BOWLING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 113, 3 August 1927, Page 12

BOWLING

DELEGATES TO CENTRE MEETING AT ROCKY NOOK CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT By JACK HIGH Despite the inclemency of the weather, there was a real good muster at the meeting of delegates to the Auckland Centre, whiSh was held on Alonday night. The business of the evening was to ballot for six non-official members of the Dominion Council for the North Island, and to consider the notice of motion by Air. J. AI. Thomson, “That the minute of July 28, 1924, restricting entries for the Christmas tournament, be rescinded, and that the said tournament be open to teams from any club affiliated to a recognised association.” After the election the motion was soon adopted. The delegates were quick to see that the broad principle, which acclaimed all bowlers as one fraternity, was involved. .On this principle, therefore, it was considered advisable to allow any teaihs belonging to any association, no matter from what part of the world they came, th? full right of entry for the competing tion.

It might be explained that the difficulty in the past had been that ;of taking away from Auckland the huge, handsome silk banner that goes to the winner of the competition. This banner is so fragile in texture that it was rightly felt that it would not stand up to the wear and tear of constant travel. However, it was decided that the banner should remain in Auckland, and that the silk pennants, which become the property of the winners, were sufficient emblems of victory to take away if the winners happened to be resident outside the Auckland bowling AN INNOVATION The most striking part of the meeting, apart from the business, was the fact that it was held in th%* Rocky Nook pavilion, and that the meeting developed into a social evening. It was felt that these meetings, in the past, have been too formal in character. The centre executive therefore arranged a full programme of music, which was followed afterwards by a supper. Alany items of a sound musical nature were rendered by a number of fine singers. During this part of the evening Air. H. C. Clarke, a junior member of the centre executive, explained that he thought Auckland bowlers were much behind the bowlers of other lands, where they freely indulged in bowlers’ songs. Having collected a number of these, he introduced them to his audience by way of a community sing-song. Air. James Pascoe, president of the centre, stated that the centre executive had set a determined face toward the development of social intercourse among the bowlers of Auckland, and said that it was the centre’s intention to hold more of these evenings in the future. This phase of development is most commendable, and it is most pleasurable to see that Air. Pascoe and his executive have made a practical beginning in the direction that has been so frequently advocated.