BOWLING NOTES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 November 1933, Page 7

BOWLING NOTES

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LOCAL ACTIVITIES SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY SECTIONS BOTH PROMISE WELL. CLUB JOTTIN'GS.

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Bowlers were again drsappomted on Wednesday last, as the weather was not afc all good. However, a fair numiber o-f enthusiasts braved the elements and the committee was able to get ' another round of the percentage fours played. 5 •Tihe Wiednesday section of this com- 8 petition is now very interesting', and | from all appeai'ances the final results promise to be very close. On Saturday the weather was again very threatening*, but notwitbstanding this there was a very good attendance, and six rinks were required for the Saturday section of the percentage fours. Like the Wiednesday section, this j eompetition is very close and pro- | mises interesting possibilities before | the final game is played. ' I Clearing the Green. | And now I w^ould like to make an appeal to the players. The conimit- | tee would be very gratified to see the 8 leads and No. 2's retire to the bank | when they have finished playing^ thedr | bowls. By doing this they will be helping materially to save the wear and tear on the greens, and will also help their team, as in many cases it is very disconcerting to a skip to have all the players grouped round the head. Of course, on the other hand, the leads and No. 2's, who are invariahly younger players than the j No. 3's and sltips, are just as interest- | ed in the heads, and hy watching the [ different directions given and shots \ played and the r&sult of those shots, = they learn quite a lot about the game. | Put On the Measure. i And again, I have noticed a great j laxity with some pf the No. 3's. They j will signal perhaps 1 or 2 up or down [ as the case might he, when there is : a possibility of more 01* less hy put- \

ting on the measure. I would urge | all No. 3's to put on the measure if \ there is the slightest doubt, always : xemeiwbering that they ,ar& playing ; as a team and not as individuals. j Obituary. Bowlers generally will learn with 1 deep regret that the late secietaiy : of the Rotorua Bowling Club, Mr. J. j W. Webber, passed away on Saturday ! night last after a long illness. The j sympathy of all will he extended to | the widow in her irreparable loss. j The cntries for the first annual ;

tournament m February next are ; coming in fairly well ,and all intend- | ing competitors are reminded that j the closing date for acceptanee of j entries is December 16. Those play- j ers who' intend competing are urged | to get their entries in as early as possible and thus avoid disappointment. A notable visiting bowler has been in Rotorua this last week in the person of Mr. A. J. Parker, of the Auckland and Stanley Bay Clubs, and he has played a number of games on the local greens. "We have also been favoured with visits from bowlers from other parts of the Dominion and to all of thean we say "Welcome to Rotorua." Bay of Plenty Centre. The newly-formed Bay of Plenty Bowling Centre is carrying on its duties in a very satisfactory maner, and in another season they should he able to arrange a series of inter-club visits throughout the Bay of Plenty, thus bringing the bowlers into personal touch with one another. Of course, they have already arranged to play the singles cbampion of champions at Wlhaktane on Easter Saturday next, and this event should draw - a good number of spectators. Laying the Miat. In friendy games it has long been eustomary for the lead of the rink which has lost the previous head to lay the mat for the winning lead, and this also was the practice in pennant matches, but when the rules were revised in July, 1931, it was iaid down (rule 11): "The winner of the head may place the mat in the centre of the rink between the point where tae jack lay and the ditch, provided that the front of the mat shall not.be less than six feet, nor more than 20ft from the ditch. If the jack lay in the ditch or less than 6ft from it, the front of the mat shall be laid about six feet from the ditch." The placing of the mat is of great importance in determining the length of the head, and matches have been lost and won by judicious juggling with the mat. In pennant games not all winning leads insist on laying the mat fchemselvesr and from the wording of rule 11 it may be contended that there is nothing mandatory on them to do so, hecause the wording is, "the winner of the head cmay' place the mat," etc,. but the matter seems to be determined.hy rule 31, which is not permissive, as it says: "The first player shall place the mat in the centre of the rink, the front of such mat being about six feet from the ditch, and he shall throw the jack. In all subsequent heads, the winner of the previous head shall lay the mat in accordance with rule 11 and play first." The word "shall" apparently determines the matter.