BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24914, 29 June 1946, Page 4

BOWLS

N.Z. TOURNEY TO BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 4 •

(P.A.) * WELLINGTON, June 28. The New Zealand Bowling Association has decided that the annual tournament will be held in Wellington, commencing on February 4. This is later than usual because of the difficulty of securing hotel accommodation in Wellington In January. CANTERBURY CLUB Prizes and trophies won during the year were presented at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Bowling Club. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:—patron, Mr D. A. Summers; president, Mr F. H. Ashton; vicepresident, Mr E. Rhodes; immediate past president, Mr S. R. Johns; honorary secretary, Mr V. J. Rhodes; honorary treasurer, Mr S. G. McKenzie; committee, Messrs L. A. Hulston, J. Jones, J. Watt, A. Rennie, and G. D. Simpson; delegate, to Christchurch Bowling Centre, Mr V. J. Rhodes; honorary auditor, Mr J. Petre; selector and handicapper, Mr P. Delargey; match committee, Messrs P. J. Gaffney and P. Delargey. ELMWOOD CLUB Work on the new green, which would absorb the waiting-list of new members for whom accommodation could not at present be found would start soon, stated a report presented at the annual meeting of the Elmwood Bowling Club. It was decided to support the centre pennant competition. Officers were elected as follows: patron, the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes; president, Mr H. M. Taylor; past-presi-dent. Mr T. W. Robson; vice-president, Mr J. J. Hall; secretary, Mr Newman Hall; assistant-secretary, Mr D. Nicholson; treasurer, Mr S. Balfour; auditor, Mr A. R. Jordan; publicity officer, Mr T. D. Lennie; delegate to centre, Mr G. Macdonald; general committee, Messrs C. J. Jones, J. D. Emmett, T. H. Patton, E. N. Roberts, F. Wardell, and A. L. Willis; match committee, Messrs Willis, Roberts, and Nicholson; greens committee, Messrs E. J. Hatherley, C. J. Jones, and Patton; social committee, Messrs C. J. Crawford, L. G. Checkley, F. H. Ford, H. J. Hindmarsh, A. J. Hendry, R. L. Round, and A. V. Stewart; coach, Mr G. B. Heley. ST. ALBANS CLUB The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the St. Albans Bowling Club:—president, Mr H. C. Rogers; vice-president, Mr W. C. Brydon; past-president, Mr J. G. Parry; secretary, Mr S. E. Penlington; treasurer, Mr B. Penlington; auditor, Mr P. B. Hume; green superintendent, Mr A. A. Selfe; delegate to centre. Mr P. Bond; committee, Messrs T. A. Morland and F. J. Mottram; selector, Mr F. Evans; match committee, Messrs Bond, Penlington, and Grover; club umpires, Messrs Bond and Penlington. RICCARTON RACECOURSE CLpB A credit of £249 14s 7d was shown in the balance-sheet adopted at the annual meeting of the Riccarton Racecourse Bowling Club. Mr H. Daniel was unanimously elected a life member of the club. Officers were elected as follows:—president, Mr G. Brown; vice-presidents, Messrs E. Chappell and F. Bell; secretary, Mr A. treasurer, Mr F. Bell; committee, Messrs W. H. Marsh, H. Daniel, P. G. Clements, G. Dawkin, M. Evans, N. Parker, and E. Seaward; auditor, Mr R. Tong; green superintendent, MT W. Main; match committee, Messrs Daniel, Marsh, and Chappell; selector, Mr G. Brown, J.P.; friendly games, Mr P. G. Clements; caterer, Mr E. Chappell; .centre delegate, Mr P. G. Clements; greenkeeper, Mr J. De Rungs; coach, Mr H. Daniel; publicity reporter, Mr P. G. Clements.

