BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18481, 8 September 1925, Page 12

BOWLING.

CHRISTCHURCH CENTRE. LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Cnrigtchnrch Bowling Centre was held la«t night, Mr T. W. Ambrose presiding:. Three clubs, Sydenham, Kaiapoi, and Imperial, made application concerning proposed alterations to colours in club blazers. The applications were referred to a committee to tmko a recommendation to the Council before the matter goes before that body. Mr J. I>. Colville was elected to the vacancy on the Hatch Committee caused by the resignation of Mr H. P. Dobbs. It -was agreed to write all clubs, asking (hem to hold their annual meetings not later than June, which would be prior to the annual meeting of the Centre. A Protest. A letter of protest was received from the Kaiapoi Working Men's Club, embodying the following motion which had been carried at the annual moeting: "That this club protests to your Centre against the method adopted by your last season's Selection Committee in the selection of representative playcra." The club considered that a number of piayers outside tho city clubs were worthy of consideration, and the club thought that in future players should be picked upon morit. The letter was received.

The Kaiapoi Club delegate stated that it was felt—and felt strongly in some clubs—that the country club bowlers were not getting sufficient representation in teams to play other Centres. Ho wished not to debate ths question, but merely to draw the Centre's attention to country clubs because some of them prided themselves that they had fairly good bowlers amongst them. Inter-Club Competitions. With reference to tho form of the interclub competitions, it was moved that the games be the same as last year. An amendment was moved to the effect that the competition be a three-rink pennant competition without limit to the number of teams a club could enter. The amendment was carried. A further amendment was that ths competition be an eight-rink one. This amendment was lost. Kventually, it was unanimously decide* that the competition ho a three-rink pennant one, with no limit to the number.of teams a club could enter. Annual Levy Fixed. After discußSten it w*lk drrijMl ,j... +v._ levy on all clubs outage » l2 d »nf"»d'» a be Is 3d, reducible to Is if paid before December 31st. Tho Akaroa delegate said that his Club felt it was very much handicapped by paying the same levy as thoso Club members who wero in the City area. "We all know," another delegate said, "that tho country clubs are dissatisfied." A number of the clubs, he went on, had little improvements to make in their own club. As far as country clubs wore concerned the levy, he thought, should be less than that on tho town clubs. Regarding town clubs the Dunsandel delegate moved that the levy, on them be tho same as last yoar, namely 2s. An amendment was tbat the levy be 2a reduciblo to Is 9d if paid before December 31st. The amendment was lost. "Perhaps," said another delegate, "delegates are not aware that 4Jd of the levy goes to the Council." A further amendment was that the levy be 2s 6d, reducible to 2s if paid before December 31st. This amendment was carried. The secretary (Mr E. W. Wade) said that he had never had any trouble in getting in the levy on town club members, but he had had a "mighty hard job" to get in the levy on country club members.

Bowl-Testing. Following is (he full report of Die Bowltesting Committee:—"Your committee lias considered the question of bowl-testing and the appliances owned by the centre. It has decided to recommend as follows: —That the present lathe is obsolete, and that a motored lathe complete with the necessary chucks be procured, and the old lathe sold. It is not worth while to motor the old lathe; that the iron inclined tract be retained; that a starting block with mechanical release as described by Mr Chegwin for the' accurate starting of the bowl on its nm down be fitted to the inclined track; that tbe testing apparatus (lathe, tools and inclined track) be properly housed, and that the tester who shall be appointed, be held responsible for the care and security of the plant; that the tester is to be on the testing green on one or more days of the week, and that clubs be notified accordingly. It was agreed that we also recommend that the testing apparatus should be permanently installed on a centrally situated green easy of access to all clubs; that the appointment of a tester be left for the Centre to decide and that the position be advertised; and that the cost of bowl testing be 3s per set; alteration as per arrangement. The report was adopted. It was agreed that the Centre decide the appointment ot bowl tester and the method adopted. The secretary said that the lathe would cost the Centre about £3O.