BOWLING

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1925, Page 1

BOWLING

The Hokitika four-rink team leave for Urey mouth to-morrow afternoon by the i p.m. train to play fur the iievil,ilds l)ude;es. Two links from tiie Beckenham (Christchurch) Club forwarded their entry hy yesterday’s mail for the West Coast, Tournament next month.

The follouine; will represent the Grey Club c.n .Saturday against Hokitika: II; lines. Williams. Russell, McKay (s); McXaue;litoii, Phillips. Steer. Blair (s); ('apt. I toss, limit, Baxter, Blackwood (si; Young. Moss, Graham, Buck (si. 'I lie similarity of howls once almost created a riot (luring the progress of a pennant came in another State (says a Sydney writer). Idle opposing; skip in one link were using howls (almost idelithal in appearance) which in lieu of tile ordinary ivory discs were mounted with silver shields. About naifway llirongh the came one skipper with the shot against hint drove and disturbed the position generally. Then the fun started. The opposing No. Ii claimed howl alter howl until eight were nut. mid then. Keenly; his skippier’s well-known shield on a howl inside the nearest of his opponent’s woods, claimed nine. Tile game was delayed for fully 10 minutes, for the zealous measurer would not. he convinced that it was possible to score oiilv eight.