BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 20049, 14 December 1928, Page 14

BOWLING

[By Measures.]

Though the greens wore somewhat heavy for last Saturday’s interclub matches all engagements were fulfilled and many interesting gamestook place. Roslyn maintained its position at the head of the table by winning all three sections against Mornington. was decided in-and-out scoring in this game, and Roslyn got home in one section by a bare point. For the winners MacGillivray scored 30 to Neill s 9, Owen 35 to Clelland’s 8; for Mornington, Thompson 31 to Matheson’s 15, Hobbs 30 to Todd’s 14. ' Fairfield defeated Otago comfortably, and thus ties with Green Island for second position. Green Island had little trouble in disposing of both North-east Valley and Leith. Walker, who is playing a great game for Green Island, had another good win against Kinaston, of Leith (32 to 15), and the consistent A. Smellie scored 25 to Tonkin’s (Valiev) 10. E. Paterson, for Leith, put ip a good performance when he downed Sloan 22 to 10, J. L. Miller’s 29 for Green Island to Sherriif’s 13 was another easy win. Dunedin did well enough against Caversham, winning three of four sections. A big win in this match was Gardiner’s (Dunedin) 37 to Fountain’s 9. Gardiner seems to bo in great form this season. Against West Harbour, however, the town men got a shock, losing both sections. W. Connor’s rink put down a strong Dunedin team led by Anderson by 24 to 9 in one section, which nullified Best’s serviceable lead of 23 to Portman’s 14. In the other section each West Harbour rink was ahead. Evidently nothing but the best is good enough to meet the Harbour men. Kaituna did well against Taieri, winning both sections, one very comfortably, thanks to F. Smith and T. Sanders. Outram also went down to Kaituna. St. Clair could not win one of the four sections against Caledonian. Balniacewen could do no better against St. Hilda, for. whom Stuart, Hinton, and Tamblyn had big leads. Stuart is meeting with much success so far this season. Kaikorai and Anderson’s Bay played fairly even games, the former winning two of three sections. Otago and Leith came out even with one win each. The following table shows Saturday’s results, with the total shield points scored so far by each club: —

This has been a bad week for bowling, the unpleasant weather preventing any play at all. Numerous four-rink games have had to bo postponed, and club ties are necessarily held up. Entries for the dominion tournament to bo held at Wellington in January nest close to-morrow. The date has been made late to meet the convenience of those desiring to enter, but it will leave very little time before the holidays to complete the draw and print the programme. So anybody who wishes to take part in the tournament should post his entry right away to Mr R. W. Shallcrass, secretary, Wellington. _ _ . There is no single adjective that describes to the satisfaction of all members of any club those self-sacrificing individuals who at the request of their fellows select the club’s representatives in the club’s important engagements (says ‘ Bowls,’ Melbourne). If that word which is most frequently and most loudly voiced as their adjectival description be accepted as correct, they as a class are “rotten.” If frequency of use and emphasis of expression are to be taken as relative or proportionate truthfulness, there can bo no question of the accuracy of the unsavoury term. But are they? Half a century’s experience carefully reviewed fails to produce one example of a selection committee which, as_ a committee, was actuated by any motive other than the ultimate good of the club for which it acted. Mistakes, errors of judgment —discovered by after events —may be recalled, but it is human to err, and they must not be considered as proofs of want of faith. Selectors, like secretaries, are not highly paid. They aro necessities. Their club’s failures depress them. They seek nothing but its success, and bend every facility towards gaining or helping to gain them. They servo, but they are not servants. Encourage them. They deserve, though they may not need, it. The fact is you cannot play more than four men in a rink,- and ono of them has got to be second. A player who feels slighted at being required to fill this place is either an indifferent sportsman or else overlooks a most important consideration. Lob him forget for the nonce that ho is ono of four, and assume that he is playing second in a pairs competition, and ho must surely realise that his position is both honourable and responsible. This, iu truth, is tho view which every second should take, and, so regarded, it will be evident that he has been assigned a post in which he may render signal sciwice to his skip and his side.—Exchange. As the last player grave responsibilities rest upon the skip, whose bowl may have to avert disaster in the shape of a heavy adverse score —to save or to win a game. Being the tactician of his rink, he not only closely superintends his own men’s play and watches tho vicissitudes of every end, but also keenly observes the plan and play of the rival general. Years of play may not make a competent skip, for much depends on the man, apart from the player—upon his gift of strong swift, and sure decision, upon his handling of his fellows. In short, the ideal skip, like the poet, is born and not made.

Won. Lost. P.ts. Tl. pts, Roslyn ... ... 3 0 12 52 Fairfield ... 1 0 12 48 Green Island 2 0 12 48 Dunedin ... 3 3 6 40 Kaituna ... 3 0 12 40 Balmacewen 0 4 0 36 Cavorsham ... 1 3 3 36 West Harbour 2 0 12 36 St. Kilda ... 4 0 12 34 Caledonian ... 4 0 12 33 Port Clialmers 2 0 12 30 Kaikorai ... 2 1 8 28 Anderson’s Bay 1 2 4, 24 Taieri 0 2 0 24 Otago ... ... 1 2 4: 22 St. Clair ... 0 4 0 IB Mornington ... 0 3 0 10 N.E. Valley ... 0 3 0 16 Leith 1 2 4 12 Outram ... 0 1 0 12