CASHMERE CLUB A large number of members attended the annual meeting of the Cashmere Bowling Club recently when the following officers were elected:—president, Mr F. C. Wade; vice-president, Mr H. Chapman; treasurer, Mr W. Spray; secretary, Mr A. E. Leggett; green superintendent, Mr C. Morrison; match committee, Messrs L. ‘ Smith, C. Boyce, and W, Bowles; committee, Messrs A. Drayton, P. Dunn, C. Hunter, C. Lewis, S. Maddren, and A. McNeil; selectors, Messrs N. Laver and C. W. Ennis; auditor, Mr Lewis; delegate to Christchurch Bowling Centre, Mr Laver; mid-week delegate, Mr J. Carter; coaches, Messrs Maddren and Laver; grounds committee, Messrs Dunn, A. SalIl 5 ’ Haigh, and Hunter; caretaker,' Mr G. EltOft. PAPANUI CLUB The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Papanui Bowling Clubpresident, Mr R. Bond; vice-president, Mr C. Shepherd; secretary, Mr W. Pole; assistant-secretary, Mr W. Proctor; treasurer. Mr G. Owen; assist-ant-treasurer, Mr W. Wilson; auditor, Mr T. Gates; delegate to Christchurch Bowling Centre, Mr C. Smith; selector, Mr J. Hadley; match committee. Messrs Bond, E. W. Smith, and Hadley; committee, Messrs J. O’Rourke, H. Sharpe, H. Keys, J. Southern, A. Banks, and N. Vendl; green superintendents, Messrs C. Adams and R. Cooke. LINWOOD CLUB Officrs were elected as follows at the annual meeting of the Linwood Bowling Club:—president, Mr S. L. Hall; vicepresident, Mr N. A. Gandell; secretary, Mr D. Dickson; assistant-secretary, Mr J. C. Milne; treasurer, Mr W. Rodger; delegate to Christchurch Bowling Centre, Mr Hall; green superintendent. Mr W. Fox; auditors, Messrs F. J. Colgan and W. J. T. Watson; selector, Mr Dickson; committee, Messrs F. J. M. Hill, R. F. Kellaway, W. Moody, S. J. Snedden, and J. Kearney; match committee, Messrs R. Maclachlan, G. L. Young, and Dickson; green committee, Messrs A. H. Williams, H. T. Muirson, and Kellaway; club umpires, Messrs .Gandell, Snedden, and Maclachlan. SUMNER CLUB Officers were elected as follows at the annual meeting of the Sumner Bowling Club:—patron. Dr. P. C. Fenwick: president, Mr W. J. Duff; vice-president, Mr Leith Kincaid; treasurer, Mr George McDougall; secretary, Mr S. Dean; committee. Messrs J. D. Edmonds, W. S. Mitchell, T. F. Chambers, H. M. Stevens, H. J. Williams, Morris Lawson, and R Foublster; match committee, Messrs H. M. Stevens, T. F. Chambers, W. J. Leversedge; selectors, Messrs J. D. Edmonds C. Lawson, and T. F. Chambers; midweek selectors, Messrs Ashford. Ockenden, and Foubister; , house committee, Messrs Jack, Edmonds, Rogers, White, Merritt, Trbleaven, Geddis. Hammond and Kennedy; official coach, Mr T. F. Chambers; representative to centre, Mr T. F. Chambers. Prizes won during the season were presented as follows: Champion singles. H. Davis; champion pairs, J. D. Edmonds and W. J. Leversedge; champion fours, L. Melrose, D. B. Ashford, J. F. Menzies, and A. F. Graham (skip); handicap singles. H. J. Williams; junior championship, S. La Roche. R.S.A. CLUB The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Returned Services Association Bowling Club (Inc.):— patron, Dr. A. J. Orchard; president, Mr F. W. Hughes; vice-president, Mr W. Kennedy; secretary, Mr A. W. Ball; treasurer, Mr W. Paterson; committee, Messrs H. L. Rhodes, G. H. W. Gale, E. H. Elwood, H. Hurst, and E. W. Packer; house committee, Messrs H. B. Parsonage J Chamberlain J. J. Smith, and B Speirsgreen committee, Messrs C. Spearman, E Winterbottom, and H. B. Parsonage; centre delegate, Mr C. Spearman; selectors and match committee. Messrs J. J. Smith, EJ. H. Elwood, and F. W. Hughes. As a mark of appreciation for his splendid work m connexion with the new greens and pavilion, Mr C. Spearman was elected a life member of the club.

OPAWA CLUB t wT h . e „„ f . oll , owin <. ofnce rs were elected at the annual meeting of the Opawa Bowline Club:—president, Mr I. H. Rich- vice? presidents, Messrs J. Noble and F LarMessrs S. Marriott. F. Garland, T. Pnsk, C. Poulton, G. RobinMr A - Hannlbell; treasurer. Mr A. Talbot: selector, Mr C. Poultonmatch committee, Messrs J. Noble R Ai: I l .' G ® rlan , d : auditor. Mr W. Copeland, delegate. Mr A. F. Rollinsou; green superintendent. Mr R. Alexander; deputy green superintendent. Mr F. Garland-mid-week committee. Messrs J. Newson' A. Truman, J. White; finance committee' Messrs A. Talbot. J. Hilary, W. Copeland-' social committee. Messrs J. Newson. M Allison, S. Grammer; grounds committee Mr A. Munns, with helpers.