Following the lead of the Dominion Council, the centre decided before the semifinal game was commenced to have both sets of bowls tested. The result was that the Taieri player’s bowls failed to draw to standard. The bowls were then brought up to the required standard by the deputy official bowl tester, and play was resumed.
It is worthy of note that the Taieri champion had won the majority of his games with comparative ease prior to his bowls being tested, including a 28 to 7 victory over Hogg. Then he went down in two successive games to the Dunedin champion. While the centre officials are to be commended for their action in having Hogg’s and Carswell’s bowls tested, their decision after one of the player’s bowls were found wanting is open to question.
By Rule 10 on the Laws of the Game it would appear that the committee should not only have disqualified the Taieri player’s bowls, but should have reversed the decision in his previous game.
On Tuesday Mr Carswell’s bowls were again run over the machine by the official tester (Mr W.A. Scott) in the presence of Messrs F.J. Campbell (president of the Dunedin Centre), R. Hanning (secretary), D. Fastier and W. Wright (members of the executive). Mr Scott, who had tested the same bowls about two years ago, found that during the intervening time they had altered about one-forty-second of an inch on the running surface.
Mr Scott says that this alteration is due to the wearing effect of the surface of the Mosgiel green, which is of a somewhat sandy nature. — by ‘Jack’
Downtown address for OEB
The Otago Education Board offices are to be transferred to the upper storey of the Moray Place School, until recently occupied by the School of Art. It is expected that the changeover will be effected about the end of next month. The new offices are at present being fitted up, and the necessary alterations are being carried out.
Australia to exhibit
The secretary of the Exhibition Company (Mr H.R. Spence) has received cabled confirmation that the Australian Commonwealth Government would be officially represented at the forthcoming Exhibition. It is hoped that the Commonwealth will take up 25,000 or 27,000 feet of space, but in the meantime Mr Spence is awaiting further details to be submitted from Australia. — ODT, 12.3.1925
Compiled by Peter Dowden
