BOWLING TOURNEY IN 1940

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 145, 15 March 1939, Page 5

BOWLING TOURNEY IN 1940

Better Greens Urged

SUGGESTED HELP TO SMALLER CLUBS

The opinion that, because the New Zealand bowling tournament in 1940 would be the largest ever held in Wellington, some move should be made by the Wellington Bowling Centre to assist clubs to obtain the best possible results Irvin their greens was expressed by Mr. U. lx. Ingram at last night's meeting of the centre. The close of the season was approaching and clubs would be starting their autumn dressing. Some of Ihe smaller dubs woiihl no doubt welcome assistance Iroin the larger dubs. Mr. Ingram suggested that a meeting of green superintendents be held to discuss Ihe position. Any assistance given to the smaller dubs would be reflected in much improved greens, he said, in moving that the centre convene a meeting of green superintendents. Mr. J. Kershaw, supporting Mr. Ingram, stressed the value of co-operation ■between greenkeepers. Mr. W. Gilbert said that next year the centre would require to use outlying greens in Johnsonville,' Porirua, 1 linimerton and even as far north as PaekakaMr. Ingram's motion was carried and it was decided to hold the meeting within a fortnight. Presentation of Prizes.

April 22 was fixed as the date ol the centre's annual presentation of prizes and it was decided to accept an invitation from the Island Bay club to hold the ceremony on the dub's green, ns a wind-up to the club's twenty-first birthday celebrations. Explanation Sought.

The composition of the Hataitai dub’s four which won the champion of champions fours competition was referred to by Mr. H. F. Clarke, who said he bud heard a good deal of hostile criticism and loose talk about the four and would like an explanation from a representative of the dub. t . Mr. J. Kershaw said that, the conditions of the competition provided that if the ascertained winners of the club competition were not available, substitutes from the runners-up would be approved if a certificate were sent to the centre that the original players were uot available. Up till the last club match the four had been W. A. Wellings. 11. Wrigley, E. O. Josephson and J. Donald. Before the last match Josephson had left for England and Wrigley was laid aside through illness. W. Bailey was played as No. 3 and E. A. Wilson as No. 2, and the four beat P. MeWhannell, R. A. Cmnetti, H. Muston and C. Pimiock. When the time came to play the champion of champions match Moston was not available and accordingly MeWhannell, skip of the run-ners-up, was played as No. 3 and Cornel 11 as No. 2, an arrangement for which the approval of the centre was first obtained. The club considered it would not be right to play either Bailey or Wilson. Mr. Clarke thanked Mr. Kershaw for his explanation, which, he said, showed that everything had been in order. He said he thought, however, that some of the delegates would be surprised at the elasticity of the regulations governing the competition.