BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 227, 25 September 1929, Page 15

BOWLING.

, TE POI CLUB.

THE CHALLENGE MATCHES.

PLANS FOB LABOUR DAY

(By TRUXDLER.)

No match was played in the Edwin Slavs last Saturday, although there are 22 challenges on the list. Doubtless an explanation will arrive in due course as to why the challenger did not keep his engagement, but this will not alter the fact that all thes-i 22 are put back a -week later than they would have been if notice had been received that the challenger for last Saturday could not take it up. The next on the list, W. Loram (Rocky Nook) lias scratched in order to play in the Denison Pins, the dates unfortunately clashing, so this leaves the Rev. W. P. Rankin to take a rink to Oiidiungra next Saturday. There will be time for only one match after that, the challenger being J. R. McPhail (Waitemata). The Denison Pins gave an easy win for Mount Eden, when they went to Devouport last Saturday. At one time the challengers were 24 to 7, and they ended the match 27 to 17. An excellent game -was played by the winners, Cave, Spence, Oatridgc and Robertson, and next Saturday "they will meet W. H. Tongue, A. Farley. W. Loram and W. H. Keatley (Rocky* Nook), on the Mount Eden green. There will still be time for two or three more rounds, according to which club wins on Saturday, ancl the next after Rocky Xook are J. Brake (Takapuna) and 13.' Ramsey (Dominion Road). Ouehunga ensily defended the Jordan Pins, and next Saturday will meet E. Bond (Te Papapa), followed by J. J. Toy (Ellerslie). Challenging skips are invited to give the names of their rinks as soon as they are made up. Labour Day Entries. Xo surprise would be felt at the intimation that the Labour Day tournament at Carlton is already fully subscribed, for this is always recognised as a special clay for Carlton, just as King's Birthday is for Onehmiga and Anniversary Day for Mount Eden. Some comment is occasionally made in regard to competitors leaving their own clubs for such tournaments as these, but this appears to be a rather narrow view of the position. Clubs arc essentially reciprocal, and when Carlton members so heartily support all the other tournaments, from the Dominion ancl Rotorua right down to the smallest suburban club, it is only natural for these to reciprocate on the one clay in the year when Carlton holds high carnival, runnirg off what is the largest club tournament in the Dominion except Eotorua.

It should be noted that there are not as many open tournaments on Labour Day this year as usual, there being only ten in the city and suburbs, in addition to pairs at Hclensville and the usual rink tourney for the Northern Waikato sub-centre at l'ukekohe. They will therefore probably all be filled up without much difficulty. Educationists on the Move. ilr. H. P. Andrew, a former champion of Papatoetoe on several occasions, is joining West End, consequent on his new appointment in that district," and he will be a decided acquisition to the club. The many friends of Mr. A. E. Stone, formerly ot Pocky Nook, will be interested to know that it has not taken him long to make the acquaintance of the bowlers of Hawera. Unfortunately there in no winter play there, but he is joining the local club for the coming season, which will open early in October. ' Australian Championships. Details have just arrived regarding the next Australian bowling carnival. These are held about every two years, and this time the function will be held in Launceston, Tasmania, commencing on February 17 next. It will be remembered that the last was held in Melbourne during December, 1927, and it is understood that the next will be held in lirinbnne, probably about the middle of 19.'!2. This latter function is the one at which New Zealand will be officially represented in a series of Test matches, us arranged when they were playing in Wellington last January, and the return matches are to be plaved in Dunedin in 1934. However, there is nothing to prevent New Zealand bowlers competing at Launceston, if they are inclined to enter for the singles and the rink championships, just as two New Zealand rinks competed in 192G, when the carnival was in Sydney. As the fixture does not clash with anything here, there may be some players who wish to go, in which case they should at once advise the secretary of the centre, so that he can get the entry sent along by the Dominion secretary. This seems most essential, for if four rinks could be made up they could compete in the Inter-State championships, which will give them at least six more guaranteed games, if not seven. The larger number will be obtained if the Canadians play, for apparently their itinerary is to be so' arranged that when they leave the Bluff for Melbourne on February, they are to be taken to Tasmania in time for the carnival.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) • MAT AM ATA, Tuesday. The third annual meeting of the Te Poi Bowling Club was held yesterday. The balance sheet showed that after making improvements to the green receipts had balanced expenditure. Officers were elected ns follow: Patron. Mr. C. H. Clinkard. •M.P.; president, Mr. G. Reid; vice-presi-dent, Mr. .T. Wise ; honorary secretary and treasurer. Mr. X. H. Madseu; committee, Messrs. E. T. Wise, J. G. Goodwin, A. M. A. Wright, H. Walls, W. G. Grayling; auditor, Mr. J. Kerr; selectors, Messrs. Wright, Goodwin and J. Wise.