ON THE GREEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 570, 24 January 1929, Page 7

ON THE GREEN

Bowls and Bowlers

By

JACK HIGH.

Auckland has produced the champion bowl* r of the Dominion for the .season 1928-29, and of course all Auckland bowlers are indeed proud of the I act that, from out of their ranks, tame a player with sufficient brilliance in the game to meet allcomers of renown and ability, and come out the champion of the Dominion. It was a wonderful achievement, on the part of Archie Coltman in winning this blueribbon event of the game on the green, and no one is more surprised at the victory than the champion himself. When asked as to what were the outstanding elements in play which he had developed that gave him such a clear superiority over his opponents. Archie Coltman made the startling .statement that he attributed his success to an entire spell from the game, and a period of extreme physical fitness. Mo indicated that since last faster he hud not played the game at all. and during the period that he had taken up his residence at Matangi. Cambridge, ho had so improved in health that he faced the gruelling rounds of the tournament completely fresh to the game, and a. physically lit man. Archie’s record in tournament play is not a lengthy one. lie commenced bowling in 1914, paired with Melntjro when they won the Auckland Centre’s pairs tournaments of 1917 and 1918, played No. - for Walker when lie won the Christmas tournament in 1917, and No. 2 lor (.Iregory Osmond when the champion banner was brought to the Auckland dub. He also won the champion singles of the Carlton Club in 1020, * * * The runner-up for the same event, K. H. de Launay, of Epsom, also deserves hearty congratulations on his wonderful bowling in this blue-ribbon test of tho Dominion. He is a player who has a line record in local events, and his recent good showing demonstrates conclusively that he has the ability to take a front-rank place with the foremost players of the Dominion. His particularly graceful style in play is an added feature of his bowling, while as a skip ho executes the complete range of shots with equal ability. In Harry de Daunay, Auckland can look for a player who will figure largely in all Dominion events. West End’s wonderful victory in the rinks competition was no surprise, although there were many teams that were exceptionally strong opposing combinations. All the component members of the team were good players. W. Bremner, of course, proved his ability some live years ago. when he won the same event, thus his second win now places him on equal terms with E. Jury’s Karangahake team, which won the champion rinks competition in 1919 and 192 L As No. 3, Irving Clarke has further added to his already mounting list of victories. He is a particularly graceful player, whose delivery is an excellent model to all bowlers, and was the subject for much favourable comment in Wellington. As for E. Needham, as No. 2, and C. Hardley, as lead, it may be said that there were no passengers in the team. They dexterously contributed their share to the able teamwork, which ultimately gained the supreme victory in the premier game of bowling—tho full-rink competition. The West End Club is to be warmly congratulated on the fact that it is the only club in Auckland City that has won the champion rink competition on two occasions. m * * Auckland has, also, a colour of claim to the win of Din wood's pair in the champion pairs -event, for Fleming Daurenson, A. Kinvig’s partner, until a few months ago was a member of the Carlton Club. This player may be classed as one of the classic bowlers of the Dominion. He took infinite pains in studying the art of delivering bowls, and with the keenest enthusiasm for this essential side of the game, generously passed his observations on to numbers of players, who materially gained from the knowledge thus imparted to them. Indeed, it may accurately be advanced that Fleming Daurenson is one of the finest coaches that the Dominion has ever produced, and many players here have improved their play considerably from the instruction imparted to them. His recent success is the practical demonstration of his theory in the art ot bowling. • * * On Saturday evening the West End Club will hold a welcome home to its members who took part in the “home tour’’ last year. • Opportunity will ther

