BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 272, 21 April 1914, Page 7

BOWLING.

A curious and amusing incident oceuned on the Wanganui bowling green on Saturday last in a tournament match between rinks skipped by Rankin and Cohen. When twenty-one heads had been played, with, the exception of Cohen's last howl, tin* latter had the game won without the necessity of playing his second howl. Instead of delivering what in Dunedin they call a Paisley shot,,or throwing his bowl awav. Cohen shook hands with Rankin, wished him better luck next time, and told him what a good game it had been—the usual thing on such occasions. Rankin's 'third man, Tuck, however, called to Cohen io play his bowl. "Oli, all right." 'he said, "I'll plav it it' you like. C I'll take out that bowl at the hack" a bowl ]\*iwide ami nc.irr the ditch—and thereupon drove at i(. Unfortunately for him there was a short howl oij the green, and his drive struck this and it m turn struck the jack and burned the head, which, of course, had then to be played again. In ih/plaiofi Rankin scored and won the match by one point—•» to (he ( -l (a Cohen and his rink.