BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18419, 27 June 1925, Page 17

BOWLING.

SUMNER CLUB. , . Tho annual meeting of v . the .Sumner Bowl-; ing Club .was hold, ; o» Thursday, ..Mr-: IV Ci Gyoper in the chair, -. ;..-•• :< .'■• ■:.■,■■■■. I . Tho annual balance-sheet. • showed; pleasing' progress, with-68, active and 2[o billiards members—a faliing-off from- previous yoarj,. The groen had bcen< under-the care of tho new greenkoeper, Mr W. G. Burch, with Mr W. Henley .as •.supervisor. Two plots ■of grass had been laid down to provide material for ro-turfing. The greoa superintendent was confident that in tho coming season tho groen would be in excellent order. The club's thanks were duo to Messrs Cooper, Black. Foster, and Henley for donations of material and'plants for- the: flower borders.: The club won the Four Rink Championship.' for-the second'time, and ! 'was the only one to ■ hold' the- 'banner, morel -than. bnc.e.V. •'' J; -Martin,' F. S., .Cooper,' T. F. .Chambers, and' W ilenlv also won the Easter Tournament; 'in which"so rinks competed. , The following were the winners of the club championships: —Kinks: J. McDonald.' F.- 0;" : Strong, iS. Maddren, J: Booth; doubles. .T. ' TJndnll and J. H. Thomas.;. ../.singles,:- W...S,—Mit.chell; •jbandrich doubles, F,. 0. ' Cother • and W. J. Huniptoii; handicap .singles, H. ,T. Williams, The billiard room takings amounted- to £lo'J "'its-9d,' the tables-being extensively used, and a great source of enjoyment.. Donations o£ £l. Is-had been from Messrs F. G. Cooper, H. W. Heslop,: and.W.Henly. " The balance-shoot showed receipts:—Bowling account £647 14s sd, including subscriptions £323-8s and pay'raeuts £639:10s lid; receipts— billiard account £392 -.ills sd,,and '•lavments £lO2 13s od. .The balance of, assets.:'ov,ervl.iabi.ljUos.. . 9s;:'' 103, -the assets amounting -to '£2325;' .i \ ' .>-- '.'■ On the moticm d.f-'Mr-F. iOi'Coopelv the, report and'balance'-sheet..ware- adopted;... '; • The election of officers.resultod as follows: —-Patron. Mr G. : Humphreys; .president,-Mi-Ay" G" Black; vice-president. Mr G'/'.AVj Fos-' ter; treasurer, Mr 11. W.'Hoslop;" secretary, Mr F. C. Cooper;, delegate .to Bowling Centre, Mr G. -W. C. Smithson; ' selection committee, Messrs T. F. Chambers, W..F. Raphael, and H. H. Barlow; green-'superin-tendent, Mv W. Henley; auditor, Mr F. C. Cother; general committee. Messrs W. 11. Barlow, T.: Chambers, W. Henley, W. i 5. Hampton, C. A. Newman, T. IJndrill, and \V. S. Mitchell. ' ' Vt a special general meeting a. motion, b'v-Mr W. G. Black' to :' deduce'the subscription of billiards members to £1 Is'-was. carried unanimously. ~. .. .. : . ... i TOL T R OF INfERNA f TIGNAL > TEAM (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) HAMtIiTON, Juno 26. The secretary,'of the International-'Bowling Board,. JCdiijburgh,-has cabled to-, the secrcdarv- of the Dominion Bowling, Association as follows: —''International Board nccepta Dominion Bowling Council's invitation. A party of 41 players and 12 ladies is leaving Australia on' September 25th, reaching New Zealand towards the end of December -for. six.-wceks." . . , ' This' is the first • official; that' has been received in respect of the proposeuj visit. A reply has been seat cohflßpiing tho tour. i. : i ■',; ;<!