BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20175, 2 March 1931, Page 7

BOWLING.

x . P . 1 PAIRS COMPETITION. 1 * ' * . , CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS. . ; *3? Ie third'and fourth rounds ol- the' Ohrißtehurch Bowling''' Contra's champion ol chantpious p#irß competition: -wera played at the Edpoware green on 'Saturday afternoon. .Th© finaliis to he played at, the Opawa green next Saturday at 2.30 p.m. ' The result# were as follows: 1 ' THIRD - HOUND. (Umpire: Mr W. Efford.) Papanui-T-J- Hadley, and B. < G. Morrison (a) 28, Ohrlfitchurch —W. S. Neirburgh and Dr. Sandstoa (s) 11. The game waa«» runaway win for'Popanui. Bockenham—K. Alliaon'and W. Calvert (a) .19, Siccarton Baceconrae —P. O. MoNab and A. Ford (a) 17. This game was close and exciting to the finish. St. Albane—H. J. Haydock and P. Stewart (a) 23, Sumner —J. Slartln and T. IT. Chambers (a) 16. H. J. Haydock took the place of A. Baldwin, who was not available. St. Albans .-waa helped by the excellent play of Stewart. ' Canterbury—li.' J. lievis and Xj. Gordon (a) 20, Bangiora—B* H. Bailey and, J. Lindott 16. This was another closely contested game. ' ' ' ' FOURTH BOUND. t V Papanui—Morrison («) 23, Bcckenham—vOalvert (3) 11. Papanui played goodjjowls, 'and deserved its substantial win. ~ . I Canterbury—Gordon (s) 22, St.. AlbansStewart <b) 18. This was- a fair game until the twelfth head, after which St. Albans • •vfras outplayed. , MANNING CUP , PRESENTED. The Vanning Cup, for the club. winning the Bowling Centre's pennant of clergy, which prevented him _ from aeridingia resident pastor to this island. Father Damien in the simplest way immediately offered his services. In in- - troducing him to the lepers, the' Bishop said: "My children, you have been left alone and uncared for. You shall bo so no longer. Behold I have brought -you one who -will be a father to you—' one 4tiio loves you so much that he does not hesitate tp come and live among you." ' , Father' Damien was then 33 years of age, Strong as he was, he' never doubted Ahat he would himself ultimately take the leprosy. Nevertheless, he faced the inevitable with a resigned and cheerful heart. So rapidly were the, lepers dying that there was no time to build even a hut. He lived in constant contact with, them; dressing, their sores, washing their bodies, and digging thßir" graves. He found them living under shocking' conditions, herded , together in flimsy, filthy shelters. In their despair they had given themselves to vice,' distilling alcohol an'd indulging in: native dances' and drunken orgies. They had lost all sense of decency. Damien's first work was to have timber sent from Honolulu, 'and with his own hands he assisted in the building of proper houses, did not rest until 1 he had obtained doctors and nurses for a hospital. He himself-made coffins and dug graves. V- ' His Infection and Heath. ' Before 1879' Father Damien had"buried 1600 lepers. He built chapels and through his njinistry fought ,the sins of the settlement. He enforced the law. forbidding alcohol, although this ,won .for him much bitter hostility. He had lived on the Mand for.ten years before ' he infected with leprosyi On discovering the symptonfs.he wrote to - tlie Bishop; ' ' t Tho good what is b,e9t -for my sanctification, and I say 'gaily 'Thy will be done.'-"'He .died on March.2lst, 1889 ; expressing-great happiness that he/had been able*to follow ,iirthe. footsteps "of his Master.

