MAITAI BOWLERS ON TOUR
(Spocial to c ; ' Colonist; " )' By Telegraph, Palmorston North, Fob 1.5 The first match here started in light rain, which cleared before the games were finished, Simpson's teams held their own, scoring 18, against Seifort, .Abrahams* Tasker, Bunting (skip). l2; Galder 9, played Short. Malcolm, Freetbj (apip), 3d;W. Whiting. 12,- played H. Mowlora, Hume, 'Pi6keririg, F.* Mbwlem (skip) 2G, It is understood that the afters noon match,' starting [at 1.30, will be against the same sifipa,' wii'tt teams composed of meiiibera nos getting a game this morning. Thd Maitais expect an even greater task than in the morning match. Lunch was provided, and everything possible is being done, to make the games plesarit. The team leaves af> live this evening for Wellingfofii.,, Later. . This afternoon a match was started on a very keen green, and the Maitai players were going strong until rain, commenced to fall, stopping play, when ten heads had been played. The game- then stood: Whiting 7, Drew . il ; Oalder 15, Bunting 10; Simpson 10, Mowlem 5. The Nelson players will catqh the train to-night, and leave Wellington 1 by.thf) S(S Rdtoiti on Sunday night for noniei The following games w.ere played on the Wellington Club's green by electric light on Wednesday, tiigbj.' Wellington : Hill,seniorj Woodna'ri,' Whitf.al, Thompson (s), 28. Maiiai : Karsten, uarnett, D. Whiting, W. Whitjing (s), 12. . , Wellington : , tirunimond, Evans,' E JHill ChurchwM (I), 17. Maitai; Kichards, A Dee, L'ariifa 1 (s,lO. . <> It was an unique experience for the Nelson players, who enjoyed the novelty. The visitors speak in the highest terms of the hospitlity extended to them by the Wellington players
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Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11862, 16 February 1907, Page 2
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270MAITAI BOWLERS ON TOUR Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11862, 16 February 1907, Page 2
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