BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1634, 28 December 1912, Page 14

BOWLS.

SOUTHERN TEAM TO TOUR. A spooial meeting of tho Wellington Bowling Centre took placo in tho Wellington Club's pavilion last evening, Mr. It. Wylie presiding. A letter was received form the secretary of tho Newtown Club asking tho centre to postpone the Pennant games .set down for January 25, as a number of bowlers would be out of town. In explaining the matter tho socretary said:—"The unfortunate part about tills inatter is that wo put off so many Pennant matches, that it interferes with tho club's programmes." It was moved by Mr. Powell, and seconded by Mr. Scott:—"That tho next Pennant match be postponed for . a fortnight, on account of tho fact that a number of bowlers would be away at tho southern tournament." Tho motion was carried.

Regarding the proposed tour of the Aorangi bowling team (Timaru) of the North Island, tlio secretary of the team forwarded a oopy of the" itinerary of tho proposed tour, for consideration by the centre. On receipt of tho itinerary, the secretary wrote to the secretary of the Aorangi team, informing him that tho dates in some instances clashed with local . fixtures. The secretary replied stating that it was not possible to alter tho dates, and asking the centre's assistance. When the itinerary was read, over, the centre decided to accept it, and do its best towards giving the touring team every support. Tho visiting . team coinprises about forty bowlors, and will arrive in Wellington on Sunday, January 12. Upon the arrival of the steamer on that date the team will be met by local bowling men, and, on Monday, prior to the commencement of. tho games, a reception will' fciko place at the Wellington Club's pavilion. The games will commence at about 10 o'clock in the morning, when eight rinks will be played before the lunch hour. Eight rinks will also be played in tho afternoon. The itinerary is as follows

Sunday, January 12.—Team, arrives in Wellington. January 13.—Play, at Wellington (two' games). January 14—Arrive at, Hastings. , January 15.—Play at Hastings and leave at noon for Napier, and upon arrival play there. January 16.—Arrive at Wanganui, via. Palmerston North.

January 17 and 18.—Play at Wanganui (one game cach day). : January 18.—Leave Wanganui for Auckland. ■ .

i January 10—Arrive at Auckland. January 20 and 21—Play at Auckland (one game each day). ~ January 21.—Leave Auckland for Hamilton.

January 22.—Play at Hamilton, and leave.for Eotorua.

January 23.—Play at Rotorua. January 24.—Leave for Hamilton, and play there, leaving in evening for Wellington. _ January 25.—Arrive at Wellington, and leave by Saturday night's steamer. It was moved and carried that the secretary be instructed to write to all the affiliated clubs (with the exception of Wellington, Thorndon,, and Newtown) asking them to provide one rink for tho southern bowlers, and also to the Wellington, Thorndon, and Newtown Clubs, asking for two rinks, each. _ , Members expressed surprise when the chairman read the ■ resignation of the centre's secretary (Mr. Churchward). A number of speakers expressed regret at Mr. Church ward's decision. The terms of tlio resignation were to tho effect that, owing to business, lib (Mr. Churchward) regretted that he had been to take'the action indicated by his letter. Mr. Scott moved: "That, as the matter was a 'very important one, it should be discussed at a much larger meeting." He thought that tho matter should stand over until January, when a special meeting be called. Mr. Cates seconded tho motion, which was carried.

WELLINGTON CLUB'S PAIRS TOURNAMENT.

Tho final game between the winning skips and leads in the Wellington Club's pairs tournament, played on Boxing Day, was concluded last evening. Tho competing pairs were Holden (lead) and Sievwright (skip), and Brodie (lead) and Webb (skip). Webb, playing with easy confidence, soon established a substantial lead, thanks a good deal to Brodie's steady leading, and on the twelfth head has scored 15, to his opponent's a. Then for four heads'Webb never scored, whilst Sievwrisht scored a two and two singles. Webb got one on the sixteenth head, and Sievwright two on the seventeenth and one on the eighteenth. On the next head Sievwright, with a good running shot, scattered the enemy, and in the end lay foiir, making the score 1 all on the nineteenth head. Webb drew- a shot on tho twentieth head, but failing rather badly in tlio final Head, his opponent to lay four,' and the game. The scores Were: Sievwright, 20; Webb, 17, ,

VICTORIA CLUB.

The following will plav a friendly game against Pctone Club to-day:— Home.—Chapman, Cray, Vosseler, Bary (s.); F. North, G. Tattle, Anderson, Mayer (s.); Langdon, Besaht, Kershaw, Norwood (s.); Avery, Evans, Townsley, Witt (s.). . Away—Redmond, Armit, Hunt, Hemingway (s.) i Madeley, Tingey, MacMorran, Towmsend (s.); F. Tattle, Davison, Kitto, Scott (s.); Bolton, Carter, Martin, Redstone (s.). . .

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On Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, at the Masonic Hall, Boulcott Street, Mr. D. W. M. Burn, M.A., of Dunedin, who is visiting Wellington ns a delegate for the Theosophical Convention, will give a public lecture entitled "God's' Message to our Age." Mr. Burn is the national representative of tho Order of the Star in the East, and during his stay in Wellington will give several publio lectures relating to this Order.

Mark Twain's early literary preferences, as written on the back of an old envelope in the seventies, a facsimile of which is printed in "Harper's Magazine," wcro as follow:—"I like history, biography, travels, curious facts and strange happonings, and science. And I detest novels, poetry, and theology." As regard fiction at least, his taste apparently broadened in later years.