General Squibs.

NZ Truth, Issue 181, 5 December 1908, Page 3

General Squibs.

Newtown Club is getting ready for its annual Christmas trip, and arrange-. ments are practically completed for six or seven matches,, against Westport, Gre,ymouth, Hbkitika, etc., during the festive period. The team is to leave; Wellington about 23rd and return on Monday, 4th January.

Old Boys are fixing up preliminaries for another^ good time m Sleepy Hollow. "Boss" Ames and chums. Liniilater and Jacobs swear by all that's holy that JN'elson can't be beaten for beer and clyners. f'Pup" Hutchings "is regaining some of his old dash, the ex-Midlander having got into the forties on occasions lately m Auckland. "Pup" might yet show the Northerners some of his old.time prowess. •'.. ;■ .' . '„.:'

"My goodness me'!" said an-- elderly bloke on the Basin Reserve, "what kind of a bowler is that young man 1 Does ne bowl m the new style ?" "Oh, no," said the would-be wit near by, "that style + has gone out 'of fashion again. The old style is troubling the batsmen because tliey are not used to it now." "Ah, \ see,' replied the. old 'un.

That part of the Ba3in Reserve pavilion allotted to pressmen and scorers is taken possession of every Saturday by people who have no earthly right to the privilege. There is no necessity whatever lor their- presence as there js plenty of room on the hank. It is to toe hoped that Secretary Joe Vance will give this matter his immediate attention and devise some method which wißl relieve those on duty of the unwelcome presence of the intruders. Joe will want plenty of backbone ,to deal with the cast-iron cheek of the

crowd which takes up its. temporary abode 'm .the scoring box.