BOWLING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1549, 11 May 1916, Page 3

BOWLING.

A small “working bee” was at work on the local green yesterday afternoon making preparations for handling the soil for top-dressing, the carting of which is to lie commenced immediately.

Referring to ihe paragraph which appeared in our last issue in reference to Ihe effort made by Taxlon to arrange a iiiateh yesterday for the Ainslee Shield, a contributor writes to the Palmerston Standard as follows : “The Foxton Club could not reasonably expect to arrange the match as they have closed their own green, and it is not howling etiquette to play on another green for trophies under such circumstances. There are two or three clubs around the Maimwatu who make a point of early closing in order to save wear and tear of their greens, but who endeavour to continue play by competing for trophies on other greens. Once their greens are closed they should discontinue play for the season unless specially invited to visit other greens. This point, needs stressing, and I hope it will be duly noted.”

It would l)u interesting to know where the above writer got his information that the Foxton green was already closed. He refers to bowling etiquette, but whatever his knowledge of same is it is quite evident that truthfulness is not one of his strong points. The question of closing the local green was not discussed until last night, and in stating that the green had already been closed, the writer in question must have been actuated by a desire to deliberately mislead, and in order to do so was prepared to depart from the truth in the very barefaced way he has. A bowler is generally looked upon as “a good sport,” but apparently there is at least one in Palmerston whom Foxton bowlers could not recognise as such. As far as the experience of Foxton bowlers is concerned, they have no reason to complain of lack of bowling etiquette on any of the greens in the district. Perhaps the .writer will oblige by naming the greens he refers to, and will also sign his name, but in any case it is to be hoped that he will be a little more truthful in. future.