ONEHUNGA CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 79, 24 June 1927, Page 7

ONEHUNGA CLUB

At the annual meeting of the Onehunga Bowling Club, Mr. F. C. Marks presiding, the report showed the club to be in a very satisfactory position. A new green had been constructed, giving seven extra rinks The club had had a fair measure of success at inter-club tournaments, whiie Mr. T. A. George was runner-up in the champion of champions competition. During the year the club had reduced its mortgage by £4OO. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—President, Mr. S. H. Davenport; acting-president, Mr. F. C. Marks; vice-presidents, Messrs. H. Bray, Buchanan, Macklow, Schnauer, I. J. Sutherland; secretary, Mr. T. A. George; treasurer, Mr. S. Vella; committee. Messrs. Bassett, Coutts, A. Gatland Jones, Whitmore, Wright; green superintendent, Mr. T. A. George; auditor, Mr. T. Bassett; reporter, Mr. R. C. M. Fordham; coach, Mr. J. E. Green; umpires, Messrs. I. J. Sutherland and Wright; match committee, Messrs. E. Gatland. Marks and Wright; delegates to centre, Messrs. A. Gatland, Vella and Wright: tea steward, Mr. S. Vella. Following is the list of prize-winners:— Champion singles, Mr. T. A. George: runner-up. Mr. W. Flowerday; champion pairs, 1925-26, Messrs. T. A. George and A. Kennv. runners-up, Messrs. G. Jones and A. Brown; 1926-27, Messrs J. E. Green and T. Bassett; runners-up. Messrs J. Harloek and C. Lindberg; president’s fours, Messrs. Hickman. Milnes Harloek, Aitkenhead; handicap pairs. 1925-26, Messrs. Vella and A. George: runners-up, Mr. McGuire and Rev. Harrison; January tournament, Messrs. Whitmore, Munro, T. Wallace; mid-week tournament, Messrs. Kennedy, Harrison.

Foote, Davenport; winter competition, 1926, Mr. E. Gatland; Neilson Memorial Cup, Messrs. Fordham, Hayden, Marsden, A. Brown. A resolution was carried in favour of the principle of daylight saving. .