BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 20089, 1 February 1929, Page 12

BOWLING

[By Measurer.] The intei-club matches were resumed last Saturday, with the interest filly maintained. .It is true that the (lotting meeting iutericrcd a bit, several sections being a rink short. Si'cctors have a hard row when local racing meetings arc held, Koslya Club, which was shaping so well in the shield contest, added nothing in the way of points, losing all three sections to Dunedin Club, it was a black day for Koslyn, for every «ne of the nine rinks was in a minority. Dunedin Club also won two ui three sections against North-east Valley, and lias now gained fifth place iiahnacewen Club was not only too strong all round for .Leith in three section's, but kept Kairfiekl from scoring a dozen points. Balmacewcn is making a prominent showing this season. Kaituna was another club v Inch scored all that was possible, even though it did do some juggling with its skips’- , , ~ The table below snows how other clubs got along. There arc Ibiee vitn equal points at the top, and several others very close indeed.

The re’sulls of last week's games and ilio total shield points at present stand;—

Secretaries of clubs, in their honorary capacity, have to supply the Press with the results ol matches played, and naturally have to depend upon the cards handed iu for the names ol players and the figures showing the scores. They have no easy job, tlm.se secretaries (honorary, mind you!), for the cards handed to them arc often complex puzzles, instead of being straight-out statements of facts, the scli-sarae cards are bewildering to a degree. Sometimes the names of the players are there, sometimes they arc not. Sometimes they arc plainly written, often they arc not. Thu duty of a No. 2 iu each rink is to write down legibly the mimes of the players on the card supplied to him. it should not ho too much trouble for him to plank his card up against the pavilion and write the names of the players in a plain bold Roman so that ho who runs may read. Then, perhaps, we should not sec a man named Banncrmaii appear in print as Bcacunan, and suchlike, it does not fall to the lot of every man to got his name in the papers, and when lie does (unless it is in Police Court proceedings) he likes it done properly. Will Nos. 3 please notoP Tlie four-rink games seem to have a special attraction. Clubs which apparently have no chance of winning outright play as though they were iu the final stages, with the result that keen contests arc seen. As the competition approaches its end the interest is greater than ever. When St. Clair defeated Dunedin Club this week the result of section 15 was left in the air, for now Dunedin and St. Clair, with six of the seven games played in their section, each stand with one loss. St. Clair has to meet Green Island in the seventh game, while Dunedin has to meet St. Kilda. There is no certainty ns to the result of these games before they arc played, so the interest is still on. A friendly game was played on Wednesday evening between throe rinks of ‘ Evening Star ’ men and members of St. Kilda Club on the latter’s green, it was an enjoyable contest, but rather spoilt from a playing point of view by a gusty wind, in (ho early stages the newspaper men had the hotter of thing's, hut at the finish the club men prevailed, for two of their rinks made a draw of it, and the other was G points up.

“ Excelitc,” writing in Sydney ‘News,’ says: “Few exports will deny that tho only true test is that carried out on a perfect green, but tho draw-

hack to .having this law enforced is the undeniable inconvenience that would be occasioned if Nature’s test was t.i ha recognised. The table test, with its' many imperfections, must go cn. . . . ‘ Like clockwork,’ is how President John Scott described the running of the Wellington (New Zealand) carnival. As Air Tom Yates, chairman of the Match Committee, accompanied Air Scott to Now Zealand, it is a certainty that something of a dominion flavour will be introduced into the carrying out of our future competitions.” Cavcrsham’fc now greenkeeper is Air W. Wilson, some time ago greenkeeper at Baldntha, and who lias just returned from making a green at To A nan. In the ladies’ section the results of the seventh round, played yesterday, were Anderson’s Bay beat Leith, Caversham beat St. Kilda, Alorningtou boat Port Chalmers, North-east .Valley beat Utago; Dunedin, a bye. It was unfortunate that lack of interest and want of nominations compelled the abandonment of the Civil Service tournament aVranged for last Wednesday evening. The few enthusiasts responsible for several pleasant gatherings do not despair, however, and efforts will he made to keep the event alive. The final of the Caversham rinks will ho played between Johnston, Often, Forrester, Blackwood (s) and Wacher, Keelson, E. Wilson, and Mitchell (s). A FEW BOWLING DON’TS. —To the Leader.— Don’t ho careless iu your throw. Your skip will judge whether a Jong or short or medium end best suits his team, or; conversely which docs not suit the opposition; therefore don’t regard the length of the throw as being of no consequence. —To the No. 3.—. Don’t think for one moment that your position is of less importance than any of the others. A good No. 3 is just as big a factor in the success of a rink as a good leader, a good third, or. a good skip. —To the No. J.— Don’t think that your chief provinca is to direct your skip, if you arc desirous of being classed as a really good No. ,‘i don’t give advice until you are asked for it. A good skip will consult yon when he thinks the occasion demands it. Until then keep quiet. —To the Skip.— Don't be querulous. Dont be sarcastic. Don’t shout out “Take the green!” or “ Oh, be up!” when the unfortunate player is not doing himself justice. Don’t forget that a bad shot probably hurts the delinquent more than it docs you. . —To the New Player.— Don’t bring your howling action from the elbow. Try to cultivate the pendulum swing, which is essential to achieving correct distance. Use tho whole of your arm—not a part of it. Don’t choose a bowl that doesn’t tit your hand. Unless yon have a large hand you will get more control from a howl sin in diameter than one of the bigger variety. Don’t try for an artificial “ spin ”> on your howl. You arc more likely to get a finer “touch” by a natural delivery. Don’t attempt to play fast shots until yon have mastered the draw shot. Don't forget that constant practice i» essential to success in any game.

Roslyn Won. Lm t 0 a . Bts 0 ptb. 60 (jreen Island 1 1 () GO Fairfield (I 1 ' 0 0 GO Bahnacewen ... 4 12 57 Dunedin 5 1 10 56 Kaituna 3 0 12 56 West Harbour 1 1 6 54 61 Caversham ...' 0 2 0 St. Kilda 2 2 (i 45 Caledonian ... 2 2 (5 45 44 Kaikorai o 1 8 St. Clair 2 2 (i 6G Taieri 1 1 (3 66 Otago ... 2 1 8 u() Port Chalmers (I 0 60 Anderson’s Bay I) 3 0 23 Mornington ... o ] 8 24 N.K. Valley ... 1 2 4 24 Outran! 0 1 0 12 Leith 0 3 0 12