BOWLING

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2800, 21 October 1924, Page 2

BOWLING

GRADING OF PLAYERS. In accordance with the instruction of the Annual General Meeting the Handicapping Committee lia-Ve decided upon the following grading of members, such grading to operate in Club matches:—“AV’—Admore, Barr, Bryant, Christie, Downes, Healey, Head, Huntley, AXcGoII, AlcKeown, Kye. Pearson, Jno. Ross, A. N. Smith, Thomson, \\ alker, Roore Warwick, Whibley. “BV—Adams, Hornblow, Hollings, Larsen, Linklater, Afattar, Mason, Me.Mullian, Nixon, Perreau, Poole, R-immer, Jas. Ross, Parkes Starkie, Smith, Walton, ‘Wanstanley, Wyllie, Tonge, Powell, Spring.^ To-mortow aftenimm. J weather permitting, the fy\st game for the Kye Ferns will be played. On this occasion two rinks will be drawn to contest the trophies under the conditions as set out in our issue of Saturday, and- in accordance with the grading list as shown above. That is to say, each riuk will comprise two “A” and two “B” players. - The rinks will he drawn from the names of ail players present on the green at 2 pan. Wifi FORD CUP. Members are reminded that entries are wanted for the M ilford Cup links contest, entrance fee 2/0 per member for the season. Register your mi trips with the Secretary promptly, so as to facilitate the commencement of the rounds. LABOUR DAY '('GURNEY. Oji Afomlay next, Labour Day, a pairs tourney will "he held on the 1,11 -al gicen, commencing at !) a.m. “Bowler Bill,” writing to the Palmerston N. Daily Times, says:— ■■ Bowlers generally arc anxious to inow it the Afauawalii Centre is iictimi-1. Gem res in other parts of the. Dominion have held their anmtai meetings, and presented their balance-sheets, but -no word of this Centre has come to light. Other centres appear to he managed on constitutional lines, whereas ‘Rafferty roles’ if any exist; seem io be the older for Maim wain. Eeilding, Dannevitke, Woodville, Palliat-ua, Levin Foxton and iShannon Clubs are surely emiiled to some consideration, and as well as the live town clubs, !-re entitled to know wliar is doing or gctimg to be done. Delegates have been elected to the Centre and they do not know ‘where they are.’ Has iln- Centre held any meetings during ihe year for Ihe delegates to deal with the business, Vir are they all nonentities. A drastic change in the methods of carrying on the Centre is necessary, and each club sltou‘d be personally represented, at leu.-d at (he annual meeting. This i. tie-man method of running the Centre is killing the interest and weakening ting very friendly spirit existing ul present between the country and town clubs. Delegates insist on a Centre meeting at once!’’ OPENING OF TERRACE END. GREEN. Despite the uncertain nature of Hie elements a- large crowd of members and visitors from other clubs v. ere in attendance at tbe Terrace End Bowling. Croquet and Tennis Club's greens on Saturday afternoon, when the l‘J2f-25 season was officially opened. Mr J. Davidson, president of the dub. in welcoming the visitors, stated that included in the number were friends from Eeilding, Foxton, and a party of t(Minis players from Woodville, and Co these lie extended a special welcome. He also took the opportunity t<> review at short length, the progress of the club. Tbe past year had witnessed the enlargement of the croquet accommodation, and the club was now in the happy position of being the possessors of a full-size lawn and a smaller one. Their members had steadily increased and in the bowling section they possessed a membership of between 70 and SO, with prospects for a still greater increase. The tenuis section had also witnessed u substantia I' increase, and since the extension of the rroquet lawns, that sect ion had also advanced to a marked degree. Visitors were present trom the Mnnawatit. Palmerston X.. Podding Xakaro, Foxton and Northern clubs in the bowling section, while friendly games were played in the tennis section. Foxton rink consisted of Alessrs J lead, Downes, Warwick, and Admore (s), wiio had a win over their opponents by 28 to 15.