BOWLING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 938, 27 February 1908, Page 12

BOWLING.

CARLTON . BEATEN AT LAST. The Auckland and Carlton clubs had a ten-rink inter-club match on Saturday, five rinks playing on each club’s ground. The result was a win for Auckland, the champions going under by 221 to 202. The main factor in Carlton’s defeat was Thornes’ quartette, who routed Eagleton’s team by no less than 34 to 13. Dingle was the only other skip to win for Auckland on the Carlton green, but as the defeats were by very small margins, the side was twelve up at the close. On the Auckland green Cutler’s men beat the redoubtable Handcock badly by 25 to 14, the exact margin, by the way, by which Kilgour worsted James. Oliphant, however, helped to equalise matters, winning by 29 to 15, and the other Auckland teams also winning left Auckland seven up on their own green. This is the first defeat Carlton have experienced for twelve months. MOUNT EDEN BEAT ONEHUNGA. A six-rink match was played between Mount Eden and Onehunga, the result being a win for the former. If the figures sent in are correct, McIntosh must have been right off his game, for he got a fearful drubbing by 34 to 4. This seems so terribly onesided that perhaps the figures were wrongly given. Brookes went down badly at the hands of Neill, who beat the crack by 29 to 16, but the other games were well fought out.

AN UMPIRE’S DUTIES,

What are an umpire’s duties? He is asked first of all to straighten the jack. If a player throws it into the ditch, he should not look enquiringly to the other end, but return it immediately. He should not venture to say that the length is not 60 feet, or indicate in any way that he thinks it is under. After putting kitty in line he should retire to the side, out of the line of play, and never approach to chalk a bowl until the other delivers. A man who understands what is required of him from the point of view of both players will not give any information unless asked. That is to say, if Brown asks, “Am I shot?” and he is lying 4, an umpire should simply say, “Yes!” He might be asked, “Is the shot against me?” and, though there may be 4 against, by the same rule he would reply only “Yes!” and not, as a good many say, “Yes, there’s 4 against you!” A player will often tell the umpire

that he “was sure he was lying shot” in a tone of voice that suggests “Why didn’t you tell me I wasn’t?” The umpire under those circumstances would be quite in order in telling such player that he had a tongue. In conclusion, there’s one thing that all umpires should strictly avoid. When an end is close, most men will approach with every bowl that appears to have beaten the last. He suggests by such movement that the previous shot is beaten. He should remain stationary at the side of the end until the other asks for information. —“Boomerang,” in “Melbourne Punch.”

A very close three-rink match was that between Epsom and Rocky Nook, the latter winning by 2 points.

McLeod, Smith, Baddiley, and Parsons, of the Ponsonby Club, now hold the Edwin Stars, Wright’s four, of the Onehunga Club, making a feeble effort to defend them, going under by 28 to 12.

Rocky Nook First-year Players beat Epsom by 37 to 11, and Auckland First-year men defeated Carlton by 24 to 12. In the latter game Young Carlaw (a worthy chip of the old block) played a shot that made a difference of 11 points to his side. The other side were lying 6, and it looked bad for the skip. He trailed the jack and scored 5.