BOWLING

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 64, Issue 4522, 12 January 1942, Page 5

BOWLING

THE TE AWAMUTU CLUB SATURDAY’S RESULTS Fine weather favoured the members of the Te Awamutu Bowling Club on Saturday afternoon, when matches resulted as follows: Warring, O’Connor, Ross and Howie beat Bowden, Cunningham, Worthington and Maguire, 21-17. Baillie, Tailby, Grant and Clark beat Sterritt, Morris, Burchell and Semple, 23-22. ’ Jukes, Jameson, Noonan and Harvey lost to Andrews, Copeland and Donaldson, 23-27. Rainey, Date, Free and Henderson beat Brown, Chapman, Douglas and Brill, 24-9. Price, Friedlander, North and Ryan beat Old, Greeves, Angus and Nobes, 19-17. Hinton, Jordan, Thompson and Empson beat Dunkley, McDonald, Mclnnes and Lewis, , 26-13. Guy, Macky, McArthur and Leggett beat Mensforth, Angove, Armstrong and Haines, 23-17. Ross, Smith, Moore and Borche beat Tqlich, Hutchinson, Gee and Cole, 33-17. THE SKIP HINTS FOR YOUNG PLAYERS (By ‘ Scorer ”) We all know the “ make up ” of the ideal skip, having a full range of shots and the happy knack of getting the best out of his team. The skip should study his opponent and take advantage of any particular weakness noticed. Some skips have a preference for a special distance, and consistently ask for this length of head. Consider the drive ability of the other skip. If he does not care for the drive you do not have to put so many bowls to the rear. Over-running the Head after driving is a common fault; drop arms to sides and relax before attempting the draw with second bowl. Don’t “kid” to players of your rink. Better to remain silent when they put up' a. bad bowl. Then when,later ap-„ probation comes they know you are sincere. Skips should not stop jack in the running when put up by lead, but allow jack to run itself out. Give directions plainly. A yard through the head could mean anything. To finish a yard beyond the jack is pre-> cise and cannot be misunderstand. Work out a set policy. After a few heads you should know the peculiarities of the rink. "Don’t try to master a bad hand. Play the good one. It pays bigger dividends. Persevering with a bad hand has cost many a team tbe chance of success. Finally, play to the rules without pinpricking on minor points.