THROWING V. BOWLING.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9879, 26 February 1901, Page 2

THROWING V. BOWLING.

Our contemporary, the Hawke's Bay Herald, writes as follows, which will interestl, and perhaps instruct our local cricketers: Our cables recently referred to the disqualification of certain professional cricketers in England for imprdper bowling. Old cricketers who remember the strictness with \which round arm bowling was regulated in their schooldays look with astonishment at the style now in vogue, which would not have been permitted mi them by any competent umpire. It tip not Scientific bowl&rg, but throwing the ball as if the batsman wore the dealy enemy tof the bowler. It is not true cricket. Yet so commjon ha» the practice become (that the movement to put it down is dscribed by the Doily Mail as "a step whdch can fairly be described as sensational.* According to the more detailed account in our London contemporary, a cotfiference of the captains of county clubs was convened to deal' w.lh the matter. They prohibited a batch . of well known cricketers from bowling, and warned others that if they are "noballed" in the future they, too, will be suspended. Among' those who were actually, forbidden to bowl were Mold, Geeson, Mr. Fry, Roche, Quaiife, Captain ;Hedley, and Captain > Bradford. Some of these have long been notorious for the doubtful style of their delivery. Among the ericki'ters , warned are Lockwood, Tyler, and Mr Bull. "This" drastic measure," soys the Mail, "may involve, a good deal of hardship to individuals, but : it- ,is; iiecssary. Throwing has become much too common of late years, and in. the interests of good cricket requires to be "put down. Some county committees, notably the Yorkshire committee, are most caref'il in their choice of bowlers, refusing to play men whoso delivery is at all doubtful. Others have grown very lax in 'Mis iespect and need to be tolerated. A good deal of sympathy will be felt for professionals such as Mold, who virtually depend on their bowling for a living, .but, after all, it cannot be said that they have hot had warning. Mold himself\ has been "no-balled" more tha nonce, and his action has bee>x often questioned in the. Press." It is to be hoped that this exam, pie will be followed in the colonies, where the degeneration of bowling is just as manifest -:

Messrs H. Linklater-and R. Rosewarne, two well known Thames boys, ljave left for Wellipgton to join the Seventh Coifctingent. Mr LinMater's elder.brother, was accepted in the Sixth Contingent.

At tho bowling green last evening a match waa played by Messrs Park, McCullough, Booth and Carnie (skip) against Allen, Burra, Constant and fcurt6-n(skip) and. resulted in a 1 win for Carnie by 23 to 16. A full-head match was also played by Messrs Bane, Paull, Davies, C. W. Adams (skip) and Menzies, Milnes, Buckland, and Cantley (skip) 24.

A late telegram from Waihi tttateethat Mr Barry gets all the blame for the dismissal of the men: Another correspondent says there is some ground for believing that there are reasons for his action beyond those assigned. He however, refu&ed to say anything on the point.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's new twin screw . steamer Ruaphe'u has been successfully launched at Dumbarton.

The Thames Naval Band will give an open air concert of popular" music at the coiner of Pollen arid Mary streets on Saturday evening next, March 2nd.

Notmniaticjns in <onnectfiow with the OhJnemuri Jockey' Club's annual meeting to be held on March 18th and 19th closed on Saturday evening. The local nominal tions are very numerous and it is. erpected that with the Auckland nominations which aro not yet to hand, they will be almost a. record.

The gale and rain on Friday was the heaviest that has beeni experienced here for some time. Considerable damage was done t otrees and .fences, whilst cottage gardeners also suffered pretty severely.

Several members of various New Zealand contingents at the front were offer- 1 ed good positions in the Transvaal. Lieut Veterinary Surgeon. Sanderson,, who was formerly in the New Zealand Goveniment service,■'. was appointed chief veterinary surgeoil to Baden-Powell's Mounted Poiice, and we learn that fo has decided to retain ftie position, and make Pretoria hig home. When our informant left Pretoria Lieut. ■ Sanderson had been placed in charge of the veterinary laboratory, and was preparing-lymph for inoculating stock against rinderpest, etc. Trooper" ,Ensor, of Christchurch^ had been placed in charge of the electrical department of the Pretoria railways^ a position that under civil administration, will • prove a good one. _ Other New ZeaZsnders acted' respectively as corresponding secretary to the engineer of thw^Pretoria railways, assistant statiohmaster at El'andsfontein, corporals of the Pretoria railway police, operators in the telegraph' department, and clerks in the post office. Some of these young men who had to return to New Zealand to obtain their discharges, intend returning to South Africa,, their positions having been kept' open for them. Corporal Coutts, of Taraiaki, was a clerk in the claims for compensation office. Ohe New Zealander had bought an interest an a paying hotel at Florida*, while a New Zealand officer had become th« owner of a coal mine in the eastern portion, of the Orange Freefltate. He discovered the mine while directing a patrol, and subsequently discovering the owner, made a cash offer • that wna accepted the bargain being subsequently ratified'by the military authorities. Another officer who loft this colony in <:harge of remounts had decided to throw in his lot with a barrister and solicitor practising at Bula.wayo, who had accepted a commission in the Imperial Light Horse.

