BOWLING.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 50, 10 December 1912, Page 2

BOWLING.

Ihe first, round tor the two single events by the Pukekohe* Club has been iliyeri, and some in-anl-tut play has b en witnessed. The folio?. - ing wre tha re nits, the first figure shows the h ndkap tnd the tecond the points scored, not including the handicap.— Lawiie's handicap medal —J. Adams, burJicap 1, 37; Smith, 5, 8; Egginton 1, 25; 1. Motion, 5, 15; Uewton, 5, 20; Bockett, scratch, 19: Cabill, scratch, 25; Grant, 2, 14; Ls.vrie. 3, 15; Lusher, scratch, 17; P rkn.s, 2, 31; Keith, 3,. 11; Kussell. 2, 22; Woke, 2, 13; Milntyr..', 5, 13; Grigir, 3, 14; Dajsh, 5, 17; W. Wright, 5, 13; Tow .son, Graham, Eames and others claimed wins by default . Championship- medal—Grant 24, Dajsh 7; Graham 40, Jackson 10; Townson 22, Howard 7; Grigor 26, Webs e- 13; Egginton 20, Smiih 12; Lusher 27, W.Adams 10; J. Adams 2fi, W Wright 9. Saturday was a brilliant day for bowls, and there wa3*a big muster on the Pukekohs green. Ihe Jiolders of the Stars - W. Adams, J. Koulston, J. Adams and Cahill again successfully defended their trophies. Ihe challe gers were W. Blake, Grant, Bockett and Gratam. On paper the challengers apceartd to be the stronger team, but in actual i lay on the day the holders proved themselves the better combination, and won by 32 io 22. Ihe face of. the game underwent som? remarkable charges. First the holders got a lead of 6 to 2. A few heads later the challengers were 12 and the holders 8. At this point, however, the challengers froze and the holders ran all over them, securing about eighteen points wi'.hnut oreiking the ice. Tne Adams brothers played «ith th.ir usual consistency, and J. Roulston showed a remarkable improvement in fotm. The rink's good wurk was capped with Cahill's steady and reliable play. Ten coupKs have entered for the champion pairs. They have been arranged into two sections. Each pair plays every oih:r pair in his section, the winners being the pair that wins the greatest number ot games. The winners of section A play the winners of section B for the final. Pukekohe mats are much too email. Not oniy is tun causing the green to be badly knocked about, but when players from this flub visii other clubs associated with the Auckland Provincial Bowling Association with which Pukekohe is affiliated they will be seriously handicapped through having to alter their style of delivery. The Association rule is very explicit. It declares that players of the. clubs affiliated with the Association must keep both feet on the mat when delivering a bowl, and the interpretation of this rule is set down thuo: "That ea:h player shall have both feet on the mat at the beginning aid at th- finish of! the delivery ot the bowl." It is recommended that in size the mat be not less than 3 feet 6 inhes long, and not less thai 18 inches wide.