BOWLERS’ PROGRAMME

Evening Star, Issue 23374, 18 September 1939, Page 4

BOWLERS’ PROGRAMME

FIXTURES FOR THE NEW SEASON LEADS AND SECONDS TOURNAMENT DiSCUSSION The programme of fixtures for th» new season was approved at a meeting of the executive of the Dunedin Bowling Centre on Saturday night. The president (Mr J; Davis) occupied the chair, while there was a large attendance of delegates. The first eight matches will be played between October 28 and December 16; club day, January 9. The remaining three matches will be played on the three Saturdays ending February 3. Southland will meet Otago, February 10. Southland v. Otago, elderly bowlers’ day; and South Otago tournament, February 10. Centennial functions will be observed on February 17 and 24. Adess Shield, March 2 and 9. North Otago will meet the centre on the former date and South Otago on the latter date. Champion of champion singles,® March 15 and 16. Cant terbury and Otago, March 36. Easter tournament, March 23. Leads and seconds tournament, March 30. Combination of leads and seconds, April 6, THE MACGILLIVRAY CASE. Considerable discussion ensued _on » notice of motion given by Mr A. Newall that “ permission be granted at the next meeting to reopen the matter of T. R. MacGillivray with a view of finally clearing it up.” Mr Newall supported his motion with a review of the whole matter, and expressed the opinion that the subject should be, dropped. Tha motion was seconded by Mr Clark. It was finally decided that J the MacGillivray case be considered closed and that the suspension be expunged from the minutes, LEADS AND SECONDS TOURNAMENT. Recommendations brought forward by. the Tournament Committee after an investigation into the operation of tha leads and seconds tournament were rejected by the meeting,- delegates explaining that club members had expressed a definite preference, for tha former system. ' A full discussion of tha matter resulted in a decision to maintain the present form of control and regulations governing the competition. The committee’s recommendations involved the changing of the name to tha junior fours; the limitation of entries to bowlers belonging to clubs in tha Dunedin Centre with not more than, five years’ experience as players, tha five years to include the year in which the tournament is held; that conditions of the tournament be printed on special cards, and that all entries be signed by the secretary of the club concerned: and that the two end rinks, Nos. 1 and 8, be cut out, and that not more than six rinks be used on any green. 1 Objection to the recommendations was voiced by about one-third of those present. As an amendment, Mr J. MTndoe moved: “’That the present title, ‘ leads and seconds tournament.’ be retained. The qualifications of players to be those who are selected as leads or seconds in Saturday club matches; with the reservation that where such players are obliged to play in any other position through a shortage of players in their respective clubs, the status of such, players as either leads or seconds to he certified by selectors of the club.” The motion was seconded, but when put to the vote it was lost. ;

Delegates finally agreed, in view of opinion among bowlers, to retain th® tournament in its present form.