BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 178, 7 November 1910, Page 5

BOWLING.

NOTES BY '•LEADER." The suggestion put forward by Mr. Ilealy, president of the Eitzroy Club, that ladies should participate in bowling is an excellent one, though not novel. On '"tother side" some of the Melbourne clubs have a ladies' section ol membership, while in our own Dominion —in Otago, for instance—it is not unusual to have a "ladies' day" every season. On that day the gentlemen do the honors of providing afternoon tea. The ladies sit on the bank, and over the tea cups talk of "Jack" to their hearts' content and fight the battles of their game o'er again. It's a great day for all, truly, not the least interesting part of the function being the presentation ol gloves or other suitable trophies to the winning rink at the end of the day. There is no valid reason why the ladies should not play the game, and play it well. And that some become quite adept at a draw after a few ends have been played is well known to the writer, from practical experience. After the first touches of nervousness have worn off, the ladies enter into the sport df the game most heartily, and as the spirit of camaraderie extends, bringing new friendships and ripening old acquaintance, a new attraction is added to the game that means increased popularity. Members of a club that in this way interests Tom's wife, Dick's sister and Harry's daughter, get a deal more of joy out of life than on the green where woman's sweet influence is not felt. Will anyone of, or all, the local clubs take the above to heart. "Once tried, always used," as the advertisement says! An unusual source of trouble in almost every club is the matter of playing off the various club ties. The continual absence of one or two players often means the delaying of ■ a whole contest, other players being unable to proceed until the absentees play off their games. In connection with this matter a southern club has decided that the first round ot all ties must be finished by a certain date, and if at the expiration of that period any games have not been played, the names of the delinquents are to be struck off the lists, except where a player concerned enters a written protest, and is able to show that he has been prepared to meet his opponent, who, however, has failed to meet his engagement. In such a case the committee will adjudicate on the matter. The committee has also adopted the two-life system in connection with the championship singles—that is to say, every player who has entered will remain in the competition until lie has been defeated twice.