BOWLING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 14, 16 January 1914, Page 7

BOWLING.

STRATFORD CLUB.

(By P. Steward.)

There was a fine muster of truiidlers on the green yesterday afternoon, when the fourth and filth rounds of the Buttons were got off. The weather was perfect, and the green in good order, and play was keen for positions. It was an enjoyable afternoon. The games resulted as follows :

Penn's rinks II v. 'Morison's 17. Pehn's rink 21 v. Dingle's 15. Wright's rink 17 v. McMillan's 15. Wright's rink 4 v. McDonald's 29. King's rink 14 v. .McDonald's S. King's rink 7 v. Smart's 19. Morison's rink 13 v. Smart's 14. Dingle's rink 10 v. McMillan's L 3. The following is the position 10 date:—

THE TARANAKI TOURNAMENT.

For the Taranaki Centre Tournament, to bo held on Tuesday, January 27, and following days, the draw is as follows: Section A.—Johnson (West-End), Newell (West End), ABhott (Fitzrdy), Wyllio (Waitara), Kookos (New Plymouth), Dingle (Stratford), Leslie (Inglewood)( Hicks (Hawcra), Carman (ICltham), and Armitage (Manaia). This section will play on the New Plymouth green in each round, as there is not sufficient room on the Fitzroy green to accommodate nine games simultaneously (five in one section and four in another). Section B.—Lobb (West End), Beal (West End), Jackson (Fitzroy), Lealahd (Fitzroy), A. K. Smart (New Plymouth), Harrison (New Plymouth), Drake (Inglewood), Parrington (Hawera), Macho (Opunake). This section will play on the Fitzroy green in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds, and on the town green in the seventh, eighth, and ninth rounds.

Section C—Bullot (West End), Smith (Fitzroy), W. Sampson (Waitara), Julian (Eltham), H. Smart (New Plymouth), G. Smart (Stratford), Pereival (Inglewood), Foy (Hawera), and Curtis (Eltham)'. This section will play the first three rounds on the New Plymouth green, and the last six at Fitzroy. Section I).—Curtis (West End), Healy (Fitzroy), C. Sampson (Waitara), Mason (Piharna), Hawkins (New Plymouth), Morison (Stratford). Sutherland (Inglewood), Tait (Hawera), Burton (Opunake). This section will play the first three rounds on the Fitzroy green and the last six on the town green.

' Play will commence on the firs day at 9.30 a.m. and on the othei days at 9 a.m. ■ The semi-finals and finals will h( played on the town green on Friday. January 30.

At the Otago Cluh's welcome t: visiting howlers at' t*e Dorninlo: Tournament in Dimedin, Professor Maxwell Walker (of "Auckland) sug gested that amass meeting of how! ers should he held to discuss the defects of the present system of con ducting a tournament, and to formulate an amended system that would i work smoothly and harmoniously. In the North Island the sectional system was in operation, and he was o. opinion that, with some little amendment, it conld be made as near perfect as possible. The President of the Association (Mr Marlow) concurred in Professor Walker's ,sugg,\stion as to the mass -meeting, and stated that the Dominion executive would he ready to listen to improvements to its system, or to consider any new method that could be proved superior to its own and the executive would make arrangements for holding the mass meeting as suggested by Professor Walker. The meeting was duly held and a sub-committee was appointed to go through these laws for the purpose of altering their arrangement vvheroever necessary, 'and making them quite clear. It was also decided that the Scott testing machine he recognised as the official test by the association, to come into effect as from June 1. Each of the four centres is to be supplied with a machine.! It was further rseolved that at all future tournaments, held under the jurisdiction of the association, players taking part must wear white pants and the colors of their club. Colors of teams playing for the -Dominion of New Zealand Howling Association shall be white with blue fern-loaf over the pocket and letters N.Z. as a monogram,

Ruk; "Wins. Losses Dingle's 2 ;] King's i 2 3 Morison's ... 4 . 1 .McDonald's 2 a McMillan's 9 a Pcnn's ... 1 4 Smart's 5 Q Wright's ... 3 2