NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 263, 10 November 1906, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS.

1>" SOUTH AUSTRALIA. THE VICTORIES AT SEMAPHORE AXD EAST TORREXS. The- -re-ception and entertainment accorded the New Zealand bowiers in boutn Austrain seems 10 have been wed in keeping wiL'ti tne traditions of true bownug caiuaraderie and hospitality. A memotr of tat , team, in writing of tueir treatment at Adelakle. enthusiastically styles 'the cSoutn Australian foiU as t.be joidcst and nicest •they aid met, anil tnat they seemed as If they couid not do enough -to entertain thirir visitors. In referring to the reception of the New Zealaurters, and tho opeiiiiijj matches at Adelaide, the "liegister" 01 October 30 lias the following:— On Monday morning the members of the New Zealand team who are touring Australia were formally welcomed a< the Adelaide Town Hall by the -Mayor (Mr. 1. There were presrut In <the Mayor's Parlour leading oili-cials of the South Australian Association and representatives of all the metropolitan bowling clubs. The Mayor referred cordially l<> his experiences of New Zealand and of tie hospitality that he had re<-eiv<vl at the hands of Its peop.e during Iris sis visits to the island*. It was his turn that day to roclproe-ate, and he was delighted to teive the opportunity. It was an extensive and responsible undertaking to bring over a>) bowlers all the way to South Australia and to the other .Siat«t of the Commonwealth. The tour was important from more Wian o.ie polut of view, as it would serve to strengthen the ties of comradeship between the Australasian dependencies such as no amount of trade, reciprocity, or other business concessions couid do. {.lla&T, hear.) iiovvls wad a highly popular E-ime In A<l'--laldu. He believed that the visit of tue Xiw Zoalamle-rs, with the possibility of an intPri'Jiaagc of a trfniiii Au«.tra.iaa team New Keal-and some day, wou.tl do a g.Wt dcsa'l to br-ing the game to the same stage of popularity and p<.c£ectioa ac it was iv -Uaorii-iuid. (Applaus. , .) I'he President of the South Australian Association (Mr. S. J. J-acoJs) supported the welcome. The interchange of nslts between lirilish colonies for the purpose 01 friendly rivalry In sport was one of Cecil Khodes's great ideas. That statesman Had seen that there was more behind snen tilings than mere delight in « kindred sport. Us saw that they did a vast deal toward the ideal union of the British peoples oi various pares of tic earth into one rr-al national brotherhood. (Applsnse., He hopec that the visitors would feel that Adelal■deans were doing their best to entertain them, both on and off the preen, and tia.t their visit to Sor.th Australia nr.gnt alway.form a happy recollection. (Applaiise.) Mr. 3. Shaw, Aid. Cohen (£*? W ""* ?! the Adelaide Bowling Club), and Cγ. Isa-cb further aupporrcd. and the health of tne visitors wero enthusiastically honoured. The compliment was acknowledged by the President of the New Zealand Association (Mr C J FayneK He Mid that one object of their trip" was to persuade Australian bowlers to visit New Zealand durlnc the tlrst month of the new year to take part in what would possibly be the largest bow lirg tournament held in the southern hem sphere. It. was going to be one of the greatest sporr.ing attraction of the great exhibition, which alone no South Australian should miss. He realised that be had a "reat responsibility on his shoulders in looking aft«T hln many charges, but they were behaving themselves handscmciy. a:; 1 despite ihe counter attractions oi , relatives In ulmost every city—(faughteiO—they wer" not forgetting that bow!,? was the prime object of their tour, and that they were always out to do their best. (Cheers.* Mr R. T. Wheeler I manager I also replied. He reminded them that there was ?n old adage that a man looked no older tr-an he felt. It was becoming equally well , known that a bowler always felt young.t lhaa he looked. How cr-uld he do otherwise, as a devotee of the prince of gam:-s. with all its friendly social environments:! (Cheers. , ) Bowls had taken a wonderful srrip on Australasia durbig late years, but he vras nfmid that bowlers were Btill too lax In pushing the interests of their game. In South Australia they had masnlficrnt natural advantages for extending the game. ,".ad there was room for scores of new bowlinu clubs. I Cheers. ) The visitors drank the to.ist.s of "iSonth \ostralißD bowlers," to which Mr. G. B. Bond (President of the Adelaide. Ovnl Club) rt~spo!!de<J. Cheers were given f° r the Mayor. The party were afterwards driven to the Gardens. VISITORS TICTOKIOUS. On J.loa.lay Httenioon the New Zealandera divvied into two teams of four rinks each, and plcyed suburban cnmhlnsuions at Semuprnrc and T-ast Torrons. In each case ihe visitors were successful by a substantial niai;:iD. but thr m?tehee were followed with intprcnt by larpp attendances. When they became