ON THE GREEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 156, 22 September 1927, Page 8

ON THE GREEN

Bowls and Bowlers

By

JACK HIGH)

rec:goose in tangible form the snlendib It is pleasurable news far bow'ere ihat an short will shortly be made tc recognise hi tangible form the snlen_d :L 'd efforts made by Ylr T. BL 5i ley hr his Summer Time BID various sports bdlies thrutrgho tn Xev Zealand win be asked tc eostriLute tc wards a presentattom The cause needs no pleading. The engaging prospects of longer iio-irs 01 h‘ : A'uug greens are already attracting me attention af many dabs.. It .j also rightly*- expected cliat the sport will retEedve a decided impetus thcarehy.. ri ; Lhe Bill is hnally gassed by the Legisiatrve- GounciL AucAland wto. be particniarly favi tprei by the inno vatiom In— Xorxhem city, there is- not the same Length: of twilight that is in 'evidence n me rcutb: Island, .and the evening piaji" :;s almost an unknown cpiantity. In midsummer it wflS be possible to commence a rink game at ffi.3o •complete it with ease by S_3fl, This j advantage wiki be baii-ed with pleasure Fay many players, who have found some diiSculty in getting in a game hi the week days,, after business . hours.. Tue club secretaries are to- meet tfr f-* week and arrange their corubnied dxturt:S_ it m fgnt oe a timely snggesuqu that some inter^-club matchis be arrrj.niged fan play in the. evenings. .«av commencing at which wanLd give ; ample time far comfortable completion j befc re the twilight fadecL •Thhi: prospect presents quite a :new 2~cd interesting’ feature ta ~h<= snort. There is no: doubt that bowling £s in for a particularly brusht season through tlie success af Mr., ixadeys Summer Time pstt THE SRfTI-SH TOUR I appears that Mr. 7.. W. Hirilev, imm.eniiate past, president of the Dominion of Xew Zealand Bowling Ass©— eiad.-om is the sole selector of the Xew Zealand touring? team that, will visit Great Britain next year. This will undoubtedly be bailed by iiM bowlers as a. very wise- provision Indeed, it v-ill inspire the utmost conhdeuce in me 'ideal arrangements. The Domiiriou Couxll did well to leave such matters to- this proved mthusiast m bowfeg aiiimLnistratio m Already applieatiC'ns for inclusion have begun to come ferward. Eiut Mr. HartSjsy states that he intends to ctrcuAcrise all centre secretaries with fficnpA. application forms, which will set out many details that, intending appLinonts are required ta riTT in r- !:• no t the purposse ta consxder those- that come 'direct. Co u=idera~ion will o-nly ztti ta ap-plicatians that come through the respective eiuh secretaries.. Fo.trty 5 Layers will be. required. On ajioo uelc ar the feeavy perse nui ex- :

p*enseei that wiki be meurred. it is o a vums mat many of ear very test p-ayere isill not nnd Ln-tlusicn. ~ There are set many who cannot afford the heavy expense af the trip. It is numi.est, therefiirev that the prospects for a i_.ll representation of the strongest players vrill be ..orgely discounted, and. that tb.e team wilL mere ar Less, resolve itself into- a sacial touring team. T--. 3 -s csv u rrf artu ta ta. Tt

- 3 save besrr extach mere x - feiralxie ;.*at the sbnsiagth cr >iaw Z«ai,trud cow* u"jg sret--: re truly. de:TTc r?strwrac a r th. s autstarc i~ 5 ;rt Greab BritaaCT. Every effort -should always be made to exhihi": the remarkable growth of the game on me green into one cd high sIeIEL. It should be the fret policy of tfiese an the administrative side of the game that they place the game as a practical demonstration from this point .of: jriew to. the public. Only mus can me pjredcmmating opinion af the man In the street' that "the gone of bowls is an -old man's game ' be effec— Haw ever, it is quite certain that wua.ee"'er is done will be to- obtain the very best players who .are available uitdm the ;imsu.rg c.ircumstances. TH E A U STRA Uf A!S TC L R over' he .fact that the coming test

match ta be played in Acusuraha next w:ID only include 13 p.layers. Where tr.e Dominion Council ~-beamed the idea mat thus atnher was ah that was required is dbgcqlt to exp Lain. There are eds States in Australia, namely.

