Bowling Notes.

Samoanische Zeitung, Volume 23, Issue 32, 10 August 1923, Page 6

Bowling Notes.

(By "Roughie.") "Junior" being absent on a survey expedition in Good Holiday Land, "Roughie" steps in as first emergency. The bowling greftu is progressing well towards dependableness, the work of Mr S. T. Uren, as green supervisor, having had good effect already. There are a few inequalities still to be reduced, but per fection has been sighted on the weather bow. Last Saturday's muster was small, only ten men being present. Eight of these formed sets, and the two odd Ones took part in what golfers would call "a mixed foursome," in which the two ladies played good bowls and their men partners excelled in finesse. The men's rinks were skipped by Cowley and Uren respectively. Uren's four were not up to "concert pitch," Buss being the only consistent performer amongst them, and in the end they just failed to reach double figures. Following are details :—Burnett, Lofiey, Sutherland, Cowley (skip) 23; Buss, Fricker, Brown, Uren (skip) 9. Respecting the "one foot on the mat" rule, a writer in the "Auckland Star" remarks: — " A very sportsmanlike attitude was adopted by the New South Wales management in regard to the rules of playv- In Australia they!:in« variably deliver a bowl with both feet on the mat, but in deference to the habit in New Zealand they waived the point, and allowed our players to deliver with only one the foot on the mat. It is understood that New Zealand is the only country in the world where this rule obtains, and even then some of out players want to go one better, and deliver with no foot on the mat at all.