BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 733, 4 February 1910, Page 9

BOWLS.

THE NORTHERN ASSOCIATION'S' TOURNAMENT. , A PROTEST FROM PICKERING CP.N.). [To tha Editor'.] ■ 1 Sir,—Regarding bowling-' tourney held in Wellington ill J ariuary;. 1910,' and: holders I of tho Bowling ■' Club had' % .SeeUng . and . 6entin;a protest,to,:the N.l<Bowling'Asso; ciation against tho . Wellington "Club holding s tho banner.-. under . isupk ; unfavourably drawings'"ds.. t'ook/ pldce' Vat-'the toiirhby. I '. The:". team ■-. which; woh <,the. b.an-1 her. for their club (Churchward's)' playedonly. two games ana won/ both; - To' hold' the bariner.iUlidor'i-.BUch; circiuitostdnces''.is. iio' credit. to, the, club 'they;belongto'.. The club' thotoselvEs.'if they are sports,, should, ask- tho : Palmerston North nnk to coitte and play them off to see who should .hold the .banner-for: ( tha.'-season 1910, leaving out: tho'. prizes altogether. We do ' not 1 want ''-the 'prizes. .■ ;We only want justice..' We want'theopportunity to . play; off . .Churohward's -rink.: for'-thr banner, "club for club,.. Wellington: against. Palmerston.-North, Ute;pri2&i'((pld'. : nted-' half.-of.'my rink, will, not 'do what;they like Mb,'. Wd are spofts and intend to get' justice;' .'if; we .cannot get 'same from tlie N. 1., BowlingvAfeociation wo will get the sanie : thrbuch 'the' press!" T; on be-: half bf .'my : rink':will : ;not' let\tti9.' mat-. 1 tor.' rest; until justice ;is done.' '•' Trusting :yoii ; will 1 see your way. clear ito; publish this letter and help jjw: to' what we are entitled,--I. am, ctc.,. : ' C. S. PICKERING, skip.,

.•• ... Palmerston North- Rink. [It 'is - true .; that ' .Pickering:; had '.tof pla£ ono: gaiio more than Churchward in the finals, but that .appears' to''have - been his luck' at' dravrmg: a byo.Y Given:. that in',' the'.; fact remainsthat\in'/the 'finals Pickering won two. games : (against B?U and Wylie), and Churchward.'won two (against Pickering; and'. Casey),-which'. iS , tho' 1 bone: of 'Pickering^, contention.'v The question is- purely ono'of bowling ethics,that, should .be considered'by the association if it is. , only as;' a -provision against a ,■.similar '.position arising y .at future tournaments.] 1 -''y

Rounds in both the Senior and Junior Pennant matches will be -played .to-nior-rOw- af terioon.'', 'As a ■ rule tip two divisions of Pennant: ganies 'are'.'played: on alternate Saturdays, but owing to tho rain on Saturday last causing tho postponement. of the senior gam6s, tho Centra' Committee has decided to play both rouritU ta-marrow in order that- neither c6mpiStition will be. sot back. The 'Senior gatatet.were published in last Friday's -Dominion. Tho ;jiinior (jama's for to-morrow are as follow,: —>■ . Wellington v. Thorndon, on Kolburno green; Newtown v. Karon,.on Wellington green i Pctone v. Kelbutne, on Victoria grfeen ;■ Victoria v. Hutt, on Petona green. ' : V-:.