case the entries 're limited to fifty-five teams. In No. 1 tournament, not more than five entries will be accepted from one club, •nd the entries will be accepted accord- ; ng to priority of receipt. The nominations for No. 1 close on January 19. snd those for No. 2 on February 9. Mr R. B. Nisbet is the acting-secretary t© the tournament this season.