General legrefc will be expressed Htf>e death of Mr C. Gerrighty, who a year ago was received into the Thamer Hospital suffering from the eficcts of injuries received at the Tararu Creek. The unfortunate young man, who hag had a nust trying time, succumbed thds mov:i?.\g. An bporatioln was performed some 3 or 4 weeks ago, and Gerrighty never recovered from the effects. He lingered on" however until to-day, when he was ielieved from his sufferings. He was very popular in the Thames district and his large circle of friends will read of his death with feelings of deep regret. It will be noted that the funeral will take place to-morroW, and that at the request of 'deceased no mourning will be worn.'

A Wellington telegram states that the' Alamediv with the colonial mails dated 6th February, arrived at San Francisco on the 23rd, one day late.

We are advised by wire that Stewart and Co'a timber mill and machinery in Courtenay Place .'was destroyed by fire last night, he timber stacks were saved. Tho mill was insured for £4000/

This afternoon while working in the Kuranui-Caledonian mine a miner named W. Graham' sustained injuries through a fall of eath.. He was attended to at the HotspßitaJ. arid it is-believed that his injuries are not of a serious nature.

At Culleh's Summer Sale you can buy Ladies' • Corsets worth 2s lid. for Is 6d. Umbrellas 3s 6d for Is lid. Sunshades worth 4s -6d for !■ 6d. Bargains for everybody ■

Information has been: received 61 the death of Trooper*'J. Farrell; from Kihikihi, Waikato, a member of the Fifth Oon,tihgen,iij -who was invalided - home. Trooper Farrell was seriously wounded about the beginning of November, and after hospital treatment was sent home in the steamer Chicago. On the voyage he died from' the wounds received, and .was buried at \ sea. with full military honors. Trooper Farrell is a brother of the wife of Constable White, of Thames.

At the local Police' Court to-day, before Mr ;R. S. Bushy S.M., Samuel Quadri. ■was charged ; with*.. resisting Constable Steevens in the execution of his duty on the 25th inst. After hearing evidemce ;i ac-; cused was fined £5 or in default one months* imprisonment. -(Juadri was also charged with stealing from the person "of John Jennings, one silk pocket handkerchief valued at 4s 6d. After hearing theevrildence. th© Magistrate djipmjssledi % tihe case the informant stating that he did not believe Quadri intended to keep the handkerchief. /Petter Kuluz, an Austrian, was charged with selling gum and having gum in his possession without a.license. He was'fined 5a and 8b lid costs.

His Lordship Bishop Cowie has issued a circular touching the proposal to erect a school for Maori girls. He says in many quarters ■ people will bo wondering in what way they can erect a suitable ?nd permanent memorial to our late beloved Queen. It' is proposed. that a school for Maori girls'be established similar to the one .doing such excellent work at Hukarere, Napier, which; however, is altogether inadequate fo rthe requirements of both islands, it being always full and con stantly obliged to refuse applicants' A start was made to found such a school in Auckland a few years ago, the Queen Victoria School -for Maori Girls. Since, hoover, the •whole - community owes a debt to. the Maori race, it is now proposed to take up this- as a colonial rather than a local scheme, and place it upon, a satisfactory basis by endeavouring to raiso ■ a sum of, say, £10,000. N

We are requested to draw attention to •the forty fifth annual Art Union to be held by the Eight Hours Committee in Melbourne. It is stated to be the oldest and most popular of those held in Victoria. In consequence of the proceeds bew ing devoted to the hospitals and public charities it always receives a very cordial support. An advertisement, appears elsewhere in this issue, which shows the first prize to be £1000 and there are 142 o(ber important prizes ranging in value from £1 to £150. Tickets are only one shilling each, they may be obtained direct from Mr Theo. W. Heide, Collins Street, Melbourne, who is acting as the New Zealand representative.

Mason's screw top preserving jars, 27 crates, just landed, selling cheaper than ever before on Thames, and rubber rings for same; also barrel glass screw top jara 2s 6d per doz. Glass jam jars only 9d per. nest of three. American patent wide mouth preserving jars, lightening jars, jelly jars in nests of two, preserving pans, all sizes, on hire by day or for sale.. Crockery, glass, eto., let. out on hii* at W. Wood's.—Advt. ■