BOWLING

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 2609, 13 April 1926, Page 6

BOWLING

’ • SATURDAY’S GAMES! N bodies have had a surfeit of .tolling during- the past few days, but dcspit'* this 'there .'was a good attend, aside of-members at the greens for the week-end play. , Results. are as follows: . Ferguson, Orickett and'. McNamara '(si lS' v . .Jvecley, Gibson and X. HHI <s) 17.' . ' Howard, Oliver,. J. . Low anil H. Bpeiglit.'(s) 27 v. Ward, W. Fisher, C. Clark and-Thorpe (s) IF

Hart, Woolley,"'Ready i ami Hague (s) 20' v'. : Fnlljumes, Clarke, Gaylatul arid •Cow ling (s) 17. ]L -Webber, , Cormnok. Cooper, and Holliday (s) Id V. Boulton. Armstrong, Harris and R. Fisher fs) 10. Bourke. T. Bovcey Richards and Curtriiu (s) 22 y, G. 'Clark, Poole, O'Toole and Pearce (s) lib - Muller, Davys, Easter and Lange (s) f>4 v. Hodgson, McCathie, Wallis and H. Lewis (s) IS. # ' J ' Tirst Year Championship. 14 The first year championship competition’ is now an the concluding stages, W. Wilkinson or L. Webber- will «ji*ci?re the honour. On Saturday in the •last round Wilkinson defeated W ebbei by IS to .1(5 after a closely contested giHiiie ia which both played splendid Aiowls. Webber has now to piny Moore in the last, round and should the former'' lie defeated Wilkinson wins the trophy. If Webber defeats Mooro he has them to meet AVilkjnsim again in the linal. Visit to Claudelands.: The: Cambridge., Chib have been in--vite-l fo send live senior and two fu'st year teams .to Cbiudelands oil Saturday next. i : THE MUG’S LAMENT. i,' . ' . You all know jolly well that I’m a a. good shot : It ’s no use your telling nut that I ant ■not.. - ■ ■■ .! ■ ■' !jf q .miiss, keep-'a curb on your muttered abuse • • ■ • j Until you have heard me by way of excuse. ]f I’’in short, well .of course it is plain to be seen . There’s top much bally grass, or the ’ * . rink is not (keen. . . If 1 knock up a bowl that is not on our side, , . Jt ? s the skip is fault for telling me not. -to play wide, ~ . My delivery-s : pOor, 'says some silly old ehump/ ■ 1 ■ ‘V V ' When a pebble has made, the. bowl jump. I am sure that firm shot would just have been grand,

Had I not scraped the ground as the bowl left my hand. T ’ wheiiWou fellows -sarcastic ’lv grinned, , When a good short was spoiled by'a vile-tiickv wind. , Then for other's poor play I must needs bear the brunt, Because of* the number of bowls in the front. • 1 I would .like to give someone just what die deserves, When his yapping behind me gets onto mv nerves. And it was not any fault when my drive went all Wrong, For one cannot see straight when the slun is so strong. That linn one of'mine the shot bowl should ha Vo hit. But this ring on the back hand will not draw a bit. O dash it! -to-day I can do nothing , Cghl, ■ Because I had such a confounded bad night. You all know I’m a bowler and am not a- 'to blame, If, as now and then happens, I’m not on my gainei Chorus of Listeners. Hold hard, bold disciple of old Ananias, What about all the bowls you put up ' on wrong bias? ~C. W. CLARK.