UMPIRES FOR BOWLS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 118, 15 November 1939, Page 7

UMPIRES FOR BOWLS

LOCAL PROPOSAL

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ADOPTED BY ONE! VOTE' 1 4

<:Opinion, as to whether the 'gamfe'.or^ bowls: required umpires" was.;fairjyr7||j evenly divided when the'ipatter^was^yls discussed by the; Wellington Centre "0% executive last evening, and by - a maj oimX-^ ity of 7 only one vote; the executiy«7yi| adopted a report Of a committee which7;3|| expressed the desirability ,of -the XXM, formation of a Wellington district ?iim|^ pires' association. ".-'.'77. '.\y' ; 77y£7§ .'• :Wottld bowling benefit by the est^^j7||! lishment of an 7 umpires' association? gXsi the; committee;asked iri its ,repprty:7Tl«::;7|| report;^.; then went 7' on ; - •to '*: re vie w. 7-tneyJt ihature : * of- the .-'* gaiW^: etepbasising 7tby^(s|l| -readvfeJlowshipywas!; the '7fundam^rira*ly|| foundatiori7of; tlie game; and ■: it7stre*^ea^|§| taat7sia£ basis should': always*lje reicpg-.^|| nis^77as7^^7:=m^to'^of... bbrwi^&Xy: Itflf|| 'tiie^ffri^dly: -section- ;.6fj 'i^oU^^\f^!3^U ■'^aite^Vben^ a minimum,of c^cial; interfeb^ceivrhe7^|: :c^petitiye-;;'side. v^bntinued^ .importance,';; and; 7it 7wwas';s s'; appare&tg "^at<||| a stage haaVb&ri7r^cbed\w^ ; desirable.: ■■ tha 17this'i. side yaf r;&ergama§7|| should 7be c6ntx6Ued7ih7ti3-£;7^|t7 efe^.y3| cient mariner.' XX '* y. ■••;-.,■ XX ,\ y'yXyyy ;'7 XXyX§§. y/Trie7repbrt,^ated7'&^ was..6f. the.bpihic^ sociation,v, functioning- corre^y;7iroul47;77| be;;bf material assistance,andit7recii^-77^l| mended! tliat-" the proposal ■& form r|if an-association should be:;adbpted.-;riie;7;-|| report 'stressed^, that" the 77 assOciiatioxiv;ilS should always beT; under ;the7completei;~lj jurisdiction of the'centre. ...y • y ■;','?:yXyPi y "Provided this -association '-Xcatiyb^^ formed from amongst financial smem?#j|| bers of;> affiliated clubs who are cbti- ygg versarit With the rules and cbmjieteiitiilii to- give decisions;; it would 'become);*-s®! worthwhile \ organisation; t&erebyTeU^3*;! minating 'incidents'/ in . touriiament*^ fti| which have frequently been. experi-;^f: enced" by umpires thrpughylacJc^atyiil knowledge of 7the rules,"; thelriepbrt y^f stated. 7 Last season's arrangementnbXiyf which iclubs appointed -an .umpire control pennant/matches /was :<iiuHa7y# satisfactory. ' The. functions of i;H«y«p proposed association would;be, corifiried^^Jl to tournahfents. f'We are: also of opiiu77l| ion that ;if, this association is cultivateavyf^ along proper lines iits7membership7will7Sis be confined to bowlers; who can ;mes|^|B sure'up to a reasonable: standard;*)* y|l efficiency," the,report:^riclUded-y 77yj; ; :XM y In-' the .-general-v-disc^ lowed' vthe£preseritati^ the argumi^tsy&^ :for' arid ag&irist^Umpires'were7trav^sea«y|?^ It was- pointed duty hc^e^r.^thatitKe&p| centre at ihe-rriomerit. was?b6ittg;fasl£eclil£f| to-express Tan-opinion ,Orily?bri7a;7i?Mn-^^ <siple, 7E^"such;pQiritsas;toM^^pppj^gs|% merit of; Uiripires' aiid7the7 adoptiiori T^bf^tlf steps'tb yrisUre, thatythey: could^mea^^ sureup"-' to a reasoriable7 standards; of s?Hi efficiency*, could be; discussed ..wheriftKi;|li| rules Of the association' were submiteslp tedi ■••' ■•' The:opinion^ held ;by delegates : that umpires a were needed^p arid others expressed- ?the; view thartt^xf .y«g| umpires insisted. bril;he7ri^id7*ehfdrc*erlJ3l menir-of the:ruleSr^the, foot on"Jhe mat" <sss rule, for; instarice-r-th«fy.jwould*terid;;tbl^pi cause 'annoyance.' ■'•' '■''■' y: 7 y:■ --.■•. yxy y ;?|.>fcf| --The 'committee's ■" xepott^was by 12 votes to 11, and instructions;wefeSiwf given for the same' coirimittee^Messrs^ySg T: Lock,;fA;v-^Guise,'.?7E^M*^erizie;':-.^!a'^^ S;,lngram—tp drafll rules ;fori 'the;.pifo^vSfjs posed associatiori-;and7siilOTit7therii7tp^;p| :the qehtre';forthwitb.y,77.;7^J'; yh -X.'.xXXyX^