w estenx Austraha. South Australia. T v ictoria. Ns v South Wales,. Queensland and Tasmania. It will be natural that these States- wiEL aspire ta.- rep-resentatia-n by one rink apiece. In fact, it has been indicated that such was the case- Any curtailing will necessarily throw the Australian Bowling Council's original scheme out of count,, and. make- imperative the need for revisionHowever,, there A time even now to : conform to* the Australian requirements.. without making a hardship* upon the play ere. this side © f the Tasman. Twenty-four front-rank players willing to contest, in this .great trial ,of bowling strength will net be exceedingly dime not ta ah tain. In fact, the wander is how th<= gft ■ selectars will select Dff payers from, the £3jl'U<l players in New Zealand- It would be less difficult ta select IS .groups cf IS. There are so many □■layers of marked pro minence available. The onerous task that is presented to the uninitiated is the dual elimination dawn ta the requisite ML Moreover, curiosity in this respect is thoroughly awakened among the ran.ii and hie. Many names suggest themselves far inciusion.. Among the skips ! there are such p Ayers as Earraway. : Stew;art, Carswell, of DTinedin: Redpjith,. *A Christ church; Beneneld, of; Wanganui; Pilkington and Beil, sear., • of South Auckland: 'Walker, Parsons. Jury,. Brenner, H. Clarks, of Auck- :

land; and a host of others. The number threes and twos are Legion in their number, while the leads present an ever-increasing difficulty in nnalfs- ~~=~ EXPENSES OF THE TOUR In the matter of personal expenses of the team, it transpires that this question was not even disc asset! at the meeting of the eeuneiL It was expected that some' pravisLon would be made m this oft-mooted direecian, and. that other sports would be emulated in : their precedents in this respecu But these hopes were woefully shat- : terem If the advocates in. future require eousifieratiau of tin ts personal po int, their c b vie us recourse will ue- ' cessarhy be by remit, through their i respective centres. Tnere A no- doubt there is a 'division : of opinion about the payment af traveiLing expenses. It might ae forecasted I that the suggestLcn will manifest ifiaelf . more pracucaPy as an early data. On lihe other band, it would be wuLL to take into' corsMendon that howling I in the past has not claimed suihcieinit: public attention, to* demand .gate money. Ef revenue was available from mis

source, it vaelii be adzrLssahle that a just, claim could be made for personal expenses.. As it A now, this nnanoe would have to cqme from acconmiiA funds, or out of the individual pockets of nofi-con.testanA. From either- of these 'two channels it is not a reasc:Uahl- Atpectatiom The pro dgsldjn tinat the council would have to face tt-tt.-: 1 the present circumstance would he a straight-out reiquest to- the rank and nle for money to send their representatives abroad to obtain bowling honours. With this GfUtAbitg weakness in view, probably, the council frit justi-de-l tor ■ erlocktoig the question. s<=e- . irg teat there: was no definite remit : upon A. me Lien tally, thi= emission clearly I points the way out to howlers who : Lave: neurite views upon any special : questions. They make their :

demands in intelligent form through their respective centres. If sugges-Efe-iis stand the test of criticism there, the 7 will antciuahcally come forward, as a remit, tc- the Dominion Council for txiiai eo nsLderation and approvaL Thas is what may be tiermeii correct bo v-hg government prc^cedure. THE PAST WEEK The weathiur effectively Tafd a

clammy camper upon the fuE pregramme of bowling events last week. With the close proximity of the summer' season, it A ho pec that some permanent diange will svenmatA .After two attempts at conducting the Dk:minion Road Club's second winter tc eminent, it was msaliy abandoned.. Other clubs wn-e sr Parly faced with disappointment. There is one curse an in. however, a view ef the average igreen msclosest- a remarikabiy heaidly .gro vii of generous sward. This, at least, spehs well for the* s«s.s:t if-.IV :A just about fa ccmmenc.e.