BOWLING.

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14601, 26 February 1921, Page 14 (Supplement)

BOWLING.

(By “Toucher.’’) PILKINQTON'B TAURANQA SUCCESS. ■For Hie second occasion in succession, R. Pilkington. the Hamilton Club representative, skipped the, victorious team at the Tauranga tournament. Last year it was Maxwell Walker’S Ponsonby combination which the Hamilton learn defeated in the filial, while on the most recent occasion Crowley and Ins well-known le Koas” were ousted from pride of place. The “Tc Koas” were a solid combination, but were never in Hie hunt in the final, in which the visitors all played good bowls, the leading of Andrews being a genuine thorn in the side of the opposition. Ft. Andrews, P. Williams, D. Condon and B. Pilkinglon comprised the winning team. The only alteration in it from the successfur four of twelve months previously was that Condon replaced D. Wilson, who, through indisposition, has not been, I regret to say. able to follow the game actively this season. The play seen through the final was exactly a reversal of affairs when Pukinuton met Crowley in the semi-final j,t South Auckland, when Hie locals were fairly outclassed. So the grand uncertainty of the game still stands as its proverbial “long suit.

WHITIORA VISIT TE AWAMUTU. <iN rinks of bowlers fi i the Whitiera club visited Te Awauiutu on faturtii.y last, when they met the local clu > ion inter-club match. The weather was ideal and the greens were in excellent order for play. A very enjoyable time was spent, and the games were generallv well contested. In the end the visitors were successful in securing the victory by a narrow margin of two points. The ladies dispensed afternoon tci ar.d hospitably entertained the players and those who witnessed the games. \n expression of appreciation of their hospitality was given before the visitors u.parted for home, three hearty cheer, being given. Mr liownes, president of the home r.lub, suitably congratulated the visitors on their win and thanked them for the"" \Nit They, in turn, expressed pleasure for the happy a.id enjoyable nature of the game. The aggregate scores where Whitiora 124 and Te Awamutu Particulars of the play are a s follows, Te Awamutu phyers being named first in each instance: —Ross, Sing. Ptate \V. H. Wood. 20. v. McGregor, I and, Nicol, Astlc. 22: Rushbrook, Connolly Cruickshahk, Hawkins, 21, v. Vuriiey Clothier. Ross. Hare. 21; Warner West, Bartlett, Civil, 11. v. Savin, Harvey Lowrv, Hodd, 2S: Metcalf, Innes 'ones' Cocker, J. T. Xorth, 26, v. Harris Patterson. Bryant, Moffatt, 16; Downer. Owsley. Innes, White, 20, v. Webster, \rdrews, Whitton. Higgott, 18: McMillan, Galloway, Wilson, Mclnnes, 24, v. Keiiah, Rusden, Choat, Scott, 19.

TE KUITI TOURNAMENT. The popular Te Kuiti tournament has been fixed for March 17, 18 and 10. This will be the seventh tournament conducted by the King Country Club, and everything points to it eclipsing even the prominence attained by its predecessors. The Te Kuiti members alwavs strike a prominent note of hospitality, and visiting bowlers are alwavs eager to return again to assist at the annual festival, which can be carried on under the novel conditions of electric light on the green. .Nominations ari due to close with the secretary, Mr 0 D. McEwan, on March 10, the fee being los per man.

CAMBRIDGE'S EASTER PLAY. U Easter the Cambridge tournament will he held. Willi tl.rec greens available this centre can give accommodation to 2i rink games. The experience ■ • the past has shown that the tournament has been patronised to practically the maximum extent of the green accommodation. Being within such easy access of Hamilton, it is naturally to b: expected that there will be several teams from the three local clubs giving supporl I" the tournament at the Waikalo Contral headquarters next month.

JOTTINGS. Nn Auckland learn of bowlers is to make a tour of Taranaki next month. A test rnateli will be played al Hawera on March 10. On Ihe following day three of the rinks will visit coastal clubs, and the remaining five Eltham, Stratford, and Avon. On Lhe 12th the second test will tnk.\ place. (in the morning of March t i the Auckland rinks meet combined New Plymouth clubs, and in the afternoon half of the team go to Waitara and the remainder to Inglewood, returning to New Plymouth in the evening, where they will be the guests of the Taranaki Bowling Centre at a smoke concert. The final test match will'be played on the following day (Tuesday). The entertainment programme mapped out by the Taranaki centre is a good one.

At the annual meeting or delegates [hero was some mention or South Auckland sending rinks In Taranaki at the same time. The Centre secretary has sent out notices in the interval inviting nominations, but so far there has been no response. The Centre owes the southern bowlers lhe visit, bnl it appears that it will nol be fulfilled this year.

The proposal supporting the opendoor policy to Dominion bowlers,

which was advocated al Hie annual meeting of Soutli Auckland Centre delegates at tournament time, lias been submitted to the various clubs. On their decision will rest the nature of our tournament for the immediate future. Prom what can be gathered there is certain to he opposition to the proposal to make play open to all and sundry, and the volume of the "imps" will be fairly strong from the outside districts.