bo taken to say au revoir to Mr. James 1 ascoc. past president of the Auckland Centre, who is leaving for Eng- j " im . where he will represent New j Zealand bowlers at the forthcoming i conference of the International Bowl- ! Board. Members of the team which Won the recent Dominion tour- * nament will also be present to receive I the congratulations of their fellowmembers on their successful effort: in wringing back to their club for the second occasion the champion shield of the Dominion. Austin; J\i i . a 17 iSOn - - the weU known uns’ C;r i^ u non ': d ;-P>™ 0 ? “BoomerAustralians in the recent Dominion tournament. As a plaver he ranks h-fn’d'» 1 ri aV T S ' Von the Victorian single handed championship, and was the only p ayer who defeated our cham! n rcl l le , Coltman. in the cham pionship of this Dominion. The occasion marks his first visit to the Dominmn. and he frankly states, in no uncertain terms, and publishes his opinions of some of the Xew Zealand bowlers in the recent bowling test between Australia and Xew Zealand, 'Much are as follow: “The nlav ail round showed up the Xew Zealand quality. Parsons, Walker, the Bells , ackenridge, “<1 many of the other chosen stars sbono out in their brill!a " ce ;, I ’ al l sons is undoubtedly one of the three finest bowlers anywhere on tins, earth. I saw and admired the great and only Max for the first time. He is all and more than I supposed.” He is quite of opinion that, apart from the necessity of placing their very best players in the field, the Australians will have to adopt the Xew Zealand, forceful, style of play, before they can possibly hope to gain a victory. He states that he fully appreciates the excellence of the work given to the No. 2 in New Zealand, and regards this player as the key to the whole position in teamwork. The Australians are inclined* to underrate this important nlayer's value in the game, and let a head build up badly against them, trying vainly to draw shots to bare inches and sometimes fractions of inches when the score is against them, thereby leaving the No. 3 to clean up the position with a. drive, when it is obviousb' too late. He is quite of opinion that this is one of the paramount reasons why bowling in rink play has advanced past that of tho Australians. * * * Tn respect to the bowls used in t> Dominion, Mr. Harrison maintains that the rubber bowl now used by fully 80 per cent, of the players in the Commonwealth must eventually find similar favour in the Dominion. The obvious advantage of these bowls over wood will gain their adoption. The nonsuccess of rubber bowls in this Dominion was obviously caused by the players rushing full weights in in the minimum size. If players, he adds, used a five-inch bowl in a 31b 3oz, or 5 1-16 in 31b 4oz, they would get wonderful work from them, as the Australians do. Much is being done with tho size and bias of bowl Sin Australia. In a few weeks, no bowl will be permitted on the greens that is wider between the discs than a half-inch less than the height, and two yards draw is being added to the bias of the bowls. This means that the Australian bow, will take considerably more green than Hie of thm Dominion. T 11. Chapman, so well known as green superintendent at the Ponsonby Club, has gone to live in the Epsom district, and has therefore joined the Carlton Club. ST. H ELI ERS CLUB The final of the pairs competition of the St Hellers Bowling Club between A. Smith and^usseU Sited in the latter team winning by 10 to 16 anniversary tourneys The following skips have entered teams lies, Wright, Kobertson (Carlton), EasloManSh Mtt {SIKfSij, w F Ta-SoV »SSS£A Richmond, E. Taylor, Bo>n , (E Tbe n Mount Eden Club's Anniversary tournament has been cancelled. al -e still a few vacancies ill the full rink tournament to be played under the control of the St. Heliers Club. BENDIGO BOWLS Tlie following teams will represent their respective clubs m tlm B e^ndiso " Heliers—Tt!* Higginbotham, Melhose, Moors, Leighton. HARDLEY SHIELD MATCH RESULTS AT HAMILTON (From Our Own CorrespondentJ HAMILTON, Wednesday. •Pieht rinks representing the Auckland rag ml • nlaved in the second ?e°r?es of games for the Hardley Shield against South Auckland on the Hamilton C?ub"s greens to-day. There were also vix rinks of New South Wales play ei s occupied In games against rinks drawn n Mr S° U R.' James, president of the South Auckland Centre, extended a welcome to the visiting bowlers. Showery weather interfered with play during the aftern<At’the conclusion of the morning's play totals in the Hardley Shield games were 1 equal, the figures being:—Auckland, i games 166 points; South Auckland, , games, 166 points, The totals at the conclusion of the day’s play were Auckland, 7i games, 322 points; South Auckland, S„ ga hf'tiic 3 »mp”mion with the Australian 'i itors the results were:—New South Wales. 5 games, 271 points: South Auckland, 5 games, 291 points. The following are the details of the P * Hardley Shield Games (Auckland players mentioned first) —Morning play: J. M. ttnrdlev G. L. Gladding, A. Kenny, H. A. Robertson 23, v. Kriscovich, Fraser, Cor?£h Branch, 21: K. Cox, J. M. Thomson, T Dick, H. C. Clarke. 12, v. Meredith, MHch'ell 0 .”: E JO Wh’ittmt. lk K. S B o rookfield, E. j. Wright 25. v. Cleveley, Craw shatt, Bell, junr. Bell, sent-., 10; A. H. Yeoman. F E Lowe, J. Kilgout, I , J- Scaat,e burv 31 v. Cooper, James, Pearce, Chapman’ 12 C. Lamb,' Handle Xe 1, L Keys, c Mustom 23. V. Grigg. Fenwick. R McFarlane, Higgott. -■*: H. ernham. ' chapman A. Stone, E. Knight, Is, i t Leonard Speirs. Holland, Seccombe 22; V > Tonkin. J. R. Lundon. Hardley, o' T nmh 14 v Pratt, Whitehead, Smith, Adamson, 26; A. B. Barter. H Keith. W. Rah J Pascoe. 20. v. Cates, Wycherley, W. Horton. F. Livingstone, ' 9Af, oT n^Lri ay T4 ROb v. rtS ßen,- b se'nr. C 'iH Wright IT V.' Pilkington. IP: Scantlehnrv 16 v. Branch, 21; Muston 22, v. lYv mgs tone, 11; Knight 19, V. Mclnnes, is' llmb. 19, v. Dlx. 26: Pascoe. 1... v. H The U pla°y between Xew South Wales A South Auckland resulted as follows visitors names being mentioned Morning play: Rofe, Lowe, King. V/ieTTv 4 v. Anderson. Patterson, Whitten Coomhes, 25: Alderson. Jastriza, - LVs Yates IT, v. Arthur. Sinclair, J. a- Smith Wilkes. 16; Weldon, Smith,

