Bowling Notes.

Samoanische Zeitung, Volume 23, Issue 31, 3 August 1923, Page 7

Bowling Notes.

(By "Junior.")

The club had the services of MrT. Hutton last Saturday, who kindly offered to run the instrument over the green with a view to making out hollows, etc., but it was found that there was practically no variation beyond one-hund-redth part of a foot in places. This discovery is rather interesting, in view of the fact that members have so often blamed the green instead of faulty deliveries etc., etc., and there are only the bowls left take the blame. It is evident that after so many years of use and the long period for which the bowls belonging to the club were left in an open annex exposed to the weather that they can be expected to be somewhat out in their bias. Mauy of them were discarded, one might conclude, years ago in New Zealand before they

were sent to Samoa, and a test as to their accuracy should prove interesting. However, with all our little delinquencies thrown in, we mange to knock out a fair bit of sport although we have no possibility of turf iug out champions. {Several members have mentioned lately that the Wednesday and other week-day games are not so frequent now-a-days, but this is not because there are none who desire a game. There should be no reason why bowls could not be played, every Wednesday and otfyer days as - well. It is to be hoped that members will renew their acquaintance- with the green , duririg the week. The best I course to adopt is for a member to arrange with other likei ly players over the 'phone, and thus make up a four or more, as on a recent Wednesday no less than 5 members i went to the green at different times and missed each other. Now, who's on ior next Wednesday ? , • i „ , Xiast Saturday three rinks , were occupied (but, be it known, there are seven rinks altogether, ready to accommoplayers). Ati interesting match was played between Bus* Broderick, Cowley and - SttßrlAd (s) .versus.John. ■■■' Richardson and ••JSBmliWp). The score card

shows that the leadership changed several times during the match and on the 20th head Sutherland was leading by 1 point (19-18) but with the apparent intention of letting their opponents understand that they were pulling their leg, Brown's team put up a five in the final head. On the next rink Uren and Fricker skipped teams comprising Darvill, Westbrook, Lofley and Uren v. Newland, Waller, West and Fricker, and the verdict went to the "fale tupe" Uren, whose team including George ("one and only") was too good for their opposers; and Newland, on fourteen occasions performed, well and truly, the mat-laying ceremony. At afternoon teatime Fricker lead by 11 —7, but the strong drink played havoc thereafter and the game ended in Uren's favor 25 18. Grifiin and Tattersall met to play off their singles championship game, and Tattersall had no difficulty in winning by 21—9. "Trundler" writes, in the "Auckland Star":—The most careful caretaker often has his work undone by a thoughtless player. Most clubs are now protecting the ends with a strip of scrim, which serves the double purpose of minimising the effect oi so many' players walking about, and also preserving the green by protecting it from the first bump of the bowl. It is not much use putting down scrim if a player places the mat well forward, and then stands so far in front of it that his bowl ploughs a hole in the grass, instead of first striking the scrim. Westport must have a wonderful bowling green, according to all accounts. The New South Wales visitors weie very enthusiastic about it during their visit last February, and declare that it was easily the best they saw in New Zealand. Some competent judges describe it as the best in the world, but that is rather a big order. Its merits appear to be due to the growth of two weeds, which have taken possession, to the exclusion of all cultivated grasses. Something of the same sort has happened in a green not very far from Auckland, where a certain weed has been the making of a certain green, although other clubs are doing their best to got rid of it.