BOWLING.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18158, 24 October 1930, Page 11

BOWLING.

ROUND THE GREENS. PROGRAMME FOR SATURDAY. The following programme will be observed to-morrow on the various local bowling greens: Hamilton. Opening Day. Whitlora. Ordinary Club draw; rinks will visit Hamilton and Iluntly Clubs. Frankton. Ordinary draw; rinks will visit Hamilton and Huntly Clubs. Frankton Railway. Ordinary draw; rinks will visit Hamilton and Huntly Clubs. _On Labour Day rinks will visit the Ngaruawahia and Hamilton Clubs. Claudelands. Ordinary draw. Hamilton East. Ordinary Club draw; president’s rink will, visit Hamilton Club.

SMITK-CLARKE SHIELD. THE DRAW ANNOUNCED. A draw for the right to play Huntly the holders of the Smith Clarke Shield, resulted in Hamilton East drawing the first match. Other clubs in the draw are named in order of priority: Te Awamutu, Glen Massey, Frankton Railway, Taupiri, Ngaruawahia, Cambridge. Intor-Club Games. The draw for inter-club games this season is as follows (matches to be played on green of first named club) : November B.—Frankton Railway v. Iluntly; Claudelands v. Hamilton East; Cambridge v. Taupiri; Ngaruawahia v. Whiliora; Glen Massey a bye. November 15.—Frankton Railway v. Cambridge; Iluntly -v. Frankton; Taupiri v. Ngaruawabia; W'hitiora v. Glen Massey; Claudelands a bye. November 29.—Xgaruawahia v. Frankton Railway; Cambridge v. Frankton, Hamilton East v. Iluntly; Glen Massey v. Taupiri; Whitiora a bye. December 13. —Frankton Railway v. Glen Massey; Ngaruawabia v. Frankton; Cambridge v. Hamilton East; Huntly v. Claudelands; Taupiri v. Whitiora; Hamilton a bye. January 10.—Hamilton East v. Frankton ' Railway; Claudelands v. Taupiri; Whitiora v. Hamilton; Glen Massey v. Huntly; Ngaruawahia v. Cambridge; Frankton a bye. January 24.—Taupiri v. Frankton Railway; Frankton Vi Whitiora; Glen Massey v. Hamilton ' East; Claudelands v. Ngaruawahia; Hamilton v. Cambridge; Huntly a bye. February 7.—Frankton v. Taupiri; Whitiora v. Hamilton East; Glen Massey v. Claudelands; Hamilton v. Ngaruawahia; Huntly v. Cambridge; Frankton Railway a bye. February 21.—Frankton v. Frankton Railway; Hamilton East v. Taupiri; ClaudelJmds v. Whitiora; Hamilton v. Glen Massey; Ngaruawahia v. Huntly; Cambridge a bye. March 7.—Frankton Railway v. Whitiora; Frankton v. Glen Massey; Hamilton East v. Ngaruawahia; Cambridge v. Claudelands; Huntly v. Hamilton; Taupiri a bye. March 21. —Frankton Railway, v. Claudelands; Hamilton East v. Frankton; Hamilton v. Taupiri; Huntly v. Whitiora; Cambridge v. Glen Massey; Ngaruawahia a bye. April 4.—Hamilton v. Frankton. Railway; Frankton v. • Claudelands; Taupiri v. Huntly; Whitiora v. Cambridge; Glen Massey v. Ngaruawahia; Hamilton East a bye. Owing to Hamilton Club not participating in inter-club games until after December the following clubs have no Inter-club games on the dates mentioned:—Frankton, November 8; Hamilton East, November 15; 'Claudelands, November 29.

TE AWAMUTU CLUB. LABOUR DAY TOURNAMENT. Mr R. Noonan (president) presided at the meeting of the Te Awamutu Bowling Club execulive. One honorary member was elected, and the resignation • of Rev. W. Butterworth (who is leaving the district) was accepted with regret. The secretary was instructed to write to the South Auckland Association stating that Te Awamutu did not compete in the Smith-Clarke Shield competition last season owing to climatic conditions. Three new members, Messrs J. B. Hutchinson, C. M. West and R. G. Hodges, were elected. Reports indicated that everything is well forward in connection with the full-rink one-day tournament to be held on Monday (Labour Day). Twenty teams have nominated, as under: —■ Te Awamutu.—S. H. Dunkley,' C. Davis, C. A. Finch and R. Noonan, skip. Te Awamutu.—M. Barnett, D. McArthur, J. T. North -and W. Douglas, skip. Te Awamutu.—F. McGuinness, S. Clark, T. Finch and L. G. Armstrong, skip. Te Awamutu.—C. Mclnnes, A. G. Weathered, J. B. Wilson and R. Metcalfe, skip. Te Awamutu.—G. F. Smith, S. S. Preston, S. Dowds and 11. A. Burchell, skip. Te Awamutu.—F. 11. Vile. N. F. Goodall, S. W. McMillan, j. Hawkins, skip. Te Awamutu.—ll. Brill, E. Bryant, T. Grant and T. W. Gee, skip. Tc Awamutu. —W. Ryan, J. Cocker, A. T. Cruickshank, W- J. North, skip. Otorohanga.—il. Cooper, Hawkins, I-I. Crosby and P. Rowe, skip. Te Awamutu. —F. Gooder, C. G. Downes, R. Ross, and T- Mclnnes, skip. Whitiora. —D. Carswell, skip. Frankton. —F. Baker, skip. Morrinsville. —Sanders, lietherington, Butler and S. Cornish, skip. Otorohanga.—J. Sing, F. Hyde, J. Turnbull, R. Bell, skip. [

Hamilton East.—Robinson, Clague,' Neas, and Karton, skip. Matamata—W. Stewart, skip. Putaruru.—A. Barcroft, T. F. Snell, J. Francis and C. E. Hollard, skip. Te Kuiti.—.C. Boles, skip. Otorohanga.—A. F- Cullum, skip. Claudelands. Hargreaves, Rolf, Chancy and Anderson, skip. NGARUAWAHIA CLUB. LABOUR DAY TOURNAMENT. All arrangements for a good day’s play on the local green have been made. Play will commence at 9 a.m. The teams entered are:— Hamilton East, 2 (Lymburn and Prickett) ; Cambridge, 2 (Janies and •Dix); Glen Massey, 2 (Morris and Giraud) ; Frankton Railways, 2 (McLean and Simpson); Frankton (Burton) . Local teams entered are:—-Brockett, Christie, Heron, Redpath; Gerring, Warhurton, Birkett, Rogers; Flemming, Carran, Brunton, Avey; Johnston, Blewden, Garry, McFarlane; Clayton, Hill, Fraser, Rowe; Welsh, Heath, Kelly, Wilkinson. On Saturday rinks will visit the openings of the Huntly and Hamilton greens. The rink to visit Huntly is Welsh, Rowe, Rogers, Redpath; and that to visit Hamilton is Carran, Avey, Blewden. McFarlane. OTAGO OPPOSES PROPOSAL. (By Telegraph.—l’ress Association.) DUNEDIN, Thursday. The Otago Rowing Association decided to oppose the invitation to a New South Wales eight to visit New Zealand this season, on account of the present financial stress.