BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 486, 20 April 1909, Page 3

BOWLS.

At,a meeting of the Wellington .Bowling Centre, held in the Commercial Travellers' Club, last evening, it was decided in regard to calling a general meeting to discuss the North-; em Bowling Association's tournament rules, that the matter did not come under the jurisdiction of the centre, and that any. proposal of the kind would have to come, from the ;vlers'themselves. It is understood i that steps will be taken to call such a meeting. The. point at issue is, the rule regarding the entrance o£ teams for. the N.BX annual tournament. At' present each club is restricted in its representation at tournaments to two* rinks (eight players), and the , opinion is held' by many, local bowlers that ; N.B.A. tournaments would be more successful if there were no restriction in this regard—that a club should be allowed to enter as many rinks as offer, as is : tho'case under the rules •of the New, Zealand Association (the body which controls bowls in the Soiith Island). The majority of those Wellington players-who have participated in southern tournaments are convinced that there'is much in favour of the "open-door'' policy:in.that it debars no one from. tournament plajy-whereas every member of a club (barring two'rinks) is deprived ; of that;privilege and pleasure under the present rule. As there is certainly a welldefined feeling in favour of the "open-door" policy, it might obviate a serious: split among the bowlers of. Wellington (where' the next tournament is to be . played) if the. N.B.A.', in its wisdom, would give it a trihl on the first opportunity., It : is calculated that there are ample greens • in. Wellington to accommodate all the rinks-that would be likely to enter. . ' ; JUNIOR PENNANTS... , The following : is the position of the Junior. Pennant competition, which is to be decided on Saturday next by. the leading rinks—Kelburne and Newtown-.— . Points Points Won. -Lost. , for. against. Kelburiie ... ... 6 : 1 152 112 Newtown ... ... 6 1 134 98 Thorndon ... 3 - 4>i 133 ' ,131: Victoria .... ... 3' 4 129 131 "Petone ... ... 4 ' .3 V 69 ;' 79 Karori ... 1.6 67 89, Wellington ... ... 2- 5 57 : 93 ,Hutt .... ..'. .... '3 .4 • ;... 53 -63 ' The clubs that are: to play off in the final will;, bo represented, on Saturday next ..by the following teams.: , Kelburne—Morrison, Macarthur, Harton,- Duguid (s.)Newtown—Warwick, -Hunt, Hanson, J. Sexton .(s.). . • . . In its,match against Newtown (on-that club's green) for the Junior Stars, the Thorndon Club will *be represented .. on Saturday next by the following team:—Spencer, Leitch, J. P. Brandon, M. Clark (s.).' / ■.. • Campbell,, of the' Ashburton Clufc '' beat' Zander,. of . the Christphurch Club, / for the singles' championship of' Canterbury ''6n' ! Satli'r" ! day, winning by one point' (15—14) after a "splendid game. The winner holds Mr. Maddison's silver.'trophy, for a. year,,.and. gains a medal. Zander is an ex-member of 'the