Bowling SEASON UNDER WAY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 24, 21 October 1937, Page 9

Bowling SEASON UNDER WAY

— A.H.VT

Majority of Clnbs Now Opened NOTES AND COMMENTS

With the majority of the clubs . opened, the bowling season can v now be said to be well uhder way, though the weather has not been of the sort that would entice the lukewarm player to the greehs. However, there should soon be a change to warm sunshine, when we can expect to see the greens "aiive" with blazers and white trousers. The Hastings Club had a very sucoessful opening last Saturday , despite the weather, and all present had an enjoyable afternoon. The green is ingood order, though on the slow side as yet, but it promises to roll out well as the season progresses. The club reeeived an agreeable surprise when the croquet ladies handed over a substahtial cheque as their first year's dues. The ahnouncement was . reeeived with very hearty cheers. Waipawa also opened last Saturday, but there was very. little play "c-n account of the weather. This club has a keen lot of members, and the out-look seems very bright for them. Waipukurau has also got going, and with a Tocd membership the club should have a pfosperous 'season. The Kia. Toa Club made a good start ■'or tiie season, there being a large attendance at the opening ceremony. This oiub has a large membership, and with an energetic management committee should have • a successful season. The playing area is in great order, and reflects the hard jvork that has been done on it during the winter montbs. National Service Club is to open on the last Saturday this month when the usual dinner and concert will be held. This club has established a name for itself for the way in which it opens the season and the hospitality it extends to thB visitors. I understand that a number of teams from clubs out* side the district will be the guests of the club on the opening day, and they can be assured of a hearty welcome. A Came of Bowls. h'ull many sunny days, I ween, Are spent upon the bowling green; When men discard tbeir business toil, and furbish up their bowls with oii, Rqsplendent in their club attire, -they. stride out, full of vim and fire, Resolved to play a friendly game ; not seeking either scalps or fame. But ere they reachi the thjrteenth head, some woxd of rivalry is said That stirs the teamB to make it hot, and do their best to lie ihe shot. •_ "Be upl- Be upl" ?ne skipper cries. "Take far more green," the other sighs/They all are now ko keen to win, that none would dream of. playing thdn? Nor would they give the other side. a chance by playing far too wide. Intent upon the jack to lie, they all are out to win or die. One's lying at the nineteenth head, ihe other drives and makes it dead. At -twenty, one a three ^jps scored, [ ' which makes them level on the board. • The last head's reacl^ed, three men | have played,. and one upon the kitty's i . laid. , His rival, with a canny mind, has placed a pretty one behind. The skips have sent a bowl away, withi * out disturbance of the play. ' The final shot just grazed the jack, and , carried it six jncheB back. i \A splendid draw," they all exelaim. "The bowl behind has won .the i game."

! Labour Day. Labour Day will be a holiday for most people, and if the weather is fine, bowling greens are likely to wetl patronised. Most clubs will be holding one-, day tournaments. Dominion Tournament, At the annual meeting of the Dof minion Association -it wai, deeided that j the Dominion championship , tourna/-, ment at Dunedin begin on Monday, j January 10. The order of play was. deeided "upon as follows: — Singles, pairs, ' and rinks, with rinks having preference in post-section play. p The recommendation "of the execua tive ' 'that the singles CQmpetition at' the annual association tournament be ' played under the automatic two-life P system throughout" created some dis- . cussion, the motjon being carried by 9 ' votes to 6. f { "That the section play of the pairs . competition be confined to one days play, four games only to be played," r was recommended by the executive and carried, and a further recommendation from the executive was carried that p any player winning four or three games 5 or tieing for sections with a lesser p pumber should take part in the post- . sectional play on the sudden-death sys- ' tem. Mr. Smith (Southland) stated that the rules required members of the pairs 3 combinations to be members of the r same club. The apparent aim of the r provision was to evoid "pot-huntmg," but it inflicted hardships. The chair- ' raan said that a notice of motion would 0 be required to deal with the matter, and - Mr. Smith gave notice of motion . as follows: "That discretionary power ' be given to the tournament executive u to accept eutries for pairs from 'players who are not members of the flam« club." The motion was moved by Mr. Hosking and seconded by Mr. Thomson - that rinks play should be conducted t as was tlie case last year. This was ^ tliat rink teams should be divided into S sections and that at the conclusion or ' section games post-section play should f oi low. Where eight games constituted section play, teams to qualify fcr postsection play should be (a) any team ro which won six or more games in its re section (b) any team which, though is it won less than six games, was the i- winner of its section; (c) any tepm :s which, though it won less than six games, tied as one of the winners of