Priekett, Going. 26: Curtis. Mackie, Mack, Griffin, 23. v. Lafferty, Baker, Garvey, Frost, 13; Barrett, Langley, Benjamin, Beecham, 23, v. Andrews, T. B. Booth, Michel, T. J. Mitchell, 14. Totals: Australia, 3 games, 90 points; South Auckland. 2 games, 94 points. Other games resulted:—Abbott. Baker, Dolehan, Gooder. IS, v. Hall, Hindman, Melver, Hyde, 13; Beechamp, IS, v. Frost, 21: Doherty, 16. v. Fenwick, 20; Griffen, 23, v. Salter, 22; Yates, 20, v. Meredith, j 19: Walters, 14, v. Coombes, 21; Langley, j Baker, Stapleton, Horton. 16. v. Leonard, I Spiers, Holland, Seccombe, 31. WHANGAREI CLUB (From Our Own Correspondent) WHANGAREI, Wednesday. ■ The third evening bowling tournament ! on the Whangarei Bowling Club’s greens this year was played yesterday, when a pairs tournament was held. Eight rinks competed. Allan and Gallagher tied with three wins and 36 points each. They drew for the prize and Allan won. The club competition games resulted: — Championship Singles—Allan beat Orr, 20—18: Orr beat Middleton, Gi—l6. Club's Fours—Stone beat Beehre, 29—8; Donaldson beat Courtney, 16—14; Cutforth beat Kerr, 17—16. OPOTIKI CLUB (From Our Own Correspondent) OPOTIKI, Wednesday. The following Vumes were played on the Citizens’ bowling green to-day: First Round—White championship shield: J. White, 32, beat K. Black, 16; W. A. Wilkinson, 26, beat W. Stevens, 25; H. Briggs, 23, beat H. E. Battle, 19; J. Smith, 36, beat V. Dick, 14; W. Carruthers, 28, beat J. Wilson, 20: E. Wolfenden, 24, beat C. Tabb, 17; J. Jeffrey, 30. beat A. Alders, 17. In the Arthur Memorial Cup, E. Wolfenden (holder), v C. Tabb, ended in a draw. THE TEAMS LIST The following teams have been chosen for inter-club bowling matches on Saturday: Te Papapa v. Mangere—At Mangere: Patterson, T. Harriman, James, Simpson; Williams, Roy Speight, F. Harriman, R. G. Speight. At Te Papapa: W. Marks, Crichton, Johnson, Dawson; Wicklund, Fallon, Whitehead, Donnell. Hillsborough v. Rawhiti —At Rawhiti: Thompson, Pollard, Goldsmith, Sheath: Farland, Clark, Williamson, Sainty. At Hillsborough: McMillan, AVhite, Thomas, Wilkinson; Williams, Sinclair, Ward, Waters. Mount Eden v. Papatoetoe—At Mount Eden: Burley, Sherrill, Elliott, Cornes; Bailey, Heron, Battersby, Bigelow. At Papatoetoe: Delamore, Boyce, Sergeant, Hull; McKenzie, Mullins, Vivian, Walton. Rawhiti v. Hillsborough—At Rawhiti: Savin, Chiplin, MoKinlay, Macpherson; Miller, Moncur, Woolier, P. Thompson. At Hillsborofigh: N. Thompson, Martin, Murray, Stubbs; Vincent, Haslam, Paterson* Harris. Rocky Nook v. Edondale—At Rocky Nook: J. Lewis, A. Mills, W. Lamb, W. H. Jenkin; W. Ougliton, W. Pearson, J. Newton, T. A. Finch; J. Jenkin, J. 11. Jones, Buckle, E. Jury. At Edendale: Cadwallader, Huston, Alder, Williams;

Austin, Yeo, sen., Blakey, P. Smith; L. Kent, Young. Gribble. Randell; R. Laing, Wilson, F. Pearce. B. Kayes. Against Glen Eden—At Glen Eden: W. Rutledge. W. Beehre, H. Baxter, H. Cliffe: leo, i jun.. J. Stoddart, B. Chambers, G. Cutler, j At Rockv Nook: T. Jones, Hudson, Sadler. Bouskill; J. Findley, Beath, A\ - ! White, Clements. MARINE PENNANT Stanley v. Takapuna—At Stanley: j Chesney, Sheehan, MacGregor, Smith: ; Kennedy, G. M. Reid. Wilson, Johnson: 1 Ross, White, Ogilvie, Brookes. At Taka- ( puna: Sainty, Purser, Wrigley, D. M. : Jones; Brav, Niohol. Lambie, McMaster; 1 Lock, Whitley, S. Reid. Cox. Takapuna v. Stanley—At Stanley: Kay, ; Prentice, Collins. Hunt: MeMurtrie, j Johnstone, IT. P. Smith, Wilkinson; Price, Riddell. Knaggs, Mills. At Takapuna: Oborn. Hooker. Wernham. Audley; Stallard, Eade, Bennet. Dunlop; Arrowsmith, Reid, Somerfield, Cutler.