BOWLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12713, 16 November 1904, Page 7

BOWLING.

; How often onn hears a howler deploring what he «j pleased to cal the lick of tud;;meht on the part of tliose r sponsible in ask- ;• ing him to play in this, that, or the other poritidh. T.ie following remarks by the Melbourne writer, "rtinksr,"' strike at the h»>art of the matter:—" As usual at the bogirihlriß of the season there is the' same old trouble of picking teams and the positions to be occupied by the players. It is extraordinary how many numbers; of cubs i aspire to the post of captain, and rather than : occupy ; any other place in a rink stand out. ! : Leauinsr is an import»Bt facto* in* the success '. of a riilk, anil it is a well-known -fact that i effective leading ..generally tends to good ;'■ play..-The position of second m«h is ger.er- , : f : ally suptH)sed to :be siren to weakest player in the rink.- This is quite ft mistake. Again and-again,.! have scon bowhrs performing IB that position so well that the win of tile team is as much due to the suce 6J of 'i the second man an any m«tnher of the rink. ' For third man a player of -qual can re to a skipper is required. He : must be a man of J" strength of character and decision, quick to .'■ realise the position, and * ready to j advise his. ]"' tfluprer. ..The captain of a rink, above all !' ihinjrs, must be patient and forbearing,, and ', if one of team happens to make a poor b ? shot ; don't make what might almost be re- ■; garded as insultint rcmalrks to the unhappy, " player. all. it is on a psslime-. A , game can be plsyod in the keenest manner ' . ; jiossibie, and yet eoridiiotedjin silch a way " that i oven the defeated play>rs can affirm ! thatthev have enjoyed -the contest. It is to be hoped before th" pennant mitohes J ire started the. friction Pheatd of mny have 1 been forgotten, that each clti'b will be able ; to put forth its best team to do battle or,it, ' arid that e veH- player, will loyally do his very • ,'bfptji in whatever position :• he is picked to y play," '•,'':,■>'.;■." .\:.::- ::: . ::^-'-//,.': ''-'A--r' ; '-v.-.-x-/-:'.-:'' '•' ' . Mi»py cnrio'js sights have .been seen on - bowling' greeiis.'but the one ODyFcrguslio: K green these few days is rath-er a new pha^e . in- bowling matters ; (says the Paisley and. i Renfrewshire: Gazette, of Aiiisust;;2o). The ■- green has bee closed for ten days, and being - left unattended it has become literally eoveri ed with a beautiful mant'e oif a creamy sub- ., staree.. Those who profess to know affirm . that: it is a particularly wort crop and quality t of mushrooms— a bad harvest for those t wlio Were anxious to gain admittance to se- I , euro- I hem. - j