A TRIP FOR BOWLERS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 309, 23 September 1920, Page 5

A TRIP FOR BOWLERS

NEW ZEALANDEttS INVITED TO ENGLAND. ■ Mr. Arthur Barnett, who arrived from England yesterday, find who was largely responsible for the invitation from the Irternational Bowling Board of Great Britain to the Dominion Association to send a team of bowlers Home, waited 01 the council of the association during the afternoon. He explained that he had made his suggestion to Mr. Wopdroffe (secretary of the English Bqirhng Association), who gave him a>cordial wflccme. The English Association only dealt with England, eo Mr. Woodroffo referred him to Mr. A. Hamilton (secretary of the International Board, which controlled bowling in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland). Mr. Hamilton invited him to visit Glasgow, and when lie got there he met the players (who were then engaged in the Internationals"), and afterwards a committee of the board. The committee decided to invito New Zealand to send a team to Great Britain, and all appeared keen that the lour should eventuate. When ho left, the bowlere were keenly anticipating the visit of tho Jiew /ealanders. The trouble was that each nation wanted the team for the whole time. The team would be welcomed by the lord Mayor of London. He did not think that the New Zealanders would be allowed to take part i in the "Internationals." which were played in June, as it had been ruMthat the "Internationals" were restricted to the four nations. Mr Barnett also said that the greens in England were not so good as those in Scotland. The greens were as long as 136 ft., and each rink was considerably wider "than those used in New Zealand. The president cordially thanked Mr. Barnett for the valuable work lie had done, and for the information he hail supplied to the association. Later <-« a letter was received from Mr. A. Hamilton (secretary of the, International Bowling Board), cordially w* viting the association to send a team p. Meadowcroft moved that tho invitation be accepted. .dir. T. Gray said that as it was highly necessary to have* ft proper representation, it was necessary to know wno naa aP Tead a list of names to the number of 45. The motion was earned. Mr. Barnett 'lien moved that a committee be set up. consisting of two representatives from the North and two from the South' Island. He nominated Messrs. Grav (Wellintrton), Smart (New Plymouth), M. Barnett Christcliurch), and \r.arlow (Dunedin). He had already cilled forty berths, and the fare would be return (second class). Mr. Nicholson seconded tho motion, which was carried. _ The president said it would be necessary to advi6o those selected at once and' each one must forward .£SO as an earnest of his intention to go through with the trip. It was expected that the trip wouuld cost JEISO. Further details would be discussed at a meeting of the team to be held during tho tournament in January.