BOWLING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 22 December 1917, Page 5

BOWLING.

(Notes by ''Kitty.") A meeting of the committee of the Stratford Bowling Club was held last evening', there being present —Mr ,J\ W. McMillan < president). F. J. McDonald, H. Edgecombe. J. S. Lyons, F. Foley. C. Martin, and the secretary (Mr S. Porritt.) The following new members were elected: T. .!?.•'. Julian (late Attroa Club). P. C. Price' (late Wanganui Club). H. Smart and W. S. Skedgewell. ft was decided to order n Truck of Wanganui soil, also a tripod harrow for the improvement of the green. Arrangements will be made with a local caterer to supply the refreshments at fill bowling functions, and the usual plate of refreshments by the members will be abolished. A letter was received from the'Waitara Bowling Club stating that a retun? match could be played on the Strafford green on January 10th, and that one colt rink be included with the team to meet a Strafford colt rink. This was agreed to. The Hawera Clul» also wrote requesting a match at Hawera on January 2nd, which was accepted.

In the B section of the Singles competition last evening. Franks 21 defeated Lyons 11.

There conk! be no more enthusiastic bowler than t,li» genial "George" Smart, a member.of that smart set ol bowlers of the .same family known throughout the length and breadth of Taranaki. He is not the worst of them all the time, be it said, as has been proved on the occasion of many a hard-fought and victorious match, and he never seems to tire of playing the game. The mere statement of his programme for the nest month will convince the most sceptical that "George" ie a howler from the soles of his shoes and the bottom of his white pants to his blue blazer and the top of the white slouchv hat protecting his "thatch" from losing any more of its color. But that is a pen-; picture known to all local devotees in' the art of wooing "Kitty." Here is the'itinerary for the "only decent; holiday" for the past six years: On; Wednesday he. plays at Wanganui withj T. C. Fookes, W. Hams. R. MeK. Morison, G. Smart' (s) and returns on| Saturday nigbt if not in the final, but' should the latUM- interesting event! take place, he will not be back till! Monday, the 31st; straight on tol New Plymouth he goes to play las part in the patriotic tournmetit, having for rink mates, T. C. Fookes* W. Fookes, and H. Edgecombe: then comes the piece do resistance, a trip to Dunedin, to the Dominion Tournament, where he plays third in the rinks with W. .McDonald, J. Hartley,'

and brothel' Herb., and leads for \V. McDonald in the pairs. Expecting to be back by the 10th January.; lie proceeds immediately to New Ply-, mouth co the Taranaki tournament,! skipping for S. Porritt, J. Masters,' and N. J. King. "George" cxpectß to have had enough of the game bv that rime. S'luek. in the festive, season! ! —u —i in imwuwßwawi