competition, presented to the TJnlWcl Olub on Saturday afternoon. 1 In making the presentation, the president of the- Centre, Mr h. Eyan», congratulated the cltib on again -winning the trophy. It was the third time the cup had been von under the prefent conditions,' and on two of those occasions it had gone to United. It was a handsome cup, and 1 well worth'winjntat!'. Last year the United Clab had woi iM-v'tV a percentage of/73, and this year they bad again won it, ■ with a - percentage .of <-.» Both percentages; were' good, and the club was to be congratulated on• a fine bowling '.performance.':"'" i . On, behalf of the club the president, Mr T. W, Reese, accepted the.cup, He said that while - the club -would- like to. see another, club win the trophy next year,' nevertheless be thought - it ■ wonld take some good, .play to take it away from United,' . ALL-DAY TOURNEY. During the past few 1 Years fit has been the custom to carry on a series of .mid-week games in connexion wltli Canterbury bowling clubs. When, all lnter*clab games for the ' season have been completed an all-day tow" nament is held This tournament for the present year will take place to.-morow, start: iag at'9.ls a.m. ' Altogether' 32 teams have the .games will be played 011Editeware and Balrrlngton greens. ' ,The following gives the draw for the -first round:— EDGEWARE GREEN.' West v. 'Leckie,'. fiayman v. Shjsarman, Wil-> son V. Herd, Watson .v. H. Waat, Haigh v., Dargie, Eamsay 'v. Howarth, Mazey v. McKenzle. Reece, v. Rogers. t BARRINGTON GREEN. Kettle v. Culamore, Anderson ■ v. Lawsi Harkess v. Cooper, Dickinson v. ilcGimpsey, Effort! v. English, Taylor v. ; Johnson, Ooombes v. Hamilton, Plrman v. Smith. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS V. NEW BRIGHTON. TEKARO SHIELD MATCH. The annual match 1 between the New Brighton Club' and the Canterbury Commerolal arid Warehousemen's Association took place' on-the -New. Brighton -WP O *-.-5J 1 ' Saturday Afternoon; Ever since t«6 ton Club ' -was formed some sixteen years ago, an' annual- game.; has taken place.. .Ji our years ago, through the activities of .Mr 1 George Watson, who was then president the Commercial Travellers, and Mr W. Deans, president of- the New Brighton Olub, a suitable trophy was 'provided in the form of a shield, bearing the emblems of "the Commercial ' Travellers and > fhe borougn, and- this has been played-for'year by year,. Saturday's win was the first secordeaV. tor. the Commercial Travellers. _ t ... Before commencing, play, the visitors were welcomed.by -Mr Chivers. • president of the. club,, Mr. J. H. Shaw, Mayor, and Captain ' A.< W. Owle®; to whom the president of the. Association, Mr.'A. J. Benzie, suitably replied. . . More; speech-making took place after tne .game -was finished, when Mr' Chivers an- ' nounced that ' the result was a decisive win for the Travellers, the scores being Com-, mercial Travellers 137, New .Brighton 107. . The following .were the players and ; re-

RANGIORA V. UNWOODSaven rinks from the Linwood Club viaited Rangiora an Saturday afternoon, -and in 4 friendly match .defeated. Hangiora by 59 games to 2- The scores were," £inwood Club' . names first:— ~AVilson 88, GiVba-Jordan 8; Redpatb 2S, llcKay 19; Butler 22, W. Horrell 19; Allen t 1 ' 1 'V ';

24, Banks 19;' Kilner 5, Garland 85; Ellis 20/ Banfield 16; Butler 17, yincent 22. SYDENHAM CLUB. On Saturday afternoon members of the Sydenham Bowling ; Olub played a speciol game' for the "Lancashire Clogs." These clogs were presented to the club by the president, Mr A. 0. • Dickinson, and are to be competed for year by. year. The, game, was between a team , chosen by the president and another selected .by the vice-president. , , ■ The scores were as follows: t • President's team. Vice president's tpam. Dickinson •. 10 ID. L. Mclteon .. 13 Taylor 16 Coombes • • 12 I '. Thomas ■■■ i. .20 Ward ■ :: iv ■■■ ■ -RMemmott .. 13 Madsen. >. < - 18 Bflxnett , ... 6 Blake . ... 20 Maddrcn .. 17 Garth .. 12 Knox _ i. * 12 Scott .. 14 . Totals ..94 92' KAIAPOI V. ST. ALBANS. „ A four-rink friendly match between the Kaiapoi and St.. Albans Club** waa*. played at Kaiapoi on Saturday afternoon, end resulted in a win for St. Albans by three games to one, the'games resulting as followa: St. Albans. ' Kaiapoi. Pftolington . .14 Parnham .. IS Angus .. 88 Wylie - 8 La Cren .. 28 Ramsay •. 11 Du Feu .. 22

suits ,, O.T: N.B. A. STiennan, Norrie, W. Hoff, E. 26 — Bartlett (s) j L. Lawrenoe, G. Lawrence, Whitlay, - — 14 ' Pattrick .(a) ' Hoffman, Davidson, Jacobson, Gv Brass (s) 21 — "Chapman, Smith, Hooker,: H. Bishop (s) .. ■ — 23 Mazey. Hamiah, Maddron, Woraley (s) 2Q — Watson, Cook, 'Harriott, Beasley<(s) — 18. Travis, Burns, S. Dixon, 'B. Summers (s) ■. 18 — Owlfis, Bobbin, Drake,'. Barrett (8) — 22 Brookes; Rose, Halliburton, r Ben- - *ie (s) 29 — Arden, Bishop, Dean, McOree (s) —t 13 Progser, Howard, Atkinson, , Red- ' path (s) , , ... ... Bieman, Ohivors, Middleton, Huir\ 25 — son (s) —' 17 187 107