WEIGHT-FOR-SIZE

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 103, 28 October 1933, Page 24

WEIGHT-FOR-SIZE

The very important question ' con* ccvniiiff the size and weight of bowls was discussed at tho last meeting of the Dunedin Bowling Centre. Mr. G. Nelson gave members some idea or tne difference between the sizes adopted by; Australia and the bowls mostly use* in New Zealand. He stated that if the Australian rule wore adopted, in so far as the difference between minor against major diameter was concerned it would mean scrapping nearly 100 per cent, of tho wood bowls in use in Dunediu. This was news to some of tho delegates, but it nevertheless is a fact (writes "Jack ■' in. the "Otago Daily Times"). Mr, Nelson said that taking a 5 l-16th bowl as a sample, the average diameter between the discs is 4 11-16ths. Some few may come close to 4 5-Bths, and if we ■test this with the Australian law wa find that the diameter should be be-, tween 4 9-16ths and 4.5-Bths. It is thus easily seen that any bowl measuring 4 11-16ths in the 5 l-16th size would be out of court. Even a bowl just over; 4 5-Bths diameter would not be permissible. This argument put up for. the 5 l-16th bowl applies equally to the o l-Bth, and "Jack" says ho is certain that the question of adopting the Australian rule, so far as diameter is concerned, has no chance of coming into force, at least for many years yet. "I understand," he adds, "that some clubs are in favour of the rule, but I feel sure that they have not given the major and minor diameter question enough thought or consideration in respect to the bowl* i in use by members."