ON THE BOWLING GREEN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 45, 21 February 1913, Page 2

ON THE BOWLING GREEN.

THE BANNER COMPETITION. SECOND ROUND. February 27. New Plymouth v. West End, at West End. Stratford v. Waitara, at Stratford. Fitzroy v. Inglewood, at Inglewood. March 6. New Plymouth v. Inglewood, at New Plymouth. Fitzroy v. Waitara, at Waitara. West End and Stratford a bye. ' March 13. West End v. Fitzroy, at West End. STRATFORD V. FITZROY. Stratford met Fitzroy yesterday on the Inglewood Club’s green, and were victorious by 14 points on the total and 7 points on the banner. The Inglewood ladies very kindly supplied afternoon tea, and Stratford howlers speak very highly of the reception accorded them. Scores :—-

Scores for the Banner: Stratford 86, Fitzroy 70. NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB’S TOUR. Following is the itinerary of the team of howlers from the Now Plymouth Club on their Auckland tour: Saturday evening, February 22nd, leave New Plymouth; Sunday morning arrive Ouehunga and Auckland; Monday morning, free; afternoon, 2.30, play Grey Lynn Club; Tuesday morning, 0.30, play Ouehunga Club; afternoon, 2.30, play Epsom Club; Wednesday morning, free; afternoon, 2.30, play Auckland Club (cup match); evening, 8, smoke concert, Strand Cafe; Thursday morning, 0.30, play Dominion Road Club; afternoon, 2.30, play Rocky Nook Club; Friday morning, 0.30, play Mt. Eden Club; afternoon, 2.30, play West End Club; Saturday morning, 0.30, play Auckland Chib’s touring team; noon, lunch with same team; afternoon, play on Auckland Club’s green ; Sunday afternoon, 2.15, trip to Takapuna (ferry, tram, afternoon tea); Monday afternoon, 2.30, leave Auckland for homo.

\vi#r V. INGLEWOOD. "W est End defeated Inglewood on the former’s green yesterday by 21 points, the scores being 89—G7. HELPFUL HINTS. 1. Never be afraid to take the green. There is no charge for it. 2. Always be np. “Never up, never in.” If you are short pretend you played for a block, even if no one believes vou.

3. Never refuse to play No. 2. A good player in this position wins more games than he loses, and can make or mar a game. He can also tell the skip how it should have been done. 4. The skip should never show his team how much green they take. He may think he is helping, hut lie is really causing profanity. 5. The skip who makes his team plan on the blocked hand, and keeps the open one for himself, so ,as to get credit for drawing the shot, deserts all he gets, and gelierally 1 gets it. G. The skip who walks up after every bowl to see the head plays his No. 3 a high compliment. The latter should reciprocate by taking a stroll round the green. There is not enough exorcise in bowls. 7. A skip should never grumble at his men. They can the more easily forgive him when he fails himself, as lie so often does. The team has generally most cause for complaint. 8. After a match has been won the skip should always take full credit to himself for scoring the victory. When the game is lost he should blame his team. This means that a skip may hold his job for six months, while the team is chopped to pieces. It is also the reason for some of our present skips.

J*'" 1 i S. F. Edgecombe, Smart, Nicholson, Skoglnml (skip) 33 Oxenham, Cook, Dingle, Smith (skip) 16 Martin, McMasters, Morison, McMillan (skip) 21 Pote, Paul, Healy, Abbott (skip) 18 Solp, Fookes, Dingle, Black, (skip) 2d Allen, McNeill, Crawshaw, Lealand (skip) 26 Sanderson, Penn, Hall, MacDonald (skip) 16 Bartlett, Morey, Bennett, Jackson (skip) 35 Drake, Jaqkson, King, Wright (skip) 20 Morshead, Hartnell, drivers, Pennell (skip) — 17 124 114