BOWLS.
\ —» -'A: "The Bowlors' Pocket Book," by "The Treasurer," a Hawora publication, is a neat and compact little book that should be of use and assistanco to all players, particularly beginners. It contains ail the essontial rules of, bowling, the duties of players as' they are placed in a rink, hints on club formation and management, and the duties of officials. Space is, also provided for recording the scores of important games and taking notes. Two rules that are more often honoured in the breach than the observance (which should ndt be) aro as follow:—(1) "When a player 'is about to doliver his bowl all others except the skip or third player while actually dirocting : must stand six feet behind the mat ,and the jack respectively" '; (2) "It "(the bowl) must'not be followed more than ten fefit frenv the mat." This latter rule is frequently infringed by some of the best skips to : the i annoyance of others,, as they take double'the 'longth of time to , play their bowls than other players would be permitted to do.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 7
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177BOWLS. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 7
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