ut>ed to the greens the victors showed superior all-round play, and proved to be adepts, part.cuiaiiy In the drawing nerrion with their de-livery was t.bat they invarirbly bowled witb one foot off the ma... bi!i" this It. a'lowed under the rales of Cac >->w Zof-land Association, thoupn sot pernltted In the Australian game. In t'.ie rirrncstancps it would have, been untn take eTception to the practice. r.r<d it was not heeded by the local trundlers. AT SEMAPHOHE. One section o£ the New Zealanders went to Semaphore, where thoT found Ji larpe (jatherlng, which Included numerous lad.es, who provided aftrruoo;i tea. The visitors were opposed by the representatives of the four wusiein suburban ciubs —-a rink each from Beuinpnore, l'ort Adelaide Oval, I'ort Central, aud Hindmarsh. Tne green piayed capitalls. though for an hour or so the pace of it botnered the travellers. Consequently they were for a while down on wore on they pulled up all round, and In the end led ou each rink, and won the match by 45 points. Manager W ucelcr was opposed by the Hiudinnsh quarter in charge of liilgbt. Excellent piay by Tapiin and Eowc eaab.od the local team to hoid the advantage for half tho game, but. Wheeler, wbo, throughout the afternoon played admirably, gradually wore down his opponents, and" won by 7. The Tort Adelaide Oval men. in charge- of Channon. led Dall unlll 13 heads had gone, but the New Zealand skipper, who played a fine game hiineelf, forgeu to the front, and, helped by a 7, was 12 up at the finish. The rink captained by Mcone of the crack New Zealand skippers, gave the Semaphore quartet a severe drubbing, find added to their list of big victories tor the lour. Finding the strength of the grare from the start they went, away wiih a dash, an,-] with the aid of a 4. and a full head rattled up So to S. The local captain, Sobo!s, was not supported well by his team, and his defeat would have been heavier still had he not made some capital saving shots. Smith was in charge of the only local rink who made a decent tight, with the tourists. They we.ra opposed by Keast, and lost a fine givo-and-tako contest by a single point. The bowling on both sides was first class. AT EAST TOBRENS. The other division were driven to Norwood, and welcomed hy the Mayor (Mr 11. j J. Uo'.dcn). the Mayor of Vnley ( Mr J. H. t.ookei. and the Prrsideut of tic- East Tor- 1 rrus Bowlina CJub (.Mr G. E. C. Storon?). in ndjenrnment was then made to the East lorreus green, which was formally dedavoa >I>e:i fur tha season }>y the president. Tli-r« wan v llrst-clasß ntttf.ndance of spectatorh, rvho appreciated the refreshments provided jy -Mrs aieveus. The gre*n was splendid.y jrasaed, uud would have played well but or the fact thai it was practically Hooded By bumlay night's rain. This 'mnde It eoiuev.-hat heavy, and here and there a triae trie;}-. bu.L the N ew Z?alauder» were peifcrtlj- jatisGed T.-;th It. and aoou proved that they were at no disadvantage The 'cores were fairly even fora while but the visitors had matters air their own way on tun*, rinks as soon as they settled down. Kowky s, Kturt rink were the only successful members of the suburban" team. Startiug conUdently, they led Hancock a Berry dance, ami though the visitors made a cap tal effort in the middie of the-gamy, they were defeated by half a dozen points. Itowley made several telling shots Presiient Payne, assisted by thr.ve able conreres, save Bower's quartet n sorrowful ilnie. The local rinU was composed of men .rom three differont clubs, and could scarcey have been exper-ted to give a good exa;Dition of combined p'.ay. This does not mwever, detract from the merit of the vic:OI J fonr. who won 20 h"ads ju-d. had 2i points to spare at the close. JmoJier .runaway game was that betww n Bocskill nud Hooper's Gleaelg quartet. The ocal players scored on the tirst tv.-o heao« Jut the New Zealanders responded with a >. and t hereafter never looked back finally winning by 41 to 17. Hyland, a new mem>er of the East Torrens Club, had charge of i nuu, and started well against Sneddon, jut the latter, who was worthily supported, lad a monopoly of the mat for the last half iozen heads, m<3 finally won by II points.

SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIPS. MELBOURNE. November 9. Play in the. contest for the single-handed bowling championships of Australasia was resumed to-day. Four of the New Zealanders were left In for the third round. The green was wet, owing to rain in the mornIng In the third ronnd, McLaren heat Harrison, of New South Wnles. by 21 to 111 : Sneddon beat AVaxman, of Victoria, by 2! to 17; Kelly, of Victoria, beat Smith, by 21 to 14 : Wallace, of Victoria, beat Dur.e, by 21 to 5. In the fourth round Henderson beat Sneddon, by 21 to 15 ; and McLaren beat Wallace, by 21 to 13. McLaren is now one of eight who are competing for a place in the final to-mor-row. A team of Victorians will probably visit New Zealand in January.